2006 Nissan Maxima

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. *KB

• 12/29/2011· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER 65000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHOW PROBLEMS. MOSTLY FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR IT JUMPS LIKE A MULE. ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WARRANTY IS NO LONGER ACTIVE SO MOST SPEND 3500 DOLLARS. I WOULD NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN. *KB

• 12/27/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/24/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, JUMPS OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN GEARS. OFTEN IT WILL GO TO SHIFT THEN IT REVS UP NOT IN GEAR INSTEAD OF SHIFTING THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR. THIS IS NOT A DAILY CONSTANT ISSUE IT IS RANDOM AND SOMETIMES WILL GO WEEKS BETWEEN HAVING THE ISSUE POP UP. WHEN IT POPS UP IT WILL HAPPEN DURING THAT ENTIRE DRIVE. THE NEXT TIME IT IS DRIVEN EVEN THAT SAME DAY EVEN JUST 15 MINUTES LATER IT WILL NOT HAVE SHIFTING ISSUES SOMETIMES IT DOES. THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

• 12/24/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/23/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND BUCKING SO HARD THAT IT FEELS AS IF YOU EITHER HIT SOMEONE OR SOMEONE HAS HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. CAUSES YOU TO LOSE SPEED AND MAKES THE CARS BEHIND YOU TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID REAR ENDING COLLISION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LIKE THIS IT GIVES YOU A VERY UNEASY FEELING AS TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT TO CAUSE YOU TO BECOME A HAZARD AND PUT YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER. THE VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH 2 REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS ALREADY THIS YEAR ALONE AND THE PROBLEM IS STARTING TO RESURFACE AGAIN. *TR

• 12/23/2011· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HOME ON THE INTERSTATE IN 5-O-CLOCK TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE WITHOUT HITTING ANOTHER CAR OR CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I THEN ROLLED TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO BREAK TO A STOP, BUT OF COURSE WITH THE TRANSMISSION GONE I COULDN'T EVEN ROLL THE CAR HOME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED. THIS WASN'T TOO MUCH OF A SURPRISE AS I HAD SPOKEN WITH A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP JUST A FEW MONTHS PRIOR AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW VALVE BODY, THE ONE ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS COMMONLY SEEN AND REPLACED ALL THE TIME. AT THAT TIME HE QUOTED ME $1800 FOR THE PART/LABOR, WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE SO I AGREED TO COME BACK WHEN I RECEIVED MORE FINANCIAL AID FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER. WHEN I CONTACTED THE SHOP THIS TIME AROUND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE I'D UNFORTUNATELY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ALTOGETHER. A USED ONE ONLY HAS A 90 DAY WARRANTY AND HE QUOTED ME AROUND $2700-$3000. THE VALVE BODY COULD BE THE SAME DEFECTIVE ONE AS BEFORE, AND BEING USED, I COULD EASILY WIND UP IN THE SAME BOAT 90 DAYS LATER. HE SAID HE'D CALL BACK TO GIVE ME A QUOTE ON A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT IT WOULD COST MORE AND COME WITH A LONGER WARRANTY, POSSIBLY 2 YEARS. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. APPARENTLY SINCE I DIDN'T DIE YET OR CAUSE ANYONE ELSE TO DIE IT'S OK. *TR

• 12/23/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/22/2015· STRUCTURE

  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.

• 12/22/2012· POWER TRAIN

  ***FAULTY TRANSMISSION*** MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS, TAKES TIME TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC, AND IT BARELY WANTS TO MOVE ONCE STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. THE GEAR SPONTANEOUSLY GETS STUCK IN EITHER 1ST OR 5TH AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON SO THAT I CAN GET TO MY DESTINATION. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. MY CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND UPON MY RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHERS (HAVE HAD/AND ARE STILL HAVING) THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS NOT SAFE OR FAIR TO ME AS A CONSUMER. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP. *TR

