2006 Nissan Maxima

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

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

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