Nissan Maxima Complaints (2000)

360 consumer complaints on file.

#10139832October 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR WAS LEASED IN 2000, BROUGHT IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN 2002 FOR A REPAIR. THE CAR WAS ALMOST STALLING OUT AT LIGHTS. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A FAULTY COIL AND REPLACED. HOWEVER, 4 YEARS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC THEY SAID THERE WAS A TSB FROM 2001 THAT SAID NISSAN RECOMMENDS REPLACING ALL 6 COILS. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN AFTER FINDING THIS OUT, THEY BASICALLY SAID YOUR CAR ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND WE DON'T GRANDFATHER THESE IN. MY QUESTION IS, WHY DIDN'T THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP LOOK A THEIR OWN TSB AND REPLACE ALL OF THESE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139155October 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAILED ENGINE COILS WHICH LEAD TO POOR PERFORMANCE AND SEVERE JUMPING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136353September 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DT: THERE IS A DEFECT WITHIN THE IGNITION COIL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE MISFIRES, AND IT DOES NOT GET THE MILEAGE THAT IT USED TO GET. THIS STARTED ON AUGUST 1, 2005. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED TO CALL THE COMPLAINT LINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BEFORE IT MISFIRES. CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE TO PASS SMOG INSPECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT WILL COST $700 TO FIX.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135251September 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE 49K MILES ON MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA WHEN THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS. THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR AND MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134400August 27, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I PURCHASED A USED 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO. I HAVE ONLY PUT 6,000 MILES ON THE CAR, BUT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC WHEN IT HAD TO PASS SMOG INSPECTION. HE TEMPORARILY FIXED THE ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM, BUT SOON AS I ACCELERATED OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED TWICE, THE IGNITION (CAR WOULDN'T START), AND, A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING (ENGINE SEIZES UP VIOLENTLY). THERE IS ALSO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, AS CAR MAKES LOUD NOISE EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GO OVER SPEED BUMPS. MY SON IS READY TO GET HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND I WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AT A LOSS, AS I DO NOT FEEL THE CAR IS SAFE FOR HIM TO DRIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130115July 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ONGOING IGNITION COIL FAILURE IN 2000 MAXIMA GLE. DEALER INSISTS THAT ALL SIX COILS BE REPLACED SINCE THE COMPUTER CANNOT ASCERTAIN WHICH COIL(S) IS DEFECTIVE. VERY EXPENSIVE, AND APPARENTLY A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. VEHICLE REPAIR SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129766July 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SERVICE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 8/19/02 @ 53,532 MILES AND FOUND O2 SENSOR WAS BAD AND REPLACED. $188.00 TO REPAIR. SERVICE CHECK LIGHT AND TCS/SLIP LIGHT CAME ON 10/24/03 @ 74,000 MILES AND FOUND IGNITION COILS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS TO PREVENT IGNITION COILS FROM FAILING. $707.00 TO REPAIR SERVICE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 4/13/05 @ 95,000 MILES AND FOUND AIR MASS CONTROLLER FAILING. REPLACED AIR MASS CONTROLLER. $421.00 TO REPAIR SERVICE CHECK LIGHT AND TCS/SLIP LIGHT CAME ON 715/05 @ 97,980 MILES AND FOUND IGNITION COILS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY AND POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL HARNESS FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN ISOLATED AND REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN AS OF 7/22/05. REQUESTING OLD PARTS FOR CURRENT FAILURE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128376July 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN. THE DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE ECM UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY, BUT THE O2 SENSOR WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 58K MILES AT MY EXPENSE (OVER $400).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128379July 11, 2005
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE SUNROOF FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE SWITCHES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VENT SWITCH AND THE OPEN/CLOSE SWITCH ALLOW THE SUNROOF TO ONLY OPEN 2 INCHES AT A TIME. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE SUNROOF MOTOR HAS A SHORT AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR ARE OVER $500!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126583June 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE CALLED MILLER NISSAN (WOODLAND HILLS) TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM. ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS HAD FAILED, AND NISSAN ADVISED HIM THAT ALL 6 NEED TO BE REPLACED ($77 EACH) BECAUSE EVEN IF ONE IS REPLACED, MORE WILL INEVITABLY FAIL. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE WEB AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, AND THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY NISSAN MOTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114886June 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC COILS MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SIX COILS WERE REPLACED. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK *TT *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125339June 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
FAILURE OF OXYGEN SENSOR CREATING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF $40 PART, CHARGED $131 FOR PART AND ADDITIONAL $220 TO REPROGRAM COMPUTER FOR TOTAL APPROX $350
