2006 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

AS NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, NISSAN HAS A SERIOUS FLAW WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 83,000 MILES. REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS IS GOING TO COST ME $4,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINES RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,500.

I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY ON AN OFFRAMP WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND SLIP LIGHT CAME ON. I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND THERE WAS A LOAD CRUNCH NOISE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. IT TOOK AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AS THE BRAKES WERE GRABBING AND LETTING GO CONTINUOUSLY. LUCKILY THIS OCCURRED DURING MID DAY, AS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DURING RUSH HOUR AS THE RAMP WOULD HAVE HAD BACKED UP TRAFFIC ON IT. I NEED A ABS ACTUATOR REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,500. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT NISSAN AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ONLINE OF THE ACTUATOR FAILING AROUND 40,000 MILES. SOME PEOPLE HAVE EVEN TURNED OFF THEIR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF FIXING THE ABS ACTUATOR. *TR

MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT VIOLENTLY (CAR WOULD JERK ROUGHLY) FROM 1ST TO 2ND, AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR SHIFTS (2-3, 3-4, ETC.) WOULD SHIFT VERY SLOWLY (THE CAR'S RPM'S WOULD RACE AS THE TRANSMISSION DELAYED SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR, THEN JUMP VERY HARD INTO GEAR). ALSO, WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, THE CAR WOULD REMAIN IN A HIGHER GEAR WITHOUT DOWNSHIFTING, THEN ONCE STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFT, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. SHIFTING FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL TO DRIVE OR REVERSE WOULD TAKE 5-10 SECONDS TO ENGAGE, AND WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO AGAIN JERK AND LURCH VIOLENTLY. THE FINAL ISSUE OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, BUT NO LONGER ENGAGED THE GEAR WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT IN BUSY TRAFFIC. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE AND STARTED IT AGAIN. WHEN I DID THIS, I WAS ABLE TO GET FIRST GEAR TO ENGAGE ENOUGH TO ROLL TO A PARKING LOT. ONCE IN THE LOT, THE GEAR STOPPED WORKING AND NO GEAR WOULD ENGAGE AGAIN. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IN WHICH THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE ($3300-3500 WAS THE ESTIMATE) AS MY WARRANTEE HAD EXPIRED "3 MONTHS AGO". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND JUDGING BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT I AM SEEING ON THE INTERNET WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES, I AM DISGUSTED THAT NISSAN IS NOT RECALLING FOR THIS ISSUE, NOR EXTENDING THE WARRANTEE COVERAGE FOR A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, AS THEY DID FOR THE CVT THAT THEY OFFER IN THE NEWER MODEL YEAR MAXIMAS. THESE ISSUES ALL OCCURRED WITHIN A ONE MONTH PERIOD. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE AT THE CORRECT LEVEL AND COLOR/CONSISTENCY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55-60 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO INCREASED SPEED WHEN THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,011.

AFTER TAKING MY MAXIMA TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FREE WHEELING AND SHIFTING ERRATICALLY THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ISSUES. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANS FLUID AND SUGGESTED I GET A NEW TRANS IF THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. I WENT AND RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CVT MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE AGAIN TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND NOW THEY TELL ME THE TRANS VALVE BODY MAY FIX THE ISSUE BUT NOT 100% SURE AT A COST OF $1800. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT WHICH I HAD CHECKED AT A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY FOUND NONE OF THE SO CALLED WORN OUT PARTS BUT THAT IS ANOTHER STORY. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW LIKE MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS. THEY NEED TO MAKE GOOD OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES IN MY CAR OVER THREE TIMES WITHIN A TWO YEAR SPAN. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SCRUB AND SQUEAL. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO AS THEY HAVE CHANGED MULTIPLE PARTS, COSTING ME "AN ARM AND A LEG". YOU ARE A AFRAID TO MAKE A HARD EMERGENCY STOP BECAUSE DUE TO THE SOUND, YOU AREN'T SURE IF THEY COULD "GO OUT" IN TIME. TRANSMISSION: CARE LITERALLY JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN BACKING UP OR TAKING OFF. YOU CAN'T PARK TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR STOP BECAUSE CAR LITERALLY LEAPS INTO GEAR POSSIBLE CAUSING YOU TO HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. (FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS REAR ENDED YOU). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHILCE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CAR BEGIN HARD JERKING AND SLIPPING. TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN PLACE AND OF COURSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. WHETHER ITS USED OR NEW ITS VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE MECHANIC SAID ITS NOT GOING TO DO ANY GOOD BECAUSE THE VALVE BODIES IN THOSE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD IN ALL OF THOSE TRANSMISSIONS. SO IF I GET ANOTHER ONE THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR