2006 Nissan Maxima complaints

MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT IS HAVING MAJOR AUTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY JERKING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR STARTING TO GO. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE COMPUTER SCANS, INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING OTHER MODEL YEARS USING THE SAME TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPAIR IS APPROX $3000.00, AND APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, GENERALLY BECOMING OBVIOUS AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL NOW. WHEN I HAVE TO BACK THE CAR UP IN REVERSE AND THEN SWITCH INTO DRIVE IT KICKS VERY HARD. IT STARTED EARLIER THIS WEEK AND HAS BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE. THE FIRST TIME, IT KICKED SO HARD THAT I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING, AND MY PASSENGERS WERE THROWN FORWARD SO HARD THAT THE SEAT BELTS TOOK THEIR BREATH OUT OF THEM. LATER THAT SAME DAY I HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR TO START WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION NOTHING HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED AGAIN IT STARTED UP, BUT KICKED AGAIN WHEN I SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE.

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH ON A LOCAL STREET MY BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A "THUMPING" NOISE. THE THUMPING CONTINUED ON AND OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. I THOUGHT MY BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OR I HAD A BAD ROTOR. I REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AND INSPECTED THE ROTORS. THE NEXT DAY THE SOUND WAS BACK. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MIDAS TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED. THE GUYS FROM MIDAS TOLD ME THE ISSUE WAS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS THE ANTI LOCK BREAKS ACTIVATING. THEY ALSO INDICATED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM NISSAN ON THE ABS ACTUATOR DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ISSUES SEEN WITH THE ABS ACTUATOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY ISSUES WERE BEING REPORTED ON THE NISSAN MAXIMA ABS ACTUATOR. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING HOME MY BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO REGAIN PRESSURE. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IT COST ME $1000 TO REPAIR THE ABS REAR SENSORS. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO NOTED THAT THEY ROUTINELY HAVE PEOPLE COME IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE TO COME BACK IN TO HAVE THE ACTUATOR FIXED AFTER THE SENSORS ARE FIXED. THE ACTUATOR IS AN ADDITIONAL $2000. I CONTACTED NISSAN (1-866-799-1690) AND SPOKE TO DAVID AND SHEENA. VERY POOR SERVICE AND I ACTUALLY HAD TO "CONVINCE" THEM THAT MY BRAKES GOING OUT WAS A BIG DEAL. I ASKED WHY A TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAD BEEN PUT OUT FOR THE ABS ACTUATOR, BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUES. I WAS TOLD "THERE ARE TECHNICAL BULLETINS FOR FIXING ENGI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,079. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS PROCEEDING IN MY CAR ON A MAJOR STREET ALWAYS TRAVELED BY EIGHTEEN WHEELER TRUCKS WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY CAR. 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE EIGHTEEN WHEELER DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES MISSING ME MY INCHES SEEING I NEVER TOUCHED MY BRAKES, HENCE NO BRAKE LIGHTS.. ACTUALLY I WAS REVVING THE ENGINE PRAYING THE GEARS WOULD CATCH TO POSSIBLY GET ME OUT OF THIS SITUATION. I COULD HAVE DIED!!!! I WAS PRAYING THE WHOLE TIME AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SENT IT TO THE SHOP TO GET REPAIRED. SOMEONE WILL DIE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I CAME VERY CLOSE TODAY. IF SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FOR NISSAN TO ADMIT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM I HOPE THE FAMILIES GET PROPERLY COMPENSATED CAUSE I AM LETTING THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK THE DRIVERS INFORMATION AND ANOTHER WITNESS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED ONE BLOCK FROM THE INCIDENT. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR INTO A NISSAN DEALER FOR A ABS ISSUE I HAVE WHERE ABS,TCS AND SLIP LIGHT IS COMING ON AND MAKEN A HORRIBLE NOISE .THEY TOLD ME THE ACTUATOR AND REAR HUB NEEDED REPAIR FOR A TOTAL OF 2270.00 PLUS TAX.THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND IN MY OPINION AS A MECHANIC SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL,FOR ALL THE PEOPLE HAVEN THIS ISSUE IS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY RECURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOPS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JERK WHILE BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED. UPDATED 11/04/11

