Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#737914December 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1. ON COLD DAYS, PROCEEDING TO DRIVE AFTER BRIEF WARM-UP, ENGINE NEARLY STALLS WHEN RPM REACHES AROUND 2000. IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE APPLIED BRAKES WITH A LOT OF FORCE. 2. CAR STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT THE LIGHT, COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE FOR 30-45 SEC AFTERWARDS. 3. DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785124December 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE DEFECTIVE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558518December 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING VEHICLE FRONT END COLLISION THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO THE CONSUMER (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737832December 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED FROM THE BACK END AND THE THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD I HIT A BUILDING. THERE IS OVER $8000.00 DAMAGES TO THE CAR AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE VEHICLE FOR ME. THIS VEHICLE IS A LEASED VEHICLE AND BECAUSE THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. ALSO THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR WAS GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH IT HIT THE BUILDING. I AM TRYING TO JUST GET THE DEALER TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER BUT THEY ARE NOT COOPERATING. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY AND HE SAYS I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DEALER TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. THE DEALER IS NOT ADMITTING THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS CAR. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PUDDLE AND THE DAMAGES TO THE CAR AND BUILDING. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS ALSO FAILING TO RESPOND TO MY REQUEST TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FROM HERE?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558489December 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES (NO MAKE OR SIZE) DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH WAS ALSO CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE, ONE OF THE PLACES THAT THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558137December 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING FRONT END/HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH, SEVERAL INJURIES OCCURRED. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#558294December 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
CONSUMER HAS HAD FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES AN UNEVENESS IN THE RUNNING OF THE MOTOR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737229December 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THE EARLIEST TIME THE VEHICLE HAVING ONLY 28299 MILES. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED AND EXHAUST LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A BLANK SPOT ON THE STARTER. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK DUE TO A POWER WIRE RIVET THAT WAS LOOSE AND LOOSING CONTACT. THE DOME LIGHT, THE DOOR LIGHTS, AND THE MAP LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB FOR THE MAP LIGHT. THE FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM WOULD GO OFF UNLESS THE KEYLESS ENTRY WAS USED, THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE TRUNK OPEN AND DOOR AJAR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. THE HYDRAULIC HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED, IN ORDER TO CHECK THE ENGINE OR MAKE ANY REPAIRS THE HOOD HAS TO BE PROPPED OPEN. RECENTLY THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CV BOOT WAS TORN AND THAT THE CLICKING NOISE MEANT THE AXLE WAS DAMAGED, HOWEVER, LATER THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY THE STRUT MOUNT BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, SO BOTH OF THEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736654November 21, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND HAVE PUT A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME INTO IT. BUT MY MECHANIC WARNED ME AFTER HAVING MY TUNE-UP DONE THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT NISSAN TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAD RECALLED MY VEHICLE MODEL FOR THIS DEFECT. ACCORDING TO A NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE, THE 1990 MAXIMA DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE PREVIOUS YEARS MAXIMA. BUT I HAVE SEARCHED THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY MAXIMA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736681November 21, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON 3 TIMES (WITHIN 13 MONTHS OF PURCHASE) CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS THE PROBLEM ALL 3 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736584November 19, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875021November 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED 4 TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN 6 YEARS. TRANSMISSION KEEPS FAILING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736352November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL DUE TO ENGINE FIRES BY A FRIEND WHO WORKED AT NISSAN. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE REPAIR TO BE DONE AND WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST. WAS NEVER CONTACTED BACK. WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR ONE DAY, THE ENGINE BLEW UP LIFTING THE FRONT END OF MY CAR OFF THE GROUND AND MY CARS FRONT END (ENGINE) WAS ON FIRE. I SENT ALL THE INFORMATION TO NISSAN AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THEY WANTED RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES AND TUNE UPS, WHICH I DID NOT HAVE. IT WAS BECOMING TO MUCH OF A HASSLE AND I STOPPED PURSUING IT. PREVIOUSLY I SENT THEM ALL THE INFORMATION REGARDING MY CAR AND ALL REPORTS REGARDING THE INCIDENT. I EVEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER TO EXAMINE THE CAR AS THEY HAD INSTRUCTED. I STILL WAS NEVER REIMBURSED FOR MY CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557313November 14, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736281November 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 92,000. MANY REPLACEMENT PARTS AND PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874842November 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AN ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE ON WET ROADS. VEHICLE SLID LEFT AND WENT INTO A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WASN'T HURT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874183October 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER USES PREMIUM GAS. VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/ FUEL INJECTORS HAVE FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735347October 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
LEATHER INTERIOR IS PEELING EXCESSIVELY AFTER PERFORMING ALL PREVENTATIVE MAINT. POSSIBLE I.E. CLEANING & CONDITIONING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873584October 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER CANNOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873656October 23, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT & WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. REAR BUMPER WAS PUSHED IN THE BACK SEAT. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY & THE SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACIAL & DENTAL INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAD AN INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT VEHICLE & FOUND SEATBELT & AIRBAG IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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