2006 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AFTER ONLY 71,117 MILES. THE RPM REVS BUT THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE THEN IT JERKS INTO GEAR. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN SEVERAL 2006 NISSAN MAXIMAS. THERE HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING. MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE NISSAN CORPORATION GOING TO DO. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN UNTIL THEY RECTIFY THIS ISSUE WITH THE FAILING TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE MY MECHANIC WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, HE FOUND THE FRONT FLOORBOARDS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. HE WAS SURPRISED THAT MY FEET HAD NOT GONE THRU THE FLOOR. I WAS TOLD THIS HAS BEEN SEEN BEFORE AND WHEN I CALL NISSAN THAT TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED. MY AUTO HAS JUST RESEARCHED 73,000 MI. *TR

VEHICLE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING WITH MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON. FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM ONE VENT. CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. PROBLEM WAS 2 COINS HAD SLIDE DOWN BEHIND RADIO INTO THE AMPLIFIER / AC CONTROLLER SHORTING IT OUT N SEVERAL LOCATIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A CAR WASH WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT POLE, AND A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND WRIST. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I PURCHASED MY NISSAN MAXIMA BRAND NEW IN JANUARY 2006. I STARTED FEELING MY CAR HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING IN GEAR IN 2011. NOW ITS GETTING WORST. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND I WAS TOLD MY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SEEN NOW THAT NISSAN HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE 2006 MAXIMAS AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM IN THE NAVY AND I NEED MY CAR, FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION, LET ALONE A NEW CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC OR ADVANCE WHEN MOVING SLOWLY, LIKE WHAT OCCURS WHEN A TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGES WHEN YOU ARE APPROACHING IT. THE ENGINE WILL REV (RPM APPROX 4000-6000) THEN SLAM INTO GEAR AND JERK FORWARD. THIS CAUSES THE DANGER OF BEING PROPELLED INTO TRAFFIC AT THE WRONG TIME OR SIMPLY GETTING REAR-ENDED. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE PROBLEM OF HESITATING WHEN I PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS GENERATION NISSAN MAXIMA AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND CORRECT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, LUNGE AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

VEHICLE JERKS AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 10-25 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING (1ST-2ND GEARS). VEHICLE ALSO JERKS FROM SHIFTING PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE, REVERSE TO DRIVE AND DRIVE TO REVERSE. VEHICLE JERKS SO SEVERE AT LOW SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE BEING REAR-ENDED. VEHICLE WILL DO THIS WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

VEHICLE HARD SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. IT ALSO HARD SHIFTS DURING DECELERATION AROUND 1ST OR 2ND GEARS. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY REPORTED ON NISSAN FORUMS AND ON THE INTERNET. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A RECALL ISSUE AS IT HAS THE POSSIBILITY TO CAUSE INJURY. IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GETTING KICKED WHEN IT DOES IT. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. VEHICLE 1 HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES, MINOR DAMAGE TO THEM AND THEN VEHICLE 1 FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE NISSAN MAXIMA WAS JUDGED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE DAMAGE INCURRED. *TR