IN JUNE OF 2010 WE STARTED TO NOTICE CONDENSATION BUILDING UP IN THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE BUT THE LEESBURG FL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID TO IGNORE IT SINCE IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE ($1200) TO REPLACE THE UNIT. THEN IN FEB OF 2011 WE NOTICED THAT THE XENON BULB IN THAT FIXTURE HAD BLOWN OUT. WE DON'T DO TOO MUCH NIGHT DRIVING SO WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT BLEW, BUT IT SEEMS THE EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE BULB'S FAILURE. ASIDE FROM THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE BULB AND FIXTURE, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CONDENSATION PROBLEM SEEMS A SAFETY ISSUE (AND A MANUFACTURER DEFECT) BECAUSE OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND THE PROSPECT OF THE XENON BULB FAILING PREMATURELY.

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL SLAMS INTO GEAR IT IS LOUD AND SCARY AND IS THE CAR JERKING OCCURS WHEN DRIVING FORWARD ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND WHEN YOU PUT IT DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD TO HAVE MOTOR MOUNTS PUT ON CAR BECAUSE OF THE HARD SLAMMING, DEALER CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID STILL KNOW CHANGE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHOWED UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DID KEEP THE PARTS WHEN MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CHANGED OUT, BUT I THINK THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHIFTS. *TR

TRANSMISSION. I JUST PURCHASED A 2006 MAXIMA. IT WILL SHIFT VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND. IT IS JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY WHEN YOU SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. IT IS KNOCKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT DOES THIS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP A BIT. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 2-1, IT SMACKED REAL HARD AT A LIGHT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY FAMILY. THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT NISSAN TRIED TO DEVELOP A TRANMISSION THAT COULD THINK FOR YOU. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING TESTING. PLEASE RECALL THOSE TRANSMISSIONS NOW BEFORE THESE UNITS GET TOO OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A HARD DOWNSHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE. ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE, TBS, ABS, BRAKE LIGHTS ON. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE HAS EVER OCCURRED. REPLACEMENT PART PRICE EXHORBANT, UNREALISTIC. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AT FULL FORCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SPORADIC OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,830.

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 90K MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY ACCELERATING AND OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT ANY RATIONALE- SIMPLY PAUSES, THEN JERKS INTO GEAR- OFTEN WHEN IN AN INTERSECTION. IT TYPICALLY IT HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARMER THAN NOT. A TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND FLUSH HAS BEEN DONE BY DEALER- AND THEY 'SAID' THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, IT CONTINUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING RECURRING TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN WHICH IT WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AS WELL AS HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING. THE HESITATIONS WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,667.

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA - THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED, NISSAN IS CLAIMING A $2000 REPAIR. I HAVE KNOWN AND READ OF SEVERAL DOZEN OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAILURE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *TR

I GUESS THERE HAVE TO BE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMEBODY GETS KILLED BEFORE YOU (NISSAN) WILL TAKE SOME ACTION. IT SADDENS ME TO KNOW THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURES DON'T CARE ABOUT THE CITIZENS THAT ARE PURCHASING THERE VEHICLES. SAD SITUATION!!!!!! *TR

HAD MY CAR PUT ON A DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE TO FIND OUT WHY MY ABS, SLIP, ENGINE & BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER THE RESULTS CAME BACK HERE AGAIN IS THERE ANOTHER TECHNICAL BULLETIN PUT OUT BY NISSAN FOR MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS MAKING GRINDING SOUNDS AND TRIGGERS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THE BRAKES WILL SUDDENLY PULSATE WHEN ENGAGED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE: DUE TO CORROSION ENTERING THE REAR TIRES. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT NISSAN HAS A KNOWN FAILURE OF THE ABS FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND RANDOMLY SHIFTING GEARS. IN ADDITION, WHEN DECELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,067.

