Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10185924March 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT CLAIMED TO HAVE AN IGNITION COIL FAILURE, ENGINE PING, AND A DECREASE IN POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL TWICE WITHIN THREE MONTHS , AND COULD PROVIDE REPAIR INVOICES IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75200.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER WILL NOT PROVIDE COPY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND C-RT STATING ONLY FOR INTERNAL USE. UPDATE *4/23/07TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185633March 20, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER PARKING THE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 48000 FAILURE MILEAGE AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. ON 3/19/2007, THE SEATBELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THIS TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185624March 20, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. 90% OF THE DAMAGE WAS THE FRONT END. THE FRONT END ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, WAS S10,500.00. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10185642March 20, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND DECELERATING THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIGHTLY BUCK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO MINUTES I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURN. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE ENGINE RACED TO APPROXIMATELY 1600 TO 1900 RPMS AT IDLE. THE OBD-II INDICATED CODES OF P0505: IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND P0420: THREE WAY CATALYST FUNCTION. MY LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR AND REPLACED THE FAULTY IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. HE CONTACTED THE LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE SHOP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED AND SHORTED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, ECM. THIS SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THE DEALER NOTED, AND CURRENTLY HAD ANOTHER 2001 MAXIMA IN THE SHOP THAT WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURES. THE DEALER INSPECTED MY CAR AND REPORTED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED AND SHORTED THE ECM. THE FAILURE OF THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE SHOULD NOT SHORT THE ECM. THIS IS A DESIGN FAILURE AND SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CAR OWNER. THE ECM IS A $915 PART PLUS LABOR. THE ECM WAS REPLACED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO ODI ID NUMBERS: 10179328 AND 10179390. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185666March 20, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
I HAVE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM WITH MY 133,000-MILE, 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE CRANK SENSOR ON NEWER MAXIMA, A STEERING COLUMN LOCK, A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, FAULTY CLUTCH DEPRESSION SWITCH, AND THE ANTI-THEFT KILL SWITCH, PERHAPS EVEN A RANDOM GROUND. THE PROBLEM WAS CONCEIVABLY CATASTROPHIC.*AK UPON ENTERING MY CAR USING THE REMOTE, OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WON'T RESPOND, AND MUST BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. IN THESE INSTANCES, NEITHER THE DOME LIGHTS NOR THE HEADLIGHTS SHINE. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS ROTATED TO THE START POSITION, AS THE CLUTCH IS BEING DEPRESSED, SOMETIMES THE GAUGE LIGHTS APPEAR AND THEN QUICKLY FADE AND DISAPPEAR; THE CAR JUST DOESN'T CRANK. A FAINT, DIMINISHING TELLTALE BUZZING SOUND CAN BE HEARD. WHAT'S WORSE, THIS CAN HAPPEN SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING, IN WHICH CASE THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE BRAKES BECOME INOPERABLE. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON THREE OCCASIONS, TWICE WHILE DRIVING IN A MALL PARKING LOT (FEBRUARY AND MARCH ''07) AND THE OTHER TIME (JUST LAST WEEK) WHILE TURNING INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY, TO TAKE OUT HER OAK TREE. THE IGNITION CRANK SENSOR MUST SLIP INTO AN INOPERABLE MODE DURING DRIVING OR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, OR THE ANTI-THEFT SWITCH SOMEHOW INTERFERES WITH STARTING, OPERATION OR DRIVING. MAYBE THE MASTER IGNITION COIL IS FAILING (BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN THE HEADLIGHT AND DOME LIGHT PROBLEMS). THE CLUTCH SWITCH MAY NOT ENGAGE WHEN ITS PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED. SOMETIMES, I CAN RESTART THE CAR AFTER AN INCIDENT IN WHICH IT WAS PARKED FOR A WHILE. MY BATTERY IS BRAND NEW, AND THERE DON'T SEEM TO BE ANY SHORTS AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. BUT NOTHING ELECTRICALLY WORKS (NOT EVEN THE RADIO) WHEN I HAVE TO UNLOCK THE CAR MANUALLY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR BEYOND MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I MIGHT HAVE TO BECOME A HERMIT, OR WORSE, A COLLEGE PROFESSOR. ANY IDEAS? THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHERWISE AND HAS ALL SERVICE RECORDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185562March 19, 2007
AIR BAGS, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 19000 MILES WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND SPIN INTO CONCRETE DIVIDER AT CENTER OF INTERSTATE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10185585March 19, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHROME RAILS THAT RUN FROM FRONT OF WINDSHIEL TO REAR HAVE FADED AND ARE PEELING. EVERY MAXIMA I HAVE SEEN IS THE SAME. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS. GREAT CAR EXCEPT FORTHIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185422March 18, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. NO PROBLEM WITH CAR OR THE EMISSION OR ENVIORMENTAL EQUIPMENT. SPENT $100 TWICE FOR NISSAN ANALYSIS. THEY WANT $1400 FOR LIGHT TO GO OFF. RIDICULOUS. CALLED NISSAN USA AFTER SEEING MANY MAXIMA 2001 CARS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM AND FRUSTRATION. RECOMMEND ANOTHER $100 ANALYSIS AND NO SUPPORT WHATSOEVER. NEVER BUYING NISSAN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185404March 17, 2007
