Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10092965September 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN REVERSING MY BRAKES SQUEAK ALMOST EVERY TIME. 8000 MILES ON VEHICAL, WELL KEPT, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. NO INSPECTION OF MY BRAKES WERE DONE, JUST VISUALLY.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090294September 2, 2004
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE SUN ROOF IS TOO NOISY AND MAKES A LOUD RATTLING SOUND. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10089685August 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE TWICE. FIRST TIME THEY TIGHTENED THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE SECOND TIME DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, RADIATOR FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088110August 18, 2004
TIRES
I AM EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IN MARCH OF 2004 AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS FOR ROTATIONS AND BALANCING, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED ON THE ENTER WALL OF THE TIRES. NISSIAN SUGGESTED THAT I GO TO GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. GOODYEAR REPLACED THE TIRES AND FIVE MONTHS LATER, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKED AGAIN. WE QUESTIONED NISSIAN TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO CRACK. NISSIAN ADVISE ANY PROBLEM CONCERING THE TIRES SHOULD BE TAKEN UP WITH GOODYEAR AND SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AT THIS TIME, AUGUST 17, 2004 I STILL HAVE ALL FOUR CRACKED TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND IT IS VIBRATING EVEN MORE. GOODYEAR ADVISED THAT THE ONLY SET OF TIRES MADE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-AP245/45R18. GOODYEAR ADVISED US THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS TIRE IN STOCK AND IT WILL BE ABOUT A WEEK OR SO BEFORE THEY CAN GET IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088163August 18, 2004
TIRES
MARCH 2004 ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOUND TO HAVE CUTS TO THE INSIDE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND ALL FOUR TIRES.THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RUN FLAT, DUE TO THE CUTS AND CRACKING ON THE TIRES.CAR TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER.SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE TIRES.SUGGESTED I GO TO GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE TIRES REPLACED.SUGGESTED THAT THE TIRES CAUSED VIBRATION IN STEERING.GOODYEAR REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES IN MARCH 2004.AUGUEST 2004 FIVE MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM PERSIST, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CUTS AND CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THEM SAME AS BEFORE.CAR STEERING IS VIBRATING MOORE.PROBLEM NOT SOLVED CAR TAKEN BACK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT.SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT PROBLEMS WITH TIRES HAVE TO BE TAKEN UP WITH TIRE MANUFACTURE,DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT TIRES,TOLD ME HE COULD NOT GET TO ME TODAY AUG 18,04,COME BACK AUG20,04 AND THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO.GOODYEAR INSPECTED THE TIRES AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES ON THIS YEAR ,MAKE AND MODEL CAR.IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT IS CAUSEING THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES,THE GOODYEAR DEALER DO NOT HAVE THE TIRES IN STOCK,AND DO NOT NO EXACTLY WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THEM.GOODYEAR ONLY MAKE ONE TIRE TO FIT THE MAXIMA SE P245/45R18.MEANWHILE I AM STILL TRAVELING ON THE DEFECTED TIRES PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK.I HAVE TO TRAVEL 45 MILES ONEWAY TO GET TO THE NEAREST NISSAN/GOODYEAR DEALER.THIS WAS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDARATION.GOODYEAR AND NISSAN ARE PLAY ING PASS THE BUCK.HOWEVER THEY ARE PLAYING WITH MY FAMILIES LIFE.PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTILL A LIFE IS TAKEN BEFORE YOU ACT,TO MANY LIVES ARE AT RISK.*ALL
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082135August 12, 2004
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED HEAVILY. IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. *AK THE DEALER EXCHANGED THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER AND THE NEW VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086470August 9, 2004
SUSPENSION
STERING AND VIBRATION AT 50 TO 70 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087348August 6, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VEERD TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE VEERED EVEN MORE TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. DEALER HAS PERFORMED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT TWICE WITHIN A THIRTY DAY PERIOD.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087095August 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH A RATTLING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT FRONT STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083070July 31, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
