Nissan Maxima Complaints (2001)

172 consumer complaints on file.

#10117443April 5, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WOULD BE HARD TO STEER. RECALL 02V146000 CONCERNING FRONT SUSPENSION ARM WAS ISSUED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116373April 4, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
LOUD KNOCKING UNDER FRONT OF THE CAR, I REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND NOISE STOPPED FOR A WHILE. THE KNOCKING HAS COME BACK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BE HARD TO MOVE AND SOMETIME JERKS TO THE SIDE. ALSO THE WHOLE TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT, I HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS FOUR TIMES ALREADY WITHIN A MONTH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112152February 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT ALSO DURING THIS TIME THE CAR WAS "HESITATING" AT VARIOUS TIMES BOTH ON ACCELERATION AND CRUISING. ON FEB 3, 2005, AFTER RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE AFTER A QUICK STOP AT THE STORE, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT "CATCH" AND START. AFTER TRYING TO START IT AT LEAST 6 TO 8 TIMES, THE ENGINE STARTED BUT THE CEL, SLP AND TC ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE: "SCANNED OBD2 SYSTEM FOR DTC TROUBLE CODES: HAS CODE P0430. FURTHER DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT CAM SENSOR IS BAD. REPLACED CAM SENSOR, CLEARED CODES AND RECHECKED." MY QUESTION WHICH WAS NOT FULLY ANSWERED BY THE NISSAN DEALER IS WHAT PROMPTED THE MECHANIC TO DO FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AFTER RECEIVING THE P0430 WHICH ACCORDING THE INFORMATION I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER IS NOT RELATED TO A PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE CAM SENSOR. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE NISSAN MECHANIC HAD A "DECISION TREE" TO FOLLOW WHEN DIAGNOSING. IN MAY AND JUNE OF 2004 THE CEL LIGHT CAME ON I HAD MY LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND HE DETERMINED EACH TIME THAT AN OXYGEN SENSOR WAS BAD REPLACED THEM. I WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE BILL(S) RELATED TO ALL REPAIRS IF REQUESTED. I HAVE 2 QUESTIONS OF NISSAN, WERE THE ERROR CODES DISPLAYED IN MAY AND JUNE OF 2004 IN FACT GENERATED IN ERROR? WHAT INTERNAL INFORMATION DID THE NISSAN DEALER HAVE THAT PROMPTED HIM TO DO FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS TO COME UP WITH A CAM SENSOR FAILURE? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111490February 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102664December 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
REAR MUFFLER, AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ROTTED AND LOOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101944December 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD THE COMPUTER RESET AT 36000 MILES. VEHICLE HAD 70000 MILES ON IT, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100336November 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
HIGHWAY DRIVING, CAR JERKS AND SPUTTERS, COULD CAUSE A CRASH SES LIGHT CAME ON, CAR IDLES ROUGH, CAR STALLS REPLACED ALL 6 IGNITION COILS, PROBLEM RECURRED A FEW DAYS LATER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097406November 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST. THEN THE LIGHT JUST STAYED ON. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093936October 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA COLD START SENSOR AND THE DEALER SAYS NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HAS ANYONE ELSE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM? ALSO, I WAS NEVER SENT A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION, CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM. IS IT TO LATE TO HAVE THIS REPLACED? WHY WAS I NOT CONTACTED OR WHY DEALER DIDN'T NOTIFY ME? WHAT CAN I DO BECAUSE MY FRONT END IS MAKING NOISES? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093299September 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
REAR MUFFLER FLANGE WILL COMPLETELY RUST-THROUGH, CAUSING SEPARATION OF MUFFLER AND INTAKE PIPE. EXHAUST FUMES WILL LEAK AT THIS POINT WHICH IS NEAR REAR PASSENGAR SEATING. BOTH MUFFLER AND CORRESPONDING EXHAUST PIPES ARE SOLID AND RELATIVELY FREE OF RUST, HOWEVER FAILURE OF THIS FLANGE RESULTED IN BOTH PIPE AND MUFFLER REPLACEMENT. THIS SEEMS RATHER EXTREME FOR A FLANGE FAILURE. PROBLEM OCURRED WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF OWNERSHIP (CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW). A LETTER WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER, THEY RESPONDED MY STATING CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE $300. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093327September 29, 2004
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP
