Nissan Maxima Complaints (2009)

339 consumer complaints on file.

#10668579December 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WENT TO THE SUPERMARKET AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THE KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD IS LITE BUT THE CAR IS IN LOCK MODE AND DOESN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO TURN ON. IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR ISN'T RECOGNIZING THAT THE KEY IS NEAR TO ALLOW IT TO BE TURNED ON. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX THE ISSUE OR GET IT TOWED. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND FIX ALL OF THESE CARS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659570December 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. AIRBAGS WAS NOT WORKING ON VEHICLE ACCORDING TO AN LOCAL SERVICE DEPT. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. TWO WEEKS LATER, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE AIR BAG, AFTER THE FIRST DEALER, TOLD HER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662723December 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE INTELLIGENT KEY SECURITY SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661342November 30, 2014
STEERING
TODAY I GOT STRANDED, MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA WOULDN'T START DUE TO MY STEERING WHEEL BEING LOCKED AND WOULDN'T UNLOCK. TRIED EVERYTHING THE MANUAL STATED AND NOTHING WORKED. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I'M GOING TO GET CHARGED A LOT OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT THE DEALER SHOULD PAY FOR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS MALFUNCTION BUT DOES NOT PLACE A RECALL ON IT. MY CAR ISN'T EVEN PAID OFF YET AND I'M HAVING AN ISSUE WITH IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND? I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 2009 AND IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH LOW MILES. NISSAN SHOULD PUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660146November 21, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NISSAN INTELLIGENT KEY WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH ENGINE START FUNCTION. YELLOW KEY LIGHT WAS ON, KEY WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK THE CAR, BUT IT WILL NOT START. SUSPECTED ISSUE FROM READING ALL OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER FORUMS IS THAT IT IS A STEERING LOCK FAILURE. HAD TOW TRUCK TAKE OUR CAR TO THE NEAREST CAR MAX NISSAN DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2012. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653576November 8, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REACHES A NORMAL BEVERAGE CENTER IN MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2009 AND WENT OUT IN 4 HOURS WHEN NOT LIT IT WANTED TO TURN ON MY CAR, THE SCREEN SHOWED TWO INTELLIGENT KEYS WARNING LIGHTS NISSAN AND SECURITY INDICATOR, THE KEY WORKED PROPERLY, THE LIGHTS OF THE CAR TOO, THE PROBLEM IS JUST NOT TURNED ON AT ALL, I WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND ARE CHARGING ME 1400 USD TO FIX MY CAR AND I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM IN 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA IS VERY COMMON TO HAVE SOME GUARANTEE SHOULD THE DAMAGED PIECE, I NEED HELP WITH MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653533November 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, STEERING
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA, FIRST I KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY WHICH I RECEIVED A NEW BATTERY FROM THE DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2013 WITH AN 84 MONTH WARRANTY, WELL TODAY THE BATTERY DIED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE STEERING COLUMN SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2008. THE FIRST TIME STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER STOPPED WORKING AGAIN THE UP AND DOWN FUNCTION. SECOND THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED DUE THE RECALL ...BUT I WAS TOLD RECENTLY BY DEALER THAT IT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THEY WERE TRYING TO CHARGE ME OVER $1200 FOR A RECALLED ITEM. WHICH I REFUSED TO PAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652006November 3, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SUNROOF GLASS ABRUPTLY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO THE EYES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,916.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10644987October 15, 2014
STEERING
WAS DRIVING AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED GRINDING AND MOVING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND COST OVER $800.00 TO REPLACE TWO MOTORS STEERING WHEEL. THEY TURNED IT OFF SO IT STOPPED MOVING ON IT'S OWN. STILL MAKING GRINDING NOISE. THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF CARS AND IS CAUSING ACCIDENTS. SHAME ON NISSAN FOR JUST WANTING TO COLLECT THE MONEY, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T EVEN ORDER THE PARTS ON YOUR OWN TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644614October 14, 2014
STEERING
WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON AND THE BREAKS WERE STIFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T WANT TO TURN. APPARENTLY MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MAX. AND THEY REFUSE TO HAVE A RECALL AND EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639919September 29, 2014
STEERING
TILT MOTOR AND TELESCOPING MOTOR CEASED TO WORK. GRINDING SOUND WHEN USING THE 4 WAY ROCKER SWITCH TO TELESCOPE OR TILT THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637348September 18, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD IS ALL MELTED FROM THE SUN UV RAYS. IT LOOKS AWFUL ITS ALL STICKY LIKE GLUE AND ALSO CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT AND IN THE DAY. HTTP://WWW.WPTV.COM/MONEY/CONSUMER/DRIVERS-REPORT-MELTING-DASHBOARDS-ON-NISSAN-TOYOTA-LEXUS-MAZDA-VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633381September 15, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL TILT MOTOR FAILED, GRINDING GEAR NOISE AND WHEN PRESET BUTTON IS PRESSED, STEERING WHEEL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN. PUSHING THE UP CONTROL FOR TILT ONLY PRODUCES GEAR GRINDING NOISE, STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT GO UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633387September 15, 2014
SEATS
