2006 Nissan Maxima

MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN JERKING VERY BADLY, AND HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE, SPEED UP, SLOW DOWN, AND REVERSE. SOMETIMES I CAN BARELY ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENED AT AROUND 77,000 MILES, WHICH IS PAST MY WARRANTY. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PAID FOR, BUT OF COURSE, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT COVERED TOTALLY, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE JUST TO GET IT LOOKED AT, AND MAYBE GET IT FIXED. I'VE SPOKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM FELLOW MAXIMA OWNERS OVER THE TRANSMISSION, I ALSO SPOKE TO A SERVICE MANAGER AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HE ASKED ME WHAT CAR I HAD, AS SOON AS I TOLD HIM A MAXIMA, HE SAID "IT'S THE TRANSMISSION RIGHT? THEY ARE ALL BAD." SO IF THE NISSAN PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THE MAXIMAS, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING THEM? I WENT ONLINE AND SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS ABOUT THE SAME THING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORUMS, AND CONSUMER COMPLAINT WEBSITES. WHAT IS NISSAN WAITING FOR TO FIX THIS? ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY DECIDE THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT? I HAVE TWO KIDS, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THAT CAR, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. IT IS MY ONLY CAR, AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO JUST REPLACE A TRANSMISSION EVERY 20,000 MILES. IT'S SAD, AND THE FACT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING IS TRULY PATHETIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHENVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING AND SWITCHING BETWEEN GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

6/10/2011 THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH PREVENTED THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING. THIS WAS WHILE ON THE TURNPIKE IN PA WITH TRAFFIC MERGING AND MOVING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 75MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR THROUGH THE PRODUCTION YEARS OF 04-07. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CAN SEE IT LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I AM AGAIN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSIONS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE AGAIN. TO DATE, MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 32 DAYS FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS ISSUE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING. WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,987. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 85,000 MILES. CAR WAS VERY JERKY AT LOW SPEEDS BOTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING AND OFTEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION (DANGEROUS WHEN ANTICIPATING TIME TO MAKE LEFT TURNS ACROSS TRAFFIC). I OFTEN THOUGHT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED (DUE TO THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING) OR WOULD REAR END SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THE JUMPING OF THE CAR.

I HAVE A 2006 MAXIMA W/ 104K MILES THAT IS HAVING THE SAME JERKING ISSUES. IN AUG 2011, THE CAR LURCHED AND JUMPED SO BAD IN TRAFFIC WHILE SLOWING DOWN. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHENEVER I AM PULLING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR REVERSING. THIS ISSUE CONTINUED AND SOMETIME I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS APPEARS AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WILL LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE I DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT WILL DRIVE FINE FOR A FEW MILES AND START LURCHING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY THEM $105 FOR AN INSPECTION. I WENT ON TO TELL THEM THE ISSUE AND THE SERVICE PERSON ACTED AS IF HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE WAS SARCASTIC IN OUR CONVERSATION AND HE TOLD ME THAT I MAY HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TT