Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10014126April 8, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HID HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN. TOOK LESS THAN 10 SECONDS FOR THIEF TO STEAL HEADLIGHTS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013983April 4, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAD MY XENON HID HEADLIGHTS STOLEN THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. IT SEEMS THAT IF THE ASSEMBLY AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS POPPED OUT SLIGHTLY, THE CONTACTS UNDERNEATH CAN BE SHORTED AND BOTH WINDOWS LOWERED. ONCE IN, IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO TAKE THE LIGHTS. IT'S NOT THE LIGHTS THEMSELVES THAT THEY ARE AFTER, RATHER THE HARDWARE THAT POWERS THE LIGHTS. ONCE THEY HAVE THE HARDWARE THEY CAN PUT IT IN ANY CAR. HAD I KNOWN THAT THESE LIGHTS WERE SUCH A HOT ITEM, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SO THEY HAVE PROVIDED REPAIR FACILITIES WITH REPAIR KITS TO MAKE THE TURN AROUND TIME SHORTER. BUT THAT DOES NOTHING TO THE FEELING OF HAVING YOUR CAR VIOLATED. I DRIVE IN FEAR NOW. I CAN'T GO TO THE MOVIES. IF I GO TO THE MALL I HAVE TO SIT IN THE CAR AND SEND THE WIFE IN TO DO THE SHOPPING. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS GETTING WARM AGAIN I WORRY EVEN MORE. I TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE AT LEAST $500 (DEDUCTIBLE) ON A CREDIT CARD SOMEWHERE FOR THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012209April 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, SUSPENSION
DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER SHARPLY TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER DRIVER STOPPED TO INFORM THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER THAT THE AXLE APPEARED TO HAVE BROKEN. THE AXLE WAS REPLACED. A LOUD NOISE HAD DEVELOPED, WHICH WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD AND MUFFLER. THE ABS BRAKES DEVELOPED A LEAK AND MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH KEPT THE WARNING LIGHT ON. THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNS A NISSAN PATHFINDER, AND FOUND THAT ANY IMPACT TO THE FRONT END WOULD MAKE A DENT, THERE IS NO SUPPORT IN THE FRONT BUMPER. *MR *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013845April 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
AFTER BUYING CAR I NOTICED AN AIR LEAK SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. BEFORE I COULD BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE BACK WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT. THE ENTIRE BACK SEAT WAS COVERED IN GLASS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. SERIOUS INJURY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. NO EVIDENCE OF AN OBJECT BREAKING THE WINDOW. DEFINITELY A DEFECT WITH THE WINDOW. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012284April 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
LETTER ON BEHALF OF ANTHONY A ABELE CONCERNING NON DEPLOYMENT OF FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DURING A CRASH INVOLVING 1998, NISSAN MAXIMA. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10013701March 30, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE WERE STOLEN AT ABOUT 12.30 IN THE AFTERNOON WHILE I WAS VISITING A FRIEND IN DOWNTOWN NEWARK, NJ. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER, NISSANWORLD OF SPRINGFIELD, NJ. WHILE THERE I MET OTHER 6 OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE IN OTHER PARTS OF NJ. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THAT 48 OTHER MAXIMAS IN HILLSIDE, NJ HAD THEIR HID HEADLIGHTS STOLEN. NISSAN OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. SOME OWNERS HAD THEIR HID HEADLIGHTS STOLEN MORE THAN ONCE. THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED BUT AT ADDITIONAL INSURANCE COST. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013553March 27, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT THEFT. HEADLIGHTS STOLEN OUT OF MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE WAY THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED IT TAKES THIEVES UNDER 2 MINUTES TO STEAL THESE HEADLIGHTS. MINE HAVE BEEN STOLEN ONCE AND IT IS COSTING ME/INSURANCE $2,900 TO FIX. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013563March 27, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS EASILY STOLEN. ACCESS TO THE ELECTRONICS UNDER THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE ARE EASILY MANIPULATED TO OPEN BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS. BY DOING THIS YOU CAN POP THE HOOD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013576March 27, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
XENON HID HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN ON THE 2ND NIGHT I OWNED THIS CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE HOOD CAN BE OPENED WITHOUT ANY ACCESS TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. ONCE THE HOOD IS OPENED, 2 BOLTS ARE ALL THAT ATTACH THE HEADLIGHTS TO THE CAR. AN EYEWITNESS CLAIMS THE THIEVES HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REMOVED IN UNDER 2 MINUTES. NISSAN UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEM AND HAS DESIGNED SOME ATTACHMENTS TO PREVENT THE HOOD FROM BEING OPENED FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE KIT COSTS ~$350 TO INSTALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011050March 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
