Nissan Maxima Complaints (2002)

205 consumer complaints on file.

#10153612March 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
ENGINE BROKE DOWN ON A 2002 NIACIN MAXIM & COULD NOT STEER CAR CORRECTLY. IT COULD NOT GO WITHOUT WEAVING BACK & FORTH, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ONLY 15,000. MILES ON CAR & IT IS REGULARLY SERVICED & MAINTAINED GREATLY (E.G. KEPT IN GARAGE,NEVER LEFT UNLOCK,ETC.)THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES & INVOLVED A $900. REPAIR BILL, FOR WHICH NIACIN DID NOTHING TO COMPENSATE FOR OR APOLOGIZE FOR. IF I HAD NOT HAD AAA TOW IT TO THE DEALER, THERE WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, THIS OCCURRED AT NIGHT & I HAD I ONLY 3 BLOCKS TO GET IT HOME WHEN THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS THE ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153399March 22, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SKIP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE GAS LEVEL SENSOR, EMISSION AND FUEL INJECTOR AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE LINES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150590February 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SUBSEQUENT TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKNIG WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND ANOTHER. ONLY BY ACCELERATNG VERY HARD THROUGH A STOP SIGN, AT WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO STOP, WAS I ABLE TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO MY OWNERS MANUAL, WHENEVER THE ABS WARNIGN LIGHT ILLUMINATE, I WILL LOSE ONLY MY ABS BUT WILL RETAIN NORMAL BREAKING. THIS PROVED NOT TO BE THE CASE. I LOST THE ABLITY TO STOP. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S DEALERSHIP REPAIR FACILITY, THE LOSS OF ABS WAS A RESULT OF A NON-FUNCTIONING REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY THIS REPAIR FACILITY. I WILL REQUEST THAT THE FAILED PART BE KEPT AND GIVEN TO ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149923February 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS HAD FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. DURING THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIGHT ABS SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RIGHT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN THROUGH THE CARWASH. THE BRAKES REQUIRED MORE PRESSURE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY BY ITSELF. IN OCTOBER 2005 THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS. WHEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON AND WENT OFF TWO DAYS LATER. THE BRAKES WORKED WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND FAILED WHEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LEFT ABS SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149643February 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AFTER WASHING MY AUTOMOBILE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING (ABS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT I NO LONGER HAVE ABS. THE CONSEQUENCE IS REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. IN AN EMERGENCY SUCH A FAILURE WOULD ELIMINATE MY ABILITY TO PERFORM AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS WHILE BRAKING WHICH IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES. THE MANUFACTURER'S AUTHORIZED DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE LEFT REAR SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND THAT THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. THE CAR HAS 64,500 MILES. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE SUCH DRIVE COMPONENTS ARE WARRANTED FOR THE FIRST 60,000 MILES ONLY. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE IMPERVIOUS TO THE EFFECTS OF A GARDEN HOSE RINSE. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO REPLACE THE SPEED SENSOR AND HOPE THAT SUCH A FAILURE DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE I AM DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149209February 1, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVER FRONT SEAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD AND BACK. NISSAN AGENCIES SAYS THE MOTOR DRIVE COMPONENT #87562C9926 IS NOT COVERED UNDER SERVICE AGREEMENT, PLAN TYPE: NISSAN PREFERRED - ROADSIDE - GOLD PREFERRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147634January 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 01V357000 CONCERNING THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO FAIL INSPECTION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH DETECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSORS. BOTH CRANK SHAFT SENSORS WERE REPLACED AS WERE THE PREVIOUS SENSORS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145773December 21, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I HAVE 2 NISSAN MAXIMA'S, BOTH 2002 MODELS. BOTH OF THESE CARS HAVE FAULTY HINGES ON THE DRIVERS DOOR CAUSING THE DOORS TO SAG AND NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. I DO NOT THINK IT IS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH VEHICLES AND WONDER HOW MANY OTHER OF THESE CARS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142408November 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA SE HAD A TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE BRAKES. I HAD TO THROW THE GEARS INTO PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. I STOPPED ON A SIDEWALK ALMOST HITTING TWO PEDESTRIANS. I HAD TO HAVE MAJOR REPAIRS DONE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE ACTUATORS, FRONT AND REAR SENSORS WERE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAD 15,840 MILES. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138696October 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD SOME ONE GIVE ME A JUMP, AND MY CAR STARTED. I WAS DRIVING HOME, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR QUICK RUNNING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO PEAK NISSAN. PEAK CHECK THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD ME ALL I NEED WAS A BATTERY. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY, THE CAR HAS RUN FINE SINCE. I DRIVE A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. MY BIG QUESTION, WHY DID THE BATTERY FAILURE CAUSE THE CAR TO STOP RUNNING? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125927June 20, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT: A KNOCKING NOISE AND ABNORMAL STEERING. WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND DEALER HAD NOT SAID WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN STEERING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121736May 20, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT WERE HE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT. THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID DEPLOY, BUT THERE WAS NO BODY SITTING THERE. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT WAS SO SEVERE AND IT TOTALED THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118178April 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
