Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10126362June 23, 2005
SEATS
I PARK MY CAR AT WORK AND PROCEED TO MOVE THE SEAT FOWARD FOR MY WIFE. IT DID NOT MOVE; I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS A DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT. THE SEAT TILTS BUT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125927June 20, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT: A KNOCKING NOISE AND ABNORMAL STEERING. WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND DEALER HAD NOT SAID WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN STEERING.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125937June 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN 2003 I GOT IT REBUILT IT WENT OUT AGAIN IN 2004 EVERY PERSON I KNOW OWN A 1991-1994 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS THESE PROBLEMS AND I DONT THINK ITS RIGHT.SO THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CARS TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125953June 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
MY SERVICE ENGINE COMES ON EVERY WEEK. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP ALL THE TIME AND THE STEERING KEEPS PULLING TO THE RIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126862June 20, 2005
VISIBILITY
LETTER CONCERNING THE SKYVIEW ROOF GLASS RECALL FOR THE 2004 MAXIMAS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALLED GLASS REPLACED BUT WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEREFORE THE GLASS WAS NOT REPLACED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER THE SKYVIEW ROOF COMPLETELY SHATTERED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120467June 20, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THE GOODYEAR TIRES ON HER VEHICLE ARE CRACKING. ONE TIRE IS CRACKING ON BOTH SIDES, THREE ARE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.*AK DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT CRACKED TIRES WERE GOOD. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES.*SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125336June 15, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
STEEL BELT WIDEWALLS FAILED, ALL FOUR TIRES SIDEWALLS CRACK, SOME TO OPENING OF 3/8 INCHE. SOME ON INSIDE, SOME ON OUTSIDE , ONLY 28645 MILES ON TIRES WHEN NOTICED DUE TO HIGH SPEED WOBBEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125339June 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
FAILURE OF OXYGEN SENSOR CREATING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF $40 PART, CHARGED $131 FOR PART AND ADDITIONAL $220 TO REPROGRAM COMPUTER FOR TOTAL APPROX $350
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125000June 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1) NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, NO EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS 2) 'BRAKE JUDDER' CAUSING UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL 3) TAKEN TO DEALER IN FEBRUARY 2005, ROTORS RE-SURFACED, PROBLEM RECURRENCE AFTER ONLY 7,000 MILES (MAY 30, 2005). TAKEN TO DEALER JUNE 09, 2005. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE ROTORS AT MENUFACTURER'S COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124884June 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT INTERVAL TIMES. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY CAME ON. CONSUMER WAS TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THE CODES WERE NOT MATCHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124902June 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: WHILE THE CAR SHUTS DOWN/LOSES POWER. CONSUMER IS GETTING READY TO MAKE A TURN, AND DURING THE TURN, CAR LOSES POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124858June 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN ITS WIRING HARNESS THAT COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) AND THROTTLE BODY INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL UNDER 1700 RPMS THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN RPMS DROPPED BELOW THE STATED THRESHOLD I HAVE LOOKED AT THE NHTSAS SERVICE BULLETINS AND COMPLAINT BULLETINS AND THESE WIRING HARNESS SHORTS SEEM TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH NISSANS VEHICLES ESPECIALLY THE MAXIMA MODEL AND ALSO FIRE RELATED SHORTS. I SPOKE WITH NISSANS COMPLAINT DIVISION AND THEY JUST SAID DUE TO MILES ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT THEIR PROBLEM. AFTER LOOKING AT VARIOUS WEB SITES DEDICATED TO NISSAN PROBLEMS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT NORMALLY THE ALTERNATOR BURNS OUT BEFORE THE ECM WITH THESE WIRING SHORTS BUT SAID I WAS ONE OF THE UNLUCKY ONES, THE LAST I HEARD WIRING HARNESSES ARE SUPPOSE TO BE STRAPPED DOWN AND NOT MOVING AND PROPERLY WRAPPED AND INSULATED SO VIBRATION DOES NO WEAR THROUGH BUT APPARENTLY NISSAN DOES NOT THINK SO. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SAFETY DEFECT THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK AT.. ALSO I AM STUCK WITH A NINETEEN HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL FROM THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT HAPPY. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SIMCERELY JEFF NELSON NISSAN REF NO.# #4951395
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124612June 8, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
