2006 Nissan Maxima

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

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

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.

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.

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 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

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: ABS ACTIVATES WITH NORMAL BRAKING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ON NISSAN'S PART. HOWEVER, THE RECALL HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED, AND NISSAN CHARGES THOUSANDS OF $ FOR THE REPAIRS IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF 36,000 MILES WARRANTY. THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED IN JULY 2007, REFERENCE NTB07-016B. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAXIMA SE. IN LATE AUGUST 2010, THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED DRIVING IT AND BROUGHT IT TO A GARAGE FOR REPAIR. THEY CLEANED OFF A BIT OF RUST FROM THE REAR WHEEL HUBS. IT SEEMED TO HELP BUT THE ABS STILL WENT ON DURING NORMAL SUMMER BREAKING CONDITIONS. THE GARAGE SAW A BULLETIN FROM NISSAN REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US THAT ADDITIONAL REPAIRS NEEDED TO BE DONE BY THE NISSAN DEALER. WE BROUGHT IT TO A NISSAN DEALER. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD US THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AROUND $800 TO REPLACE THE SENSORS AND IF THAT DID NOT WORK, THE ANTILOCK ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT $1500-2000. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 60,885 MILES ON THE CAR. WE ALSO OWN ANOTHER MAXIMA. IT IS A 1998 MAXIMA WITH OVER 160,000 MILES. ON THAT OLDER MAXIMA, WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. WE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY TOLD US THAT THIS NORMAL AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE . I HAVE HAD ABS PROBLEMS FOR 7 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME THE NISSAN DEALER JUST CLEANED THE RR WHEEL SENSOR AND SAID THAT WOULD DO THE JOB. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. NOW I JUST HAD THE TSB PERFORMED TO CORRECT THE DESIGN FLAW OF NISSAN ON THE RR WHEEL SENSOR. AFTER THE TSB WAS PERFORMED THE DEALER CAME TO NOTICE THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM STILL WAITING ON THAT JOB TO BE PERFORMED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY NISSAN MAXIMAS FROM THE 2006 GENERATION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SEEM AS IF IT IS GOING TO STOP. I HAVE ALMOST HIT 2 CARS BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR