2006 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I WAS HAPPY DRIVING HOME WITH NEW RIMS AFTER BUYING MY 2006 MAXIMA AND WAS TURNING INTO MY PARKING SPOT AND NEEDED TO BACK-UP BECAUSE OF SPACE RESTRICTIONS. I PLACED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT DID NOT GO INTO GEAR, THERE WAS LAG AND A CLUNK BACK TO 1ST GEAR. HAPPY TO SAD IN LESS THAN 1 SECOND, I BECAME. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AT TIMES AND NOW IT DOES IT MORE OFTEN. EVEN WHEN I DRIVE IT CLUNKS INTO THE LOWER GEARS AND NOW THE CAR FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES FROM THE MOTOR. THE RPMS FLARE UP TO 8000 THEN CATCH GEAR WHICH MAKES MY TIRES CHIRP CAUSING MY HEAD TO GO BACK BY THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CHANGE. *TR

I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THE CATAYLIC CONVERTER WAS GONE, HAD THAT REPLACED, THEN WAS TOLD 2 MOTOR MOUNTS WERE GONE, HAD THEM REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH THE CAR JERKING WITH A HARD KNOCK INTO 1 AND 2ND GEAR AND NOW IT IS ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING AND JERKING INTO GEAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION ON THESE 2006 MAXIMAS THERE ARE SO PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED BY A NISSAN DEALERSIP AT 60,000 MILES. THE INSPECTION SHOWED IT TO BE IN "EXCELLENT" CONDITION. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, 8,000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE I'M DRIVING. AFTER THAT I LEFT AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHEN HE INFORMED ME THAT MANY MAXIMA'S FROM 2004-2006 HAD THE SAME ISSUES. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THE MAJORITY OF THE MAXIMA'S HAD TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS AS EARLY AS 35,000 MILES. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND EVEN GAVE THEM THE CODES FOR THE MALFUNCTION GIVEN TO ME BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THEY STATED NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS I MUST GET A DIAGNOSIS RAN FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AFTER I DID THE DIAGNOSIS THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T HELP ME BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. I TOLD THEM I SHOULD RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BEING THAT THEY ARE SELLING A PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, I TOLD THEM ABOUT MY PAST, VERY OLD, NISSANS WHICH RAN WITHOUT ANY ISSUES EVEN ONE REACHING 200,000 MILES BEFORE I DECIDED TO UPGRADE TO A NEWER MODEL, AND THEY BASICALLY KEPT SAYING THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEY'RE ACTIONS AND DO A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE MAXIMAS TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I ALSO HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, PAY TO TOW THE CAR VARIOUS TIMES DUE TO THEM DEMANDING ME TAKE IT TO THEY'RE DEALER, AND I HAD TO PAY A STORAGE FEE FROM THEY'RE DEALER. I WENT WITH NISSAN BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE TRUSTWORTHY,I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM AT ALL. I AM VERY DISSAPPOINTED IN NISSAN DEALERSHIP BUY A CAMRY OR A ACCORD, YOU'LL BE MUCH BETTER OFF WITHOUT NISSAN STEALING FROM THE POOR. I'VE HAD ABOUT 5 NISSAN'S AND MY FIANCE WAS MAKING PAYMENTS ON A NISSAN, I AM TURNING IT IN AND GETTING A CAMRY. WILL UPDATE AND ADD THE VIN# SOON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE BUT THE FAILURE REPEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000 .

MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, HAS 74000 MILES AND HAS STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. 1. TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CLICK INTO GEAR AFTER THE SHIFT LEVER IS PUT IN "D" 2. VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST AND ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. 3. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON 04-06 MODELS. HERE ARE SOME REVIEWS IN THIS LINK :HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/MAXIMA/9183-05-MAXIMA-TRANSMISSION-SHIFTING-PROBLEMS.HTML ALSO: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/NISSAN/MAXIMA/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION . *TR

AFTER 65000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHOW PROBLEMS. MOSTLY FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR IT JUMPS LIKE A MULE. ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WARRANTY IS NO LONGER ACTIVE SO MOST SPEND 3500 DOLLARS. I WOULD NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN. *KB

