Nissan Maxima Complaints (2005)

948 consumer complaints on file.

#10283653September 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA CURRENTLY HAS 84,000 MILES (AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY). I PURCHASED IT IN 2006 WITH 24,000 MI. IT BEGAN BUCKING OR JERKING VERY HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS (WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE) OVER 3 MONTHS AGO. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES MORE THAT OTHERS. IT WOULD BUCK AND JERK SO HARD THAT I DID NOT FEEL LIKE I WAS IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT. AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT ($700) AND DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT, 20 MINUTES LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR WAS STILL BUCKING AND JERKING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME 2 MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS DOES THE TRANSMISSION FOR A TOTAL OF ALMOST $5,000. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THE CAR BECAUSE I'VE REPORTED THIS TO THE CORPORATE OFFICES OF NISSAN AND THEY HAVE BEGUN AN INVESTIGATION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES OR INJURIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM...YET. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT NUMEROUS 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND AFTER READING HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE I DO NOT BELIEVE I OR ANYONE ELSE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283565September 10, 2009
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON JUNE 23, 2009 MY 2005 MAXIMA WAS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE WITHIN MY HOME. ON THAT SAME DATE I ATTEMPTED TO ENTER MY VEHICLE AND WAS GREETED WITH AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SMOKE UPON OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. NO FIRE WAS OCCURRING, SO I OPENED ALL CAR DOORS AND GARAGE DOORS TO CLEAR THE SMOKE. WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED I DISCOVERED MY CAR HAD, AT SOME POINT IN THE PRIOR 8 HOURS, HAD AN INTERIOR FIRE AND HAD LUCKILY SELF-EXTINGUISHED. THE FIRE SEEMED TO ORIGINATE NEAR THE FUSE BOX, LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE DASH. THE FIRE MELTED THE FUSE BOX AND SURROUNDING DASH AREA, SPREADING AROUND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN TO JUST ABOVE THE IGNITION ON THE DASH. NO POLICE OR FIRE EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED AS THE FIRE WAS OUT. MY INSURANCE WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND A TOW ORDERED TO TAKE THE MAXIMA TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO ADVISE THEM OF THIS FIRE. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THEY COMMUNICATED THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THE FIRE. MY INSURANCE COVERED THE COST OF THE REPAIRS AND THE REPAIRS TOOK PLACE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REPAIRS THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED WHEN THEY TESTED THE LUMBAR SWITCH, THAT IT WAS OVERHEATING THE FUSE PANEL AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY INSURANCE WAS CONTACTED TO COME OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASSESS THE NEW DISCOVERY. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER, SERVICE MANAGER, AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN MET AND AGREED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A PINCHED LUMBAR SWITCH AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PAID THE COST OF THE SWITCH AS INSURANCE ONLY COVERS DAMAGES. THE LUMBAR SWITCH WAS RECALLED IN 2006. MY LUMBAR SWITCH WAS REPAIRED IN APRIL OF 2006. THE RECALL STATES THE LUMBAR SWITCH WIRING COULD BECOME PINCHED AND CAUSE A FIRE. I ASKED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REFUND AND INVESTIGATE MY FIRE AND IT'S ASSOCIATION TO THE RECALL. AT THIS TIME NEITHER IS COOPERATIVE AND REFUSES TO ASSIST OR INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282881September 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL. CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN WITH BRAKING AND BECOMES VERY STIFF. THEN THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAN CRASH INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE OR THE CONTACTS VEHICLE CAN CRASH INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE IT ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. JO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281501August 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. MY MAXIMA ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT, HOWEVER IT HAS BEGAN TO JERK WHILE CHANGING GEARS, AND TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE IT IS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY THE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT OR HAD MY CAR STOP ON THE ROAD. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMAS. THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY 3 DAYS, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY FLUID LEVEL WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THE SHOP RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHICH I HAVE NOT YET DONE. THEY ALSO MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2004 AND 2005 MAXIMAS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND USUALLY GO BAD AT ABOUT 60,000 OR 70,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMAS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278877July 31, 2009
