2006 Nissan Maxima

HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH 76K. THIS CAR HAS SEEMED TO BE MORE OF A HEADACHE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. HERE ARE A LIST OF PROBLEMS. 1.) TRANSMISSION: JERKS BAD, FREE REV'S BAD, JUMPS FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND REVERSE BAAAD. 2.) ABS SYSTEM: THE SYSTEM INITIATED ITSELF AND I TOOK IT TO MIDAS THERE SCANNER READ THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS BUT STILL (TO THIS DAY) BAD GRINDING WHEN I BRAKE AND RUBBING SOUND WHEN I ACCELERATE. (HAPPENING FOR 3 DAYS NOW) 3.) CAR WAS MAKING BAD CLICKING NOISE WHILE ENGINE WAS ON....DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALERSHIP; TIMING CHAIN $1200.00 NOISE IS STILL SOUNDING AFTER REPLACEMENT. PLEASE I HAVE READ COUNTLESS FORUMS HOPING THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE....THE TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY IS DEFECTIVE PLEASE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME IN OUR MAXIMA FROM WORK AND WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FELT VERY SOFT AND THE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS A LOT MORE THAN NORMAL. SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND STOPPED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND CALLED ME AT WORK TO COME AND LOOK AT THE CAR. I DROVE IT AND NOTICED ALSO THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MUCH SOFTER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT FARTHER TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD STOP WHEN I BRAKED HARD SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE ABOUT 5 MILES TO OUR NISSAN DEALER. WHILE DRIVING THERE I HEARD A CLUNK/THUMP SOUND SEVERAL TIMES FROM UNDER THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND SHUDDER A BIT. I HAD TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN A LOT MORE THAN NORMAL TO GET THE CAR UP TO 50 MPH. THE NISSAN DEALER FOUND THAT THE BOTH REAR ABS SENSORS WERE FAILING. THEY SAID THE ABS SENSORS WERE RUBBING ON DEBRIS WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE HUB CAVITY. THEY HAD TO CLEAN OUT THE DRAIN FOR THE CAVITY AND REPLACED BOTH DAMAGED ABS SENSORS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE HUB CAVITY DESIGN WAS A FAULTY ONE IF IT LET DEBRIS ACCUMULATE AND JEOPARDIZE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM. THERE APPARENTLY WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS ISSUE- BUT NO RECALL HAD TAKEN PLACE. I WASN'T REAL HAPPY ABOUT THE $975 REPAIR BILL.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL ON 4/12/11 AND TWO DAYS LATER STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 113000 MILES. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND AAMCO, I WILL NEED A NEWLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY (APPROX $1500), NEW, OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION ($3000-$4000). CAR JERKS INTO 1ST GEAR AT LOW SPEED. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE I SAW NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS SYSTEMATIC DEFECT BY NISSAN. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY OCCUR IF ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY. THIS PROBLEM ALSO QUALIFIES AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS LIVES COULD BE LOST. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE 2004-2006 YEAR MODEL MAXIMAS TO ENSURE NOONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. ALSO, THE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND HAD TO BE SHIFTED WITH ABRUPT FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD EITHER NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT 90,221.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE RECURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY BUT WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, WHEN TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP CAR HARD SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. HARD JERK WHEN DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING AFTER A SMALL DECELERATION AS WELL. BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 67K MILES ON IT AND PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 90K. HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS AND HAVE COME ACROSS THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SEEMS NISSAN HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHY THE PROBLEM OCCURS AND ONLY SOLUTION FOUND IS SPENDING 3-5K DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS AND STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT IS HAVING MAJOR AUTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY JERKING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR STARTING TO GO. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE COMPUTER SCANS, INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING OTHER MODEL YEARS USING THE SAME TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPAIR IS APPROX $3000.00, AND APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, GENERALLY BECOMING OBVIOUS AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. *TR