Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2017 Nissan Maxima.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Car turning off while driving and can't turn the wheel to get out of the road. We had the car battery, fob battery and… |
| 2026-01-17 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | My son was driving my car to work and this is his account of the incident On 1/17/2026 on I95 n, the steering wheel ab… |
| 2025-12-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | N/A |
| 2025-10-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I had my car being repaired for a car accident I had on [XXX]. A piece of tire on the highway [XXX] went underneath t… |
| 2025-08-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | My main issue that has caused major concern is while I was driving down the road.The steering all of a sudden jerked an… |
| 2025-07-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car has been "losing power" while driving. While driving and pressing the gas pedal, the car will stop accelerating … |
| 2025-07-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While driving on I-75 in Atlanta about a month ago, my 2017 Nissan Maxima suddenly stopped accelerating. The engine was… |
| 2025-07-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Component Failure: CVT transmission completely failed, requires full replacement. Failed unit available for inspection.… |
| 2025-07-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The 2 A pillar molding in the front flew off while driving on the highway and the 2 rear pillar moldings in the back ar… |
| 2025-05-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Failure of rear control arms |
| 2025-02-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Roof started to show lines that turn into cracks exposing the internal metal frame. |
| 2024-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag warning light stays on at the dashboard. Passenger air bag light indicates airbag is off when someone is actual… |
| 2024-05-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air Bag sensor keeps turning on. After several resets, and it’s always a different airbag sensor that sets it off. |
| 2024-04-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The system that failed on my Maxima SL 2017 was the CVT transmission. It was diagnosed by Sutherlin Dealer Nissan on 4/… |
| 2024-03-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Rear passenger pillars between passenger doors and trunk plastic trim pieces have both broken off. The plastic clips ar… |
| 2024-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | What happened today was the sunroof exploded while driving down the interstate. Loud gunshot sound! Lucky the viser was… |
| 2023-12-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission just stops shifting out of nowhere and has had a transmission judder code since ive owned it. The tran… |
| 2023-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Went to work and parked. It rained that day, not sure if it’s related. When I went to leave the dash airbag light staye… |
| 2023-12-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I was driving on the highway and the passenger side front pillar trim panel just flew off. This is the second time this… |
| 2023-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | First, my passenger airbag light came on and will not go off. then my emergency breaking system activated while I was d… |
| 2023-10-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag light does not go out once the vehicle has been started and while driving. |
| 2023-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Car starts, but would not accelerate. Turned the car off, started 10 minutes later, car would not accelerate past 5 mph… |
| 2023-08-28 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The emergency braking system warning light came on while I was stopped in rush hour traffic. No collision. Light is com… |
| 2023-08-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Carvana states I have open recalls on my car. However, when I check my VIN on your website it states no open recalls. I… |
| 2023-05-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2017 Nissan Maxima rear roof has a serious material deterioration occurring on both passenger and driver’s side. This n… |
| 2023-05-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | May 17,2023 6:30a.m. I drove to work, parked for 9hrs & at 4pm when I went to leave my sunroof was shattered.. there a… |
| 2023-04-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The trim between rear quarter panels and side rear windows becomes loose and not attached at one end and falls of the c… |
| 2023-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car went full throttle by itself and would not stop. |
| 2022-11-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I bought the vehicle in question new and it has less than 10,000 miles. The low beam headlights have a definite line wh… |
| 2022-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Driver side rear lower suspension broke while driving which caused a wheel misalignment and tire worn within few weeks.… |
| 2022-08-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission went out |
| 2022-08-04 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | Car will suddenly and dramatically decelerate creating loss of control and surprising drivers around me expecting me to… |
| 2022-07-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I have had my 2017 Nissan Maxima since 2018. It had 29,963 miles when I purchased it. Since I have had it I put 33,000 … |
| 2022-05-25 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Car will auto break without another vehicle around it (in front or behind) causing the car to loose all power for a und… |
| 2022-03-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving home from Durango, CO when I hear a big bang, I pulled over to see that my panoramic sunroof exploded. Th… |
| 2021-09-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | My headlights are clouded on the inside from condensation getting inside the light. Nissan says the lights are vented … |
| 2021-07-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I have been taken my vehicle back and forth for the airbag lights coming on and staying on. They have changed the driv… |
| 2021-07-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Is experiencing banging sound coming from rear suspension under the car. Banging noise when going over bumps ,fighting … |
| 2021-06-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | From a complete stop and in stop and go highway traffic, the car failed to accelerate. The gas pedal was pressed as f… |
| 2021-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | About two years ago, the driver airbag light came on and has been on. We took the car to Hudson Nissan in Charleston, … |
| 2021-04-22 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PANORAMIC MOON ROOF EXPLOD… |
| 2021-03-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED NEW VEHICLE MARCH 10TH THE TIRE PRESSURE CAME ON SOON AS I PURCHASED I TOOK THE CAR BACK IT TO BIG O DODGE … |
| 2021-03-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Nissan has a large issue with the quarter panel moldings. They are a design flaw and come off very easily in car washe… |
| 2021-01-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PURCHASED 2017 NISSAN MAXIMA AT PASSPORT OF MARLOW HEIGHTS ON 3/17/20. TOOK CAR TO FIRST SERVICE AT PASSPORT ON 6/22/2… |
| 2021-01-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | A VEHICLE PULLED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT-END DAMAGE THAT TOTAL… |
| 2020-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2017 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. HAD ABS RECALL SERVICED AT TIM DAHLE NISSAN OF OREM, UTAH. RETRIEVED CAR AFTER SERVICE WAS COMPL… |
| 2020-12-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE PILLAR MOLDING CONTINUES TO FLY OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE SEPARATE T… |
| 2020-12-08 | SEATS | No | 1 | I purchased my car brand new and the leather is cracking insanely. I have met others with the same model and the leathe… |
| 2020-10-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR FENDER MOULDING IS FALLING OFF OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A TRIM PIECE THAT CONNECTS THE REAR FENDE… |
| 2020-10-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 5:43 AM; AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG SOUNDING… |