2006 Nissan Maxima

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED SO HARD, IT FELT AS THOUGH, THE TRANSMISSION HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO A MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND HE STATED IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE VALVE BODY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NISSAN USED A VALVE BODY MADE OF ALUMINUM FROM 2000-2006, THAT WOULD NOT HOLD UP IN HEAT AND WOULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SLAM INTO GEAR.

I BROUGHT MY MAXIMA FROM A DEALER ON FEBRUARY 6, 2012 BEGINNING AT 61587MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS STOPPED ENGAGING PROPERLY WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS OCCURS BETWEEN 20 AND 35MPH AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO GEAR WITH A FORCE THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS THE MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING EVENT. IT IS AS POWERFUL AS BEING HIT FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL DRIVE FINE FOR A FEW MILES AND START LURCHING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY BEFORE STALLING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING WITH THIS CAR, I FOUND THAT IT IS COMMON IN 2005 AND 2006 MAXIMA AND NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THESE MODELS FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

THE PAST 4 MONTHS MY NISSAN HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN I AM AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN IT IS IN LOWER GEARS. IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE SURGING FORWARD AT RANDOM TIMES. I FEEL LIKE ANY MOMENT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR QUIT ALL TOGETHER. I AM GOING TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH NISSAN DEALER THIS WEEK, BUT I DID RESEARCH PRIOR AND NOTICED NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. INCLUDING A CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. I DO NOT HAVE 3500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IF THIS WAS DUE TO THE ERROR ON BEHALF OF NISSAN. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK FORWARD WHILE DECELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,500. UPDATED 10/31/12 *BF THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/1/2012 *JS

THERE ARE MANY INCIDENTS OF ERRATIC SPEED CHANGES. MORE PRECISELY, EXITING FROM HIGHWAY I SLOWED TO NEAR STOP, LIGHT CHANGED I ACCELERATED AND VEHICLES RPM INCREASED THEN BANGED INTO GEAR AND JUMPED INTO LANE. OTHER EXAMPLES WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE IT WILL HESITATE THEN LEAP FORWARD, THIS MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR AWHILE THEN NEXT DAY IT HAPPENS AGAIN. AT TIMES WHEN DECELERATING VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT THEN SHIFT UP CAUSING ERRATIC STOPPING DISTANCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

PURCHASED MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA IN JULY OF 2006 HAD 12,750 MILES ON THE ODOMETER I HAVE KEEP THIS VEHICLE SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. ON MAY 6, 2012 WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT DIDN'T MOVE A FEW SECONDS LATER THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP AND IT JERKED INTO GEAR SO HARD I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD REARED ENDED ME. FROM THIS MOMENT ON WHEN I WOULD PUT IT IN GEAR IT HESITATES AND THEN AFTER I'VE DRIVEN FOR A WHILE IT STARTS JERKING AND SEEMS TO LOSE POWER. I'M AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR CAUSE ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT. I WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN JULY SO I TOLD THE SERVICE WRITER THAT I WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I WAS FEELING SOMETHING FUNNY UNDER MY CAR, THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE MY CAR AND I WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A SERPENTINE BELT I PAID 159.99 PLUS TAX TO HAVE THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACE ALONG WITH MY OIL CHANGE. AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP AND DROVE IT FOR A WHILE THE JERKING AND HESITATING PRESISTED THATS WHEN A FRIEND ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND I SHOULD HAVE IT CHECKED. I CONTACTED GLENN NISSAN SEVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 TRANSMISSIONS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL I ASKED THE SERVICE WRITER IF I HAD TO HAVE A TRASMISSION HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALL AS OF TODAY. THAT'S WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK AND SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND SAW THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER NISSAN OWNERS. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP ON 8/06/2012 AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT I WOULD NEED A TRANSMISSION AND THE COST BE AROUND OF $4500.00 PLUS. MY NEXT STEP IS TO CONTACT NISSAN MAUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2006 TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND OR KILLED. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL OVER THE YEARS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE ON HOW MANY PEOPLE SHARE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE AND THAT NISSAN HAS NOT DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. MY CAR STARTED SHIFTING REALLY HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, IT ALSO GETS STUCK ON 5TH GEAR ONCE THE TRANSMISSION IS HEATED UP. I KNOW THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS DEFECTIVE OR ELSE THERE WOULD NOT BE SO MANY VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HOW TO REPAIR THE SOLENOIDS THAT ARE INSIDE THE VALVE BODY. THE CAR IS IN HORRIBLE DRIVING CONDITION AND I EVEN DRIVE AROUND WITH MY HAZARDS ON BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT DOWNSHIFTS SHAKE UP THE CAR AND MYSELF. *TR