2016 Nissan Maxima

05/21/21--2016 Nissan Maxima with CVT tranmissions problems. No current recalls, but lots of lemon law cases from 2012-2018 with all models except the maxima. Have 94K on it and was driving and it stopped mid street almost threw my son out the front windshield. Took it to Nissan $4800 to replace. Bought vehicle with CVT transmission being sold as "smoothness". but in reality it has been a complete nightmare that Nissan ignores on the maximas.

TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY IF HAD ISSUES WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND A FEW TIMES IT'S SEEM TO LOSE POWER AND THAN COMPENSATE AND COMPLETELY LAUNCH LEADING TO A QUICK JERKING MOTION. I'M AFRAID THAT IT COULD COMPLETELY STOP ON THE HIGHWAY OR ACCELERATE INTO SOMETHING. OTHER THAN THAT THERE'S NO ISSUES BUT THIS IS CONCERNING SINCE I'M ALWAYS GIVING FAMILY MEMBER RIDES INCLUDING A PREGNANT WIFE SO IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO IN MY OPINION IT COULD BE A HUGE DISASTER IF IT HAPPENS TO AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. *ALSO I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT KNOWN SINCE THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED.

I PURCHASED A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA AT 57,000. THE VEHICLE HAD UNDERGONE PROPER SERVICING AND WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. AT 62,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. WHILE HEADING HOME FROM WORK I FELT MY ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGIN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THERE WAS A 10 SECOND DELAY BEFORE IT BEGAN TO MOVE, AFTERWARDS, IT IMMEDIATELY JOLTED AND VIBRATED RIGOROUSLY. I DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION AND PULL MY VEHICLE OVER BEFORE IT CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE RELEASED THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED THE RPMS WOULD FLUTTER BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I FIRST THOUGHT THAT NISSAN'S NOTORIOUS CVT PROBLEM HAD PLAGUED MY VEHICLE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY TRANSMISSION INSPECTED AT ROUTE 23 NISSAN IN NUTLEY, NEW JERSEY, AND I HAD CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. AFTER DROPPING THE VEHICLE OFF AT ROUTE 23 NISSAN, NISSAN'S CONSUMERS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT GOT BACK TO ME WITHIN 48 HOURS AND INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAD NO INTEREST IN RECTIFYING THE SITUATION BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND IT WAS 'OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD.' THE COMPANY MUST BE WAITING FOR THE FIRST DEATH TO OCCUR SIMILAR TO THE TAKATA INCIDENT. IF THIS SITUATION WERE TO OCCUR WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE INJURY OF OTHERS AND MYSELF. NISSAN TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THAT THE XTRONIC CVT HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR COST IS WELL OVER $4,000.

ON 1/31/2021 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE LEFT SHOULDER BEFORE I BECOME A HAZARD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE CAR STARTED CLICKING AS IF I HAD A DEAD BATTERY. THE CAR STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES. THE CAR ACCELERATED LIKE NORMAL BUT LOST ALL ACCELERATION AFTER 2 MILES. I CALLED TOW. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD A FEW MONTHS BEFORE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AAA CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS SHOWING NORMAL. THIS IS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT COMES AND GO BUT CAN NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE OF NO ACTIVE CODES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

TUESDAY, DEC. 22 MY 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN HAYWARD, CA NEAR INDUSTRIAL RD. CALLED TRIPLE AAA WHO JUMPED THE BATTERY AND A SHORT DISTANCE LATER ON HWY 880 THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN, I WAS TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY BY CALTRANS. ON JANUARY 4, IT SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE ON A CITY STREETS. A CO-WORKERS HUSBAND REPLACED THE BATTERY AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE IT HOME. JAN. 30 A MECHANIC LOOKED AT RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I DROVE IT WITHOUT ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES FROM EL CERRITO TO SAN RAFAEL THE WEEK. ON FEB. 5 WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREETS IN OAKLAND, THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. WHILE WAITING FOR AAA IT STARTED AGAIN BY THE TIME AAA ARRIVED IT HAD STOPPED AGAIN. LUCKILY THIS HASN'T CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. AND WHILE I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE REPORTED HERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY WANTS TO CHARGE ME $190 TO DIAGNOSTICS WHEN THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IT LOOSES POWER WITH N WARNING AT ALL. I TOOK TO THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 11/7/2020 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPEN AND STATED THEY PLACED IT ON THE COMPUTER WITH NO CODES SHOWING. ON THE WAY HOME 11/12/20 AS I WAS ENTERING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 85 I LOST POWER AGAIN I WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO VEHICLES. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT TOOK OFF VERY FAST. I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TODAY

WHILE DRIVING MY SON AND I TO THE STORE THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH CARS COMING. WE WE ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK. WHEN I APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STAYED ON 0 MPH BUT THE RPM MOVED. AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING AGAIN. IT ALSO MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE AFTERWARD. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR JUST HIT 80,000 MILES.

MY MAXIMA IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND IT STARTED JUMPING AND HESITATING WHILE DRIVING. THE NISSAN REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND IT LOOKS LIKE 'GLITTER' INSIDE.THEY HAVE TO REPLACE IT. APPARENTLY NISSAN HAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM BECAUSE OF THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS. THEY ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM WITH THE MAXIMAS BECAUSE THEY SAID IT IS NOT HAPPENING AS OFTEN AS IN THE SMALLER CARS. MY CAR IS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY STILL MADE ME PAY A PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW IT WOULD BREAK. ITS NOT RIGHT THEY SHOULD BE COVERING A 4 YEAR OLD CARS TRANSMISSION GOING BAD IN FULL WHEN THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. *TR

CAR IDLING, JERKING AND HESITATING AT 30MPH. WHEN ACCELERATING IT DOES NOT. THE CAR IS GOING BUT FROM A SLOW SPEED GOING TO A HIGHER MPH, IT WILL STAY STUCK AND IF YOU FLOOR IT, IT JUST WON'T MOVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS. IT'S HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY THREE TIMES. NOW THE BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A SECOND ISSUE. TRANSMISSION. ENGINE. CVT, ECM ISSUE AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND PVC SENSOR MUST NOT BE ON CORRECTLY. I HAVE VIDEOS. THE SERVICE DEPT HAS SEEN THEM BUT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE SPEED BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. IN DECEMBER OF 2019, THE IGNITION FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO PASSPORT NISSAN (LOCATED AT 5000 AUTH WAY, CAMP SPRINGS, MD 20746, (301) 423-8400). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.