Used 2007 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT) Consumer Reviews
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Grandma's sports car
Johnny Customer, 01/06/2007
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
8 of 12 people found this review helpful
In an attempt to overcome it's severely lacking power, I put new 18" rims that are each 7 lbs lighter than stock, a new catback exhaust system, and a cold air intake from Stillen. I still could not get a 0-60 time that was under 8 seconds with about 20 tests. The car is unbelievably slow, mostly due to the horrible transmission and power band. The car creeps up to 20 mph before giving you anything, and then stalls out above 5,000 rpm at any speed. There's also very poor support in the aftermarket performance upgrades. Leave this sports sedan to your grandma and instead get a VW Passat, Infiniti G35, or Toyota Camry.
They could have done a better job
ATC, 11/08/2006
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
I rent one for a weekend trip of 1200 miles. It is mostly a good car, but lacks characteristics. It is big, but smaller than a Buick Lucerne. It is quiet, more noisy than a Toyota Avalon. Set between mid-size and full-size sedans, it feels awkward in dimensions: bigger can get more comfort; smaller can bring more fun; but now we kind of get lost. The driver's seat is supportive, but painful when driving more than 4 hours. The steering is too flexible at higher speed, although it does a good job at local. It gets 24 mpg, which is at the bottom of Japanese cars. CVT is smooth when set to auto, but the manual mode needs serious improvements. With such a price, Nissan could have done better.
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Front end noise
cjenk, 04/11/2008
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Overall, tne maxima is the best car since I traded in the 06 Altima SE. Quality of the car is a plus.
Not a good car for the $!
amik, 06/08/2010
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I've had 4 other Maximas and the last one I had was a 2000 model & had over 250,000 miles on it when I traded it in and it was still going. The '07 I've only had it 3 years now & LOTS of problems. In the shop every 3 weeks. ONLY use premium gas & make sure you do not drive this car low on gas, trash will get in cam shaft sil. valves & cause timing & knock in engine & will smoke BAD when you crank it up & it cost $600 just to replace front set and 2 months later had to replace them again & just been told they need to be replaced for a 3rd time. Also change oil at 3,000 miles even though book says 5,000. Also A/C has went out 2 times in 2 years. Now have to replace oil pump & possibly motor.
CVT transmission problem
My 2007 Maxima, 09/14/2009
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought my '07 Maxima new. Now have 50k miles on it in 2.5 years. Until 3 weeks ago only put oil in it and normal preventative maintenance like rotate tires and check fluids. Recently took it to the purchasing dealership service dept. and they say the CVT transmission is going bad. Luckily it is under warranty. (60k miles) I first noticed a light tapping noise at slow speed coming from the front end. Now three weeks later I am waiting on a new transmission to come in as they do not have re-manufactured ones because they are too new. Still runs, but the tapping noise is irritating. Did not pay the $$ I did to have it go bad. When working fine, the CVT is GREAT. Otherwise, I love the car.