Nissan Maxima Complaints (2003)

206 consumer complaints on file.

#10348692August 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 174000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348581August 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON MY 2003 MAXIMA SE, THE "SERVICE ENGINE :LIGHT" COMES ON AND THE MOVING VEHICLE STALLS. MY WIFE HAD A CLOSE ESCAPE FROM A CRASH WHEN IT HAPPENED TO HER YESTERDAY. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR A FEW MILES. A SCAN OF THE FAILURE CODE FROM THE ENGINE RETURNED P0340 WHICH IMPLIES CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT PROBLEM. CHECKING THE INTERNET I FIND THAT THE MANUFACTURER RECALLED THIS MODEL FOR A BAD SOLDER ON THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD IN 2003, BUT THE DEALER NEVER INFORMED ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 55000 MILES. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL DOES NOT MEAN THAT EVERY CAR FROM THAT MODEL YEAR WILL BE FIXED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CAN CHECK ON THE INTERNET REGARDING ISSUES WITH 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA AND YOU WILL SEE RAMPANT PROBLEM AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY HAZARD WITH THIS SPECIFIC CAMSHAFT SENSOR COMPONENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343094July 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 MAXIMA SHUTS OFF WHEN STARTING IT, BACK TO BACK. CAR HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES. MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR POSITION & THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE AND MUST BE FIXED BY NISSAN ONLY. IT WAS THEIR ERROR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334155June 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA'S ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. UPON TAKING MY MAXIMA TO BE REPAIRED THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH SENSORS FOR THE CAM, PER THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. HE THEN INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AS THIS WAS A RECALL SITUATION THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX FOR FREE. UPON TAKING THE MAXIMA TO GURNEE NISSAN IN GURNEE ILLINOIS, I WAS CHARGED $65 DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSTICS, QUOTED OVER $500 FOR THE REPAIRS AND VEHEMENTLY TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 2003 MAXIMAS. I THEN CONTACT NISSAN, AFTER FINDING THE RECALL NOTICE ON THEIR WEBSITE AND A NUMBER TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AND HAVE RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE FROM NISSAN. WHILE I CAN FIND THE RECALL ON THEIR WEBSITE, PROVIDED THE NISSAN RECALL NUMBER FROM THE NISSAN WEBSITE, THEY CONTENDED FIRST IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEN IT WAS NOT A GOOD VIN, THEN THE VIN WAS GOOD BUT WAS OUTSIDE THE RANGE FOR THE RECALL, THEN IT WAS IN THE RANGE, BUT DID NOT QUALIFY AND FINALLY TODAY I WAS TOLD, "YOUR VIN IS NOT IN THE RANGE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RANGE OF VINS ARE." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321931March 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TGW SOON AFTER, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER THEN WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM, THE PROBLEM WAS A RECALL ISSUE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS COMING UP IN THEIR COMPUTER. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET, AFTER NISSAN COULD NOT HELP HIM. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315043March 1, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING
AIRBAG BURN/ INJURY ' MY CAR HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED AGAINST CENTER DIVIDER ON FREEWAY DURING RAINY WEATHER. THE DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON CRASH AND CAUSED A BRUISE AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO MY LEFT ARM (INNER FOREARM). THE BRUISE INJURY WAS FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE NISSAN LOGO (DECAL) ON THE STEERING WHEEL IMPACTED MY ARM AND CAUSED A 2ND DEGREE BURN - THIS BURN HAS NOW LEFT A PERMANENT SCAR IN THE SHAPE OF THE NISSAN LOGO ON MY LEFT ARM. I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT ON THE NISSAN CARS ' THEIR NISSAN LOGO DECALS ARE NOT FLUSH WITH THE STEERING SURFACE (LIKE OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS) AND HENCE CAN SEVERELY IMPACT THE DRIVER IN CASE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10300406January 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AFTER A REMOTE STARTER WAS INSTALLED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. THE REMOTE STARTER WAS REMOVED (BYPASSED BY INSTALLERS) AND THE CONDITION BEING EXPERIENCED CONTINUED. THE RESULT IS THE CAR FAILING TO START PROPERLY AND AT TIMES CUTTING OFF WHILE IN OPERATION INCLUDING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, WHICH CAN CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE IS STILL BEING EXPERIENCED AND THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290616November 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAILURE TO START, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON ON -- TOOK TO SVC STATION, DID DIAGNOSTIC BAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287182October 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92, 