Nissan Maxima Complaints (2010)

275 consumer complaints on file.

#10717717May 21, 2015
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN CAN BE ADJUSTED TO A USER'S PREFERRED POSITION. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL "FALLING" OF THE STEERING COLUMN POSITION. I CAN READJUST USING THE ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENT LEVER, HOWEVER IT WILL AGAIN "FALL" IN POSITION, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE. THE CHANGE IS SO GRADUAL THAT IT IS NOT NOTICED UNTIL IT BLOCKS THE SPEEDOMETER, WHICH IF THAT OCCURRED AT THE WRONG TIME, COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO INADVERTENTLY TRAVEL AT AN UNSAFE SPEED, AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717115May 18, 2015
SUSPENSION
I BEGAN NOTICING AN ODD NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING OVER ROUGH ROADS, POTHOLES OR BUMPS. THE NOISE QUICKLY BECAME WORSE AND MORE METALLIC SOUNDING. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THIS CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN ALL WINTER AND LITTLE SO FAR THIS YEAR. SO IT HAS NOT BEEN USED MUCH SINCE A NEW CVT WAS INSTALLED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE I TRUST AND AFTER TEST DRIVING IT HEARD THE NOISE AND PUT IT ON THE LIFT. IT WAS THEN BOTH FRONT SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN IN ALMOST THE EXACT SAME SPOT. A VERY ODD OCCURRENCE FOR SURE. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717146May 18, 2015
STEERING
2010 NISSAN MAXIMA...THE CAR RAN FINE ALL WEEKEND BUT MONDAY MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT START... THERE WAS FLASHING RED KEY LIGHT.... WITH CLICKING SOUND. RESEARCH ON INTERNET INDICATED THAT THIS IS DUE TO STEERING LOCK AND MY DEALER ADVISED ME TO TOW THE CAR TO THEM. 2009 NISSAN MODELS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES AND NISSAN HAS A RECALL BUT THERE IS NONE FRO 2010.... THOUGHT THE PROBLEM ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717198May 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WILL NOT START CONSISTENTLY.IT APPEARS TO BE THE STEERING WHEEL IGNITION LOCK. NISSAN WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY ON THE ISSUE. DEALING WITH THE NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING REP AT "NISSAN AMERICA" WAS FRUSTRATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715962May 12, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY MORNING CAR WAS STALLING A LITTLE WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN ONCE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR IT STARTED TO MAKE NOISES LIKE A MOTORCYCLE AND WOULDN'T MOVE FAST. CAR STOP ON MY STREET AND WE HAD TO PUSH IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. NOW WHEN I CRANK MY CAR IT MAKES THE MOTORCYCLE NOISE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN GOES AWAY. CAN'T DRIVE IT BUT CAN CHANGE THE GEARS WITH EASE. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND STATED THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715157May 7, 2015
STEERING
I WENT OUT TO MY GARAGE TO START MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA TO HEAD TO WORK AND IT WOULD NOT START AND FLASHED THE KEY LIGHT ON MY DASH. SO I THOUGHT MY REMOTE HAD FAILED SO I GOT MY SECOND REMOTE AND STILL NOTHING. LUCKILY I HAD MY TRUCK TO GET TO WORK THAT DAY. I HAD MY MAXIMA TOWED TO NISSAN AND HAD TO PAY $934.40 OUT OF POCKET. I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN COVERED SOME 2009 MAXIMAS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT THE 2010 YEARS. SUCH A (INCONVENIENCE) I REALLY WISH NISSAN WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706666April 20, 2015
STEERING
AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO THE POST OFFICE AND PARKING I PROCEEDED TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AND EXIT THE LOT. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE MODEL OF MY CAR IS PUSH START WITH NO OTHER ALTERNATE OPTION. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER TOTALING OVER $1100.00 AND NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURE WHO HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES IN THE PAST FOR THE SAME MECHANICAL ERROR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 MAXIMA AND NISSAN HAS SO FAR ONLY ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2009 EDITIONS WHICH HAD THE SAME ERROR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706466April 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I ARRIVE HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM (PACIFIC) AND PARK MY VEHICLE (I DONT MOVE IT AT ALL). AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 AM (PACIFIC) ABOUT 13 HOURS LATER... THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES!! THE FIRE DEPT. SAYS IT COULD BE - IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702681March 30, 2015
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE OCCURRED. I COULD NOT START THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I RESEARCHED AND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL. FOR SOME REASON NISSAN IS NOT RECALLING AND REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702242March 27, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701019March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE (NEW), MY WIFE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATING THE AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF EVEN THOUGH AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND CLAIMS THAT IT IS WORKING CORRECTLY AND BLAMED THAT MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT WRONG. IT IS NOT AN OCCURRENCE THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS, JUST PERIODICALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701029March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR REMAINS ON WHEN ADULT (~110 LBS) IS PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ENSURED SEATED PROPERLY, PASSENGER AIRBAG STILL DISABLED. COMPLAINED MANY TIMES TO DEALERSHIP OVER THE COURSE OF 3-4 YEARS WITH A RESPONSE OF "EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY". FINALLY THE SEAT BOTTOM WAS REPLACED TO ENSURE THE SENSOR WAS GOOD - PROBLEM PERSISTS, NISSAN DEALERS NO LONGER WILLING TO ATTEMPT TO FIX. