Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10190441May 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS; DURING WARRANTY PERIOD AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE DRIVER' S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATS QUIT WORKING AND REQUIRED ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. THE POWER SUN ROOF ALSO QUIT WORKING AND REQUIRED ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. MY CAR WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY, AND POWER WINDOWS HAVE NOW QUIT WORKING. I HAD SO MANY DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR THAT I COULD NOT HELP BUT TO THINK THEY WEREALL CONNECTED TO THE SAME COMMON PROBLEM, AND IT MADE ME WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. ALSO, DURING THE 2ND YEAR OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE BATTERY WENT COMPLETELY DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THEY TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP , EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND YET HAD TO KEEP THE CAR OVER NIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF REPAIRS TO WIRING WERE PERFORMED OR NOT, BUT THEY DIDN'T ADMIT TO ANY UNDERLYING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, YET THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE BATTERY BECAME DEAD, OR WHY IT REQUIRED MORE THAN 24 HOURS TO REPLACE A DEAD BATTERY. WERE THESE COCCURENCE'S COMMENLY REPORTED FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189817May 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY 1998 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN MISFIRING. IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAVE BAD IGNITION COILS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY AT 80K MILES. IT'S ESPECIALLY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY COSTLY PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND THIS IS AN EXTREMELY TYPICAL PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. JUDGING BY THE FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THERE SHOULD WITHOUT A DOUBT BE A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189390May 1, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE WAS PRESENT BENEATH THE SEAT AND THE FUSE BOX. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A PART OF RECALL 05V512000 FOR THE SEAT/POWER ADJUST. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 46,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188858April 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL WHICH COIL IS BAD SO ALL 6 HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS SAD WE HAVE TO PAY TO FIX PARTS THAT MIGHT NOT BE BROKEN JUST BECAUSE NISSAN WANTS TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY I GUESS OR THEY WOULD HAVE MADE IT SO YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHICH COIL IS BAD! I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NISSAN SHOULD FIX THIS PART SEEING HAS THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT. UNLESS OF COURSE NISSAN DOESN'T STAND BY THERE VEHICLES!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188889April 25, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR RSA EAGLE TIRE OEM ON A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SIZE 245/45/ZR18. DEVELOPED STRESS FRACTURES ON INSIDE SIDE WALLS ON NOV 2006 CAR WAS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH 20,000 MILES AMPLE TREAD LIFE. APRIL 2007 AT 36,000 TIRE ARE COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT WITH AMPLE TIRE TREAD LEFT. ALIGNMENT (4 WHEEL) CHECKS OUT OK DEALER INFORMED OWNER IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188705April 24, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE RUNS ROUGH DURING COLD WEATHER (<50 DEGREES) AND TRIPS THE CODE FOR ENGINE MISFIRE. THE CODE DOES NOT ALWAYS TELL WHICH CYLINDER HAS THE MISFIRE. ENGINE COILS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACEMENT ONLY DELAYS ANOTHER MISFIRING FOR A WHILE. I LIKE THE CAR BUT DOUBT I'LL EVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188490April 21, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
AFTER 24,000 MILES THE GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES ON MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT ON BOTH TIRES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THEY SAID THE TIRES HAD AN "IMPACT BREAK." THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN THIS TIRE AND THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188350April 19, 2007
STEERING
VIBRATION IN FRONT END SINCE NEW. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT APPROX. 70 MPH. LEFT AT DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES, HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. I AM PICKING IT UP TONIGHT. THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE NOT BALANCED CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188103April 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT HEARD A BUZZING SOUND WHICH ALERTED HIM THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE TORN , AND THE FRONT AND REAR MOUNTS ON THE CROSS MEMBER WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE CONTACT HEARD THE BUZZING SOUND AND FELT THE ENGINE SHIFTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HEAR THE BUZZING SOUND. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT SOLVE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ECM COMPUTER SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE BUZZING SOUND CONTINUED AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR TECHNICIAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. PRESENTLY, THE TECHNICIAN HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.*AK UPDATE 5/3/07*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188187April 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 NISSAN MAXIMA IGNITION COILS FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188189April 17, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO NISSAN ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY IN THE FACTORY AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN RE-WELDED TWO SEPARATE TIMES IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN SENT A REPRESENTATIVE OUT ON OUR REQUEST TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE WHEN THE DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS TWO BUTTON WELDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR TO ALLEVIATE THE FRAME FROM RUBBING/INSTABILITY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE SHOP (2 WEEKS LATER) FOR ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THAT WERE TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE TIME OF OUR LAST SERVICE (MARCH 30, 2007), BUT WERE NOT. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE ROTORS, MUFFLER AND SUSPENSION, IN ADDITION TO THE REAR SUBFRAME RECALL AND LATCH SYSTEM RECALL. CLEARLY A CAR WITH MULTIPLE ISSUES THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188004April 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO ZONE AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE THE ENGINE LIGHT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 16, 2007 AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY REMEDIED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THE CURRENT MILEAGEWAS 67,700, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188060April 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
RECENTLY THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID ONE COIL FAILED BUT THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL SIX IGNITION COILS, BECAUSE THE OTHER ONES WILL FAIL ONE BY ONE SOON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187856April 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT STARTED GIVING PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION COIL WHEN IT HAD ONLY 50000 MILES AND THE MECHANICS WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND WHICH COIL WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM, AND FINALLY ASKED ME TO CHANGE ALL THE SIX COILS FOR AROUND $1000.00. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THIS IS SEEN IN MANY MAXIMA'S AND INFINITY I30. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187746April 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ORDERED FROM THE DEALER, BUT THE NEW SENSOR ALSO FAILED. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS SHORT-CIRCUITED THE AAC WHICH CAUSED IT TO BLOW. ONCE THE AAC FAILED THE ELECTRIC SHOCK BLEW OUT THE EMC. IN ORDER TO PROPERLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT MUST PAY ALMOST $3,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS PUT IN THE IGNITION AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187730April 12, 2007
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON MARCH 18, 2007 THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE GARAGE TO THE STREET WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE CURTAIN/SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED BY THE NISSAN DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 16,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187376April 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHENEVER IT WAS COLD, BELOW 40 DEGREES. HAD SES CODE READ. BAD IGNITION COILS. CAR RAN VERY ROUGH WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187411April 9, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
FRONT WHEEL NUT THAT SECURES WHEEL HUB TO CV-JOINT CAME LOOSE IN MY 2002 MAXIMA. NUT WAS BACKED UP TO THE COTTER PIN. ALSO, THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR ON MY WIFE'S 2000 MAXIMA. I THINK NISSAN MADE A BAD DESIGN DECISION WHEN THEY CHOSE NOT TO USE A LOCKING WASHER/NUT FOR THIS DESIGN. I HAVE A JPEG PICTURE OF RESULTANT WHEEL WOBBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186620March 31, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I HAVE A 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE FILLING MY GAS TANK UP IN JAN 07 I NOTICE A STEADY STREAM OF GAS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST OVER FILLED IT AND IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT TOO SEVERAL SHOPS AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD. SO I DON'T FILL IT UP ANYMORE AND PRAY EACH AND EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR. I SAW THAT MY CAR HAS A RECALL AND TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN MY AREA. THEY SAW THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL BUT SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE CAR AND TRIED TO TALK ME INTO BUYING A NEW ONE WHICH IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME RIGHT NOW. I LOVE MY CAR IS STILL RUNS GREAT, I JUST DON'T WANT TO DIE IN IT. I'M AFRAID IF I GET HIT FROM BEHIND THAT THE CAR WILL EXPLODE CAN YOU HELP ME? I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER 3/26/07 IN ORLANDO, FL ON COLONIAL DR. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186392March 28, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH A DRUNK DRIVER WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER TRUCK WAS COMING IN MY DIRECTION IN THE MEDIAN AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON. AFTER I PASSED THE TRUCK I SAW A PARKED DARK CAR IN THE LEFT LANE WITH NO LIGHTS ON AND TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT I HIT IT PRETTY MUCH WITH THE FRONT OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY, I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT I SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURIES. I FILED A REQUEST TO HAVE NISSAN INVESTIGATE, AND RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT DECELERATION OF YOUR VEHICLE TO INFLATE THE AIR BAG. I FIGURED I WOULD GET THESE RESULTS SINCE NISSAN MADE THE DECISION THEMSELVES. I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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