2006 Nissan Maxima

I PURCHASED MY 06 NISSAN MAXIMA EARLIER THIS YEAR. NOW I AM FACED WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 90K MILES. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT AN UNBELIEVABLE NUMBER OF CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CREATES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AS THE VEHICLE MAY SLIP OUT OF GEAR IN PLACES WHERE IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO WHEN THE ENGINE REVS DUE TO GEAR SLIPPAGE IT CAN CAUSE ACCELERATION WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE NEARLY 100 COMPLAINTS ON JUST ONE BLOG I FOUND, ALL RELATING TO THE 04-06 NISSAN MAXIMA. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_MAXIMA.HTML I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION AND GET THEIR PROBLEM FIXED FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING JERKS AND HARD BUMPS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, SOMETIMES THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS AND IS SUCKING FOR GAS THEN THE HARD BUMP COMES. IT BUMP SO HARD DOING ACCELERATION THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 DAYS AGO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT'S THE MOTOR MOUNTS OTHER REPAIR COMPANIES SAYS IT'S MORE SERIOUS AND IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. I CALL NISSAN MOTOR CO. AND WAS TOLD THEIR ARE NO RECALLS, BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON CARSURVEY.COM AND OTHER SITES A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MAIN PROBLEM OCCURS IN SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IT HAS OCCURRED EVERY DAY ON NEARLY EVERY STARTUP SINCE FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW. I WAS QUOTED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING JERKS AND HARD BUMPS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, SOMETIMES THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS AND IS SUCKING FOR GAS THEN THE HARD BUMP COMES. IT BUMP SO HARD DOING ACCELERATION THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 DAYS AGO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT'S THE MOTOR MOUNTS OTHER REPAIR COMPANIES SAYS IT'S MORE SERIOUS AND IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. I CALL NISSAN MOTOR CO. AND WAS TOLD THEIR ARE NO RECALLS, BUT WHEN I LOOKED ON CARSURVEY.COM AND OTHER SITES A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25 -35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. THERE WAS HEAVY SMOKE THAT EXPELLED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. A BYSTANDER EXTINGUISHED THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES; AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT SEAT WIRE HARNESS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V512000 (SEATS: FRONT ASSEMBLY: POWER ADJUST). HOWEVER, THE RECALL SERVICE REPAIR HAD NOT CORRECTED THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE REGARDING THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

ON THURSDAY, MAY 20TH OUR 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA QUIT RUNNING. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS. WITHIN 60 SECONDS OF THE LIGHT COMING ON THE ENGINE STARTING MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT QUIT RUNNING. IN THE CAR WERE ME (THE DRIVER), MY HUSBAND (FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) AND OUR 8 MONTH OLD NIECE (STRAPPED IN A REAR FACING CARSEAT). CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY STATE THEY BELIEVE THE OIL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO PREVIOUS ENGINE ISSUES OR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN NOTICED. AT THIS POINT, NISSAN IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE LIGHT WAS RESET BUT IT DID NOT TURN ON. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AND A LITTLE AFTER MY 96,000 MARK THE CAR STARTED JERKING VERY HARD ON UP SHIFTING. ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND SHIFT IT IS VERY HARSH. BETWEEN THE 20 TO 30 MPH AND STOPPING. WHEN AT HIGH SPEEDS ITS NOT A PROBLEM. I CHOOSE TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND THEY ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. PLEASE HELP US. THIS NEED TO BE A RECALL ENFORCED BY THE GOVERNMENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT. *TR