2006 Nissan Maxima complaints

WITH 152193 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND JERKING BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. TOOK IT INTO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF THE HOOD AND BODY.

TIMING CHAIN KIT SLIPPING/ LOUD NOISES. CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE I AM SCARED IT WILL FAIL ON ME WHILE DRIVING. REALLY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AT 115000 MILES. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR 1 MONTH BACK AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP.IT STALLS AND JUMPS INTO DRIVE.THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH ALL MAXIMA OWNERS. SOMETIMES THE GEAR SLIPS TOO. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR,PLEASE FORCE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. HARSH UPSHIFTS OR DOWNSHIFTS DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION OR SLOWING DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. WHILE ATTEMTPING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE SHIFTER LOCKED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE GEAR SHIFTER TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A MAJOR ISSUE OF VIOLENTLY JERKING AFTER 100K MILES, I HAVE SEEN REPORTS THAT IT DOES THIS EVEN BEFORE IT REACHES SUCH MILEAGE. I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WORST CAR I HAVE EVER BOUGHT I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR DRIVING OFF, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY MANY OWNERS AND NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING. I HAVE SPENT 1800 HUNDRED DOLLARS REPLACING THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND THE CAR STILL JERKS. THE CAR IS PAID FOR AND I WILL NOT SPEND ANYMORE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THAT WOULD COST MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH.

"TAKATA RECALL" TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND WIRING ON HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ALL THIS GOING ON WHILE IN MOTION.

THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BUILT AND DESIGNED TO FAIL ON ALL 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA MODELS AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED BETWEEN 70,000 AND 90,000 MILES, COSTING CONSUMERS BETWEEN $3500-$5000 TO REPAIR. EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS REBUILT OR VALVE BODY JOB CONSUMERS WILL FACE THE SAME DILEMMA WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT.

MY 2006 MAXIMA HAVE RUSTED OUT FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN GARAGE SENSE BUYING THE CAR NEW IN 2006. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH FLOOR BECAUSE OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION WENT AT 121000 MILES NOW A YEAR LATER SLIPPING AGAIN

HI ALL, I WENT TO SMOKY MOUNTAINS FOR MEMORIAL DAY LONG WEEKEND END AND I WAS ON THE 11 MILES DRAGON TAIL ROAD. MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD BEEN ACTING WEIRD BY JUMPING WHEN THE GEAR IS SHIFTING AUTOMATICALLY BUT I DIDN'T TAKE IT HARD BECAUSE MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS NOT A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I TRUSTED HIM, BUT THAT DAY WAS A SCARY DAY WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WAS JUMPING AUTOMATICALLY MORE THAN USUAL. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD FALL FROM THE MOUNTAIN AND LUCKILY MY FRIEND ASKED ME TO TAKE A U TURN AFTER HALF THE ROAD. EVERYBODY IN THE CAR WERE SO SCARED AND PARANOID AFTER THE CAR ACTED IN SUCH WAY. WE KEPT OUR LIVES IN OUR HANDS AND LEFT HOPE ON GOD TO SAVE US TILL WE GET DOWN THE ROAD. THE WAY MY CAR ACTED ON THE DRAGON TAIL ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS FREAKED US ALL. WE INITIALLY THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE DUE TO BAD GAS WITH ADDITIVES MAY BE WHICH FILLED NEAR SMOKY MOUNTAINS, BUT GOT CONFIRMED TODAY AFTER READING MULTIPLE ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME PROBLEM VIA MANY SOURCES ON 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AND OTHER VEHICLES. WHY IS THE NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT WHO ENSURES THE SAFETY ABOUT THESE VEHICLES NOT EVEN TAKING ANY ACTION IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME. I SAW THAT MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED ON THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE GOT ANY LUCK ON THE SOLUTION. ALSO, WE ARE NOT ASKING TO GIVE US A NEW CAR. ALL THAT WE ARE ASKING IS JUSTICE FOR OUR HARD EARNED MONEY WHICH WE SPENT ON THIS JUNK NISSAN CARS. I THINK NISSAN HOLDS A JUNK YARD AND MAKES ALL THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE JUNK YARD P