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, JUMPS OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN GEARS. OFTEN IT WILL GO TO SHIFT THEN IT REVS UP NOT IN GEAR INSTEAD OF SHIFTING THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR. THIS IS NOT A DAILY CONSTANT ISSUE IT IS RANDOM AND SOMETIMES WILL GO WEEKS BETWEEN HAVING THE ISSUE POP UP. WHEN IT POPS UP IT WILL HAPPEN DURING THAT ENTIRE DRIVE. THE NEXT TIME IT IS DRIVEN EVEN THAT SAME DAY EVEN JUST 15 MINUTES LATER IT WILL NOT HAVE SHIFTING ISSUES SOMETIMES IT DOES. THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HOME ON THE INTERSTATE IN 5-O-CLOCK TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE WITHOUT HITTING ANOTHER CAR OR CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I THEN ROLLED TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO BREAK TO A STOP, BUT OF COURSE WITH THE TRANSMISSION GONE I COULDN'T EVEN ROLL THE CAR HOME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED. THIS WASN'T TOO MUCH OF A SURPRISE AS I HAD SPOKEN WITH A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP JUST A FEW MONTHS PRIOR AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW VALVE BODY, THE ONE ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS COMMONLY SEEN AND REPLACED ALL THE TIME. AT THAT TIME HE QUOTED ME $1800 FOR THE PART/LABOR, WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE SO I AGREED TO COME BACK WHEN I RECEIVED MORE FINANCIAL AID FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER. WHEN I CONTACTED THE SHOP THIS TIME AROUND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE I'D UNFORTUNATELY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ALTOGETHER. A USED ONE ONLY HAS A 90 DAY WARRANTY AND HE QUOTED ME AROUND $2700-$3000. THE VALVE BODY COULD BE THE SAME DEFECTIVE ONE AS BEFORE, AND BEING USED, I COULD EASILY WIND UP IN THE SAME BOAT 90 DAYS LATER. HE SAID HE'D CALL BACK TO GIVE ME A QUOTE ON A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT IT WOULD COST MORE AND COME WITH A LONGER WARRANTY, POSSIBLY 2 YEARS. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. APPARENTLY SINCE I DIDN'T DIE YET OR CAUSE ANYONE ELSE TO DIE IT'S OK. *TR

I FELT ABS SYSTEM ACTUATING VIA PUMPING SENSATION IN MY BRAKE PEDAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. IT PERFORMED WORSE WHEN GOING UPHILL, AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON FLAT SURFACES. ERROR CODES WERE GENERATED AND "DUMMY" LIGHTS WENT ON. THE BRAKING WAS NOT VERY EFFECTIVE AS A RESULT OF THE ABS KICKING IN ERRONEOUSLY. THANKFULLY I WAS KEEPING A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE AND WAS ABLE TO BRAKE WITH SOME ROOM TO SPARE BUT IF I HAD REGULAR BRAKES WITHOUT THE ABS MALFUNCTIONING, I WOULD HAVE STOPPED MORE QUICKLY. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS HURT THIS TIME. MECHANIC INVESTIGATION INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE SERVICE BULLETIN: NTB07-016B HAS THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO FIX THE ABS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME TO HELP ME AVOID A FAILED ACTUATOR. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING WARNING LIGHTS AND RESPONDING SPORADICALLY, WORKING SMOOTHLY THEN FAILING IN VARIOUS MANNERS INCLUDING: FAILING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, LOST POWER WHEN EXITING HIGHWAY, LURCHED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, LIGHTS FAILED THEN TURNED BACK ON, FLASHING FAILURE LIGHTS, LOSS OF FUEL ERRORS, OTHERS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE CAR COMPUTER HOUSING AND LOCATION MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR DIMES TO FALL FROM THE DASH INTO AN OPENING, WHICH APPEARED TO BE A TEST PORT, IN THE COMPUTER CAUSING SHORTS RESULTING IN THE SPORADIC BEHAVIOR AND ULTIMATE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE UNIT. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FIND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS THAT DOCUMENTED THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND THE ASSOCIATED DANGEROUS IMPLICATIONS. *TR