2006 Nissan Maxima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL NOW. WHEN I HAVE TO BACK THE CAR UP IN REVERSE AND THEN SWITCH INTO DRIVE IT KICKS VERY HARD. IT STARTED EARLIER THIS WEEK AND HAS BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE. THE FIRST TIME, IT KICKED SO HARD THAT I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING, AND MY PASSENGERS WERE THROWN FORWARD SO HARD THAT THE SEAT BELTS TOOK THEIR BREATH OUT OF THEM. LATER THAT SAME DAY I HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR TO START WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION NOTHING HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED AGAIN IT STARTED UP, BUT KICKED AGAIN WHEN I SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE.

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH ON A LOCAL STREET MY BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A "THUMPING" NOISE. THE THUMPING CONTINUED ON AND OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. I THOUGHT MY BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OR I HAD A BAD ROTOR. I REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AND INSPECTED THE ROTORS. THE NEXT DAY THE SOUND WAS BACK. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MIDAS TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED. THE GUYS FROM MIDAS TOLD ME THE ISSUE WAS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS THE ANTI LOCK BREAKS ACTIVATING. THEY ALSO INDICATED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM NISSAN ON THE ABS ACTUATOR DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ISSUES SEEN WITH THE ABS ACTUATOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY ISSUES WERE BEING REPORTED ON THE NISSAN MAXIMA ABS ACTUATOR. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING HOME MY BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO REGAIN PRESSURE. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IT COST ME $1000 TO REPAIR THE ABS REAR SENSORS. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO NOTED THAT THEY ROUTINELY HAVE PEOPLE COME IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE TO COME BACK IN TO HAVE THE ACTUATOR FIXED AFTER THE SENSORS ARE FIXED. THE ACTUATOR IS AN ADDITIONAL $2000. I CONTACTED NISSAN (1-866-799-1690) AND SPOKE TO DAVID AND SHEENA. VERY POOR SERVICE AND I ACTUALLY HAD TO "CONVINCE" THEM THAT MY BRAKES GOING OUT WAS A BIG DEAL. I ASKED WHY A TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAD BEEN PUT OUT FOR THE ABS ACTUATOR, BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUES. I WAS TOLD "THERE ARE TECHNICAL BULLETINS FOR FIXING ENGINES BUT THAT MEANS NOTHING". I ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED AND IT TOOK THEM OVER A WEEK TO GET BACK TO ME. I NEVER GOT REIMBURSED. VERY CONCERNING THAT THE BREAKS CAN GO OUT WITH THIS ISSUE....AND NO RECALL? NISSAN CASE NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS PROCEEDING IN MY CAR ON A MAJOR STREET ALWAYS TRAVELED BY EIGHTEEN WHEELER TRUCKS WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY CAR. 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE EIGHTEEN WHEELER DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES MISSING ME MY INCHES SEEING I NEVER TOUCHED MY BRAKES, HENCE NO BRAKE LIGHTS.. ACTUALLY I WAS REVVING THE ENGINE PRAYING THE GEARS WOULD CATCH TO POSSIBLY GET ME OUT OF THIS SITUATION. I COULD HAVE DIED!!!! I WAS PRAYING THE WHOLE TIME AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SENT IT TO THE SHOP TO GET REPAIRED. SOMEONE WILL DIE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I CAME VERY CLOSE TODAY. IF SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FOR NISSAN TO ADMIT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM I HOPE THE FAMILIES GET PROPERLY COMPENSATED CAUSE I AM LETTING THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK THE DRIVERS INFORMATION AND ANOTHER WITNESS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED ONE BLOCK FROM THE INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,079. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I TOOK THE CAR INTO A NISSAN DEALER FOR A ABS ISSUE I HAVE WHERE ABS,TCS AND SLIP LIGHT IS COMING ON AND MAKEN A HORRIBLE NOISE .THEY TOLD ME THE ACTUATOR AND REAR HUB NEEDED REPAIR FOR A TOTAL OF 2270.00 PLUS TAX.THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND IN MY OPINION AS A MECHANIC SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL,FOR ALL THE PEOPLE HAVEN THIS ISSUE IS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY RECURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOPS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JERK WHILE BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED. UPDATED 11/04/11

IN JUNE OF 2010 WE STARTED TO NOTICE CONDENSATION BUILDING UP IN THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE BUT THE LEESBURG FL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID TO IGNORE IT SINCE IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE ($1200) TO REPLACE THE UNIT. THEN IN FEB OF 2011 WE NOTICED THAT THE XENON BULB IN THAT FIXTURE HAD BLOWN OUT. WE DON'T DO TOO MUCH NIGHT DRIVING SO WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT BLEW, BUT IT SEEMS THE EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE BULB'S FAILURE. ASIDE FROM THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE BULB AND FIXTURE, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CONDENSATION PROBLEM SEEMS A SAFETY ISSUE (AND A MANUFACTURER DEFECT) BECAUSE OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND THE PROSPECT OF THE XENON BULB FAILING PREMATURELY.

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL SLAMS INTO GEAR IT IS LOUD AND SCARY AND IS THE CAR JERKING OCCURS WHEN DRIVING FORWARD ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND WHEN YOU PUT IT DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD TO HAVE MOTOR MOUNTS PUT ON CAR BECAUSE OF THE HARD SLAMMING, DEALER CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID STILL KNOW CHANGE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHOWED UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DID KEEP THE PARTS WHEN MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CHANGED OUT, BUT I THINK THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHIFTS. *TR

TRANSMISSION. I JUST PURCHASED A 2006 MAXIMA. IT WILL SHIFT VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND. IT IS JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY WHEN YOU SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. IT IS KNOCKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT DOES THIS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP A BIT. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 2-1, IT SMACKED REAL HARD AT A LIGHT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY FAMILY. THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT NISSAN TRIED TO DEVELOP A TRANMISSION THAT COULD THINK FOR YOU. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING TESTING. PLEASE RECALL THOSE TRANSMISSIONS NOW BEFORE THESE UNITS GET TOO OLD.