Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10038173September 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024260September 4, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037052September 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE COIL HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA TWICE NOW THE FIRST TIME CATCHING ON FIRE. THE FIRST TIME I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST A PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I NOW BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036980September 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CAR CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START/CATCH. SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INDICATING VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. APPPARENTLY THE IGNITION KEY HAS DEPROGRAMMED AND NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036818August 29, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS (XENON) WERE STOLEN FROM MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR REFUSE TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS WITH THOSE OF THE 2001 MODEL. I FOUND A DEALERSHIP THAT INSTALLED THE HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS OF THE 2001 MAXIMA ON MY CAR. NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM AS A DESIGN FLAW AND OFFERS NO HELP TO OWNER TO SECURE THESE HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE SO EASILY STOLEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036620August 26, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE STOLEN. NISSAN HAS MADE THE HEADLIGHTS TO EASY TO TAKE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033449August 25, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. ROYED INJECTORS AND OWER STEERING PUMP, NUMEROUS OIL SEALS, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, ETC. IN ADDITION THERE WAS GENERAL SOOT ALL OVER THE ENGINE, WHICH WIIL NOT COME OFF.*AK FURTHERMORE, IT WAS A DANGEOUS SITUATION, AND HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT.. NISSAN AGREED TO FIX/REPLACE FUEL INJECTORS "ONLY".
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033309August 22, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
2K2 HID THEFT. FRONT LIGHTS. HOOD, GRILL, ELECTRICAL, FENDER AND BUMPER DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033320August 22, 2003
STRUCTURE
PAINT SEEM TO CHIP VERY VERY EASY ! IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NO PRIMER UNDER BASE COAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034251August 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES. VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. ALSO BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. *AK
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
#10033975August 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EVERY FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. CONSUMER OWNS TWO OF THE SAME VEHICLES, BUT DIFFERENT YEARS, BOTH EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *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
#10032840August 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN IGNITION TURNED ONE CLICK TO "ON" POSITION. VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE. HEARD A BOOM WHEN I TURNED KEY. OPENED HOOD TO SEE SMOKE AND A DAMAGED BATTERY. CAPS WERE BLOWN CLEAR, TOP OF CELL WAS CRACKED IN 4 PLACES. BATTERY ACID SPRAYED HOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032735August 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL WIRES HAVE GONE BAD. *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
#10030942August 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKES/CALIPERS AND DISCS OVERHEATED, HAD BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES IN 1 MONTH FOR NEW BRAKES TWICE. BRAKES HAVE BURNED UP WITH CALIPERS WHICH LOCKED, AND HAVE ALMOST GONE ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030843August 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
MY 1992 MAXIMA IS LEAKING FUEL NEAR THE FILLER TUBE. THE DEALER SAYS THE FUEL FILLER TUBE IS CORRODED AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE MAXIMA YEARS 89-94 HAVE A RECALL FOR THE CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE, BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES (NC IS NOT INCLUDED). NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY BECAUSE THEY SAY MY VIN IS NOT IN THEIR DATABASE FOR THE RECALL, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I DO NOT SEE HOW THE REGISTERED STATE OF THE CAR AFFECTS THE RECALL STATUS. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN WITH WEATHER SIMILAR TO THE STATES LISTED ON THE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030687August 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COILS HAVE GONE BAD IN THE CAR ,CAUSING CYLINDER MISFIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031985August 1, 2003
TIRES
PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON 1998 NISSAN MAXIMA.*MR *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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