Nissan Maxima Complaints (2000)

360 consumer complaints on file.

#10330811May 17, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE
2000 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH CORRODED MOUNT FOR ENGINE CENTER MOUNT THAT IS ALLOWING ENGINE TO DISLODGE FROM CAR'S CHASSIS. FAILED ANNUAL INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326099April 17, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT (TIE BAR) HAS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT IT IS AFFECTING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RUST IS CONCENTRATED AROUND THE PLACE WHERE THE LOWER ENGINE SUPPORT BOLTS TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT IS ENTIRELY CONCEIVABLE THAT THE ENGINE COULD CAUSE THE LOWER ENGINE SUPPORT TO BREAK FREE FROM THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE CRASH PERFORMANCE ON THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323743April 5, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON APRIL 1, 2010, MY DAUGHTER WAS WAITING IN MY VEHICLE FOR ME TO LEAVE WORK, AS I APPROACHED THE CAR I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD, MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR, WHEN SAW ME APPROACHING THE CAR SHE EXITED THE CAR AND STOOD IN FRONT OF THE CAR TO OPEN HOOD OF CAR, ONE OF MY COWORKERS YELLED THE CAR WAS ON FIRE POINTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. I NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, I YELLED FOR MY DAUGHTER TO STAY CLEAR FROM THE CAR, I PHONED 911 IMMEDIATELY, MY CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, I WORK IN A MEDICAL CAMPUS, I WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PATIENTS AND SURROUNDINGS NEEDLESS TO SAY MY DAUGHTER COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE. THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN LESS THEN 5 MINUTES, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SECURITY FILED REPORTS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND OR COMPREHEND HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN, I KEEP THE CAR UP TO DATE WITH OIL CHANGES AND MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECKS THE CAR EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR SERVICE, NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION SINCE MY NISSAN WAS THE ONLY CAR I HAD WHICH I USED FOR WORK AND MY DAUGHTER FOR WORK AND SCHOOL ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303323January 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE WERE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD ABOUT 5 FEET TO GO BEFORE THE CAR WAS PARKED. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN FURTHER. SUDDENLY THE CAR ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, NOT THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF ME, BUT HIT THE ADJACENT RESTAURANT INSTEAD. THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE RESTAURANT WALL AND SENT A LARGE REFRIGERATOR CRASHING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM. FORTUNATELY, NO RESTAURANT PERSONNEL WERE IN THE PATH OF THE REFRIGERATOR AT THE TIME. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RESTAURANT AND TO THE CAR. MY HUSBAND WHO HAD ALREADY TAKEN OFF HIS SEAT BELT, AS WE WERE NEARLY STOPPED, HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD. HE IS IN THE HOSPITAL. I BADLY BRUISED MY HAND AND CHEST. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. OUR CAR IS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY BODY SHOP. NO ONE HAS TOUCHED IT OR ATTEMPTED ANY REPAIRS. I EXPECT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL DETERMINE THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10294603December 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 NISSAN MAXIMA'S HAVE A SERIOUS ENGINE IGNITION COIL DEFECT. -- THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH, STALL AND ABRUPTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY STOP DURING NORMAL USE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS LITTLE (IF ANY) VALUE IN HELPING ALERT THE DRIVER TO THE SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAS 6 SEPARATE COILS. THE FIRST COIL FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE NISSAN DEALER. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY TYPE OF NISSAN WARRANTY. WITHIN A 90 DAY PERIOD, TWO ADDITIONAL COILS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EVENTUALLY, ALL 6 IGNITION COILS ULTIMATELY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $900.00. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS A "VERY COMMON PROBLEM" WITH THIS MODEL, AND SAID EVENTUALLY ALL OF THE COILS FAIL WITH THIS NISSAN YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. HE PROVIDE THE FAILURE CODE P1320 AND NISSAN SERVICE REFERENCE: NTB01-059. THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY A NISSAN DEALER IN ARIZONA. THIS MANUFACTURES DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY NHTSA AND NISSAN NEEDS TO SERVICE THESE UNITS BEFORE IT RESULTS IN ADDITIONAL ACCIDENTS, FIRE OR FATALITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282318August 30, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO PRECISION TUNE WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE 6 COILS WHICH NEEDED TO ALL BE REPLACED PER A NISSAN TECH REPORT STATING THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. $1300.