# 2011 Nissan Maxima- Transmission issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-transmission-issues/181687>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 7, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-transmission-issues/181687 "2022-01-07T01:54:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![donnathompson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@donnathompson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/donnathompson)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-transmission-issues/181687/1 "2022-01-07T01:54:42Z")

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driving down the street n stoped at stop light n went to take off n my car took off n got threw the light and it made a sound and it stoped moving n my car didnt turn off n it still starts with no problem but wen i put it in gear it makes a loud sound n it does not move at all

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-transmission-issues/181687/2 "2022-01-07T01:57:38Z")

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sorry to hear that. time to visit your friendly local transmission shop.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-transmission-issues/181687/3 "2022-01-07T20:57:24Z")

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Does the engine rev? You could have a broken constant velocity joint.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-transmission-issues/181687/4 "2022-01-07T21:03:16Z")

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Transmission failure is the #1 complaint for the 2011 Maxima on [carcomplaints.com](http://carcomplaints.com), Nissan CVTs are known to have problems, so that’s my guess. A shop will be able to quickly tell you what it is.

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-transmission-issues/181687/5 "2022-01-07T21:53:19Z")

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> [@weekend-warrior](#):
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> sorry to hear that. time to visit your friendly local transmission shop.

As long as it is not AMACO or a chain type shop.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 9:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-transmission-issues/181687/6 "2022-01-08T09:32:37Z")

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I suspect that NYBO is right the CV joint depending on how quickly you got through the intersection and it is now making loud noises.