Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10725170June 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG RECALL WAS FIXED AS SOON AS WE WERE NOTIFIED (A FEW MONTHS AGO). MY SON HAD A BAD ACCIDENT TODAY AND NEITHER HE NOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WERE THEY FIXED CORRECTLY? WERE THEY JUST TURNED OFF? HOW CAN WE GO ABOUT GETTING ANSWERS BEFORE THE CAR IS TAKEN OFF TO THE JUNK YARD? IT WAS MY CAR THAT I GAVE TO HIM SO I WRITING THIS AS HE IS NO SHAPE RIGHT NOW.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10725048June 12, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE RPM''S WENT UP AND THEN THE CAR SLAMMED INTO GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724595June 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND THE ANIT-THEFT BUTTON WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING THAT SHOULD HAVE PROMPTED THIS (I WAS DOING YARD AND NO ONE WAS NEAR VEHICLE). THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND THE WHEEL WAS NOT MOVABLE. NEITHER THE ACTUAL KEY OR THE SMART KEY FOB WOULD START THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE SMART KEY FOB AS PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL (SEE ANIT-THEFT SECTION) NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT DID NOT WORK. ULTIMATELY, THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY DIED THAT NIGHT (UNSURE IF THERE WAS A DRAIN COMING FROM SOMEWHERE AS A RESULT OF THIS ANTI-THEFT LIGHT) AND AAA CAME TO JUMP START IT THE FOLLOWING MORNING. AFTER JUMPING THE CAR THE TECH RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WHICH BOTH CAME BACK ACCEPTABLE (THOUGH THE VOLTAGE WAS OBVIOUSLY LOW IN THE BATTERY - JUST NEEDED TO BE DRIVEN AND RECHARGED). THE FACT THAT I HAD MY KEY AND WAS UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE WHILE FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF MY OWNER'S MANUAL WAS DISCONCERTING AND CONCERNING. I HAVE A WIFE AND 2 YOUNG DAUGHTERS AND WE ARE A ONE CAR FAMILY. HAD THERE BEEN AN EMERGENCY, THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE. THIS IS MY FIRST DAY ON THE NHTSA SITE AND AFTER RESEARCHING SIMILAR YEAR MAXIMA'S, THE PROBLEM SEEMS WIDESPREAD AND THERE IS SEEMINGLY NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY EITHER NHTSA OR NISSAN. PLEASE ADVISE ON REASONING AS TO WHY, WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ACROSS A NUMBER OF MODEL YEARS AND MODELS, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACTION BY NHTSA AND/OR NISSAN. THANKS VERY MUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724361June 9, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON EVEN AFTER CLEARING SOLUSPRO SCANNER CODE, "B1049 DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE (OPEN)". I AM CONCERNED MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WILL SPONTANEOUSLY RELEASE OR NOT RELEASE AT ALL WHEN NEEDED. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE DRIVER, ALL PASSENGERS ARE AT RISK OF FATAL INJURY. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, AND WAS TOLD THE DIAGNOSTIC HAD TO BE RUN BY A DEALER MECHANIC BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO CAMPAIGN CURRENTLY OPEN FOR MY ISSUES. THE BODY ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH POOR PAINT OR CLEAR COAT QUALITY COMMON TO NISSAN VEHICLES. WHILE THE REST OF MY CAR LOOKS FINE, THE HOOD AND THE ROOF LOOK HORRIBLE. LIKE SOMEONE TOOK SANDING PAPER TO THE CLEAR COAT AND THE COLOR IS FADED AND GETTING WORSE AS TIME PASSES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN FOR THIS COSMETIC DETAIL. I TRADED IN MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BECAUSE THE ROOF LINER SAGGED AS SOON AS I BEGAN DRIVING WITH THE SUNROOF OPEN. I HOPE THAT THE RESULTS OF THE AIR BAG ISSUE ARE AS MINOR AS THE COSMETIC ISSUES, OTHERWISE NISSAN IS GOING TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS ON THERE HANDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724382June 9, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER FRONT STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER NOT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724449June 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
VALVE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED IN TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724173June 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOT PERFORMED , NISSAN CLAIMS WIRING HARNESS WAS TAMPERED THEREFORE RECALL WAS NOT PROCESSED. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM NISSAN NOT KNOWING OF THIS SITUATION AND ASKED FOR NISSAN TO CONDUCT RECALL AS IT IS AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723902June 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT GOING AT A MINIMUM SPEED. DRIVER THAT HIT THE MAXIMA WAS ON LAPTOP THUS PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF THE MAXIMA WHICH WAS TRAVELING THE FULL SPEED LIMIT. MAXIMA WAS STRUCK ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING THE WHOLE FRONT OF CAR TO BE OBLITERATED. BENT THE FRAME FROM THE FRONT OF CAR ALL THE WAY BACK TO BACK DOOR. CRACKED DRIVER SIDE CHROME RIM IN HALF AND PUSHED THE WHEEL WELL UP INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AT THE PLACE THAT YOU REST YOUR FOOT WHICH CAUSED JAMMED THE DRIVERS LEG UP INTO THE PELVIS. NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, WHICH LEFT WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUFFER FROM MAJOR HEAD TRAUMA AND PASSENGER'S NECK WAS FRACTURED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT. THE DRIVER THAT HIT THE MAXIMA, HIS VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS ALL CAME OUT. STEERING WHEEL PASSENGER SIDE AND ALL OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SO MANY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHIN THAT CHRYSLER YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A PRODUCTION WAS GOING ON ALL THE CURTAINS THAT WERE POPPING OUT. NISSAN, I DO NOT TRUST THEM AND NOT CONSIDER ANY OF THERE VEHICLES SAFE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10724049June 8, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,458.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723546June 5, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND THE SLIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723581June 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS HIT BROADSIDE, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BY ANOTHER DRIVER GOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH BUT MY SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OTHER CAR CRASHED INTO THE FRONT THREE-QUARTERS OF MY DRIVER'S DOOR PLUS THE REST OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT OF THE DOOR. MY CAR REPAIR FACILITY SAYS THE AIR BAG ON THIS MODEL WILL ONLY DEPLOY IF THE CAR IS HIT PRECISELY ON THE FRAME BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR SO BECAUSE MY DRIVER'S DOOR WAS HIT SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF THAT -- THE FRONT THREE-QUARTERS OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR NOT THE BACK ONE-QUARTER -- IT DIDN'T DEPLOY. THAT DOESN'T SEEM SAFE; IS THAT CORRECT??
