Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Nissan Maxima has 24 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The transmission is failing in my car it doesn't want to go. stalling out shuttering,jerking. |
| Sep 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | a recall and class action lawsuit was issued for the 2013 altima but not the 2013 maxima. they have... |
| May 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS TRAVELING FROM HOUSTON, TX TO DALLAS, TX MIDDAY ON MAY 1, 2021. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES O... |
| Apr 26, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA AS I NORMALLY DO EVERY DAY. THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT WOULD NO... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKED POSITION AT MY HOME. WENT AND STARTED VEHICLE AND FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT ... |
| Jun 18, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, TH... |
| Sep 24, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA SLOWED DOWN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 60 MPH THEN A SPUTTERING NOISE FOLLOWS ... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | AS I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FROM ARKANSAS TO TEXAS MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS REALLY LOUD NOISE AS I... |
| Aug 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE LOST POWER NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY ALMOST HAD A WRECK THEN THE SPEED PICKED UP O... |
| Jun 16, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TAMARA RECALL: I WAS DRIVING FROM JACKSONVILLE TO ORLANDO WHEN THE RPMS SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE CAR... |
| May 24, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | YOU FEEL THE CAR PULLING AND JERKING. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD THE CODE CHECKED A... |
| May 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO CHAN... |
| Jan 19, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION |
| Aug 30, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING DOWN THE 680 FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC. IN FAST LANE GOING WITH SPEED OF TRAFFIC ... |
| Aug 4, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS AND IT'S ONLY A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT NISSAN... |
| Jul 20, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I WAS STOPPING FOR GAS TO HEAD BACK TO WORK, THEN I REALIZED THAT A CLOUD OF SMOKE NEVER SEEN IT BEF... |
| Apr 28, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | MY MOTHER AND I WERE DRIVING TO LUNCH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I NOTICED THE CAR WAS DRIVING VERY SPORADIC... |
| Apr 28, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 91K MILES ON IT AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN... |
| Apr 13, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WH... |
| Mar 29, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | AUTOMOBILE WENT FROM OPERATING NORMALLY TO COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. VERY DANGEROUS O... |