Nissan Maxima Complaints (2009)

339 consumer complaints on file.

#11271810October 29, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY 2009 MAXIMA CURRENTLY HAS 128,00 MILES ON IT. SATURDAY 10/26 MY TRANSMISSION WENT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, HEADED TO WORK, MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS. IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP! LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET ANOTHER QUARTER MILE DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE CAR STOPPING AGAIN IN AN EXIT LANE. AFTER TOWING IT TO MIDAS, THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION WENT. FOR THE MILEAGE TO ONLY BE A QUARTER OVER 100K AND THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL IT HORRIBLE. I AM NOW LOOKING AT A $4200+ REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267005October 8, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE REMOTE START WAS DEPRESSED ON THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266585October 6, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED CAUSING SEVERE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS DEFECT MAKES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR SON AND AT THIS POINT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A NEW DASHBOARD OR AS WE HAVE IT TODAY, COVERED WITH A TOWEL. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AT LEAST 3-5 TIMES HOWEVER THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN TO DO TO ASSIST. I DID TELL THEM THAT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THEM TO ONLY COVER CARS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THEY SHOULD BE LOYAL TO ALL CUSTOMERS REGARDLESS OF THE STATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253216September 4, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,925.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252810September 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON 09- 2014 NISSAN GO OUT AND TAKE YOU TO PRACTICALLY A DEAD STOP FROM 60MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY UNDOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT NISSIAN HIDES/ DENIES. THERE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATIONS DONE ON THE TRANSMISSIONS AND RECALLED. CVT STEPPER MOTOR/ VALVE BODY / 09 NISSIAN MAXIMA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245961August 23, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTI STEERING LOCK WOULDNT ALLOW ME TO TURN ENGINE OFF AFTER PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY THEN NOT STARTING AFTER I HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE TO STOP ENGINE WHICH I AM FINDING OUT TO BE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL & OTHERS ALSO HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF RECALL ISSUE WITH BOTH FRONT STRUTS SAME YEAR & MODELS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243811August 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. IN THE YEAR 2016 THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT BEGAN TO CONTINUOUSLY BLINK AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT SAID 'AIRBAG OFF' WHETHER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR NOT. THINKING THE LIGHT NEEDED TO BE RESET AS MY AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED I TRIED THIS ROUTES. IT ULTIMATELY PROVED NOT TO BE THE PROBLEM AND THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED BY NISSAN AS AM OCS SENSOR FAIL B1018 AND THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE $2100. THE WEIGHT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED. WITHOUT THE REPAIR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION FOR THE ENTIRE CAR. UPON SPEAKING TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS I LEARNED THE THE PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BUT OFFERED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. EVEN WITH THE FAILED PART BEING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN NISSAN REFUSES TO OFFER ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS PART IS NOT EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS AS IT IS IN THE ACTUAL SEAT CUSHION. THE PRODUCT JUST FAILED AND NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY MANUFACTURED PARTS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD CAUSE SOMEONE THEIR LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241109August 1, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PLASTICS ON THE DASH ARE MELTING...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232830July 17, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232931July 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR LOSES POWER AS I'M DRIVING, I REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP I'M AT AROUND $1100 IN WITH REPAIRS AND LABOR. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST I TURN CAR ON AND DRIVE WITHIN 10 MINS THE CAR LOSES POWER AND ACCELERATION THEN EVENTUALLY DIES. THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ON ONE OCCASION, VERY FRUSTRATING AND SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. IT'S NOT THE BATTERY CUZ IT'S ALSO NEW. THIS IS GETTING SCARY AND RIDICULOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228951July 2, 2019
SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE AXLE ON MY CAR IN 2013 AND IN 2019 WHICH HAS BEEN CRACKED EACH TIME. IT WAS STATIONARY AND I WAS HAVING MY BRAKES DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192697March 31, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN SOMEONE GETS INTO THE CAR ON PASSENGER SIDE , THEN STAYS ON SOMETIMES. AS LONG AS THE PERSON IS IN THE SEAT IT STAYS ON. WHEN THEY GET OUT IT GOES OFF. I WASN'T IN ANY ACCIDENT. IT WAS LIKE IT WHEN I GOT IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192698March 31, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVIN WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON DIM YOU CAN'T HARDLY SEE THE ROAD. THE LIGHTING DOES NOT EXTEND FAR OUT IN FROM OF THE CAR. IT ONLY SHOW A FEW LIL FEET OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I HAVE TRIED USIN OTHER BULB TYPE TO SEE IF IT WORKS BETTER. AND NO IT DOESN'T. SOMEONE SAID NISSAN TOLD THEM THE CARS AREN'T GROUNDED THAT GOOD. I DRIVE WITH MY ON BRIGHT TO SOMEONE BLINKS AND TELL ME TO DIM MY LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190188March 20, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY, NO VEHICLES AROUND ME,AND IT WAS A SUNNY DAY, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. I PULLED OVER AND MY MOON ROOF OVER THE DRIVER SEATS EXPLODED OUT. THE GLASS FLEW OFF MY CAR. ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF LATER AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY MOON ROOF IN THE BACKSEAT EXPLODED OUT, CAUSING ALL THE GLASS TO FLY OFF THE CAR. NOW MY WHOLE TEMPERED GLASS IS SHATTERED. THANKFULLY AT THE TIME OF THE GLASS EXPLODING, I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE VEHICLE. BUT THE DAY MY REAR MOON ROOF EXPLODED I HAD TO PICK UP MY KIDS. I WAS ONLY DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND THE SHARDS OF GLASS KEPT DROPPING ON ME AND MY KIDS (FROM THE WIND BLOWING THE FABRIC) MY OLDEST DAUGHTER GOT GLASS STUCK IN HER AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180408February 15, 2019
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER, AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HUDSON NISSAN OF NORTH CHARLESTON (7331 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,878.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179955February 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
DRIVER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY, AND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON FRONT CONSOLE REMAINING ON WHETHER SEAT OCCUPIED OR NOT. INDICATES POSSIBLE NON-FUNCTIONING OF AIRBAG. CONDITION IS PRESENT WHETHER VEHICLE STATIONARY OR MOVING. INVESTIGATED BY DEALER ( COURTESY NISSAN OF RICHARDSON, TEXAS) AND TOLD THAT FIRST STAGE REPAIR ( REPLACEMENT OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION) COSTS ~ $ 2100 WITH NO GUARANTEE OF SOLUTION, FOLLOWED BY FURTHER ATTEMPT TO SOLVE AT ADDITIONAL COST. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO BE SOLVED BY NISSAN. ALSO REPORTED TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA BUT NO RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173130January 30, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR HAD SNAPPED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A CLICKING METAL SOUND WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER (AUTONATION NISSAN LAS VEGAS, 5800 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89146, (702) 570-1013) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE SWAY BARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL OR CURRENT WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A WARRANTY, WHICH WAS NOT TRUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171054January 20, 2019
AIR BAGS
WHILE ON AND MOVING, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/OFF INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF, WITH AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WILL TURN ON (INDICATING BAG OFF) FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AT A TIME. THIS OCCURS WITH A 150+ POUND PASSENGER SITTING NORMALLY IN THE SEAT, WITH SEATBELT FASTENED. THIS OCCURS THROUGHOUT TURNS, ON STRAIGHT ROADS, AND AT VARYING SPEEDS. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS, BUT I HAVE ONLY NOW DONE A SEARCH FOR IT. GOOGLE SEARCHES INDICATE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMAS. BUT MAXIMAS PRIOR TO 2016 ARE NOT RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149620November 6, 2018
ENGINE
WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP AND WHEN IDLING THE RPM GO UP AND DOWN AND ALSO IT IDLES VERY IRRATICALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145342November 5, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT EVEN WITH AN ADULT IN THE SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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