Nissan Maxima Complaints (2010)

275 consumer complaints on file.

#11144277October 31, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING BACK HOME I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED ME AND MY FAMILY ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT BUT I WAS THE ONE THAT HAD GOTTEN CUT UP AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL I ALWAYS USE MY SUNROOF AND I'M AFRAID YO EVEN REPLACE IT WHAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHAT IF WE DIE? MY CAR IS 8 YEARS OLD AND I ALSO HAVE MY VISOR OPEN I GOT LOST OF CUTS AND BLEED THANKFULLY WE ARE ALIVE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141516October 19, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVAP RECALL; SEVERE RUST; POWER STEERING IS WEAKENING; MOTOR HAS EXTREMELY LOUD START; NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 2 MILES - STOPPED DRIVING TODAY AFTER THE CAR'S BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE CHANGED DUE TO HORRIBLE RUST ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120969August 20, 2018
SUSPENSION
STRUT INSULATOR ON PASENGER SIDE WAS CRACKED. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH NEW STRUT AND INSULATOR AND WAS IFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. EVERYTIME THE VECHICLE WAS DRIVEN HITTING ANY SLIGH DIP IN THE ROAD OR BUMP WOULD CAUSE THE STRUT TO SOUND AS IT THE WHEEL WAS ABOU TO FALL OFF THE CAR. I ORDER A NEW STRUT AND MOUNT AUG 2018 AND HAD IT REPLACED .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103831June 25, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE, THE NEEDLE GOES BEYOND THE F MARK OR DROPS TO THE E MARK TRIGGERING THE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THIS WAS FOUND TO BE A RECALL IN THE QUEST HOWEVER MANY OTHER OWNERS OF OTHER NISSAN MODELS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUES. AN INVESTIGATION REALLY NEEDS TO BE LAUNCHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102577June 19, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED ON HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074890February 25, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT DASHBOARD ON TOP IS MELTING/STICKY ALL OVER CAUSING THE MATERIAL TO BECOME VERY SHINY THEREFORE CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE GLARE DURING SUNNY DAY IN SOUTH FLORIDA IS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE AS I CAN'T SEE PEDESTRIANS OR CERTAIN VEHICLES WHEN THE SUN HITS THE DASHBOARD. THE CENTER CONSOLE AROUND THE RADIO IS CRACKING AND SEPARATING NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2012/2013 AND THIS STARTED TO OCCUR SEPTEMBER 2017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072222February 12, 2018
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP OR ANY TYPE OF ROAD DAMAGE, THE BACK END SWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062807January 15, 2018
SUSPENSION
MY 2010 NISSSAN MAXIMA HAS 54,900 MILES. IN DECEMBER 2017 I NOTICED A RATTLE IN THE CAR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN EVER GOING OVER BUMPS OR ROUGH ROAD. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DUE FOR A TIRE ROTATION I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT BOTH SUSPENSION SPRINGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE BROKEN. BOTH BREAKS OCCURRED AT THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE SPRING. THE BROKEN PARTS LOOK ALMOST IDENTICAL. FORTUNATELY THEY CAUSED NO FURTHER DAMAGE ALTHOUGH DAMAGE TO THE TIRES OR SUSPENSION COULD HAVE OCCURRED WITH RESULTING LOSS OF CONTROL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS TYPICAL AND THERE IS NO RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS COMPONENT FAILURE. HAVING OWNED DIFFERENT VEHICLES OF ALL TYPES OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS I HAVE NEVER HAD SUSPENSION SPRING FAILURE WITH ANY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY WOULD HAVE HAD HIGHER MILEAGE THAN THIS 2010 NISSAN. IT IS SURPRISING THAT NISSAN DOES NOT ADMIT TO A SPRING PROBLEM WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THEY HAVE RECALLED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FOR SUSPENSION SPRING EARLIER FAILURES. I BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED WITH THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMEONE SUFFERS AN INJURY DUE TO EARLY FAILURE OF A KEY SUSPENSION COMPONENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058554January 4, 2018
SEATS
DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT CAUSED SECOND - THIRD DEGREE BURN ON THIGH ON 1/3/18. I FELT A TINGLING SENSATION WHILE DRIVING SO I TURNED THE HEATED SEAT OFF. THE SEAT HEATER WAS ON LOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ONCE HOME AND UPON INSPECTION OF MY SKIN I NOTICED THE BUR ON THE BACK OF MY RIGHT THIGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11047845November 21, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I BEEN HAVING VIBRATIONS AND CLUNK NOISES SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2013 THE CAR SHAKES AND VIBRATES AT 55 MPH SINCE THEN I REPLACE SHOCKS STRUTS BALL JOINTS CONTROL ARMS AND TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033943October 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2010 MAXIMA HAS PROBLEM CAN'T DRIVE FROM CVT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024768September 21, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TAKATA RECALL: WHEN TURNING YOU CAN HEAR SOME TYPE OF NOSE COMING FROM TIRES, HAD BRAKES REPLACED AS WELL AS TIRES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016317August 19, 2017
SUSPENSION
