2006 Nissan Maxima complaints

2006 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IT STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 97,000 MILES, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE, WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR JERKS VERY HARD AND THEN IT STARTS TO NOT CHANGE OUT AND WHEN IT DOES CHANGE OUT IT SPEEDS THE CAR UP. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 06 NISSAN MAXIMA EARLIER THIS YEAR. NOW I AM FACED WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 90K MILES. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT AN UNBELIEVABLE NUMBER OF CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CREATES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AS THE VEHICLE MAY SLIP OUT OF GEAR IN PLACES WHERE IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO WHEN THE ENGINE REVS DUE TO GEAR SLIPPAGE IT CAN CAUSE ACCELERATION WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE NEARLY 100 COMPLAINTS ON JUST ONE BLOG I FOUND, ALL RELATING TO THE 04-06 NISSAN MAXIMA. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_MAXIMA.HTML I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION AND GET THEIR PROBLEM FIXED FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING JERKS AND HARD BUMPS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, SOMETIMES THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS AND IS SUCKING FOR GAS THEN THE HARD BUMP COMES. IT BUMP SO HARD DOING ACCELERATION THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 DAYS AGO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT'S THE MOTOR MOUNTS OTHER REPAIR COMPANIES SAYS IT'S MORE SERIOUS AND IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. I CALL NISSAN MOTOR CO. AND WAS TOLD THEIR ARE NO RECALLS, BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON CARSURVEY.COM AND OTHER SITES A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MAIN PROBLEM OCCURS IN SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IT HAS OCCURRED EVERY DAY ON NEARLY EVERY STARTUP SINCE FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW. I WAS QUOTED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING JERKS AND HARD BUMPS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, SOMETIMES THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS AND IS SUCKING FOR GAS THEN THE HARD BUMP COMES. IT BUMP SO HARD DOING ACCELERATION THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 DAYS AGO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT'S THE MOTOR MOUNTS OTHER REPAIR COMPANIES SAYS IT'S MORE SERIOUS AND IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. I CALL NISSAN MOTOR CO. AND WAS TOLD THEIR ARE NO RECALLS, BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON CARSURVEY.COM AND OTHER SITES A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

EVERY TIME A PRESS MY BRAKES THE ABS ACTIVATES. IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE AS I HAS RESEARCHED FORUMS AND THERE ARE LOTS OF FOLKS OUT THERE. IT IS VERY CONCERNING AS I DO NOT STOP AS QUICKLY AS I NORMALLY WOULD. COULD LEAD TO A ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25 -35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. THERE WAS HEAVY SMOKE THAT EXPELLED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. A BYSTANDER EXTINGUISHED THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES; AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT SEAT WIRE HARNESS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V512000 (SEATS: FRONT ASSEMBLY: POWER ADJUST). HOWEVER, THE RECALL SERVICE REPAIR HAD NOT CORRECTED THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE REGARDING THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