"TRANSMISSION RECALL" MY NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 146,000 AND HAS NEVER BEEN HOT RODDED. I HAVE ONLY DROVE IT AROUND TOWN AND TO AND FROM WORK. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING. I WAS NOTICING SOME WEIRD SHIFTING PROBLEMS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I NEVER REALLY NOTICED THAT BAD BUT IT WAS THERE. SO WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I COUDNT GO ANYWHERE AND CARS WHERE HAVING TO GO AROUND ME. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING TO PAY FOR THIS. I STARTED REASCHERING AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING. THIS IS AN EVIDENT PROBLEM THAT NEEDS FIXED.

MY SON BOUGHT A NISSAN MAXIMA IN SEPT, 2015. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND SOMETIMES FALLING OUT OF GEAR, IN NOVEMBER. I HAD SOMEONE CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SEVERAL TIMES, AT ONCE, BECAUSE THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED TO POSSIBLE HELP. IT LESSENED THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT GET RID OF IT. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH SINCE JAN, 2016, AS MY SON HAS GONE INTO THE ARMY. BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING, AND THE 6300 DOLLAR CAR WE BOUGHT IN SEPT 2015, CARFAX OFFERED US 1500 FOR IT. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ANYWHERE, AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT IS NOT CONSTANT, BUT HAPPENS ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME.

EXHAUST/EMISSION - CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND MAKES TERRIBLE NOISE - NOT FIXED YET. DEALER SAYS, CAR WILL WORK WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AT 103,000 MILES (8TH YEAR) BODY FRAME - UNDER CARRIAGE ON DRIVER SIDE RUSTED, WITH A BULGE. DEALER SAID, RUSTING IT NOT ENOUGH, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT THE SCREW DRIVER OR FINGER THROUGH THE RUSTED PORTION. 35000 MILES ( AFTER 5YEARS AND 2 DAYS) TRANSMISSION - IT JERKS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD. REPAIR ESTIMATION IS AROUND $3500 FROM THE DEALER. WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A STOP IN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THEN SOMETIMES, IT DOES NOT MOVE. AFTER ACCELERATING A BIT, IT JUST JUMPS. IT IS VERY VERY HARD TO GO IN A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SO I MAINTAIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE KEEPING THIS IN MIND. NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION DOES NOT CARE FOR ANY OF THE ISSUES. DEALER COMES UP WITH ONE OR THE OTHER REASON. UNTIL NOW THEY HAVE NEVER WORKED CONDUCIVELY WITH THE CUSTOMERS. 103,000 (9TH YEAR.) ENGINE - THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, ENGINE WAS MAKING THE SOUND OF A RAILROAD. COSTED A LOT TO GET IT FIXED, AND AFTER THAT, SOUND IS NOT COMPLETELY GONE. AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLIANTS, THEY ARE NOT BOTHERED. THEY SAY, USE ONLY 93 OCTANCE. 103,000(9TH YEAR)

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS

AT 12,500 MILES I WAS DRIVING AND IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION. AT 34,000 MILES, IT STARTED KNOCKING AND SMOKING WHEN YOU FIRST START IT. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THE GAS WAS MIXING WITH THE OIL. MY CLAIM WAS DENIED SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. NOW AT 110,000 MILES THE CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO SINK INTO THIS LEMON.

HARD SHIFT TRANSMISSION STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 130K MILES. HAPPENS DURING GEARING DOWN. TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE GEARING UP AFTER A SLOW DOWN. ISSUE CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AFTER TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JOLT FORWARD WHEN SWITCHING GEARS AND STALL. THE TCS ENGINE SLIP INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE, AFTER A STOP FOR A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE TRANSMISSION WILL "JUMP" AS IT SHIFTS TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR USUALLY WHEN JUST AT. 20 -30 MILES AN HOUR. MY CAR HAS MILEAGE OF 106,000 AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS OFF & ON. ITS SELDOM THAT I DRIVE IT ANY SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE & THAT'S WHEN IT IS NOTICED.

