2006 Nissan Maxima

IN OCTOBER 2012 IT INITIALLY STARTED WHEN I WAS SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR JERKING FORWARD. THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER AT A STOP LIGHT IT JERKED FORWARD WHEN I ACCELERATED AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE ACCELERATION WAS SLUGGISH (LIKE GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IN A STANDARD) YOU COULD FEEL THE CHANGE IN GEAR. ONCE THE GEAR CHANGED OCCURRED AND THE SPEED WAS CONSTANT IT SEEM TO CATCH AND GO INTO DRIVE AS NORMAL BUT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE JERK FORWARD WAS VERY NOTICEABLE AND VERY SCARY. AS A RESULT I BROUGHT IT TO AN AUTO MECHANIC, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND A CODE CAME UP OF PO750. THIS CODE RELATES TO THE SOLENOID PACK WHICH IS IN THE VALVE BODY AND A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND FINALLY WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO FIND OUT HOW THEY SOLVED THE PROBLEM AND THEIR ANSWER TO HIM WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION NOT THE SOLENOID PACK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS "DEFECT" BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED QUITE A FEW TRANSMISSIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. I THEN WENT ON TO A WEBSITE, ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM, AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 2006 MAXIMA. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND REALLY SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. THE MEDIAN MILEAGE THAT THIS DEFECT OCCURS IS AROUND 77K. THIS PROBLEM POSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING, A HIGH COST REPAIR (3500 DOLLARS) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS WHAT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS RECOMMEND AND NOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT A CAR THAT'S NOT REALLY THAT OLD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR WHERE I CAN GO TO GET HELP. OF COURSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED IN MARCH 2012. WHICH MAKES IT A LOT HARDER TO DEAL WITH. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SURGING AND THEN A HARD JERK OR GEAR SHIFT.TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, AND BEFORE CHECKING, THE SHOP OWNER WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE BECAUSE MINE WAS THE 4TH '06 MAXIMA THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN THAT WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE A BLACK CAR THATS 6 YEARS OLD AND THE PAINT HAS FADED ALMOST TO WHITE ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR. *TR

WHILE ENTERING THE ONRAMP, THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THEN IT DID A HARD JERK AS IT SHIFTED GEARS. ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE JERK HAPPENED AGAIN BEFORE GOING INTO REVERSE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CAR THAT WAS PARKED IN THE ADJACENT PARKING SPACE WITH A FAMILY OF FOUR IN IT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE, I FILL A JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR LIKE A MULE IS KICKING ME IN THE REAR IT GOES ON FOR DAYS AND WHEN I SLOW DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD AND SOMETIMES IT JUST WONT GO AT ALL. AFTER I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A MIN AND SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR AT LEAST 7 TO 10 SECS AND JUMPS REAL BAD AND GOES INTO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION;HOWEVER, THEY SAID I NEED TO GET MY TRANSMISSION FLUSH FOR $400. BUT THEY DID CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST WHICH COST $89. EVEN THOUGH I PAID TO GET MY TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT MY MECHANIC SHOP A LOT CHEAPER ACCORDING TO NISSAN, THE PROBLEM IS STILL GOING ON. WHAT SHOULD A PERSON DO. I HAVE KEPT UP ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE, I AM REALLY SCARED THAT IT MY AFFECT MY MOTOR MOUNTS WITH THIS JERKING. *TR

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