Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#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 .
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0
Deaths:
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#10129406July 20, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES
THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES FOR A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE TIRES WERE CRACKED ON ALL 4 TIRES ON THE INSIDE TIRE WALLS. THESE ARE THOSE GOODYEAR 245 45 18 THAT CAME ON THE CAR. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE!
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10129389July 19, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
IN SEPTEMBER 2004 I TOOK MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN FOR SOME WARRANTY WORK, AND SCHEDULED MAINTAINENCE. I ADVISED THAT MY FRONT END FELT FUNNY, I EVENTUALLY HAD TO BRING IT BACK IN FOR THE SKYROOF RECALL AND AGAIN ADVISED THAT THE CAR STILL FELT ROUGH, I WAS ADVISED IT WAS JUST FROM THE TIRE ROTATION AND WOULD EVENTUALLY SMOOTH OUT, IT NEVER DID. THE SKYROOF STARTED LEAKING AND IT TOOK THREE MORE TRIPS TO GET IT FIXED, EVERY TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN I TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE CAR STILL FELT ROUGH. ON JUNE 15, 2005 I TOOK MY CAR BACK IN FOR THE 30,000 MILE MAINTAINENCE. THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED AND SAID ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES WERE COMING APART ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL, THE TIRES WERE ACTUALLY SPLITTING THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFRENCE OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN TIRES SPLIT LIKE THAT. THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED GOODYEAR AND WERE TOLD THEY WERE HAVING A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THOSE TIRES AND WOULD SELL ME NEW ONES FOR $900.00 THE DEALER DECLINED THAT PRICE AND GOODYEAR CAME UP WITH A PRICE OF $550.00 FOR NEW TIRES I WAS CALLED AND TOLD OF THE FINAL PRICE AND ADVISED THE DEALER I WOULD BE CONTACTING AN ATTORNEY. THEN DEALER THEN CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THEY HAD A SET OF TIRES AND RIMS THEY WOULD SELL ME FOR $400.00 I AGREED BECAUSE I WAS LEAVING FOR A TRIP TO INDIANA THE NEXT MORNING. THE TIRES THAT THEY PUT ON MY CAR WERE THE SAME EXACT GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245/45R18 THAT WERE DEFECTIVE. MY HUSBAND CALLED A FRIEND AT A LOCAL TIRE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE SEEING ALOT OF THOSE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGE RS-A. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A COMPANY WOULD ENDANGER THE LIVES OF THE VERY CONSUMERS THAT BUY AND TRUST THEIR PRODUCTS TO BE SAFE. I SENT A LETTER TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT ON JUNE 20, 2005 DOCUMENTING ALL THE PROBLEMS, AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE SO I HAVE TURNED TO YOU FOR SOME GUIDANCE AS TO MY RIGHTS TO BE WARNED AND PROTECTED WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DIASTER WITH THEIR PRODUCT.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129204July 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I HAVE AN '01 MAXIMA SE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS AN EMISSION PROBLEM & IT WOULD COST $900 TO FIX !!!! AND I NEED IT DONE BEFORE I CAN GET MY CAR INSPECTED, WHICH IS THIS MONTH. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. WHEN I BOUGHT IT IT KEPT STEERING TO THE RIGHT, THEY USED MY "ONE FREE" NISSAN ALIGNMENT AND IT WAS STILL NOT RIGHT! IT WAS MY TIRES BECAUSE I HAD TO GET NEW TIRES @ 30K MILES (I HAD BRIDGESTONE POTENZAS, THEY DON'T LAST VERY LONG I FOUND OUT) SO I ENDED UP BUYING COOPER TIRES FOR $200/TIRE. THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT WAS CURED AFTER THAT. I HAVE ALSO HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM, AN ABS LIGHT PROBLEM, AND HAVE ALREADY HAD MY ROTORS & BRAKES REPLACED AT 30K. I ONLY HAVE 40K ON IT NOW. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WANT TO START EITHER. (IT WILL PUTTER AND DIE) ALL IN ALL I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. I HOPE SOMEONE WILL READ THIS & TAKE IT FROM ME, DO NOT GET A MAXIMA, ESPECIALLY AN '01.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129221July 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO (2) SEPERATE OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE (2004 NISSAN MAXIMA) WHEN MY BRAKES HAVE WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR WHEN I WENT TO USE, LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKING POWER WHATSOEVER. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE BRAKES RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CLEARLY, THIS MALFUNCTION IS THE RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER PROBLEM.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130235July 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH LURCHING FORWARD AND THE ENGINE RACING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO QUICKLY PLACE THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128807July 14, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED ON 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA THE REAR BRAKES WENT OUT AT 27,000 MILES. AFTER THEY WERE FIXED IN JUNE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THEM. THE VEHICLE DIED ON JULY 11, 2005, WHILE IN TRAFFIC. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND AFTER 5 TRIES THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO HOT, AND THE SET LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT 7 SERVICE CODES CAME UP AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT 10 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE SURGED, BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ON. IT WAS A REALLY HOT DAY, SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR BOTH ISSUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128834July 14, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THIS IS A MILEAGE ISSUE. I BOUGHT ON JULY 8, 2005 FROM EMPIRE NISSAN, ONTARIO, CA A 2003 350-Z VEHICLE THAT A AN ODOMETER READING OF 11684. ON JULY 11, MY INSURANCE AGENT CHECKED ON LINE WITH CARFAX ON THE HISTORY OF THIS CAR. PER CARFAX REPORT, MILEAGE AS OF DEC. 15, 2003 WAS 12,243 AND AS OF MARCH 2, 2004, IT WAS 12, 244. UPON CARFAX ADVICE, WE CAN EITHER NOTIFY YOUR OFFICE OR THE CALIFORNIA DEPT OF MOTOR VEHICLE. DMV ADVISED US TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION BECAUSE THEIR RECORDS ONLY SHOW 1 REGISTRATION UPON THE PURCHASE OF THE FIRST ORIGINAL BUYER. THEN, THE MILEAGE WAS 8 MILES. IT HAS NOT BEEN SMOGGED NOR RE-REGISTERED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE MATTER TO EMPIRE NISSAN ON THE EVENING OF JULY 13, 2005. I WAS ASKED TO WAIT AND THEY SAID THEY WILL RESEARCH THE MATTER & CALL ME ON JULY 14, 2005. I GOT A CALL AND AM GOING THERE IN THE EVENING. I WAS TOLD BY OTHER DEALERS THAT I HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETURN THE CAR & BE REIMBURSED FOR EVERYTHING. PLEASE HELP ME. WHAT IS THE RIGHT RECOURSE FOR THIS CASE?