THE WEEP HOLE IN MY REAR AXLE HUB BECAME PLUGGED AND CAUSED A FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THE REAR SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ($900). I WAS LUCKY? I SOMEHOW AVOIDED THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN SENSOR ($2,500). THE NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT THIS AND ACKNOWLEDGED IT AS A DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS A SAFETY AND COST ISSUE. IT IS WELL KNOWN. THE BULLETIN BOARDS ARE RIFE WITH PEOPLE WHO DISCONNECT THEIR ABS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T OR WON'T PAY THE HUGE REPAIR BILLS. THERE IS EVEN A RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR PREVENTING A RECURRENCE AFTER THE REPAIR ON THE INTERNET. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL TO GET IT RETROFITTED BEFORE THE SYSTEM FAILS? *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND ALSO IN THE LOWER GEARS LIKE 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND ALSO WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO THE LOWER GEARS IT DOES THE SAME THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE SERVICE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE ABNORMALLY BENT. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN HE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY JERK. HE WAS THEN UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO ANY OTHER GEAR BESIDES FOURTH. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000. BW

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA IN NOVEMBER 2005 BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER W/ 3 YEAR WARRANTY / 5 YEAR POWERTRAIN. I'VE DONE ALL SERVICES, MAINTENANCE, ETC. MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (ENGINE/TRANS) JUST EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. MY CAR IS DOING 54,508 MILES. ONCE IT HIT THE 54,500 MARK THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL. IT WOULD JERK EXTREMELY BAD W/ A 5 SECOND DELAY FROM N - D, N - R, R - D, & D - R (ALL OF THOSE COMBINATIONS). WHILE DRIVING IT DOWNSHIFTS HARD IN SLOWS THE CAR (COULD BE FATAL). IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR W/ THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I'M CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY RELUCTANT TO FIX THE ISSUE SINCE I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS / SIMILAR ISSUES. I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS OF PEOPLE STATE THE SAME ISSUE WHEN APPROACHING 60K ON THE CAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO SEE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I ALMOST HAD THE TRANSMISSION JAM/STICK WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. I COULD OF SERIOUSLY BEEN INJURED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT W/ ONCOMING TRAFFIC, HAVING MY FAULTY TRANSMISSION WAIT A 5 SECONDS AND JOLT LIKE A CAR JUST HIT ME. I'M NOT SURE WHO CAN HELP BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND I FEEL THIS IS SOLELY THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED JERKING AND SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS QUITE OFTEN DAILY BUT THEN SOME DAYS NOT AT ALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT STARTED AROUND 80,000 MILES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT CHANGING THE FLUID WOULD JUST DAMAGE IT WORSE I JUST NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND BANGS INTO GEAR JUST LIKE IS COMMON WITH LOTS OF OTHER OWNERS AND IT CONVENIENTLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER YOUR WARRANTY RUNS OUT! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEED, VDC, SLIP, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CAR WAS ABLE TO STILL BE DRIVEN WITH NO ISSUE. UPON TAKING CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE INFORMED THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DECLINED THE $2000+ REPAIR AS THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE. UPON SEARCHING GOOGLE FOR THIS ISSUE THERE WERE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING FOR OTHER CONSUMERS AND EVEN A NISSAN REPAIR BULLETIN NOTING A DESIGN FLAW IN HOW THE WHEEL HUB CAN NOT DRAIN CAUSING THE ABS SENSOR AND ACTUATOR PROBLEMS.

PURCHASED A 06 MAXIMA IN AUG 2009, IN OCTOBER OF 2010 THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN DRIVING IT. AT FIRST IT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN EVERY NOW AND THEN AND THEN IT WOULD JERK AND MIST EVERY OTHER DAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD AND THAT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HAD CAR FIXED AND AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS IT STARTED JERKING, THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPT WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT NONE OF THE SENSORS DISPLAYED A PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO CHANGE THE GRADE OF GAS FROM PREMIUM TO MID-GRADE. I DID WHAT THEY RECOMMENDED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO JERK AND MIST. THE JERKING WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN THE RPM WOULD QUICKLY FLIP TO 4 OR 5 ALL THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT A SPEED OF 20-30 MPH. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN BECAUSE I BELIEVED THAT NISSAN CARS WERE VERY GOOD AND RELIABLE VEHICLES. *TR

