Nissan Maxima Complaints (1999)

165 consumer complaints on file.

#10073772May 18, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068399May 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067730April 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TWO SUCESSIVE AIR BAG DISCONNECT FAILURES ON A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON 3/29/03 AT 36,834 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, THE TOLD ME THE BAG CIRCUITRY WAS "OPEN" AND THE BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG MODULE UNDER WARRANTY. ON APRIL 20TH 2004 AT 50,300 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CIRCUITRY WAS " OPEN" AND THE RIGHT SIDE MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. INITIALLY ,THEY TOLD ME IT WAS STILL WITHIN THE 60 MONTH WARRANTY, SUBSEQUENT TO THAT STATEMENT THEY HAVE INSISTED IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY $422 . MY COMPLAINT IS THAT A EXPENSIVE CAR WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES HAS A AIR BAG FAILURE AND THEN AGAIN AT 50,300 MILES THE OPPOSITE SIDE FAILS AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE CIRCUITRY COULD BE IN THE FAILURE MODE AND THE LIGHT MAY NOT COME ON OR THE ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR AND THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION BY NISSAN AND AT LEAST HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENDED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063688March 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. WHEN VEHICLE STARTED, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND RETRIEVED FAULT CODE P1320 FROM THE ECU. WAS INFORMED THAT ALL SIX IGNITION COILS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. NISSAN ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #01-060) IN SEPTEMBER, 2001, WHICH ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM INVOLVING THE IGNITION COILS. DEALER REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY OR GOODWILL PROGRAM. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. I REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION AND ORDER NISSAN TO RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS, FREE-OF-CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062589March 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE COILS - I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE AN ENGINE COIL PROBLEM IN MY 99 NISSAN MAXIMA. I FOUND THIS VERY DISTURBING CONSIDERING WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR IT WAS ONE OF THE LEADERS WHEN IT CAME TO ENGINE PERFORMANCE. WHAT I FOUND EVEN MORE DISTURBING WAS WHEN THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY USUALLY GO OUT AROUND THIS TIME, WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO BE NORMAL TO ME. ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENT COSTS. I SPENT SOME TIME ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM AND THERE IS EVEN A PETITION FOR IT. THIS MAKES ME RETHINK MY CHOICE OF PURCHASING A NISSAN FOR RELIABILITY. ESPECIALLY, GIVEN THAT NISSAN IS NOT STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT AND ENSURING THIS PROBLEM IS RECTIFIED FOR THE CUSTOMER AT NO ADDITIONAL COSTS. I AM A LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMER AND HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS TO PURCHASE NISSAN'S HOWEVER THIS EXPERIENCE IS CHANGING MY OUTLOOK COMPLETELY. IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT WHEN I LOOKED FOR RECALL INFORMATION ON NISSAN'S WEBSITE IT WAS SURPRISING TO SEE THE COMMENTS "WE'RE OUR OWN TOUGHEST CRITICS", IF THIS IS TRUE WHY AREN'T THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MY PROBLEM BEING TAKEN CARE OF, WHY ARE ENGINE COILS A REOCCURRING ISSUES THAT THE CONSUMER HAVE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE FOR? I WILL BE ESCALATING THIS MATTER, BUT WANTED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT HERE AS WELL. I DO NOT THINK THAT A HUMAN LIFE SHOULD BE SACRIFICED IN ORDER TO CATCH THE EYE OF A MANUFACTURER WHEN IT COMES TO VEHICLE PERFORMANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060464March 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE GAS MILEAGE FOR THE VEHICLE IS VERY POOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058949February 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I NEED TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING FOR MY 99 NISSAN MAXIMA SO FAR:- (1) 2 OXYGEN SENSORS. (2) 1 ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (3) 6 IGNITION COILS AND 1 CONDENSER NOW, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. MY MAXIMA HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES. ALL THESE REPAIRS RIGHT AFTER 36,000 MILES. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL ALL THESE. HOWEVER, I KNOW NHTSA WON'T RECALL IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO INJURIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056706February 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SEAT BELTS, CHILD SEAT:RETRACTOR
