general problems of the 2012 Nissan Maxima

On June 9, 2022 @8:50am I was driving my Nissan Maxima to work and as I was at the stop light waiting to go through the intersection, the car shut off completely cutting off all power. I have push button and no electric was working. My jumper cables were in the trunk but I could not access them because the trunk would not operate without power. Without power my hazards did not even work so I could not let traffic flow know that I was in distress. My car almost was hit 3 separate times because of a faulty part or system built by Nissan needs to get their stuff together and quit putting people in danger. I’m scared to drive it now because it could shut off as I am in the act of driving and that could be catastrophic not only for me but for other innocent people. I will be contacting Nissan and they will be fixing this properly! the car was finally jump started and I was able to drive the rest of the way to work. Let’s see if it starts when I have to leave work? so not cool.

We are having issues with "melting" or "sticky dashboard of my 2014 Nissan Maxima. Difficult to see when is sunny outside.

Dashboard melting/sticky, glare.

This cvt control variable transmission in these cars go out so fast. The cvt transmission went out at around 115,000. We replace it because we pressed the gas and no acceleration when stop light turned green. Then missed the light then it accelerated late and almost got hit by on coming car. We just replaced this cvt transmission in July 30, 2020 at around about price of $5000. The only place that it can be replaced is through the Nissan dealership. They only guarantee their work for 1 years time. It is starting to malfunction in just over 14 months time. This is only after a little over a year worth of driving. This is ridiculous the amount of money people pay for them on to get $5000 worth of quality equipment. This is a safety hazard driving through dallas traffic and no shoulder to pull over on because of construction. I have seen on the internet so many complaints about these cvt transmissions. This is the second time transmission problems already replace cvt at 115, 000 miles. Now needs another replacement at 139, 000?.

Pressing door lock/unlock button on the door handles fails to lock/unlock all doors consistently. Rear door locks respond intermittently or not at all. Driver door often takes four button pushes to get it to unlock. Although it hasn't happened to me, I've heard other drivers mention difficulty getting into the gas cap (it locks when driver's door is locked). This issue has occurred in the last 6 months.

Transmission problems.

While my son was driving on the highway (straight and at a steady speed) the hood suddenly opened completely, mostly broke off the car, and flew into the windshield. The mechanic that inspected the car told me that the main hood latch was corroded and not functional, and that the safety latch was completely frozen in the open position. Nissan currently has a recall on altimas for hood latch failure. I contacted the company to request that the car be inspected, but was told that the wait would be 6 - 8 weeks, during which we should of course not have the car repaired, and would not be provided with an alternate means of transportation. When I objected, it was suggested that we could drive the car while waiting. When I pointed out that it now had no hood, I was told that whether or not to drive it was my personal choice. My inability to wait 6 - 8 weeks was deemed a refusal of the inspection, and the case (Nissan case # 40945684) was closed. Because my son's friend was recording a car driving ahead of them at the time, the entire incident is on video. (I tried to upload the video but was unable to. ).

Dashboard seems to be melting/ gets extremely hot and as a result is sticky.

I had an a. C. Compressor issue 3 years ago and had it replaced by trophy Nissan mesquite,texas in 2017. Now 3 years later may of 2020 my compressor has locked up again. It was working fine until a week ago when I was on my way to work it was great but after my shift was done and I came out to go home my a. C. Compressor was'nt working. So I was wondering if there were any Nissan recalls with a. C. Compressor issues on my Maxima.

While driving on the highway this morning, the panoramic sunroof on my 2012 Nissan Maxima spontaneously exploded and shattered. Had the sunroof been open, there could have been extensive damages to me personally, my unborn child (7 months pregnant), and others driving around me if I had lost control of my vehicle.

The car streering wheel wont move and the car wont start.

Car will not start, steering wheel locks, key fob light is on, brake is stiff. This is not the first time Nissan had this problem. My car only has 50,000 miles on it.

I have had my vehicle for less than 5 months and the transmission has gone out on it. After doing a research online, I have realized that hundreds of people have had this same problem. I have also realized that Nissan has had transmission recalls on several Nissan Maxima's through different years except for the 2012. My vehicle was in motion on a highway, when it would not pick up speed after 10 mph.