I HAD THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2011, SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE SEAT BACK TILT FAILED, THEN SHORTLY THERE AFTER, THE SEAT FORWARD, BACK, UP, AND DOWN FAILED. A BIT LATER THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME IS AGAIN JUST AS BAD AS WHEN IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633037September 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS CURRENTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ONLY BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, I EXPECT TO BEGIN HAPPENING ON OTHER DOORS AS THE ACTUATOR'S BEGIN FAILING. NORMALLY THIS MAY BE A SIMPLE ANNOYANCE BUT SINCE THIS VEHICLE USES A KEY FOB IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO QUICKLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THERE IS NO WAY TO QUICKLY SECURE THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE EITHER OF THESE SITUATIONS COULD PUT THE SOMEONE AT RISK AND IN HARMS WAY, ESPECIALLY IF THE DRIVER IS RELYING ON THE SAFETY MECHANISM TO ENSURE CHILDREN DO NOT ACCIDENTALLY OPEN A DOOR THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY SECURED WHILE TRAVELING. THE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF A VEHICLE IS INTENDED AND DESIGNED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE, IT'S CONTENTS, AND IT'S OCCUPANTS SAFE AND IS HEAVILY RELIED ON IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE SEEN ESTIMATES TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE FROM OVER $500 TO ALMOST $2,000, A FAIRLY EXPENSE REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE OWNER BUT A FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE COST FOR THE MANUFACTURER. ALTHOUGH THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A STRETCH TO CALL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT FOR WHAT OTHER PURPOSE ARE DOOR LOCKS INTENDED? IT IS MY REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUE A RECALL FOR FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629915September 1, 2014
WHEELS
IN MAY 2014, A ROARING SOUND SUDDENLY STARTED, GOT WORSE, & THEN WE HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE A WHEEL BEARING. THE SOUND QUIETENED A LITTLE BUT WAS STILL THERE AT ALL SPEEDS. THEN, WE HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE ANOTHER WHEEL BEARING A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. IN LATE AUGUST 2014, WE AGAIN HEARD THE NOISE & HAD TO REPLACE THE 3RD WHEEL BEARING. IN MY 61 YEARS, THIS IS THE ONLY CAR WITH WHICH I HAVE EVER HAD A DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM. EACH TIME, I AM OUT OF POCKET NEARLY $500! I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE BABIED IT; THERE IS NO REASON BESIDES FAULTY PARTS TO CAUSE THIS. FROM READING ONLINE, I SEE A PATTERN OF FAULTY WHEEL BEARINGS IN NISSAN MAXIMAS. I COULD OVERLOOK 1 BAD WHEEL BEARING, BUT 3???? AND NOW I AM WORRIED #4 MAY BE LURKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629730August 31, 2014
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS STICKY AND HAS A GLUE LIKE RESIDUE ON THE SURFACE. IT CAUSES A SEVERE GLARE WHEN DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUN. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSOLE TRIM IS DISINTEGRATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629215August 28, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I'VE OWNED MY NISSAN SENSE 2009 AND OVER THE LAST YEAR THE DASH HAS BEEN MELTING AND CAUSING A GLARE RIGHT IN THE DRIVER VISION OF VIEW. I'M HOPING THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS IT IS CAUSING ME TO DO LESS DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS DUE TO GLARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626174August 18, 2014
TIRES
ON JULY 8, 2014 (10 DAYS AFTER THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND ONLY THE 4TH TIME I HAD DRIVEN ON THE NEW TIRES) I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO PHYSICAL THERAPY (ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY) ON THE INTERSTATE IN BATON ROUGE, THE CAR WAS FEELING A LIL SHAKY BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD CONDITIONS KNOWING I HAD JUST PURCHASED NEW TIRES. WHEN WE WERE RETURNING HOME MY TIRE LIGHT CAME ON AND I STOPPED TO LOOK AT THE TIRES. I GOT OUT LOOKED FOR A FLAT DID NOT SEE ANY LOW TIRES AND THEN RETURNED TO DRIVING HOME. WHEN I ENTERED THE INTERSTATE MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN AND I STAYED AT A 50 MPH SPEED JUST HOPING TO MAKE IT HOME, AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND STARTED SLAPPING THE SIDE OF MY CAR, I WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR WITH MY 10 YEAR OLD AS A PASSENGER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE SAFELY BUT VERY SCARED AND CONFUSED. AS I EXAMINED THE DAMAGE I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TIRE, IT WAS UNROLLED FROM THE RIM, IT WAS PEELED IN A STRIP. I WAS NOW STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILD IN OVER 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. WE RETURNED THE TIRE TO SAMS CLUB WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, THEY ORDERED ME A NEW TIRE AND TOLD US TO CALL GOODYEAR ABOUT THE DAMAGED TIRE, THE SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE PEEL OFF THE RIM LIKE THAT ONE. WE FILED A CLAIM JUST AS GOOD YEAR ADVISED US TO DO AND SHIPPED THE DAMAGED TIRE. AT THIS POINT I AM DRIVING ON A SPARE TIRE AND HAVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR THAT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. I HAD TO TAKE A DAY OFF WORK TO GET 2 QUOTES FOR THE DAMAGE AND I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE GOODYEAR CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT WAS RUDE AND THE MOST UNHELPFUL PERSON I HAVE EVER SPOKEN WITH! I AM A HARD WORKING MIDDLE CLASS AMERICAN WOMAN AND THIS IS THE MOST UNJUST THING I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. I AM MENTALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR A LONG DISTANCE AND NOW I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A DAMAGED CAR. GOODYEAR IS THE WORST COMPANY I HAVE EVER HAD DEALINGS WITH. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617763July 30, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IS LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITH THE WHEELS HITTING MY KNEES AND EXTREMELY HARD ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. I AM UNABLE TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AT ALL. THERE IS A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE COLUMN, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE MOTOR OR ELECTRICAL COMPONENT/ GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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