NISSAN 2006 MAXIMA SE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR VIOLENTLY JERKS BETWEEN 2 AND 3RD GEAR, REVS UP TO 5 RPMS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AFTER THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. OCCURRENCE IS DAILY, THE RECOMMEND 5K REPAIR BILL. *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY THE ACTUATOR, IN THE 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA FAILED. INITIALLY, THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT FIRST OCCURRED ON DRY PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55MPH) BRAKING AND THEN ALL SUBSEQUENT BRAKING THEREAFTER, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR ROAD CONDITION. NOW THE CAR IS IN FAIL-SAFE MODEL WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION ARE INACTIVE ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN DEALERS ESTIMATE THE FIX TO BE APPROXIMATELY $3000, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE REPAIR IN REPLACING THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN FLOODED AND HAS ONLY BEEN IN VERY MINOR FENDER-BENDERS (REPAINTING OF EXTERIOR PARTS). FROM MY PROSPECTIVE, IT SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE ACTUATOR TO GO BAD AND APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE UNIT. *LN

I PURCHASED MY 06 MAXIMA WHEN IT HAD 52,000 MILES. AFTER A FEW WEEKS I NOTICED THE SHIFTING IS NOT PROPER AND SUDDEN JERKING WHEN SHIFTING IN R OR D. EVENTUALLY THE JERKING GOT WORST AND CURRENTLY AT NEARLY 72,000 MILES IT HAS GOTTEN VERY SCARY. AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HAS REAR ENDED THE CAR. LAST WEEK, WHILE MAKING AN EXIT FROM A HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND GOT OUT OF CONTROL. I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED WHILE I WAS GOING AT AROUND 50 MPH. SINCE THEN I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING CONSTANTLY. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING DEALERS AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT REGARDING THIS MODEL YEAR. BUT AS IT SEEMS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OR PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF POSTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN THE SAME EXACT MODEL MAXIMA. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE SINCE I NOTICED LAST WEEK THAT THE SLIP COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS. I SURE HOPE A FATAL ACCIDENT WOULD NOT BE THE CAUSE TO WAKE UP NISSAN TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY JERKING AND SWITCHING GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,950 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF UPDATED 03/08/11*JB

JUST DRIVING ALONG, MY BOYFRIEND AS THE DRIVER, AND I AS THE PASSENGER, AND AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A LOUD CLANGING/RAPPING SOUND OUT OF THE BLUE, WHEREAS IT SCARED ME SO, THAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK. IT WOULD THEN HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. THEN I STARTED TO NOTICE A LOW HUM (ABS CONTROLLER), JUST PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. SO I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET, AND SUSPECTED THE ABS. I THEN ENTERED 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA ABS, AND BAM...ALL OVER THE NET WERE TESTIMONIES OF ABS FAILURE (WHERE DEBRIS GETS TRAPPED IN THE REAR HUBS, WITH NO ESCAPE). LIVING IN PA, WITH HARSH WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS, AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN ...THIS SCARES ME! NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE DEFECT, AND A TSB WAS SENT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. A NISSAN CERTIFIED TECH SAID TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SO I DID UNTIL I GOT IT TO MY MECHANIC. I DOWNLOADED THE TSB FOR MY MECHANIC TO FOLLOW. HE CLEANED OUT THE REAR HUBS, BUT DID NOT DRILL ANY HOLES, NOR MESS WITH ANY SENSORS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR BACK FOR 2 DAYS NOW, AND 'THE PROBLEM' HAPPENED TWICE. I PURCHASED THIS (EXPENSIVE) LUXURY VEHICLE, AND AS OF TODAY, I HAVE ONE PAYMENT LEFT. THIS MAKES ME SICK! THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SERIOUS MATTER. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN NEXT.

