Nissan Maxima Complaints (1999)

165 consumer complaints on file.

#10132426September 22, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE SIDE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS BLINKING . TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD AIR BAG. THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION. THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130897August 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA OF WHICH I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE LAST YEAR. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO A NUMBER OF SERVICE PROVIDERS INCLUDING A DEALERSHIP AND BEEN TOLD THAT THE CODES GENERATED ARE NOT CONCLUSIVE BUT, DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT, THE RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN THAT I REPLACE ALL OF THE IGNITION COILS AT A COST OF NEARLY $1500. SEEMS TO ME IF ITS A "KNOWN DEFECT" THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM I UNDERSTAND IT TO BE VERY WIDE SPREAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118229April 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1999 NISSAN MAXIMA - JN1CA21A 3XM300571 THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO NISSAN'S RECALL OF 97/98 MAXIMAS. THE RECALL WAS FOR A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA (BUILD DATE 6/98) THAT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM/SYMPTOM AS THE RECALL. THE CAMPAIGN ID / NHTSA # IS R2010 OR R2015 \ 02V-171. 4/8/05 - STARTED MY CAR AND HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. I GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW A WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION SAW A FIRE IN THE ALTERNATOR. RAN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE REMOVED MY 4 AND 2 YEAR OLD CHILDREN AND MOVED THEM TO A SAFE LOCATION. I THEN FOUND A WATER BOTTLE IN THE CAR AND POURED THE WATER ON THE FIRE. 1:00 PM 4/12/05 CALLED DIFEO NISSAN IN JERSEY CITY, NJ AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION BASED UPON THE VIN 1:10PM 4/12/05 CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED A REPORT WITH TAMIKA X3795 REFERENCE # 4908176 4/21/05 AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS AND FOLLOW UPS, THEY RESPONDED THAT I CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. CASE CLOSED. REP WAS NAMED WANDA AT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT 800 647 7261 X 3814 HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR WEEKS NOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105095March 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES SQUEALED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER PERFORMED A FACTORY INSPECTION. LATER, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE RIGHT REAR CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. AFTER A 60,000 MILES FRONT PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE MADE A HUMMING NOISE FROM THE LEFT BRAKE. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER VEHICLE WARMED UP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, PUMPS BRAKE PEDAL COMES BACK. REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND REPLACE ROTORS. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110757February 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
WHEN LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN MY WALKING HOME AND LOSS OF INCOME. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS IGNITION SYSTEM IMMOBLIZED BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. APPARENTLY, THE KEY CODE HAS A PROBLEM AND ALL KEYS AND CAR NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. NOW, CAR HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS ONLY NISSAN CAN FIX. AND NISSAN IS CHARGING ME FOR THEIR DEFECTIVENESS!! SO, END RESULT COUNT ON TWO TOWING BILLS, MECHANIC CHARGE, NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGE AND DELIVERY OF CAR BACK TO SHOP. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS QUITE COMMON. NOW HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO ACCOUNT FOR WHEN MY CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN? DOES NOT STRIKE ME AS A DEPENDABLE CAR. AND, I DO NOT HAVE A CELL PHONE, SO WHAT TIME OF NIGHT WILL I BE WALKING HOME NEXT TIME? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108073January 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
WENT INTO OUR LOCKED GARAGE, AND CAR WOULDN'T START. LOCAL REPAIR GUY SAID THE COMPUTER HAD LOCKED OUT OUR KEYS, THINKING THAT CAR WAS BEING STOLEN. HE SAID THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE ENCOUNTERING THIS... SO IT WAS TOWED TO NISSAN.*AK NISSAN CONFIRMED THE NATS SYSTEM HAD LOCKED OUT THE KEYS, AND CHARGED US MONEY TO RE-PROGRAM THE COMPUTER AND OUR ORIGIONAL KEYS... NOTHING WAS REPLACED, BUT NOW IT WORKS! THIS IS CRAZY! EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM NISSAN DID NOT COVER IT EITHER. WE PAY BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER PROGRAM HAS A GLITCH?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102200December 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, SUSPENSION
IGNITION COIL FAILURE. SERVERAL PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM AND ALIGNMENT/SUSPENSION. HAVE REPLACE 2 COILS SO FAR, IT WAS BETTER FOR A WHILE. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THE IGNITION COILS SEVERAL PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101503November 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099774November 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONCE IT CAME ON IT STAYED ON. THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR TWICE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER RECEIVED A TSB REGARDING IGNITIION COIL. THE SERVICE BULLIETIN HAD ALREADY BEEN OUT 11 MONTHS PRIOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097231October 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095492September 28, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG HAD SHORTED OUT. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE REMAINING AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THEY WERE REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE SINCE WARRENTY HAS BEEN REACHED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091180September 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IN MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 2 IGNITION COILS REPLACED. I HAVE LATER FOUND OUT THAT MANY MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 99 MAXIMAS. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090778September 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
