2006 Nissan Maxima

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION 3 TIMES, EACH MORE VIOLENT THEN THE FIRST TIME, OF A NEW 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT, THIS IS THE 3RD. TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, ON SEPT. 18, KAHULUI, MAUI. TERRIFYING, I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AT THE STOP SIGN OF INTERSECTION, THIS WAS THE WORSE OF THE PAST TWO ACCELERATIONS THAT I HAD WITH THIS CAR. MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. IT TOOK OFF LIKE A "RACE CAR" I COULD NOT BREAK IT OR STOP CAR FROM GOING. HAD TO PULL THE KEYS OUT AND PUT IN NEUTRAL, THEN REVERSE TO GET IT TO STOP.! TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, JIMFALK, THE SERVICE DEPT. COULD NOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG, KEPT CAR FOR A WEEK, DRIVING IT TO "RECREATE" THE PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS TO DO IT AFTER SO MANY MONTHS, NOT BACK TO BACK, SOMETHING TRIGGERS IT OFF IT SEEMS. WE ARE STUCK WITH HIS CAR NOW, IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, AS THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND. NISSAN SENT A INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR TO MAUI TO CHECK THE CAR OUT, NISSAN HEADQUARTERS IN TENNESSEE SAID IT WILL TAKE 6-8 WEEKS TO GET A ANSWER BACK TO US, MEANWHILE WE ARE STUCK NOW WITH A RENTAL CAR BILL AS OUR WARRANTY ONLYCOVERS A LOANER IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CARS TO BE "FIXED" AND SO FAR, THE PROBLEM ANNOTE BE FOUND, SO WE ARE UP THE CREEK SO TO SPEAK AND TECHNICALLY HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER "ACCELERATION" TO TAKE PLACE IN WHICH EVENT WE COULD BE KILLED. WHAT CAN WE DO? WE HAVE RIGHTS! SOME ONE MUST BE ABLE TO FIND THIS DEATH FEATURE IN OUR CAR! HELP! *TR

1.ON MAY 17, 2010 , I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WHERE SOMEONE HAD REAR ENDED ME VERY HARD. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP.I NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE CAR STALLS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY. ALSO WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP , MEANING I AM PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE , THEN IT KICKS BACK IN PLACE CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK EXTREMELY RUFF. 2. THIS PROBLEM SO VADEN NISSAN SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I HAVE ON THE VEHICLE , BASICALLY THE WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL A SERVICE LIGHT OR CODE SHOWS UP, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. IT SEEM TO WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT BEGINS TO HAPPEN. 3. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO VADEN NISSAN FOUR TIMES WITHIN A 3 MONTH PERIOD. FIRST THEY TOPPED OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, SECOND TIME THE REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS, THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND THE FOURTH TIME, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL A SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON . 3. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 MAXIMA IN NOVEMBER 2007 AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS IN THE BEGINNING. THEN WHILE TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT STARTED HESITATING. THIS LASTED FOR A FEW MOVES, THEN I NOTICED THE CAR JERKING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I DID, BUT IT CONTINUED TO DO FROM TIME TO TIME. I WENT AND GOT MY TRANSMISSION FLUSHED THINKING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORST, NOT I HAVE SLOW DONE IN TRAFFIC IF A CAR IN FRONT OF ME IS TURNING AND WHEN I ACCELERATE AGAIN IT WILL DO A HEAVY JERK. I HAVE TWO OTHER FRIENDS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THE DEALER HOW IS THIS SO THIS IS A NISSAN. HE EXPLAINED THAT THEY ALL GO BAD LIKE THAT. I TOLD HIM THAT I ALSO HAVE A 1994 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 300,00 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEMS AND THE WAY THE CAR JERKS IT MAY ONE DAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS NO WAY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CAN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND IT NOT BECOME A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD WHEN GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD. IT ALSO HAS SIGNIFICANT JERKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING OR TRYING TO GO TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AS THE ENGINE RPM'S REV AS WELL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS A LITTLE DIRTY BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THEY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND IT DID NOT HELP AT ALL. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK 3 WEEKS LATER BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY NOW ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN JUST 3 WEEKS AGO THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I SAID YOU HOW COME YOU COULDN'T TELL ME THAT 3 WEEKS AGO. NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS CAR. I WENT ONLINE TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS UNDER CONSUMER AFFAIRS. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO END UP GETTING HURT. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE COMPANY TO DO A RECALL? I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. WHEN THEY CALLED ME BACK THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY SAID IT IS UP TO NHTSA TO ISSUE A RECALL. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NISSAN USA CANNOT TO ANYTHING TO HELP THE CUSTOMERS. PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND SIGN ON TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND SEE HOW MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2006 NISSAN MAXIMAS. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS I AM. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING FAULTY WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JUNE, 2010 AND IN JULY I NOTICED WHEN I SHIFT MY GEARS IT HAS A JERK TO IT, ALSO I NOTICED THE CLUTCH WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND WANT COME UP. CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC CUT THE CAR OFF PUT IT IN GEAR AND THEN START THE CAR UP AND TAKE OFF! I THOUGHT I WOULD LOVE NISSAN, THIS IS MY 1ST AND LAST NISSAN CAR THAT I WILL PURCHASE I HAVE 3 KIDS AND I AM ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE THEM AROUND IN MY CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 5 TIMES WITHIN THE 3 MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD IT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS THE LAST TIME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BUT I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN VEHICLE ANYMORE, AND I WILL ADVISE MY FRIEND'S AND FAMILY TO DO THE SAME. I HATE IT WHEN MY FAMILY TELLS ME THAT I HAVE PURCHASED A LEMON! THAT'S EMBARRASSING. I HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD CAR THAT JERKS FOR NO REASON, AND THE CLUTCH ACTS UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING ABNORMALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN SECONDS. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURES WERE COMMON IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS AT A STOP. AS TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN MY CAR JERKED AND SPED UP FAST COULD NOT STOP WITH BREAKS HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR JERKS EVERY TIME TRANSMISSION GETS HOT. NOTIFIED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO SAY THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2006 MAXIMAS. SO NOTHING WAS DONE. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS THEY SAY THAT EVERY MAXIMA 2006 THEY LOOKED AT IS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA .THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED A HESITATION AND A VIOLATE JERK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WITH CONCERNS OF THE FAILURE BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.