Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#607113February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SOLENOID FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609272February 1, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607201February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608163February 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG SENSOR IN SEAT FAILED, CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606953February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE READING INCORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702671January 28, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TERRIBLE SMELL OF GAS AND NOW CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH WHEN ACCELERATING. MECHANIC SAID FUEL INJECTORS ARE BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702680January 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
INITIAL ACTION TAKEN WHEN THE DASH NO LONGER DISPLAYED NUMBERS, WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT I COULD NO LONGER SEE THE SPEED AT WHICH I WAS TRAVELING, HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE TANK, OR THE CORRECT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT OPERATE BECAUSE OF THIS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD BE A COSTLY REPAIR, AND TO NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE DASH HAS NOT BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY. RECENTLY I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TRIED TO CLEAN THE COMPONENTS ON THE DASH, HOPING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY NO LONGER REPLACE THE DASHES. THEY REFER THE CUSTOMER TO AN ELECTRONIC SPECIALIST. AFTER CALLING AND VISITING NUMEROUS SPECIALISTS, I FOUND NO LUCK IN ANYONE SERVICING MY PROBLEM. I THEN PROCEEDED TO WRITE NISSAN A LETTER EXPLAINING MY SITUATION AND ASKING FOR A SOLUTION. I RECEIVED A POST CARD STATING NISSAN NEEDED MORE INFORMATION THAT I ALREADY GAVE TO THEM. I THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM A REPRESENTATIVE OF NISSAN TELLING ME MY SOLUTION WAS TO SWITCH TO AN ANALOG DASH AND THAT THEY COULD GET A QUOTE FROM THE DEALER AT THAT TIME. WHEN I CALLED BACK NISSAN I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCEPT THE ANALOG DASH AND THAT I NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH A $2,000.00 DIGITAL DASH. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT SUGGEST REPLACING THE DIGITAL DASH BECAUSE IT WILL NOT WORK IN A MATTER OF TIME, AND THEN I AM OUT $2,000.00. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE, HE REPLIED "NOTHING". APPARENTLY ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE DRIVING AROUND VEHICLES WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR SPEED, AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN COLDER CLIMATES DUE TO THE MOISTURE. THE DIGITAL DASH WAS ONLY PLACED IN CERTAIN VEHICLES FROM 1989-90, AND IS NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. ALSO, I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF MY CALLS AND COPIES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND LETTERS. THANK YOU. *A
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702693January 28, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
IN COLD WEATHER DOOR LATCH REFUSED TO ENGAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834117January 28, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEALER WILL CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM TODAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834067January 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. DEALER SAYS THE WIPERS NEED A NEW PIVOT AND ARM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702625January 26, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE & REPLACED STRUT, BEARING, SPRINGS 6/8/98. AGAIN THE SAME NOISE OCCURED, AND THE BEARING WAS LUBED AND THE CONTROL ARMS WERE TIGHTENED 8/31/98. CURRENTLY, THE CAR IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND AGAIN VARIOUS PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER AND MUST BE REPLACED BY 1/26/98. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702448January 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS IN SHORTS PERIODS OF TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#702285January 16, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTATION PANEL WOULD NOT LIGHT UP UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS WARM. NOW IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE NO MATTER HOW WARM THE CAR IS I HAVE NO ELECTRONIC DISPLAY AT ALL. THIS RESTRICTS ME IN KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING, MY GAS TANK READING , AND MY ODOMOTER READING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702183January 13, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE HYDRAULLIC RODS THAT HOLD UP THE HOOD FOR ANY KIND OF MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THESE OFTEN FAIL UNDER COLD CONDITIONS, BUT WHEN WEATHER WARMS, THE RODS WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS FAILURE IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. THE RODS SHOW NO LEAK AND APPEAR TO BE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. AS I RAISED THE HOOD ON MY MAXIMA, NEVER HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, I REACHED IN TO BEGIN MY INTERIOR INSPECTION WHEN THE HOOD DROPPED STRIKING MY HEAD, BUT ALLOWING ME TO REMOVE MY HANDS BEFORE THE HOOD SLAMMED DOWN. IF IT HAD NOT STRUCK MY HEAD AND FORCED ME BACK, I WOULD HAVE BROKEN OR SEVERED SEVERAL FINGERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NISSAN COMPANY HAS OPENED A FILE ON MY COMPLAINT. THE FILE NUMBER IS 2766755. THE CAR IS ONLY 31/2 YEARS OLD. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IN MY OTHERS CARS. NISSAN AGREED TO COMPENSATE FOR 1/2 OF THE REPLACEMENT COST, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A MATERIAL DEFECT THAT HAS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS SO THAT IT WHY I AM REPORTING THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700147January 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE TYPE ON MY MAXIMA SE IS VE30DE. I BROUGHT MY MAXIMA TO MY MECHANIC WHEN I NOTICED A RATCHETING SOUND WHEN THE CAR WAS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. AT FIRST THE SOUND WAS THE ONLY SYMPTOM, BUT ENGINE VIBRATION IS NOW NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY MECHANIC WAS INFORMED BY THE NISSAN PARTS DEPARTMENT THAT THE PROBLEM IS A COMMON ONE -- THE VTC INTAKE CAMSHAFT SPROKETS -- AND WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1300 TO FIX. THE NISSAN PARTS DEPARTMENT ALSO INFORMED MY MECHANIC THAT THE REPAIR PARTS ARE THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL PARTS, AND THAT THE FIX WOULD ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR NISSAN TO IGNORE A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT REOCCURS AFTER EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. I SPOKE TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY MORE INFORMATION YOU NEED. THANK YOU, CHRIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833309January 11, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WAS TRYING TO UNLOCK POWER DOORS & THEY FAILED TO UNLOCK. ELCTRICAL SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED. WHENEVER INSIDE OF VEHICLE, DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY & CANNOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD BE UNLOCKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833350January 11, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN LEAKING FUEL TOWARDS THE EXHAUST WITH A POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. DEALER SAYS INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701948January 6, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833040January 5, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE GOES DOWN, BUT WILL NOT GO UP. THE WINDOW HAS TO BE FORCED UP BY HAND. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832899December 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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