2006 NISSAN MAXIMA Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED AND HAD CAM SENSORS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT THEN WOULD BEGIN TO ABRUPTLY SHIFT BUT NOT GAIN SPEED. THERE WAS ALSO KNOCKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND VICE VERSA. WOULD AT TIMES BE STUCK AT 20MPH OR THE ENGINE WOULD REV. HAD TO PULL OVER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR FEARING THAT IT MIGHT ACCELERATE AND REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ABRUPTLY LOSE SPEED AND MYSELF BE REAR ENDED. ALSO LETS OFF A HORRIBLE SULFUR SMELL. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 8/22/13 WITH 48500 MILES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 7/12/12 *CN UPDATED 08/08/12

AFTER 65000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHOW PROBLEMS. MOSTLY FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR IT JUMPS LIKE A MULE. ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WARRANTY IS NO LONGER ACTIVE SO MOST SPEND 3500 DOLLARS. I WOULD NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS. WHEN DRIVING FOR OVER A PERIOD OF THIRTY MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT EXTREMELY HARD AND ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHENVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING AND SWITCHING BETWEEN GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

6/10/2011 THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH PREVENTED THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING. THIS WAS WHILE ON THE TURNPIKE IN PA WITH TRAFFIC MERGING AND MOVING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 75MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR THROUGH THE PRODUCTION YEARS OF 04-07. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CAN SEE IT LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I AM AGAIN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSIONS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE AGAIN. TO DATE, MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 32 DAYS FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS ISSUE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING. WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,987. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I HAVE A 2006 MAXIMA W/ 104K MILES THAT IS HAVING THE SAME JERKING ISSUES. IN AUG 2011, THE CAR LURCHED AND JUMPED SO BAD IN TRAFFIC WHILE SLOWING DOWN. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHENEVER I AM PULLING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR REVERSING. THIS ISSUE CONTINUED AND SOMETIME I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS APPEARS AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WILL LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE I DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT WILL DRIVE FINE FOR A FEW MILES AND START LURCHING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY THEM $105 FOR AN INSPECTION. I WENT ON TO TELL THEM THE ISSUE AND THE SERVICE PERSON ACTED AS IF HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LAGS DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION. HARD SHIFT FROM PARK OR REVERSE TO DRIVE CONTINUING TO A DELAY BEFORE ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO DRIVE. *TT

BEGINNING AT 38K MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS STOPPED ENGAGING PROPERLY WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS OCCURS BETWEEN 20 AND 35MPH AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO GEAR WITH A FORCE THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING EVENT. THE EVENT IS AS POWERFUL AS BEING HIT FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER CHARGED $200 TO FLUSH THE TRANS BUT THIS HAD NO EFFECT. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE THE DEALER BUT HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT IS WIDE SPREAD WITH THIS MODELS' 2005 & 2006 YEAR VEHICLES BUT IS DENIED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A WARRANTY COVERAGE PROBLEM. PLEASE FORWARD THIS COMPLAINT TO NISSAN USA AND REQUEST A REPLY. *KB

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2006 JERKS WHEN IT CHANGES FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. SOMETIMES DURING ACCELERATION, THERE IS A 2 TO 5 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE CAR REACTS WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THESE PROBLEMS USUALLY HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP AND HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY WORSE. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT STARTS TO JERK GRADUALLY. IT REALLY DOESN'T START DOING IT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS HOT AND HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. WE TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED BUT IT DID NOT READ AS THE TRANSMISSION AT FIRST. AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED, WE TOOK IT AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY THAT WE DO NOT HAVE. I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH ON MY ISSUE. JUST TO FIND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE BUT MANY MORE LIKE ME. FOOD FOR THOUGHT, I HAVE IN-LAWS WITH OLDER NISSANS THAT ARE STILL RUNNING WITH OVER 200 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. THEY NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ANY MECHANICAL PARTS BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD THEY WERE...

FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS, OUR 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING MAJOR TRANSMISSION/POWER TRAIN ISSUES THAT HAVE MADE THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. IT BEGAN AS SEVERE JERKING WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, AND HAS PROGRESSED TO A NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE DRIVING MACHINE. THERE ARE MULTITUDES OF OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE/ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE WHATSOEVER. IT IS SO UNSAFE THAT I WILL NOT ALLOW MY 16 YEAR OLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OVER FEAR AND ANGST THAT SHE MAY UNINTENTIONALLY DRIVE OVER A PEDESTRIAN OR CHILD. SOMEONE NEEDS TO PRESSURE NISSAN TO RECALL AND ADDRESS THIS MAJOR, KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING AND JERKING IN-BETWEEN GEARS. THERE IS A GROWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE IS A SQUEAKING COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERSIDE SHOCK. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THEY COULDN'T "RECONSTRUCT THE NOISES FROM THE SHOCK" AND THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLANGING SOUND AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND OVER TIME HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. I NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. IT ALSO WAS JERKING REPEATEDLY WHILE CHANGING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN BACK DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. I WAS TOLD BY A NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR THAT MY CAR NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I HAD THE FLUSH DONE ON THE CAR, PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. NISSAN NOW SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. $3500. THERE ARE THOUSAND OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED, BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT AND NISSAN STOP STEALING PEOPLE HARD EARNED MONEY. WHEN THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, TRANSMISSON SLIPS, LOUD BANG FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDS TO.VEHICLE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 74,000 MILES. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2006 CONSTANTLY JERKS AND MAKES LOAD THUMPING SOUND WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN GEAR ESPECIALLY FROM A DEAD START AND WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO FULL STOP.THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BY THE DEALER IN 2010 IT RAN SMOOTH FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND IS NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF MALFUNCTIONING EACH TIME IT IS DRIVEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN, MAXIMA I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FULLY LOADED AT $32,000 2 YEARS AFTER HAVING IT STARTED JERKING ON ME ON THEY STATED IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT THAT WAY AND FIND OUT NOW AFTER 80,000 MILES IT HAS BEEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILING AND SLIPPING. IT JERKS SO HARD AND THE CAR EVEN TURNS OFF ON ME AT TIMES, IT STRUGGLES TO DRIVE UP HILLS MY CAR IS STILL;L IN GREAT CONDITION BUT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION REALLY??? AT 80,000 MILES WHO THE HELL DOES THAT, AND THEN ITS GOING TO RUN ME ALMOST $3,000 OR MORE IF THAT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO ATTENTION FOR ALL NISSAN MAXIMAS AND BE RECALLED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING!!!! *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF CONCERNED CONSUMERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING WITH MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST 09. I CURRENTLY HAVE 64,000 MILES AND HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 2YRS. AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE UP. ALSO TO MAKE MATTERS WORST MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 57,000 MILES AND THE EXPIRATION DATE IS AUGUST 2012. CARMAX OR THE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT HONOR THE POLICY, STATING THAT THE MILEAGE CAME FIRST. HOWEVER; MY EXPERIENCE WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTED OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2011. AS MY FAMILY & I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM SOUTH CAROLINA MY AIR CONDITION WENT OUT AFTER A VERY LOUD THRUSTING MOTION ACCOMPANIED BY A HARD JERK. AFTER RETURNING HOME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THE SYMPTOMS AND NOT THE ROOT CAUSE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY 2006 MAXIMA STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS ABOUT 1MONTH AGO ; MY WIFE COMPLAINED THAT THE CAR WAS JERKING HARD WHEN SHE SLOW DOWN AND STARTED BACK DRIVING; I TOOK IT THE SHOP THEY SAID MY MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO THEY REPLACED IT, DID NOT HELP AT ALL; TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AN THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2006 MAXIMA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING OVER A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. WHEN STARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VALVE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA (3.5SL AUTOMATIC TRANS) WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW IN 2006, EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE TODAY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE. THE CAR NOW HAS 86000MI, BUT THE SHIFTING/SLIPPING BEGAN AT ABOUT 77000MI. WE HAD A FLUID SERVICE DONE RECENTLY HOPING THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT. THIS WAS DONE AT 84000MI. THE MECHANICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HER BEING BROADSIDED BY A ONE TON COMMERCIAL DELIVERY TRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED THANKS TO THE TRUCK DRIVERS ALERTNESS, SWIFT REACTION. PLEASE, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR FAR TOO LONG, TO FAR TOO MANY MAXIMA OWNERS, THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I WAS ALMOST A WIDOWED FATHER TODAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, SOMETIMES NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. THE RMPS' WERE UP, BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT. IT ALSO RESPONDED WITH A THUMPING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. UPDATED 12/05/11

2006 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. 95,000 ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NISSAN MUST MAKE US WHOLE ON THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER HAVING THE FLUID REPLACED SHE NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTING BECAME WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,200. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. UPDATED 07/22/11

