2006 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I WAS A PROUD OWNER OF A 2006 MAXIMA BUT NOW I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, MY CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN SWITCHING GEARS, ACCELERATING, PARKING, AND SLOWING DOWN. I WENT TO NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD INTERNAL FAILURES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $4200.00!!! MY CAR ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AND HAVE FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ARE MESSED UP AND THEY ARE TRYING NOT TO OWN UP TO IT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN IT JERKS VIOLENTLY OR STALLS, YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND TERRIFYING. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE CONTACT APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND POWERING OFF THE VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SPIRAL CABLE HARNESS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AND STOPPED .NO GEARS NOT EVEN REVERSE ,MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WERE STUCK IN MIDDLE OF 4LANE WITH NO WAY TO GO ANYWHERE.NISSAN DOESN'T THINK THEY ARE LIABLE .NOW I HAVE TO PAY 2700 DOLLARS FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS ONLY 82000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED 4 NISSANS IN PAST ,BUT NO MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 3 MPH WHEN THE WHEELS BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,823.

WHILE IN 3RD GEAR GOING INTO 4TH, IT WOULD HESITATE FOR A GOOD 2 SECONDS THEN POP INTO 4TH. IT ALSO STARTED DOING THE SAME THING WHILE GOING INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE AND VICE VERSA. I JUST THINK IT'S QUITE SUSPICIOUS THAT THESE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS CAR JUST STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES OF MY WARRANTY ENDING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MAXIMA WITH 78,000 MILES. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM GEAR 1 TO GEAR 2. ALSO JERKING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. AFTER STOPPING, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE AND THE RPMS SKY ROCKET UNTIL THE GEAR ENGAGES. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE STOPPING AND STARTING IS REQUIRED DUE TO STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS. IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN ANOTHER CAR REAR-ENDING ME BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT REAR ABS SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2011, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SMALL JERKING WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THEN IN JANUARY 2013 IT STARTED SLIPPING IN 1ST 2ND AND SOMETIMES 3RD GEARS, I HAVE ALSO HAD THE RPMS REV UP HIGH AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES IT JERKS SO HARD IT FEELS LIKE EVERYTHING UNDER THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL OUT! I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT I AM LOOKING AT $3500 TO REPAIR AND IT WOULD BE A USED TRANSMISSION THAT IS GOING TO PRODUCE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MY CURRENT ONE. I FEEL NISSAN MOTOR CO SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM!!! *TR

WHEN I'M DRIVING SLOW IN MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE RPMS JUMP UP TO 3000. WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE, THE RPMS JUST JUMP HIGH. IT MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING SLOW THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.