ON THURSDAY, MAY 20TH OUR 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA QUIT RUNNING. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS. WITHIN 60 SECONDS OF THE LIGHT COMING ON THE ENGINE STARTING MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT QUIT RUNNING. IN THE CAR WERE ME (THE DRIVER), MY HUSBAND (FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) AND OUR 8 MONTH OLD NIECE (STRAPPED IN A REAR FACING CARSEAT). CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY STATE THEY BELIEVE THE OIL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO PREVIOUS ENGINE ISSUES OR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN NOTICED. AT THIS POINT, NISSAN IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON GRAND CENTRAL AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE LIGHT WAS RESET BUT IT DID NOT TURN ON. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AND A LITTLE AFTER MY 96,000 MARK THE CAR STARTED JERKING VERY HARD ON UP SHIFTING. ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND SHIFT IT IS VERY HARSH. BETWEEN THE 20 TO 30 MPH AND STOPPING. WHEN AT HIGH SPEEDS ITS NOT A PROBLEM. I CHOOSE TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND THEY ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. PLEASE HELP US. THIS NEED TO BE A RECALL ENFORCED BY THE GOVERNMENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY WIFE HAS COMPLAINED OF THE VEHICLE "JERKING" AS IN AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE GEARS AND LUNGING FORWARD. SHE TRAVELS APPROX 25 MILES TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY, PLUS FAMILY DRIVING (E.G. KIDS ACTIVITIES). THE ISSUE WOULD PRESENT ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND THE "JERKING" BECAME SO VIOLENT THAT WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC TO TRY AND DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND SINCE THE ISSUE CONTINUED TO PRESENT ITSELF, WE WENT OUT TO THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS POSSIBLE A RECALL OR OTHER INFORMATION. WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT BY MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH REGARD TO THE NISSAN MAXIMA MODEL. MY WIFE'S FEAR IS NOT ONLY THE MECHANICAL ISSUE, BUT THAT THE CAR WOULD "JERK", OR "ACCELERATE" AUTOMATICALLY CAUSING PROPERTY OR PERSONAL INJURY TO SELF OR OTHERS. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WE SAW ON THE INTERNET ON THIS VERY ISSUE, WE FEEL IT REQUIRES INVESTIGATION. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED WEBSITE AS AN EXAMPLE:C:\MY_DATA\2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS.MHT. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE POWER- 96,000 MILES, TRAIN/ TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH GEARS. IT CURRENTLY GETS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR ON THE FREEWAY. ON THE CITY ROADWAYS I CURRENTLY PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SLIP INTO GEAR, CAUSING A JERKING SENSATION AND SOMETIMES MAKING THE CAR MOVE INTO THE OTHER LANE. WHEN BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP, THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE OUT OF GEAR AND AT THE STOP LIGHT THE CAR WILL DOWN SHIFT; CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET. MANY OTHER MAXIMAS BETWEEN 2004-2006 HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEIR REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE MAXIMA BETWEEN 2004-2006 MODELS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING A AN INCREDIBLE RATE. I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 75K MILES WHO'S TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING. I WILL ACCELERATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOOSE THE TRANSMISSION THE ENGINE REVS UP SINCE I'M STILL PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I AM NOW NOT ACCELERATING BUT COASTING ON THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME IS MOVING FORWARD AND THEN MY CAR WILL SLAM BACK INTO GEAR. I HAVE NOT YET BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I GOOGLED NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_MAXIMA.HTML THERE ARE 16 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. I BELIEVE NISSAN HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT UNLESS FORCED TO BY OUR GOVERNMENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN JAN 2007. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I REPLACED THE OEM TIRES BECAUSE I WAS OLD THEY WERE WORN OUT AND WERE THE CAUSE OF STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ABOVE 60MPH. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND FRONT BRAKES/ROTORS AT MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE VIBRATION WAS REDUCED BUT STILL NOTICEABLE. IT GETS WORSE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES. THEY HAVE INSPECTED THE STRUTS AND ENGINE MOUNTS AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE. *TR

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING VEHICLE FRIDAY EVENING IN TOWN AND SLOWED FOR A STOP LIGHT. TRANSMISSION JERKED FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE JERKED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR SEVERAL MILES UNTIL A LEFT TURN WAS MADE INTO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT WHICH TIME THE TRANSMISSIONS' GEARS BEGAN TO SLIP UP AND DOWN WHILE OPERATOR MAINTAINED A CONSTANT SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A JERKING MOTION OF ENTIRE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE DIES IN 1ST GEAR IN MANUAL MODE. GEARS SLIP IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH RESOLUTION OF REPLACEMENT COSTING NEARLY $3500. VEHICLE IS 1,500 MILES OUT OF FACTORY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. OPERATOR DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE FUNDS TO COVER COST OF REPAIRS WHICH LEAVES WIFE AND CHILD WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA NUMEROUS ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE TRANSMISSION. CREATING SAFETY CONCERNS, THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED CONDITION, I KNOW OF 3 PEOPLE WHO HAS HAD THE SAME CONDITIONS. THESE ARE THE ONES I KNOW ABOUT. THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING. *TR

I BOUGHT NISSAN CERTIFIED USED CAR IN NOV 2009 . BY THIS JANUARY 2010 I STARTED EXPERIENCING CLANK OR HARD SHIFT IN GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND IT ALSO CLANKS WHEN COMING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. DEALER SHIP SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER CERTIFIED WARRANTY AND I NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMA I HAVE ABOUT 60K MILES ON ODO. *TR

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, SENSORS INEXPLICABLY WENT BAD DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM TRIPS IT CUTS POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING IT A HAZARD. ONCE THE FAILURE HAPPENED IT HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD BY A TECHNICIAN AT A DEALERSHIP THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 MAXIMA MODELS. *TR

CAR MAKING WHINE/BUZZ SOUND. BEGAN QUIETLY ABOUT 10G MILES AGO BUT HAS GOTTEN MUCH LOUDER PAST 1G MILES. TALKED TO SERVICE AT DEALER. ADVISED TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. THEY HAVE FIXED NUMEROUS VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. $2400 TO FIX AT DEALER. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND HAS TO BE REPAIRED. THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON AND KNOWN BY NISSAN AND EVERYONE IN THE TRANSMISSION BUSINESS. THE COST IS $3500. NISSAN HAS NOT DONE A RECALL TO FIX THE VALVE BODY PROBLEM. *TR