MY 06 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 91 THOUSAND MILES ON IT'S TRANSMISSION BUT FOR THE LAST 10 THOUSAND MILES IT HAS I CAN FEEL THE CHANGE OF GEARS WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT READING A LOT OF FORUMS I WAS WRONG. I EVEN CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL AT 50 THOUSAND MILES TO MAKE SURE IT LAST LONGER. BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. I FEEL RIPPED OFF AND SCREWED. ALSO WHEN I PARK IT MOVES 4 INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION AND ITS GETTING WORSE. I DO OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AND HAVE RECEIPTS TO PROOF IT. THANK YOU *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING UNDER HIGH OR SLOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE CAUSES A GRINDING SOUNDS AND TRIGGERS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. ONCE THE FAILURE BEGINS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIX WITHOUT TECHNICAL SERVICE. IT OCCURS IRREGARDLESS OF SPEED AND/OR CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 11 MONTHS. IT IS A HIGHLY COSTLY , TIME CONSUMING AND INCONVENIENT PROBLEM. THE ABS SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ABS CONTROL UNIT AND ACTUATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED TOO. THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THIS RECURRING PROBLEM AND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2009 THE VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 67,000 AS FINE FOR THE FIRST 2 MONTHS. HERE IS WHERE MY PROBLEMS STARTED TO OCCUR, WHEN TURNING TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY I ACCELERATED TO SPEED THE CAR HESITATED AND WAS PUTTING THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. ONCE I RETURNED FROM OUT OF STATE I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP EMPIRE NISSAN IN LAKEWOOD, COLORADO AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION WAS, THE SALESMEN STATED TO DISCONNECT THE WIRE TO THE BATTERY TO RESET THE LIGHT, I DID THAT AND IT WENT RIGHT BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF STARTS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE SAID IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR? IT WAS REPLACED, THEN THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE ODOMETER READ APPROX. 75,000 I NOTICED THAT IF I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AT A FAST PACE THEN PUSHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE RPM'S REVVED UP TO 5 AND THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE TO ACCOMPANY THE RPM'S AT 5. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORSE EVER SINCE I NOTICED THAT, IT THEN STARTED TO SLIP IN GEAR, GOING FROM R TO D OR D TO R ONCE SHIFTER IS IN PLACE IT WOULD PAUSE THEN JERK INTO GEAR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AAMCO THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND ALSO THE FLUIDS TO THE TRANSMISSION. $700 LATER THE VEHICLE IS WORSE! NOW THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION WILL KICK AND JERK HARD IN GEAR WHILE THE RPM'S GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 5. WHEN CAR COMES TO A STOP WITH FOOT ON THE BREAK CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD. MY LATEST INCIDENT IS WHEN AT A STOP AND MOVE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STARTS OFF AS IF IT WAS IN 5TH GEA

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS WITH IT. AFTER ABOUT A 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASING IT, IT STARTING JERKING WHILE DRIVING IT. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT SINCE IT STOPPED FOR A WHILE. THEN SOME WEEKS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN CAUSING ME TO ALMOST REAREND SOMEONE. HEAR IT IS MONTHS LATER AND I WAS HEADING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR JUST QUIT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SO NOW I HAVE TO GET THIS CAR TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT. I HAVE BEEN READING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF VERY SIMILAR SITUATIONS. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN EARLY MODEL NISSAN MAXIMAS. I HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO REPAIR THESE CARS. I AM VERY SCARED TO HEAR WHAT THE DEALER AND OTHER SHOPS ARE GOING TO SAY. THIS CAR HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO WARRANTY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH APPROX. 16,000 MILES IN SEPTEMBER 2006. IN 2009 WITH APPOX. 50,000-60,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. IT JERKS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND DRIVE, IT SHIFTS UP AND DOWN HARD AND IT JERKS WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK.

PURCHASED 2006 MAXIMA. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND KNOCKS!! THE CAR ONLY HAD APPROX 80K MILES WHEN THIS STARTED!! WE HAVE REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AS WELL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS APPARENTLY IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS STARTING IN 2004. WE ARE STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR! *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE IN 2007 WITH ABOUT 8K MILES ON IT. THE REGULARLY MAINTAINED CAR NOW HAS A LITTLE UNDER 81K MILES AND IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED WITH THE CAR JERKING AND A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. NOW THE CAR IS JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CAR STALLS THEN SURGES FORWARD. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY THE $100 FEE THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES JUST TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS DETERIORATING. I STARTED LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT IT AND CAME ACROSS AN ABUNDANCE OF TESTIMONIES FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT EXPERIENCE AS ME ALL WITHIN THE SAME MILEAGE AND IT SEEMS NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL NEED TO DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I AM SO DONE WITH NISSAN, IS THERE ANYTHING LEGALLY THAT CAN BE DONE FOR NISSAN TO HEAR OUR VOICES FOR A RECALL TO HAPPEN. ITS TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE NOT TO BE ADDRESSED. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

