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2005 Nissan Maxima cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 33 complaints for the 2005 Nissan Maxima, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
33 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
101,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2005 Nissan Maxima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 101,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 101,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 12% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 26 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 101,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. While idling at a stop light with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to approximately 20 MPH. There were no warning lights present during or after the failure occurred. A police report was filed. The vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. Both vehicles were damaged. There were no injuries. The vehicle shut off after it was placed in neutral, however, it kept attempting to accelerate as if the pedal was depressed.

Reported at 14,450 miles, September 2007 Crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. While driving approximately 15 MPH the vehicle surged forward while shifting gears. He also experienced hard shifting as the vehicle jerked forward. The failure recurred intermittently while driving approximately 15 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where he was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 82,000 and the current mileage was 84,000.

Reported at 82,000 miles, October 2010

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