2013 Nissan MAXIMA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"i was traveling from houston, tx to dallas, tx midday on may 1, 2021. i was approximately 40 miles outside of dallas on i-45 traveling 75 mph when i suddenly felt a sputter and then the speed instantly decreased from 75 mph to 20 mph on a busy major interstate. i was almost hit twice as i tried to exit the interstate with cars traveling upwards of 75+ mph, blowing and honing and cursing me. i made it off the interstate and turned the car off. after making several calls for help, i was instructed by a mechanic to wait a few minutes and restart the car and try to accelerate while on the feeder. so i did, and the car did accelerate enough to get back on the interstate. i had to do this 5 times to get the remainder of the 40 miles to m destination. i took my car to metro dallas nissan in flower mound, tx on may 3, 2021. i was told the inspection found codes p1778, p0778 found in ecm and tcm found transmission to be slipping and therefore, the cvt assembly needed to be replaced.....= $5523.00!!!! i have always had my car serviced at nissan dealerships, maintained the car impeccably, driven with care and i am devastated! although the car is 8 years old with 139k miles, there is no logical reason for the transmission to need replacing except for defective equipment from nissan. i plan to continue to pursue the matter. i cannot afford to spend $5k on a car i worked so hard to pay off."

"i was driving my 2013 nissan maxima as i normally do every day. then without any warning it would not accelerate. thank god i had enough momentum to get it to a safe place and out of the highway. i almost got hit in the back to because i had the make a quick turn to get it out of the street and into a parking lot. and after i stopped the check engine light came on."

"tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan maxima. the contact stated that while approaching a stop sign, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. the accelerator pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard while the vehicle shuddered. the vehicle was taken to autonation nissan memphis (4140 hacks cross road, memphis, tn 38125) to be diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 110,000."

"as i was driving on highway from arkansas to texas my car started making this really loud noise as i was accelerating. i was only at 60 mph and the car was still making the noise but as i was increasing my speed to pass and switch lanes my car seem like it became stuck and wouldn't let me accelerate or go any faster and my rpm jumped to 5. i pulled over and rested my car for a minute took it to o reiley to get it checked since my service engine soon light had come on and the code that returned was code p1778 something they stated that pertain to the step motor function/transmission."

"vehicle lost power no warning while driving on freeway almost had a wreck then the speed picked up out of now where. the rpms were climbed to 4 and then the check engine light came on. i was able to get to an autozone to read the code and it gave me a p1778 telling me that the stepper motor was malfunctioning and i need to replace the transmission i've only had this car for 2 1/2 years my warranty has expired and i'm at a loss for words"

"tamara recall: i was driving from jacksonville to orlando when the rpms suddenly dropped and the car lost speed immediately. as i depressed the gas pedal, the car wouldn't accelerate no matter how hard i pressed the gas pedal. i had enough speed to get on the shoulder. i restarted the car and it drove good for about 5 mins and the the same thing happened. i took the car to the shop and they said it's the transmission. i only have one hundred five thousand miles on it and i still owe 8 thousand bucks on it."

"you feel the car pulling and jerking. then the check engine light came on. we had the code checked and it was p1778 - transmission reverse i/p circuit. it appears to do this on longer trips out on the highway and not as much around town."

"tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan maxima. the contact stated that the transmission was slow to change gears. the speed would decrease until the gear changed over, and then the vehicle would suddenly accelerate. an independent mechanic diagnosed that the continuously variable transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000."

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"driving down the 680 freeway in rush hour morning traffic. in fast lane going with speed of traffic (approx. 75 mph) car suddenly loses power. rpm start to go crazy. car does not respond to accelerator. dropped from 75 mph to 0 mph in matter of seconds. very scary experience. stuck on side of the freeway until tow truck arrived. had a panic attack. no warning signs. tow to a mechanic, my transmission is shot. at 106k miles and a 2013 model, i did not expect this. owe tons of money still on the car. have to pay $5000 to fix the cvt transmission and replace with a "new" cvt transmission. same crappy, defective transmission for $5k. and nissan only warranties those for 12 to 18 months or 12 or 18k miles."