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128331July 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT NEW NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 AND HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS WHEN WHILE PARKED AT WORK, A CO-WORKER NOTED THERE WAS "BLACK STUFF" WHICH WAS SUSPECTED TO BE BRAKE FLUID. CONCERNED, CALLED DEALERSHIP AND DEALER SAID NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE BUT PLEASE GO TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. A LOCAL DEALER ACCEPTED VEHICLE AND WAS KEPT FOR 4 DAYS AND DETERMINED IT NEEDED A NEW AXLE AND ALSO REPLACED A NEW BRAKE BOOT AS WELL. TOLD DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID DO NOT LET THAT DEALERSHIP MAKE THOSE REPAIRS-THEY WOULD COME AND TOW VEHICLE BACK. DEALER TOWED VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR OVER 1 WEEK AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THEY CLAIM REPAIR IS IN PROCESS. DEALER HAS NOT CONFIRMED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS HOWEVER THE SECONDARY DEALERSHIP INSISTS IT WAS A BROKEN AXLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. *NOTE* CONSUMER DISCOVERED SHE DID NOT HAVE VIN AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE UPON FILING A COMPLAINT. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10128367July 11, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOOD YEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES SIZE 245-45R18 THESE ARE ORGINAL EQ. ON MY 2004 NISSIAN MAXIMA. THESE TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED SPLITS ONLY ON THE INSIDE SIDE WALLS OF ALL 4 TIRES THEY HAVE 32000 MILES ON THEM W/SOME GOOD TREAD. I FEAR THESE SPLITS WILL SEPERATE THE TREAD AND CAUSE SOME DAMAGE OR AN ACCIDENT. THE SPLITS WERE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHEN I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED THE OTHER DAY. YET ON THE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL EVERYTHING APEARS TO BE OK. THIS IS POSSIBLELY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FACT THESE SPLITS IN THE SIDE WALLS ARE ONLY ON THE THE INSDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES.
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No
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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).
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No
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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
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127530July 5, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I HAVE A GAS LEAK AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 95V244000. RECALL DATE WAS 12/15/95. I TOOK MY 1990 NISSAN MAXIMA TO THE DEALER REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL ON MY VIN EVEN THOUGH I HAD A PRINT OUT OF THE RECALL FROM YOUR WEB SITE. THIS COULD PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127330July 2, 2005
TIRES
I WENT TO DO THE MONTHLY CHECK OF TIRE AIR PRESSURE AND FOUND THAT THE LABEL ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR POST DOES NOT LIST THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE AT 40 PSI COLD AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT IS DANGEROUS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127290July 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
MY BATTERY/BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I LOST MY BRAKES AND STEERING AND ALMOST CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SPEEDING CARS BEHIND ME GOING 55-65 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT IT DIED AT THE ENTRANCE OF A ONE LANE ROAD LEADING TO THE FDR DRIVE IN NEW YORK CITY. WORSE IS THAT THERE A BIG CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE 59TH ST. BRIDGE AND I WAS STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS CONSTRUCTION AND CAUSED A MAJOR, MAJOR TRAFFIC FROM YORK AVENUE TILL FDR. I HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF FDR (AWDS CANNOT BE TOWED) AND HAD TO PAY THE TOW TRUCK. AFTER THAT I HAD TO CALL A FLATBED TO BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALER. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED LONG TIME AGO SO PEOPLE DO NOT GO THRU WHAT I WENT THRU. DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL PEOPLE DIE ON THE HIGHWAY? THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY DEALER SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS CHARGED FOR THE NEW BATTERY! AND OF COURSE, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE TOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127168June 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
FUEL TANK LEAKS DURING FILL-UPS AND IF CAR IS POSITIONED ON AN INCLINE.
Crash:
No
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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
#10120317June 24, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
CONSUMER STATES: DEALER SAYS NEED A POWER STEERING RACK. DEALER REPLACED LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD FOR THE SEAT BELT AND HAD THEM CHECK IT THEN THEY CAME BACK TOLD US WE NEEDED POWER STEERING RACK. *AK *TT *NM
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
#10126352June 23, 2005
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I'VE GOT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE APROX 21,000 MILES ON IT. MY GOODYEAR RSA TIRES (OEM) HAVE STARTED TO SPLIT ON THE SIDE WALL. MY TIRES STILL HAVE OVER 60% OF THE TREAD LEFT. GOODYEAR IS PRORATING THE TIRES AT 25% OF TIRE WEAR USED. MY CONCERN IS THAT I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MY MAXIMA IS NOT THE ONLY CAR THAT HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THESE TIRES. IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE, IF SOMEONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SIDE OF THEIR TIRE BLEW OUT. FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG HAS MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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