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124231June 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR HAS STEADY IDLE REV UP AND DOWN.WHEN IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE RACE WITHOUT MOVING AND THEN SUDDENLY TAKE OFF.THERE IS ALSO A BUCKING EFFECT WHEN AT SPEED BETWEEN 35-45 MILES PER HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117612May 13, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, WHEREBY, ANOTHER DRIVER CROSSED THE MEDIAN AT 60 MPH. CONSUMER AND PASSENGERS WERE INJURED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES TO INCLUDE HIS HEAD, NECK, AND RIBS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN FINGER, AND HER KNEES STRUCK THE DASH. ALSO, BOTH REAR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURES. ALL WERE TRANSFERRED VIA AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. *AK *BF *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10120722May 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. IT HAS 50K MILES ON IT PRESENTLY. IN JULY 2003 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH 35K MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT ONE OF THE SIX IGINITION COILS WENT BAD. IT WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. ON 05/11/05 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE THE CAR TO THE SAME LOCAL DEALER THAT I DID IN 2003. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OF AN IGINITION COIL GONE BAD. I WAS ASKED TO PAY A $89.95 UP FRONT FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR I ALSO PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THE IGINITION COILS GO BAD ON THE MAXIMA MODEL FREQUENTLY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT ONCE THE OLD IGNITION COILS ARE REPLACED THEY DO NOT GO BAD ANYMORE. I ONLY HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 85K. AFTER THAT, IF ANY OF MY OTHER IGINITION COILS GO BAD IT WILL BE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. IF THE PROBLEM IS AS BAD AS THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED, THEN I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE IGINITION COILS AND REPLACE THEM ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118526April 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ENGINE DYING WHEN STOPPING. 02 SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT DID NOT HELP PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116644April 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTICS, THE IGNITION PROBLEM CODE CAME UP. THE PROBLEM WOULD CLEAR UP AND THEN REPEAT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS TO THE SPARK PLUG WAS THE PROBLEM....I WAS GOING TO WAIT TO DETERMINE WHICH ONE IT WAS. I TALKED TO THE PARTS PERSON AT THE NISSAN DEALER - HE TOLD ME THEY HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE COILS AND HAD UPDATED THEM. HE ALSO SAID I MIGHT AS WELL REPLACE THEM ALL, BECAUSE THE REST WILL FAIL SOON. THE PRICE FOR EACH WAS QUOTED AS $76.77! THE CAR NEEDS SIX TO REPLACE THEM ALL. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE EXCEPT THROUGH NISSAN. I CHECKED AT OTHER DEALERS AND GOT THE SAME RESULTS, EXCEPT I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE THE SIX COILS AT $47.33 EACH, PLUS SHIPPING. MY CAR HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. REPLACING THE COILS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE NEW COILS ARE DESIGNATED AS UPDATED BY THE WHITE CIRCLE THEY HAVE NOW PUT ON THE PART. I CONTACTED THE 800 NUMBER TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY NOT VERY HELPFUL, OTHER THAN GIVING ME A CLAIM NUMBER. (CLAIM NUMBER 48940766) WHEN LOOKING FOR THESE PARTS, I ALSO FOUND SOME ON E-BAY. THE INDIVIDUAL SELLING THEM MADE SURE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THESE WERE THE "GOOD" OR "UPDATED" PARTS, NOT THE PROBLEM ORIGINAL ONES. THE PART NUMBERS (TWO DIFFERENT COILS ARE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR PARTS) ARE 22448-2Y000 AND 22448-2Y005.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116494April 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115956March 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA ABOUT 80K MILES. IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. MY INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION TRIED WHAT THEY COULD, BEFORE FINELY REPLACING AN OXYGEN SENSOR. THIS KEPT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT OFF FOR THE BETTER PART OF TWO WEEKS. BUT IT'S BACK AND THIS TIME THE COMPUTER CODE IS REGISTERING A FAULTY AACV VALVE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE ENGINES AND THAT NISSAN MIGHT HELP FOOT THE COST OF REPAIRS CONSIDERING THAT THE SEAL INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY IS THE KNOWN CULPRIT. MY MECHANIC COULD MAKE THE REPAIRS HIMSELF BUT THEN THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN SINCE THE SECURITY CODES WOULD NEED TO BE RESET AND ONLY NISSAN CAN DO THAT. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP (WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR) AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD USED AN INDEPENDENT RATHER THAN THEIR SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS, THE BEST I MIGHT GET WOULD BE A HAND SHAKE. IS WHAT MY MECHANIC SAID CORRECT? IS THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM? AND, IF SO, HOW DO I GET NISSAN TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN AS MUCH AS THEY USED FAULTY MATERIALS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE AACV VALVE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114545March 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
IN LATE OCTOBER MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FOREIGN AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY RAN A SCAN OF MY ENGINE. THE FEED BACK SHOWED THAT THE CODE SHOWED THAT MY IGNITION COIL(S) WERE GOING OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS DID A SEARCH FOR SERVICE RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA'S AND FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED SEPTEMBER 6, 2001 THAT SHOWED THAT THE IGNITION COILS INSTALLED IN CERTAIN VINS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP CALLED NISSAN AND ASKED IF THEY WERE PAYING FOR THE COILS AND THEY INDICATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE COILS OR THE SERVICE. THE SHOP RE-SET MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND I TOLD THEM I WOULD GET THE COILS REPLACED LATER IN THE YEAR. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND MY ENGINE STARTED "KNOCKING". I DECIDED TO GET THE COILS REPLACED. WHEN THE SHOP ORDERED THE COILS, TWO OF THE 6 WERE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THESE COILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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