Major Problems with 2011 Nissan Maxima Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Nissan Maxima

2011 Nissan Maxima SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY Victims: 4 Mileage: 51000 miles

2011 Nissan Maxima SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 3

2011 Nissan Maxima STEERING Victims: 3

Browse 2011 Nissan Maxima complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Maxima owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS new 2011 nissan maxima. passenger side airbags sometimes fail to activate at all or activate only after driving several (12-15)...	20 ~ 9236 miles
POWER TRAIN transmission: the service engine soon indicator was on so i took my car in for service. when i received the...	12 ~ 69182 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan maxima. the contact stated the key locking security feature failed to operate because...	11 ~ 51636 miles
ENGINE the car has a push button start and could not be turned-off. all emergency procedures in the manual were followed...	9 ~ 33267 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER while driving home from work tonight on a remote stretch of highway my panoramic sunroof suddenly exploded out of nowhere....	8 ~ 55586 miles
STEERING steering locked..car will not start. i have to paying for getting the car towed to the dealership. luckily i am...	7 ~ 37671 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the rear glass panel of sunroof "exploded" with chunks of glass coming off the panel and over the next few...	5 ~ 27395 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY while driving down the highway sunday july 21st around 9:40am my moon roof imploded while being closed. it sounded like...	4 ~ 45992 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL car periodically goes completely dead even when it is turned off and in park position . key light keeps on...	4 ~ 65883 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL intermittent high rpm's with no control of speed. would happen then not happen for days. would not go at stop...	3 ~ 83528 miles
SUSPENSION tsb ntb12-071- factory bearing problems 2009 ? 2012 maxima engine knock from #1 main bearing 2009 ? 2012 maxima (a35)...	3 ~ 41000 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan maxima. while driving 20 mph the contact noticed that the driver seat shifted...	3 ~ 80800 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER dashboard is melting causing an unsafe glare in sunlight. also potentially weakening the performance of the passenger front airbag causing	2 ~ 35000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the front turn signal lamp on the maxima is 2" below the low beam headlight. 31/2" center to center. when...	2 ~ 20200 miles
SEAT BELTS the vehicle was in motion. while turning steering wheel slightly left entering into a curve the 4 tires of the...	2
SERVICE BRAKES the vehicle was in motion. while turning steering wheel slightly left entering into a curve the 4 tires of the...	2 ~ 65000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine started knocking i took it to the nissan dealer who pulled the oil pan and found pieces of the...	2 ~ 45850 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan maxima. the contact noticed hot air blowing through the vents when the air...	1 ~ 86000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM takata recall. at 80k miles my vehicle is idling while in park and also while accelerating its doing a jerk...	1 ~ 82000 miles
WHEELS the nissan maxima has been taken to the maintenance facility regarding an issue with the tires consistently losing air pressure....	1 ~ 99258 miles
EQUIPMENT i was in atlanta ga driving down union city road when i heard a loud explosion. i heard glass break...	1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan maxima. the contact was driving 40 mph when the brakes were applied to...	1 ~ 10000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns 2011 nissan maxima. the contact stated the check engine light began to illuminate on the instrument panel....	1 ~ 1800 miles

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