When driving the car would loose power and not accelerate. Driving onto on ramp to highway and car would not accelerate and started to loose speed while merging. No lights came on dash or anything. Seems like the car went into limp mode or something.
2007 Nissan Maxima transmission problems
16 complaints (12% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 96,500.
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- typical mileage
- 96,500
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission3
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Nissan Maxima transmission problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2007 Nissan Maxima transmission
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Transmission hose leak
This pe was opened for model year (my) 2008 nissan maxima vehicles based on early warning data that the automatic transmission cooler hose may have pinholes and/or cracks resulting in a transmission fluid leak.the leaked fluid can contact the exhaust system and ignite.nissan has shown that the root cause of the pinholes and/or cracks in the hose is excessive stress during the manufacture forming process resulting in hose deformation at loading onto a mandrel, or damage during un-loading.regarding loading stress, nissan states, when excessive stress is applied while loading the hose onto the mandrel, hose deformation (which looks like a bulge) can occur around the bending area.a crack will start to form on the inside of the hose at the area of deformation.regarding unloading stress, nissan states, after the curing process, in some instances the hose stuck to the mandrel tightly and the operator had to apply a significant amount of force to pull the hose from the mandrel.if this operation was performed roughly, the interior of the hose could be damaged by the mandrel edge. Nissan also states, because of the way the hoses received internal damage, a damaged hose was produced as a rare, random event rather than systematically.the transmission hose supplier, cooper standard automotive, implemented process improvements that limit excessive stress on the hose during manufacture. Nissan has shown that this transmission cooler hose was assembled on my 2007 and my 2008 maxima vehicles.nissan redesigned the transmission cooler hose on my 2009 maxima, and the hose is manufactured by a new supplier.nissan has also shown that the leaks mostly occur within the first 2000 miles of service with a severe drop in incidents beyond 2000 miles of service.most leaks have already occurred, and the one fire was minor. A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that no safety-related defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
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What 2007 Nissan Maxima owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
It started with the car not going over 40 MPH the first few minutes of driving and then it would be ok. I didn't get check engine light or any warning signs, so I drove it like that for 5 months until the car stopped accelerating, and it won't go over 20 MPH. Still no check engine light. I took it to the dealer and was told the engine timing chain was out along with the transmission. The repair cost was over $8000. A 12 year-old car with 114,000 miles is headed to the junk yard. I was the first and only owner of the car and took really good care of it but sad to see it go so soon.
The CVT trans has never worded like it should I reported it years ago I have babied this car for years they said trans was replaced but years later it was not just some parts replaced . Dont want money just want help with CVT trans
I had to replace my transmission jan 2018 with no assistance from nissan. Not even a break on replacement pricing. 2007 maxima with 78000 not driven hard or on the highway for very long until 2 years ago. Now the replacement transmission is whining and fluctuation in RPM's. Last month I was pulling into a shopping center across 3 lanes and my car accelerated to 2-3 miles and hour and no faster. I was thankful I left a lot of room otherwise this would have been a nasty accident. I only have 7000 mile on the replacement transmission and it needs to be replaced again. Nissan consumer affairs was not helpful at all, the lady I spoke with seems quite indifferent in our conversation. I'm sure she gets a lot of angry calls. I spoke with a transmission repair shop that told me these transmissions fail all of the time even the replacement transmission. Price gouging and selling bad parts just to increase their profit margins knowing no intervention will happen.
The CVT transmission had to be replaced in august 2016. The car was jerky and then wouldn't go into any gear once I pulled it over to the side of the road. Nissan knew there were problems with the CVT's - and had extended the warranty from 5 years and 50,000 miles to 10 years and 100,000 miles. The CVT in my car went at 9 years (under the 10 years) but over the 100,000 miles. Since nissan knew there were problems, they should have recalled the transmissions instead of extending the warranty. It cost me over $3,000 - when it should have been handled with a recall. Nissan also states that they will lower the cost of the refurbished CVT and the repairs if out of warranty - yet the price was $3,119.60.
My car has approximately 60,000 miles on it. When I took it to the dealer for a squeaky noise in the engine, they told me the timing chain was failing and needed to be replaced. My hood and roof also have the clear coat peeling up and fading. Since timing chain is a safety issue, I paid 2,000 for them to fix this. I contacted their consumer affairs and since my car is out of warranty, they cannot help me.
On 10/05/2015 the car started to shift funny and felt like loss of fuel on starts and turning corners.
My ABS/traction control system failed. Due to the system failing the vehicle transmission malfunctions. This happened while I was driving on the highway traveling at the recommended speed. Due to the ABS/traction control system failing my vehicle decelerated quickly causing a unsafe environment for me, my passenger and the vehicles behind me. Fortunately the vehicles behind me was at a safe distance and no accident was caused. I had to have the vehicle towed to safe location because this malfunction causes the transmission to not shift from a low gear. This problem with my vehicle is unsafe and I have just found that it is a common problem. Yet there has been no responsible action taken by nissan. Please investigate this issue.
The car makes a knocking sound when the engine is running. I took the car to the dealer and they stated it was the timing chain and tensioner. The cost for repair is 2500. This is the first time I have ever heard of a timing chain going bad with a car with this mileage. I am very upset looked the problem up on the internet and noticed alot of people are having a problem with this on their cars. I feel nissan should replace this at their cost.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan maxima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, vehicle speed decreased although the acceleration pedal was depressed. Also, the contact stated that the service engine soon warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 140,200.
Questions about the 2007 Nissan Maxima transmission
Does the 2007 Nissan Maxima have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 16 complaints about the transmission of the 2007 Nissan Maxima, 12% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2007 Nissan Maxima transmission problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 96,500 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2007 Nissan Maxima transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Nissan Maxima have bad transmission?
The Nissan Maxima model years with the most transmission complaints are 2004 (934 complaints), 2005 (777 complaints) and 2006 (393 complaints).
Other 2007 Nissan Maxima problems
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