Nissan Maxima Complaints (2007)

129 consumer complaints on file.

#10766510September 21, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES
I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO ALL OF MY WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON. UPON PUTTING IT ON THE LIFT, THEY SHOWED ME WHERE THE UNDERSIDE WAS SIGNIFICANT RUST THAT CAUSED THE TIRE & BRAKE SENSORS TO FALL OFF THE STRUTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FLOOR PANS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT WITH HOLES, WHICH CAN CAUSE MY FEET TO CRASH THROUGH THE FLOORBOARDS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR CARBON DIOXIDE POISONING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE MANY PROBLEMS REPORTED ONLINE REGARDING RUSTED FLOOR PANS AND BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE NISSAN TO PROVIDE A RECALL TO GET THESE ITEMS FIXED. I UNDERSTAND RUST IS NOT A STANDARD REASON FOR NHTSA TO BE INVOLVED, BUT WILL IT TAKE MY DEATH TO HAVE YOU REGULATE & RESOLVE THIS ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724361June 9, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON EVEN AFTER CLEARING SOLUSPRO SCANNER CODE, "B1049 DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE (OPEN)". I AM CONCERNED MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WILL SPONTANEOUSLY RELEASE OR NOT RELEASE AT ALL WHEN NEEDED. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE DRIVER, ALL PASSENGERS ARE AT RISK OF FATAL INJURY. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, AND WAS TOLD THE DIAGNOSTIC HAD TO BE RUN BY A DEALER MECHANIC BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO CAMPAIGN CURRENTLY OPEN FOR MY ISSUES. THE BODY ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH POOR PAINT OR CLEAR COAT QUALITY COMMON TO NISSAN VEHICLES. WHILE THE REST OF MY CAR LOOKS FINE, THE HOOD AND THE ROOF LOOK HORRIBLE. LIKE SOMEONE TOOK SANDING PAPER TO THE CLEAR COAT AND THE COLOR IS FADED AND GETTING WORSE AS TIME PASSES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN FOR THIS COSMETIC DETAIL. I TRADED IN MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BECAUSE THE ROOF LINER SAGGED AS SOON AS I BEGAN DRIVING WITH THE SUNROOF OPEN. I HOPE THAT THE RESULTS OF THE AIR BAG ISSUE ARE AS MINOR AS THE COSMETIC ISSUES, OTHERWISE NISSAN IS GOING TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS ON THERE HANDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721832May 27, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TO NTSB: I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT WIPER BLADES FOR THIS VEHICLE, THEY WERE INSTALLED PER THE ENCLOSED INSTRUCTIONS... ONCE THE WIPERS WERE USED DURING A RECENT RAIN EVENT, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE NEW WIPER BLADES WAS OCCURRING. I HAD THE WIPERS INSPECTED BY THE AUTO PARTS STORE SALES PERSON AND HE CONFIRMED MY FINDINGS... THERE WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY, A 1/2" OFFSET IN THE MOUNTING THAT CAUSE THE WIPER BLADE ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD TRIM WITH FULL FORCE, ACTUALLY BENDING THE METAL TRIM, SO ANOTHER SET OF WIPER BLADES WERE NEEDED, DUE TO THE INTERFERENCE ISSUES. HERE IS MOST OF MY LETTER TO TRICO, PLEASE READ... TO TRICO PRODUCTS: I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS OVER THE TRICO SENTRY REPLACEMENT WIPER BLADES THAT I PURCHASED AT MY LOCAL O'REILLY AUTO PARTS STORE LAST YEAR. THE SPECIFIED PART NUMBER FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY GIRLFRIENDS 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA ( #32-260 ) DID NOT PERFORM AS IT SHOULD... THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT AN ISSUE, HERE IS THE ISSUE: WHEN THE WIPERS WERE RUNNING, THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER WAS HITTING THE WIDOW POST, AND THERE WAS A VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE THAT WAS SO LOUD THAT WAS JUST CRAZY! THIS NOISE WAS ONLY HEARD ONCE THE WIPERS WERE RUNNING... AND OF COURSE WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR DROUGHT, BECAUSE IT HASN'T RAINED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN LIKE FOREVER... THE TRICO SENTRY WIPER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ACTUALLY PUT SCRATCHES AND DENTS ON THE WINDOW TRIM. THIS PROBLEM / ISSUE HAPPENS BECAUSE OF A .500 INCH OFFSET IN THE WIPER BLADE MOUNTING... THIS 1/2" OFFSET, IS WHAT I WOULD CALL A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS CASE. IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFETY ! AND THIS PROBLEM MAY / WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A WIPER FAILURE... REGARDS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721407May 26, 2015
ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AND GUIDE IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE (SINCE 2004) BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY FOR IT AND PASS THE COSTLY REPAIRS ONTO THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717013May 18, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH,THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND PIECES OF GLASS FELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715989May 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I FELT AN EXPLOSION AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY BLOOD PRESSURE, AND I SUFFER FROM HYPER-TENSION. THE MOON ROOF EXPLODED AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF A GUN HAD BEEN POINTED AT ME BECAUSE THE SOUND WAS SIMILAR AND THE IMPACT TO THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT HAD BEEN HIT BY AN OBJECT. THE COVER OVER THE MOON ROOF WAS CLOSED SO THAT PREVENTED ANY GLASS FROM ENTERING AND CUTTING ME. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT TO FIND A GAPPING HOLE, SHATTERED GLASS ON THE ROOF AND MY HEART BEATING RAPIDLY. ONCE I GOT HOME I TAPED THE ROOF AND BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT DAY THE PRESSURE CAUSED THE ROOF TO REOPEN AND CONTINUE TO BREAK. