Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10218747February 21, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW (PURCHASED FEB. 2004), I HAVE HAD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE FRONT RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED THIS AS A STRUT PROBLEM, AND REPLACED THE STRUT MOUNT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE SOUND CAME BACK WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE CAR (AS EVIDENCED BY THE ABUNDANT COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND ON FILE WITH THE NHTSA), AND HAS CONTINUALLY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218803February 21, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD REST IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO REMOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY MADE ADJUSTMENTS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218642February 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR RUNNING ROUGH. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. TOOK TO DEALER, TOLD THAT (1) IGNITION COIL BAD BUT HAVE TO REPLACE ALL (6) PER NISSAN REPAIR DIRECTIVE. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WIT 01 MAXIMA, NISSAN ISSUED TSB, BUT NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218658February 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AT 87,000 MILES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218442February 18, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND ALL ACTUATOR FAILURES. STARTED MAKING A BIT OF NOISE PRIOR TO FAILURE. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, ANTI-LOCK, ANTI-SKID, VSC, DO NOT WORK. I HAVE PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY $1800 IN PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218460February 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH BOARD ON THE DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE ON 2/05/08 AT APPROX 12:00 THAT DAY. AFTER RETURNING FROM A SHORT DRIVE, I SMELLED SMOKE. UPON PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND EXITING THE CAR WE NOTICE FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD. ONCE WE EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT WE REALIZED THE SOURCE APPEARED TO BE IN THE AREA OF THE FUSE HOUSING AREA. I'VE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. MY SERVICE RECORD IS QUITE EXTENSIVE ON THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ONE VEHICLE. THE LATEST BEING 12/28/07 WHEN I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING FOR THE DRIVER SEAT FAILURE TO MOVE. MY VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 12/31/07 AND THE SEAT WAS OPERABLE THEN, BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH THAT THEY WEREN'T SURE IF THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BUT IT WAS WORKING AT THE PRESENT TIME. AS AN ENSUING RESULT I WAS UNAWARE I WAS DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD OF WENT IN FLAMES WHEN BEING DRIVEN. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT NISSAN CORP AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ANYONE OTHER THAN THE REP THAT TOOK MY INFORMATION ON 2/8/08. I'VE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE OWNER OF THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK THERE EITHER. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT RAY BRYANT NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED, AGAIN, POST THE FIRE DAMAGE. THIS IS THE SAME DEALERSHIP I'VE BEEN BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO FOR AL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE EXISTED WITH THIS CAR. ANY HELP AND GUIDANCE YOU CAN OFFER ME WITH THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218083February 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
EARLY FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE IGNITION COILS. THE DEALER (AND NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC) CAN'T TELL WHICH, SO ALL 6 HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800+. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218345February 13, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217615February 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH AL 6 IGNITION COILS OF MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I NO LONGER HAVE. I HAVE WRITTEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217417February 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY. HE THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES. CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS AT 62,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217011February 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA EXP TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS @ 65K REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS HAD (4) FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS (1) TRANSMISSION MOUNT.(1)RACK AND PINION REPLACED,(1) RIGHT FRONT AXLE REPLACED. STRUTS ARE NOW BAD! WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, OIL SEALS REPLACED AND THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE LIKE SOMETHING BIG IS LOOSE. OVER $12,000.00 DOLLARS INTO VEHICLE LAST YEAR ALONE? WHEN THE CAR CAME BACK WITH THE NEW TRANS IT STILL WAS NOT RIGHT ? I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING? I CHOSE NOT TO PAY @ LAST MINUTE TO BRING TO THERE ATTENTION AND I WAS SENT TO COLLECTIONS? I AM STILL PAYING THE $3,997.00 PLUS $1,500.00 FINE FOR ISF THE VEHICLE IS ON ITS 2ND TRANSMISSION AND ITS GONE BAD NOW AS WELL? NISSAN DID REPLACE THE RIGHT AXLE @NO/CHARGE THAT WAS ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216790February 3, 2008
AIR BAGS
