Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10008142February 26, 2003
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHT HARNESS CONNECTORS BURNED OUT IN 3 MONTHS CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD FOR NIGHT DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT HARNESS 6 TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO BLOW. THE REPLACEMENT HARNASSES ARE OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS AND WERE PURCHASED FROM THE NISSAN DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008978February 21, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. *JB THE HEAVY GAS SMELL WOULD FILL THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, AND WITHOUT A/C ON. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009136February 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM.. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS NOISE AND A DELAYED REACTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS ALL NEW BRAKES PADS, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007763February 18, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
"MY 2002 MAXIMA HAS CAUSED ME SOOOO MUCH HEADACHES SINCE I PURCHASED IT ! THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TOO EASILY STOLEN ,I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF THESE STUPID LIGHTS TWICE. I HAVE CALL NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR,THE DEALER. .STILL CONTNUES TO SELLTHE CAR, WITHOUT INFORMING THE CUTOMER/CONSUMER ABOUT THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THESE LIGHTS ARE CAUSING CONSUMERS....I JUST WANT NISSAN TO ALLOW ME TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING AND PUT THE CONVENTIONAL 2001 HEADLIGHT WITHOUT VOIDING MY WARRANTY. I NO LONGER DESIRE TO POSSES THESE HID XENON LIGHTS. I DON'T CONDONE NISSAN , BECAUSE THE SALE PERESON NEW ABOUT THE LIGHT NIGHTMARE., AND NEVER , MENTION ANYTHING. I WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED HIS HONESTY RATHER THEN THE CAR. WHAT ARE THEIR PRIORITIES.? NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER ...........I WILL CONTINUE INFORM MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, EMPLOYEES,AND ANY ONE I COME IN CONTACT WITH INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A NISSAN VEHICLE THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELLY!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007110February 14, 2003
SEATS
THE FRONT SEAT FAILED.*DT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007514February 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005596February 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CAR INITIALLY HAD TROUBLE STARTING. THE CAR LATER WOULD NOT START AT ALL; TOWED TO SERICE DEALER. I ALSO NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION. IT IS MAKING A NOISE WITH EACH BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHEN A LEFT TURN IN MADE.
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
#10005471February 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AND APPLIED MY BRAKES. I GOT NOTHING BUT INSTANT AND COMPLETE ABS, AND AFTER QUICKLY RELEASING AND REAPPLYING THE BRAKES, STILL HAD NOTHING BUT ABS. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568011February 6, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH AIR BAG SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005424February 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
CAR HAS A PRONOUNCED HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. CAR HAS AN ON/OFF THROTTLE BUCKING. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSTANTLY PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005331February 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS MILEAGE IS VERY LOW. CURRENT GAS MILEAGE IS BETWEEN 15 MPG AND 20 MPG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005054January 31, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING MY CAR IN AUGUST OF 2000, I HAVE FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. ONE PROBLEM IS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT WITH THE DEALER, AND WHILE THEY TURN IT OFF, IT HAS COME ON TWICE MORE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS A VIBRATION THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT END FO THE CAR, AND IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURS DURING DEACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHICH SAYS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. I HAVE CHANGED THEM TWICE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AND THE CAR ONLY NOW HAS 37,000 MILES. FINALLY THERE IS A CONSTANT ROUGHNESS TO THE RIDE OF THE CAR AS IF THERE IS NO SUSPENSION SUPPORTING THE CAR. ALSO THERE IS A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. COMPLAINTS AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION AND DONE BY THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005993January 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004881January 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA IN MAY 2002. I BEGAN TO SEE AN ABS LIGHT WHEN DRIVING IN JAN 2003 WHEN I HAD 9,800 MILES ON THE CAR. BRAKES BEGAN TO CATCH AND THEN FAILED COMPLETELY BEFORE I COULD GET HOME OR TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO ACCIDENT, DUE COMPLETELY TO LUCK. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. GOT CAR BACK AND IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS ABS LIGHT AGAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS TIME NO CATCHING OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. ANOTHER PART REPLACEMENT. LESS THAN 1 WEEK LATER THE ABS LIGHT ON AGAIN DURING DRIVING. DEALER IS NOW NOT CALLING ME, I HAVE TO CALL. HAS HAD CAR FOR 3 BUSINESS DAYS. SAY THEY HAVE FIXED THE CAR AND ARE KEEPING IT SO THEY CAN TEST DRIVE IT. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SENSOR. DOES THIS MEAN THE ABS LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003948January 29, 2003
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION.*JB PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004908January 29, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEAD LIGHTS EASILY STOLEN ON NISSAN MAXIMA 2002, 2003 I HAVE A 2002 MAXIMA SE AND THE OTHER DAY MY HEAD LIGHTS WERE STOLEN WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY MOTHER IN LAW'S HOUSE. I FOUND OUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NISSAN ISN'T TELLING ANYONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE THA THE WAY THE LIGHTS ARE CONNECTED THEY ARE EASILY STOLEN AND WILL BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM AS LONG AS YOU OWN THIS VEHICLE. NISSAN WILL RETRO FIT NEW LIGHTS AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE ABOUT $300.00, WHY SHOULD THE OWNER HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT NISSAN HAS CREATED BY CONNECTING THE HEAD LIGHTS IN THIS MANNER??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008580January 28, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NAR 02/13/2003. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL OVER TRAVELED DUE THE DESIGN OF THE STOPPER. (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT, YIDA CASTANEDA) *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10003423January 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WAS EXPERIENCING A ROUGH IDLE AND ROUGH ENGINE RUNNING, FEELING AS THOUGH THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT. THE DEALER TESTED MY CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COILS WERE BAD. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL 6 AT $100+ EACH BECAUSE THEY HAD NO WAY TO TELL WHICH OF THE 6 WERE BAD. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ALL 6 WERE BAD BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD STILL START AND RUN, ONLY HAVING PROBLEMS INTERMITTENTLY. I FIND IT APPALLING THAT I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR 6 PARTS PLUS LABOR WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE IF ALL OF THE PARTS TRULY NEEDED REPLACING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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