LEFT HAND DOOR MIRROR VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CREATES SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND AT NIGHT OR IN BAD WEATHER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011062March 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT LOSS OF POWER, MISFIRING AND LOUD PINGING NOISES AT HALF THROTTLE OR MORE WHEN PASSING OR ACCELERATING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WHEN PASSING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, THE ENGINE HAD AN INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE PROBLEM. ROUGH ENOUGH TO SHAKE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND EITHER FORCE ME TO PULL OVER OR PREVENT ME FROM DRIVING OFF SAFELY. WHEN I LET THE ENGINE COOL I WOULD CONTINUE THE TRIP HOPING THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECUR. BOTH PROBLEMS WERE DETERMINED TO BE IGNITION COIL(S) RELATED. ALL SIX COILS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE "DTC" TO PINPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL COIL HAD REGISTERED AT THE ECU COMPUTER ALONG WITH NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT "SES". THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD BUT HAD 37,500 MILES. THESE COILS ARE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND ARE AFFECTED BY AGE AND/OR DESIGN AND NOT BY MILES DRIVEN. I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010920March 24, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE HAD THE XENON HID HEADLIGHTS OF MY VEHICLE STOLEN THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I IMPLORE ANYONE EVEN CONSIDERING PURCHASING A 2002 OR 2003 MAXIMA TO RECONSIDER. THIS IS A MARKED CAR, AND MY ATTEMPTS TO GAIN THE MANUFACTURER'S ATTENTION HAVE FAILED. I HOPE IF THIEVES TAKE THE LIGHTS AGAIN, THAT THEY STEAL THE WHOLE CAR, AND RELIEVE ME OF THIS CURSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010926March 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
MY 89 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS TWO RECALLS, 95V24400 AND 95I006000. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO AUTHORIZE INSPECTION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR COMPUTER BECAUSE THEY ARE OLD. MY COMPLAINT # WITH NISSAN IS # 4078816 DERWIN GONZALES IS THE CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE AT 1-800-647-7261. MY CAR IS AT DARCAR NISSAN DEALER FOR THIS RECALL AND LAURA THE REPRESENTATIVE THERE-301-309-3950 REFUSES TO DO THE RECALL WORK. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010941March 24, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM ALLOWS IT TO BE EASILY DISABLED. FLAW/DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF HID HEADLIGHTS IN THE 2002-03 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE LIGHTS ARE EASILY PRIED OFF THE CAR WITH A CROWBAR. CRIMINALS CAN STEAL THEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. ANTI-THEFT KIT MADE AVAILABLE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. ACCESS TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS GAINED WITH A SCREWDRIVER OR CROWBAR. RISK OF DRIVER INJURY IS INCREASED BECAUSE OF THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010946March 24, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. ITS HEAD LIGHT HAS BEEN STOLEN TWICE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, ONCE IN RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ AND THE OTHER IN WEST PATERSON, NJ. BOTH CASES, THEY POPPED OUT THE GRILL THEN POPPED HEAD LIGHTS FROM SIDE. THE RUMOR I HEARD WAS THAT SOME DEALER HAD 14 PAIRS OF MAXIMA'S HEAD LIGHTS STOLEN. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING INTERNET FORUM, LISTENING TO MECHANICS, AND SEARCHING PLACES TO GATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MATTER AND FOUND OUT THAT THESE HEAD LIGHTS CAN BE STOLEN WITHIN FEW MINUTES. IN FACT, ON SECOND TIME, 2 MAXIMA'S IN SAME PARKING LOT HAD HEAD LIGHTS STOLEN WITHIN MATTER OF MINUTES AS WITNESS RECALLED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID, "(THEY) PROVIDE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR SUCH BUT WON'T BE AFFECTIVE SINCE IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF HOOD LATCH." AND, I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH HID. TO TAKE HID HEAD LIGHTS OUT OF THIS VEHICLE, MECHANIC HAS TO REMOVE BUMPER, FEW STEEL BEAMS, AND LOTS OF SCREWS INCLUDING HIDDEN ONES. IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN AN HOUR. 2002 & 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA'S HEAD LIGHTS ARE TOO EASY TO STEAL WHICH COSTS CONSUMERS TIME AND MONEY TO REPLACE. FOR EXAMPLE, IT TOOK MORE THAN 3 WEEKS TO REPAIR SINCE PARTS ARE OUT OF STOCK DUE TO INCREASING NUMBER OF STOLEN HEAD LIGHTS AND IT COST INSURANCE COMPANY OVER $2,500 PLUS RENTAL CAR WHICH TOTALS MORE THAN $3,500. I WILL BE GLAD TO SEE NISSAN DESIGNS A ANTI-THEFT DEVICE THAT WOULD MAKE STEALING HEAD LIGHTS MUCH HARDER AND DISTRIBUTE IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010335March 12, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DUE TO NISSAN'S BAD DESIGN OF THE 2003 MAXIMA MODEL, THE XENON HID HEADLIGHTS COULD BE REMOVED FROM A LOCKED CAR WITHIN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER OF THE CAR IS AT RISK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011163March 10, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CRASHED THROUGH A WALL. *JB SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10010166March 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WATER PUMP LEAKS RADIATOR COOLANT. THIS HAS LED TO ENGINE-OVERHEATING AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE ENGINE FAILURE (A SAFETY ISSUE). ON CHECKING WITH DEALER, THE ESTIMATED REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF WATER PUMP MAY COST AROUND $750. THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH COST FOR WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT. WITH THE CAR BEING A 96 MODEL HAVING ONLY A MILEAGE OF ABOUT 50 K, THIS KIND OF WATER PUMP FAILURE IS PROBABLY UNSEEN ON MOST OTHER CAR MODELS. THEREFORE, IT IS SUGGESTED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO INVESTIGATE INTO POSSIBLE DESIGN DEFECTS OF THE WATER PUMP. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008513March 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I AM EXPERIENCING BRAKE ROTOR WARPING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER REFUSES TO EVEN INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009267March 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IT ROLLED BACKWARDS A COUPLE INCHES BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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