Nissan Maxima Complaints (2001)

172 consumer complaints on file.

#10064018March 27, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS
CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS ON EITHER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10051143December 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
APPROX 1 MO AGO MY BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO MECHANICAL EFFECT NOTED. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED GOOD AND THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. THEN ONE DAY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL AT 75 MPH THE LIGHTS CAME ON. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF BY ITSELF AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DURING SLOWING TO EXIT THE THE HIGHWAY ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANELS BEGAN 'BOUNCING' WITH UNSTABLE READINGS AND THE ENGINE SEEMED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I EXITED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE CAR REQUIRED A JUMP TO RESTART IT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY SINCE ONE CELL WAS PARTIALLY BAD. NONETHELESS, THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT HAVE COME ON AGAIN. NISSAN INDICATES A NEW ALTERNATOR IS REQUIRED ON THE CAR AT 3 YEARS OLD AND 45,700 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051142December 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AT 17,000 (11/30/2001) AND 32,000 (11/15/2002) MILES DUE TO VIBRATION ON BRAKING. THE SERVICE REP CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO THE ROTORS WARPING DUE TO HEATING UP AND CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO DRIVING HABITS. I DRIVE PRIMARILY HIGHWAY MILES AND LIMITED CITY DRIVING AND THIS REASONING DOESN'T SEEM LIKELY. ESPECIALLY TWICE. I'VE ALSO OWNED A HONDA ACCORD (112,000 MILES) AND A TOYOTA CAMRY (70,000 MILES) AND NEVER HAD ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. THIS MAKES ME QUESTION THE CLAIM THAT IT IS MY BRAKING HABITS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051667December 12, 2003
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL REGARDING THE SUSPENSION DUE TO THE VIN, BUT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM STATED ON THE RECALL. *LA THE VEHICLE HAD TO GET A REALIGNMENT, THE BOTTOM COVER WAS LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT/LEFT AND THERE WAS AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM WHERE THE BATTERY DID NOT CHARGE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING THE VEHICLE FULLY CHECKED SINCE THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED OCCURRED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. RECALL#02V146000. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047266November 20, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
LEASED 2001 MAXIMA ANNIVERSARY EDITION. COMING OFF LEASE 11/28/03. NISSAN SENDS MAN TO INSPECT VEHICLE. MAN SAYS LIP OF THREE WHEELS ARE SCRATCHED (THEY ARE) AND THAT WE MUST REPLACE THEM AT A COST OF $559.00 PER WHEEL AS EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON VEHICLE. ANYONE WHO KNOWS THE MAXIMA SE KNOWS NISSAN ENGINEERS DESIGNED IT LOW TO THE GROUND AND THAT AT RECOMMENDED INFLATION OF TIRES THE WHEELS OF THE MAXIMA ARE ALWAYS LOWER THAN ANY CURB IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF NEW YORK. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE A MAXIMA SE AS DESIGNED AND NOT HAVE WHEELS STRIKE THE CURB OVER THE COURSE OF A 3 YEAR LEASE. OUR FAMILY HAD BEEN A LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMER SINCE OUR FIRST MAXIMA IN 1990. I BELIEVE WE HAVE PURCHASED OR LEASED 5 MAXIMAS, I KNOW WE PURCHASED 2 SENTRAS AND LEASED ONE ALTIMA. NOW THIS IS HOW NISSAN IS TREATING US, WITH GREEDY FINGERS AND A SHAKEDOWN OF OVER $1650.00 TO REPLACE THE 3 WHEELS. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW OF THE WHEEL IF THE NISSAN ENGINEERS DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT WE HAVE CURBS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THAT VEHICLE TRAFFIC LAW OF NEW YORK REQUIRES ALL DRIVERS TO PARALLEL PARK ON THE STREET. IF THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE LEASING CUSTOMERS FOR DAMAGE TO THE LIP OF THE WHEEL THEY SHOULD RECALL EVERY MAXIMA SE AND PUT NORMAL SIZE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLES NOT THE ALLOY WHEELS THEY NOW HAVE WITH LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF TIRE TO THE ACTUAL WHEEL. BEWARE OF NISSAN LEASING POLICY. NEVER AGAIN WILL A NISSAN VEHICLE CROSS THE THRESHOLD OF OUR FAMILY DRIVEWAY. THEN TO COMPLETE THIS SHAKEDOWN THEY OFFER TO TAKE $500.00 DOLLARS OFF THEIR "DAMAGE ASSESSMENT" IF WE WILL LEASE OR BUY A NEW NISSAN. EXTORTION! KEEP YOUR CARS WE WILL GET OUR SON ANOTHER TYPE OF CAR. YOU BLEW IT, LOST A GOOD CUSTOMER AND HOPEFULLY THOSE WHO READ THIS MANY MORE CUSTOMERS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042937October 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE TIME. PURCHASED CAR IN NOV 2000. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039138September 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