I HAVE A 2006, NISSAN MAXIMA SE. I'VE BEEN HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN ITS CHANGES GEARS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND, AS WELL AS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND ALL THEY SAID WAS IF THERE IS EVER A RECALL, THEN KEEP YOUR RECEIPT AND YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED. THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FROM 2004 TO 2008. I DONT SEE HOW THIS COULD GO ON. A "REPUTABLE" COMPANY, SUCH AS NISSAN, PUTTING OUT A PRODUCT THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE. ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. TO PAY OVER $36,000 FOR A VEHICLE AND TO HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS IS WRONG. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN? DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THIS PROBLEM...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. ONCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A SLOWER RATE THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR A FEW DAYS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FOR THE PAST MONTH, MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING, AS THE CAR SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS 1-3, THERE ARE SOME LOUD NOISES AND THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WITH EVERY GEARSHIFT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AS THE JERKS PROPEL THE CAR FORWARD BETWEEN EVERY GEARSHIFT. I DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND THE RESULTS WERE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE AND ALL OF THE CARS, WERE BETWEEN 2005 -2008 AND MILEAGE RANGED FROM 78000 TO 95000. WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR'S PROBLEMS. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE ARE SOME MAJOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN JERKING WITH EXCESSIVE HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR RANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH 76K. THIS CAR HAS SEEMED TO BE MORE OF A HEADACHE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. HERE ARE A LIST OF PROBLEMS. 1.) TRANSMISSION: JERKS BAD, FREE REV'S BAD, JUMPS FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND REVERSE BAAAD. 2.) ABS SYSTEM: THE SYSTEM INITIATED ITSELF AND I TOOK IT TO MIDAS THERE SCANNER READ THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS BUT STILL (TO THIS DAY) BAD GRINDING WHEN I BRAKE AND RUBBING SOUND WHEN I ACCELERATE. (HAPPENING FOR 3 DAYS NOW) 3.) CAR WAS MAKING BAD CLICKING NOISE WHILE ENGINE WAS ON....DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALERSHIP; TIMING CHAIN $1200.00 NOISE IS STILL SOUNDING AFTER REPLACEMENT. PLEASE I HAVE READ COUNTLESS FORUMS HOPING THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE....THE TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY IS DEFECTIVE PLEASE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY BADLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN MY MODEL. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE RECURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY BUT WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL ON 4/12/11 AND TWO DAYS LATER STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 113000 MILES. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND AAMCO, I WILL NEED A NEWLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY (APPROX $1500), NEW, OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION ($3000-$4000). CAR JERKS INTO 1ST GEAR AT LOW SPEED. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE I SAW NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS SYSTEMATIC DEFECT BY NISSAN. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY OCCUR IF ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY. THIS PROBLEM ALSO QUALIFIES AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS LIVES COULD BE LOST. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE 2004-2006 YEAR MODEL MAXIMAS TO ENSURE NOONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 75000 MILES. ACCORDING TO AAMCO, I WILL NEED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. CAR JERKS INTO 1ST GEAR AT LOW SPEED. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE I SAW NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS A DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS AND STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, WHEN TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP CAR HARD SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. HARD JERK WHEN DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING AFTER A SMALL DECELERATION AS WELL. BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 67K MILES ON IT AND PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 90K. HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS AND HAVE COME ACROSS THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SEEMS NISSAN HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHY THE PROBLEM OCCURS AND ONLY SOLUTION FOUND IS SPENDING 3-5K DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT IS HAVING MAJOR AUTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY JERKING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR STARTING TO GO. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE COMPUTER SCANS, INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING OTHER MODEL YEARS USING THE SAME TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPAIR IS APPROX $3000.00, AND APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, GENERALLY BECOMING OBVIOUS AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,079. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS PROCEEDING IN MY CAR ON A MAJOR STREET ALWAYS TRAVELED BY EIGHTEEN WHEELER TRUCKS WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY CAR. 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE EIGHTEEN WHEELER DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES MISSING ME MY INCHES SEEING I NEVER TOUCHED MY BRAKES, HENCE NO BRAKE LIGHTS.. ACTUALLY I WAS REVVING THE ENGINE PRAYING THE GEARS WOULD CATCH TO POSSIBLY GET ME OUT OF THIS SITUATION. I COULD HAVE DIED!!!! I WAS PRAYING THE WHOLE TIME AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SENT IT TO THE SHOP TO GET REPAIRED. SOMEONE WILL DIE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I CAME VERY CLOSE TODAY. IF SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FOR NISSAN TO ADMIT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM I HOPE THE FAMILIES GET PROPERLY COMPENSATED CAUSE I AM LETTING THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK THE DRIVERS INFORMATION AND ANOTHER WITNESS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED ONE BLOCK FROM...

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL SLAMS INTO GEAR IT IS LOUD AND SCARY AND IS THE CAR JERKING OCCURS WHEN DRIVING FORWARD ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND WHEN YOU PUT IT DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD TO HAVE MOTOR MOUNTS PUT ON CAR BECAUSE OF THE HARD SLAMMING, DEALER CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID STILL KNOW CHANGE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHOWED UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DID KEEP THE PARTS WHEN MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CHANGED OUT, BUT I THINK THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHIFTS. *TR

TRANSMISSION. I JUST PURCHASED A 2006 MAXIMA. IT WILL SHIFT VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND. IT IS JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY WHEN YOU SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. IT IS KNOCKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT DOES THIS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP A BIT. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 2-1, IT SMACKED REAL HARD AT A LIGHT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY FAMILY. THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT NISSAN TRIED TO DEVELOP A TRANMISSION THAT COULD THINK FOR YOU. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING TESTING. PLEASE RECALL THOSE TRANSMISSIONS NOW BEFORE THESE UNITS GET TOO OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A HARD DOWNSHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 90K MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY ACCELERATING AND OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT ANY RATIONALE- SIMPLY PAUSES, THEN JERKS INTO GEAR- OFTEN WHEN IN AN INTERSECTION. IT TYPICALLY IT HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARMER THAN NOT. A TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND FLUSH HAS BEEN DONE BY DEALER- AND THEY 'SAID' THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, IT CONTINUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND RANDOMLY SHIFTING GEARS. IN ADDITION, WHEN DECELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,067.

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND ALSO IN THE LOWER GEARS LIKE 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND ALSO WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO THE LOWER GEARS IT DOES THE SAME THING. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN HE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY JERK. HE WAS THEN UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO ANY OTHER GEAR BESIDES FOURTH. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000. BW