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vehicle
2005 / nissan / maxima
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
948 on file (2005-01-31 → 2025-03-03)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
112 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Transmission slipping, hard shifting, and failurePOWER TRAIN163 complaints2013-10 → 2021-04maxima-2005-transmission-slipping-shifting
11402506 I HAVE AN 05 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND ERRATICALLY
10967400 TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING HITTING INTO GEARS HARD
10993038 SUDDEN TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 45,699 MILES ON MAXIMA 2005
Floorboard and subframe rust corrosionSTRUCTURE10 complaints2013-11 → 2016-10maxima-2005-floorboard-subframe-rust
10914171 PIECES STARTED FALLING OFF OF THE CAR. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FLOORBOARD WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE ONLY THING BETWEEN MY FEET AND THE GROUND WAS THE CARPETING
10703861 DRIVER FLOOR BOARD RUSTING OUT
10551086 THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOORBOARDS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WERE COVERED WITH RUST
ABS sensor and brake system failure from corrosionSERVICE BRAKES3 complaints2014-12 → 2017-04maxima-2005-abs-sensor-brake-failure
10970047 BRAKE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. SUBFRAME RUST BREAKS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) AND RENDERS THE ABS BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEMS INOPERABLE
10979060 PRIOR OWNER REPORTED ISSUES WITH ABS REAR SENSOR, AND HAVING TO DISCONNECT FUSE
10664929 THE ABS SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE BASED UPON NISSAN MANUFACTURERS BULLETIN REGARDING MAXIMA'S YEARS 2004, 2005, 2006
Airbag non-deployment and warning light faultsAIR BAGS5 complaints2014-06 → 2023-08maxima-2005-airbag-non-deployment
11104685 I AM A FORENSIC CONSULTANT THAT HAS EXAMINED THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS FRONTAL COLLISION WITH AN APPROXIMATE 32 MPH LONGITUDINAL DELTA V
11196528 INDICATOR LIGHT IN VEHICLE SAYS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING
10597725 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY
Engine stalling and shutting off while drivingENGINE6 complaints2015-01 → 2025-03maxima-2005-engine-stalling
10983134 WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING
10969773 WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING
11646032 While driving my car down the road the vehicle randomly shut off lost power and I had to quickly pull into a plaza but was almost hit, looking through many different Nissan forums a lot of mechanics and owners are saying
Electrical fire from fuse box or seat wiringELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)3 complaints2014-12 → 2020-05maxima-2005-electrical-fire-fuse-box
11323773 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BEGAN SMOKING WITHOUT WARNING
11132286 ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING PERIODICALLY OVER A WEEKS TIME, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, NEXT DAY THE PARKED CAR '5 HOURS COLD' CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND FUSE BOX AREA EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL BURNED UP
10668531 JUNE 10 , 2014 MY CAR WAS ON FIRE IN MY GARAGE WHILE I WAS SLEEPING
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Nissan Maxima vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/nissan/maxima
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_nissan_maxima_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Nissan Maxima},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/nissan/maxima}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