• 12/22/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I FELT ABS SYSTEM ACTUATING VIA PUMPING SENSATION IN MY BRAKE PEDAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. IT PERFORMED WORSE WHEN GOING UPHILL, AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON FLAT SURFACES. ERROR CODES WERE GENERATED AND "DUMMY" LIGHTS WENT ON. THE BRAKING WAS NOT VERY EFFECTIVE AS A RESULT OF THE ABS KICKING IN ERRONEOUSLY. THANKFULLY I WAS KEEPING A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE AND WAS ABLE TO BRAKE WITH SOME ROOM TO SPARE BUT IF I HAD REGULAR BRAKES WITHOUT THE ABS MALFUNCTIONING, I WOULD HAVE STOPPED MORE QUICKLY. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS HURT THIS TIME. MECHANIC INVESTIGATION INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE SERVICE BULLETIN: NTB07-016B HAS THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO FIX THE ABS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME TO HELP ME AVOID A FAILED ACTUATOR. *TR

• 12/22/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING WARNING LIGHTS AND RESPONDING SPORADICALLY, WORKING SMOOTHLY THEN FAILING IN VARIOUS MANNERS INCLUDING: FAILING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, LOST POWER WHEN EXITING HIGHWAY, LURCHED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, LIGHTS FAILED THEN TURNED BACK ON, FLASHING FAILURE LIGHTS, LOSS OF FUEL ERRORS, OTHERS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE CAR COMPUTER HOUSING AND LOCATION MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR DIMES TO FALL FROM THE DASH INTO AN OPENING, WHICH APPEARED TO BE A TEST PORT, IN THE COMPUTER CAUSING SHORTS RESULTING IN THE SPORADIC BEHAVIOR AND ULTIMATE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE UNIT. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FIND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS THAT DOCUMENTED THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND THE ASSOCIATED DANGEROUS IMPLICATIONS. *TR

• 12/21/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  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

• 12/21/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/20/2013· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS A PROUD OWNER OF A 2006 MAXIMA BUT NOW I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, MY CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN SWITCHING GEARS, ACCELERATING, PARKING, AND SLOWING DOWN. I WENT TO NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD INTERNAL FAILURES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $4200.00!!! MY CAR ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AND HAVE FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ARE MESSED UP AND THEY ARE TRYING NOT TO OWN UP TO IT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN IT JERKS VIOLENTLY OR STALLS, YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND TERRIFYING. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN!!! *TR

• 12/19/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS DURING TAKE-OFF AND ACCELERATION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CROSS TRAFFIC OR CLEAR INTERSECTIONS.

• 12/18/2008· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/17/2013· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE CONTACT APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND POWERING OFF THE VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SPIRAL CABLE HARNESS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 12/17/2010· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 12/17/2010· POWER TRAIN

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

• 12/17/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *TR

• 12/17/2009· SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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

• 12/15/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/14/2012· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR WOULD NOT GO WHEN I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AFTER STOPPING AT THE LIGHT. IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE SUDDEN STOPS. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR WILL NOT EXCEED 40 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

• 12/14/2011· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/14/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/13/2014· ENGINE

  I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SOME SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $2000.00 FOR THE WORK. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. NISSAN HAS ISSUED AS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS A PLASTIC PART WAS USED ON THE TIMING CHAIN AND IT WEARS PREMATURELY. I SPOKE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND LEARNED THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST 100000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED, IT COULD RESULT IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, IF THE TIMING CHAIN FAILS, THE VEHICLE COULD BE REAR-ENDED SINCE THE FAILURE MAKES THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. *TR

• 12/13/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS ACTIVATES DURING NORMAL BRAKING MAKING HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THE ACTUATOR AND REAR HUB NEEDED REPAIR FOR AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF MONEY OVER $2,000.00. I HAD THE SIMILAR PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE ONLY REPAIR NEEDED WAS TO DISMANTLE REAR BRAKE ROTOR, CLEAN THE CORROSION, GRIND A NOTCH IN THE KNUCKLE, AND REASSEMBLE IT BACK. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ALL CARS IN MIDDLE EASTERN AND CENTRAL STATES BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN MY OPINION IT SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL, FOR ALL THE PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE IS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. *TR

• 12/13/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/12/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND KNOCKS RANDOMLY, IS NOT SAFE AT ALL.

