2016 Nissan Maxima Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 4%of 142 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 49,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2016 Nissan Maxima, 4% of the 142 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,300 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving my vehicle on the interstate 485 and was pressing the gas going 70 MPH and the car slowed down on its own to 30 MPH which almost caused me to have an accident. My foot was all the down on the gas petal touching the floor. I was able to pull off to the side, thank goodness. I have never been so scared in my life. I do have a video of it happening,”
NHTSA complaint #11299207, filed 2020-01, 75,646 miles“I went in a restaurant and when I came out to start my car it would not start out of now where no warning signs it just made some clicking sound like it was attempting to start but would not catch. I replaced the battery but the engine light was on and it lacked power. It would not accelerate past 60 with it being floored... I had diagnostic done which gave me a could that the ECM (electric control module) shorted..”
NHTSA complaint #11222753, filed 2019-06, 47,600 miles“Car idling, jerking and hesitating at 30mph. When accelerating it does not. The car is going but from a slow speed going to a higher MPH, it will stay stuck and if you floor it, it just won't move. This is dangerous. It's happened on the freeway three times. Now the brake fluid is leaking everywhere. This is a second issue. Transmission. Engine. Cvt, ECM issue and mass air flow sensor and pvc sensor must not be on correctly. I have videos. The service dept has seen them but they can't seem to duplicate the issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11325995, filed 2020-05, 45,000 miles“I bought this car from a use car dealer on 01/31/2017. On 02/08/2017 my daughter told me to go on lainey and enter my VIN number because there was a recall on my 2016 Nissan Maxima sr. I called lynch Nissan and told them I had purchased a car with recall on it with a fire hazard and they told me to bring it in on monday, 02/12/2017. I took the car in for the repair and they called me on wednesday, 02/14/2017 to pickup my car. Because I was at work, I asked if I could pick up the car the next day. …”
NHTSA complaint #10955224, filed 2017-02Electronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 6% |
| 2017 | 3 | 3% |
| 2016 | 5 | 4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 2% |
| 2011 | 4 | 4% |
| 2010 | 4 | 1% |
| 2009 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 | 3 | 2% |
| 2006 | 17 | 3% |
| 2005 | 6 | 1% |
| 2004 | 6 | 0% |
| 2003 | 3 | 1% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 | 1 | 1% |
| 2000 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2016 Nissan Maxima
33 complaintsElectrical system
31 complaintsOther or unknown
27 complaintsBrakes
21 complaintsEngine
18 complaintsAir bags
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Nissan Maxima
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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