PASSENGER SIDE STRUT MAKES NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083802July 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONCERNS INVOLVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON THE LATEST CARS.*MR THE CONSUMER TEST DROVE THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE DRIVER STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HILL AND REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL SINCE TODAY'S CAR HAVE A VERY LOW REV. ENGINE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN. HE THINKS THE NEW VEHICLE'S SHOULD BE PRODUCED LIKE THE FORMER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WERE WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE CAR NEVER ROLLS BACK. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080093July 26, 2004
VISIBILITY
THE SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO A REST AREA BEFORE THE GLASS ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX BY REMOVING THE LOOSE PIECES OF GLASS, AND COVERING THE SUNROOF WITH A PLASTIC MATERIAL. INVESTIGATION #PE04-035 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081258July 17, 2004
STEERING, TIRES
I AM EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING OF MY NEW 2004 MAXIMA. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS FOR ALIGNMENT, ROTATIONS AND BALANCING - I WAS ADVISED I HAD A BAD TIRE BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED I GO TO THE LOCAL GOOD YEAR DEALER AND HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. UPON ARRIVING AT THE GOOD YEAR DEALER - I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR AND IT'S ABILITY TO ABSORB OSCILLATION OF THE TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082016July 15, 2004
STRUCTURE
THERE WAS A GURGLING NOISE FROM THE HEATER CORE. TSB #10003434. DUST GOT BEHIND THE PROTECTED SCREEN IN THE DASHBOARD, WHICH MADE THE DASHBOARD COMPONENTS UNREADABLE TSB#10003508. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081136July 15, 2004
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING AT 50 TO 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, TWICE THEY HAVE BALANCED THE TIRES, THEY RECALIBRATED THEIR BALANCING MACHINE AND ONCE THEY MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN. PROBLEM STILL EXIST WITH ONLY 7800 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078463June 19, 2004
WHEELS, TIRES
GOODYEAR TIRE 245/45/18. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076011June 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING SUN ROOF GLASS EXPLODED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE GLASS WAS DEFECTIVE,AND REPLACED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073148May 25, 2004
TIRES
I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES. THERE IS A NOISE APPARENTLY COMING FROM THE TIRES THAT SOUNDS LIKE A RINGING NOISE. WHEN GOING OVER A LINE CRACK IN THE PAVEMENT OR BUMP BETWEEN 20-50 MPH IT SOUNDS LIKE A HOLLOW RINGING SOUND. I UPGRADED TIRES FROM FACTORY INSTALLED TO MICHELINS AT ABOUT $500 MORE AND THE RINGING CONTINUES. WHAT GIVES? *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073048May 24, 2004
SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES EXCESSIVELY AT ANY SPEED. IT DOES IT MORE WHEN DRIVER POSITION IS SET TO 1. HAVE TRIED REDOING THE SETTING STARTING FROM POSITION 2 BUT DOESN'T WORK. TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE. I NOTICED THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. NISSAN SAID THEY WERE GOING TO TEST A 2004 MAXIMA THEY KNEW DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS TO TRY AND FIND THE ISSUE. HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE WHICH IS PROBABLY BEFORE EACH 7500 MILE REQUIREMENT. TIRE PRESSURE IS MAINTAINED ADEQUATELY AS WELL. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION ONLY 22000 MILES 99% OF THAT IS DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY DAILY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072887May 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I HAVE HAD MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR 1 MONTH AND HAVE THE SWITCH CONTROLLING THE SUN ROOF NO LONGER WORKS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TOTHE DEALER TO REPAIR AND THEY ORDERED THE PARTS FROM NISSAN. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND THE PARTS HAVE NOT COME IN. NISSAN SAYS THEY ARE ON BACKORDER AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THRE WILL BE AVAILABLE. THEY SAID IT COULD BE 1 MORE MONTH OR MAYBE 6 MORE MONTHS. THEY DO NOT KNOW.THIS IS A $900 DOLLAR OPTION THAT DOES NOT WORK, AND NISSAN SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS TO FIX IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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