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL AND THEY SAID NO. THE COST WAS MY EXPENSE. NOW I DO NOT OPEN THE SHADE AT ALL FOR FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN RESULTING IN INJURY. I LIVE IN A VERY HOT AND HUMID AND RAINY CLIMATE AND WHEN THIS OCCURED THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 70'S, AND THE TIME OF DAY WAS APPROX 6:45PM. I ASKED THE GLASS COMPANY HAD THEY HAD ANY CUSTOMERS IN WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY AFFIRMED. THE MOON ROOF GLASS WAS ORDERED AND SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THE GLASS COMPANY AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR A FEW DAYS. THE MOON ROOF DOES NOT OPEN AT ALL, IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. IF A SAFETY NOTICE HAD BEEN ATTACHED I MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714736May 5, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UNDERSTAND FROM INTERNET SEARCH THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NISSAN TIMING CHAINS AND THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND NATURE. ACCORDING TO DEALER, NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714733May 5, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOOR PANS RUSTED OUT. REST OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS FINE. UNDERSTAND FROM INTERNET SEARCH THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES SINCE AT LEAST THE 2004 MODELS. DEALER INDICATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM "ABOUT WHICH THEY HAVE HEARD" BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714019May 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOOK CAR TO THE GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. IT DID NOT PASS DUE TO RUST UNDER DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. THEY TOLD ME THE REST OF THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND THAT THEY BELIEVED IT MIGHT BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE AMOUNT OF RUST IS FAR BEYOND WHAT AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD HAVE. CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY TOLD ME THE RUST WARRANTY IS ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES AND IT IS TOO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713847April 30, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOORBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705271April 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704291April 7, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC TO FIX THE BRAKES, HE DID NOTICE THAT THE FLOOR PANEL HAD A HUGE HOLE DUE RUST. THIS WAS IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. HIS COMMENT WAS: "THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FLOOR PANEL IS SUCH THAT IT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE THE FACT THAT THE RUST HAS COMPROMISED THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE." THE MECHANIC AND MYSELF CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE RUST IS BECAUSE OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE METAL PART ON THE METAL PANEL. A 7 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I DROVE A NISSAN MAXIMA ALL THE WAY TO 250,000 MILES AND THE FLOOR PANEL DIDN'T SHOW ANY SIGN OF RUST. WHAT IS THE PROPER STEPS I MUST TAKE SO TO REQUEST FROM NISSAN MAXIMA TO COVER THE REPAIR? SHOULD THIS CAR'S CONDITION HAVE A RECALL MANDATE FROM THE NHTSA? YOUR HELP WITH THIS MATTER WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703879April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE
FLOOR PANS UNDER BOTH THE DRIVERS AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694998March 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER IS FAULTY IN MY 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS FLASHING IN THE DASH BOARD. I NOTICED NISSAN HAD THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES, BUT MY MAXIMA WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694934March 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE THERE WAS A RECALL ON MANY 2007-2008 NISSAN MODELS DUE TO AIRBAG ISSUES, THE MAXIMA WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FACT THAT BOTH FAILED AT THE SAME TIME SHOULD POINT TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT/FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683091February 12, 2015
STEERING
I WAS AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP GETTING A NEW INTELLI-KEY MADE FOR THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK BROKE. I FOUND OUT THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD TIME THIS LOCKING MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THIS CAR ALONE. THE TECHNICIAN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE LOCK BROKE AND LOCKED INTO PLACE. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE SAME PART HAVE TO BREAK ON A NISSAN BEFORE YOU CONSIDER IT TO BE A BAD PART? THE STEERING LOCK WAS RECALLED BEFORE IT LEFT THE FACTORY, REPLACED 2 TIMES OVER THE NEXT 7 YEARS. THE STEERING LOCK IS NOT A PART THAT FAILS BECAUSE IT IS REPEATEDLY USED OR BECAUSE OF TOO MANY MILES, IT IS CAUSED BY A POOR QUALITY PART! ONCE AGAIN THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD 18 CARS OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A STEERING LOCK FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679886January 30, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I TOOK MY CAR IN TO MY MECHANIC AT CITY AUTO REPAIR TO BALANCE MY TIRES AND MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT UNDERNEATH MY CAR ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE IS RUSTING OUT AND HAS A HOLE IN IT. THERE IS APPARENTLY WATER COMING IN THE CAR FROM SOMEWHERE AND RUSTING OUT THE FLOOR PAN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH MAXIMA'S AND ALTIMA'S. NISSAN JUST DID A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT ONLY RECALLED SUV'S. IT'S A FIRE HAZARD BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS CAN SHORT OUT AND CAUSE A FIRE. I WOULD ASK THAT ANY AND ALL NISSAN CARS (NOT JUST SUV'S) BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676327January 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS CHANGING THE OIL ON MY MAXIMA AND NOTICED BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FLOOR BOARDS ALMOST TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO SAFETY OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AFTER LOOKING THROUGH THE COMPLAINT SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD NEED TO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662653December 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD HAS BEGAN TO RUST THRU AS A RESULT OF A HOLE LEFT DURING MANUFACTURING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT (SINCE IT IS NOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE). AS A RESULT OF THE HOLE WATER AND SALT HAVE BEGAN TO RUST THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHOM TOOK PICTURES AND SENT TO NISSAN. NISSAN'S RESPONSE WAS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT IS A RESULT OF BEING IN AN AREA HAT USES SALT DURING WINTER. FORTUNATELY IT LOOKS LIKE THE RUST WAS DETECTED BEFORE IT REACHED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WHICH WOULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE (ESPECIALLY DURING AN ACCIDENT). ONE DOES NOT EXPECT A FLOORBOARD TO RUST THRU ON A SEVEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660617November 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF HIS VEHICLE HAS FAULTY AIR BAGS. *TA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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