Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#701725December 30, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. OCCUPANTS WERE TRAPPED INSIDE AND HAD TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE DOOR IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. POWER WINDOWS COULD BE LOWERED TO PASS IGNITION KEY TO SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHILE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THIS OCCURED ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS. DEALER FIRST REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR (PART # 80551-38E00) REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED, THE DOORS ONCE AGAIN FAILEDD TO OPEN FOR THE FOURTH TIME. DEALER THEN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING A DEFECTIVE LOCK CYLENDER AID CLIP ( PART # 80552-34A00 --HOLDER--AND PART # 80534-34A05--PLATE--L) NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THESE INCIDENTS WERE SIMILAR TO REPORT ODI ID 904944 REPORTED ON 20 MAR 91.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701589December 24, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
ELETRICAL WIRING IN FRONT DOOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701501December 21, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I NEED TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS Y2K COMPLIANT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701363December 15, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832254December 14, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 94 AND APRIL 95. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION/ TORQUE CONVERTER REPAIRE AT ESTIMATED VALUE OF 25,00.00. IN AUGUST 98, TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE DEFECTS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY. PRESENTLY, WHEN SHIFTING TOO DRIVE OR IN NEUTRAL THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701221December 9, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE MAKES NOISE, EITHER PULLIES FOR TIMING BELT OR VALVE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542926December 8, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS, PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF RECALL REPAIR, WHICH CAUSED WIRING HARNESS TO BURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831870December 7, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING POWER WINDOWS AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FALL OUT WHEN A BUMP IS HIT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701150December 6, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ENGINE IS NOISY AND ROUGH. CRANKSHAFT WAS DESTROYED WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. HEAT FROM AC WOULD COOL DOWN AFTER 15 MINUTES. ROUGH IDLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DURING BRAKING. TWO BOLTS FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE WHILE DRIVING. OLD ENGINE HESITATED AND THE REPLACEMENT DOES THE SAME. SOMETIMES THERE IS A SLOW ACCELERATION. AUTOMATIC AC CIRCULTION CUT OF AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. REAR POWER WINDOW FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST TWICE. POWER LOCK FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH. FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WERE BACKED UP BY SAND. FRONT END SUSPENSION IS EXTREMELY WEAK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831746December 3, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE COMING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW FELL OFF DUE TO A BROKEN CONTROLLER, WHICH MAY HAVE BROKEN THE WINDOW. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831484December 1, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 5MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER HIT BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN CRASHING INTO GAURDRAIL. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701012November 30, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE CHANGING BATTERY UNDER FRONT HOOD OF MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, HOOD SLAMMED SHUT HITTING ME IN HEAD AND INJURING MY NECK. HOOD IS HELD UP BY 2 HYDRAULIC PISTONS. INJURIES INCLUDE SIGINIFICANT DISCOMFORT IN NECK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#700899November 25, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY PROVIDER BY CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700876November 24, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICHLES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED FOR THE COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE OF RIGHT HANDED PEOPLE. THIS RIGHT-HAND DESIGN CAN FORCE LEFT-HANDERS INTO SOME VERY AWKWARD, UNCOMFORTABLE, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ARE THERE ANY STUDIES LINKING LEFT-HANDERS TO HIGHER RATES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES THAT CAN PROVIDE USEFUL CONCLUSIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700816November 22, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WILL START TO SHUDDER AND LOSE POWER AS IF IT IS STARVING FOR AIR OR GAS. CONTINUE DRIVING WILL MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE STALLS COMPLETELY. FURTHER ATTEMPTS ON RESTARTING WILL RESULT IN THE ENGINE SHUDDERING, RUNNING FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND THEN SHUTTING DOWN. IF THE VEHICLE IS LEFT FOR A WHILE (A FEW HOURS)., IT WILL START UP PERFECTLY AND RUN FOR A WHILE (FROM A FEW MILES TO HUNDREDS OF MILES) UNTIL THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 9 TIMES (COSTING >$2000), AND NUMEROUS REPLACEMENT OF PARTS TO NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831142November 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR WITHOUT GIVING THE CONSUMER PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE KEPT CUTTING OFF, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS PARKED DUE TO TRANMISSION FAILING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700784November 20, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE SIDE STRIPES CORRODES WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. IT OCCURS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ALSO NOTICE SAME DEFECTS ON SIMILAR MODELS ON THE ROAD. CONTACT MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT RECEIVED NO REPLY. TOOK CAR INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS BUT WAS DENIED CORRECTIVE ACTION, AT MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829662November 18, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
LEFT FRONT AXLE BOOT SPLIT OPEN AND ALL GREASE WAS LOST. REPAIR WORK WAS DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CURRENTLY, ON THE RIGHT SIDE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. DEALER CONTACTED, NOT AWARE OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830895November 17, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR PUTTING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THEY WILL WORK WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE, AND CUT OFF IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE COSNUMER DOESN'T KNOW THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700657November 16, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
IT STARTED WITH 2 TO 3 TRIES TO START THE CAR. WE WERE KEEPING UP WITH THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BUT THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED TO TAKING AS MUCH AS 4 TO 5 TRIES TO START THE ENGINE, IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT KICK. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. THEY SAID THE STARTER WORN OUT DUE TO REPETITIVE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. JUST RECENTLY, WE HAD A NEW STARTED PUT IN FOR APPROXIMATELY $400.000 FOR USING A CAR FOR 3 YEARS. NOW THE CAR STILL GIVES PROBLEMS IN STARTING THOUGH MUCH LESS, FOR EXAMPLE 1 OUT 10. IT ALSO HESITATES WHILE DRIVING STEADY HIGH SPEED (55-65 MPH) ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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