Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Nissan Maxima.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | My steering failed completely while driving, making it nearly impossible to turn. |
| 2024-06-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission is slipping it’s a cvt and they’re known for being the worst transmissions. I was entering the highway… |
| 2023-11-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag warning came on. I took to dealership for diagnostic. There was malfunction with the passenger airbag. Seat cous… |
| 2023-03-11 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Dashboard is melting which is making it extremely sticky but the worst part is that it is causing a visibility issues w… |
| 2023-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Hi I bought car Nissan maxima 2011 transmission not working well when I driving I stopped at the traffic after that ca… |
| 2022-08-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | Cvt transmission jerking , engine is always idling hard sometimes wants to even shut off , accelerating sometimes takes… |
| 2022-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | We are the original owners of a 2011 Nissan Maxima. The dashboard material is deteriorating, creating a sticky and shin… |
| 2021-11-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission failed on my vehicle at 40,000 miles while I was in the middle of traffic. My car stopped accelerating wit… |
| 2021-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 113,500 MILES AND STARTED LOSING POWER AND COASTING, THE SPEED WOULD FLUCTUATE AND SOMETHING SOUND… |
| 2021-02-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 16, MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA WHEN SHE CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC… |
| 2021-02-01 | STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING. COASTAL NISSAN (8519 OCEA… |
| 2020-12-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS MY THIRD NISSAN MAXIMA AND THEY ALL HAD THE SAME IDSUE WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. SET OFF CHECK ENGINE LIG… |
| 2020-11-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | IT'S HOT IN FLORIDA AND MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING |
| 2020-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger seat airbag sensor has failed |
| 2020-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED THE CAMERA NOT WORKING WHEN I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE AFTER WORK. THEN AGAIN THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS BACKI… |
| 2020-09-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CAR IS VERY RELIABLE UNTIL NOW WITH ONLY 105,000 MILES? MY PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2020 WHEN I STARTED TO HE… |
| 2020-07-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO SUDDENLY… |
| 2020-07-18 | WHEELS | No | 0 | DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65 MPH AROUND 7:00 AM, THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, THEN STOPPED SHAKIN… |
| 2020-05-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR FAILED, I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT THAT REQUIRED MY FRONT BUMPER, AC CONDESOR AND RADIATOR … |
| 2020-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING, BECOMING STICKY AND EMITTING TERRIBLE ODOR; SURELY THAT IS PROBABLY HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AS IT… |
| 2020-04-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT'S EXTREMELY STICKY AND I IF I TOUCH IT, OR PUT SOMETHING ON IT, BLACK STUFF GETS EVERYWHERE… |
| 2020-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My dashboard has been melted for some time now and it’s a safety hazard. When I drive at night, the light reflects on t… |
| 2019-08-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRASMITION |
| 2019-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DASH BOARD IS MELTING DOWN AND WHEN THE SUN HITS THE STICKY DASH BOARD IT CAUSES A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD TO WHER… |
| 2019-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS, THE DRIVERS DOOR IS NOT RESPONDING FROM THE REMOTE, SAME EXACT THING ON MY MURANO, AN… |
| 2019-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WILL NOT LET ME START CAR AFTER BUYING NUMEROUS PARTS |
| 2019-06-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN 240 IN MEMPHIS AND MY SUN ROOF EXPLODED . IT'S THE PANORAMA SUNROOF. I WASN'T NEAR AN OVER PASS OR N… |
| 2019-04-25 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING OR … |
| 2019-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. MY WENT DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I REPLACED THE BATTERY… |
| 2019-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION MESSED UP ON ME WITH 114,000 MILES! BRAND NEW ALMOST AND WHEN IT WOULD GO OVER 45 IT WON'T CATCH MY GEA… |
| 2019-01-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION BELT DISINTEGRATED. LOTS OF POWER IN DRIVE. SHAKING, HESITATING WHEN DRIVING. FINALLY WOULD BARELY MOVE. |
| 2018-11-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY DESKTOP IN MY CAR WERE GETTING STICKY SO I CALL ALEXANDRIA LA DEALER AND TOLD MY PROBLEM BUT THEY NEVER RESPONDED AN… |
| 2018-11-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG (OFF) LIGHT STAYS LIT ON THE PASSENGER DASH, EVEN WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT IN THE SEAT, AND A … |
| 2018-10-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BROUGHT VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE OF NOISE. REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT NOISE COMES FROM TRANSMISSION. DID SOME I… |
| 2018-10-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 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. T… |
| 2018-09-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY DASH HAS BEEN STARTING TO MELT THE LAST TWO YEARS AND NOW THE SHINE FROM THE MELTING DASH ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKES IT… |
| 2018-08-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2018-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED HOT AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS WHEN THE AIR CONDITION… |
| 2018-03-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND CAUSED A GLARE FROM THE SUN… |
| 2018-02-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OCS SYSTEM DOES NOT SENSE WHEN A PASSENGER (GROWN ADULT OVER 150 LBS.) IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AS A RES… |
| 2018-02-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON I10, 20 MILES EAST OF BEAUMONT TEXAS, MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS NO CO… |
| 2018-02-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. AT 80K MILES MY VEHICLE IS IDLING WHILE IN PARK AND ALSO WHILE ACCELERATING ITS DOING A JERK AND FEELS A… |
| 2018-01-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY MECHANIC TELLS ME MAXIMA 2011 HAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO REPROGRAM THE ECM. "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON KEEPS… |
| 2018-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LETTER FROM SENATOR BOOZMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA CONSUMER COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN CORPORATE.… |
| 2017-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS STICKY OR MELTING |
| 2017-10-26 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRES CONSISTENTLY LOSING AIR … |
| 2017-08-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPEN… |
| 2017-07-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING AN UNSAFE GLARE IN SUNLIGHT. ALSO POTENTIALLY WEAKENING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSENGER F… |
| 2017-07-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY MAXIMA A NUMBER OF MONTHS BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD CLOSE TO APPROXIMATELY 64K MIL… |
| 2017-06-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION DOES NOT SUSPEND CORRECLY. I FEEL THE REAR TIRE SLI… |