CPST CHECKING CAR SEATS FOUND LATCH ANCHOR ON 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA TO HAVE UNUSUALLY LONG SIDES (? 3CM). LATCH HOOKS FROM CHILD RESTRAINT HAD MIGRATED TO THE SIDE PORTION OF THE ANCHORS. NOT SURE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM OR NOT, BUT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089754September 21, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHEN COMING OUT OF AN ANTIQUE SHOP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE GLASS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. GLASS WAS ALL OVER DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT AND REAR SEATS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER TAKE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PARKED IN A GARAGE AND THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN THE MORNING. IT WAS NOT VERY HOT OUTSIDE. *AK AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER WAS THEN ADVISED TO GO TO A AUTO GLASS REPAIR SHOP. THEY DETERMINED THAT NOTHING HAD HIT THE WINDOW. THE REPAIR COST THE CONSUMER $162 DOLLARS. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH HER WINDOW. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090934September 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULSATE WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY TO PAY A TOLL, MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO STEER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES AND WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE ROTORS. INSTEAD THEY CHARGED ME $150 TO RESURFACE THE TWO FRONT ROTORS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX, AND THE ROTORS WILL WARP AGAIN JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE A DEFECTIVE PART, AND NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089956August 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND TOWED IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087708August 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FUEL FILLER PIPE RUSTED. AS A RESULT, WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE FUEL LEAKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078302June 16, 2004
EQUIPMENT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I BELIEVE THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT I PURCHASED FOR MY 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA IS BEING INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED BY KYB AMERICA, LLC (SUBSIDIARY OF KAYABA INDUSTRY COMPANIES). PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE ABS LINE AND THE MAIN BRAKE LINE CAN NOT BE ACHIEVED DUE TO REASONS DOCUMENTED IN THE EXCERPT OF CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MYSELF TO KYB AMERICA BELOW. THIS MONTH I HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE SOME DANGEROUS WEARING ON MY BRAKE LINE CAUSED BY IMPROPER MANUFACTURING/INSTALLATION. KYB HAS ONLY RESPONDED TO MY INITIAL FORM FILLED OUT ONLINE WITH A GENERIC AUTO RESPONDER EMAIL LISTING THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION. THE PICTURE I REFERENCEBELOW IS AVAILABLE AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.ASTUTEINNOVATIONS.COM/STRUT.HTM THE FOLLOWING IS FROM AN EMAIL I SENT ON APRIL 15, 2004: "THE REASONS I THINK IT MAY BE MANUFACTURED WRONG ARE SHOWN ON THE PICTURE, HERE IS THE MAIN POINTS. "I CAN'T GET THE RETAINER CLIP FOR THE BRAKE LINE ONTO THE KYB STRUT BECAUSE OF A BENT LIP. THE BENT LIP IN THE PICTURE IS REFERRING TO THE OVERALL SHAPE OF THE METAL NOT THE ROUNDED TOP EDGE. "THE REAR ABS SENSOR MOUNT IS THE SAME AS THE NISSAN STRUT BUT THE FRONT SENSOR MOUNT HAS A MOUNT THAT OPENS FACING DOWN. THIS FORCES THE ABS SENSOR TO TAKE A SHARP TURN DOWN IN ORDER TO GET TO THE OPENING OF THE KYB MOUNT. I THINK I MENTIONED THAT MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON BUT IT IS NOW OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME EVEN THOUGH I'M FAIRLY SURE THE ABS SYSTEM IS FINE. I ALSO HAD TO ZIP TIE THE BRAKE LINE TO THE KYB MOUNT BECAUSE OF THE RETAINER CLIP ISSUE & THIS ALSO SCARES ME BECAUSE IF THE ZIP TIES FAIL THEN MY BREAK LINE WOULD END UP DANGLING LOOSELY AND MIGHT GET DAMAGED AS A RESULT (I CHECK THE ZIP TIES EVERY TIME BEFORE I DRIVE THE VEHICLE)." THANK YOU CHUCK CHRISTIANSEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067365June 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND TURNED. ON A LATER DATE THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072213May 6, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PUMP DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068062April 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONTROL FOR HEAT & A/C REFUSED TO WORK. THERE WAS N HEAT IN THE CAR AND A/C LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER ALLEGEDLY REPAIRED SAME AND IT LASTED A FEW MINUTES AND HEAT WENT OFF AGAIN. CURRENTLY SITUATION IS REVERSED I NOW HAVE HEAT BUT NO A/C. COMPLAINED TO NISSAN ON 11/11/03 - COMPLAINT #4329371, & 4/29/04 COMPLAINT #4521901
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068557April 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THEM TO WARP. WHEN THE ROTORS WARPED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE FASTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE WORSE THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THIS COULD RESULT IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP RESURFACED THE ROTORS, BUT THEY WARPED AGAIN WITHIN 17,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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