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, MERGING INTO THE EXIT LANE, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO THE LIGHT, AS SOON AS I TAP THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND REVS TO APPROXIMATELY 6,000 RPM. CAR THEN VIOLENTLY KICKS BACK INTO GEAR, MORE THAN LIKELY DAMAGING ALL MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. IT DOES THE SAME THING WHEN DRIVING AROUND SMALL BENDS AND TAKING TURNS. IT PUT MY CAR INTO LIMP MODE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ROUGHLY THE PAST 6 MONTHS

GOT THE CAR IN 2012 AND WAS DOING FINE FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE END OF 2014. CAR HAD STARTED JERKING WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN PARK, DRIVE, AND REVERSE AND WOULD ALSO STALL IN BETWEEN. BY FEBRUARY, THE CAR STARTED REVVING AND STALLING DURING STOPS AND WAS BAD WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TRY AND GET ABOVE 25 MPH BECAUSE BELOW THAT, THE CAR WOULD SERIOUSLY ACT UP. EVENTUALLY STOPPED DRIVING UNTIL THIS YEAR WHEN I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET CHECKED OUT. WHILE DRIVING THERE THE CAR REVVED AND STALL AT EVERY LIGHT AND I ALMOST HIT THE BACK OF A CAR WHEN IT DECIDED TO REV AT A 4 WAY STOP ON A HILL. IT'S EITHER JERKING,STALLING, OR REVVING. I KNOW IT'S A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WILL BE A COSTLY FIX. I HONESTLY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT. IN BETWEEN ALL THIS, THE PAINT HAS SEVERELY STARTED TO FADE AND I HAVE NOTICED OTHER NISSANS IN MY AREA GOING THROUGH THE SAME ISSUES. ALSO, WHY DOES THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON EVEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT? THE CAR JUST HAS BEEN ONE ISSUE AFTER THE OTHER. WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER NISSAN.

ITS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMUM WHEN DRIVING IT. JERKS THEN IT SOUNDS REALLY LOUD WITH STRANGE NOISE S LIKE ITS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS BUT STUCK WONT. DRIVE OR PULL IN A AUTOMATIC CAR ITS A VERY SCARY SITUATION

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 131,000 MILES. WAS AT THE SCHOOL TO PICK UP MY FOUR CHILDREN AND TRANSMISSION STARTED GRINDING AND ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED. I AM A FULL TIME STUDENT, HAVE A FULL TIME JOB, SINGLE MOM OF FOUR CHILDREN STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE THIRD NISSAN I HAVE BOUGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE VERY RELIABLE VEHICLES. I CALLED NISSAN BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS ON THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL BUT WAS TOLD IT DID NOT COVER MY SPECIFIC CAR BUT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ALL THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL.