• 12/12/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RATTLING SOUND ON FRONT RIDE SIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 12/11/14 TO HAVE ASSESSED. WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONING SYSTEM. IT WILL COST $2000 IN LABOR ALONE TO REMOVE ENGINE AND COMPONENTS TO ACCESS, PARTS WILL BE ANYWHERE FOR $200-$2000. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND PRONE TO PREMATURE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENS BUT RECOMMENDED I DO NOT DRIVE UNTIL CAN BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF THE TIMING LOSES TIME IT WILL BLOW MY MOTOR. I FEEL AS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED TO CONSUMERS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT YET PAID OFF AND WILL REQUIRE $2000-4000 IN REPAIRS TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

• 12/12/2011· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/11/2020· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  WELL MY CAR WHILE DRIVING IT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN ME WHILE IM DRIVING IT. AFTER IT CRANKS BACK UP IT IS VERY SLOW TO TAKE OFF

• 12/11/2016· STRUCTURE

  PURCHASED A 2006 MAXIMA WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT. BODY IS RUST FREE, CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HOWEVER, WHILE INSPECTING THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, NOTICED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTED CLEAR THOUGH AND THAT A HOLE AROUND 10-12 INCHES IS FORMING. THE ONLY THING HOLDING YOUR FEET FROM HITTING THE ROAD IS THE CARPET. THIS CAR HAS NO OTHER SIGNS OF RUST ISSUES ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER DISCOVERY, I WENT TO THE INTERNET ONLY TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ALTIMAS AND MAXIMAS AND THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT, BOTH BY NISSAN AS WELL AS THE SAFETY WATCH DOGS. I'VE OWNED MANY CARS WITH THE TAKATA AIRBAGS, AND NEVER AN ISSUE, EVEN IN ONE MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN. AIRBAG WORKED LIKE IT SHOULD, YET THAT RECALL IS WIDELY KNOWN AND IS BEING ADDRESSED. HERE, YOU CAN LITERALLY FALL THOUGH THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, ON A CAR WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND NOT ONE THING APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WHY? THIS CAR COST $32,500 NEW IN 2006 AND ONLY PROVIDED A USEFUL LIFE OF 62,000 MILES BEFORE IT BECAME SO UNSAFE THAT DRIVING IT IS FOOLISH. AT WHAT POINT WILL NISSAN, WHO COLLECTED THAT $32,500 BE FORCED TO COUGH SOME OF THAT BACK UP TO CORRECT ISSUES LIKE THIS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE SELLING VEHICLES IN THE UNITED STATES?

• 12/09/2017· ENGINE

  THE CAR SHUTS DOWN IN THE MEST OF DRIVING OR A THE STOP SIGN. SOME TIMES IT WILL CRANK BACK UP AND SOME TIMES IT WILL NOT .SO NOW IT WILL NOT CRACK BACK UP.

• 12/09/2011· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/05/2016· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA IS SHIFTING GEARS ON ITS ON AS IF THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL KEEPS SHIFTING TO ONE SIDE THE GUYS AT THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT PLACE TOLD ME IT'S THE RACK AND PINION. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION GOES OUT VERY FAST AND THE PART IS ABOUT 400$. THE GAS LIGHT AND THE LIGHT THAT TELLS YOU THAT YOU NEED COOLANT HAS BEEN ON AND STAYS ON. THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING HOT AND MY CAR HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS.

• 12/05/2014· ENGINE

  IN NEIGHBOR DRIVING 30, CAR JUMPS AND MOTOR IDLES. HAS JUMPED INTO REVERSE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT TO DRIVE. WHILE PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE TRYING PARK, THE CAR JUMPS INSTEAD OF DRIVING. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WHILE ACCELERATING, CAR JUMPS THREE TIMES BEFORE TAKING OFF TO ACTUALLY DRIVE. CAR REFUSED TO GO INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. *TR

• 12/04/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/03/2014· POWER TRAIN

  IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AT LOW SPEED, CAR BEGAN TO REV HIGH WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAD TO HAVE THE VALVE BODY REPLACED FOR $1300.00. CAR HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. *JS

• 12/03/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/02/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,491. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/02/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN 2010, 2012,&2014(NOW) *JS

• 12/01/2015· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  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.

• 12/01/2011· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/01/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/30/2011· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/28/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,491.

• 11/27/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE ENGINE WOULD SOON FAIL AS WELL.

• 11/27/2010· POWER TRAIN

  MY 06 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING AROUND 62,000. WHEN ITS GOING UP SHIFT AROUND 20-30 MPH IT STARTS TO JERK REALLY HARD. AND ALSO WHEN IM SLOWING DOWN. *TR