CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Maxima continues a very good model year (2007 is also good) with an extremely low complaint rate & no major defects. Beware of Maximas from 2009, & 2004-2006 though.
Nissan Maximas from 2004-2006 have a widespread transmission defect, but judging from our complaint data, Nissan fixed the problem starting with the 2007 model.
The 2009 Maxima has an expensive problem where the steering lock prevents the car from starting, & costs upwards of $1,000 to fix!
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
102,750 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Vehicle stopped forward movement in middle lane of I-95 North. Engine revolutions jumped to red zone but no forward movement. Had to coast, in light traffic, to edge of roadway merge lane. Engine then died. Engine re-started about 35 minutes later and traveled to us hwy 1 when same thing happened. Vehicle died in outer lane. State police arrived and assisted in pushing vehicle to business shoulder/driveway entrance. Had vehicle towed approximately 30 miles to transmission shop in fredericksburg, va where they told me the transmission was gone.
Have a 2008 Nissan Maxima and just found out I need a transmission after only having it 2yrs..dealer never told me that it had a problem when he sold to me had I known Nissan had a problem with this model I would never had purchase it...I need a whole new transmisson and for 3700 dollars I feel Nissan should rplace it at no cost to me since it seems that this issue seems to be with all there models not just mine...it just crap that im stuck trying to fix it...Nissan needs to make this problem or rather fix this issue that is so common in there vechicle they need to be held accountable...check engine light came on and took it to the dealer cause it wouldnt shift and there it was a big heft bill to tell me that I needed a new transmission and had the nerve to tell me Nissan are known for bad transmission...not what I wanted to hear...
I left the ignition on and it ran the battery went down, when I realized the battery was dead we charged the battery next day I got in to drive the car the transmission was like in 1st gear of the 6 speed auto transmission, I was out of state and found a dealership it took them a week to replace it, but they did give me a rental car the car had 58,000 thousand miles on it, it has 89,000 now, got in the car this week to go to a funeral and my remote wouldnt work, so I accidently left the car in reverse, when I got out of the car, the car never moved when I got in garage I seen the car moving, I dont understand why the car wasnt moving when I got out of it, hit the neighbors house and caused a lot of damage to it!!
On February 17, 2015, my daughter drove into a 3' ditch with about 4" of standing water with algea standing on top of the water. I had the vehicle inspected by my local mechanic to see if anything was damaged and had the oil levels checked as well and we continued to drive the vehicle for about 2500 miles. In May 2015 I chose to have the car repaired, front bumper etc. After the bodyshop finished with the car the airbag light needed to be reset by Nissan. We continued to drive the car for another 500 miles and the transmission stopped. I was informed by my transmission mechanic that there was a recall on the vehicle with an extended warranty. I had the vehicle transported back to Nissan for repair on July 27, 2015 and 10 -15 days later I was called and asked if the vehicle had been wrecked. Nissan warranty denied the claim based on the opinion the the car was flooded. The transmission oils were checked numerous times with no signs of water damaged. Nissan warranty referred me back to farm bureau to file an insurance claim based on the car was flooded in the accident that happened in February 2015. I had the transmission removed and brians transmission found the belt inside the transmission had broken and come apart. I went back to Nissan and requested that a Nissan representative come and review the transmission in its current state and to reopen the warranty claim. They informed me that they were not changing their minds this was a closed issue. Currently I am uncertain what will be my next move. I requested to speak to Nissan warranty but was informed by Nissan corporation that Nissan warranty does not speak to individuals. Nissan Corp. Did refer me back to the dealership to say that deacon jones Nissan would have to be the one to initiate the request and they informed me this afternoon that they would pay up to $500 for repairs.
The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while at a complete stop and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the crank and cam sensors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
- Kingston Junction, NJ, USA
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