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2011 Nissan Maxima: raw data

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vehicle2011 / nissan / maxima
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-19)
complaints106 on file (2011-01-25 → 2026-01-07)
recalls0
investigations0
fars71 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

CVT transmission slipping and failurePOWER TRAIN21 complaints2011-05 → 2024-06maxima-2011-cvt-transmission-failure
  • 11141395 ON MY WAY TO WORK AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA ALL OF THE SUDDEN WOULD NO LONGER SPEED UP
  • 11341952 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR
  • 10993043 VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND
Panoramic sunroof glass shatteringVISIBILITY9 complaints2014-07 → 2019-06maxima-2011-panoramic-sunroof-shatter
  • 11204364 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT
  • 10819168 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TONIGHT ON A REMOTE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED OUT OF NOWHERE
  • 10614894 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY SUNDAY JULY 21ST AROUND 9:40AM MY MOON ROOF IMPLODED WHILE BEING CLOSED
Dashboard surface melting and glareSTRUCTURE16 complaints2016-07 → 2023-08maxima-2011-dashboard-melting
  • 11463933 My dashboard has been melted for some time now and it’s a safety hazard
  • 11097208 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND CAUSED A GLARE FROM THE SUN
  • 11047479 VEHICLE DASH COATING IS BREAKING DOWN BECOMING STICKY AND HIGHLY REFLECTIVE CAUSING SUNLIGHT TO REFLECT OFF DASH BOARD ONTO INSIDE OF FRONT WINDSHIELD MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING
Passenger-seat airbag occupant sensor malfunctionAIR BAGS18 complaints2011-01 → 2024-07maxima-2011-passenger-airbag-sensor
  • 10920184 MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIST HAS BEEN ON FOR A YEAR NOW
  • 10639681 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SHUTS OFF AND THE STATUS LIGHT ILLUMINATES EVEN WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT
  • 10378691 NEW 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS SOMETIMES FAIL TO ACTIVATE AT ALL OR ACTIVATE ONLY AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL (12-15) MILES WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT
Steering column lock preventing engine startSTEERING5 complaints2013-12 → 2017-01maxima-2011-steering-lock-no-start
  • 10782581 I HAVE A 2011 MAXIMA AND MY FAMILY AND I KEEP GETTING STRANDED. I UNLOCK THE CAR AND THEN THE BREAK IS STIFF, STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND CAR WON'T START
  • 10934037 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED DUE TO A STEERING LOCK FAILURE
  • 10556370 STEERING LOCKED..CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO PAYING FOR GETTING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1062011-01-252026-01-0751AIR BAGS:23; POWER TRAIN:22; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:14; ENGINE:12; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202471legacy-code0

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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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2011 Nissan Maxima vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2011/nissan/maxima
@misc{wrenchpro_2011_nissan_maxima_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2011 Nissan Maxima},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2011/nissan/maxima}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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