Nissan Maxima Complaints (2000)

360 consumer complaints on file.

#10150849February 16, 2006
INTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2000 MAXIMA ENGINE FAILED. PISTON ROD BROKE INTO PIECES AND TOTALLY DAMAGED THE ENGINE. *TS THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THE DOORS WERE HARD TO OPEN. THE DRIVE BELTS WERE REPLACED. *JB THE DECK LID LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PULL OUT THE DIP STICK. UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150007February 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CYLINDER MISFIRE- PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAR UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. REPLACED 6 COILS, REPLACED EGI WIRING HARNESS, REPLACED AIR FILTER, THROTTLE BODY SERVICE, REPLACED BATTERY. OVER $3,000.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149998February 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT NEEDED A MAJOR REPAIR THAT ENDED UP COSTING ME $1,000. THE REPAIR WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL CYLINDER COILS BECAUSE THEY WERE MISFIRING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149652February 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD LESS 24,000 MILES WHEN MY MECHANIC RECENTLY REPORTED IT NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HE SAID THIS DOESN'T OCCUR UNTIL ABOUT 80,000 MILES AND IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WITHOUT THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR MY CAR WILL NOT PASS THE SMOG TEST. NISSAN CORPORATION REFUSES REPAIR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OF THE END OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS FAR BELOW THAT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE ONLY EXPLANATION IS A DEFECT IN NISSAN'S MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149496February 5, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE SIGN CAME ON IN MY NISSAN MAXIMA SE 2000. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A INSPECTION AND MY CAR FAILED STATE EMISSION TEST. ALSO MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD DTC P1320 AND P0302, IGNITION SIGNAL PROBLEM AND CYLINDER MISFIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148441January 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER IT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE COIL PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148466January 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NISSAN MAXIMA 2000 IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED TODAY AT AN ASTRONOMICAL PRICE ON A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE WITH AVERAGE MILES. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS VEHICLE HAS PREMATURELY FAILING IGNITION COILS AND PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE A RECALL SINCE CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147893January 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER PURCHASERS OF THIS SAME MODEL. WITH 79,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CODE INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION COILS. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE PLUGS BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE DAYS. THE QUOTED REPAIR COST IS $800. BASED ON THE LARGE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL BY NISSAN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147096January 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL FAILURE ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146818January 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COILS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. !ST FAILURE WAS AT 36,800 MILES. COST OF $680.00, 2ND AT 131,000. COST ??. FAILS IN THE WINTER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146537December 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COILS FAILED AT 40,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON THE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146546December 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAD INDICATED MULTIPLE MISFIRES. THE NISSAN TECH SAID THE COIL NUMBERS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED AND SUGGESTED ALL BE REPLACED. THIS COST ME $815. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPEAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AND CONTINUES TO FLEECE ITS CUSTOMERS. ALL YOU NEED DO IS SEARCH NET FOR CUSTOMERS TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146362December 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FAILURE OF IGNITION COILS ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE W/ 60K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146198December 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
OUR 2000 MAXIMA ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO STARTED RUNNING ROUGH FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON AND OFF EVERY 2 WEEKS. THIS WEEK THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE IGNITION COIL ARE GOING BAD. A NISSAN DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE ONLY 46900 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. MY NISSAN DEALER WANTS $105.00 PER IGNITION COIL PLUS INSTALLATION. OVER $800.00 I TOLD HIM I WILL NEVER PAY THAT PRICE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MIDAS. THEY WILL PURCHASE THE COILS AND INSTALL THEM AT A MUCH LESS LABOR COST. I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER NISSAN AS I FEEL THEY HAD A DEFECTIVE PARTS DOOMED TO FAIL. I AM PENALIZED FOR NOT DRIVING MORE MILES BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I CAN ORDER ON LINE THESE COILS FOR $65.00 EACH FROM ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER. WHAT MAKES ME AGGRAVATED MY LOCAL DEALER IN CLEARWATER FLORIDA OFFERS ME NO DISCOUNT ON PARTS OR BREAK ON THE LABOR KNOWING THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. NISSAN SHOULD AT LEAST REIMBURSE ME FOR PART OF THIS REPAIR OR OFFER A DISCOUNT ON THESE PARTS. THE SAD PART ABOUT IT I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE PARTS MORE THAN ONCE. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146057December 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE PURCHASED THREE (3) NISSAN MAXIMAS YEAR 2000. ALL HAVE DEVELOPED DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. ALL NISSAN MAXIMAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM - IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145763December 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON OR ABOUT WHEN MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA REACHED 52,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE MY 6 IGNITION COILS. ACCORDING TO OTHER MECHANICS THESE COILS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR OR AT THE VERY LEAST MUCH LONGER THAN 52,000 MILES. I HAD REPLACED ONE DUE TO THE COST OF $84.00 A PIECE AND A LABOR COST OF $280.00. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT I WAS TOLD THAT EVENTUALLY ALL THE COILS WOULD FAIL. WELL, THAT DAY HAS COME AND I MUST REPLACE ALL THE REMAINING COILS. I AM SURPRISED THAT THE DEALER MECHANIC WAS AWARE THAT THESE PARTS FAILED WITH SUCH FREQUENCY AND THAT A RECALL HAS NOT YET BEEN SUBMITTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE NISSAN ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND PROTECT US CONSUMERS FROM THIS FRAUD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144561December 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
IN SPRING OF 2005, HAD VEHICLE IN FOR HVAC FAN NOT TURNING OFF. NISSAN DEALER FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AUTO TURNOFF MODULE. IN DECEMBER 2005, HVAC FAN WOULD NOT TURN ON, NISSAN DEALER CHARGED $500+ TO REPLACE AUTO TURN ON MODULE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY LIKE THE AUTO TURN OFF MODULE, IN MY OPINION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144070November 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT 57,000 MILES A CODE WAS PULLED FROM ECUP0740 DIAG. POSS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (UNKNOWN) COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, $152 FEE. RETURNED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR ENGINE RPM REV. VEHICLE WANTS TO MOVE WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. RESET AND REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER (ECU). I WORE BREAKS OUT SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE E-BRAKE.($1,000) FINALLY THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WAS FOUND REPAIRED (2) O2 SENSORS $610.00. SAME PROBLEM OCCURS 2 MONTHS LATER. FOUND BAD ECU, CORE RETURN IACV-AAC VALVE. ($914.00). AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER VEHICLE PERFORMING THE SAME WAY, FOUND AND REPLACED ANOTHER SENSOR OH THIS ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY PER NISSAN. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE IS PERFORMING THE SAME WAY AND NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR MORE REPAIRS. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HART NISSAN, AND HE RECOMMENDS THAT WHEN YOU REPLACE ONE SENSOR ALL SIX SHOULD BE REPLACED. I KNOW TWO PEOPLE WHO OWN THE 2000 MAXIMA AND THEY ALSO HAD THEIR SENSORS REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN A NISSAN OWNER FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND OWNED SIX VEHICLES MYSELF/WIFE. I AM IN THE MARKET FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE OTHER NISSAN EVER AGAIN. THIS SENSOR PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. DON'T BOTHER CALLING NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE, A-THEY WON'T GET BACK TO YOU RIGHT AWAY, B-THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR YOU BESIDES SAY YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WHAT DO YOU WANT USE TO DO YOU HAVE 50,000-90,000 MILES ON YOUR VEHICLE, THINGS DO GO WRONG. CALL THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND LOGE A COMPLAINT, CALL YOUR STATE M/V DEPARTMENT DEALERS AND REPAIRS AND HAVE THEM INVESTIGATE THIS SENSOR PROBLEM, AND CONTACT YOUR STATES ATTORNEY OFFICE. (NISSAN IS MAKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THIS SENSOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140466October 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I DRIVE A WELL MAINTAINED 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT IS REGULARLY SERVICED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AT 100,000 DUE TO "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS - BECAUSE 1 WAS LIKELY BAD, THEY COULDN'T TELL WHICH ONE, AND THAT ONCE ONE GOES THE OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT. THEY WANTED $1400. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THIS PART. HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF 2000 MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE IGNITION COILS. IT MAKES ME WRONDER ABOUT NISSAN THESE DAYS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140104October 18, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAXIMA GLE THAT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW BULB FOR THE LIGHT. UPON INSTALLATION OF THE NEW LIGHT BULB IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BULBS PLUG WAS FUSED AND BURNED IN THAT PARTICULAR HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO NOTED THE BULB COULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BULB WERE CONNECTED TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS CONNECTED TO LIGHTING WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS POINT. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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