Nissan Maxima Complaints (2002)

205 consumer complaints on file.

#8023542December 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN LATE NOVEMBER 2002 WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKE FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN BUT NEVER STOPPED. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT IN FEB 2002, THE ABS SENSOR WENT OUT. AND REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE ABS SYSTEM IN AUG 2002. *TS *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023422November 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER STATES THAT WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BY A VEHICLE TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 25-35MPH. THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023196November 22, 2002
STEERING
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON THE HIGHWAY HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE STEERING GOING OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021334October 22, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HAVING HIS HEADLIGHT STOLEN. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567552September 20, 2002
STEERING
FOR UNKNOWN REASON, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB DUE TO THE UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. THE TIRES BECOME DEFLATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIMS OF THE FRONT AND BACK TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017882September 4, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO A GARAGE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WHILE FOOT WAS STILL PRESSED ON BRAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017041August 22, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING 20MPH SUSPENSION CAUSED STEERING TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK THE TRANSVERSE LINK BROKE, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#765703August 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON, I WAS ASSURED BY THEY SALES PERSON THAT IT WAS A "MINOR SENSOR PROBLEM" IN THAT REGARDS I TOOK THE VEHICLE. WHEN I CAME BACK TO HAVE THE LIGHT CHECKED I LEARNED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS SINCE THERE WAS NO "COMPUTER CODE" AND ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER THE CAR HAD NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. MANUFACTURER REPLACED ABS CONTROL UNIT AND SAY CAR WAS OK. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE CAR'S FRONT WHEELS STARTING TO LOCK AT LOW SPEEDS, ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES A SCREECH WILL COME FROM THE WHEELS, SOME TIMES IT WILL BE COMING FROM THE LEFT SOME TIMES FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. LOCKING OF WHEELS WAS ONLY ONCE TO THREE TIMES A DAY. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID TO BRING THE CAR BACK. AFTER A COPLE OF DAYS OF CONTACTING NISSAN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ONCE AT THE DEALER, NISSAN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO OUTPUT GROUND TO LIGHT AND THAT NO CODE WAS COMING ON.THIS HAPPENED AND 1588 MILES.AT 2054 MILES CAR WAS TAKEN AGAIN FOR ABS LIGHT ON, ONCE AGAIN THERE WAS NO CODE COMING FROM COMPUTER, IN OTHER WORDS COMPUTER WAS SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH CAR. NISSAN REPLACED ENGINE HARNESS ON VEHICLE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, AFTER THAT REPAIR, FRONT WHEELS STARTED TO LOCK JUST AS LAST TIME.. IT WILL ONLY LOCK FOR ONE TIME OR TWO A DAY,, BUT SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME ABS LIGHT IS NOT ON, NISSAN WAS CONTACTED AND SAY NOHTING IS WRONG WITH CAR SINCE THE LIGHT IS NOT ON. ON 08-14-2002 WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING LOT, SPEEDS OF ABOUT 15MPH, PRESSED GAS PEDAL, CAR IS NOT RESPONDING ( THERE SEEMS TO BE NO TRACTION ON WHEELS FOR ABOUT 10 SENCONDS) THEN "SLIP" LIGHT STARTS FLASHING FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS, AFTER THIS VEHICLE STARTS GETTING TRACTION AGAIN AND LIGHT STOPS FLASHING. WILL MEET WITH NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE ON 8-15-2002.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015849August 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN HEAD ON IMPACT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8015194July 31, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND RAN OVER THE SPEED BUMP STOPPING FURTHER DOWN THE PARKING LOT. CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER TOOK A LOOK AT VEHICLE AND STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014470July 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED AND FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADJUSTED IDLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. VEHICLE CHECKED AGAIN, AND DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT MAXIMA OPERATES THAT WAY AND NOTHING COULD BE ONE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS OCCURS IN ALL FORWARD GEARS AND CAUSES A SURGE IN ACCELERATION WHEN RE-ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764507July 20, 2002
TIRES
TWO OF THESE TIRES ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR, LEAKED OUT THE AIR,THEY HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763540June 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EVERY TIME THE CAR IS WASH ABS SLIP AND TRACTION MALFUNCTIONS. THESE LIGHTS ALSO ARE DISPLAYED IN THE CONSOLE.. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND ON MORE THAN FOUR OCCASIOS, AND PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVE. THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUM MAKES NOISE BUT DEALER STATTES THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. WHEN EVER I DRIVE OVER BUMPS IT IS VERY PRONUNCED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763430June 25, 2002
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
ON TWO OCCASIONS (SO FAR) WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SUNROOF CLOSED, THE SUNROOF HAS OPENED BY ITSELF. BOTH TIMES THE BACK OF THE SUNROOF OPENED, INSTEAD OF THE ENTIRE PANEL SLIDING OPEN. THE SUNROOF SWITCH DID WORK TO CLOSE IT. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS DEFECT NOR HAVE I CONTACTED NISSAN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011610June 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AT A 75MPH VEHICLE CRASHED, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOT CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011105June 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIR CONTROL VALVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010192May 20, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PARKING, FOOT PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD HITTING A BRICK WALL. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8008148April 19, 2002
WHEELS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH APPLIED BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING THE RIGHT WHEEL BUCKLED VEHICLE DROPPED RESULTING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND REFERRED TO MANUFACTURER. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005440March 12, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER TOOK FEET OFF BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENWED 3 TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER. SENDING OUT AN ENGINEER TO CHECK VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758988March 6, 2002
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF OPENS ON IT'S OWN AND ALLOWS RAIN AND WIND INTO CAR. JIM SIGEL AUTOMOTIVE REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT SWITCH FROM NISSAN. NISSAN WOULD NOT SEND NEW ONE AND WOULD NOT DISCUSS SITUATION WITH JIM SIGEL TEXHNICIAN! I E-MAILED NISSAN TWICE, ASKING THEM TO RESOLVE MY PROBLEM. TO DATE THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST. MY E-MAIL WAS SENT TO [email protected]. JIM SIGEL TEXH. TOOK ANOTHER SWITCH OUT OF ANOTHER MAXIMA ON THE LOT AND REPLACED THE SWITCH IN MY CAR. IT APPEARS THE SWITCHES ARE BOTH DEFECTIVE. THE ONLY RECOURSE I HAVE AT THIS TIME IS TO DISCONNECT THE MOONROOF OPERATING GEAR! THIS IS CLEARLY A SATEDTY SITUATION, DUE TO THE INTEGRITOY OF THE ROOF AND THE TREMENDOUS (UNEXPECTED) RUSHING OF WIND WHEN THE UNIT OPENS ON IT'S OWN. NISSAN TECH. WOULD NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING WITH JIM SIGEL TECH, OTHER THAN THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM IN MORE 2002 MAXIMAS WITH MOONROOF THAN MINE. PLEASE CONTACT NISSAN AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE ASAP. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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