Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#734905October 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED FLASHING DURING OPERATION. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER FIRST DIAGNOSED THAT AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER NEXT REPORTED THAT RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT; RIGHT SIDE MODULE WAS NOR AVAILABLE. DEALER PUT ORIGINAL CONTROL UNIT BACK IN AUTO. AIR BAG LIGHT NO LONGER FLASHED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT AIR BAG FAILURE NO LONGER EXISTED. UPON MY NEXT USE OF AUTO, AIR BAG LIGHT WAS AGAIN FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY. SECOND DEFECT, HEATER FAN TICKING NOISE; DEALER INSTALLED INSULATOR TO DEADEN THE NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734907October 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, AS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETINS DATABASE, EXIST IN OWNED AUTOMOBILE; HAVE REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP; WERE DISMISSED AS "COULD NOT DETECT" OR "NO REMEDY AVAILABLE"; CONDITIONS ARE AS REPORTED IN SERVICE BULLETINS EC98032A, NTB99030 AND NTB99024; NHTSA ITEM NUMBERS, SB607329, SB605012 AND SB604794.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734853October 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE WINDOW PROBLEM I HAVE SEEMS TO BE WITH A LOT OF THIS CAR MODEL. EACH TIME I HAD A WINDOW FIXED, IT COST ME $220.00. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE PAYING FOR. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM MY OTHER WITH THE TRANSMISSON JUST STARTED AND I DO HAVE 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WOULD EXPECT SOME THINGS TO GO WRONG. THE WINDOW PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. ALSO WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE FIRST WINDOW REPAIRED I ASKED ABOUT MY RADIO ANTENNA NOT GOING UP AND DOWN ANYMORE. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY WINDOWS. THE OPERATING MECHANISM IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. MOTOR RUNS BUT NOTHING GOES UP AND DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734788October 20, 2000
SUSPENSION
STEERING PULL TO RIGHT ALL THE TIME. AFTER FOUR ALIGNMENTS, MANY TIRE ROTATIONS AND WHEEL BALANCING, AND NEW TIRES THE CAR CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE RIGHT . PULLS BOTH AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873399October 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND/OR DECELERATING VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WILL START UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENSOR AND THE AIR FILTERS AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734669October 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THREE OF FOUR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED IN THE CAR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL YEAR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE WAS NOT A VERY GOOD DESIGN AS WELL. THEY INDICATED THAT THE HEAT FROM THE MOTOR CAUSED THE RUBBER TO BREAK DOWN, AND THAT'S WHY STRONG FUEL ODORS COULD BE DETECTED WHEN USING THE DEFROST ON COLD MORNINGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734677October 18, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I NEED DIRECTIONS ON WHERE TO GO WITH MY PROBLEM. I BOUGHT A CAR FROM MY BROTHER LAST YEAR. I FOUND OUT THE CARS WERE SWITCHED AT THE DEALER AND NOW THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO COOPERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734509October 17, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT COLD STARTUP, ENGINE OIL LIGHT USUALLY FLASHES, AND ENGINE MAKES LOUD SOUND LIKE IT DOESN'T HAVE OIL PRESSURE. THIS GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. NISSAN ADVISED TO ALWAYS USE NISSAN OIL FILTERS, WHICH I DO, AND PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE CAR WAS NEW. WHEN CAR IS FULLY WARM AND IN DRIVE AT A STANDSTILL WITH LIGHTS ON AND A/C OFF, CAR IDLE WILL DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, CAUSING ANNOYING VIBRATION. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. RESUME ON CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 1 OF EVERY 20 TIMES. RESUME FEATURE WILL NOT WORK, AND YOU MUST RESET THE CRUISE TO THE PREFERRED SPEED. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. DOOR LOCKS/KEYLESS ENTRY HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. POWER LOCKS HAVE LOCKED AND INSTANTLY UNLOCKED WHEN PRESSING LOCK BUTTON ON KEYLESS REMOTE; ALSO, LOCKS HAVE UNLOCKED AND THEN LOCKED WHEN PRESSING UNLOCK BUTTON AND HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK EACH DOOR. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THIS IS THE 8TH NISSAN VEHICLE MY FAMILY HAS OWNED AND THE FIRST I HAVE PERSONALLY BOUGHT NEW; I DO NOT EXPECT THIS FROM A NEW NISSAN CAR AND DO NOT EXPECT THE DEALER SHOULD IGNORE MY COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734395October 15, 2000
AIR BAGS, SEATS
