Nissan Maxima Complaints (1999)

165 consumer complaints on file.

#742730March 20, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741147February 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE RECALLS & TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS WEB SITE LISTS TSB # NTB9811A FOR A "THROTTLE SHOCK" "HESITATION" IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BOTH NISSAN MOTOR CO AND THE LOCAL DEALER HAVE NO RECORD OF THE PROBLEM. HELP ME CONFIRM THE TSB NUMBER AND DETERMINE WHY NISSAN MOTOR CO DOES NOT HAVE ANY REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEM. THANKS, JL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877430January 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER COULD GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH KEY, BUT COULD NOT START VEHICLE THROUGH IGNITION SWITCH. ELECTRONIC DEVISE WOULD NOT READ KEY, AND COMPUTER HAD LOST THE COMBINATION. *AK DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE KEY. *SLC
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
#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
#868373August 23, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 35 MPH AND UP IT BEGINS TO WEAVE ALL OVER THE ROAD, AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. DELAER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728709August 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION SYSTEM IMMOBLIZED WHEN USING PROPER CODED NISSAN KEYS. CAR TOWED TO DEALER . KEYS RECODED. A CAR THAT CAN'T BE DEPENDED UPON IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WANT SYSTEM REWIRED AND DELETED FROM CAR. OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? WHAT IF IT'S LATE AT NIGHT AND NO PHONE AVAILABLE? I HAVE A BAD HEART. THIS COULD KILL ME. I AM TOLD ONLY A NISSAN DEALER CAN REPAIR THIS. MY FAVORITE GARAGE CAN'T. CALLED NISSAN TO COMPLAIN FOUR TIMES. TALKED TO FOUR DIFFERANT PEOPLE. GOT FOUR DIFFERANT STORIES. PLEASE MAKE THESE PEOPLE REWIRE THIS CAR SO IT CAN NEVER POSSIBLY HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY KNOW THIS PROBLEM EXIST BUT ONLY OFFER VERBAL REASSURANCE WHICH IS NOT SATISFACTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863479June 13, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN CONSUMER WILL INADVERTENTLY HIT THE TRUNK RELEASE PUSH BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CAUSING THE TRUNK TO OPEN . MANUFACUTRER CLAIMS IT CANNOT NOT BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863426June 12, 2000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
CENTER SEAT BELT IN REAR DIDN'T SECURE THE CAR SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CALLLED THE MANUFACTURER & WOULD LIKE TO GET RID OF VEHICLE. STATE POLICE STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552169May 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED OFFENSIVE ODOR (HYDROGEN SULFIDE ODOR) TO COME INSIDE VEHICLE AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHES AND CONSUMERS EYES, NOSE AND THROAT ARE IRRITATED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722335May 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SYSTEM IMMOBILIZED WHEN USING PROPER CODED NISSAN KEYS. KEYS RECODED, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS LATER. NISSAN/FACTORY REP KNOWS MAX SE HAVE APROBLEM, BUT DON'T KNOW WHY. I HAVE A CAR THAT I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WON'T START AND MUST BE TOWED IN!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861496May 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS 5 TIMES. CONSUMER IS FILLING FOR LEMON LAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719200February 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE FIRST COMPLAINT IS WITH MY CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT SINCE I GOT IT. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS BUT IT STILL DOES IT. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE ROADS IN NEW JERSEY ARE ANGLED SO THATS WHAT CAUSED IT AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE SECOND COMPLAINT I ALSO BROUGHT BACK ALL THE TIMES WITH THE PULLING OF MY CAR . THE GUY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS NEW AND IT WILL GO AWAY, BUT ABOUT NINE MONTHS LATER IT IS STILL THERE BUT NOT AS FOUL AS BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550894February 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM PROBLEMS ARE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER SMELLING FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712946October 7, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712947October 7, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712948October 7, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712949October 7, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712950October 7, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712951October 7, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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