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2006 Nissan Maxima drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 266 complaints for the 2006 Nissan Maxima, 36% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
266 36% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 237 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2006 Nissan Maxima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 58 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 67 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 55 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 20 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 237 complaints that include mileage. 9% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles58
80k to 100k miles67
100k to 120k miles55
120k to 140k miles20
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 237 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 9% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

Sudden acceleration after the brakes were applied. Vehicle 1 hit two other vehicles, minor damage to them and then vehicle 1 flipped onto the driver's side. No one was injured. Nissan maxima has been serviced twice for sudden acceleration at the nissan dealership. The nissan maxima was judged to be a total loss due to the damage incurred.

Reported at 102,223 miles, January 2013 Crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan maxima. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle started to violently jerk and the engine stalled as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle did not restart. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 223,000.

Reported at 223,000 miles, November 2015

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