Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10562532February 1, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON RT41 NEAR CHICAGO IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT 65MPH AND TRIED TO CHANGE THE LANE TO GET INTO LEFT LANE FROM MIDDLE LANE, RIGHT THEN WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING SLIGHT LEFT TO CHANGE LANE, IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING OF MY CAR GOT LOCKED. MY CAR WAS INCHES AWAY FROM COLLIDING INTO CONCRETE BARRICADE, I HAD TO WRESTLE WITH THE STEERING TO AVOID THAT CRASH AND PULLED THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER. I MIGHT HAVE GOT KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS REALLY A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. MY CAR IS AT DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN AND TODAY IS 2/1/14, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PUMP IS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL FIRST WEEK OF MARCH, SO MY CAR WILL SIT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562402January 31, 2014
STEERING
TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY NISSAN AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562215January 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
YESTERDAY I WENT INTO A STORE, CAME OUT TO FIND OUT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WENT UP WITHOUT WARNING. ITS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING TO 1000S OF PEOPLE. I BEEN TOLD NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT IS ONLY GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE 2009 MODELS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A MAJOR COMPANY SUCH AS NISSAN WOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS AND NOT TAKE CARE OF EVERYONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT'S NOT A DRIVER ERROR, IT'S A FACTORY ERROR AND NISSAN SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP I HAD IT TOWED TO SAYS IT'S 900 DOLLARS TO FIX AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY AREN'T SURE WHEN IT WOULD EVEN COME IN. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO HERE? I DON'T HAVE 900 DOLLARS. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I COULD BE OUT OF MY VEHICLE FOR MONTH'S. I HAVE BEEN A MAXIMA LOVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. I'VE HAD 3 MAXIMAS. IT'S SAD TO SAY I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562245January 30, 2014
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS WOULD NOT HEAT IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEATS WERE PERFORMING TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561956January 29, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AFTER 5 YEARS. FEW MONTHS LATER, THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES AND WILL NOT TELESCOPE BACK AND FORTH UNLESS I MANUALLY PUSH OR PULL HARD. GOT QUOTED $850 FOR A REPAIR, BUT I REFUSED TO PAY THAT MUCH TO GET IT FIXED AS IT IS NOT MY FAULT. I SEE MANY 2009 NISSANS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MANUFACTURER TO NOT RECALL THIS! THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST NISSAN AS I ALREADY HAD 3 NISSAN BATTERIES, MY ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND MY DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME REPLACED! I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MY CAR LOAN IS PAID OFF! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561968January 29, 2014
STEERING
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR MOVE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONED ELECTRONICS STEERING COLUMN LOCK CONTROL ASSEMBLY. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE PART WAS ON BACK-ORDER DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY NISSAN 2009 AND 2010 MODELS HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. HAD TO WAIT FOR FIVE DAYS TO GET IT REPAIRED, AND NO LOANER CAR WAS PROVIDED. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $800. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 45000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY ALTIMAS, MAXIMAS, AND 370ZS... NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY ON ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) ONLY FOR 2009 ALTIMAS AND MAXIMAS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLOW ON THE PART OF NISSAN AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR 2010 MODELS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562117January 29, 2014
STEERING
MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA WILL NOT START. THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT ON THE LEFT COMES ON BRIEFLY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MODULE. PART IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO A HIGH FAILURE RATE.. THE DEALER, REPAIR SHOP AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ALL NOTED THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY SOME INTERNET RESEARCH. I THINK A NATIONWIDE RECALL IS IN ORDER. DRIVERS ARE BEING STRANDED WITH NO WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561286January 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
I JUST RECENTLY HAD A RECALL ON MY 2001 MAXIMA CONCERNING THE AIR-BAG I HAD THE WORK PERFORMED AT THE DEALER, 2 MONTHS LATER THE SAME FLASHING AIR-BAG LIGHT COMES ON. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WAS IT FIXED ARE THEY JUST DID SOMETHING TO COVER UP. ARE THERE ANY CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME, I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS SOME KIND OF CIRCUIT MODULE HAD A DEFECT. SHOULD THIS HAD BEEN WHAT THEY NEEDED TO FIX THE FIRST TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561139January 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560999January 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V136000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560683January 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 81,000. SOON AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR STARTED GIVING ME HICKUPS NOW AND THEN AND NOW, IT HARD SHIFT FROM THIRD TO FOURTH AND SOMETIMES 1 TO 2ND. THE CAR HAS NOW 89,000 AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS FOR. A CAR WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560718January 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS STOPPING ON A RED LIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ABS STARTED TO KICK IN BUT THE FLOOR WAS DRY I WANT GOING FAST AS ALL OUR ANY OF THAT. NOW IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I'M BREAKING THE CODE IYS C1110. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560731January 20, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SES, TCS, AND SLIP LIGHTS ON. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGHLY. DX FROM AUTO ZONE ON SES IS IGNITION COILS. UPON CHECKING INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAXIMAS AND CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ALL 6 COILS. VERY COSTLY. IS THERE A RECALL? RECOMMENDATIONS STATE THAT O2 SENSOR SHOULD ALSO BE REPLACED. ANY POSSIBILITY THAT THE NISSAN COMPANY WILL REPAIR FOR FREE SINCE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM AND MUST BE A DEFECT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560419January 17, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL MOTOR STARTED GRINDING AND LOCKED IN THE LOWEST POSITION DIFFICULT TO STEER IN THAT POSITION UNTIL FIXED CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CAMPAIGN, EXTENDED WARRANTY, OR PROBLEM THEY KNOW OF. THEY ADMITTED TO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON PUSH BUTTON IGNITION REPLACED MOTOR AT A COST OF $420 NISSAN IS IGNORING THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET FORUMS, PROBLEM OCCURRING IN 2009 MAXIMAS AND MURANOS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPLACE 2-3 A WEEK. IF IT IS TRUE, AT EVERY DEALERSHIP IT IS ABOUT 40 % OF ALL MAXIMAS SOLD IN 09 HAVE THE BAD MOTOR WHICH COSTS $189. NISSAN NEEDS TO COVER THE COST FOR THIS DEFECTIVE MOTOR !!!!!! THE START BUTTON AND STEERING COLUMN ARE RELATED PARTS !!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560205January 16, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA WILL NOT START. THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT ON THE LEFT COMES ON BRIEFLY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MODULE AND THAT IT WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPAIR, NOT TO MENTION OVER $100 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC EXAM. I DON'T FEEL CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE NOT CAUSED. IT'S APPARENT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD PAY THIS COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560053January 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE. I BOUGHT MY 2005 MAXIMA SE IN FEB 24 2007 WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN IT REACH 98,000 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES), MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN DISPLAYING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. 1.FROM PARK AND/OR REVERSE TO DRIVE IT HAD A 5 SECOND DELAY TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, AND WHEN IT DID IT SHIFTED HARD. 2.TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR DURING SLOW AND GO DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV AT HIGH RPM?S AND THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR. 3.VERY HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WHEN SHIFTING UP AND DOWN AT SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 4.ONCE IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND SHUT MY ENGINE DOWN. DURING SLOW AND GO DRIVING I COULD FEEL THE TRANSMISSION BEGIN TO SHIFT AT15 MPH, AND GET A HARD SHIFT AT ABOUT 20 AND 25 MPH. IT SHIFTED HARD BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW GEARS. I ALSO, EXPERIENCED LAG TIME, AND HIGH RPM?S BEFORE IT SLAMMED INTO GEARS WHEN SHIFTING. EVERY TRANSMISSION PLACE I WENT TO WANTED $3500 TO $4000 TO REPLACE IT. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, I BOUGHT A USED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 62,000 MILES IN DEC 15 2008, AND HAD IT INSTALLED FOR $2000.00. AFTER 150,000 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES) ON THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. I?VE HAD THE CAM SENSORS, SOLENOIDS, AND FLUIDS REPLACED AND IT STILL RESPONSE THE SAME WAY. I FIND IT ODD OF 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS THAT ACTING THE SAME WAY. ALSO, EVER SINCE I GOT THIS CAR I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS EVER YEAR. NOT GOOD FOR A CAR THAT COST $40,000 NEW FROM A COMPANY THAT USED TO HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559820January 14, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AS PER THREADS ON INTERNET THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. SOME NISSANS HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR A RECALL BUT NOT THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559822January 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I PARKED AND WENT INTO LOCAL POST OFFICE. GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. TRIED TO GET A JUMP AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BATTERY, DOORS UNLOCKED, LIGHTS CAME ON AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED. CALLED LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED TO SERVICE GENTLEMAN WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THE STEERING LOCK RELEASE HAD GONE OUT AND I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THREE DAYS LATER THE SERVICE GENTLEMAN CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS INDEED THE STEERING LOCK RELEASE THAT'D GONE OUT AND IT WAS $775 + TAX TO GET IT FIXED. I'M BAFFLED BECAUSE MY CAR IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE END RESULT IS THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. THE CAR WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT THIS RELEASE SWITCH BEING REPLACE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIX SO WHAT NOW AM I TO DO. I BEGAN TO READ UPON THIS ISSUE AND SEE IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH '09 MAXIMAS AND IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER SUCH NISSAN VEHICLES. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND RECALL THIS PART FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE AND ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559536January 12, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WOKE UP TO A HORN STEADILY BEEPING, WENT TO MY WINDOW TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I SEE FLAMES SHOOTING ABOUT 15 FT HIGH AND KNEW MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR WAS ON FIRE, AFTER THE FIRE THE OWNER TOLD ME HE HAD NOT DRIVEN THE CAR THAT DAY, AND THAT IT MELTED THE DASHBOARD AND QUICKLY DESTROYED INTERIOR AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN FATALITIES OR INJURIES AS THE CAR HAD A FULL GAS TANK, AND LUCKILY DID NOT REACH GAS TANK, BUT IF IT HAD THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES, AND MANY LIVES PUT AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559170January 9, 2014
STEERING
MY WIFE PARKED THE CAR ON MONDAY NIGHT, AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN SHE TRIED TO START IT, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, LIKE IT WASN'T REGISTERING THE KEY FOB. SO I WENT TO THE CAR AND I TRIED TO START IT, AND I NOTICED THAT I COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, AND ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISN'T WORKING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH AN EXPENSIVE FIX THAT HAS TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT WE LIVE 2 HRS FROM THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, AND ON TOP OF THE LOCK BEING REPLACED, WE WILL HAVE TO PAY AROUND $200 TO HAVE IT TOWED. I'M THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE WAS HERE AT THE HOUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND NOT OUT SOMEWHERE WITH OUR NEW BORN DAUGHTER CONSIDERING IT HAS BEEN BELOW 0 DEGREES HERE THE PAST FEW DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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