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL 5SPD AUTOMATIC FOR MY WIFE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 144,000 MILES. IT HAD BEEN KEPT UP WITH A GOOD CAR FAX. WHEN I TEST DROVE IT I MADE SURE TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE TRANSMISSION & HOW IT SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND & DOWNSHIFT FROM THOSE GEARS SINCE I HEARD NOTHING BUT BAD STORIES ABOUT THESE CARS FROM 2004-06' IT SHIFTED SMOOTHLY. SEEMED TO HAVE NO ISSUES OF WHAT I'VE READ IN REVIEWS. I THOUGHT GREAT! THIS IS THE CAR MY WIFE LIKES A LOT & HOW IT DRIVE! WE TAKE IT HOME.. REGISTERED & INSURED THEN A FEW DAYS LATER IT STARTS! MY WIFE SAYS IT SHIFTED/DOWNSHIFTED HARD A FEW TIMES ON HERE WAY TO WORK WHICH IS ONLY 8MILES AWAY ON BACK ROADS. WE BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE SELLER SO I DON'T KNOW IF LEMON LAW APPLIES? I CAME ACROSS A SITE THAT HAD SIMALAR COMPLAINTS & THAT NISSAN HASN'T ADDRESSED THE ISSUE NOR SENT OUT ANY RECALLS. SO THAT LED ME TO HERE, AFTER READING A COMPLAINT SOMEONE SAID TO REGISTER MY ISSUE WITH NHTSA. SO I HOPE OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD. BECAUSE OVERALL IT'S A GREAT CAR! BUT IF NISSAN MADE A MISTAKE? OWE UP TO IT! AND PLEASE FIX IT! DON'T TRY & PULL THE WOOL OVER EVERYONE'S EYES! WELL THANKS FOR LISTENING. I HOPE THEY RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WORST CAR I EVER OWNED AND WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. I THINK NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE OF THE CAR JERKING AND SUDDENLY REVS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AFTER ABOUT 90K OR SO MILES THE CAR IS FAIRLY USELESS I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MINES ANYMORE UNTIL I SHELL OUT 4K TO GET IT FIXED. WHENEVER I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT JUST JERKS REAL HARD TO THE POINT WHERE I FEEL AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. MY WIFE ACTUALLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE JUST SUDDENLY REVS FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT DOES THIS BUT ALL OWNERS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAID THE SAME THING.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, MAINLY BETWEEN 1ST/2ND GEARS AND ALSO IN REVERSE. THE RPMS REV UP HIGH AND CAR JERKS FORWARD VIOLENTLY. ONE TIME I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, IT REVED UP AND DROVE ONTO THE CURB. DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS IS FINE BUT CITY DRIVING US A NIGHTMARE. IT'S EVEN SHUT OFF AT STOP LIGHTS.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE WHEEL STABILIZER TURNED ON FOR NO REASON. I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I GOT SLAMMED INTO TWO CONCRETE WALLS AND A DIESEL TRUCK AS A RESULT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. AFTER DRIVING OVER A SNOW MOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

DRIVE TRAIN IS SLIPPING AND MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN STARTING TO MOVE IN LOW GEAR

ONCE THE TRANSMISSION GETS WARM IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. BAD STALLING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND ONCE YOU SLOW TO ROUND A CURVE AND GO TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. IT SLAMS REALLY HARD SHIFTING. CAUSES A BAD JERK. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN RAIN, LET OUT OF THE GAS TO START I TO A SMALL CURVE, THEN WHEN YOU GIVE IT HAS AGAIN. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL YOU WILL HAVE A HIGH RMP WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS BACK INTO DRIVE IT WILL CAUSE YOU TO SPIN. POSSIBLY COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED ROTTED OUT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY JERK AND THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 223,000.

I'VE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF MY CAR WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I'VE ALWAYS GONE THE EXTRA MILE TO TAKE EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND HAVE NEVER MISSED ANY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, NONE OF THIS MATTERED MUCH WHEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING VERY VIOLENTLY AROUND 90K MILES. IT HAPPENED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PART TO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING, WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I TOOK THE CAR TO MANY DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND EVENTUALLY IT TURNED OUT THAT IT HAD A BAD TRANSMISSION. I SPENT THOUSANDS IN GETTING THIS FIXED. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CARS BUT REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION, INSTEAD THEY WANT TO CHARGE THE CUSTOMER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE SO AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THAT THEY EVEN HAVE CREATED AN UPDATED TRANSMISSION FOR THIS CAR WHICH IS THE ONE THAT THEY WILL PUT IN IF YOU GO TO THEM WITH THIS ISSUE. IT'S SAD TO SEE THAT NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING TO GET NISSAN TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THIS FAULTY VEHICLES DESPITE THE RIDICULOUSLY HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE ANYONE TAKES NOTICE. YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THIS WELL KNOW ISSUE IN THIS FORUM LINK: HTTP://MAXIMA.ORG/FORUMS/6TH-GENERATION-MAXIMA-2004-2008/597683-RE5F22A-TRANSMISSION-FIX-38.HTML TO NISSAN: YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE SAVING MONEY BY NOT RECALLING THESE BAD TRANSMISSIONS AND INDEED YOU ARE, BUT ONLY IN THE SHORT TERM. LONG TERM THOUGH YOU WILL LOOSE GREATLY BECAUSE THOSE THAT USED TO C

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS.

