The transmission started going out without any warning. It was running fine with no problems, then I came home and parked. 10 minutes later, I went to leave and the car would not go at all. I left it alone until the next day and it drove, but after driving about 10 minutes the transmission started slipping, and my rpms were up and down. I took it to the Nissan service department and they changed the transmission fluid for 300 dollars. Afterwards they told me it was still not shifting correctly and I would need a new transmission also. They gave me a quote for 5500.00 for the new cvt transmission.

I am pissed - I purchased my 2014 Nissan Maxima in Nov 2018 at 50,000 miles for $18,000.00+. I thought this was a great opportunity to purchase a Nissan. I often heard that this was is a great car. However; after driving 50k thousand miles with regular maintenance, my family and I were heading out of town when my car suddenly begin to lose acceleration, the RPM's started acting up, and it felt like the throttle body was not allowing me to increase speed in dangerous traffic. I thought someone was going to hit us from behind because the car gave no warning - it just shifted and started to decline in speed as I was trying to get to the side of the road.

I noticed my RPMs started to move up and down rapidly. My trip was ruined, because I was stranded on the interstate I-10. I had to get car towed back to my home town of Tallahassee FL. Later, I was taking car to the Nissan dealer - and finding out that I need a new transmission. I couldn't believe this, I just paid the vehicle off in March 2021 for my birthday and less than 6 months later, I'm having to replace Transmission. After, researching the CVT Transmission... this made me furious and this is not okay, that now I have to foot the bill to either replace transmission with a used transmission at 5,000.00 or get a new one for 8,000.00. I didn't get much out of this car at all and Nissan should foot the bill because of its faulty equipment.

What makes matters worse, I called around and many companies don't want to even rebuild this CVT transmission, this is one of the worst transmissions around. THESE C V T Transmission should be recalled. These big companies take advantage of the smaller consumers like us. The car is a beautiful car, the motor is excellent, but the transmission ain't about s***!! I didn't get my money's worth out of this car and I often tell folks who ask about my car that it look good and is very stylist, but is terrible because of the CVT transmission.

Purchased a 2014 Nissan Maxima in March of 2020 with 73,000k miles on it. Was not offered an extended warranty at the time. Took the vehicle in for standard oil change in August. Service engine light did not go off. Tried to manually reset and it did not work. Took the vehicle to the dealership that I purchased it from and was advised that they do not like to deal with Nissan so they advised that I take my car to a Nissan dealership.

I took the vehicle to a Nissan dealership and paid for a diagnosis. Diagnosis came back as first need to replace the valve body for $2275 + tax, not guaranteed to fix the issue with the CVT transmission. Also quoted $5800 + tax to replace the transmission. Called Nissan corporate to see if they could assist with fixing the issue and I was called today by Nissan corporate stating they cannot assist. The car does not have 80,000k miles on it and I have to replace the transmission already? This is a know issue with Nissan cars and there should be a recall for the CVT transmission.

I went into contract with my 2014 Nissan Maxima in 2016, it had a bit over 60,000 miles, so the warranty was expired. After a recent drive from Orange County to Oakland for a Raider's game (early November), my car's transmission started acting up. The car would not accelerate until after like 5-7 seconds, in which the RPMs would skyrocket. The car's transmission continued to slip, shift very hard and delayed. The worst of it was actually stalling a few times. Upon idling and trying to drive up any slopes on the road, the car would just stall. Very dangerous with moving traffic and my family being in the car with me! I did my research and found out about Nissan's wonderful CVT transmission issues that countless consumers had experienced. These were more on Altimas, Rogues, Versas & Sentras it seemed (2010 and beyond).I called Nissan Consumer Affairs to file a complaint. Nissan instructed me to get a diagnostic from a dealership in order for them to determine their next course of action. After the diagnostic revealed codes P0746, P0868, P0826 & P1778, it was determined a new CVT transmission was needed. After much back and fourth with consumer affairs and Nissan's regional office, they agreed to cover 60% of costs (even for me being out of warranty). I was grateful for their decision, yet more angry that they weren't willing to cover 100% of costs. A 2014 with 88717 miles should not fail in transmission and Nissan should be held accountable for selling consumers such a bad transmission in their cars, bad and hazardous! I ended up paying $1200 out of pocket and my car is running fine once again, the question is for how long. Many consumers who have had their CVT replaced reported failures within a few years. This new CVT has a one year, 12,000 mile warranty and apparently AAA members gets double that coverage. I hope that my complaint here is used as knowledge and ammo for those seeking compensation from Nissan in similar situations. Nissan MUST be held accountable for their crappy CVT issues.

This is my 3rd Nissan Maxima that I have owned. The first 2 were good dependable cars but this one with three CVT transmission is dangerous to try to operate. I have tried to prevent a transmission problem by changing the fluid, filter and installing a transmission oil cooler a while back. The car has been babied and well maintained. The dealership says that the car transmission is NOT covered. Why? Look at complaints on the 2016 Nissan Maxima! Transmission complaints are rampant. Nissan is screwing people who previously bought and owned there cars like myself. I will not pay $5000 to repair a 2014 model that should have lasted many years. If nothing is done by Nissan to fix my transmission? Then this will be the last Nissan vehicle that I purchase or even recommend.