Nissan Maxima Complaints (2009)

339 consumer complaints on file.

#11143485October 28, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR KEEPS LOSING POWER AFTER DRIVING IT FOR AWHILE. I HAD A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY INSTALLED. IT CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER AND STARTS UP AFTER A FEW HOURS. THIS IS UNSAFE AND VERY SCARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113617July 25, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND NOTHING WILL FIX IT, AS IT IS SIMPLY A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY IT WAS MADE. I HAVE LOOKED IT UP AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH A NISSAN MAXIMA OR A NISSAN ALTIMA HAVE MELTING DASHBOARDS. TEXAS HEAT, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER STATES, IS DAMAGING OUR DASHBOARDS. NOT ONLY IS IT MELTING, BUT IT BREAKS AND CRACKS IF YOU TOUCH IT. IF A FINGERNAIL TOUCHES IT, IT CREATES AN INDENTION. I HAVE MANY SPOTS ON MY DASHBOARD WHERE PIECES HAVE FALLEN COMPLETELY OFF. NOT ONLY IS IT BREAKING, BUT IT IS ALSO VERY VERY STICKY. IT IS HARD TO CLEAN. THE WORST PART IS THAT IT CAUSES A GLARE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. SINCE IT IS SO STICKY, THE SUN REFLECTS AND CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11105304July 3, 2018
SEATS
NOTICED THAT MY SEAT WAS ROCKING FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN BREAKING AND ACCELERATING. READ ON REPAIR PAL THAT NISSAN MURANO'S WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/DAMAGED-SEAT-ADJUSTER-ASSEMBLY-MAY-CAUSE-NOISEROCKING-MOVEMENT-780. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS SEAT MAY COME LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096748May 18, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
CONTROL ARMS BOTH NEED REPAIR, REPEATED ISSUES WITH TIRE INFLATION GAUGES, TIRE WEAR, STRUTS, AND STEERING. NEEDED REPAIR COSTING $2700 TO REPLACE CONTROL ARMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093887May 15, 2018
ENGINE
ENGINE OIL PAN RUST THROUGH AND IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082554April 2, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081367March 26, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN LOOKING UP MY MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR, YOUR SITE SEEMS TO INDICATE A "SUSPENSION/STRUT INSULATOR CRACKING" PROBLEM, HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY FOR MY VIN # THERE IS ONLY ONE RECALL AND IT IS FOR A "STEERING COLUMN" PROBLEM . I JUST WANT TO KNOW ALL THE FACTS BEFORE I TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066164January 31, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS SEDAN. RADIO, NAVIGATION, XM, TCD/DVD WON'T PLAY. SCREEN COMES IN AND OUT CONSTANTLY. BATTERY DRAINS. ON MY 2ND BATTERY. BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO SERVICE. 50,000 MILES. HYUNDAI NOW INCLUDES WARRANTY FOR 2016 MODELS BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062896January 15, 2018
STEERING
NISSAN HAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN 2009 NISSAN MAXIMAS ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. MY MAXIMA IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, IN JULY OF 2014 DURING ROUTINE SERVICE AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WAS REPLACED. A FEW DAYS AGO IT FAILED AGAIN, I HAD TO TOW IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT NISSAN WILL NOT COVER ANY PART OF THE COST OF $797.19. MY CASE NUMBER WITH NISSAN USA IS 29509408. I'M ASKING FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST AND $40.00 FOR TOWING COST FOR A PART THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11060840January 5, 2018
STEERING
CAR WOULD NOT START ON A BLISTERY COLD DAY. LUCKILY, IT HAPPENED INFRONT OF MY HOUSE, BUT I THEN HAD TO GET TOWED TO A GARAGE BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WENT DOWN WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR. STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. "KEY" LIGHT TURNS ON. ALL FUNCTIONS ON FOB STILL WORK AND THE CAR HAD A BRAND NEW BATTERY INSTALLED 3 MONTHS AGO. SEEMS TO BE THE STEERING LOCK MODULE WHICH HAS CAUSED THE CAR NOT TO START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054538December 13, 2017
SEATS
AIRBAG SENSOR BLINKING. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. READ OTHERS COMPLAIN OF SAME. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST $1700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE IT IS A RECURRING COMPLAINT IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051696December 1, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
PANARAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NO CARS IN FRONT OR BEHIND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048773November 27, 2017
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK) FAILING. NISSAN IS OFFERING TO REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE FOR VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS (NHTSA #10119190, NISSAN CAMPAIGN ID PC516). HOWEVER, NISSAN HAS STATED THAT MY VIN# IS NOT PART OF THE PROGRAM. NISSAN HAS ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE NHTSA SET THE PARAMETERS FOR THE VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT IS TRUE THE NHTSA SET THE VIN# PARAMETERS FOR THIS PROGRAM, AND IF SO WHY MY CAR, WHICH HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES, IS NOT INCLUDED. IF IT IS NOT TRUE THAT THE NHTSA SET THE PARAMETERS, WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL LIABILITIES NISSAN FACES IN BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON THE NHTSA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. .IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, AND HAS POTENTIAL TO STRAND DRIVERS IN POTENTIALLY HARMFUL SITUATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035499October 22, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR HAS FAILED. TO REPLACE YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM WHICH IS OVER $1500. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033928October 16, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD MELTING VERY STICKY AND SHINY, VERY HARD TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD WHEN SUN GLARES OFF DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033107October 12, 2017
STEERING
OCT 9, 2017, DROVE THE CAR FOR 15 MINUTES, TO DESTINATION. WHEN READY TO LEAVE, CAR WOULD NOT START, AFTER PUSHING STARTER BUTTON. CHANGE FOB KEY BATTERY AND STILL WOULD NOT START. STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED IN UPRIGHT POSITION. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATES THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS FAULTY. REPLACEMENT COST $1100+. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, OBVIOUSLY, IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND BE AN ENDANGERMENT TO STRANDED OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032787October 10, 2017
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAULT LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN A PASSENGER IS OCCUPYING SEAT. NOTE THE PERSON IS NOT A CHILD IS ABOVE LIMIT TO ACTIVATE FUNCTION OF AIRBAG? THIS NEEDS TO BE PUT ON RECALL LIST TO BE REPAIRED BY MANUFACTURE, LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 60,000 MILES, CURRENTLY HAS 68,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031734October 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHINING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS SOON AS VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND CONTINUES WHILE RUNNING. MANY FORUMS DESCRIBE THIS AS BAD SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS DUE TO COMPLETE WEAR-OUT OF PLASTIC MATERIAL. MOTOR NEEDS TO BE PULLED TO REPLACE TENSIONERS. 19 HOURS LABOR AT DEALER PLUS PARTS PUTS THIS REPAIR AT $2500 PLUS. PHOTO ATTACHED SHOWS NEW PART AND OLD PART REPLACED BY A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025141September 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG IS BLINKING. NISSAN DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED TO BE A B1022 CODE FOR OSC SENSOR FAILURE AND QUOTED $3,000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CHILDREN I HAVE TO BRING TO SCHOOL DAILY. PLEASE ADD RECALL FOR NISSAN MAXIMA 2009 MODELS AS WELL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024565September 20, 2017
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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