2006 Nissan Maxima

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE POWER- 96,000 MILES, TRAIN/ TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH GEARS. IT CURRENTLY GETS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR ON THE FREEWAY. ON THE CITY ROADWAYS I CURRENTLY PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SLIP INTO GEAR, CAUSING A JERKING SENSATION AND SOMETIMES MAKING THE CAR MOVE INTO THE OTHER LANE. WHEN BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP, THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE OUT OF GEAR AND AT THE STOP LIGHT THE CAR WILL DOWN SHIFT; CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET. MANY OTHER MAXIMAS BETWEEN 2004-2006 HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEIR REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE MAXIMA BETWEEN 2004-2006 MODELS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY WIFE HAS COMPLAINED OF THE VEHICLE "JERKING" AS IN AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE GEARS AND LUNGING FORWARD. SHE TRAVELS APPROX 25 MILES TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY, PLUS FAMILY DRIVING (E.G. KIDS ACTIVITIES). THE ISSUE WOULD PRESENT ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND THE "JERKING" BECAME SO VIOLENT THAT WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC TO TRY AND DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND SINCE THE ISSUE CONTINUED TO PRESENT ITSELF, WE WENT OUT TO THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS POSSIBLE A RECALL OR OTHER INFORMATION. WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT BY MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH REGARD TO THE NISSAN MAXIMA MODEL. MY WIFE'S FEAR IS NOT ONLY THE MECHANICAL ISSUE, BUT THAT THE CAR WOULD "JERK", OR "ACCELERATE" AUTOMATICALLY CAUSING PROPERTY OR PERSONAL INJURY TO SELF OR OTHERS. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WE SAW ON THE INTERNET ON THIS VERY ISSUE, WE FEEL IT REQUIRES INVESTIGATION. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED WEBSITE AS AN EXAMPLE:C:\MY_DATA\2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS.MHT. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING A AN INCREDIBLE RATE. I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 75K MILES WHO'S TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING. I WILL ACCELERATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOOSE THE TRANSMISSION THE ENGINE REVS UP SINCE I'M STILL PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I AM NOW NOT ACCELERATING BUT COASTING ON THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME IS MOVING FORWARD AND THEN MY CAR WILL SLAM BACK INTO GEAR. I HAVE NOT YET BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I GOOGLED NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_MAXIMA.HTML THERE ARE 16 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. I BELIEVE NISSAN HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT UNLESS FORCED TO BY OUR GOVERNMENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN JAN 2007. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I REPLACED THE OEM TIRES BECAUSE I WAS OLD THEY WERE WORN OUT AND WERE THE CAUSE OF STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ABOVE 60MPH. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND FRONT BRAKES/ROTORS AT MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE VIBRATION WAS REDUCED BUT STILL NOTICEABLE. IT GETS WORSE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES. THEY HAVE INSPECTED THE STRUTS AND ENGINE MOUNTS AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE. *TR

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING VEHICLE FRIDAY EVENING IN TOWN AND SLOWED FOR A STOP LIGHT. TRANSMISSION JERKED FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE JERKED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR SEVERAL MILES UNTIL A LEFT TURN WAS MADE INTO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT WHICH TIME THE TRANSMISSIONS' GEARS BEGAN TO SLIP UP AND DOWN WHILE OPERATOR MAINTAINED A CONSTANT SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A JERKING MOTION OF ENTIRE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE DIES IN 1ST GEAR IN MANUAL MODE. GEARS SLIP IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH RESOLUTION OF REPLACEMENT COSTING NEARLY $3500. VEHICLE IS 1,500 MILES OUT OF FACTORY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. OPERATOR DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE FUNDS TO COVER COST OF REPAIRS WHICH LEAVES WIFE AND CHILD WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT NISSAN CERTIFIED USED CAR IN NOV 2009 . BY THIS JANUARY 2010 I STARTED EXPERIENCING CLANK OR HARD SHIFT IN GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND IT ALSO CLANKS WHEN COMING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. DEALER SHIP SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER CERTIFIED WARRANTY AND I NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMA I HAVE ABOUT 60K MILES ON ODO. *TR

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, SENSORS INEXPLICABLY WENT BAD DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM TRIPS IT CUTS POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING IT A HAZARD. ONCE THE FAILURE HAPPENED IT HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD BY A TECHNICIAN AT A DEALERSHIP THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 MAXIMA MODELS. *TR