DT: CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER IS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO FACT THAT VEHICLE WASI NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY, VEHCILE DOES NOT COMFORTABLY FIT A PERSON OF AT LEAST 6 FOOT TALL, CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING LABEL ADVISING PERSONS OF AT LEAST 6 FOOT IN HEIGHT NOT TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE, VEHICLE IS UN-SAFE TO DRIVE FOR A PERSON OF THIS HEIGHT TO DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124415June 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: CONTACT STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. ALSO, THERE IS VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. A GOODYEAR SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124231June 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR HAS STEADY IDLE REV UP AND DOWN.WHEN IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE RACE WITHOUT MOVING AND THEN SUDDENLY TAKE OFF.THERE IS ALSO A BUCKING EFFECT WHEN AT SPEED BETWEEN 35-45 MILES PER HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123947June 2, 2005
TIRES, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
DT: CONSUMER LEASED NEW MAXIMA. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEALER AND HAD REPLACEMENT. OVER THIS WEEKEND A DIFFERENT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE REPAIRED TIRE HAS SLITS IN THE TREAD AS ALL THE OTHER ONES DO AS WELL. THE DEALER NOTED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA. ALSO THERE IS SHOCK PROBLEMS KNOWN TO NISSAN BUT NO RECALLS BUT DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS AND MUST REPLACE THOSE ISSUES INCLUDING THE SUNROOF WHICH APPARENTLY CAN SHATTER UNDER EXTREME HEAT. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123749June 1, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 20TH ANNIV. [XXX] AND RECENTLY (ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO) I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT SUSPENSION - WHENEVER I GO OVER BUMPS OR ANY SORT OF ROAD CRACKS, I HEAR THE BANGING (KNOCKING) SOUND IN MY FRONT SUSPENSION ON BOTH SIDES AND THE STEERING (HANDLING) HAS BECOME REALLY SLOPPY. THIS WEEK I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC BUT I ACCIDENTALLY CAME ACROSS SOME INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OVER 90,000 2001-2002 MAXIMAS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NISSAN FOR FREE FIXING. TO BE EXACT THE SAFETY NHTSA RECALL NUMBER IS 02V146 AND THE DESCRIPTION IS "THE PIN AT THE END OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK (LOWER CONTROL ARM) COULD BREAK WHERE IT IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME, CAUSING A KNOCKING SOUND AND ABNORMAL STEERING, RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH. DEALERS SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSVERSE LINKS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES WITH NEW ONES. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN." ANYWAYS, THIS MORNING I CALLED NISSAN CANADA AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT RECALLED, BECAUSE APPARENTLY WHEN THEY BEGAN RECALLING ON JUNE 24, 2002, THEY DETERMINED THE MANUFACTURING DATE RANGE FROM JUNE 2001 TO JANUARY 2002. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER 2000; HOWEVER IF IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OVER 90,000 SAME VEHICLES - HOW ACCURATE THEIR DECISION IS??? ALL I WANT IS TO FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BUT IN MY CASE NISSAN DO NOT WISH TO COOPERATE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY TO HELP ME AND TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME IS E-MAIL: [XXX] OR CELL [XXX] OR [XXX]. PLEASE LET ME KNOW, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO PROCESS AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT IT IS A RECALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION! *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122494May 31, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DT: FOR THE PAST YEAR SMELLED GAS. BEEN TOOK TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. DONE REPAIRS TO HOSES,EXHAUST, ETC. LATER DISCOVERED THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL INJECTION. SYSTEM. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON HIGH THE SMELL WAS EVIDENT. ALSO, THIS WAS PRESENT IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED FOR THE FIRST 5 MINUTES. TOOK TO SERVICE DEALER, AND FOUND NO LEAKS, BUT DID PERFORM SMOKE TEST AND NUMEROUS INSPECTIONS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, IS WAS PRESENT WHEN IS DEFROST WAS TURNED ON. GAS SMELL IWASSTRONGER WHEN ACCELERATING ABOUT 25 MPH OR SO IN STOP OR GO TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122571May 31, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: CONTACT STATES THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE HAVE LARGE CRACKS ON THE INSIDE WALL. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES, THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THEY WERE 75,000 MILE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122588May 31, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE BUMPER CAME OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE SCREW CAME OUT OF THE BUMPER. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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