2006 Nissan Maxima Powertrain (other) Problems

WELL MY CAR WHILE DRIVING IT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN ME WHILE IM DRIVING IT. AFTER IT CRANKS BACK UP IT IS VERY SLOW TO TAKE OFF

NHTSA ID

11383102

Incident

Sep 16, 2020

Mileage

200,000 mi

I BOUGHT THIS 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH 137,806 MILES. I DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, IT WOULD NOT START, I WENT AND BOUGHT A BATTERY, ON THE WAY THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON., THEN THE TCS AND SLIP LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP, HE KEEP IT ALMOST 4 WEEKS, AND THEN TOLD ME IT WAS NOT WORTH FIXING/REPAIRING IT. I COULD NOT BELIEVE, I JUST SPENT OVER $4,000.00 ON THIS CAR AND I ONLY DROVE IT HOME!!, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER WELL KNOWN MECHANIC SHOP, HE TELLS ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, MOTOR MOUNTS, SENSORS AND PROBABLY MORE. IT IS NOT WORTH FIXING IT. I AM A 57 YEAR OLD LADY AND I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. I HEAR THAT THESE CARS HAVE ALOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND MORE. I WISH I HAD KNOWN THAT BEFORE BUYING IT.

NHTSA ID

11360137

Incident

Jul 23, 2020

Mileage

137,820 mi

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND 3RD TO 4TH WITH A HARD KNOCK GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING TO 25MPH TO GO AROUND A TURN THE CAR JERKED AND HARD KICKED DOWNSHIFTING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST TO HIT FROM BEHIND.

NHTSA ID

11319612

Incident

Mar 28, 2020

Mileage

153,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11271043

Incident

Oct 24, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING IN LOW GEARS, THE VEHICLE JUMPS AND JERKS AND SOMETIMES REVS UP THE ENGINE. BAD TRANSMISSION. WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE, IT STOPS AND JERKS.

NHTSA ID

11256735

Incident

Sep 19, 2019

Mileage

200 mi

TRANSMITION FAILING.SLIPPING OFTEN

NHTSA ID

11229884

Incident

Jun 12, 2019

Mileage

118,000 mi

CAR HAS ISSUES SHIFTING FROM LOW GEARS, JERKING AND BUCKING

NHTSA ID

11153217

Incident

Nov 21, 2018

Mileage

83,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND DID NOT SWITCH INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KELLY NISSAN OF ROUTE 33 (3830 EASTON-NAZARETH HWY, EASTON, PA 18045, (610) 756-1442) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,854.

NHTSA ID

11145372

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

Mileage

60,854 mi

MY CAR WAS UNDER 90K MILES WHEN IT EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, PREMATURE CLUTCH WEAR, OVERHEATING, AND OTHER PROBLEMS THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLES TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID

11139121

Incident

Sep 10, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SLIP, NO POWER, JERK SLIP, REVVING UP NO POWER TO MAKE CAR MOVE

NHTSA ID

11114448

Incident

Jul 1, 2018

Mileage

75,800 mi

MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 81K MILES JUST QUIT SHIFTING. IT WILL NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE.

NHTSA ID

11083203

Incident

Apr 3, 2018

Mileage

81,000 mi

TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO GEAR AND WHEN SHIFTING. ACCELERATION CAN BE SLOW AND HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY HAVE AND ACCIDENT WHEN I COULD NOT CLEAR AN INTERSECTION AS QUICKLY AS NECESSARY. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL CLUNK INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING AND WHEN DRIVING. TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN 5TH AND NEED TO SHIFT MANUALLY TO MOVE AT ALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN AS I MIGHT NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC, OR A TRAIN, AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE FORUMS WHERE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. NOW, 147,000 MILES. AMAZING THAT OTHER CARS CONTINUE TO RUN, SAFELY, WELL INTO THE 300,000 MILE RANGE. DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN FOR NOT HAVING A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID

11078586

Incident

Mar 7, 2016

TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING

NHTSA ID

11078533

Incident

Jan 25, 2018

Mileage

121,300 mi

CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES, WAS DEALER MAINTAINED AND, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN AVERAGE WEAR.