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH A FIVE-STAR CRASH SAFETY RATING, BUT I HARDLY BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE TRUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT FUNCTIONING. A POTENTIALLY GRAVE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693174March 10, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVING VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH WHEN A PORTION OF GLASS FROM THE PANORAMIC ROOF DETACHED FROM THE ROOF ASSEMBLY. REPORTED THE ISSUE TO DEALERSHIP ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ABOUT WATER LEAKAGE PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. DEALER 1 STATED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE ISSUE. DEALER 2 STATED THAT A SEAL WAS CAUSING A WATER LEAK BUT A WEATHER SEAL WOULD NOT CAUSE A PANORAMIC ROOF TO DETACH. NISSAN STILL REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT EVEN AFTER THE ROOF COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND IS ALSO UNWILLING TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY AS I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. PLEASE MAKE THIS AS A KNOWN ISSUE AND FORCE NISSAN TO RELEASE A RECALL OR TSB AT THE MINIMUM. THE NEXT PERSON WHO THIS HAPPENS TO MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. THERE ARE ALSO MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME ROOF GLASS ON THIS MODEL EXPLODING WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692626March 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE 2010 MAXIMA AND IT HAS BEEN WORKING GREAT. THIS MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR TO WARM IT UP FOR MY DAUGHTER AND TURN IT OFF FOR ABOUT 10MIN. WHEN SHE WAS READY TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. CAR HAS POWER AND DOOR LOCKS WORK FINE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BUT NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUSH BUTTON TO START THE CAR. LOOKS LIKE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS RELATED TO STEERING BEING LOCKED AND THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK IT. 2009 MAXIMAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN DID A RECALL TO FIX IT BUT NOTHING ON 2010... WHY ??? THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS ATTENTION ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691869March 3, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO LEAVE FOR WORK, BRAKE WAS HARD TO PUSH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN POSITION THAT IT WAS IN, PUSH BUTTON START WOULD NOT WORK. TRIED BOTH KEYFOBS WITH NO CHANGE IN STATUS. LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT I HADN'T SEEN BEFORE (A KEY WITH A RECTANGULAR BOX AROUND IT) CHANGED BATTERIES IN BOTH FOBS WITH STILL NO CHANGE. WAS LATE FOR WORK AND HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED OUT OF MY OWN GARAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, WHICH IN TURN TRIGGERED THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM AND MY CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE MY OWN KEYFOBS. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO START THE VEHICLE, NO GENERAL OVERRIDE SWITCH OR BUTTON OF ANY KIND. I HAD A VEHICLE THAT I COULD NOT USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691899March 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA WOULD NOT START AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN TO WORK. THE DASH LIGHT FLASHED A YELLOW KEY, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS HARD, AND THE PUSH BUTTON WAS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690527February 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START WHEN THE AUTOMATIC PUSH BUTTON WAS PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690620February 25, 2015
STEERING
ON FEB 24, 2015, I GOT INTO MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA TO TAKE SON TO SCHOOL AND CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER DOING A HOST OF TROUBLESHOOTING (BATTERY, FUSES) NOTHING TURNED UP. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST DETERMINED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED MILLIONS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. NISSAN WAS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEM AND RECALLED THE 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA MODELS , AND EXTENDED THE RECALL WARRANTY TIL FEB 2015 TO FIX ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOTHING FOR THE 2010 MODELS. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A CAR, YOU ARE ROBBED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ROBBED AGAIN OF YOUR HARD EARNED MINIMUM WAGE INCOME DUE TO SHODDY WORKMANSHIP THAT COST THOUSANDS. LESSON LEARNED NEVER BUY A NISSAN MAXIMA. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690197February 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START....START BUTTON COULD NOT BE PRESSED. HAD TOW TO NISSAN AND CONFIRMED IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. THEY WANT $1000 TO FIX IT! IT ONLY HAS 31000 MILES. IT WAS PURCHASED IN SEPT 2009 AND THE 2009 MODEL WARRANTIES WERE EXTENDED! I'M FURIOUS! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690326February 24, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT TO START MY 2010 MAXIMA AND IT WOULDN'T START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, SO I CHANGED IT. NO DIFFERENCE. THEN I SAW THAT THE KEY INDICATOR WAS LIT ON MY DASHBOARD. SO I CHECKED MY KEY FOB, IT WAS FINE. THEN I BEGAN TO GOOGLE THE ISSUE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2009 ALTIMA/MAXIMA'S ON THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). I READ THAT OWNERS OF MAXIMA'S WOULD REMOVE THE BOTTOM DASHBOARD AND JIGGLE OR TAP THE ESCL AND THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY START. I TRIED THIS REMEDY, AND IT WORKED...TEMPORARILY. THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY IT CAME BACK ON. I WAS HESITANT TO START MY CAR AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CAR STARTED BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON. I ASSUMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BUT SINCE THE CAR STARTED I WENT ON ABOUT MY DAILY ROUTINE. THEN IT HAPPENED, I WAS AWAY FROM MY HOME, ON A DATE, IN THE SNOW, AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. THERE I WAS TRYING TO START MY CAR WITHOUT TOOLS IN THE SNOW!! THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. MANY HAVE GONE UNRESOLVED, AND THERE ARE MANY UNSATISFIED NISSAN OWNERS OUT THERE. I LOVE MY MAXIMA, BUT I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH NISSAN AND HOW THEY HAVE HANDLED THIS ISSUE. ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY ADMITTED FAULT WITH THE 2009 MODEL, YET NEW MODELS STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED NISSANASSIST.COM AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WE'RE SORRY BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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