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY BURNED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A $1,000 DEDUCTIBLE, BUT SHE DOES NOT WANT TO PAY. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276019July 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
MY 2005 MAXIMA HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OCCURRED NEAR OR IN THE FUSE PANEL. WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE FIRE HAD SOMEHOW CONTAINED ITSELF AND SELF-EXTINGUISHED. THE CAR WAS SEALED SO WE ASSUME IT RAN OUT OF OXYGEN AS THE SMOKE DID NOT LEAK TO THE GARAGE. THE LOWER DASH PANEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN APPEARS TO BE THE INITIAL FIRE. AS I AM NOT AN EXPERT, I CAN ONLY ASSUME THE HOUSING FOR THE FUSE PANEL WOULD RELATE TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AS THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE FIRE MELTED THAT PANEL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SPREAD AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN, AROUND THE IGNITION AND SLIGHTLY UP TO THE UPPER DASHBOARD (RIGHT SIDE), AGAIN CAUSING THE DASH TO MELT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY MOVEMENT. I HAD NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT AS I RARELY, IF EVER, MOVE MY SEAT. THIS HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4-6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE CAR HAD PRIOR WAS THE SEAT BELT LIGHT INDICATOR WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INDEED BUCKLED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES RELATE TO THE ELECTRICAL FIRE. I DID HOWEVER FIND ANOTHER REPORT ON NHTSA INVOLVING THE SAME TYPE OF POWER SEAT ISSUES AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL FIRE TO THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY MAXIMA. AT THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE HOW THE FIRE STARTED AND IS NOT CLAIMING NISSAN LIABILITY. I AM CONCERNED THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF FIRE AND REPLACE THE DAMAGED COMPONENTS OF MY CAR WITH THE SAME POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARDS. I FEEL THIS FIRE SHOULD BE CAUSE FOR INVESTIGATION AS MY MAXIMA APPEARS TO BE AT LEAST THE SECOND NISSAN WITH THE SAME EXACT ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275621July 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SHIFTING PROBLEM FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD AND 3RD TO 2ND GEAR, JERKING EFFECT, ALSO AFTER WARM UP, GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THERE IS A BANG... AUTOMATIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275351June 30, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, ON JUNE 27TH GAUGES ALL WENT TO NEGATIVE, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY, TEMP SHOWED COLD, TACH AND SPEEDO DID NOT WORK, A/C DID NOT WORK, TURN SIGNALS INSIDE DID NOT WORK BUT OUTSIDE DID. PARTIAL SUNROOF OPERATION. KEPT CAR IN GARAGE, GOT IN CAR ON JUNE 29TH TO TAKE TO DEALER, NOTICED UNUSUAL SMELL, 10 MIN. LATER SMOKE CAME POURING OUT OF CENTER DASH. IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF CAR AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY. HAD TOWED TO DEALER, SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE GAUGE CLUSTER AND A/C METERING AMP, LOOKS LIKE IT SHORT CIRCUITED BY COIN THAT SOMEHOW MADE ITS WAY INTO A VENT CREAVIS OF THE SEALED CIRCUIT BOARD. WE HAVE HAD 170,000 MILES OF BASICALLY TROUBLE FREE DRIVING BUT I AM REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS SOLVES OUR PROBLEM. AS YOU CAN SEE MY WIFE DRIVES ALOT OF MILES IN THIS CAR WITH 8 HOUR TRIPS TO FLORIDA EVERY 6 WEEKS. NOT SURE HOW SHE WOULD REACT TO A SMOKE FILLED CABIN AND WOULD BE CONCERNED IF SHE COULD GET OUT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND FLAMES UP. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD NEVER REALLY CATCH FIRE. HAD ISSUE A FEW WEEKS EARLIER WHERE THE CAR SHIFTED STRANGELY, IT WOULD OFTEN NOT START AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE A/C WAS TURNED OFF. THE SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FIX, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A NEW BATTERY. WE COULD ONLY DO THE BATTERY AT THAT POINT. I CAN'T HELP TO WONDER IF THE COMPUTER GAVE FALSE READING BECAUSE OF THE RECENT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274016June 16, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK - 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK, WHETHER ACTUATED FROM THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR OR BY THE KEY FOB, DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR(S) RELIABLY. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. MY WIFE DID NOT EVEN KNOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LOCKING WHEN SHE USED THE REMOTE KEY FOB. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED NOT ONLY IN A THEFT BUT ALSO A VEHICLE INTRUSION BY AN ASSAILANT. I WILL SUBMIT MY VEHICLE IDN LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273172June 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA PURCHASED IN 2005 CURRENTLY WITH 70K MILES ON IT. