Automatic Transmission problems of the 2006 Nissan Maxima - part 2

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle also jerked while the contact shifted gears. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired but the contact believed the failure to be within the transmission. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

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.

My 2006 Nissan Maxima has been experiencing a slip in the transmission. The other day I tried to cross a street and it slipped almost causing a crash with a semi truck that could not have stopped in time. It finally caught but was a close call. Nissan has done nothing to admit or address the issues with the transmission and I have read many similar stories online. What can be done to hold Nissan responsible. There needs to be some type of press coverage. Does someone have to die before anything is done.

Transmission shifting real hard in 2006 Nissan Maxima.

Our 2006 Maxima started having transmission problems at about 80,000 miles. When shifting from 1st to 2nd gear, there is a pause when trying to accelerate and then a violent jerk. This is a severe and dangerous problem. Nissan needs to be responsible for this fix.

2006 Nissan Maxima started jerking and slipping while driving. It occurs quite often daily but then some days not at all. I called the dealership and was told that it is out of warranty. It started around 80,000 miles. I was also told that changing the fluid would just damage it worse I just need to replace the transmission.

Own a 2006 nissa Maxima. Serviced monthly and now beginning to have major, dangerous transmission problems. Hard, jerking transmission shifts while accelerating or slowing down. Took it in for repair and auto transmission shop could not get any reads on problem through diagnostics. I have been told Nissan dealership will replace transmission for est. $3500. This is a widespread problem with Maximas as I have seen many, many on-line complaints. It is a defect and should be recalled immediately. I will pursue to get this fixed by Nissan at no cost as it is a dangerous situation. The jerking does actually make people in the car have severe, quick unexpected body jerks. Please investigate. Thank you.

2006 Nissan Maxima with 79,000 miles starting to have major problems with the transmission. When accelerating, around 20-35 mpg, the engine revs high rpm and acceleration slows, and then suddenly jerks into the next gear, sometimes slightly lurching forward when this happens. When decelerating something similar happens, the car will rev high rpms and then bang or jerk into the next gear. It seems to be much worse when accelerating and appears that it is happening when changing from 2nd to 3rd gear. I have read many complaints online in official sites and user forum sites. This seems to be a widespread problem that is not being addressed by Nissan. In three days I am taking it to the dealer where I will have to pay $96 to have a diagnosis performed. Nissan should either recall vehicles with this transmission, or extend the power train warranty to cover repairs when more people start having this problem. When pulling out into traffic and losing acceleration, this could be an accident waiting to happen.

Purchased a 06 Maxima in Aug 2009, in October of 2010 the car started jerking when driving it. At first it would have happen every now and then and then it would jerk and mist every other day. Check engine light came on and the car was taken to a Nissan dealer and was told the catalytic converter was bad and that it was still under warranty, had car fixed and after driving the car for 3 days it started jerking, the Nissan service dept was contacted and stated that none of the sensors displayed a problem and advised me to change the grade of gas from premium to mid-grade. I did what they recommended and the car continued to jerk and mist. The jerking would cause the car to slow down the rpm would quickly flip to 4 or 5 all this would happen while driving the car at a speed of 20-30 mph. I am very disappointed with Nissan because I believed that Nissan cars were very good and reliable vehicles.

A couple of weeks ago, I started to notice that my 2006 Maxima (75,000 miles) was shifting hard (jerking with a slight delay prior) in low gears, especially 1st to 2nd. The problem also occurred when putting the car into drive from reverse. It occurred approximately 75% of the time, but I couldn't find a definite pattern (car was cold or warm. ) I took it to a mechanic who recommended the transmission be replaced and it is currently in the shop getting a new transmission. The mechanic told me that it's a faulty case bushing in the center support and even with a new transmission using the same faulty part, the problem will arise again. I contacted a local Nissan dealership and spoke to the service manager. He stated Nissan did extend a transmission warranty on some cars to 120,000, but mine was not part of that recall. If it's a product defect, no current remedy will permanently fix the problem.

Transmission on my 2006 Nissan Maxima causes the car to jerk when changing gears. There is a hard jerk when shifting down. Car does not change immediately from reverse to drive. Takes about 5 seconds to get into drive and it causes an extremely hard jerk when shifting into drive.