RE: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10095661 SAME COMPLAINT. STARTED THE CAR AND DRIVE TO A DESTINATION. TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND IT WILL NOT START. FIRST OCCURRENCE ON 07/08/03 AT 11,488 MILES. WE JUMP STARTED THE CAR AND TOOK IT TO HILL NISSAN WINTER HAVEN FLORIDA. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TOLD US TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED SO THEY COULD CHECK WITH COMPUTER IF HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 08/19/02 AT 11,567 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE ORIGINAL BATTERY, IT HAD A FAULTY CELL AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THIRD OCCURRENCE 05/03/04 AND 17,673 MILES. WE CHARGED BATTERY, AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. FOURTH OCCURRENCE 05/27/04 AND 21,488 MILES. AT THIS TIME WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. WE WERE PROMISED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT BASED ON THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD TEST THE CAR ALL DAY, AND THEY WOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AS WELL. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. AGAIN THEY COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR, WE ASKED TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR BENCH TESTED, BUT THEY REFUSED. WE OFFERED TO PAY FOR A BENCH TEST, AND IF FOUND FAULTY, THEY WOULD REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS ALSO DECLINED, STATING THEY COULD NOT DO THAT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT THIS TIME WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN AS TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. FIFTH OCCURRENCE WAS ON 11/02/04 AND 22,558 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND AGAIN A FAULTY CELL IN THE BATTERY WAS NOTED. SIXTH OCCURRENCE 4/19/05 AND 23,298 MILES. VEHICLE TOWED. AGAIN, DEALERSHIP STATES FAULTY BATTERY. THIS WAS THE FOURTH BATTERY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110092February 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2002 NISSAM MAXIMA - ENGINE POWER FAILED TWO TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AT 37,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 39,000 - NEVER FIXED UNTIL RECALL. THE ENGINE WAS RECALLED AND THE CAR FIXED AT 58,000 MILES. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN WEEK OF JANUARY 31, 2005 AGAIN NOW THE CAR HAS 87,000. BACAUSE NISSAN FOUND NO ISSUE (NO ERROR CODE ETC.) THE CAR WENT UNFIXED THIS WEEK. THE CAR IS BEHAVING JUST LIKE IT DID WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY TWICE BEFORE THE RECALL. I ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE SAME SENOR THEY DID FOR THE PRIOR RECALL AND THEY SAID NO BECAUSE THEY HAD NO ERROR CODE WHEN I HAD THE CAR SERVICED ON FEBRAURY 4, 2005. I HAVE NOT BEEN HURT IN THIS CAR YET BUT THE CAR HAS LOST POWER NOW THREE TIMES ONLY WHEN I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND I CAN'T EVEN LET MY WIFE USE THE CAR FOR FEAR IT WILL LOOSE POWER WHEN SHE IS DRIVING IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107793January 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2002 NISSAN MAXIMA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH P0139 AND P1147 CODES. DEALER PERFORMED A REPAIR UNDER TSB NTB02-051A. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT A TSB. COST IS $480. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100494November 24, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT QUALITY IS HORRIBLE. CAR HAS THOUSANDS OF SMALL PAINT CHIPS CONCENTRATED ON THE FRONT BUMPER AND FRONT OF HOOD. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AS NISSAN INSISTS. THEIR PAINT JOBS ARE INFERIOR AND UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098729November 12, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ON 6/30/04, TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE STRUT WAS BROKEN OR BOTTOMING OUT. DEALER ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS A STRUT, AND AFTER PUTTING TWO STRUT ASSEMBLIES ON THE CAR, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. SINCE THEN, THIS DEALER AND ANOTHER DEALER HAVE REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARM, RACK AND PINION, CRADLE, AND NUMEROUS BOLTS TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NISSAN DEALER TECHNICAL SERVICES AND A NISSAN ENGINEER HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. NISSAN ENGINEER HAS PINPOINTED THE NOISE TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE ARE SUPPORTS OR BRACES WITHIN THE FRAME THAT MAY HAVE BROKEN. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, SO ANY PROBLEM WITHIN THE FRAME ARE A RESULT OF DEFECT CAUSED DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE FRAME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096442October 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE STOPPED FOR 30 SECONDS AT A RED LIGHT MY 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA SE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED (4000-5000 RPMS) AND SURGED FORWARD. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY. I APPLIED FULL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE ENGINE REVS DROPPED DOWN AND INCREASED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. WHEN THE REVS DROPPED FOR THE THIRD TIME I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE DISTANCE BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER THE SAME MORNING AND NO TROUBLE CODES OR STORED DATA WAS FOUND IN THE COMPUTER. NISSAN HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME A FACTORY REP WILL COME TO DIAGNOSE MY PROBLEM ONLY IF THE CAR IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095795October 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THERE IS AN AIR LEAK IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. I AM WORRIED THIS IS GOING TO CONSISTENTLY GET WORSE AND HAVE MY WINDOW SHATTER AT SOME POINT. AFTER READING ANOTHER COMPLAINT OF THE SAME PROBLEM I FELT COMPELLED TO FILE ONE OF MY OWN. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM. WHILE IN FOR SERVICE, ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS COMPALINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. EVERY PERSON THAT SITS IN THE BACK SEAT NOTICES A VERY DISTINCT AIR LEAK IN THIS WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096646October 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS MOVING ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH WHEN IT WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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