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR GP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267583May 3, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS INVOLVED IN A 50MPH COLLISION WITH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND DRIVERS SIDE. FRONTAL AIRBAGS AND SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN CHEST INJURIES, UPPER TORSO INJURIES, AND NECK INJURIES. SEATBELTS ALSO FAILED TO LOCK. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK ABOUT WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10251721December 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 20 MINUTES, GOT OFF HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO GAS STATION. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE CAR SHUT OFF. AFTER COMING OUT OF THE STORE, IT FAILED TO START. WENT BACK TO THE CAR LATER, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, BLAMED THE SERVICE LIGHT ON THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. CAME ON AGAIN 2-3 WEEKS LATER, TOOK TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION COILS. QUOTED ME $1300 TO REPLACE ALL 6. OPTED NOT TO PERFORM REPAIR AT THAT TIME. 2 WEEKS LATER, THE COIL FAILED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO RUN VERY ROUGH, AS WELL AS CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS. REPLACED BROKEN COIL AND O2 SENSOR. CAR CONTINUES TO GET FAR BELOW AVERAGE MPG. ABOUT 15 MPG HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249029November 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE: BOUGHT VEHICLE IN APRIL OF '99. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AT 15K. REMAN TRANS UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND SLIP OCCURRED AT 30K UNDER WARRANTY. DENIED VEHICLE TRADE. REMAN TRANS. 3RD OCCURRENCE AT 45K, REPLACED TRANS W/ OEM UNDER WARRANTY. DENIED TRADE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGH TEMP FOR LONG DRIVES (2 HR INCLINE) AND HAD TO WAIT FOR THE TRANS TO COOL BEFORE IT DROVE AGAIN, ONE OCCURRENCE AT 55K, OIL OK. STILL INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS/SLIPPAGE. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO RECREATE PROBLEM. DENIED TRADE. IGNITION COILS: KNOCKING, BAD GAS MILEAGE, AND POWER LOSS DUE TO IGNITION COIL FAILURE AT 70K. WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL COILS RATHER THAN THE ONE THAT WAS DAMAGED AND ALL SPARK PLUGS. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AFTER REPAIR. REPLACED ALL COILS, PLUGS AND ALTERNATOR ($1500). STILL HAVE POWER LOSS & OCCASIONAL KNOCKING. NO HELP FROM NISSAN. DENIED TRADE. SUSPENSION: CONSTANT KNOCKING OF TIRE AREA AT 60K. ALL 4 HUBS DAMAGED AND REPLACED AT 65K. ALL 4 STRUTS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO AT 65K. NO HELP FROM NISSAN. NISSAN QUOTE $3000. OPTED OUTSIDE REPAIR FOR $1000, NO MORE PROBLEMS. EMISSIONS: MORE LOSS OF POWER (3000RPM+) AND BAD GAS MILEAGE. PROBABLY LINKED TO IGNITION COIL PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO 1 OF 4 CATALYTIC CONVERTER SENSOR FAILURES. 130K. NO HELP FROM NISSAN. $3000+. FAN: LOUD NOISE WHEN A/C IS ON. ONE FAN DEFECTIVE AT 80K. FAN BLADE RUBBING ON METAL FRAME. REPLACED FAN $200. NO HELP FROM NISSAN. CONCLUSION: I WANTED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CONSIDERED A LEMON AND TRADED. I HAD NO COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN OR THE MAXIMA LINE. I ONLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH JUST MY CAR. JUST WANTED A NEW MAXIMA. 5 LEMON ATTEMPTS WITH NISSAN, REJECTED EACH TIME. DISMISSED UNDER STRICT LEMON LAW STIPULATION REGARDING REPAIR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND GUIDELINES OF REPAIR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND HAVE MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS AND DATES OF EACH OCCURRENCE LISTED ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237053August 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY MAXIMA JUMPS OR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. IT WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE (PRESSING THE GAS JUST CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV). I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN WITHOUT BEING HIT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY "THINK" IT'S THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT SURE. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE THEN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS 2000 AND LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235143July 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ENGINE COILS AND OXYGEN SENSORS HAVE BEEN NEEDED TO BE BE REPLACED ON MANY OCCASIONS SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. WHEN 2 OF THE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE ENGINE RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH (FROM BOTH MISFIRES) CAUSING A HUGE REDUCTION IN ENGINE SPEED AND THE INABILITY TO PASS OR ACCELERATE SAFELY ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED SO ABRUPTLY ON ONE OCCASION, THAT I WAS NEARLY RUN OFF THE ROAD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER (PURCHASED AUG 1999) AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 OF THE 6 ENGINE COILS AND ALL 4 OF MY OXYGEN SENSORS (EACH ON DIFFERENT DATES). I ONLY HAVE 116K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234314July 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED DURING ACCELERATION, AND THEN STAYED ON, COINCIDING WITH POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE. OCCURRED REPEATEDLY OVER SEVERAL YEAR PERIOD. EVENTUALLY REPLACED ALL IGNITION COILS WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM (OLD COILS KEPT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233593July 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION COIL FAILS CAUSING MISFIRE IN ENGINE. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. PART IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES CAR TO RUN VERY ROUGH. THERE IS AN ONLINE PETITION FOR THE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT COST UP TO $600 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229875June 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. TOOK TO SERVICE SHOP WHERE COMPUTER DIAGNOSED IGNITION COIL FAILURE. NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHICH COIL IS BAD. TOLD TO REPLACE ALL THE COILS AT COST OF $1300. WENT TO INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229551May 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 NISSAN MAXIMA PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION COILS. CONSUMER STATES THAT CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MECHANIC ENDED UP REPLACING 6 IGNITION COILS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228357May 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION COILS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNER'S WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. NISSAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,131 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,400. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN UPDATED 06/02/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228363May 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NISSAN-MAXIMA 2000- MILEAGE 39131 - IGNITION COILS WENT. WENT ON WEB AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS - SAME THING. ONE DEALER SAID IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN NISSAN WOULD MAKE IT A RECALL. *TR I WENT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR MAN (EXCELLENT) I BABY MY NISSAN. NISSAN IS STONEWALLING. 3/18/208
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227925May 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AWARENESS NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE CAR WILL HAVE A ECU BREAKDOWN RESULTING IN THE CAR TO SHUT OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. A TROUBLE CODE OF P0505 WILL TRIGGER OFF IN THE CAR RESULTING IN AN INSANE REPAIR COST. NUMEROUS CARS ARE AFFECTED AND NISSAN REFUSES TO PERFORM A RECALL ON THIS CAR. ITS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THESE NISSANS SHUTS DOWN AT THE WRONG TIME RESULTING IN SOMEONE'S DEATH. THERE ARE PAGES UPON PAGES OF POSTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225815April 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MARCH 5, 2008, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL WENT OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH A GENUINE PART FROM NISSAN. WITHIN 30 DAYS OF REPLACING THE PART, THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR MOUNT WIRING SHORTED OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE NEW PART TO BURN, AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, IN WHICH THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND FAILED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMERS AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. EVERYTIME THIS PART BURNS OUT, IT WILL COST $2000.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE PART AND YOU WILL STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS CONCEALING A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND SOME RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN FOUND. THE CONSUMERS ARE BEING DECEIVED BY NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY PURCHASE THE 2000 SERIES OF NISSAN MAXIMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225284April 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. ONE YEAR AGO, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COIL IGNITION FAILED. THE COIL IGNITION WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL OF THE COIL IGNITION SPRINGS. ONE WEEK LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE EXPENSE EXCEEDS $1,200. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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