I HAVE HAD MY 1999 MAXIMA FOR 4 MONTHS,HAVE FOUND PROBLEMS SWAYING OR DRIFTING SUSPENTION WHILE DRIVING,HESITATION IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELLING FROM A ROLLING STOP,SEATBELT LOCKING AND WOULD NOT RELEASE,LEFT HAND TURN BUMPY FRONT END SUSPENTION SHAKE...ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY SCARRY AND DANGEROUS..EMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN (BY MANUFACTURER) TO FIX THESE SAFETY ISSUES AT NO COST TO LOYAL CONSUMERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051239December 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON 4 MONTH AGO. CHANGED O2 SENSOR. A MONTH LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN. ANOTHER O2 SENSOR. 2 WEEKS AGO IT CAME BACK AGAIN. THIS TIME IT IS A BAD IGNITION COIL. THE CAR HAS ONLY 44K. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049119December 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 99 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS WEEK. THE LOCAL GARAGE DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND CODES FOR KNOCK SENSOR AND IGNITION SIGNAL. THE LOCAL GARAGE WAS PUZZLED BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER SEEN A KNOCK SENSOR FAIL BEFORE. CALLED 2 LOCAL NISSAN DEALERS AND BOTH SAY IT'S IGNITION COILS (AND THE KNOCK SENSOR WAS OK) AND UNLESS THE DIAGNOSTIC SAYS WHICH ONE WENT BAD I'D HAVE TO REPLACE THEM ALL FOR $600 TO $800 BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WONDER WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR A RECALL? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047457November 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD TO REPLACE ONE COIL ON MY 99 MAXIMA EARLIER THIS YEAR. THIS PAST FRIDAY I HAD TO REPLACE THE OTHER 5. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL TO DATE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047472November 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048508November 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUE TO STAY ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE COILS HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047079November 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I AM EXPERIENCING AN IGNITION COIL MISFIRE. THE TECHNICIAN, NOT NISSAN, INDICATES NISSAN HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND FROM READING COMPLAINTS, I SEE THERE ARE SOME LISTED. WHILE I REALIZE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS AN ISSUE FOR ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY ME BUT IS RATHER A NISSAN MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PAID FOR BY NISSAN. I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH MY MAXIMA AND WOULD LIKE TO STAY WITH NISSAN BUT IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT, I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL STAY WITH NISSAN WHEN I TRADE VEHICLES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046973November 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
RECENTLY, ONE IGNITION COIL FAILED. MY NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT SINCE ONE FAILED, ALL OF THEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WOULD PROBABLY ALL FAIL SOON AFTER THE FIRST ONE FAILED. IF DEALERS CAN'T KEEP REPLACEMENT IGNITION COILS IN STOCK BECAUSE SO MANY OF THEM ARE FAILING ON THE MAXIMA, THEN SHOULDN'T IT BE A RECALL. IT COST ME OVER $800 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. ALSO, IF I PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON TOO MANY TIMES ON MY WIRELESS KEY REMOTE, THE WINDOWS ROLL DOWN PARTIALLY. DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK THAT'S AN ODD AND ANNOYING THING THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. HELLO, RECALL! *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039213September 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS. WHEN I BOUGHT MY 99 MAXIMA THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM. BY NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER I HAD THE CAR THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS WENT ON ABOUT 3-4 TIMES UNTIL THE WARRANTY WAS UP, THEN THEY FOUND THAT THE #6 IGNITION COIL WAS BAD. AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED, A MONTH DID NOT GO BY BEFORE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE #4 IGNITION COIL WAS BAD. AFTER GETTING THAT ONE REPLACED, LITERALLY NOT EVEN 5 HRS WENT BY BEFORE THE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN...I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER YET. BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM...I SPEND OVER $200 EACH TIME I HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036980September 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CAR CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START/CATCH. SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INDICATING VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. APPPARENTLY THE IGNITION KEY HAS DEPROGRAMMED AND NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030687August 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COILS HAVE GONE BAD IN THE CAR ,CAUSING CYLINDER MISFIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025535July 7, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
9/02 - WITHIN A 90 MILE DRIVE:TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALSO FLASHING. THEN THEY WOULD EITHER TURN BACK ON BY THEMSELVES OR WHILE I WAS STANDING STILL THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE STUCK AT 100MPH. FURTHER INTO THE DRIVE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF LOSING BRAKES AND POWER STEERING DRIVING AT SPEEDS 0-40MPH. FIRST WE REPACED THE BATTERY THEN TOOK IT TO NISSAN WHERE THEY FOUND "INTERNAL FAILURE DASH CIRCUIT BOARD" WHICH WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE LEFT SIDE SEAT AIR BAG HARNESS. 1/03 - BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND EVERY OTHER WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT. THEN THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE AND DID NOT SHUT OFF. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THIS TIME. 7/6/03 - SPEEDOMETER,TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER SHUT OFF FOR ENTIRE 2 1/2 HOUR TRIP. TODAY 7/7 EVERYTHING IS FINE (SO FAR).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015887April 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION COIL PACKS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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