BOTH FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY IS DAMAGED AND CRACKING. RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM SEEMS TO NEED REPLACED. SUSPENSION FEELS STIFF AND IS LOUD WHEN GO OVER SMALL BUMPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013838August 9, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS AT HOME ASLEEP WHEN A TEXT CAME THROUGH ON MY PHONE. IT WAS A TEXT FROM MY HOME ALARM LETTING ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE GARAGE. WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, THERE WERE BLACK STAINS ON THE WALLS BY THE GARAGE ENTRY DOOR. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON,I CALLED 911. I RAN OUT OF THE HOUSE LEAVING MY CAR KEYS AND PURSE ON THE BAR. WHEN I RAN TO THE ALLEY, MY NEIGHBOR AND A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT THAT CAME OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE DOOR(GARAGE DOOR WAS STILL CLOSED). WHEN THE FIREFIGHTERS PULLED THE GARAGE DOOR OFF, THE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH THE LIGHTS ON. ONCE THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY OUT, THE FIREFIGHTERS LOCATED MY CAR KEYS AND PURSE WHERE I LEFT THEM. THE CAR WAS STILL LOCKED BECAUSE I ALWAYS SET THE ALARM WHEN I GET OUT OF IT AND I DID NOT HAVE A REMOTE START. SO HOW DID THE CAR START BY ITSELF AND THE KEYS WERE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE?I LOST MY HOUSE AND CAR IN THE FIRE. HAD CAR SERVICED AT CLAY COOLEY NISSAN IN IRVING, TX APRIL 25,2017 FOR BATTERY DYING,BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON,VDC LIGHT WAS ON, BRAKES WERE MAKING A NOISE, AND WHEN ON BRAKES VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. TOTALLY CONFUSED AT THIS POINT NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011897August 1, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995830June 19, 2017
AIR BAGS, STEERING, SUSPENSION
STEERING- WHEN TURNING THE COLUM IT SQUEEKS; RIGHT OR LEFT AS I AM SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN. SUSPENSION- STRUT INSLUATORS NEED TO BE REPLACED; THIS WAS MENTIONED YEARS BACK IN A RECALL AND MINE ARE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED, I AM NOT ORIGIONAL OWNER. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT- CONSTANTLY ON LOWER CONTROL ARMS- REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE BUT NEEDS PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956176February 21, 2017
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, STEERING
STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. THE STEERING LOCKING MECHANISM SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND COST NEARLY $1,500 TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. FOR A WELL MAINTAINED 2010 MAXIMA, THATS A LARGE UNEXPECTED BILL. SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO LOTS OF NISSAN MODELS. NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949965February 7, 2017
STEERING
ON SUNDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2017, I LEFT MY HOUSE TO VISIT MY BROTHER AT 10AM AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUTSIDE (20MINS LATER) TO MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. AN ORANGE LIGHT THAT READ "KEY" POPPED UP ON THE DASHBOARD. TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THE KEY LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKES WERE HARD TO PRESS, AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START ONLY LOCK WOULD SHOW UP ON THE PUSH TO START BUTTON. AFTER TWO HOURS, I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, I DID SOME SEARCHING ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MAXIMA AND NOT COVERED BY ANY EXTENDED WARRANTIES; THOUGH I READ THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OFTEN ENOUGH WITH THE 2009 MAXIMA THAT NISSAN ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS REPAIR. THE PIECE IN QUESTION THAT WAS THE PROBLEM... QUOTED BY NISSAN IS THE "STEERING LOCK." THIS PIECE HAS BEEN RECALLED BY NISSAN IN THE EARLIER MODELS, BUT APPARENTLY NOT FOR MY VEHICLE (WHICH IS THE YEAR AFTER THE ONE THAT IS RECALLED) APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T FIX THIS ISSUE. MONDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2017, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM MY CAR ISSUE (LOCK STEERING) AND THE COST WAS GOING TO BE $1104 TO REPAIR, WITH MY MILITARY DISCOUNT THE COST WAS $985.46. STILL THIS IS MONEY I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY CONSIDERING THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WEAR AND TEAR OF VEHICLE. WHICH, BTW, THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND ALL WORK COMPLETED BY A NISSAN TECHNICIAN WHICH MAKES THIS EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING. THIS COMPLAINT IS TO NOT ONLY BRING ATTENTION TO THE ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA, BUT TO ALSO GET REIMBURSED FOR MY OUT OF POCKET REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMER SINCE 2000 (THIS IS MY THIRD MAXIMA; FAVORITE TYPE OF CAR), BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY NISSAN, YOU'RE LOSING YET ANOTHER CUSTOMER'THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948587January 30, 2017
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
MY WIFE WAS STRANDED AT A BUSINESS AND OUR CAR WOULDN'T START. AFTER CALLING OUR LOCAL DEALER, IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING LOCK. WE PURCHASED THIS 2010 MAXIMA NEW IN SEPT. 2009. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY NISSAN. WE HAVE 67000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946565January 19, 2017
STEERING
VEHICLE IS AN IMPLACABLE CONDITION. JUST TURNED ONLY 70,000 MILES. CAR WAS PARKED AT MY PLACE OF BUSINESS. WHEN I CAME OUT TO GO HOME THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON. UPON DIAG. FOUND THE STEERING LOCK SOLENOID HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE STRANDED. HAVING THE CAR TOWED 20 MILES AT MY EXPENSE I FIND PUT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. VERY COSTLY REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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