general problems of the 2011 Nissan Maxima

The transmission is slipping it’s a cvt and they’re known for being the worst transmissions. I was entering the highway on a on ramp and I could no longer accelerate past 55 I was near flooring it and you can hear the engine working but the rpm’s are all over the odometer going from 3k-6. 5k over and over. The problem has not been diagnosed professionally. The vehicle has not been inspected professionally. There were no lights on the dash when this began happening and nothing occurred that led up to that situation it was just a normal drive for me and now this happens every other day.

Hi I bought car Nissan Maxima 2011 transmission not working well when I driving I stopped at the traffic after that car does not move forward.

Cvt transmission jerking , engine is always idling hard sometimes wants to even shut off , accelerating sometimes takes a lil while to respond , rack and pinion assembly faulty I would like for Nissan to fix my car or get a lump sum check for all faulty errors these cars have.

Transmission failed on my vehicle at 40,000 miles while I was in the middle of traffic. My car stopped accelerating without warning and I nearly got into an accident.

On the night of February 16, my teenage daughter was driving my 2011 Nissan Maxima when she came to a stop at a traffic light. When the light turned green, she moved her foot off the brake and began to accelerate when the vehicle all of a sudden would not move. She applied her foot to the accelerator several times but the vehicle still would not move. After several more attempts, the vehicle jerked forward in a violent manner but luckily, there was no other car ahead of her or I'm afraid a more serious event would have occurred. This all happened rather abruptly, without any advance warning or indication of a potential problem. The next day I took the vehicle to my local Nissan service center to have it diagnosed. The technician informed me a code indicated �transmission fluid pressure low� (even though it contained plenty of fluid) and advised a complete transmission replacement was needed at a cost of $7,138. This was the diagnosis despite no dashboard warning or service engine light indicator, as I indicated above. Upon returning home and researching the issue online, I discovered that this problem seems to be very common. I learned that Nissan has had major issues with the continuously variable transmission (cvt), including several class action lawsuits and other legal matters which subsequently resulted in Nissan extending the powertrain warranty on 2003-2010 Nissan vehicles and settling other lawsuits for newer model vehicles. However, model years 2011 and 2012 were not covered under these settlements despite having the same exact cvt. I have reached out to Nissan north America but they have not acknowledged liability or responsibility. Such a shame because the vehicle has not had any issues until this incident. It only has 106,000 miles but now I'm worried about what might happen if it is being driven.

Transmission belt disintegrated. Lots of power in drive. Shaking, hesitating when driving. Finally would barely move.

Takata recall. At 80k miles my vehicle is idling while in park and also while accelerating its doing a jerk and feels as if it doesn't want to go into gear to reach higher speed. I checked the code and it read as a air mass flow sensor, catalyst converter, and O2 sensor. The car turned off on me while on, jump started it and turned back on. I changed the mass air flow sensor and its still doing the same thing. I took it to the mechanic and the mechanic said the code says battery and other things. Reccommended we start cheap by changing the battery and going from there. I changed the battery and the computer now says O2 sensor. I keep dumping alot of money into this vehicle and to me it seems that this issue is also happening many others including my close friend who owns the same vehicle.

The check engine light came on in my Maxima a number of months back when the vehicle had close to approximately 64k miles. The codes that tripped were p0011 and p0021, bank 1 and bank 2 cam sensors. Upon bringing it to garden city Nissan, I was informed the front and rear covers needed to be replaced and the cost was expected to be $2,400. The repair was performed and the bill was paid. According to the rep. At the dealership, this type of repair is performed on this car twice a month. The gasket in the motor mount is cardboard and needs to be replaced with a silicone based gasket. The cardboard gasket breaks apart and will cause problems with the engine performance by lowering the oil pressure, which will eventually seize the engine. The car was only 4k miles out of the powertrain warranty and Nissan would not provide any assistance with the repair. During the life of the vehicle, I regularly performed oil changes, for which I have all receipts. Although this is more of an engine performance issue than a safety issue, this should be reviewed by the NHTSA as manufacturers defect that costs consumers a lot of money to repair. This is a hardship for me as I'm sure it is for many consumers. Some may not be able to afford this type of a repair and will not have the service done. I am not sure what would happen over time if this repair is not performed something of this magnitude should not happen on a car of this age. I appealed to Nissan both verbally and in writing with no luck. I would hope that the NHTSA would look into this and possible apply some pressure to Nissan to initiate a recall. Thank you for your time. Attached is the claim appeal I sent to Nissan as well as the repair bill. Any assistance with issue would be appreciated.

Takata recall. After being told a part on my transmission was broken I immediately got it fixed. When on the highway the car would rev to high rpm on its own. I immediately took it back to the mechanic. They told me I needed a whole new transmission that is on back order by Nissan. It's been a month without my car and transmission isn't recalled even after being on back order. My Maxima has only 90000 miles and this shouldn't be an issue for a newer 2011 Maxima. I just want to prevent anyone else from being tricked into purchasing a car with a faulty transmission without knowing it's issues. Needs to be recalled!.

Check engine indicator light has come on intermittently 3 times in the past two months. Upon getting a diagnostic test at a Nissan dealership, the second time the light came on, I was told they needed the car another day, for a longer time to further investigate the two codes that came up during the test. The check engine light went back out a few days later. Now two months later the light is on again and this time as I was leaving a shopping center parking lot, turning onto a main road the car made a jerking/surge-stop motion as if it did not want to accelerate. It continued to do this same motion any time I slowed down or stopped at a light or slowed down to make a turn during my 2. 5-3. 0 mile trip to my house. I did not drive the car for the next 24-28 hours. Upon driving the car to the dealership to drop off for service I did not experience the jerking/surge-stop motion. After assessing the vehicle today I was informed that the rear timing chain cover has deteriorated causing problems with oil pressure to the engine, code p0011. There were also two other codes for heating system p1217 and transmission fluid pressure p0868. Total cost of repairs $2984. My car is 5 years old, approximately 67,000 miles on it so it is outside of the warranty. After reading others similar complaints about transmission issues just outside of the warranty period, knowing that previous model years had problems that ended up extended warranty it is very disturbing and disappointing to know that Nissan is not further investigating these issues further. Also, other issues I have had tire pressure indicator light coming on intermittently and car not starting but all dash lights staying on had technical bulletins. The latter should be a quick resolve yet I was charged almost $400 for something not mentioned in the related bulletin. Nissan lacks responsible customer service!!!.

Car hesitates shifting from 1st to 2nd. At times, there is a loud "clunking" sound when the gas is pressed hard. Then even when the gas is pressed all the way down, car would slowly shift. It takes about 10 to 20 seconds before it would shift normally. This gets worse when driving for about 10 minutes. Error code it returns include p1778 and p0746. Separate issue: the driver seat rocks back and forth when accelerating and stopping.

TSB ntb12-071- factory bearing problems 2009 – 2012 Maxima; engine knock from #1 main bearing 2009 – 2012 Maxima (a35) no. 1 main bearing knock noise confirmation use the following criteria and symptoms to confirm the knock noise is coming from the no. 1 crankshaft main bearing. Knock noise from no. 1 main bearing is confirmed if all of the following symptoms exist: • not heard at cold start. • can be heard at warm idle (not a cold start condition). • heard best from under the engine with the vehicle lifted. • using stethoscope, the knock can be isolated to the lower front of the engine (near the # 1 or # 2 main bearing). • cannot be heard driving at highway speeds. • cannot be heard sitting in the vehicle with the radio on. Planet Nissan -5850 centennial center blcd- las vegas nv 89149- refused to resolved or fix this problems nigel harry.