2011 Nissan Maxima: jerking or lurching

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 Oct 19, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 113,532 miles · MS

On my way to work as I was driving down the highway my 2011 nissan maxima all of the sudden would no longer speed up. The vehicle was on and as I tried to accelerate while driving down the highway the speedometer went to 0 MPH but the RPM would climb. I luckily was able to steer the car into an empty parking lot. My car had no check engine/service engine lights on. There were no warnings. I thought it was the speed sensor due to the original diagnostic code of p0500 and tried replacement but that did not solve the issue. My vehicle was towed to a nissan dealership who said it was showing 'pages full of codes' and they told me that my transmission needed to be completely replaced and that 'it just happens.' prior to this total failure I experienced absolutely zero signs of transmission failure. There were no warning lights (check engine/service engine soon), no slipping/jerking, leaking, nothing at all. After researching the potential cause of transmission failure in my make/model/year vehicle I found there were many 2011 owners who were experiencing the same issue, total transmission failure without warning.

Filed Feb 23, 2018 · Fuel system, Suspension · 82,000 miles · MI

Takata recall. At 80k miles my vehicle is idling while in park and also while accelerating its doing a jerk and feels as if it doesn't want to go into gear to reach higher speed. I checked the code and it read as a air mass flow sensor, catalyst converter, and o2 sensor. The car turned off on me while on, jump started it and turned back on. I changed the mass air flow sensor and its still doing the same thing. I took it to the mechanic and the mechanic said the code says battery and other things. Reccommended we start cheap by changing the battery and going from there. I changed the battery and the computer now says o2 sensor. I keep dumping alot of money into this vehicle and to me it seems that this issue is also happening many others including my close friend who owns the same vehicle.

Filed Aug 1, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 67,000 miles · VA

Check engine indicator light has come on intermittently 3 times in the past two months. Upon getting a diagnostic test at a nissan dealership, the second time the light came on, I was told they needed the car another day, for a longer time to further investigate the two codes that came up during the test. The check engine light went back out a few days later. Now two months later the light is on again and this time as I was leaving a shopping center parking lot, turning onto a main road the car made a jerking/surge-stop motion as if it did not want to accelerate. It continued to do this same motion any time I slowed down or stopped at a light or slowed down to make a turn during my 2.5-3.0 mile trip to my house. I did not drive the car for the next 24-28 hours. Upon driving the car to the dealership to drop off for service I did not experience the jerking/surge-stop motion. After assessing the vehicle today I was informed that the rear timing chain cover has deteriorated causing problems with oil pressure to the engine, code p0011. There were also two other codes for heating system p1217 and transmission fluid pressure p0868. Total cost of repairs $2984. My car is 5 years old, approximately 67,000 miles on it so it is outside of the warranty. After reading others similar complaints about transmission issues just outside of the warranty period, knowing that previous model years had problems that ended up extended warranty it is very disturbing and disappointing to know that nissan is not further investigating these issues further. Also, other issues I have had tire pressure indicator light coming on intermittently and car not starting but all dash lights staying on had technical bulletins. The latter should be a quick resolve yet I was charged almost $400 for something not mentioned in the related bulletin. Nissan lacks responsible customer service!!!

Filed Sep 21, 2015 · Engine · TX

2011 nissan maxima. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle shuts down while driving. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle jerked three times, before it shut off. The consumer was informed, the air filter had not been changed in a year. The dealer claimed, the consumer refused to have the air filter changed.

Filed Jan 2, 2015 · Engine · CA

I purchased my 2011 nissan maxima brand new in may of 2011. About a year after I purchased my car, the dealership notified me that my engine mount was seriously damaged and needed to be replaced. I contacted my warranty company and found out the particular piece needing to be replaced wasn't covered under my warranty. I was facing a $1000.00+ repair bill. Needless to say, I have still not been able to repair my engine mount. I am trying to understand how, on a brand new car, can an engine mount be damaged to the point of needing repair and then my warranty not covering that particular piece? Also, for the last 6-7 months, the service engine soon light has been coming on and going off. The car wasn't riding or operating any different so I dismissed it. Recently however, at roughly 85k miles, my service engine soon light has been on and will not go off. When I was at a stop light, my car just shut down. I was able to restart it but while I was accelerating, around about 40mph, the car began to jerk as if it was trying to shift but was confused. The gas tank was at about 1/4 of a tank when all of this occurred. My car is only 3 years old and I am having major issues and cannot understand why, when I bought this car brand new and keep up with all of the regular maintenance.