I WAS REAR-ENDED SO HARD IT CATAPULTED ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAVE A BULGE AND BRUISING ABOVE MY RIGHT EYE AND RIGHT CHEEK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10216817February 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES OVER EVER 5 MONTHS. EVERY TIME ITS A CYLINDER MISFIRE BECAUSE OF ONE OR MORE IGNITION COILS. THIS STARTED HAPPENING SINCE 40,000 MILES. WHEN A ENGINE MISFIRES THE CAR SPUTTERS AND THE CES LIGHT COMES ON. THIS JUST KEEPS HAPPENING AND I'VE SPENT OVER $2000 FOR JUST THIS SAME ISSUE. THE INCIDENT DATE POSTED IS THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216626January 31, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TRENDSETTER SE, SIZE P206/65R15 (NA) TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SAW A DEFECTIVE TREND IN SEVERAL COOPER TIRES THAT SHE PURCHASED. SHE BOUGHT FOUR TIRES INITIALLY IN AUGUST OF 2006. THE CONTACT RETURNED ONE TIRE ON DECEMBER 6, 2007 BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, TRANSMISSION TYPE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,307.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216470January 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OF THE GEARS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CLUTCH SYSTEM TWICE, YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS CURRENTLY PARKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FULE PUMP AND MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216554January 30, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
INNER TIRE AND OUTER TIRE WALL SEPARATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216201January 27, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING AT ONLY 42,000. I BELIEVE THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. NOW THE CAR CANNOT USE ABS TO STOP WHICH IS UNSAFE IN RAIN OR SNOW. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WANT TO HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER IS WILLING TO OFFER A DISCOUNT FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ABS STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215957January 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MY MAXIMA STARTED SPUTTERING AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO DIE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AT ABOUT 3500RPM THE CAR BRICK WALLED AND DECELERATED. FIRST I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO BLEW OUT ALL MY HOSES. THAT WORKED FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WAS ACTING UP AGAIN. REPLACED THE 2 FRONT OXYGEN SENSORS. WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. WENT BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER. RAN GOOD FOR A FEW WEEKS AND STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO MECHANIC AND HAD TO HAVE THE FIRST OF 6 IGNITION COILS REPLACED. RUNNING FINE, OCCASIONALLY SPUTTERS, BUT MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WON'T GO AWAY. TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID THAT THE 2000 MODEL DOES NOT HAVE AN ECM SOFTWARE UPDATE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215973January 25, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, TIRES
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SINCE PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PURCHASING THE CAR, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500 SINCE KEEPING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPAIRED. I AM ON MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES AND HAVE HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS AND MY FRONT END INSPECTED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AN ENGINE MOUNT. IN 2006 MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND I SPENT OVER $500 HAVING THAT REPAIRED. NOW I AM IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THERE IS INTERNAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE CLUTCH SLIPPING EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC CAR. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MODEL/YEAR CAR AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR OR THE SAME PROBLEMS. ONCE OF MY FRIENDS JUST REPLACED HIS TRANSMISSION IN HIS 2004 MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS COST ME AT LEAST $5,000 IN REPAIRS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IT AND I HAVE NEVER EVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON ANYTHING. I KNOW THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECTS IN THE 2004 MAXIMA, BUT ARE NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN TAKING CARE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT AND TALKED ABOUT WITH DIFFERENT 2004 MAXIMA OWNERS. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. THE BODY STYLE OF THE CAR IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE CAR ITSELF IS A PIECE OF CRAP DUE TO POOR MECHANICS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215420January 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2000 MAXIMA HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NORMALLY, THE CARS RUNS FINE BUT APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN EXTREMELY HUMID CONDITIONS AND WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 50 DEGREES (F), THE IDLE GETS EXTREMELY ROUGH. I HAD THE FAULT CODES READ AND THEY WERE P1320 (THREE TIMES) AND P0420 (ONCE). AFTER BEING READ, THE CODES WERE RESET, BUT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED. THIS DEFECT HAS EXISTED ON AND OFF FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND HAS BEEN RESET SEVERAL DURING THIS TIME. WHEN RESET THE LAST TIME, THE WEATHER WAS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE CAR HAS 36K MILES AND IS DRIVEN AROUND 4K MILES PER YEAR. MY INVESTIGATION INDICATED DEFECTIVE COILS, WHICH ARE KNOWN PROBLEMS TO NISSAN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED DUE TO CONSUMER REPORTS GREAT RATINGS BUT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN AUTOMOBILE AGAIN. ASKING CONSUMERS TO PAY OVER $1000 TO REPAIR A VEHICLE BUILT WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS IS ALMOST CRIMINAL. NISSAN SHOULD OWN UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE KNOWN DEFECTIVE PARTS THUS RESTORING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND VEHICLE RELIABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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