FROM NOV 2009 TO JAN 2010, I REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, REAR WHEEL SENSOR, HUB AND COMPONENTS. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THAT AGAIN (DEC 2010). A PART THAT WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR RUSTED CAUSING "RUST INTRUSION" AND NISSAN DOES NOT CONSIDER THAT PART TO BE DEFECTIVE (EVEN THOUGH THAT SAME PART IS LESS THAT A YEAR OLD). SO IN LESS THAN A YEAR, I HAVE SPENT $4000 TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES REPAIRED (NOT REALLY) TWICE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 06' MAXIMA IN 08' I HAD IT FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND THE CD PLAYER DOESNT PLAY ANY THING IT SKIPS SPITS THE CD OUT AND AN ERROR MESG. COMES UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY "FIXED IT" SO THEY SAY 1 WEEK LATER IT STARTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE I CALLED AND THEY SAID THEY CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT MAYBE ITS THE CD. SO I NEVER GOT THAT ISSUE FIXED. AN OTHER ISSUE IS MY CAR HAS ABOUT 70K MILES AND EVERY TIME THE CAR GOES 20-30 MPH IT HAS A HARD HIT TO CHANGE GEARS EVERY TIME. MY CAR GET SERVICED EVERY 3-4 MONTHS AND NOW I NEED A NEW TRANMISSION!! I ONLY WORK ABOUT 20 MILES FROM WHERE I LIVE HOW CAN THAT BE? ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE SOME KIND OF BRAKE PART. EVERY TIME I WENT TO BRAKE THE CAR MADE THIS NOISE AND IT STARTED TO SHAKE THE SOUND WAS THIS GRINDING SOUND THEN AN OTHER SOUND STARTED LIKE WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE ROADS ARE WET. BUT SHAKING REAL BAD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS W & T ON THE CAR. WHEN I ASKED HIM HOW OFFTEN THIS HAPPENS AND HE SAID NOT THAT OFFTEN SO HOW CAN THAT BE? OTHER THAN THAT ITS LITTLE THING LIKE MY TRUCK LOCK DOESNT STAY PUT I HAVE TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS OF IT ONCE AWEEK PLEASE MAKE NISSAN DO A RE-CALL I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPALINTS AND THEY ARE ALL THE SAME AND EXPENSIVE ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA.....TRANSMISSION PROBLEM...JERKS VIOLENTLY FROM 2-3RD, AND FROM 3-2ND..ALSO SPORADICALLY SLIPS...DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC... *TR

DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, HARD DOWNSHIFT WHILE COMING TO A RED LIGHT, CAR SEEMS TO HAVE VIOLENT JERKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. ONLY 64K BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MAXIMA AND HAD THE SITUATION ONE DAY IN AUGUST 2010 WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE ABS ENGAGED. THERE WAS A GRINDING TYPE NOISE LIKE AN IMPELLER WAS BROKEN. WHEN I CHECKED AROUND WITH SOME DEALER THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. AN INFINITI DEALER TOLD ME THAT IF I DISCONNECT ONE OF THE SENSORS ON THE REAR WHEEL THE ABS WOULD BE DISABLED. THE BRAKING WOULD BE AS IF THERE WASN'T NO ABS. IN THE WINTER YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VDC OTHERWISE YOU WOULD STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION OF WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED OUT. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, PURCHASED FROM STONE MOUNTAIN NISSAN IN STONE MOUNTAIN, GA ON 2-16-08, IS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS (2-3RD GEAR). THE TRANSMISSION DROPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AS WELL AS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. EVERY TIME I TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY SAY "THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" ON THANKSGIVING 2010, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD WITH THE BABIES WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY MAKE THIS LONG JERKING MOVEMENT. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER NOW SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. (REMEMBER, THEY NEVER COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM!) *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED EVERY THREE MONTHS AND NOW AT ONLY 69,000 MILIEUS MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE I NOTICED A ?WHINING? NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE MECHANIC COULD FIND NO ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION DEFECT ON THE 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SLIP AND JERK AND GET STUCK NOW MY CAR HAS 94000 MILES ON IT THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER READS SHIFT MALFUNCTION AND FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD AND READ THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL MY AUNT HAS THE SAME CAR AND HERS HAS STARTED DOING IT TO. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT OR ANYTHING THE CONSUMER COULD PREVENT I THINK NISSAN RECALL THIS BECAUSE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND YOU CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. *TR