2011 Nissan Maxima

THE REAR GLASS PANEL OF SUNROOF "EXPLODED" WITH CHUNKS OF GLASS COMING OFF THE PANEL AND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS THE ENTIRE PANEL EXHIBITED MAJOR CRACKING THROUGHOUT. SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 45 DEGREES. WIFE WAS SLOWING ON HIGHWAY TO TURN INTO DRIVEWAY. SHE STATED THE NEAREST VEHICLE WAS OVER 1/4 MILE AHEAD OF HER SO NO POSSIBILITY OF ROCK BEING THROWN FROM THEIR TIRES. SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST IN THE CAR WHEN IT OCCURRED. SINCE IT WAS THE BACK PANEL NO GLASS FELL INTO THE CAR THAT WE COULD SEE. *TR

INTERMITTENT HIGH RPM'S WITH NO CONTROL OF SPEED. WOULD HAPPEN THEN NOT HAPPEN FOR DAYS. WOULD NOT GO AT STOP SIGNS/STOP LIGHTS THEN SURGE FORWARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION (WE LATER LEARNED) FINALLY ENGAGED. ON A DAY IT WASN'T ACTING UP WE TOOK IT TO WHERE WE BOUGHT IT (DEALERSHIP) AND THEY IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED US THAT WE NEEDED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION $5,500. 2,053 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. WE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT WHEN THEY CONTACTED CORPORATE NO CONSIDERATION FOR OUR LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP.NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS DID WE THINK IT WAS SOMETHING SO SERIOUS AS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSEDLY THE SECOND (IMPROVED) TRANSMISSION TYPE THAT NISSAN HAS PUT IN THE MAXIMA WITH THE PRIOR GENERATION OF TRANSMISSIONS BEING GIVEN A WARRANTY OF UP TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES DUE TO ALL THE PRIOR PROBLEMS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH THIS SECOND GENERATION. NOW, THEY WON'T EVEN HONOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH A 62,053 MILEAGE. THE TRANSMISSIONS AREN'T FIXED! WE HAVE 2 SMALL GRANDCHILDREN WE PICK UP EVERY OTHER WEEK AND REGULARLY USE THE CAR TO PICK THEM UP. HOW SCARY TO HAVE REALIZED WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE WE HAD NO IDEA THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH ONLY 62,053 MILES WOULD BE COMPLETELY SHOT. SOMEONE PLEASE AT YOUR ORGANIZATION LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 2011. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR, THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THAT MY ENGINE MOUNT WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED MY WARRANTY COMPANY AND FOUND OUT THE PARTICULAR PIECE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I WAS FACING A $1000.00+ REPAIR BILL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR MY ENGINE MOUNT. I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW, ON A BRAND NEW CAR, CAN AN ENGINE MOUNT BE DAMAGED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPAIR AND THEN MY WARRANTY NOT COVERING THAT PARTICULAR PIECE? ALSO, FOR THE LAST 6-7 MONTHS, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF. THE CAR WASN'T RIDING OR OPERATING ANY DIFFERENT SO I DISMISSED IT. RECENTLY HOWEVER, AT ROUGHLY 85K MILES, MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING, AROUND ABOUT 40MPH, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT BUT WAS CONFUSED. THE GAS TANK WAS AT ABOUT 1/4 OF A TANK WHEN ALL OF THIS OCCURRED. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I AM HAVING MAJOR ISSUES AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY, WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,400. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ

TSB NTB12-071- FACTORY BEARING PROBLEMS 2009 ? 2012 MAXIMA; ENGINE KNOCK FROM #1 MAIN BEARING 2009 ? 2012 MAXIMA (A35) NO.1 MAIN BEARING KNOCK NOISE CONFIRMATION USE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA AND SYMPTOMS TO CONFIRM THE KNOCK NOISE IS COMING FROM THE NO. 1 CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARING. KNOCK NOISE FROM NO.1 MAIN BEARING IS CONFIRMED IF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS EXIST: ? NOT HEARD AT COLD START. ? CAN BE HEARD AT WARM IDLE (NOT A COLD START CONDITION). ? HEARD BEST FROM UNDER THE ENGINE WITH THE VEHICLE LIFTED. ? USING STETHOSCOPE, THE KNOCK CAN BE ISOLATED TO THE LOWER FRONT OF THE ENGINE (NEAR THE # 1 OR # 2 MAIN BEARING). ? CANNOT BE HEARD DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ? CANNOT BE HEARD SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE RADIO ON. PLANET NISSAN -5850 CENTENNIAL CENTER BLCD- LAS VEGAS NV 89149- REFUSED TO RESOLVED OR FIX THIS PROBLEMS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SHUTS OFF AND THE STATUS LIGHT ILLUMINATES EVEN WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THIS POSES A POTENTIALLY DEADLY RESULT IF THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED DURING A COLLISION SINCE THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS DEFECT MUST BE CORRECTED OR PEOPLE COULD LOSE THEIR LIVES OR SUSTAIN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN TWO BROKEN WRISTS, A BROKEN RIGHT LEG, CRACKED STERNUM, MASSIVE SWELLING IN RIGHT CHEEK, BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM, AND LACERATIONS NEAR THE EYE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE SPACE AND DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,051. UPDATED 09/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER FEELS THE SAFETY AND STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FIREWALL FORWARD LACKED REINFORCEMENT TO ABSORB THE IMPACT. UPDATED 1/13/2015*JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY SUNDAY JULY 21ST AROUND 9:40AM MY MOON ROOF IMPLODED WHILE BEING CLOSED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT IN THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE GLASS WAS BLOWING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE GLASS HIT MY TRUNK AND NOW HAS SEVERAL DINGS DUE TO THE GLASS FLYING. NOW I AM AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THIS ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. I ONLY HAVE THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS. WHILE DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I NOTICED THAT THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED SITUATION. APPARENTLY THERE ISN'T A MANUFACTURES DEFECT EITHER. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR