2006 Nissan Maxima

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 NISSAN MAXIMA SE . I HAVE HAD ABS PROBLEMS FOR 7 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME THE NISSAN DEALER JUST CLEANED THE RR WHEEL SENSOR AND SAID THAT WOULD DO THE JOB. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. NOW I JUST HAD THE TSB PERFORMED TO CORRECT THE DESIGN FLAW OF NISSAN ON THE RR WHEEL SENSOR. AFTER THE TSB WAS PERFORMED THE DEALER CAME TO NOTICE THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM STILL WAITING ON THAT JOB TO BE PERFORMED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY NISSAN MAXIMAS FROM THE 2006 GENERATION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SEEM AS IF IT IS GOING TO STOP. I HAVE ALMOST HIT 2 CARS BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY JERK INTO THE NEXT LOWEST GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR AND A TURBINE REVOLUTION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH BOTH OF THE SENSORS YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,080 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

PURCHASED 2006 MAXIMA FROM ALABAMA NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN 2008. WELL MAINTAINED. CURRENT OIL CHANGES , TIRE ROTATIONS AND CHANGES, ALWAYS USED PREMIUM FUEL. RAN GREAT. UNTIL!!!!!!! IN 2010 NOTICED I COULD FEEL GEARS SHIFTING. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. NOW 8/2010 IT SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO SECOND AND BACK FROM SECOND TO FIRST. THIS MAKES ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION EXTREMELY UNSAFE. SURPRISED TO SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE AND NISSAN NOT FIXING IT. CAR ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND ALWAYS HAVE CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE. I AM CONTACTING AN ATTORNEY AND TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND IF NO RECOURSE I PRAY NO ONE GETS HURT.. INCLUDING ME CAUSE I CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENED WITH TOYOTA AND I REALLY WOULD HATE FOR IT TO HAPPEN WITH NISSAN. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. RECENTLY, IT STARTED HAVING SOME PROBLEMS (AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES). WHEN I CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE, FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR THERE IS A HARD JERKING. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO CHANGE GEARS AND MY RPM'S GO UP. IT HAS DIED ON ME AT A STOP LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS, AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I HAD THE FLUSH DONE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES. I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE COME UP WITH THE SAME CONCLUSION...I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM!!!! PLEASE, LET'S WORK ON GETTING A RECALL INTO EFFECT FROM NISSAN. IT'S ONLY RIGHT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH , THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER HER ASSISTANCE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,009. UPDATED 09/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/10