Transmission Failure problems of the 2011 Nissan Maxima

Three problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2011 Nissan Maxima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Nissan Maxima based on all problems reported for the 2011 Maxima.

1 Transmission Failure problem

Failure Date: 10/12/2018

On my way to work as I was driving down the highway my 2011 Nissan Maxima all of the sudden would no longer speed up. The vehicle was on and as I tried to accelerate while driving down the highway the speedometer went to 0 mph but the rpm would climb. I luckily was able to steer the car into an empty parking lot. My car had no check engine/service engine lights on. There were no warnings. I thought it was the speed sensor due to the original diagnostic code of p0500 and tried replacement but that did not solve the issue. My vehicle was towed to a Nissan dealership who said it was showing �pages full of codes� and they told me that my transmission needed to be completely replaced and that �it just happens. � prior to this total failure I experienced absolutely zero signs of transmission failure. There were no warning lights (check engine/service engine soon), no slipping/jerking, leaking, nothing at all. After researching the potential cause of transmission failure in my make/model/year vehicle I found there were many 2011 owners who were experiencing the same issue, total transmission failure without warning.

2 Transmission Failure problem

Failure Date: 08/31/2016

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle shut down. The service engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the landera Nissan dealer, located 371 e. Goodman rd, south haven, ms 38671 where the transmission was replaced. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to the cannon Nissan of blytheville dealer, located 305 n service rd, blytheville, ar 72315, where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that nothing could be done. The failure mileage was unknown. Fe.

3 Transmission Failure problem

Failure Date: 01/31/2015

Intermittent high rpm's with no control of speed. Would happen then not happen for days. Would not go at stop signs/stop lights then surge forward when the transmission (we later learned) finally engaged. On a day it wasn't acting up we took it to where we bought it (dealership) and they immediately notified us that we needed a brand new transmission $5,500. 2,053 miles outside of warranty. We could not believe that when they contacted corporate no consideration for our long-term relationship. Never in a million years did we think it was something so serious as a complete transmission failure. This transmission is supposedly the second (improved) transmission type that Nissan has put in the Maxima with the prior generation of transmissions being given a warranty of up to 10 years or 100,000 miles due to all the prior problems that were supposed to have been fixed with this second generation. Now, they won't even honor the transmission issue with a 62,053 mileage. The transmissions aren't fixed! we have 2 small grandchildren we pick up every other week and regularly use the car to pick them up. How scary to have realized we could have been in an accident with the kids in the car because we had no idea that the transmission on a car with only 62,053 miles would be completely shot. Someone please at your organization look into this.


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