000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282739September 3, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER DRIVERS SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AND TWO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE CAUSE OF THE NON-DEPLOYMENT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10280801August 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR AND COULD HAVE IMPROPER SOLDER DEFORMATION WHICH IS RELATED TO NHTSA# 03V455000, COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279230August 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 MAXIMA. THE GEARS ARE JERKING REALLY BAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE HAPPENING. I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL YET? WHEN SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT MAYBE THEN A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273124June 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND I LATER RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM (RECALL 03V455) INVOLVING 3 FAULTY SENSORS AND MY VIN FALL INSIDE THE RANGE OF APPLIED VINS JN1DA*1**3T 400002 - 515067. I DID HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED BY NISSAN AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $416 WHEREAS, NISSAN REPLACED TWO OF THE SENSORS. AT THIS TIME, NISSAN INSISTS THAT MY CAR AND VIN DO NOT APPLY. I HAD READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THEY ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN REFUSES TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM ALSO. I AGREE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR BEHIND ME CAME CLOSE TO HITTING ME WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND THE DRIVER PROCEEDED TO HONK THE HORN AND SHOUT AND ME. IT IS MY BELIEVE THAT NISSAN HAS NOT BEEN DILIGENT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AND GET THIS UNSAFE CARS OFF THE ROAD. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BY 1.) REIMBURSING ME FOR THE COST OF MY REPAIRS, 2.)REPAIR THE OTHER FAULTY SENSOR THAT WAS PART OF THE RECALL THAT THEY DID NOT REPAIR THIS TIME AND 3.) REPAIR OTHERS LIKE MINE THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266311April 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2003 MAXIMA STALLED OUT TWICE WHILE DRIVING, ONCE WHILE AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAD RECALLED THE 2003 MAXIMAS FOR A FAULTY CAM SENSOR THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL. HOWEVER, IN TYPICAL FASHION, NISSAN TOLD ME THAT MY VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND HE COULD NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. IN THE MEANTIME, I COULD POSSIBLY BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING. MY MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE PART NUMBER, MEANING THAT THE PART IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH PROVES THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263821April 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FAILURES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 225,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260747March 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA AND AM HEARING AN ENGINE WHINE NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS REACHING HIGHER SPEEDS. I DO NOT YET HEAR IT WHEN IDLING BUT I AM TOLD ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I DO. THE NOISE SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE WHAT AN ALTERNATOR HUM IN A POORLY GROUNDED SOUND SETUP MAKES. YOU CAN TURN OFF THE RADIO AND A/C BUT YOU CAN STILL HEAR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260178February 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR WAS BEING OPERATED IN NORMAL FASHION WHEN IT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR OFF OF ROAD SAFELY AND THEN RESTARTED, NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TOOK CAR HOME AND CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD INVESTIGATE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY THERE. THEY INVESTIGATE AND FOUND IT WAS A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. HAD REPAIRS COMPLETED AND CAR WORKS FINE NOW. I ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS A SIMILAR RECALL TO MODELS LIKE MINE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000, BUT AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN DIRECTLY, THEY SAID MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249685November 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CAM AND CRANK SENSOR MALFUNCTION (CODE P0340). THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241925September 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON 9-2-2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING, TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED CRANK POSITION SENSOR. CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND ASK ABOUT THE RECALL OF MAXIMA"S THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM THAT SAID MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL . THE ONLY RESPONSE WAS SORRY! GOOD THING I'M AN EXPERIENCED DRIVE OR I MIGHT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL THIS- SORRY NO MORE NISSAN CARS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240104August 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CAM SENSOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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