2011 Nissan Maxima: CVT failure

Filed Jun 29, 2024 · Transmission · TX

The transmission is slipping it’s a cvt and they’re known for being the worst transmissions. I was entering the highway on a on ramp and I could no longer accelerate past 55 I was near flooring it and you can hear the engine working but the rpm’s are all over the odometer going from 3k-6.5k over and over. The problem has not been diagnosed professionally. The vehicle has not been inspected professionally.There were no lights on the dash when this began happening and nothing occurred that led up to that situation it was just a normal drive for me and now this happens every other day.

Filed May 5, 2023 · Engine, Steering · IL

Cvt transmission jerking , engine is always idling hard sometimes wants to even shut off , accelerating sometimes takes a lil while to respond , rack and pinion assembly faulty I would like for nissan to fix my car or get a lump sum check for all faulty errors these cars have

Filed Mar 31, 2021 · Transmission · 106,000 miles · IL

On the night of february 16, my teenage daughter was driving my 2011 nissan maxima when she came to a stop at a traffic light. When the light turned green, she moved her foot off the brake and began to accelerate when the vehicle all of a sudden would not move. She applied her foot to the accelerator several times but the vehicle still would not move. After several more attempts, the vehicle jerked forward in a violent manner but luckily, there was no other car ahead of her or I'm afraid a more serious event would have occurred. This all happened rather abruptly, without any advance warning or indication of a potential problem. The next day I took the vehicle to my local nissan service center to have it diagnosed. The technician informed me a code indicated 'transmission fluid pressure low' (even though it contained plenty of fluid) and advised a complete transmission replacement was needed at a cost of $7,138. This was the diagnosis despite no dashboard warning or service engine light indicator, as I indicated above. Upon returning home and researching the issue online, I discovered that this problem seems to be very common. I learned that nissan has had major issues with the continuously variable transmission (CVT), including several class action lawsuits and other legal matters which subsequently resulted in nissan extending the powertrain warranty on 2003-2010 nissan vehicles and settling other lawsuits for newer model vehicles. However, model years 2011 and 2012 were not covered under these settlements despite having the same exact CVT. I have reached out to nissan north america but they have not acknowledged liability or responsibility. Such a shame because the vehicle has not had any issues until this incident. It only has 106,000 miles but now I'm worried about what might happen if it is being driven.

Filed Mar 4, 2021 · Acceleration, Engine · 113,000 miles · CA

My car has less than 113,500 miles and started losing power and coasting, the speed would fluctuate and something sounds loose in the engine. I took it to lithia nissan in fresno ca on blackstone and they told me the CVT belt needs to be replaced thereby causing the car to need a whole new transmission at $5738.96. The car was in motion.

Filed Oct 29, 2018 · Transmission · IL

Brought vehicle to repair shop because of noise. Repair shop informed me that noise comes from transmission. Did some investigation and found that nissan has had issues with these CVT transmissions. Nissan had a recall for all years until 2010 including 2010. Not 2011. This is the same transmission that fails prematurely. I called the dealer $145 diagnostic. No guarantees that nissan will provide "goodwill assistance" . Why did recall stop in 2010?

Filed Jun 4, 2017 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · VA

Vehicle was in motion on the highway and I was in heavy traffic. Attempted to accelerate and the car did not respond. I coasted to the emergency lane. My cars transmission would not engage. I was stranded on the side of the freeway for two hours, until the tow truck arrived. Upon further investigation I found that nissan maxima's were recalled from 2003-2010 for CVT transmission failures. Nissan doubled the warranty (10 years, 120,000 miles). My vehicle had the same CVT transmission issue and I had 110,000 miles when the incident occurred. Nissan put the same faulty CVT transmission in my car as they did the previous years. I am requesting a refund for repairs and car rental (CVT transmission $2,443.87, car rental $550.04). Upon request I can provide receipts. This is a serious safety issue and I could have been in an accident on the highway and been injured or injured someone else.

Filed Apr 30, 2014 · Transmission · 98,200 miles · NJ

Transmission: the service engine soon indicator was on so I took my car in for service. When I received the diagnosis I was told that my transmission needs to be replaced. My car is just 3yrs old and has 98k miles. I was informed that this is not covered under warranty as the extended warranty expired at 75k miles. The total cost of the re-manufactured 3.5 transmission would be $3589. 2003-2010 models have an extended warranty on the 3.0 transmission because of the same issue. The 2011 and newer models aren't covered citing that it's not the same transmission (3.0 vs 3.5) though the issue with the CVT transmission is the same. Following are the diagnosis codes I received: p0744, p0868 and b2190. Recommend CVT assembly.