2013 Nissan Maxima

VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 91K MILES ON IT AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF FLUID LEVELS OR THE NEED TO ADD FLUIDS. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND VEHICLE WAS PRETTY MUCH STUCK. EVENTUALLY VEHICLE PULLED ITSELF THROUGH AND WALL ACCELERATOR VERY FAST AS IF YOU FLOORED IT. I HAVE LOOKED ON WEB AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY. I BELIEVE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS CTV FAILURE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY A TRANSMISSION SHOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,124.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER MOVING. THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS AT A STAND STILL. WHILE TRANSFER TRUCKS AND INCOMING TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THE MAXIMA LEFT ME STRANDED AS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER CONTINUOUSLY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, THERE WAS STILL NO MOVEMENT IN DRIVE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAD TO PUT A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR, WHICH ALSO WAS VERY EXHAUSTING AS NOT MANY PLACES WILL WORK ON CVT TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHERS WHOM OWN 2013 MAXIMA AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR AS I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS ISSUE COULD BECOME AN ISSUE AGAIN AND BASICALLY PUT ME AT DANGER AND STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. I DO HAVE DOCUMENTS OF THE TOWING EXPENSES, AND ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSIS AND COSTS. THERE WERE ALSO 2 OTHER WITNESSES IN THE CAR AS WELL. WHOM ALL FELT VERY AFRAID AS THIS WAS A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ONCE AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ *CN

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. I TOOK AN EXIT RAMP TO GET ON THE BELTWAY, AS I WAS HEADING TO THE BELTWAY, I HEARD A LOUD "POP" SOUND, AND AS I SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OVER, THINKING IT WAS A TIRE BLOWING OUT, I COULD HEAR A NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WAS SLOWLY BREAKING. AFTER I PULLED OVER, I NOTICED MY MOONROOF SHATTERED ALL OVER. I GOT IN MY CAR TO GET SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC'S WAY, AND DROVE TO A NEARBY CONVENIENCE STORE, AS I PULLED IN, MY GLASS COMPLETELY CAVED IN AND LEFT A HUGE HOLE. GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING HIT MY CAR MOONROOF BEFORE IT SHATTERED.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT RE COPY OF LETTER ADDRESSED TO CARLOS GHOSN, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LTD NOTIFYING THE COMPANY OF A MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE DEFECT WITH NISSAN'S 2013 MAXIMA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE, AS IF IT WERE GOING TO LOSE POWER, AFTER RETRIEVING IT FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR FLOW METER AND ENGINE AIR FILTER. *JB