CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2011 Nissan Maxima is a good reliable vehicle overall. There's a slight trend of transmission failure just before 100,000 miles, but not widespread enough to be a major concern. Beware of Maximas from 2009-2010, and 2004-2006 though.
The 2009-2010 Maxima has an expensive problem where the steering lock prevents the car from starting, & costs upwards of $1,000 to fix.
Nissan Maximas from 2004-2006 have a widespread transmission defect, but judging from our complaint data, Nissan fixed the transmission problem starting with the 2007 model.
4.3
definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
26,667 miles
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Dashboard is melting which is making it extremely sticky but the worst part is that it is causing a visibility issues while driving. The glare is really bad.
My dashboard has been melted for some time now and it-??s a safety hazard. When I drive at night, the light reflects on the dashboard and it makes it difficult to see, which is very dangerous with my kids in the car. I thought I could clean the dashboard but it-??s very sticky. Apparently this is a common issue with certain models of cars because I saw a news report on it.
The dash board is melting down and when the sun hits the sticky dash board it causes a glare in the windshield to where it makes it hard for you to see.
My desktop in my car were getting sticky so I call alexandria la dealer and told my problem but they never responded and now it's getting cracked so I called Nissan Consumer Affairs and they also told me they can not fix it because seven year of my car.when I had same issue with my Toyota sienna 2008 after 8 years they did replace new desktop free of charge. So please can you look in to it and fix it.
- Marksville, LA, USA
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The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the dashboard melted and caused a glare from the sun. The vehicle was taken to naples Nissan (3640 pine ridge rd, naples, fl 34109, 239-300-2765) where the failure was confirmed, but not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered a fifty percent discount off the repair cost. The failure mileage was approximately 70,065.
I have a 2011 Maxima, I purchased new on 5/1/2011. I noticed about 7 months ago my dashboard started becoming shiny looking and sticky to the touch. My car isn't a garage kept car, but I've always used a windshield shade to keep the sun & heat off my dash. Apparently, this dosen't help. It's like my dashboard is slowly melting away! it's getting to the point now where it's causing a glare in direct sunlight and making seeing the road harder now.. oh, and I've only used a damp cloth to clean it in the past, no chemicals, etc.
The rear glass panel of sunroof "exploded" with chunks of glass coming off the panel and over the next few hours the entire panel exhibited major cracking throughout. Sunroof was closed at the time and outside temperature was about 45 degrees. Wife was slowing on highway to turn into driveway. She stated the nearest vehicle was over 1/4 mile ahead of her so no possibility of rock being thrown from their tires. Sounded like a shotgun blast in the car when it occurred. Since it was the back panel no glass fell into the car that we could see.
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- Richmond Hill , GA, USA