Nissan Maxima Complaints (2009)

339 consumer complaints on file.

#10617463July 29, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TILT AND TELESCOPIC MOTORS BOTH FAILED LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL IN AN AWKWARD AND UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION FOR DRIVING. MOTORS CONTINUE TO TRY AND RUN THUS DEPLETING THE BATTERY OF ENERGY WHILE THE CAR'S ENGINE IS OFF. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614466July 18, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE THE STRUTS I PURCHASED THE CARE FROM ALANTIC NISSAN SEPTEMBER 2009. I TOOK THE CARE TO GET CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ORIGANAL STRUTS WERE ON THE CARE YET ALANTIC NISSAN SAID THAT THEY PROFORMED THE RECALL DECEMBER 2009. MY SPOUSE AND I DID NOT TAKE THE CARE TO GET THIS DONE BECAUSE WE WERE NOT AWARE NEVER TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THE CAMPAIGN #09V358000. I ONLY FOUND THIS OUT BECAUSE AT SERVICE IN NISSAN 112 I WAS TOLD. I WAS TOLD THE NISSAN IS NOT REQUIRED TO TELL CONSMERS ABOUT RECALL NHTSA IS REQUIRDED TO DO SO. IF SO WAS I NOT INFORMED THAT THE TRANMISSON COVERAGE WAS CHANGED TO 120,000 THE STEERING WAS RECALLED AND MOTORS IN THE SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611349July 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO FAIRFAX NISSAN FOR REPAIRS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. 12/23/2010 - PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT - RESET SYSTEM. 07/30/2011 - PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON .......10/20/2011 PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT- FOUND INTERNAL DEFECT WITH OCCUPANT SENSOR IN SEAT AND REPLACED. 05/01/2012- ETC 01/15/13 - PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. VIDEOED THIS OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN AND WAS TOLD TO CHANGE CABIN FILTER. UNABLE USE OUTSIDE AIR FOR AC OR EXHAUST SMELL ENTERS THE CAR AND CREATES EXTREME HEADACHES. ONLY CAN USE RECIRCULATED AIR. THESE CONTINUED TRIPS WITHOUT RESOLUTION HAVE PUT A STRAIN ON MY EMPLOYMENT (WORK IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY). I JUST WANT THESE ISSUES RESOLVED SO THAT NO INJURY TO MY FAMILY OCCURS FROM THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610987July 16, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH KUMHO ECSTA 4X TIRES, SIZE 245/40/19. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE WALLS CRACKED AND WERE CRACKING ACROSS THE TREAD. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT CONSTITUTE A HAZARD. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 8/27/14*CN UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606840June 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED THE 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA FROM THE DEALER, BRAND NEW, IN NOVEMBER, 2008. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, I NOTICED THAT AS I SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM 5'4" AND 140 POUNDS AND NOT A CHILD OR EVEN A SMALLER ADULT. THROUGHOUT THE PAST 5 YEARS, THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I SAT THERE AND MY HUSBAND DROVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS (FIRST TIME IN 2009 AND AGAIN IN 2010) AND EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THAT I FELT UNSAFE SITTING IN THAT SEAT SHOULD WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND UNLESS THE COMPUTER SPITS OUT AN ERROR CODE, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY). NOW THE CAR IS OVER 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS EXPIRED (AS IT ENDED AT 60,000 MILES). IT IS NOW THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, EVEN WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ALSO, THE FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT'S THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT HAS FAILED. IT GAVE AN ERROR COD B1018. SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, IT WILL COST ME $1,900 OUT OF POCKET. I CONTACTED NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND ASKED THEM TO COVER IT?THEY DENIED THE CLAIM AND WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I WANT TO ALERT THE NHTSA THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM NOT ONLY ON NEWER NISSANS, BUT ALSO ON THE OLDER NISSANS, INCLUDING THE 2009 MAXIMA. MY HOPE IS THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR AN EXPANDED RECALL TO THE CURRENT RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND ONE THAT NISSAN SHOULD AGREE TO TAKE CARE OF FOR ALL CARS THAT SHOW THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599221June 18, 2014
STEERING
MOTOR IN STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO JERK AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN EVER THE STEERING COLUMN MOVED OR WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED. NISSAN HAD A SERVICE AND TECHNICAL BULLETIN (NTB09-094) ON THIS ITEM DATED SEPTEMBER 23, 2009. SO THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS. I EVEN HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IN MY WARRANTY IT STATES IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597302June 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CAR HAS POWER. ALL ELECTRONICS SEEM TO WORK, HOWEVER, WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE IGNITION BUTTON THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE FIRST TIME I TRY TO START IT, IT WILL TURN OVER VERY SLOWLY. THEN EVERY TIME AFTER THAT, IT WILL GIVE ME A METALLIC CLICKING SOUND BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. I WENT THROUGH THE COLD AND HOT START UP PROCEDURES TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR STILL HAS POWER, I.E. IF I PLACE THE BUTTON TO THE ON POSITION EVERYTHING WILL TURN ON ELECTRONICALLY, BUT THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. THE BATTERY IS AN INTERSTATE BATTERY AND HAS BEEN TESTED AS GOOD. THE ONLY TIME THE CAR WILL START NOW IS IF I GET A JUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596968June 8, 2014
ENGINE
