Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2013 Nissan Maxima.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I have a 2013 Nissan Maxima in my headlights are horrible when they are on dim you cannot see in front of you so bad th… |
| 2024-04-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle stalled with… |
| 2022-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The transmission is failing in my car it doesn't want to go. stalling out shuttering,jerking. |
| 2022-09-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | a recall and class action lawsuit was issued for the 2013 altima but not the 2013 maxima. they have the same cvt trans… |
| 2022-07-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 1. Both headlights on dim are so dim that you cannot drive safely, they do not project in front of the car far enough t… |
| 2021-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING FROM HOUSTON, TX TO DALLAS, TX MIDDAY ON MAY 1, 2021. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES OUTSIDE OF DALLAS ON… |
| 2021-04-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA AS I NORMALLY DO EVERY DAY. THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THANK… |
| 2021-04-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKED POSITION AT MY HOME. WENT AND STARTED VEHICLE AND FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATED BEFORE IT… |
| 2020-11-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE DIM LIGHTS APPEAR NOT TO BE ON WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR EARLY MORNING. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON. … |
| 2020-06-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL… |
| 2020-02-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT REFLECT HARDLY ANY LIGHT ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. IT IS DANGEROUS AS YOU CAN NOT SEE THE R… |
| 2020-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving at night, the driver’s, and passenger's side he… |
| 2019-09-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA SLOWED DOWN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 60 MPH THEN A SPUTTERING NOISE FOLLOWS WITH A LARGE BOOM A… |
| 2019-09-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FROM ARKANSAS TO TEXAS MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS REALLY LOUD NOISE AS I WAS ACCELERATING. … |
| 2019-08-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY VERY DIM LIGHT CAN ONLY BE SEEN 1 FOOT AWAY FROM THE HEADLIGHTS I HAVE EVERYTHING INCLUDING CH… |
| 2019-08-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST POWER NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY ALMOST HAD A WRECK THEN THE SPEED PICKED UP OUT OF NOW WHERE. T… |
| 2019-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TAMARA RECALL: I WAS DRIVING FROM JACKSONVILLE TO ORLANDO WHEN THE RPMS SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE CAR LOST SPEED IMMEDIA… |
| 2019-05-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | YOU FEEL THE CAR PULLING AND JERKING. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD THE CODE CHECKED AND IT WAS P1778 - T… |
| 2019-05-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WATER BUILD UP AND SWISHING BACK AND FORTH IN MY REAR DOOR, HAVE TO KEEP REMOVING THE RUBBER SEAL AND DRAINING THE WAT… |
| 2019-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS. THE SPEED… |
| 2019-03-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THEY CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. |
| 2019-01-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION |
| 2018-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I DIDN'T PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL OR ANYTHING.… |
| 2018-09-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME 09/21/18 WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. THE PIECE THAT BROKE SCREWS INTO THE RACK AND H… |
| 2018-08-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE 680 FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC. IN FAST LANE GOING WITH SPEED OF TRAFFIC (APPROX. 75 MPH) CA… |
| 2018-08-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS AND IT'S ONLY A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF T… |
| 2018-07-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS STOPPING FOR GAS TO HEAD BACK TO WORK, THEN I REALIZED THAT A CLOUD OF SMOKE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. |
| 2018-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY SON AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 45 MPH WHEN WHEN HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. I NOTICED TINY PIE… |
| 2018-01-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | NO 'TAKATA RECALL' AT THIS MOMENT BUT I WAS INJURED BECAUSE AIRBAG FAILED IN MY CHEST |
| 2018-01-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR MOTOR OFF DURING LUNCH. I HEARD A HUGE EXPLOSION LIKE A GUNSHOT AND I THOUGHT I GOT SHOT. I WAS… |
| 2017-11-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | EXPLODING SUNROOF. WHILE DRIVING (ABOUT 65 MPH) ON INTERSTATE IN HOUSTON, SUNROOF/MOONROOF EXPLODED. 6:45AM ON FRIDAY … |
| 2017-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN TRANSPORTING SOME ADULT PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT REMAINS ON THROUG… |
| 2017-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN TRANSPORTING SOME ADULT PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT REMAINS ON THROUG… |
| 2017-09-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2017 WITH 39997 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GAS STATION THE PUMP SHUT OFF EVERY 6 CEN… |
| 2017-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE DIM HEADLIGHT SETTING IS SO DIM THAT CAR CAN NOT BE SAFELY OPERATED AFTER DARK WITHOUT TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHT … |
| 2017-04-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 91K MILES ON IT AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THE DE… |
| 2017-04-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY MOTHER AND I WERE DRIVING TO LUNCH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I NOTICED THE CAR WAS DRIVING VERY SPORADICALLY. IF I PUSHED O… |
| 2017-04-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR… |
| 2017-03-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AUTOMOBILE WENT FROM OPERATING NORMALLY TO COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. VERY DANGEROUS ON ROAD. TOWED TO ME… |
| 2017-03-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. IT WILL SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND… |
| 2017-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE DIM HEADLIGHT SETTING IS SO DIM THAT CAR CAN NOT BE SAFELY OPERATED AFTER DARK WITHOUT TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHT … |
| 2016-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN DECEMBER OF 2016 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS… |
| 2016-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER MOVING. THE GAS PEDAL WAS P… |
| 2016-06-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. I TOOK AN EXIT RAMP TO GET ON THE BELTWAY, AS I WAS HEADING TO THE BEL… |
| 2016-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAR WOULD ACCELERATE TO MAXIMUM THROTTLE WHEN SITTING AT RED LIGHT OR AT STOP I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY BRAKE REAL HARD TO … |
| 2016-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ST… |
| 2016-05-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON (WHICH MEANS THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY) WHEN MY SON (OVER 120 LBS) SITS IN PASSEN… |
| 2016-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH MY AIRBAG THAT THE 2016-2017 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL ALWAYS TUR… |
| 2015-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN AN ADULT SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (SOME OVER 200LBS) THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT REMAINS ON. THIS IS FROM STARTING TH… |
| 2015-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT RE COPY OF LETTER ADDRESSED TO CARLOS GHOSN, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECU… |