NISSAN, MAXIMA 2006 ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM- THE ABS (ANT LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) FAILS DUE TO CORROSION. NISSAN HAS A KNOWN FAILURE (AT LEAST SINCE 2008) OF THE ABS FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WILL SUDDENLY PULSATE WHEN ENGAGED. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN PUT OUT BY NISSAN WHICH COST THE CONSUMER APPROXIMATELY 120.00. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE SERVICE CENTERS DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE REPAIR OR EITHER REFUSE TO FIX IT IN THE MANNER THAT NISSAN PRESCRIBES. LEN STOLER NISSAN OF OWINGS MILLS MARYLAND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ME PAY $4400.00 FOR PARTIAL RENEWAL OF THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM ON A 2006 VEHICLE IN 2008. I THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES IN A DELAYED PULSATING MANNER. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERK INTO 1ST GEAR. TRANSMISSION SURGE WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING DOWN. CAR JERKS WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. PROBLEM OCCURS REGULARLY WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT MANY OF NISSAN OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE DEFECT TRANSMISSION. ITS REALLY NOT FAIR THAT THERE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS AND ARE STILL SELLING THESE DEFECT CARS. RIGHT NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON SATURDAY THE 23RD OF JANUARY I WAS DRIVING IT HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY. NO LIGHT WAS ON, BUT I DID HEAR A STRANGE NOISE. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHO RECOMMENDED CHANGING OUT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS, WHICH I HAD DONE ON ALL 4 CORNERS. I TOOK IT HOME, AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN I TRIED TO STOP IT MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM STARTED PUSHING AGAINST THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WAS ON DRY PAVEMENT AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT, AND FOUND A TSB THAT NISSAN HAS OUT FOR THESE CARS. CORROSION OR SEDIMENT BUILDS UP INSIDE THE WHEEL HUB WHERE THE ANTILOCK SENSOR RING IS LOCATED, AND SENDS OUT FALSE SIGNALS. IN MY CASE THE HUB HAD TO BE CLEANED AND THE SENSOR REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER WHO PERFORMED ALL THE REPAIRS. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH HOW MANY MAXIMAS THEY HAVE TO DO THIS TO, HE SAID "ALL OF THEM". I ALSO CHECKED AN ONLINE FORUM I BELONG TO (MAXIMA.ORG) AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND UP MODELS. I'M NOT SURE HOW NISSAN HASN'T HAD TO ISSUE A RECALL ON AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY SYSTEM ON THE CAR. IN MY CASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS SEVERELY AFFECTED IN DRY PAVING, AND I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF IT WAS WET OR FROZEN. IF NISSAN HAS ISSUED A TSB ON IT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM THERE, AND EVEN IF THEY HAVE COME UP WITH A FIX IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE CUSTOMER TO PAY TO CORRE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $540.63. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,020. UPDATED 02/13/10 *BF UPDATED 02/16/10 UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/10

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 6 TIMES 2 FROM NISSAN AND THE OTHER 4 FROM MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT RECENTLY STARTED TO ROCKING TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHICH ALERTED ME TO HAVING A PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET INTO THE CAR THE SEAT IS LEANING TO THE LEFT DOOR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER IN WHICH I PURCHASED THE CAR, THEY SAID IT IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS UP. I SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE NISSAN WHICH I HAVE ALSO DONE . *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ON MY 06 NISSAN MAXIMA. *TR

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 58,000 MI. I HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERING TRANS. PROBLEMS SINCE 55/56,000 MI. I HAVE HAD TRANS FLUID FLUSHED WITH NO SUCCESS. THE TRANS CLANKS OCCASIONALLY WHILE CHANGING GEARS AND EMITS A SLIGHT SCREECHING NOISE AROUND 3000.00 RPM'S THAT SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL CONTACT. IF THIS WAS ANY OTHER COMPONENT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO LET IT GO, BUT THE TRANS. USUALLY GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AT A RAPID RATE ONCE YOU BEGIN NOTICING SYMPTOMS. DEALER RECOMMENDS NEW TRANNY. I HAVE REVIEWED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE OWNERS ENCOUNTERING THIS SAME ISSUE. YOU WOULD THINK THAT WITH SO MANY OWNER HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES SINCE 2004, THAT SOME TYPE OF A SOLUTION WOULD HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO LOYAL NISSAN OWNERS THAT HAVE TO FOOT THE NUMEROUS BILLS FOR THE DEALERS RIDICULOUS GUESSING GAME QUICK FIXES. NISSAN OWNERS ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND THIS HAS GOT TO BE ADDRESSED AND COMPENSATED IN SOME WAY. *TR

