2006 Nissan Maxima

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN CHICAGO TRAFFIC LAST THURSDAY MY 2006 MAXIMA BEGAN JERKING AND WHEN I LIGHTLY PRESSED ON THE GAS THE RPM'S WOULD SKY ROCKET, SCARING ME AND MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS A PASSENGER. IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. I MANAGED TO DRIVE AT A LOWER CONSTANT SPEED TO GET US TO OUR DESTINATION. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT MY MECHANIC THAT NIGHT. HE SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $3,300. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY MAXIMA ACCORDING TO THE DEALER GUIDELINES SINCE MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE CAR, INCLUDING A RECENT 100K TUNE A FEW WEEKS AGO. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NISSAN IS NOT TAKING ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS OF THE NEWER MAXIMAS. THERE MUST BE AN APPARENT ENGINEERING DEFECT AS NISSAN REQUESTS THAT THE OLD TRANSMISSION BE SENT TO THEM AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION THEY WILL SEND MY MECHANIC WAS PREVIOUSLY SOME ELSE'S TRANSMISSION IN WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. ONLY A LIMITED 12 MONTH/12K MILES WARRANTY IS OFFERED ON THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. WE CAN NOT DRIVE THIS UNSAFE CAR. WITHOUT THE REPAIRS, THE CAR IS OF LITTLE VALUE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN IS TAKING NO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS UNSAFE, LEMON OF A CAR. THIS IS OUR 3RD NISSAN AND WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN HAPPY CUSTOMERS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA MILAGE 68000. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR FEW MONTHS (MILAGE AROUND 97000) THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD, AND STARTED SKIPPING AND HARD SHIFTING WHILE CHANGING GEAR FROM 2ND TO 3RD THERE IS HARD SHIFTING (JERKING) AND WHILE SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR IT SKIPS AND THE RPM INCREASE WHILE THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATES AT THAT TIME. WHEN I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT ALOT OF NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. I THINK NISSAN HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION BUILT INTO THESE CARS. NISSAN NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO FIX THIS ISSUE, A RECALL HOPEFULLY !. THANKS *TR

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.

I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY ON AN OFFRAMP WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND SLIP LIGHT CAME ON. I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND THERE WAS A LOAD CRUNCH NOISE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. IT TOOK AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AS THE BRAKES WERE GRABBING AND LETTING GO CONTINUOUSLY. LUCKILY THIS OCCURRED DURING MID DAY, AS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DURING RUSH HOUR AS THE RAMP WOULD HAVE HAD BACKED UP TRAFFIC ON IT. I NEED A ABS ACTUATOR REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,500. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT NISSAN AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ONLINE OF THE ACTUATOR FAILING AROUND 40,000 MILES. SOME PEOPLE HAVE EVEN TURNED OFF THEIR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF FIXING THE ABS ACTUATOR. *TR

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