2006 Nissan Maxima

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

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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WITH AN ABNORMALLY VIOLENT JERK. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 12/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/29/10*JB UPDATED 01/06/11 *BF UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE INFORMATION SHE FAXED WAS RECEIVED. UPDATED 01/24/11 UPDATED 04/20/11

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 78K MILES. CAR HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED BUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEGAN NOTICING HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD AND EVEN SIGNIFICANT JERKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. TRANNY SLIPS AS ENGINE RPM'S REV AS WELL. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN NOT BE COUNTED ON TO DELIVER POWER OR SPEED TO THE WHEELS WHEN NEEDED AND WILL DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IN WET OR ICY CONDITIONS DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL BY NISSAN AS THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CLAIM INNOCENT LIVES. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. 1 TO 2 GEAR AND 2 TO 3 GEAR SHIFTS ABRUPTLY, SLIPS, JERKS, ON BOTH UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS. TRANSMISSION BANGS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THE CAR HESITATES OFF THE LINE. OFF THE LINE, THE CAR REVS FREELY BEFORE IT'S ABLE TO CATCH A GEAR YOU GET A WHIPLASH SENSATION BETWEEN SHIFTS. COMING TO A STOP AT A SIGNAL THE 3RD TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST GEAR DOWNSHIFTS ARE EXTREMELY HARSH ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BANG. WHEN SHIFTING FROM R TO D, THERE IS A FEW SECONDS DELAY BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD BANG. THIS ALL HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP WITH AT LEAST 15-20MIN. DRIVING TIME. *TR

2006 MAXIMA WITH APPROX. 68K MILES. CAR STARTED TO JERK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND SURGE FORWARD. CAR NOW JERKS ON MANY GEARS AND GETS STUCK ON SOME. I STOPPED DRIVING IT WHEN THE RPM'S SHOT UP AND THE CAR TOOK A WHILE TO KICK INTO GEAR WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A GAME. 1 WEEK LATER I HESITANTLY DECIDE TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAYS THAT HE HAS NOTICED THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON A LOT OF 04 AND 06 MAXIMAS. THE PART ITSELF NEEDED TO BE BOUGHT FROM NISSAN AND COST $1,000. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS DEFECT SO THAT IT CAN BECOME A RECALL. *TR

2006 REGULARLY MAINTAINED NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A LITTLE UNDER 81K MILES STARTED JERKING AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING CAR HESITATES THEN SURGES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, WITHIN 2 WEEKS STARTED TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY AND NOW WHENEVER CAR SHIFTS 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND VICE VERSA. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC WHO ADVISED TRANSMISSION IS DETERIORATING AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC AND INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION WITH NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS. *TR