BLOW OUT OF SIDEWALL OF TIRE (NISSAN MAXIMA 2006) EAGLE RSA P245 R45 18 THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS FALL OF 2008 THE TIRES ONLY HAD APPROX. 28,000 MILES SO I ONLY REPLACED TWO OF THEM. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. ON ONE OF THE TWO I DID NOT REPLACE APPROX. 42,000 MILES. *TR

FRONT RIGHT STRUT REPLACED TWICE IN 6 MONTHS. *TR

CAR HAS A CONSISTENT SULFUR/ROTTEN EGGS SMELL FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SMELL IS DISGUSTING AND I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS CAUSING ME AND MY PASSENGERS HEALTH PROBLEMS. DEALER AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE NOR FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER 2 PROLONGED VISITS AND WEEKS OF PHONE CALLS AFTER FILING COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. *TR

MY 2006 MAXIMA HAS HAD A SHIFTING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED IT WITH ABOUT 40,000 KM. THE SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST ARE VERY HARSH AND ERRATIC. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY IN STOP AND GO OR VERY LOW SPEED TRAFFIC (20 - 30 KM/HR) HIGH SPEED SHIFTS ARE NO PROBLEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NO ONE COULD PROPERLY DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. FINALLY FOUND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, BETWEEN THE TWO OF US WE CONVINCED A DEALER TO CHANGE OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FOR NEW COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, WHILE THE PROBLEM GOT BETTER, IT DID NOT DISAPPEAR AND IS NOW GETTING JUST AS BAD AS WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. REPEAT VISITS TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS DID NOT RESULT IN ANYTHING WRONG BEING FOUND AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. ULTIMATELY I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION OPERATES AND THERE IS NO FIX. I REALLY LIKE THE VEHICLE BUT THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE MAKES ME HESITANT TO BUY ANOTHER NISSAN .... EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR TRANSMISSION DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE NEXT TO HIM. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER LEFT ARM. NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,500.

I'M HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR HAS 82,000 MILES ON AND THE PROBLEM IS JUST STARTING TO SURFACE. I GET A JERKING MOTION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR IT DOWNSHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST. IT JERKS ESPECIALLY HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND PICKS UP SPEED AGAIN. *TR

GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES , TIRE HAD 27,000 MILES ON THEM ALL FOUR TIRES WAS CRACKED AROUND THE INSIDE BEAD AT THE RIM , GOODYEAR SAYS THEY DON'T WARRANTY OEM EQUIPMENT BUT THE DEALER SAYS ITS THERE RESPONSIBILITY, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES OUT OF POCKET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATES ON ITS OWN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT DIRT ENTERS THROUGH THE SPEED SENSOR AND CAUSES THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED THE PUMP MOTOR AND ACTUATOR RELAY TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DISMANTLED THE ABS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. UPDATED 07/08/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUBBING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WOULD STOP AND THEN CONTINUE TO ROTATE. HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 6/29/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/30/09.*JB

HAVE AN 06 MAXIMA SE THE CAR- JERKING ON THE UPSHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD, SOMETIMES EVEN ON THE DOWNSHIFT. THE CAR WAS PROBLEM-FREE FOR THE 1ST COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT THE LAST 3-4 WEEKS HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE JERKING GETS SO BAD, IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING PUNCHED! THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND RARELY OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK THE CAR TO MY FRIEND - A MECHANIC. HE SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT SEEMS MY ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN AND THAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE "THUMP ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED AND SAME PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 73,000 MILES, PARTIALLY SEIZING, CAR WAS TOWED TO SHOP AND THE BEARING WAS REPLACED BEFORE IT TOTALLY SEIZED. *TR

I DID NOT HAVE A CRASH. I HAVE HAD TWO VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAD A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA AND I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THEY BOTH EXPERIENCE A JERKING MOTION UPON SHIFTING, WILL SOMETIMES STALL TO SHIFT. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

