Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10237796August 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING A SEVERE JERKING AND SLIPPING ISSUE THAT PREVENTS ME FROM DRIVING MY CARE AND HAS CAUSED ME TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I HAVE GONE TO QUITE A FEW WEBSITES FOR MAXIMAS AND HAVE NOTICED COUNTLESS ISSUES WITH NISSAN MAXIMAS AND THE SEVERE JERKING AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURED REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OR AGE OF THE CAR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH NISSAN THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS JUST WEAR AND TEAR BUT IT SEEMS VERY LIKELY THAT IT IS A NISSAN ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO DEAL WITH AND REFER THE TREMENDOUS COST ON THEIR CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237869August 12, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER BALANCED THE TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. GOODYEAR STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CONSIDERED A RIDE DISTURBANCE. SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $116 PER TIRE FOR FOUR $300 TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED UP TO 25% TREAD WEAR; HOWEVER, THE TREAD WEAR IS CURRENTLY AT 30%. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IN JUNE, WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST BEGAN, HER TIRES COULD HAVE BEEN AT 25% TREAD WEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES HAD BAD TRACTION AND WERE BALANCED 5 TIMES. UPDATED 10/16/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237894August 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT IS DECELERATING FROM 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237924August 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT THEN VIBRATING NOISE STARTED. NOW EVERY TIME THAT I BREAK THE CAR SHUTS OFF IS ABLE TO START ON AGAIN BUT ABOUT EVERY TIME I BREAK IT SHUT OFF AGAIN IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND IT WAS NOT GOING TO AFFECT THE CAR AND NOW IT IS. I OWN THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED SO NOW I'M STUCK PAYING FOR 3000 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED WHEN IN STILL MAKING PAYMENT ON THE CAR AND CAN'T EVEN AFFORD IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237925August 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN I SHIFT THE GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND VICE VERSA - I CAN HEAR THE CLIKING AS IT SHIFT S AND JERKS AS IT DOES IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237682August 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I, LIKE MANY I HAVE FOUND CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION. WHILE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STOPPED WORKING (SLIPPED) WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THIS COULD OBVIOUSLY LEAD TO A MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENT. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND RECALL THE VEHICLE AND RECTIFY IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237697August 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN CAR IS SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND ND AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. THIS OCCURS QUITE OFTEN. NISSAN SAYS THAT THIS ISN'T A RECALL ITEM EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS OFTEN ON THE 2004 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237716August 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COUPLE YEARS AGO CAR STARTED TO MAKE SOME GRINDING NOISE FROM ENGINE ROOM. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO CHECK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME BRACKET WAS BROKEN AND THEY REPLACED IT. COUPLE DAYS LATER, SAME NOISE CAME OUT FROM THE ENGINE ROOM. IT SOUNDS EVERYDAY SINCE THEN AND GETTING LOUDER. I TOOK EVERYWHERE (DEALER, LOCAL BODY SHOP, ETC), BUT EVERYONE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PROBLEM. I SEARCHED ONLINE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM AS ME. THEY WERE ALL SAYING IT WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237567August 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IT ALL STARTED WITH THE NOISES FROM THE EXHAUST. SO I FIXED THE FLEX PIPE AND NO MORE NOISE, THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S A COMMON MAXIMA PROBLEM. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO I FIXED THE O2 SENSOR AND THE KNOCK SENSOR, THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S A COMMON MAXIMA PROBLEM. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE INSPECTION STATION A FEW DAYS LATER AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE KNOCK SENSOR CODE CAME ON, THE O2 SENSOR, THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR, THERE WAS AN EGR MALFUNCTION, A SERIAL A/T LINK COMMUNICATION MALFUNCTION AND POSSIBLY OTHER CODES I CANNOT RECALL RIGHT NOW. THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S ALL COMMON MAXIMA PROBLEMS. I'VE SPENT SO FAR AT LEAST $800 AND THE CAR IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND I CANNOT PASS INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237496August 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. FRONT RIGHT TICKING SOUND. DEALER EVALUATED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. SAID I NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. I'M TOLD BY ANOTHER NON-NISSAN DEALER THAT THIS IS SO COMMON IT SHOULD BE LISTED AS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237319August 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM REVERSE BACK TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237242August 6, 2008
STEERING, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
FRONT END JIGGLES OR SHAKES DURING DRIVING AND STOPPING . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237293August 6, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG LIGHT STARTING FLASHING ON MY 1998 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SERIOUS, DEALER WAS ABOUT $500 FOR A CHIP TO REPLACE. THIS IS THE SECOND 1998 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237291August 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO DOZENS I'VE READ FROM OTHERS ONLINE WHERE THERE IS HARSH SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST. I ALSO HAVE A HARD SHIFT WHEN MOVING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. THE CAR HAS 72K ON IT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS VERY COMMON FROM ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. WHY HASN'T NISSAN BEEN FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL? THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237053August 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY MAXIMA JUMPS OR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. IT WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE (PRESSING THE GAS JUST CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV). I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN WITHOUT BEING HIT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY "THINK" IT'S THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT SURE. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE THEN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS 2000 AND LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236703August 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN GOING INTO 1ST GEAR FROM 2ND AND VICE-VERSA. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS ISSUE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY COMMON BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ IN AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. I DON'T BELIEVE NISSAN HAS ADDRESSED OR FESSED UP TO THIS AS BEING A RECALL ISSUE. I'M STILL NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT A MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS. IF NOT THEN IT MUST BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. ANY HELP IN GETTING THIS PUSHED AS A RECALL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236725August 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE ON 3 OCCASIONS HAD MY CAR SHUT OFF ON ME EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED. I HAVE HAD MANY PARTS REPLACED ON MY CAR. JUST RECENTLY, MY CAR SLIPPED GEARS AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH. I FIGURED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS RIGHT. NISSAN REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION ( A FEW DAYS BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED). THEN I NOTICED MY ALARM SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, MY GEARS SLIPPED, THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT SHUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. LUCKILY, NOBODY GOT HURT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236732August 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BETWEEN GEAR 1 & 2. I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION @ 70,000 MILES. TERRIBLE SLIPPAGE AND BUCKING. WOULDN'T ACCELERATE INTO GEAR IN A SAFE TIME FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236630August 1, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIES THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, HE CAN FEEL A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DRIVE VERY ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236521July 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I MUST SAY THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. MY TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE SHIFTING BECAME SO HARD AT TIMES I FELT LIKE WE WOULD BE THROWN INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF US. NOT ONLY HAS THE TRANSMISSION GONE BAD BUT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF METALLIC SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO 3RD GEAR AND THEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY (CAN YOU SAY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE). NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR IS BEING TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED (THANKS NISSAN ANOTHER BILL). NISSAN SHOULD WANT TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY KILL SOMEONE. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MAJOR WRONG WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET WITH EVERYONE HAVING THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM. PERHAPS MAYBE SOME OF THE TOP EXECUTIVES FOR NISSAN SHOULD CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE SITES AND THEY CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. DUE TO NISSAN'S FAULTY TRANSMISSION I AM HIGHLY INCONVENIENCED WITH HAVING TO HITCH A RIDE OR BORROW A CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND MY DAILY ACTIVITIES. NISSAN SHOULD REALLY BE ASHAMED OF THE PRODUCT THEY PRODUCED, THE SO CALLED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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