Nissan Maxima Complaints (2007)

129 consumer complaints on file.

#10945556January 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN AUGUST 2016. THE CAR WAS JERKY AND THEN WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY GEAR ONCE I PULLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NISSAN KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT'S - AND HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 5 YEARS AND 50,000 MILES TO 10 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. THE CVT IN MY CAR WENT AT 9 YEARS (UNDER THE 10 YEARS) BUT OVER THE 100,000 MILES. SINCE NISSAN KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS, THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE TRANSMISSIONS INSTEAD OF EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. IT COST ME OVER $3,000 - WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED WITH A RECALL. NISSAN ALSO STATES THAT THEY WILL LOWER THE COST OF THE REFURBISHED CVT AND THE REPAIRS IF OUT OF WARRANTY - YET THE PRICE WAS $3,119.60.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895448August 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUSTING FLOORBOARDS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892288August 1, 2016
ENGINE
THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE OVERHAULED DUE TO FAULTY GUIDES. THE ENGINE MAKES A WHINING NOISE AND AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883097July 6, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HORN ON THIS VECHICLE DOES NOT BLOW. NISSAN SERVICEMAN TOLD ME THIS WAS COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IF I DIDN'T REPAIR IT , THERE MIGHT BE AIRBAG ISSUES. I CALL NISSAN AND FILED A CLAIM # 22887303 ON 7-5-2016. WAS TOLD NOT TO MOVE VEHICLE FROM NISSAN REPAIR DEALER. ON 7-6-2016 WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH THIS HAZARD PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876634June 26, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH 07 MAXIMA WE BOUGHT, LATER REPOSSESSED. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKES WERE USED. ALSO WHEELS (NOT FACTORY BUT THEY WERE ON THERE WHEN PURCHASED, BUT ASKED TO REPLACE BUT NEVER HAPPENED) WERE NOTICEABLY BENT. AND LASTLY, THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER SHUTTING MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUSING MY ARM TO BE BURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864705May 13, 2016
ENGINE
ON APRIL 3, 2016 I STARTED MY 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH THE ENGINE SHOOK THEN STALLED AFTER RUNNING FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHICH INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING JUMP AND BENT VALVES NOW NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING FOUND THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THEIR TIMING CHAIN GUIDE WHICH CAUSES THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP AND DAMAGE THE ENGINE. READING HOW DANGEROUS WHEN ANY OF THESE OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLES ARE IN MOTION, OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES ARE EXPOSED TO REAR END COLLISIONS AND OTHER ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE DRIVER'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN AN APPROPRIATE SPEED ON THE ROAD. THE FACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEMS ARE PRONE TO PREMATURE FAILURE IS ALSO MATERIAL TO CONSUMERS BECAUSE THERE IS NO SAFE ALTERNATIVE WAY FOR OWNERS OF THE SUBJECT NISSAN VEHICLES TO AVOID THE RISK OF POTENTIAL HARM. AS A RESULT OF ITS FAILURE TO DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN THE SUBJECT NISSAN VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO PREMATURE FAILURE, NISSAN HAS RECKLESSLY PLACED THE SAFETY OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES AT RISK. TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY MY NEW TIMING CHAIN FAILED CAUSING "CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE" ON A CAR FOR WHICH I AM DILIGENT ABOUT MAINTENANCE. AGAIN, ALMOST KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY! HAD TO BUY A BRAND NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $8100!" - 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNER / LEWISTON, MAINE. AS YOU SEE BY THIS ARTICLE HOW DANGEROUS THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN IS AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW MY ENGINE WILL NOT START AND NISSAN REFUSES TO INSTALL AND NEW ENGINE WHEN THEY NOW IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THIS IS MY SECOND ENGINE IN MY 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE FIRST ONE BLEW WHEN MY DAUGHTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE PISTON EXPLODED OUT OF THE BLOCK AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861212April 25, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
DURING A MAINTENCE CHECK THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN IS MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE. THEY RECOMMEND I REPLACE THE SECONDARY TIMING KIT FOR $1,500 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY ALSO STATED DRIVERS FLOOR PAN RUST AND PASSAGNER SIDE SHOW SIGN OF GOING SOON THEY STATED NISSAN HAD FIX FOR THIS THAT WOULD COST $925 AND THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ALOT TO THIS CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851263March 23, 2016
ENGINE
DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN IS MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE. THEY RECOMMEND I REPLACE THE SECONDARY TIMING KIT FOR $1,939.52 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823263January 30, 2016
ENGINE