NISSAN OF MIDDLETOWN REPLACED DRIVE BELTS, AIR FILTER, & CHANGED OIL 12/1/08. (I REQUESTED THE ORIGINAL DRIVE BELTS TO SHOW MY HUSBAND AS I NEVER RECALLED HAVING THIS SERVICE DONE ON ANY OF THE CARS I OWNED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE.) ON 12/5/08, MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA (APPROX. 37,900 MI) JUST STOPPED ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS PUSHED OFF THE HIGHWAY, OPENED THE HOOD, CHECKED THE BELTS (WHICH WERE FINE) & NOTICED FRESH BATTERY ACID SPEWING FROM THE BATTERY. TOWED TO MECHANIC IN TOWN WHO HAD THE CAR FOR 10 DAYS IN WHICH TIME HE CHANGED THE BATTERY AND SAID THE BATTERY WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN DAMAGED BUT STILL THINKS IT IS SOMETHING ELSE AS THE CAR WOULD START BUT WOULDN'T RUN. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO MIDDLETOWN NISSAN AND THEY IMMEDIATELY FOUND THE PROBLEM - THE MASS AIR SENSOR WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR 12/15/08 AND TOLD ME THAT THESE THINGS GO BAD. I CONTACTED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND STATED MY CONCERN THAT THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE MAINTENANCE WORK HAD JUST BEEN DONE. AFTER REVIEW, NISSAN REPAID ME $426.25 FOR THE SENSOR. I CONTINUE TO HAVE CONCERN THAT NOT ONLY MUST I NOW REPLACE THE BATTERY WIRING HARNESS AT A GREAT COST WHICH THE LOCAL MECHANIC ESTIMATED THE PART AT $700 PLUS LABOR, BUT ALSO WHEN I STATED THAT MY CAR JUST STOPPED, WITHOUT WARNING--NO SERVICE LIGHTS, NOTHING (WHAT IF I WERE ON THE THRUWAY DOING 65 MPH AND LOST POWER - ENGINE, STEERING, EVERYTHING -- WITH NO WARNING-- I'D PROBABLY BE DEAD ALONG WITH ANY PASSENGERS) NISSAN'S HEADQUARTERS VERBALLY REPORTED TO M

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE CAR IS JERKING AND JUMPING WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STOPPING. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND I'VE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY STATED THAT ITS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEIR SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL FOR THESE CARS BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US AND LOOK INTO THIS. NISSAN IS NOT TRYING TO HELP US AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES KEPT GOING FLAT. THE INNER BEAD WHERE THE CHROME IS LOCATED CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO FLATTEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY VOIDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE ARMOR ALL WAS APPLIED TO THE TIRES, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO FLATTEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,509.

MY GOODYEAR RSA TIRE FLEW APART WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. THE SIDEWALL CAVED IN. THE TIRE DIDN'T HAVE ANY VISUAL DEFECTS PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. TRULY CONCERNED WITH THE OTHER TIRES, SIMPLY VANISHING FROM BENEATH THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING. I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THE TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE WAS CONGESTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. HE DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THEY STATED THAT THE ABS SENSORS WERE CORRODED DUE TO A BUILD UP OF MOISTURE, WHICH CAUSED THE GRINDING NOISE. THE MECHANIC DRILLED A HOLE IN THE REAR HUBS TO RELEASE THE MOISTURE SO THAT THE ABS SENSORS WOULD NOT CORRODE AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,338 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,278. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

AS I TURNED ON THE IGNITION THE BATTERY EXPLODED. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING APROX. 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I HAD DRIVEN APROX. 15 MILES BEFORE STOPPING. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED A MINUTE OR SO TO LET THE SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE TO CLEAR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED THE BATTERY. I WAS SPLIT IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE TWO CELL COVERS WERE OFF THE BATTERY. THE IMPRINT OF THE BATTERY CAP TOP WAS LEFT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD. THE HOOD HAD A SMALL DENT UP FROM THE UNDER SIDE. IT LOOKS AS IF THE OTHER CAP HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD WHERE THE INFORMATION STICKER IS LOCATED, THERE IS NO INSULATING PROTECTION IN THAT SMALL AREA OF THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SPRAYED OFF. I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE HOOD. I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE LAPSED WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIES THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, HE CAN FEEL A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DRIVE VERY ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WAS SQUEALING BRAKES, SHAKING STEERING WHEELS, LOUD NOISES ON THE BRAKE, AND ROUGH RIDE WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESS SLIGHTLY. CAR DOES NOT BRAKE PROPERLY WHEN PRESSED LIGHTLY UNDER DRY WEATHER AND TENDS TO LOCK TEMPORARILY AND LET GO DURING WET WEATHER WHICH CAN REALLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM I WAS INFORMED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I DID, DEALERSHIP TELLS ME I'M OUT OF WARRANTY, I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BACK BECAUSE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NOT SOMETHING CAUSED BY ME BUT NISSAN WILL NOT ADMIT TO IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. IN RAINY WEATHER, THE CONTACT HEARS A CLUCKING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP, THE CLUCKING SOUND STOPS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE ROTORS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 11/17/08 *CN UPDATED 11/21/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED, SHE WAS INFORMED OF A CRACK IN THE REAR SUSPENSION SUBFRAME. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V046000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,676.