JUST FOUND OUT THAT WE SHOULD REPLACE ALL 6 COILS IN OUR 1999 MAXIMA. NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO RIP US OFF EVEN MORE (SINCE THE CAR IS FALLING APART IN EVEYWAY POSSIBLE) BY ONLY OFFERING REPLACEMENT COILS - WHICH ARE BETTER INSTEAD OF A RECALL. IT WASN'T UNTIL I HAD THE COIL PROBLEM THAT I LEARNED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM IN ALL NISSAN '99 MAXIMAS. IT IS COSTING ME OVER $700!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087028August 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IN JUNE OF 2003, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PAYING FOR THE EXPENSIVE COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS WAS BAD. HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT TELL WHICH ONE AND I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM EVENTUALLY. SINCE IT WAS SO EXPENSIVE MY MECHANIC SAID WE COULD START BY REPLACING ONE AT A TIME THAT WORKED FINE UP UNTIL NOW. RECENTLY MY CAR HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHY A RECALL IS NOT BEING DONE AT NISSAN'S EXPENSE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS WEBSITE BEFORE I PURCHASED MY MAXIMA. I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086179August 4, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
I OWN A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TYNANS NISSAN IN FT. COLLINS, CO ON JULY 2, 2004 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WAS INFORMED THAT A MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, AUTHORIZED ORDERING NEW MODULE ($450). RETURNED ON 7/20/04 FOR REPLACEMENT, WAS TOLD THAT THE ERROR WAS MISDIAGNOSED AND A SERVICE BULLETIN (NTB00-043) STATED THAT " IF A 1998 OR 1999 MAXIMA HAS THE SRS LIGHT FLASHING... INSTALL A SRS SIDE AIR BAG MODULE OF THE TYPE INDICATED IN THE PARTS INFORMATION TO RESOLVE THIS INCIDENT. THIS NEW SIDE AIR BAG MODULE (WITH LONG HARNESS) REPLACES BOTH THE AIR BAG MODULE AND THE SEAT SUB-HARNESS." I REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THIS REPAIR, THE DEALERSHIP THEN REPLACED THE ORIGINAL PARTS. THE PROBLEM THEN WENT AWAY. ROOT CAUSE IS THE MANUFACTURER ORIGINALLY USED A TWO PIECE WIRE HARNESS THAT MAY (IN MY CASE DOES) BECOME DISCONNECTED WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE OF MOTION. THE REPLACEMENT HARNESS IS LONGER AND HAS A DIRECT CONNECTION ACCORDING TO NISSAN. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OEM NOT THE CONSUMER DUE TO THE FLAW IN DESIGN. IF SOMEONE NOT AS TECHNICAL AS MYSELF (ELECTRONICS AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEER) WAS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER $1000 IN COST DUE TO NISSANS POOR DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079671July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE LAST YEAR. A DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *AK THE ALTERNATOR AND IGNITION COIL WERE REPLACE PRIOR TO THE DEALER DETERMINING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082528July 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN OCT 1998. AFTER MY 60,000 MILE SERVICE AT THE DEALER (RTE. 22 NISSAN, HILLSIDE, NJ) IN DEC 2003, I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE STUTTERED WHEN I PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE. THE RPM METER OSCILLATED BETWEEN 0 AND 1000 CONTINUOUSLY BEFORE STABILIZING. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND DURING MY REGULAR SERVICE, THE DEALER INSPECTED AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN IDLING PROBLEM AND THAT HE WOULD TRY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE CAR APPEARED TO BE FINE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT THEN STARTED STUTTERING AGAIN WHILE TAKING A REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM USED TO HAPPEN ONLY OCCASSIONALLY AND AND SO I COULD LIVE WITH IT. MEANWHILE I MOVED OVER TO CALIFORNIA, AND IT WAS ALSO TIME FOR MY NEXT SERVICE (66,000). I ASKED THE DEALER (MAGNUSSEN NISSAN, FREMONT, CA) TO HAVE DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAD STOPPED ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AFTER BEING $118 POORER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,700 AND THAT ONE IN 50 NISSAN CARS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE UNFORTUNATE PART OF THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED IN A WORSE CONDITION THAN BEFORE. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED STOPPING WHENEVER THE CAR CAME TO A HALT (STOP SIGNS, TURNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS) AND ON SOME OCCASSIONS NARROWLY ESCAPING SOMEONE FROM REAR-ENDING MY CAR AT STOP SIGNS. MY CAR IS NOW IN A NON-DRIVABLE STATE FOR THE FEAR OF IT STALLING ANYTIME ON THE ROADS AND GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FINALLY GOT TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD (3 YRS/36,000), THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH FIXING THE CAR. THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THE QUALITY OF THE PART THAT NISSAN HAS PROVIDED MY CAR WITH. THE WIRING HARNESS IS NOT A MOVING PART AND IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ANYBODY HAS ACCESS TO AND ITS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A $2,800 SERVICE PENDING AFTER 5 YRS OF PURCHASE FOR A NON-MOVING PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079402July 15, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT AIR BAG MODULE FAILED, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK NO REPAIR HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY ONLY TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR A GOODWILL SERVICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OF EVEN PARTIAL COVERAGE OF THE REPLACING THE AIR BAG MODULE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079037June 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, MISFIRED REPEATEDLY, AND EXPERIENCED EPISODES OF NEAR STALLING, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE UNDER A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER BEFORE BEING ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. DEALER DETERMINED FAULT CODE P1320 WAS STORED AND ALL SIX IGNITION COILS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #01-060) WAS ISSUED BY NISSAN IN SEPTEMBER 2001, WHICH OUTLINES THE IGNITION COIL PROBLEM. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY OR EXTEND ANY GOODWILL WHEN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION. THIS IS A CRITICAL PRODUCT DEFECT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURIES, AND EVEN DEATH, SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE INITIATED BY NHTSA DEMANDING NISSAN TO IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCE A RECALL TO ALL VEHICLES CONCERNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079370June 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
E-MAIL FM PARAG MEHTA (GA) REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING NISSAN TO RECALL THE IGNITION COILS ON THE 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. *MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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