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10723506June 4, 2015
STEERING
MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA EXPERIENCED THE STEERING LOCK FAILURE. IT LEAVES PEOPLE STRANDED WHEN THE STEERING LOCK ANTI-THEFT MECHANISM FAILS. THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE STEERING LOCK DEVICE FAILS TO FULLY DISENGAGE SO THE SMART KEY SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THIS MAY NOT CAUSE ACCIDENT, BUT IT CAN STRAND A PERSON ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME LEAVING THEM WITH THE TOWING FEE AND ANYWHERE FROM 700-1000$ IN DEALERSHIP FEES. I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND BACK AND FORTH FOR LUNCH. AT THE END OF THE DAY IT FAILED TO START DUE TO WHAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS THE STEERING LOCK DEVICE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723524June 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
EXCESSIVE/HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFT 1ST, 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST, PROBLEM GETS WORSE AFTER VEHICLE HEATS UP. REPAIRS RANGE FROM $3,000 AND UP. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 2,2015, I WAS ADVISED THAT WITHOUT REPAIR COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723205June 3, 2015
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SEAT SHIFTED BACKWARDS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SEAT SHIFTED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722934June 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT PRODUCED BLACK MARKINGS AND METAL FRAGMENTS THAT CAUSED FURTHER CUTS AND BRUISES TO THE CONTACT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT ASKED THE POLICE IF THE BLACK MARKINGS WERE NORMAL AND THE POLICE SAID NO. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000..... UPDATED 06/30/15 *BF MA 08/17/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG BURSTS. ONE OCCUPANT HAD CUT TOES FROM BLACK SHARDS THAT LOOK LIKE ROCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED UPDATED 9/15/2015*JS UPDATED 12/3/15 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10722798June 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHAT A NIGHTMARE!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722404May 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS RECALLED AND THE DEALER REPAIRED IT. NOW, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BLINKING. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WOULD COST ME $495.00 TO REPAIR, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. WHAT CAN I DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722348May 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY DEALER. THE AIR BAG SAFETY LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARTED TO BLINK. THE DEALER SAID THE COST TO REPAIR IT WOULD BE $495.00 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721753May 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE IN THE LOWEST GEARS. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP AFTER A 10 MILE DRIVE IT STARTS SLIPPING. WHEN I TRY TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR JERKS OFF IN THE LOWER GEARS. I CAME TO KNOW ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ACROSS NISSAN. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELPFUL STEPS IN FIXING THE ISSUE. MY CURRENT VALUE IS AROUND $5000 I HATE TO SPEND NEARLY $3500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE. I'M SURE MY CAR WILL RUN FOR ANOTHER 30 - 40,000 MILES IF THIS IS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721832May 27, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TO NTSB: I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT WIPER BLADES FOR THIS VEHICLE, THEY WERE INSTALLED PER THE ENCLOSED INSTRUCTIONS... ONCE THE WIPERS WERE USED DURING A RECENT RAIN EVENT, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE NEW WIPER BLADES WAS OCCURRING. I HAD THE WIPERS INSPECTED BY THE AUTO PARTS STORE SALES PERSON AND HE CONFIRMED MY FINDINGS... THERE WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY, A 1/2" OFFSET IN THE MOUNTING THAT CAUSE THE WIPER BLADE ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD TRIM WITH FULL FORCE, ACTUALLY BENDING THE METAL TRIM, SO ANOTHER SET OF WIPER BLADES WERE NEEDED, DUE TO THE INTERFERENCE ISSUES. HERE IS MOST OF MY LETTER TO TRICO, PLEASE READ... TO TRICO PRODUCTS: I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS OVER THE TRICO SENTRY REPLACEMENT WIPER BLADES THAT I PURCHASED AT MY LOCAL O'REILLY AUTO PARTS STORE LAST YEAR. THE SPECIFIED PART NUMBER FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY GIRLFRIENDS 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA ( #32-260 ) DID NOT PERFORM AS IT SHOULD... THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT AN ISSUE, HERE IS THE ISSUE: WHEN THE WIPERS WERE RUNNING, THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER WAS HITTING THE WIDOW POST, AND THERE WAS A VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE THAT WAS SO LOUD THAT WAS JUST CRAZY! THIS NOISE WAS ONLY HEARD ONCE THE WIPERS WERE RUNNING... AND OF COURSE WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR DROUGHT, BECAUSE IT HASN'T RAINED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN LIKE FOREVER... THE TRICO SENTRY WIPER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ACTUALLY PUT SCRATCHES AND DENTS ON THE WINDOW TRIM. THIS PROBLEM / ISSUE HAPPENS BECAUSE OF A .500 INCH OFFSET IN THE WIPER BLADE MOUNTING... THIS 1/2" OFFSET, IS WHAT I WOULD CALL A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS CASE. IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFETY ! AND THIS PROBLEM MAY / WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A WIPER FAILURE... REGARDS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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