VEHICLE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. I WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY A 2000 FORD F150 TRUCK. I WAS PROPELLED FORWARD, THEN BACK INTO THE SEAT, THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. I SUSTAINED NECK, SHOULDER, BACK, HIP AND KNEE INJURIES. MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT DEPLOY!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#734242October 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT THE INTERSECTION FEDERAL AND 33RD STREET AND WHEN PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT VERY SLOWLY, APPROXIMATELY 02 -05 MILES P/H BOTH OF FRONT AIR BAGS INFALTED ON ME. MY NECK HAS BEEN HURTING SINCE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THERE IS NO DAMADGE TO VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT I REPORTED TOP NISSAN CORPORATION THEY SEND AN INVESTIGATOR AND AFTER THREE DAYS OF INSPECTION THEY SAID THEY WILL NOTIFY ME IN 4 TO 6 WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WAREENTY. AT THIS POINT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#555772October 12, 2000
TIRES
YOKOHOMA TREADMASTER TIRES P205 65R WENT FLAT DUE TO PLUG IN TIRES LEAKED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733882October 10, 2000
TIRES
ON MAY 2000 WE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD A TARE IN THE SIDEWALL AREA. WE WENT TO A GOOD YEAR DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TARE. TWO MONTH LATER WHILE WASHING THE CAR WE FOUND TWO MORE TIRES TORN THE SAME WAY THE PREVIOUS TIRE WAS TORN. THE NISSAN DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THIS IS A GOOD YEAR PROBLEM. THE GOOD YEAR DEALER SERVICE PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS TARE. WE COULD HAVE HERE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A POORLEY MANUFACTERED TIRE WHICH IS A DANGER TO MY LIFE AND MANY OTHER AMERICAN. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE TARE ON ONE OF THE THREE TIRES AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE I CAN SUBMIT TO YOU. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF NOT SEEN EARLY IT CAN CAUSE BLOWOUT AND BAD ACCIDENTS. (DOT NUMBER: M6B2 TIRESIZE: 215/55/16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733776October 9, 2000
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A MAXIMA 2000, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH 6 CARS INFRONT. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME FROM THE REAR AT ABOUT 40 MPH SENDING MY CAR TO ANOTHER VAN INFRONT.THAT SEND THAT VAN TO ANOTHER CAR INFRONT. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE NISSAN COMPANY SAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOYED IF HIT FROM REAR FIRST!!. WELL, MY FRONT SIDE WAS STILL HIT HARD ENOUGHT TO THE TWO CAR INFRONT OF ME, THE AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY TO PROTECT ME FROM FRONTAL IMPACT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733793October 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WE HAD LIABILITY COVERAGE ONLY. NISSAN UNWILLING TO SETTLE FOR VALUE OF CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733712October 8, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555481October 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE DIFFERENTIAL SPLINE GEAR SCORED FROM THE AXLE IS DISENGAGING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR COST OF TRANSMISSION AND RENTAL CAR SERVICE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872103October 3, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTED THAT AIR BAG MODULA NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555734October 2, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
REAR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WIND NOISE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733098October 1, 2000
TIRES
ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE GONE OUT OF ROUND AND HAVE A NOTICEABLE SIDE TO SIDE MOTION AT SLOW SPEEDS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732699September 27, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TRAVELING 60 MPH AT 12:45 PM ON I-95 NB IN MA, 2 MILES SOUTH OF EXIT 8. CLEAR WEATHER, TEMPERATURE IN MID 60'S, SMOOTH ASPHALT PAVEMENT. SUDDEN LOUD ROARING NOISE. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS SOME SORT OF ENGINE FAILURE, BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT OF REAR OF CAR. NEXT WERE VIBRATIONS AND SHORT LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I REGAINED CONTROL AND PULLED OFF TO RIGHT SHOULDER. BOTH SIDEWALLS WERE DISINTEGRATED ALL THE WAY AROUND, WITH ONLY A FEW CORDS AND BELTS HOLDING THE TOP PART OF THE SIDEWALLS AND TREAD CAP TO THE INNER PART OF THE SIDEWALLS ON THE RIM. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT PRIOR TO THIS THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY SORT OF DAMAGE TO THE TIRE THAT FAILED. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER AND BRAND OF TIRES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE TIRES, IN THE CONDITION THE TIRES WERE IN.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M6B2LNER TIRESIZE: P215/55R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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