Nissan Maxima Complaints (2003)

206 consumer complaints on file.

#10905868September 12, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STARTING AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL SENSOR, CRANK POSITION SENSOR, AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,171.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885309July 16, 2016
ENGINE
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT WAS MARYLAND STATE INSPECTED. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON A BUSY ROAD AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS INJURED OR HIT THE STALLED CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NISSAN REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TWO DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT SENSORS. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PART WAS RECALLED UNDER NISSAN'S RECALL PROGRAM, SO I CALLED THEM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART. THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART EVEN THOUGH THEY REPLACED THESE PARTS BEFORE UNDER YOUR RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883669July 8, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ UPDATED 09/29/16.8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860571April 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL; ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. (PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED IN 2014). WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHO IS CORRECT? CAR ALWAYS REGISTERED IN GEORGIA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849724March 15, 2016
ENGINE
OIL COOLER LEAK REPLACED O RING 5 TIMES REPLACED NOT FIXED YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826067February 14, 2016
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM, ROUGH/NO START, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE LIGHT/CODE SHAFT SENSOR. SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALL FOR THIS YEAR OUR VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825049February 9, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
THIS IS REFERENCE TO TWO SITUATION CONCERNING NISSAN RECALLS. IN 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO SANSONE NISSAN DEALER ON RT 1, NJ TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIRBAG RECALL ISSUE NHTSA REF#15V287000. MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AFTER I CAME HOME A WEEK LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I DON'T THINK THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE RECALL ISSUE, IF THEY DID MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT BE ON. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE DEALER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. MY SECOND ISSUE WAS ON JAN 2016, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME, THE BRAKE LOCK UP AND ALL I COULD DO WAS STAIR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD..I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WASN'T ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO CALL THE TOW TRUCK TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED BUT BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK CAME I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED. I WAS A FEW MINUTES FROM HOME, SO I DROVE BACK HOME AND I HAD MY LOCAL MECHANIC PICKED IT UP AND DID A DIAGNOSIS ON IT. HE SAID IT WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, I PURCHASED IT AND HE INSTALLED IT. THE CAR STARTED WORKING A LITTLE BETTER BUT MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT IS STILL ON. I DID A LITTLE INVESTIGATION AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL #03V455000. I READ IT AND FOUND THAT THE CONSEQUENCE ON THE RECALL IS THE EXACT SAME THING THAT HAPPEN TO ME. AGAIN SANSONE DEALER ON RT. 1 IN NJ IS CLAIMING THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT THIS WAS A RECALL BY NISSAN. I WANTED NISSAN TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BASED ON THE FIX UNDER NHTSA REF# 03V455000. I'VE BEEN TAKING CAR OF ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT FROM NISSAN BUT I FEEL THAT NISSAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE TWO ISSUE, SINCE IT WAS DEFECT IN DESIGN ON THEIR END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824183February 4, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838325January 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN RE: AIR BAG LIGHT ON . TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALER. WAS TOLD I NEEDED DTCB1070 ASSIST A/B MODULE. HAD R1407 PTH MAX PASS AB NTB13-062 REPLACED ON SEPT 14 2014 WHY DO I NEED THIS UNIT NOW.I WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE LIGHT ON. IS MY SAFETY COMPROMISE D,IF SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT . WAS!NT THAT PART OF THE RECALL.I SHOULD NOT HAVE PAY FOR A RECALLED PART. I WOULD LIKE THIS UNIT REPLACED BY THE NISSAN CORP. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809656December 11, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TITLE WAS RE-WORKED; THEREFORE, THE DEALER WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO PERFORM ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY WORK ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807642November 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
WHEN WAS DRIVING ON 11/30/2015 AND PARKING THE CAR TO GO IN A BUILDING AND CAME BACK OUT AND TURN MY LIGHT ON AND THE TRAIL LIGHT DON'T COME ON AND THE DASH LIGHT DON'T COME BACK ON,AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP KEEP LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789820November 11, 2015
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN AT SPEED OF 20 TO 35 MPH. THE WARNING LIGHT ON AND THE CAR CAN START AGAIN AFTER THE GEAR CHANGED TO NEUTRAL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN A MONTH AND THEN MILEAGES IS 114000 MILES. THE NISSAN WORKSHOP CAN'T FIGURE OUT IT DUES TO CAMSHAFT SENSOR PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10773962September 23, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, CAR SUDDENLY STOPS RESPONDING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS INTO POSITION, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER, AND STOPS RUNNING. IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE INCIDENTS WAS BETWEEN 20 - 35 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748919August 15, 2015
ENGINE
WAS DRIVING ON 4 LANE DIVIDED ROAD AT APPROX. 50 MPH. WHEN DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, CAR ACTED LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT ACTED NORMAL AGAIN. CAME UPON STOP LIGHT. AS I WAS WAITING FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE, ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHED. I IMMEDIATELY CUT THE A/C, RADIO AND LIGHTS THINKING IT WAS MY BATTERY GOING BAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE APPROX. 15 MILES TO NEAREST AAA SHOP TO GET BATTERY CHECKED. BATTERY CHECKED OUT FINE AND MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS. I GOT HOME AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS YEAR NISSAN HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR CAMSHAFT PROBLEMS. THE DESCRIPTION OF CAMSHAFT PROBLEMS (ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNING OFF) MADE ME SUSPICIOUS ESPECIALLY SINCE IT HAD BEEN RECALLED. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT WAS WEAK SO THEY REPLACED ($552.00 EXPENSE). DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ALL THE NISSAN 2003 MAXIMAS WERE NOT RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM ASKING THAT NISSAN CONSIDERING RECALLING ALL THE 2003 MAXIMAS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED WHEN ENGINE CUT OUT AND COULD HAVE BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND REAR-ENDED. I AM GRATEFUL I WAS STOPPED WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748716August 14, 2015
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BANK 1 AND BANK 2 SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734782July 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731223June 30, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 9/25/2015 *LN ..UPDATED 10/19/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725909June 18, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK TWICE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724173June 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOT PERFORMED , NISSAN CLAIMS WIRING HARNESS WAS TAMPERED THEREFORE RECALL WAS NOT PROCESSED. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM NISSAN NOT KNOWING OF THIS SITUATION AND ASKED FOR NISSAN TO CONDUCT RECALL AS IT IS AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716003May 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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