THERE ARE SERIOUS JERKS WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SWITCHES GEARS. HAPPENS WORST ON 2ND GEAR AND 3RD AND EVENTUALLY REDUCES. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND STARTING HAPPENING ONLY AFTER DEALER SERVICES THE TRANSMISSION AT 60K MILES. THE CAR IS NOW ON 70K AND WENT TO DEALER ONCE AGAIN.. AFTER SPENDING ANTHER $400, I SEE NO RESULT. VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING BUT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ISSUES ANYTIME. REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS IS PROBABLY ANOTHER $3500. IT MAKES NO SENSE UNTIL NISSAN COMES FORWARD TO HANDLE THIS. THE CAR HAS BARELY REACHED 70K.

MY 2006 MAXIMA HAS 89000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, IT BEGAN OUT OF THE BLUE. I WAS AT AT A STOP LIGHT AND HAD TO BACK UP FOR A FIRE TRUCK AND THEN DRIVE FORWARD AND THEN MY CAR JERKED AND SHOOK THE WHOLE CAR. IT HAD NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. I DROVE HOME AS SLOW AS I COULD AND MY DAD MET ME THERE. HE GOT IN THE CAR AND WE TESTED IT. EVERY TIME YOU REVERSE AND GO INTO DRIVE IT WOULD STALL AND COUGH AND MAKE SO THAT THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING LOW, SO WE FILLED IT UP. THEN AFTER ABOUT A WEEK IT STARTED AGAIN WITH THE JERKING AFTER TAKING IT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. WE TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION GUY WHO SAID IT COULD BE THE SOLENOID? SO THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $300-500. IN THE END TO REBUILD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION ON A MAXIMA WITH ONLY 89,000 MILES IT COSTS $3500-4500 TO FIX WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!! NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THEIR PRODUCT AND STAND BEHIND IT. RECALL THE PROBLEM AND HAVE IT FIXED BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.

CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH BAD TRANSMISSION NOT KNOWING THAT JERKING WAS SO BAD IT FELT LIKE A REAR END COLLISION HAD OCCURED. HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW ITS STARTING TO HAPPEN FOR A SECOND TIME SINCE OWNING THE CAR. CAR WILL JERK AT 20MPH AND 40MPH. THE CAR ALSO ACCELERATES FORWARD WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD WAITING TO KILL MYSELF OR OTHERS BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHT WILL HAPPEN. SAD TO SEE NISSAN DOES NOT STAND BEHIND FIXING THE UNSAFE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THOSANDS OF PEOPLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AND HOPE THAT NO ONE GETS KILLED BEFORE ALL THE EFFECTED CARS ARE OFF THE ROAD. SAD TO THINK THAT NISSAN DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS AND SAFETY OF THE OWNERS.AN OWNER OF A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 10YRS OLD SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN 4 YRS OF OWNERSHIP. SORRY I EVER BOUGHT THIS CAR AND DEFINITELY LET MY OPINION BE HEARD WHEN OTHERS LOOK TO BUY A NISSAN PRODUCT. I AM SCARED TO SELL MY CR BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS AND HAS BEEN NOHING BUT A MAINTENANCE MOBILE WITH CONTINUOUS STRESS AND FEAR OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.

CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING (JERKS FELT, AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT KEPT SHOWING UP.) CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. TRIED PULLING OFF HIGHWAY, AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT, AND CAR STALLED GOING UP THE RAMP, AND ONCE AGAIN WHEN AT THE STOP SIGN, AND ON THE ROAD. CAR BARELY MADE IT BACK TO A SAFE PLACE OFF THE ROAD.

WHEN GOING TO ACCELERATE OR CHANGE GEARS (PARK TO REVERSE) THE CAR JERKS. WHEN DRIVING IN CITY AND I BREAK THEN TAKE OFF, THE CAR ENGINE REV'S LIKE THE GEAR HAS SLIPPED ..