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM R TO D IT SLAMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272955June 5, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAILURE OF TIMING CHAIN & TENSIONERS. UPON HEARING WHINING NOISE TOOK 2005 MAXIMA TO DEALER WHO VERIFIED NOISE WAS DUE TO AN IMPENDING FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAINS AND TENSIONERS. RESEARCHED PROBLEM & DISCOVER THAT THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT INVOLVED ENGINES MADE FROM 2004 TO 2007 AFFECTING MAXIMA'S, QUEST'S, ALTIMA'S, PATHFINDER'S, &XTERRRA'S. WE CONTACTED NISSAN USA & WERE INFORMED THAT NISSAN HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SINCE OUR 36,000 MILES HAD EXPIRED WE WERE ON OUR OWN. (CASE #6392191) NO CHOICES LEFT WE PAID THIS REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS TO THE PRICE TAG OF $2800.93. APPEALED TO NISSAN USA AGAIN BUT WAS TREATED LIKE THE PROVERBIAL RED-HEADED SON EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE PURCHASED 3 NEW NISSAN MAXIMA'S IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE DID ANYTHING TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM OCCUR. IT IS A CASE OF MANUFACTURING DEFECTIVE PARTS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272339May 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2005 MAXIMA WHICH I LOVE. RECENTLY IT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTS TO SKIP AND JERK IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 4000 TO 6000 DOLLARS WHICH I CANT AFFORD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE. JUST TYPE IN AND GOOGLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN A 2005 MAXIMA AND READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS. OBVIOUSLY NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE CAN HARDLY PAY THERE BILLS MUST LESS COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT OBVIOUSLY IS NISSANS FAULT. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266005April 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I BOUGHT IT USED AT ABOUT 80,000KM AND ITS NOW AT 103,000KM. SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE BEEN MORE THEN DISAPPOINTED AND NOW FURIOUS WITH NISSAN. FROM PURCHASE DATE WHICH WAS AUGUST 2008 UNTIL NOW APRIL 2009 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE CAR JERKING FROM GEAR 1 TO 2 AND 2 DOWN TO 1. IT WENT FROM A SLIGHT JERK AND SLIP OF THE GEARS TO A JERK SO HARD THAT IT BROKE THE ENGINE MOUNTS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND GOT THE ENGINE MOUNTS FIXED AND ALSO HAD THEM DO A DIAGNOSTICS. I WENT TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND 2 MECHANICS AND NO ONE KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG. NISSAN KEPT TELLING ME TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WHICH I DID TWICE AND STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ALSO GOT THE TIMING BELT REPLACED AS WELL AS GOT THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY A NISSAN TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. NOT TO MENTION EVERY DIAGNOSTIC TEST IS $100. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. THE INTENSE JERKING DURING ACCELERATION AND BREAKING IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE FOR US, BUT FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY LATE ONE NIGHT WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON THE OFF RAMP AND THE JERK WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT HAD GIVEN MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WHIP LASH AND CAUSED US TO SPIN OUT. AFTER ALL THE MAINTENANCE, PARTS REPLACED AND I?M STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM MEANS THAT NISSAN IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB TO GET THIS RECTIFIED. IT?S COSTING ME TOO MUCH TIME AND MONEY. I HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK EVERY TIME TO GET THESE THINGS DONE AND THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE RECURRING AND NOW I DON?T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I RECENTLY READ SOME REVIEWS AND I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM WITHIN 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA?S BUT YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO COMPENSATE THE CONSUMER. I NEED SOMETHING DONE ASAP BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS FAULTY VEHICLE, UNSURE IF I WILL MAKE IT TO WORK OR HOME AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10261498March 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY NISSAN MAXIMA AT 58,000 MILES FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN, DULUTH,GA. AT ABOUT 89,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN SWITCHING FROM GEARS 1,2, AND 3. EVEN WHEN INCREASING SPEED OR DOWNSHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM. I SPECIFIED THAT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE ENGINE MOUNTS, SO I GOT THEM REPLACED FOR $1500, AFTER THE FIX I STILL FEEL JERKING AND NOW ITS GETTING WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258113February 9, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:BEAD, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA: IN JANUARY ,2009 MY SON WAS DRIVING BACK FROM LUBBOCK TEXAS TO PORTALES NM. THIS IS 110 MILES. MY TIRE A GOODYEAR RS-A 245/45 R18 TIRE WENT FLAT MY SON GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CHANGED IT IN PITCH DARK. NOT TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE TIRE IN DEPTH. HE DROVE HOME TO FIND IN THE LATER PART OF HIS TRIP HE DID NOT HAVE ANY BREAKS. HE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE'S BEADING CAME COMPLETELY OUT. IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD 45 WIRES HANGING OUT OF THE TIRE. THESE WIRES WERE IN AND OUT OF THE TIRE AND I COULD LITERALLY PICK IT UP BY THE WIRES. THE WIRES (BEADING) WRAPPED AROUND MY BREAK LINES AND CUT THEM COMPLETELY IN HALF, IN ADDITION PULLING THE STEAL MOUNT FOR THE BREAK LINE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CARS MOUNT. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MY SON, PASSENGERS, AS WELL AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO ME THREE WEEKS PRIOR. THIS TIME THE TIRE CAME APART FROM THE INSIDE WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT THE BEADING DID NOT COME OUT. WHEN MY SON'S SITUATION HAPPENED, IT TOOK (MY TIRE, $266.00), (WHEEL $800.00) (BREAK LINES $???.00) DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL MOUNT AND VESSEL $ ???.00 OF MY CAR'.ALL OUT! THIS TIRE IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. THERE ARE SO MANY INCIDENCES WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE AND IT IS EXTREMELY DEADLY! I AM PLEADING WITH NHTSA TO STOP PRODUCTION OF THIS TIRE AND HAVE A FULL RECALL ON IT. ONE PERSON'S LIFE IS NOT WORTH THIS DANGEROUS TIRE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258132February 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THEN IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND STARTED JERKING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $4000. AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THE PROBLEM IS GONE AND CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CASES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HOW CAN I GET MY COMPLAINT HEARD AND RECONCILED BECAUSE THIS IS TRULY A NISSAN DEFECT AND NOT JUST ORDINARY WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CAR. I THOUGHT INITIALLY I JUST HAD BAD LUCK. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258134February 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM WITH 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AFTER HAVING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED (DIFFERENT COMPLAINT), THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES BREAKING AND THAT MY TIMING CHAIN AND CORRESPONDING PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1600. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT OLD AND SHOULD NOT NEED THIS REPAIR. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CASES WITH THE SAME DEFECT IN NISSAN MAXIMA'S. I WOULD LIKE MY COMPLAINT HEARD AND A POSSIBLE RECALL DONE IF POSSIBLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A NISSAN DEFECT AND PROBLEM AND NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256200January 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 MAXIMA HAD LESS THAN 77,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH IS ONLY 60,000 MILES. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE 05 MAXIMA BUT HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254677January 12, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR RS-A 245/45-R18 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA: SON DRIVING HOME FROM LUBBOCK TEXAS TO PORTALES NM, BACK TIRE HAD FLAT HE CHANGED TIRE AND INSIDE SIDE WALL WAS TORN UP! IT WAS AT NIGHT SO HE DROVE HOME. HE COULD NOT SEE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE BASED ON LACK OF LIGHT. NEXT MORNING I GOT IN CAR AND I COULD NOT BRAKE. I WAS LUCKY AND MANAGED TO STOP MY CAR. I LOOKED UNDER CAR AND FOUND MOISTURE SLAPPED ALL UP UNDER THE TIRE AREA OF VEHICLE. JACKED CAR BACK UP AND FOUND BRAKE LINE CUT IN HALF. LOOKED IN TRUNK AND FOUND TIRE BLOWN OUT WITH WIRES (RESEMBLING HOT WIRE STICKING OUT OF TIRE SIDEWALL. WIRE WAS COMING OUT. THEY LOOKED LIKE STRINGS... BUT METAL AND LOTS OF THEM! THIS IS THE RADIAL PART OF TIRE? IT WRAPPED AROUND MY AXEL AND AROUND THE BRAKE LINE. IT ALSO PULLED THE SOLID STEAL BRACKET THE BRAKE LINE WAS MOUNTED TO OUT OF PLACE. THE MOUNT WAS PULLED DOWN AND CUT THROUGH THE METAL OF MY CAR BASED ON TENSION OF THE WIRES FROM TIRES PULLING IT DOWN. MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!!!!!! OR SOMEONE ELSE. BRAKE LINE, RIM. TIRE ALL RUINED. WHAT WAS THE SCARIEST PART IS SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED. THIS TIRE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE 63K ON THIS VEHICLE. HAVE REPLACED ALL TIRES 2 TIMES WHICH MEANS I HAVE GONE THROUGH 12 TIRES. ALMOST ALL TIRES REPLACED DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE. TWO MONTHS AGO I REPLACED ANOTHER TIRE BASED ON TREAD FALLING OFF AND WRAPPING AROUND THE AXEL. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED THEY ARE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!! ALSO EACH TIRE COST 266.00 I HAVE PAID DEARLY FOR THE TIRES THAT COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE!!!! PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS I HAVE PICTURES THAT WOULD FRIGHTEN YOU! MARLA SEGOVIA PORTALES NM I WILL HELP TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM. THIS COULD KILL YOUR FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE. IF HE WAS ONLY FARTHER AWAY FROM HOME HIS BRAKE FLUID WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY GONE AND HE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TIRE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254446January 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. ONE DAY (72K MILES) THE TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED JERKING HORRIBLY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AS ADVISED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM BEING TOLD BY LOCAL SHOPS AND DEALERS THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH COSTS UP TO $4000!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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