2006 Nissan Maxima

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MY 2006 MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 74,000 MILES OF NORMAL USE. THERE ARE 1,000'S OF OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND MOST HAVE HAD TO PAY AROUND $3,000 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THERE ARE SOME THAT WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL OR MOST OF THE COSTS PAID BY NISSAN, EVEN WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. NISSAN REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH MY REPAIR STATING THAT I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR IT'S REGULAR MAINTENANCE. BBB AUTO LINE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO ASSIST IN MY REPAIR COST RECOVERY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF MAXIMA AND THERE SHOULD BE A FORCED RECALL, NO MATTER THE COST TO THE MANUFACTURER. WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THEIR FLAGSHIP MODEL AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY EVEN MORE FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. ALSO, BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS SEEM TO BE HIGH ON THE LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHICH MY MAXIMA ALSO HAS. VERY FRUSTRATING. NEED TO FIND HELP IN FILING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.