IN A BUSY SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. HAD TO PUSH ACCELERATOR DOWN MUCH HARDER THAN USUAL TO GET THE CAR TO BACK UP CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR ANY PEOPLE OR VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE VEHICLE, SAME CONDITION ALSO OCCURS AT TIMES WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE (HESITATION AND JERKING).

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE A SLOWED FROM THE CRUISING SPEED FOR TRAFFIC. UPON MY ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE REVVED TO A HIGH RPM BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED CAUSING A HARD SHIFT THAT SEEMED TO TORQUE THE ENGINE AND CAR TO THE SIDE CAUSING A SHORT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WHEN THE THE CAR WILL JUST LOSE POWER UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION JOLTS INTO GEAR.MAS IT LOSES POWER THEE HAVE BEEN TIME WHEN CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST RAMMED THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE.

I HAD ADEQUATE CLEARANCE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A BUILDING. I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, GENTLY PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND WITHOUT WARNING MY VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE A MISSILE. WITHIN SECONDS THE REAR OF MY CAR WAS AGAINST THE BUILDING AND MY FRONT END WAS AGAINST THE CAR PARKED IN THE NEXT SPACE. TO SAY I WAS STUNNED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT AN ISSUE AND I WAS OF SOUND MIND AND BODY. I FIRMLY BELIEVE SOME KIND OF MECHANICAL DEFECT (POSSIBLY WITH MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR) CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. I AM 100% CONFIDENT I DID NOT PRESS TOO HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH I HAVE DRIVEN FOR OVER 8 YEARS (I'M ALSO A REPEAT OWNER OF THIS MAKE/MODEL) SO I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH HOW IT HANDLES. IT ACCELERATED INAPPROPRIATELY RESULTING IN OVER $7,400 OF DAMAGES TO MY CAR ALONE.

OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT THREE WEEKS, THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR WENT FROM OCCASIONAL ROUGH SHIFTING TO BEING STUCK IN 5TH GEAR ALL THE TIME. THE CAR WOULD "RESET" WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, THAN THE CAR RESTARTED, BUT THAT TOO FAILED TO WORK AFTER ABOUT A WEEK. THE SITUATION NOW HAS THE CAR UN-DRIVABLE. NISSAN CLAIMS THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY FAILED, AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AGREED. THE CAR WILL STILL DO ONE NORMAL SHIFT CYCLE WHEN IT IS COOL, BUT THAN REMAINS IN FIFTH GEAR AFTER THAT.

WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN THE INTERSTATE. ENGINE REVVED AND CAR LURCHED. SHE EXITED INTERSTATE AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED COMING OFF A MOUNTAIN IN EAST TENNESSEE. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO RIDE BRAKES TO FLAT LAND, OVER 3 MILES. 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED

ALTHOUGH THE CAR LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, IT'S QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF MY LEAST FAVORITE VEHICLES I'VE OWNED. WHEN I START GOING FORWARD, I HAVE TO WAIT AND BE VERY PATIENT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE SURE IT SHIFTS PROPERLY OR IT WILL JERK MYSELF AND SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK FORWARD. I PARK IN A RAMP AT WORK AND ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASSION THE CAR WAS DOWNSHIFTING AS I TURNED A CORNER GOING UP THE RAMP AND I WAS SLOWING FOR A PEDESTRIAN AND THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AND THE PEDESTRIAN JUMPED AND GAVE ME A SCARED LOOK. NOT ONLY IS THAT ENTIRELY EMBARASSING AS AN EXECUTIVE BUT IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD ON MULTIPLE LEVELS. THE CAR SEEMS TO JERK THE MOST FROM 1-2 AND 2-3 AND VISA VERSA. I NOTED ELECTRICAL AS AN AFFECTED PART BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I SET THE MIRROR AND SEATS, EVERY TIME I USE REVERSE, THE MIRRORS MOVE AND CLICK UNTIL I ADJUST THEM TO WHERE I NEED THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A POPPING SOUND CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, NECK, AND BOTH KNEES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

AIR BAG DEFAULT STILL BLINKING

THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE RPM''S WENT UP AND THEN THE CAR SLAMMED INTO GEAR.