Nissan Maxima Complaints (2000)

360 consumer complaints on file.

#10185057March 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON - AND THE CAR IS RUNNING POORLY. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH IT JERKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS CAR FOR BAD ENGINE COILS AND HARNESSES. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR IS BETWEEN $3,000-4,000. IF A MANUFACTURER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A CAR IT PRODUCES, IT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND REPAIR THE CARS AFFECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184087March 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON MY MAXIMA, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER BRINGING IT TO NAPPOLI NISSAN IN MILFORD, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SEVERAL OF THE COILS WERE BAD AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL SIX ($1191.82). AFTER LOOKING ON LINE I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE POSTED. I CALL NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36000 MILES THEY COULD NOT HELP. NISSAN HAS CHANGE THE PART , OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183273February 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180995January 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAULTY ENGINE SENSORS; ENGINE FAILURE; MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180715January 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
6 IGNITION COILS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 45,000 FROM THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR $1,200. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178142January 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GXE THAT HAD TO HAVE THE OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED TWICE. THE RADIATOR WAS CHANGED IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE, THE CONTACT UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TYPES OF CARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177979January 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I AM A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER AND HAVE HAD THE IGNITION COILS MISFIRE THAT THE DEALER WANTS TO $850 TO REPLACE. I FEEL THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN IN THE FORM OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE ORIGINAL IGNITION COILS ARE DEFECTIVE. 1) THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH MAXIMAS AND THEY PERFORM MANY IGNITION COIL REPAIR/REPLACEMENTS. 2) I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET SERVICE ADVISORS SUGGESTING TO REPLACE ALL THE COILS EVEN IF ONLY ONE OF THEM IS MALFUNCTIONING BECAUSE THEY SAY, "THE COILS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WILL ALL FAIL EVENTUALLY". 3)THERE IS A RECALL PETITION ON THE INTERNET WITH ABOUT 2200+ PEOPLE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I UNDERSTAND THAT NISSAN HAS SINCE ISSUED A NEW PART AND PART NUMBER FOR ALL IGNITION COIL REPLACEMENTS, WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THE ORIGINAL COILS ARE, IN FACT, DEFECTIVE. TO MAINTAIN BRAND INTEGRITY AND LOYALTY, I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT MY COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175444December 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COILS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175221December 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 MAXIMA 55000 MILES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT NEEDED AN IGNITION COIL. THEY SAID THEY CANT DETERMINE WHICH COIL IS BAD, SO ALL SIX MUST BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST. $850.58 . I WORK FOR A FORD DEALERSHIP, WE REPLACE ONLY DEFECTIVE COILS, THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER TELLS THE MECHANIC WHICH COIL IS CAUSING THE CODE. THERE IS AN ONLINE PETITION AGAINST NISSAN FOR THE COIL PROBLEM, SO FAR 2642 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED. CANT THIS BE MADE A RECALL AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SWINDLED TO PAY GET THE MONEY REIMBURSED. FORD HAS DONE IT BEFORE. A FEW YEARS AGO THE DISTRIBUTOR MODULES WERE A BIG PROBLEM, LOTS OF PEOPLE WERE PAID BACK FOR MONEY SPENT. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174893December 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO START THE VEHICLE. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS GRADUAL WORSENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174746November 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS IN MANY/MOST 2000-2003 NISSAN MAXIMA'S (MINE INCLUDED) IS NOT BEING RECONCILED IN GOOD FAITH BY NISSAN. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS -(CARS SPUTTER AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE CREATING HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS) BUT WILL NOT ASSIST WITH COST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS (IGNITION COILS). REPAIR WORK TYPICALLY COSTS OWNERS $600-900. I PURCHASED AS A "CERTIFIED" USED CAR BUT APPARENTLY THAT MEANT NOTHING FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. A PETITION FOR A RECALL PER THIS ISSUE IS AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/SIGNED.CGI?NIS_IGN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172678November 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT 45K MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX IGNITION COILS IN MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A SINGLE COIL APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS IDLING ROUGH THIS TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172374November 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ALL SIX IGNITION COILS FAILED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172324October 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 NISSAN MAXIMA ENGINE MISFIRE POOR ACCELERATION DEFECTIVE COIL PACKS. SERVICE ADVISOR RECOMMENDS REPLACING ALL SIX COIL PACKS WITH NEW DESIGN @ MY EXPENSE. REPLACED ONE DEFECTIVE COIL PACK & SPARK PLUG IN THAT CYLINDER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171861October 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COILS FAILED CAUSING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CODE WAS RESET AFTER THE FIRST TIME, AND ON 10-23-06 IT RETURNED AGAIN WITH A CODE OF P1320. ENGINE HAD MISFIRED BETWEEN 10-02-06 AND 10-23-06 AND HAD EXHIBITED EXTENDED CRANKING TIME FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH BEFORE. STARTER AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED BEFORE INCIDENT. REPLACEMENT OF STARTER AND BATTER WAS LIKELY UNNECESSARY BECAUSE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY THE IGNITION COILS. CAR ALSO EXHIBITED LOSS OF POWER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167165August 31, 2006
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF WILL ONLY MOVE ABOUT 2 INCHES AT A TIME. HAVE REPLACED SWITCH AND MOTOR. NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN CANNOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS WITH NO RESOLUTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166600August 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. PROBLEM WITH ENGINE MISFIRING RELATED TO NTB01059. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO RECUR THOUGH COIL PACKS (6) ARE REPLACED. THIS IS EXPENSIVE. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT. THERE ARE WEBSITES AND PETITIONS WITH OVER 3000 NAMES OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164291August 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED WHEN STARTED AND AT 20-55 MPH THE ENGINE MADE A RATTLING SOUND. AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 55 MPH, THE RATTLING STOPPED. THERE WERE THREE OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE PERSISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164413August 3, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A POP AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAR. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CAR BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIREMAN THAT PUT OUT THE FIRE SEEMED TO THINK THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL LINE THAT BURST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164111August 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE IGNITION COIL PROBLEM AS LISTED THROUGHOUT YOUR SITE AND THE INTERNET BY THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THE CAR IS BARELY RUNNING BECAUSE OF THESE FAULTY IGNITION COILS WHICH THE DEALER RECOMMEND I HAVE REPLACED FOR OVER $1000. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT WITH A RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN. FIRST THEY TOLD IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS WHICH I HAD REPLACED. THEN IT WAS THESE COILS, THE CAR JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE DAILY. STALLING, BARELY ACCELERATING, CAN'T TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT BARELY MOVES. ACCELERATOR FAILS OFTEN, SOMETIMES THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. THE FUMES COMING FROM THE CAR INDICATE THAT GAS IS BEING WASTED. ALSO GETTING TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE. PLEASE HELP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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