STEERING, TIRES
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2005. TIRES WERE ROTATED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN APRIL 2006 SERVICE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 55MPH. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXPERIENCED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45MPH TO 60MPH. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION STOPS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BEGINS IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AT SPEEDS THAT EXEED 60MPH. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS UNRESOLVED. TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE A DEFECTIVE TIRE. MADE CONTACT WITH NISSAN CORPORATION OF AMERICA (REF# 5602757)WHERE I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO REPORTED COMPLAINTS, RECALLS OR DEFECTS RECORDED. I WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO LOCAL AREA DEALERSHIP AND SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, EVEN AFTER LEAVING MESSAGE. FEBRUARY 2007 CONTACTED GOODYEAR TIRE PER THE ADVICE OF THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN AND REPLACE ALLEGED DEFECTIVE TIRE AT COST TO ME. TO THIS DATE, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185306March 16, 2007
SUSPENSION, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS:STRAP/WEBBING
BOUGHT NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 IN MARCH OF 2005. STARTED WITH SHAKING STEERING WHEEL FROM 55 MPH AND ABOVE. TOOK IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO PREMIUM NISSAN, NEW ROCHELLE. REPLACED BRAKES, ROTORS, STRUTS, RIMS AND TYRES. ALSO BODY REPAIRS LIKE SWAYING REAR FENDER AND VIBRATING HEAT SHIELD IN ENGINE. STILL HAVE SHAKING PROBLEMS, CANNOT ROTATE TYRES AND SPEED BALANCED OVER 7 TIMES AND NO SOLUTION. LOST BBB ARBITRATION AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS HEARING. ON 3/7/07 TOOK FOR SERVICE AND NISSAN DID RECALLS TO REAR SUSPENSION ABS AND CHILD SEAT ANCHORS. THEY ROTATED THE TYRES AND NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT ON ROUGH ROADS (TOTAL NIGHTMARE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185128March 15, 2007
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CD PLAYER SKIPS WHILE PLAYING, CD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME CD PLAYERS HAS FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185170March 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. FAULT CODE INDICATES ENGINE MISFIRE. SEVERAL COILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THEY NOW INTERMITTENTLY FAIL ON CYLINDER 4 AND 6. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185208March 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 MAXIMA SE, WHEN I ACCELERATE TO PASS, THE CAR STALLS MOMENTARILY THEN THE ENGINE REVS ALMOST TO REDLINE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO BAKER JACKSON NISSAN IN HOUSTON AND THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT THE TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185057March 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON - AND THE CAR IS RUNNING POORLY. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH IT JERKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS CAR FOR BAD ENGINE COILS AND HARNESSES. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR IS BETWEEN $3,000-4,000. IF A MANUFACTURER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A CAR IT PRODUCES, IT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND REPAIR THE CARS AFFECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184825March 12, 2007
TIRES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184689March 9, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE. LOW MILE TIRES ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES REPLACED BUT VERY LOUD WITH SAME TIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184692March 9, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A'S THAT CAME ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN LEAKING AIR DUE TO THE SIDEWALL CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON EACH TIRE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED THESE SIDEWALL CRACKS AND THAT MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM LEADS ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. DUE TO THE CONCERN OF MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184258March 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 MAXIMA HAS 47,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE CAR CHOKES WHILE STOPPING AS THE CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING BACK INTO 1ST GEAR BEFORE STOPPING. SOMETIME WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL JUMP INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS VEHICLE IS AUTOMATIC TRASMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184087March 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON MY MAXIMA, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER BRINGING IT TO NAPPOLI NISSAN IN MILFORD, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SEVERAL OF THE COILS WERE BAD AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL SIX ($1191.82). AFTER LOOKING ON LINE I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE POSTED. I CALL NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36000 MILES THEY COULD NOT HELP. NISSAN HAS CHANGE THE PART , OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183393February 24, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
INFORMED OF SPLIT TIRE WHILE IN FOR SERVICE ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AFTER TRIP TO OHIO WHEN AIR SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME BELOW 55 MPH IN LIMP/SAFETY MODE. TIRE: GOODYEAR RSA 245/45/18. PAID FOR TWO NEW TIRES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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