I recently purchased a used 2006 Nissan Maxima with 78k miles. Car has been beautifully maintained but almost immediately began noticing hard shifting from 1st to 2nd gear and 2nd to 3rd and even significant jerking when downshifting. Tranny slips as engine rpm's rev as well. This car is a safety hazard as it can not be counted on to deliver power or speed to the wheels when needed and will definitely be a safety hazard when in wet or icy conditions due to transmission issues. I have researched this issue and discovered many other owners are experiencing the same issue. I find it hard to believe that there has been no recall by Nissan as this is most certainly a serious safety issue that will eventually claim innocent lives.

2006 Nissan Maxima with transmission problems. 1 to 2 gear and 2 to 3 gear shifts abruptly, slips, jerks, on both upshifts and downshifts. Transmission bangs from 1st to 2nd and the car hesitates off the line. Off the line, the car revs freely before it's able to catch a gear you get a whiplash sensation between shifts. Coming to a stop at a signal the 3rd to 2nd and 2nd to 1st gear downshifts are extremely harsh accompanied by a loud bang. When shifting from r to d, there is a few seconds delay before the transmission goes into gear with a loud bang. This all happens when the car is warmed up with at least 15-20min. Driving time.

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 is addressed? like the issue that Toyota had in regards to their accelerators getting stuck. Does someone have to bring this to the attention of a national media program, like dateline or 20/20 and bring to light how bad Nissan is treating its customers and how the NHTSA isn't doing anything to help the public with this issue? I'm hoping that this letter will get through to someone who really cares and will take action to help the consumer get some justice. The president made an emphasis on companies putting out quality vehicles and helped bail out some of the auto makers. Hopefully someone will help this consumer with this problem.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. While driving 10 mph and switching from first to second gear, the gear shift jumped as if the vehicle was hit from the rear. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to produce any failure codes. The vehicle was taken to another dealer who also could provide no error codes. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000 and the current mileage was approximately 87,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact was driving approximately 10 mph when the vehicle shifted first to second gear with an abnormally violent jerk. The failure continued to recur intermittently while shifting from first and second gear. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transmission fluid was flushed. The failure continued to recur intermittently and the service engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer where they were in the process of diagnosing the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000 and the current mileage was 85,000. Updated 12/21/10. Updated 12/29/jb updated 01/06/11 updated 01/14/11 the consumer wanted to know if the information she faxed was received. Updated 01/24/11 updated 04/20/11.

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.

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.

I just bought a Nissan Maxima 2006 it is a really nice car, but I did start noticing that the shifting of gears specially from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd jerks, it's being like that lately, today when entering a busy street with my family in the car, the transmission sleeps and did not move , a truck almost hit the car, we stay parked on the middle of the road for 2 or 3 seconds until the car move again, but those 2 or 3 seconds can cost my hold family lives. I did start searching for this car defects and it looks like a very common issue, a defect from the factory and Nissan and the government don't do anything about it. Shame on Nissan and the responsible party for making this big companies to sale safe and good quality products, and stand behind their product free of this type of defects, according to what I did find out, it is a transmission problem that it may cost thousands, and the factory knowing about it, don't lift a finger.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. While driving at a speed of 55 mph or less, the vehicle would jerk excessively before shifting into gear. The dealer advised that the transmission valve and motor mounts were defective and would need to be replaced. The dealer advised having a diagnostic test performed on the vehicle before proceeding with repairs, at the contact's expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were 58,300.

I own a 2006 Nissan Maxima with 89000 miles on it. Recently, the car jerks when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. T\at low speeds, it revs to 5000 rpm and will not accelerate at stops. After researching online, I found many complaints of the exact problems word-for-word. Some have been in accidents due to this uncontrollable problem. Others have opted to park their vehicles due to the unsafe conditions. Nissan is aware of the problem, but offers no recall or assistance.

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.