THE SECOND TIME MY CAR STALLED I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME IN MY 2007 MAXIMA WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM MAJOR ROAD ONTO MY STREET. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE ON A MAJOR ROAD AT RUSH HOUR ACCELLERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. I TOOK CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND BASED ON ME TELLING THEM I WAS HEARING A WHINING NOISE AND NOT THE STALLING ISSUE THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS FAULTY CAM SHAFT SENSORS AND THE TIMING BELT. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME IT HAD TO BE REPAIRED OR MY LIFE COULD BE IN DANGER DEPENDING ON WHERE IT DECIDED TO STALL THE NEXT TIME OR THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND KILLED MY ENGINE. THIS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $2000. MY CAR HAD ~100,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES PERFORMED AT THE SAME DEALER. REGARDLESS OF THE FAULTY PART I BELIEVE THE CAR BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NISSAN SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE INSTEAD OF USING THE PROBLEM AS A CASH COW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818850January 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE AND SPIRAL CABLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,375.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811317December 20, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I THOUGHT A LEAF WAS HANGING FROM BELOW MY CAR WHEN PARKED. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE FLOORBOARD IS COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH TO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SINCE PURCHASED IN LATE 2006. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $2,000 TO $3,000 TO GET REPAIRED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 9 YEARS AND MUCH OF THIS TIME IT PARKED IN THE GARAGE DURING THE WINTER. I WAS SURE DAMAGE WAS NOT A EXPECTED DETERIORATION BASED ON NORMAL USE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED LATER BY RESEARCHING ON LINE AND SEEING OTHER COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808869December 7, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOOR PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790255November 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM REALLY EXIST. THE RESULTING DIAGNOSIS IS BASED ON A FAINT WHINE DETECTED BY THE TECHNICIAN (WHILE STATIONARY) AND A DEFINITE DETERMINATION CAN ONLY BE MADE BY A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE TIMING GUIDE. TO DO THIS WOULD REQUIRE REMOVING PARTS. BUT WHEN THOSE PARTS ARE REMOVED THE GUIDE AND CHAIN WILL NEED REPLACING EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT DEFECTIVE. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM DATING BACK TO THE 2004 MODEL AND NO DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD IS AVAILABLE THAT WILL NOT COST THE OWNER A REPAIR THAT IS SOME TIMES UNNECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789959November 12, 2015
ENGINE
TOOK MY 07 MAXIMA WITH 73K MILES TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR A WHINING NOISE I THOUGHT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS UNDER MFG. WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THE NOISE IS FROM THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES. A REPAIR OF ALMOST $2000.00. NOW I FIND THAT THERE IS A TSB ON THIS FROM YEARS AGO. I'VE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2009, NISSAN SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED OWNERS SINCE THIS DEFECT LEFT NOT REPAIRED COULD CAUSE THE MOTOR TO CUT OUT AT ANY TIME. IT ALSO WILL DESTROY THE MOTOR SINCE IT"S NOT A CLEARANCE ENGINE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE TO THE LETTER. NISSAN IS KNOW FOR THIS ENGINE AND THE REASON I BUY THEM IS THEY USE TIMING CHAINS NOT BELTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788839November 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FLOOR PANS ARE STARTING TO ROT OUT ON MY NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS REPORTING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR NISSAN MAXIMAS. A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REPLACE THE FLOOR PANS IN THESE CARS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY A 7 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD BE ROTTING TO THIS EXTENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787614November 2, 2015
ENGINE
LOUD WHINING TICKING SOUND. TIMING CHAIN AND SENSOR. HORRIBLE NOISE AND CAR RIDES TERRIBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786874October 28, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR A SQUEAKY NOISE IN THE ENGINE, THEY TOLD ME THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY HOOD AND ROOF ALSO HAVE THE CLEAR COAT PEELING UP AND FADING. SINCE TIMING CHAIN IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I PAID 2,000 FOR THEM TO FIX THIS. I CONTACTED THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY CANNOT HELP ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779979October 6, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON 10/05/2015 THE CAR STARTED TO SHIFT FUNNY AND FELT LIKE LOSS OF FUEL ON STARTS AND TURNING CORNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778979October 1, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ; UPDATED 03/23/18 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766682September 21, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOOK MY 2007 MAXIMA IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND MY MECHANIC GAVE ME THE BAD NEWS, SINCE HE LAST SAW IT 6 MONTHS AGO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR PANS ARE RUSTED OUT .PLACED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN TENNESSEE, THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEN THEY DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR ME, BUT INDICATED THAT THE DEALER MIGHT FIX FOR A LOT LESS THAN QUOTE I GOT FROM MY REPAIR SHOP. SINCE THEN THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THEY NEED TO TALK TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I HAVE CALLED BOTH PARTIES SEVERAL TIMES AND AN DEFINITELY GETTING THE RUN AROUND. BOTH NISSAN AND THE DEALER ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEMS AS THEY HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS OF RUST . I HAVE OWNED NOTHING BU NISSAN'S FOR 20 YEARS, ONE I HAD FOR OVER 12 YEARS WITH NO RUST PROBLEMS ( IT WAS A 1995) I TRADED IT IN FOR THIS CAR . I GARAGE MY CAR AND HAVE IT WASHED REGULARLY. IT IS IN GREAT SHAPE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN THAT I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER OWN ANOTHER ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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