2006 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A TIME WHEN THE ROADWAY WAS CLEAR AND DRY, AND HIS SPEED WAS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A DEFECT. THE DEFECT CAUSED WATER/MOISTURE TO BE RETAINED IN THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN CORROSION TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND CAUSING THE ABS TO ENGAGE WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. IN DECEMBER 2010, THE DEALER PERFORMED A PROCEDURE WHERE THEY CUT A DRAIN CHANNEL TO ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR HUB ASSEMBLY. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A PROBLEM ON NISSAN MODELS. WHEN THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT WHETHER IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS POSSIBLE. IN JANUARY 2011, THE DEALER PERFORMED THE SAME PROCEDURE ON THE LEFT SIDE AS THEY DID FOR THE RIGHT SIDE. HOWEVER, AFTER HAVING THE SERVICE DONE, THEY DETERMINED THE ABS WAS STILL ENGAGING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTINUING PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVING BECOME SO CORRODED WITH WATER AND MOISTURE THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

FROM A STOPPED POSITION, SLOWLY ACCELERATING FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASES WITHOUT ANY VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTS OR ENGAGES WITH A VIOLENT JOLT. SUDDENLY PROPELLING THE VEHICLE IN A FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTION. UNLESS IMMEDIATELY BRAKING OCCURS THE VEHICLE MAY COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR END UP GOING THROUGH THE REAR WALL OF THE GARAGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND IS NOW BECOMING MUCH WORSE. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR 2006 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHILE IT IS NOT KNOWN IF ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY HAS OCCURRED IT DOES APPEAR TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS LOOKING AT PURCHASING A NISSAN MAXIMA. I FOUND ONE THAT IS AN 2006, TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT TO BE A PERFECT CAR. NO ACCIDENTS AND I RECEIVED AND CLEAN CAR FAX ON THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH 78K MILES AND THE DAY I PURCHASED IT AND DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, I STARTED EXPERIENCING JERKING WITH THE SHIFTING OF THE GEARS. WHEN I TEST DROVE THIS VEHICLE TWICE ON DIFFERENT DAYS I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY JERKING WITH THE CAR. AS THE DAY WENT ON, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE MORE FREQUENT AND HARDER SHIFTS, THEN IT STARTED TO SLAM REALLY HARD INTO GEARS OR REV THE ENGINE UP TO 4RPM THEN SLAM INTO GEARS LIKE SOMEONE HAD HIT ME. SO, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK THE SAME DAY I PURCHASED IT ONLY A FEW HOURS LATER, COME TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT HAS BEEN A WEEK TODAY THAT I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY NEW CAR THAT I PURCHASED AND STILL WON'T GET IT BACK UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK, BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. FINALLY, CAME TO CONCLUSION TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR ME.I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER AND WILL NOT PURCHASE A NISSAN EVER AGAIN BECAUSE, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED PROPERLY. I AM REALLY UPSET ABOUT AFTER I FIND OUT ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THAT I FIND SEVERAL REVIEWS ON THE 04-06 MODEL NISSAN MAXIMAS EXPERIENCE THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM AROUND 60K MILES AND CONVENIENTLY RIGHT AFTER THEIR WARRANTIES EXPIRE. SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS APPARENTLY, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS WAS AN OEM TRANSMISSION. SERVICE WAS MAINTAINED ON THE UNIT SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2009. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPLERY. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING. 2006 MAXIMA WITH 80K MILES AND NOW GETTING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WITH A DELAY OF ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE IT SHIFTS. NO PROBLEMS SHOW ON DASHBOARD. TOOK IT TO MY KNOWN MECHANIC AS I DON'T TRUST DEALERS AS THEY TRY TO UPSELL ME NONSENSE AND WAS TOLD THE TRANNY FAILING, IT WILL HAPPEN ON AND OFF BUT WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MAJOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. NOT A HAPPY NISSAN CUSTOMER AND FEEL BEING RIPPED OFF THAT NISSAN ARE NOT HEARING THESE COMPLAINTS (AND SAD TO SAY MOST WON'T COMPLAIN AND WILL PAY THINKING IT IS THEIR OWN FAULT). SHAME SHAME ON YOU NISSAN! *KB

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY IN MY CAR BETWEEN 10 AND 25 MPH. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF I AM ON A BUDY ROADWAY BECAUSE THE CAR WILL STALL AND NOT MOVE AT ALL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS SOMETIMES. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO GET REARENDED. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME AND I REALLY CANNOT PINPOINT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED SOME VERY BAD JERKING WHEN I AM SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. AGAIN NOT ALL OF THE TIME AND NO WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT HAPPENED SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS ON COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS IN MAXIMAS BETWEEN 20074 AND 2006. I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN CHICAGO TRAFFIC LAST THURSDAY MY 2006 MAXIMA BEGAN JERKING AND WHEN I LIGHTLY PRESSED ON THE GAS THE RPM'S WOULD SKY ROCKET, SCARING ME AND MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS A PASSENGER. IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. I MANAGED TO DRIVE AT A LOWER CONSTANT SPEED TO GET US TO OUR DESTINATION. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT MY MECHANIC THAT NIGHT. HE SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $3,300. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY MAXIMA ACCORDING TO THE DEALER GUIDELINES SINCE MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE CAR, INCLUDING A RECENT 100K TUNE A FEW WEEKS AGO. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NISSAN IS NOT TAKING ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS OF THE NEWER MAXIMAS. THERE MUST BE AN APPARENT ENGINEERING DEFECT AS NISSAN REQUESTS THAT THE OLD TRANSMISSION BE SENT TO THEM AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION THEY WILL SEND MY MECHANIC WAS PREVIOUSLY SOME ELSE'S TRANSMISSION IN WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. ONLY A LIMITED 12 MONTH/12K MILES WARRANTY IS OFFERED ON THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. WE CAN NOT DRIVE THIS UNSAFE CAR. WITHOUT THE REPAIRS, THE CAR IS OF LITTLE VALUE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN IS TAKING NO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS UNSAFE, LEMON OF A CAR. THIS IS OUR 3RD NISSAN AND WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN HAPPY CUSTOMERS. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND MAKING A HARD JERK BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA MILAGE 68000. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR FEW MONTHS (MILAGE AROUND 97000) THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD, AND STARTED SKIPPING AND HARD SHIFTING WHILE CHANGING GEAR FROM 2ND TO 3RD THERE IS HARD SHIFTING (JERKING) AND WHILE SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR IT SKIPS AND THE RPM INCREASE WHILE THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATES AT THAT TIME. WHEN I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT ALOT OF NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. I THINK NISSAN HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUILT INTO THESE CARS. NISSAN NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO FIX THIS ISSUE, A RECALL HOPEFULLY !. THANKS *TR