I recently purchased a 2006 Nissan Maxima se with 60,000 miles from a dealership here in tucson, az. After about 2 weeks, I started to notice the transmission was shifting rather rough. I also noticed it was "revving up" on its own when I would push the gas, and while it was trying to shift from 1st to 2nd gear, or from 2nd to 3rd. I also noticed a "jerking" while shifting, whether it be upshift, or downshifting. I took it to my mechanic and he could find absolutely nothing wrong with the vehicle. I went online to see if there were any other people having the same problems as myself, and I was horrified! I cannot believe there hasn't been a recall. Toyota recently had a similar incidence where the gas pedal would push down, and the driver wouldn't be able to stop and would cause accidents! this is very similar to what's happening with the Maxima. I don't understand why it must take a fatality, to make Nissan do the right thing and fix the problem before anyone is hurt!.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle began to jerk and stall. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

2006 Nissan Maxima not properly shifting jerks and hard bumps when accelerating or decelerating, sometimes the car feels like it's trying to change gears and is sucking for gas then the hard bump comes. It bump so hard doing acceleration the service engine light came on 2 days ago. I have been told by the local Nissan dealership it's the motor mounts other repair companies says it's more serious and it's the transmission. I call Nissan motor CO. And was told their are no recalls, but when I looked on carsurvey. Com and other sites a multitude of people are having the same problem.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima . The contact was driving 15 mph when he noticed a hesitation and a violate jerk when attempting to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer four times with concerns of the failure but the dealer was unable to duplicate or locate a failure within the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 91,000.

I have a 2006 Nissan Maxima and a little after my 96,000 mark the car started jerking very hard on up shifting. Especially between 1st and 2nd shift it is very harsh. Between the 20 to 30 mph and stopping. When at high speeds its not a problem. I choose to research the issue and they are alot of complaints with the same issues. Please help us. This need to be a recall enforced by the government safety department.

I bought Nissan certified used car in Nov 2009 . By this January 2010 I started experiencing clank or hard shift in gear from 1st to 2nd it also clanks when coming down from 2nd to 1st gear. Dealer ship says it is not covered under certified warranty and I need to replace transmission. There are thousands of people who experience same problem with Nissan Maxima I have about 60k miles on odo.

We owe a 2006 automatic Nissan Maxima with now approximately 112,000 miles. We have been experiencing problems with what appears to be the transmission. The car will jerk really hard when trying to shift between 2 and 3; when you attempt to accelerate and when you come to a stop. We have taken the car a Nissan dealership and had other diagnostic test performed. However, we were told that the entire motor needs to be replaced and their are no issues with the transmission. However, we took the car to another company who found no problems with the engine. This car has been serviced as required: the transmission has been flushed and filters replaced; spark plugs replaced, fuel injection flushed, and oil filters and oil changed. After going on the website and seeing numerous complaints regarding this issue with other Nissan Maximas, I'm filing this complaint because their appears to be a problem with Nissan Maxima's transmissions. This is a very costly expense and one that I believe Nissan needs to be accountable for because it seems to be a common problem with the 2006 Maxima transmissions.

We have a 2006 Nissan Maxima. For the past several months, my wife has complained of the vehicle "jerking" as in automatically change gears and lunging forward. She travels approx 25 miles to and from work each day, plus family driving (e. G. Kids activities). The issue would present itself several times a day and the "jerking" became so violent that we took the car to our mechanic to try and diagnosis the issue. He was not able to diagnose and since the issue continued to present itself, we went out to the internet to see if there was possible a recall or other information. What we found is that this has been a complaint by many individuals with regard to the Nissan Maxima model. My wife's fear is not only the mechanical issue, but that the car would "jerk", or "accelerate" automatically causing property or personal injury to self or others. Based on the number of complaints we saw on the internet on this very issue, we feel it requires investigation. Please see the attached website as an example:c:\my_data\2006 Nissan Maxima automatic transmission complaints. Mht.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle began to abnormally jerk before stalling. The vehicle was towed to her place of residence. The contact was able to restart the vehicle the next day and took it to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer replaced the motor mounts but did not correct the failure. The contact took the vehicle to a different dealer where a transmission flush was performed. The dealer also advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted but would not provide any assistance. The transmission was not replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 74,323.

2006 Nissan Maxima transmision 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.

2006 Nissan Maxima transmission is bad and has to be repaired. This appears to be common and known by Nissan and everyone in the transmission business. The cost is $3500. Nissan has not done a recall to fix the valve body problem.