FRONT BRAKE WHEEL BEARING FAILED, BRAKE ROTORS WARPS IN LESS THAN 15,000 MI. 02 SENSOR FAILED < 15,000 MI, NEED BRAKES REPLACED LESS THAN EVERY 15,000 MI. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN FRONT OF AUTOMOBILE. DEALER IS UNABLE TO ISOLATE AND REPAIR. AUTOMOBILE IS NO DAM GOOD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033065August 18, 2003
TIRES
MY CAR IS A 2001 MAXIMA IT CAME WITH TOYO TIRES FROM THE FACTORY. I GOT A FLAT AND WENT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED THEY WOULDNT FIX IT BECAUSE THE TIRE AND THE OTHER TIRES ON THE CAR ARE DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES HAD 23,000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE QUITE WORN NOT WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A PREMIUM TIRE. THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICING THE TECH TOLD MY WIFE THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.. I CALLED TOYO AND THEY SENT ME TO THIER DEALER IN NAPLES FLORIDA. THE TECH THERE CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES WERE IN FACT DEFECTIVE. HE CALLED TOYO WITH THE TREAD DEPTH AND INFORMED THEM OF THE DRY ROTTING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME A ADUSTMENT ON THE TIRES BUT WOULD HAVE TO SEE THEM. WELL IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND I STILL DONT HAVE THE ADJUSTMENT CHECK. I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT EITHER ! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033978August 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EVERY 15000 MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. CONSUMER OWNS TWO VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL, BUT DIFFERENT YEARS, AND THEY ARE BOTH SUFFERING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033931August 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FRONT ROTORS. *MR THIS WAS THE CONSUMER'S THIRD SET OF FRONT ROTORS AND THE LATEST SET WARPED. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND PULLED TO THE SIDE WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR BRAKE WORK SIX TIMES. THE CONSUMER OWNED MANY NISSAN'S AND STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM EVER EXPERIENCED. THERE WAS STILL A SLIGHT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES, MOANING/GROANING SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT RIGHT, CREAKING/POPPING WHEN TURNING, WHEN SETTING THE CRUISE AT 70 MPH(CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED), IT FELT AS IF THE GAS WAS APPLIED, AND BUMPS COULD BE FELT IN THE ROAD THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. *SCC. IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THE AIR CONDITION TO COOL THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030593August 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WITHIN 50,000 MILES ROTERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN RESURFACED ONCE. THE FIRST ROTOR REPLACEMENT OCCURRED AT 15, 000 MILES. SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM RANGE FROM SHAKING STEERING WHEEL, HAVING TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO REDUCE SHAKING AND GRINDING SOUNDS THAT OCCUR DURING BREAKING. THE CAR IS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH INFREQUENT CITY STOP AND GO DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED OR RESURFACED THE ROTERS ON ALL FOUR OCCASSIONS FREE OF CHARGE, BUT FAILS TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS ANY DEFECT AND CITES POSSIBLE DRIVING HABITS AS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020274July 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OR HIGHER THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE WERE APPLIED. THE DRIVER SUSPECTED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *NLM *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029224July 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS RESURFACED ONCE 18,000 MILES AGO BECAUSE OF HEAVY VIBRATION IN STEERING ON BRAKING (CLOSE TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR). EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND DEALER CLAIMS IT'S DUE TO DRIVE HABITS AND REFUSES TO SERVICE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE WARPED ROTORS CAUSES YOU TO HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE WEAR ON THE BRAKE DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTORS. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING SO BRAKES NOT USED EXTENSIVELY. NEED TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME COMPONENT IS CAUSING THE ROTORS TO OVERHEAT AND WARP AND NOT A RESULT OF HEAVY BRAKING. SPOUSE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM ON 2002 PATHFINDER WITH 22,000 MILES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS I THINK THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS TRYING TO ATTRIBUTE TO THE CONSUMERS' DRIVE HABITS. LET'S NOT WAIT FOR SEVERE INJURY TO OCCUR BEFORE TAKING ACTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029723July 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ALMOST EVERY 10,000 MILES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. ON 7/18/2003 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RESURFACED THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021453June 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE STEERING TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED - ON MY MAXIMA I HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE THE DISKS TURNED 3 TIMES (1ST TIME AT 13K MILES) AND THEN THE ROTORS REPLACED BEFORE I HAD 30K MILES ON MY CAR. NOW AT 44500 I NEED TO GET THE DISKS TURNED AGAIN. I HAD A 98 MAXIMA BEFORE THE 01 AND NEVER HAD TO GET WORK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022954June 12, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SPEED DIAL INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS COULD BE AS A RESULT OF A SENSOR FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008513March 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I AM EXPERIENCING BRAKE ROTOR WARPING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER REFUSES TO EVEN INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005614February 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT
EVERY 3,000-6,000 MILES BRAKE ROTORS BECOME WARPED, CAUSING A SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHILE WHILE BRAKING. NISSAN, ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PART, WOULD REPAIR ROTORS OR REPLACE THEM, BUT IT WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY REPAIR, AS THEY WOULD BECOME WARPED AGAIN AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES. NISSAN HAS NOW REFUSED TO REPAIR/REPLACE NEW ROTORS THAT WARPED ONLY AFTER FEW THOUSAND MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005621February 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
FRONT ROTORS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN 60,000 AND NISSAN SAYS THAT THIS IS DUE TO DRIVING HABITS, I.E., ROTORS GET HOT AND THEN FAIL. REFERENCE # 4029350 PERJUDY EXT. 3773. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS EACH TIME AND I FIND NO FAULT WITH DEALER WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS; OTHER THAN THE DRIVING HABITS AS EXPRESSED BY THE NISSAN REP. JUDY. THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BE BOUNCE WITH LOSS OF CONTROL A VERY REAL POSSIBLITY. FOR THE SECOND REPLACEMENT, A STATEMENT IN THE FOLLOWUP TO NISSAN WAS MADE THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS SERIOUS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN IN THE CITY OR UNDER CITY CONDITIONS WHERE BRAKE PRESSURE OCCURS OFTEN; THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES AS WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY; WE HAVE A PAVED ROAD TO THE HOUSE SO ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NOT A FACTOR. THE RESPONSE BY NISSAN IS A "RUN-AROUND" WITH THE SAME VERBAGE AND REFLECTS THE NISSAN REP'S ATTTEMPT TO DEFUSE ANY COMPLAINT. IN LOOKING AT THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS, THERE ARE SEVERAL REFERENCES TO ROTOR FAILURE: NISSAN SAID THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. IN FACT, THE NISSAN DEALER (ANCIRA-SAN ANTONIO, TX) INDICATED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN CONCERNING THIS SITUATION. I DID AND AM NOT SATISFIED THE LEAST WITH THEIR RUNAROUND AS I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITION OF AT LEAST THE VEHICLE WHICH WE HAVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568468December 4, 2002
SUSPENSION, WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER, SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
VEHICLE HAS HAD BROKEN STRUTS, SPRING REALIGNMENT, WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUB ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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