NHTSA ID

11045848

Incident

Nov 13, 2017

OVER TIME THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. WHILE TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT, IT "SLIPS" AND REVS UP UNTIL IT "CATCHES" AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND ALSO WHILE DECELERATING YOU GET THE JERK AND LOUD "CLUNKING". WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE CAR WILL PAUSE OR HANG UP FOR A COUPLE SECONDS BEFORE POPPING INTO GEAR, ACCOMPANIED BY A JERK AGAIN. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHIFTING AND YOU HEAR / SEE THE REVS START TO JUMP OFF YOU NEED TO LET OFF OF THE GAS IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO STOP IT FROM RED-LINING OR JERKING SO HARD YOU SNAP YOUR NECK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL MAXIMAS. SAD.

NHTSA ID

11031570

Incident

Oct 3, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTERS FIRST CAR WHEN SHE TURNED SIXTEEN. SHE DROVE FOR ONE MONTH AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING HARD, REVING UP HIGH, AND SLIPPING. SHE SCARED TO DRIVE NOW SO THE MONEY I PAID FOR THIS CAR IS WASTED. I'M A MOTHER OF TWO I DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY THEY WANT TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION. SHE ONLY NEEDED TO DRIVE HER SIBLING AND HER TO AND FROM SCHOOL A MILE DOWN THE RD BUT THE CAR JERKS ON THE WAY THERE. NOT A VERY DEPENDABLE CAR FOR A NISSAN TOP OF THE LINE MADE VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A NISSAN GUESS I NEED TO SWITCH BRANDS SINCE NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE MISTAKE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

NHTSA ID

11013960

Incident

Mar 8, 2017

Mileage

168,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON OR AFTER SHE HAD REVERSED THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION SHOP, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11005257

Incident

May 1, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

WHEN IS MOVING AND GOING TO STOP IN A TRAFFIC LIGHT IS VERY HARD THE SHIFT AND SLEEPING THE TRANSMISSION. P.D. WHEN I FELT THIS ISSUES WAS SINCE 01/06/2012 AND STILL MORE NOTABLE AT CURRENT TIME.

NHTSA ID

11001705

Incident

Jun 1, 2012

Mileage

55,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND SLIPPING A FEW WEEKS AGO TILL SUDDENLY STARTED DECELERATING IN THE FREE WAY TO THE POINT THAT HAD TO STOP. NOW IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE ANYMORE.

NHTSA ID

10995506

Incident

Jun 16, 2017

Mileage

86,736 mi

CAR TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM PARK TO 1ST OR REVERSE AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE CITY. SUDDEN RPM INCREASE AND ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DUE TO THE JERKING, ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN.

NHTSA ID

10991431

Incident

May 22, 2017

Mileage

116,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTED, IT MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

NHTSA ID

10984543

Incident

May 8, 2017

Mileage

119,000 mi

PAINT IS FADING HOOD, TRUNK AND ROOF. TRANSITION IS BUCKING.

NHTSA ID

10983936

Incident

Feb 25, 2017

Mileage

181,592 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (THE CONTACT'S BROTHER) AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT'S BROTHER THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10971748

Incident

Jan 15, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

MY TRANSMISSION STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND DRIVE, HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS DONE TO NO AVAIL. CAR IS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR, WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN I START TO PULL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY I HAVE NO POWER, THE CAR JUST REVS HIGH RPMS AND GOES REALLY SLOW UNTIL I REACH 40 MPH. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I GET HIT, I ALWAYS HAVE TO WAIT TO MAKE SURE NO CAR IS COMING IN MY DIRECTION. I HAVE HAD THE SOLENOIDS, VALVE BODY AMONG OTHER WORK DONE THAT HASN'T HELPED AT ALL AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00 THERE ARE APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUES ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED! ITS PURE AND SIMPLE THEFT. TO BUY A CA R THAT HAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THE COMPANY NOT CARING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE

NHTSA ID

10968633

Incident

Feb 6, 2017

Mileage

134,000 mi

AT 107,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING INTO GEAR AFTER THE RPMS REVVED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 107,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AT 148,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10966097

Incident

Feb 15, 2017

Mileage

107,000 mi