Car was parked in driveway. Moved out of gear on its own rolled across street crashed into car in another driveway.

My sunroof shattered on Sunday, June 03 at 12pm while I was driving east bound towards chicago on 290 highway. I was driving at 60mph on the highway and all the sudden I heard a loud pop noise and my sunroof glass shattered. The road was clear and there weren't many cars around me. Luckily, I wasn't injured. I have already checked with several body shops yesterday, and the cost is over $1000 to fix my panoramic sunroof. I also reached out to Nissan corporate, and reported this issue. The case number is 31546264 and I spoke with barbara, badge#7319182. She called me, 6/5/18 at 10:34am and told me Nissan will not be responsible since there's no sufficient evidence. I told her I have photos of the damage and she asked me to send it to her for review. I find it strange that she didn't ask for any photos or evidence yesterday when I called to report the incident.

I was driving the vehicle and the ac went from cold to warm. I took it to the shop and the guy said it had plenty of freon in it. He said something is blocking the freon.

I was driving down 231 highway south when my sunroof exploded from inside out glass went everywhere.

The sunroof exploded spontaneously. I was sitting in evening rush hour traffic, at an almost stand still. The inside roof panel/cover was pulled back, but the sunroof itself was not opened. I had turned the a/c on and off a few times because although it wasn't very hot outside (upper 70s), I was making a business call over the car's bluetooth system, and had rolled the windows up in order to hear the call clearly. After the car got cold, I turned the air off. Before I could open the windows, so the car could warm back up inside, there was a large "boom" and subsequently glass from the sunroof began falling down into the center console.

Tire recall from hankook tire for ventus s1 noble 2, 245/45r18. I have called hankook several times and they will not help. My tires are the ones they are recalling. All I want is the refund they state in the letter they sent to me certified.

I was driving down the freeway and the moonroof literally exploded. I was looking to see how it could happen, but I still to this day can't figure it out.

I purchased my Nissan Maxima band new two years ago. Over the past two years my vehicle received all required maintenance, which was performed at the dealership where I purchased the vehicle. At 67,000 miles the transmission completely failed. I was told by the dealer that 'it just happens sometimes with performance engines'. The transmission is under warranty, but I am now totally disenchanted with the vehicle. I keep vehicles for the lifetime of a car. I still have a 2000 Honda accord with over 300,000 miles (original transmission and engine). I no longer feel that the replaced transmission on my Maxima is reliable.

Everytime I drive the vehicle they're a clunking noise when the it reaches 35 mph. Also when I start the car they're a different idling noise, I'm not sure how if it's the exhaust system or if they're a loose bolt that's causing this. When to Nissan numerous times and they couldn't fix the problems.

When vehicle was approximately 1 1/2 years old the positive battery connector connecting the power cable from the automobile electrical system to the battery corroded and came apart. The Nissan part description and part number is "battery terminal 243 - part # 24340-7f003). This was replaced with a factory part. Approximately 1 1/2 years later it corroded and came apart again. This failure causes the engine to loose any electricity from the battery, which would cause the engine to stop, causing a loss of power steering, power brakes and air bag protection or prevents the engine from starting due to no electricity feeding the starter and vehicle electrical system. Fortunately, the vehicle was not moving when this failure occurred on either occasion or serious injury or death could have occurred. I do not believe that the design of this connector or the type of material from which it s made is adequate. I have replaced the connector with a lead battery connector used for connecting RV batteries and do not believe that the vehicle will ever suffer this problem again with the aftermarket replacement connector. Fortunately for me the vehicle was stopped when these failures occurred. Other than the obvious danger, I believe this problem would cause most people to incur significant expense in towing and repair charges, just to replace the connector. Although I was able to repair the problems myself, I doubt that most people would be able to do so on their own. The parts sales person at the Nissan dealership where I had bought a second connector (although it was not used) seemed to indicate that they sold an awful lot of these connectors, which suggests that a better design or material would be advisable and make it much less likely that a failure of this nature would occur.