I PULLED OUT OF MY COMPLEX I HAD ONLY DRIVEN 1/4 OF A MILE AT A RATE OF 40 MPH AND MY VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LOST POWER I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND VERY HARD TO BRAKE. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE GOING AGAIN SO I DROVE RIGHT BACK HOME. I REFERENCED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND IT STATED WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS FLASHING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST SERVICE FACILITY. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE NEXT DAY. THE SERVICE DEPT NOTIFIED ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THEY STATED THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT MY FAULT AND WHEN THEY TOOK THE TOP PART OF THE ENGINE OFF MY MOTOR IS VERY CLEAN AND THEY CAN TELL THAT I TOOK GREAT CAR OF MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE IS JUST 3,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. APPROX 48 HRS LATER NISSAN CALLED TO ADVISE ME THEY CAN'T HELP ME WITH THE COST OF MY REPAIRS OVER $9,000. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDLESS TO SAY VERY UNFAIR FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595773June 3, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND HEARD AIR BLOWING OUT FROM ALL FOUR WHEELS AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V358000 (SUSPENSION) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592066May 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR, MY "FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND STATUS LIGHT" IS ON; WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF, WHEN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN THE FRONT SEAT. IT WILL TURN OFF IS SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. THEY EVEN CHECK FOR CODES. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL PGS 1-44 AND 1-45, "UNOCCUPIED PASSENGER'S SEAT: THE LIGHT IS OFF AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF AND WILL NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH." "USING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT, YOU CAN MONITOR WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED. THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED." I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL BEFORE AND AFTER I TOOK MY CAR THERE JUST SO I WOULD KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER THE INSPECTION. I QUESTIONED THEM ON WHAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAID AND THEY SAID THE LIGHT SHOULD BE ON IF THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED. THE TECH EVEN SAID THAT. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR'S SAFETY FEATURES TO WORK PROPERLY AS IT SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584287April 22, 2014
STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT MY MAXIMA LAST YEAR AND NOTICED MY DASH WAS STICKY TRIED TO WIPE IT OFF WITH A WET RAG USING WATER AND IT WOULD NOT GO AWAY IT IS NOW SPREADING TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE THE RESIN IN THE DASH MATERIAL IS MELTING. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING IT I LOOKS LIKE I HAVE WATER ON MY DASH. WHEN I AM DRIVING INTO THE SUN THE REFLECTION OF THE AREA SHINES ON TO MY WINDSHIELD ALMOST BLINDING ME. NO OTHER PART OF THE INTERIOR LOOKS THIS WAY. I AM CONCERNED WITH DRIVING IT AN DO NOT SEE THIS TO BE SOMETHING I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE. LIKE I SAID I HAVE OWNED A LOT OF VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASH BOARD LOOK LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578895April 10, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA S-MODEL AND I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I HAD MY SUNROOF TILTED. THE SUNROOF GLASS MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE GLASS SHATTERED ABOVE MY HEAD. I LOOKED FOR SIGNS OF AN OBJECT HITTING THE TOP OF MY CAR BUT NONE WERE PRESENT. THE GLASS SHATTERED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR OUTWARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575568March 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I STOPPED AT A STORE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR TO LEAVE, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE ANTI THEFT AND THE YELLOW KEY SYMBOL WAS BLINKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK SO I COULD PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE CAR. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I AM A FEMALE AND I WAS ALONG. THIS COULD BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I THINK THE 2009 MAXIMA SHOULD BE A PART OF A RECALL THAT IS FOR THE 2009 ALTIMA AS WELL. THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568199March 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 3/3/14 MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA WOULD NOT START. SYMPTOMS OF THIS ISSUE - KEY RECOGNIZED(UNLOCKS AND WHEN INSERTED INTO KEY FOB PORT THERE IS A NOTIFICATION) - PRESSING START BUTTON DOES NOT WORK, LOCKED REMAINS ILLUMINATED(EG ACC AND ON DO NOT ACTIVATE) - NISSAN INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT - ALL LIGHTS COME ON IN THE CAR - BRAKE LIGHTS WORK - ELECTRONIC SEATS STILL MOVE I EXPERIENCED A DEAD BATTERY JUST 3 MONTHS EARLIER SO I WAS SURE THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE. PLUS I HAD A NEW BATTERY. I GOOGLED A COMBINATION OF THE SYMPTOMS WITH MY MODEL/YEAR AND MANY LINKS CAME UP. TURNED OUT TO BE THE "STEERING LOCK FAILURE" WHICH WAS UNDER A EXTENDED WARRANTY. 5 YEARS OR 72 K MILES. WORST PART OF THE EXPERIENCE WAS DEALING WITH THE PEOPLE AT THE MIDWAY NISSAN ON BELL ROAD DEALERSHIP IN PHOENIX. THE EXPERIENCE LEFT ME KNOWING THAT THEY CARE MORE ABOUT MAKING MONEY TODAY THAN EARNING RETURN CUSTOMERS. LUCKILY THEY WARRANTY PAID FOR EVERYTHING. BUT THEY WERE WILLING AND READY TO SCREW ME OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563757February 10, 2014
SEATS
THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 2009 NEW. APPROX 1 YEAR LATER THE DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK. NISSAN REPLACED THE DRIVERS TRACK WHICH THEY SAID WAS DEFECTIVE. A FEW MONTHS LATER IT BEGAN TO ROCK AGAIN AND WAS REPORTED TO NISSAN, THEY STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE SEAT CONTINUED TO ROCK AND INCREASINGLY GOT WORSE. JANUARY 2014 THE VEHICLE IS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUSLY ROCKING BACK AND FOURTH WHEN YOU ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES HE IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FINDS THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ATTEMPT TO GO THREW NISSAN TO OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEM. I GET UP TO THE VP OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RECEIVE A PHONE CALL STATING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT KEEP MY RECEIPT IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL AND I MAY GET MY MONEY BACK IF THERE'S A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563579February 9, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA DOES IT SEEM TO READ MY KEY ANYMORE. IT HAS A ORANGE LIGHT ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF MY DASHBOARD. THE CAR OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZES THE KEY FOR I AM STILL ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR. IT WILL NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. WHEN I PRESS THE PUSH START BUTTON, THE ONLY LIGHT THAT COMES ON IS THE LOCK LIGHT. IT ALL DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL. I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. ONE SECOND IT WAS WORKING, ANOTHER SECOND IT WASN'T. I FIND THIS HIGHLY INCONVENIENT THAT NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AT THE DEALERSHIPS ONLY PROVIDES AID MONDAYS THOUGH SATURDAYS AS IF PEOPLE ONLY HAVE ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS ON MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE SHOULD BE A 24/7 HELP HOTLINE AT LEAST. THIS IS MY SECOND ISSUE WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY IN MY KEY FOB. I WENT TO GET A NEW BATTERY FOR IT AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563401February 7, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RETURNED TO MY PARKED CAR AFTER COMMUTING ON THE TRAIN HOME FROM WORK AND TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. IT WAS A BITTER COLD EVENING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 DEGREES. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, THE KEY ICON SHOWED UP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AND PUSH BUTTON IGNITION DID NOT START THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF AND DID NOT "GIVE" WHEN DEPRESSED. ALSO, I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO MOVE IT WHEN MY HUSBAND ARRIVED TO SEE IF HE COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT IS A NISSAN PROBLEM AND THE PART IS ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE WELL-KNOWN AND ONGOING ISSUES. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT IT AND REPAIR IT. THEY ARE INSTRUCTED TO SEARCH FOR ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY WHEN ENTERING THE VIN NUMBER. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. EVEN THE TOWING COMPANY DRIVER SAID HE TOWS ABOUT 3-5 NISSANS A WEEK WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND IT'S VERY COMMON, AS IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME. I'M HOPING THEY HAVE THIS PART ON RECALL OR HAVE IT LISTED ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIR. MY 2009 MAXIMA HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563440February 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT MY TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING AND IF I DO NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE IT THE CAR WHILE DRIVING WILL BASICALLY THE GEARS IN THE MECHANISM WILL GRIND MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND JUST STOP. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN USA I WAS INFORMED MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT EVEN IF IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT ALSO IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT NISSAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKING. WHY IS NISSAN NOT REPLACING THIS PART WHILE UNDER WARRANTY IF THEY NO THERE IS AN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563171February 5, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. A SMALL YELLOW KEY APPEARS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LEFT INSTRUMENT DIAL. THE INTELLIGENT KEY DOES NOT ENGAGE. WEB RESEARCH INDICATES PROBABLE STEERING LOCK FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER TODAY FEB. 5 WHO CONFIRMED THAT STEERING LOCK HAS FAILED. THE DEALER SERVICE PERSONNEL TELLS ME THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON BACK ORDER, NONE OF THE OTHER DEALERS IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA HAVE ONE. TECHNICALLY IT MAY NOT BE A SAFETY PROBLEM REQUIRING A RECALL BUT IF YOU HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THE SHOULDER OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY OR SITTING ON THE TRACKS AT A RAILROAD CROSSING IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. NOW WE WILL NEED SOME EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO TRUST THE CAR TO OPERATE CORRECTLY IN A SAFE MANNER. I AM GLAD WE HAVE ANOTHER CAR THAT IS WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561956January 29, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AFTER 5 YEARS. FEW MONTHS LATER, THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES AND WILL NOT TELESCOPE BACK AND FORTH UNLESS I MANUALLY PUSH OR PULL HARD. GOT QUOTED $850 FOR A REPAIR, BUT I REFUSED TO PAY THAT MUCH TO GET IT FIXED AS IT IS NOT MY FAULT. I SEE MANY 2009 NISSANS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MANUFACTURER TO NOT RECALL THIS! THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST NISSAN AS I ALREADY HAD 3 NISSAN BATTERIES, MY ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND MY DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME REPLACED! I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MY CAR LOAN IS PAID OFF! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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