Nissan Maxima Complaints (2010)

275 consumer complaints on file.

#11386560January 5, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR WHILE THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE WHEN HITTING EVEN THE SLIDE IS BUMP CAUSING INSTABILITY IN NOT ONLY STEERING NOISES CLICKING BUT ONCE WE SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR THE FIX FINALLY FINDING OUT IT WAS THE INSULATOR FOR THE STRUT THIS PART OF THE SAME RECALL WHICH STATED THIS INSULATOR WAS A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER THEREFORE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353062September 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PANAROMIC SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON 395
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322539April 28, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUT INSULATOR WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRACTURE CAUSED A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. ADDITIONALLY, THE SET OF TIRES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V358000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN NORTH NISSAN (9160 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78758) HOWEVER, THE DEALER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322098April 24, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD THAT MELT AND BECOME SHINY, STICKY, AND REFLECTIVE WHEN EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. SOFT, STICKY MESS! SHINY DASHBOARDS CAUSING DISTRACTING AND GLARING REFLECTIONS OFF THE WINDSHIELD. AS SOON IT WILL BE HOT AGAIN, I WILL AGAIN BE AFRAID TO DRIVE A CAR DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD GLARE FROM THE SHINY MELTED DASHBOARD. I HAVE NO PHOTOS OF THE SHINY PANEL, BECAUSE IT WAS LAST SUMMER, WHEN I WAS TAKING CARE OF A DYING HUSBAND, WHO PASSED AWAY LAST SEPTEMBER. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE CAR AND THINK ABOUT IT. BUT THE PANEL IS STILL STICKY. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM, THE DASHBOARD HAS A MANY CRACKS, PHOTOS THAT I CAN SHOW. SUCH A WELL-KNOWN MANUFACTURER USED THE WRONG MATERIAL FOR THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT, SO I DO NOT HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR REPLACING THE DASHBOARD. I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR THIS, SINCE I ONLY GET SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK. IN ADDITION, WE RETIRED AT THE BEGINNING OF 2015 AND MY CAR IS MOST OF THE TIME IN THE GARAGE. I AM THE ONLY ONE USING THIS CAR. THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR IS 51152 ML.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321888April 22, 2020
SUSPENSION
CRACKED STRUT HOUSINGS ON MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA .. BADLY. FEELS UNSTABLE IN MOTION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320842April 11, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND SHINY IN CERTAIN PARTS AND IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE SUN BECAUSE OF THE GLARE FROM THE STICKINESS. THE GLARE IS INTENSE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ANYTIME OF THE DAY AND ANY RODE-WAY JUST TO UNSAFE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319941April 1, 2020
ENGINE, STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A WINNING NOISE, THEN IT GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS DONE. THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I GAVE A CVT TRANSMISSION. ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH STRUTS.HAD NOISE SINCE 2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309472February 16, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 24 IN BROCKTON, MA ON 2/16/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1AM, THE HOOD OF MY CAR FLEW OFF AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO CONFIRM WHETHER ANOTHER DRIVER WAS NOT BEHIND ME AND TO LOOK AT MY CAR. THE LATCH OF THE HOOD WAS STILL IN PLACE AS WELL AS THE SPRINGS. MY DASH BOARD DID NOT INDICATE MY HOOD WAS OPEN. THIS ALL OCCURED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING TOWARDS MY EXIT AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301457January 23, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
UNABLE TO PUSH START CAR IGNITION. A KEY SIGNAL SHOWS ON DASH AND CAR WILL NOT START AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE. THE KEY IS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE SHE CAN'T GET PUSH START IGNITION TO START. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE AND MORE HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281962November 23, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNSTABLE AND WOBBLING WHEN MOVING, ESPECIALLY GO THROUGH ROUGH SURFACE. SOMETIMES, WHEN HIT BRAKE, I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE SLIDE OF THE WHEEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269190October 17, 2019
STEERING
I WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER RETURNING TO MY PARKED CAR DURING A LATE NIGHT DRIVE TO VISIT A FRIEND. WHEN I TRIED THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE FROM PAST LOCK. I NOTICED A NEW LIGHT INDICATOR FOR MY "INTELLIGENT KEY" I HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE. AFTER A QUICK GOOGLE, I FOUND THAT THESE SYMPTOMS WERE LINKED TO A ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK DEFECT THAT HAD BEEN KNOW FOR YEARS. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN I WAS TOLD THAT ARE INDEED HAVE A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA HOWEVER FOR I AM FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT AS MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN "SERVICE CAMPAIGN". BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT I WAS STRANDED MILES FROM HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND FORCED TO PAY OVER 800$ OUT OF POCKET IN EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO REPLACE A PART THAT MAY VERY WELL FAIL AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266840October 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND ONLY ONE OWNER BEFORE ME, IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A NOISE FOR MONTHS NOW SO I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP (ON AUGUST 3, 2019) AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER IT BROKE DOWN ALMOST 2 HOURS FROM MY HOUSE. OTHER THAN THE KNOCKING NOISE (WHICH INCLUDING A POPPING NOISE), UNEVEN TIRE WEAR (HAD A BLOW OUT ON 65 3 HOURS FROM HOME), IT STARTED NOT ACCELERATING WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. IT STILL RUNS, BUT I'VE SPENT OVER $500 WITHIN A MONTHS TIME TRYING TO RECEIVE ANSWERS AND HAVEN'T YET. I SEE RECALLS FOR OTHER YEARS AS IN THE SUSPENSION/STRUT INSULATOR CRACKING. ALSO, I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS SLIPPING AND NISSAN NOT WANTING TO FIX THEM. I AM NOW EXPECTING MY FIRST CHILD AND HAVE NO FORM OF TRANSPORTATION DUE TO NISSAN AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS NOT KNOWING BASIC CAR KNOWLEDGE NOR WANTING THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFE AND SATISFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257786September 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
REAR CRADLE BAR THAT HOLDS SUSPENSION IS RUSTED WITH HOLES ON BOTH SIDES NEAR THE REAR TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255215September 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WON'T START CAN'T WON'T READ KEY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246502August 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK UP. ALSO, THE KEY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE OFF THE PANELING AND TAP THE STEERING COLUMN BOX TO GET THE STEERING COLUMN TO UNLOCK FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,247. *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234449July 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR TOTALLY SLOWED TO 25MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE ORIENTATION. COULD'VE KILLED MY WHOLE FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE. CVT TRANSMISSIONS IS A FAILURE. ALL CONTACTED TRANSMISSION PLACES AND IMPORT CAR REPAIR SAY ITS VERY PROBLEMATIC AND A WASTE. THOUGHT NISSAN EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY TO 10 YR 120000 MILES. I HAVE A 2010. LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WAS NOT AS HEAVY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233507July 19, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE SHOCK INSULATORS ARE FALLING APART AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME HARD TO HANDLE AS WELL AS CAUSING A METAL TO METAL SOUND WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS VECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD TO GAVE VEGICLE TOWED HOME BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS SCARED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TONLOSE CONTROL ON HIGHWAY. IT WENT FROM SLIGHTLY NOTICABLE TO PRETTY MUCH DANGEROUS TO DRIVE OVERNIGHT. THIS VEHICLE BARELY GAS 100000 MILES ON IT AND THE WAY THE RUBBER INSULATOR HAS DETERIORATED IS WORSE THAN ANY 20 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 200000 MILES. THE INSULATOR IS LISTED AS A RECALL HOWEVER IT DOES NOT SHOWS MY VIN NUMBER AS HAVING NO UNREPAIRED RECALLS. CARFAX DOES NOT SHOW THIS REPAUR HAS BEEN DONE. DUE TO THIS BEING A RECALL IT WOULD BE LISTED ON CAR FAX AS A REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157166December 9, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
I'VE NOTICED NOT JUST IN MINE BUT ON OTHER 2009-2011 NISSAN MAXIMAS UNDERCARRIAGE ISSUES. I'VE ASKED A BODY SHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE AND THEY SAID THEY'VE DONE QUITE A FEW OF THOSE AND IT DOESN'T RESEMBLE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151933November 16, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE NISSAN, 25 VANTAGE WAY, NASHVILLE TN) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V358000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151176November 13, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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