Nissan Maxima Complaints (2000)

360 consumer complaints on file.

#10032735August 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL WIRES HAVE GONE BAD. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025692July 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I OWN A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. SINCE THE PURCHASE IN 2000 WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL. BLOWN FUSES, IGNITION COILS REPLACED, ETC. WHEN MY POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING, THEN MY DOOR LOCKS, THEN MY LIGHTS I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDANT MECHANIC. UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT THERE ARE 3 MOTORS, ALL WITH WIRING. THE WIRING WAS RUN IN SUCH A WAY THAT WIRES HAD BEEN RUBBED & PRESSED AGAINST METAL PARTSF OF THE VEHICLE, LEAVING BARE WIRES EXPOSED. SO, WHEN YOU WOULD SIT ON THE SEAT THE WIRES WOULD TOUCH METAL AND SHORT OUT. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT A VICTIM OF A FIRE BENEATH THE SEAT WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT TO SEE IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025618July 8, 2003
TIRES
TIRE COMPLAINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025594July 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
IGNITION COILS HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED AND NOW ABS/TCS INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF; DEALER TOLD ME ABS WAS NOT OPERATIONAL IF THE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT ABS IS OPERATIONAL BASED ON SELF-TEST ON THE ROAD. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL/IGNITION COMPLAINTS, IT IS CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT NISSAN AND/OR THE DEALER IS NOT ADDRESSING.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029520July 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DEALER REPLACED PARTS IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE STALLING. THE CONSUMER FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS HERS. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023758June 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, STARTING AT 25,290 MILES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES, MY MECHANIC SAID THE SCAN CODE PO 420 SHOWED A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND HE RESET THE COMPUTER. THE THIRD TIME IT CAME ON, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED NOTHING, BUT "REPROGRAMMED" THE COMPUTER TO CLEAR IT, AND CHARGED ME $147. MY MAXIMA HAS ONLY 32,013 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. THIS IS A RIP OFF. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021277June 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 NISSAN MAXIMA - IGNITION COILS FAILING PRE-MATURELY. LOSS OF POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016610April 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THERE IS A LEAK ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT IT IS SOMETHING WITHIN MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE BEARINGS AR WORN AND THE AXLE IS MOVING AROUND TOO MUCH. THE COST IS 1150.00 TO 1400.00 MY CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS OCCURRING. THEY ARE STATING THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017151April 18, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ( SIZE P215555V16) PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015513April 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE VEHICLES ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011062March 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT LOSS OF POWER, MISFIRING AND LOUD PINGING NOISES AT HALF THROTTLE OR MORE WHEN PASSING OR ACCELERATING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WHEN PASSING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, THE ENGINE HAD AN INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE PROBLEM. ROUGH ENOUGH TO SHAKE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND EITHER FORCE ME TO PULL OVER OR PREVENT ME FROM DRIVING OFF SAFELY. WHEN I LET THE ENGINE COOL I WOULD CONTINUE THE TRIP HOPING THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECUR. BOTH PROBLEMS WERE DETERMINED TO BE IGNITION COIL(S) RELATED. ALL SIX COILS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE "DTC" TO PINPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL COIL HAD REGISTERED AT THE ECU COMPUTER ALONG WITH NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT "SES". THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD BUT HAD 37,500 MILES. THESE COILS ARE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND ARE AFFECTED BY AGE AND/OR DESIGN AND NOT BY MILES DRIVEN. I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007514February 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005054January 31, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING MY CAR IN AUGUST OF 2000, I HAVE FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. ONE PROBLEM IS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT WITH THE DEALER, AND WHILE THEY TURN IT OFF, IT HAS COME ON TWICE MORE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS A VIBRATION THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT END FO THE CAR, AND IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURS DURING DEACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHICH SAYS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. I HAVE CHANGED THEM TWICE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AND THE CAR ONLY NOW HAS 37,000 MILES. FINALLY THERE IS A CONSTANT ROUGHNESS TO THE RIDE OF THE CAR AS IF THERE IS NO SUSPENSION SUPPORTING THE CAR. ALSO THERE IS A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. COMPLAINTS AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION AND DONE BY THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005993January 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003397January 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT" COMES ON ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. MY AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC HAS TURNED OFF THE LIGHT EACH TIME. HE SAYS THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS EITHER WEAKENING OR THEIR IS A DEFECT IN THE LIGHT. I FIND IT ALARMING ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I WORRY ABOUT IT EACH TIME IT COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002170January 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLES FRONT END VIBRATES. THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIBRATION IS SO SEVERE. THERE IS A TIS BULLETIN FOR THE BRAKES NTB00-088A. TS *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001285December 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770200November 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL FAILED, THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART, SO MANY HAVE FAILED ON THIS MODEL. THAT NONE ARE AVAILABLE AND NISSAN IS LOOKING AT DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768960October 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES FROM 4TH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767931September 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
THE CAR HAS A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE NOISE STARTED AS A MILD THUMPING FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE FIRST REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH WE PURCHASED THE CAR. THE REPORT WAS MADE IN JUNE 2001. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE GLAZED AT 8000 MILES AND THAT A CHARGE OF $120 WAS REQUIRED. WE STRONGLY DISAGREED WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS. FOR THE MOST PART WE DROVE THE CAR LOCALLY BELOW 40 MPH. AS WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50-65 MPH THE VIBRATION HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND ARE GETTING WORSE THE MORE THE CAR IS DRIVEN. AFTER READING SIMILAR NHTSA COMPLAINTS THAT DESCRIBED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM MY CONCERNS HEIGHTENED SINCE MY WIFE USES THIS CAR TO TRANSPORT OUR YOUNG CHILDREN. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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