Nissan Maxima Complaints (1999)

165 consumer complaints on file.

#10016257April 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE IS NOT WORKING SMOOTHLY AFTER STARTING. CAR IS SHAKING. DEALER REPLACED COILS, ALL 6. PROBLEM WAS GONE FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS BUT IT'S BACK AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015594April 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRING IN THE HEAD LIGHTS, HAD TO BE REPEATEDLY CHANGED DUE TO MELTING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003423January 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WAS EXPERIENCING A ROUGH IDLE AND ROUGH ENGINE RUNNING, FEELING AS THOUGH THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT. THE DEALER TESTED MY CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COILS WERE BAD. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL 6 AT $100+ EACH BECAUSE THEY HAD NO WAY TO TELL WHICH OF THE 6 WERE BAD. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ALL 6 WERE BAD BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD STILL START AND RUN, ONLY HAVING PROBLEMS INTERMITTENTLY. I FIND IT APPALLING THAT I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR 6 PARTS PLUS LABOR WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE IF ALL OF THE PARTS TRULY NEEDED REPLACING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001603December 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE COMPUTER CHIP KEEPS FAILING. THIS WOULD CAUSE EVERYTHING - ELECTRIC LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS AND THE WIPERS - NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. HAVE TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER INDICATES THERE ISN'T ANY PROBLEMS FOR THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021318October 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER BEEN INVOLVED ON A FRONT COLLISION. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021321October 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT HAS BEEN ON A FRONT COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766408August 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566762July 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES BURNING TYPE SMELL FROM ENGINE OR CLUTCH AREA AND VEHICLE LACKS POWER. DEALER REMOVED TRANSMISSION AND FOUND CLUTCH DISC WORN OUT. CLUTCH ASSY. REPLACED, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED FOR THE THE THIRD TIME BECAUSE BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH BETWEEN THE FLYWHEEL AND THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS INSTALLED WAS NOT THE RIGHT PART FOR THE MODEL OF THE TRANSMISSION IN CONSUMERS VEHICLE, BUT WAS INSTALLED ANYWAY, BECAUSE OF INPROPER FITTING IT CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND HAS CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014512July 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN BRAKING ENGINE WILL MAKE NOISES. IT CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN.L DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764316July 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I TOOK CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AFTER NO. 2 COIL WAS BAD AND THEY WANTED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE COIL PACKS, RATHER EXPENSIVE. I GOT A SECOND OPINION, AND THEY REPLCED THE BAD ONE ONLY. A MONTH LATER, NO. 4 WENT BAD WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE PART CAME IN FOR THIS ONE, IT WAS A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER. SOMETHING IS FISHY HERE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THE PRIVATE REPAIR COMPANY TOLD ME THERE APPEARS TO BE A MASSIVE PROBLEM GETTING PARTS, YET NO RECALL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013244July 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CONSUMER STATES VEHILCE FAILED TO START BECAUSE THE COMPUTER CHIP IN VEHICLE HAD DE PROGRAMMED. CONTACTED DEALER. REPROGRAM CHIP, PROBLEM REACCURED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758388February 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY EMITS AN INTERMITTENT GROANING SOUND WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED IN 1ST AND REVERSE GEARS. I HAVE VISITED TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS OVER 14 TIMES AND HAD THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED TWICE AND THEY CANNOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FENCO PARTS (HTTP://WWW.FENCOPARTS.COM/BULLETIN_9924.HTM) HAS ISSUED A TSB ABOUT POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002415January 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756998January 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TOOK CAR TO DEALER BECAUSE OF ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. DEALER SAYS 4 IGNITION COILS NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE IN STOCK. WHEN I CALLED SEVERAL OTHER DEALERS TO CHECK FOR PARTS, I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T KEEP IGNITION COILS IN STOCK BECAUSE EVERYONE WITH A 1999 MAXIMA NEEDS THEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY SAID NO. IF EVERYONE NEEDS THEM, THEN I THINK IT IS FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD BE A RECALLABLE ITEM. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755855December 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755232December 3, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TIRE TREAD CAM OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6B2 TIRESIZE: P215/55R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895607August 31, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER CANNOT START VEHICLE WITH KEY, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IGNITION SWITCH, CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS ORIGINAL KEY RECEIVED WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAD TO RECODE KEY. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748832July 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONE THING FIXED ANOTHER BREAKS. STORY OF NISSAN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748619July 17, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
THE POWER STEERING HOSE THAT GOES DEEP INSIDE THE BOTTOM CENTER FRONT PART OF THE CAR. CANT SEE ONLY SEE FLUID LEAK TRI CITIES NISSIAN SAID IT WOULD COST $1100.00 TO FIX. THEY SAID ENGINE HAS TO BE PULL. THIS IS NOTHING WE DI D TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO GET A RECALL. GERALD BILBREY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890278June 13, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP,VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. ENGINE REVS AND RPM'S GO UP ALL THE WAY. ONLY WAY TO STOP VEHICLE IS TO PRESS ON BRAKES VERY HARD AND THROW VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THEN, ENGINE STOPS REVVING AND RPM'S GO DOWN. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, COULD NOT REMEDY.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS OCCURS INFREQUENTLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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