Nissan Maxima Complaints (1999)

165 consumer complaints on file.

#10325784April 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD CHECK IGNITION LIGHT ON WHILE MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND FOR YEARS AFTER THAT. YOU GET TIRED OF GOING BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM IS NEVER SOLVED. THE PROBLEM TURNS OUT TDO BE THE IGNITION COILS; ALL REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $800.00. THE RECEIPT IS IN THE CAR AND I CAN PRODUCE MY EXACT COST OF REPAIR IF A RECALL WOULD BE ISSUED. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. MY LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON SINCE REPLACING ALL THE COILS. HOPEFULLY MY COMPLAINT WILL BE THE ONE THAT BEGINS AN ACTION BY YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324433April 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION COILS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE COILS WILL, AFTER A BRIEF TIME, BEGIN TO MISFIRE AGAIN EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BLOGGED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314788February 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE COILS ON MY NISSAN MAXIMA 1999 CAN NEVER GET FIXED. THIS A "NISSAN PART" PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE THE CAR FOR ALMOST 6 YEARS AND THE COILS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM EVER SINCE I FIRST GOT THE CAR. THE DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBLY ON THIS AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS NOT BEING RESOLVED BY ANYBODY. PLEASE LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BEING RIPPED OFF BY THE NISSAN DEALERS. I WILL GIVE YOU A WEBSITE AND YOU WILL SEE THAT I AM NOT TELLING YOU JOKES. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R64073/. AGAIN, THERE IS NO SOLVE TO THIS PROBLEM, EVEN IF WE CHANGE THE COILS TEN TIMES, THE PROBLEM WILL STILL REMIND. PLEASE, YOU ARE THE GOVERNMENT AND THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I HOPE THIS HELPS TO GET MORE PEOPLE AND FINALLY MAKE THEM PAY FOR THIS PART IGNITION COILS ARE A DEFECTIVE PARTS ON NISSAN MAXIMAS 1999!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312763February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY GIRLFRIEND'S PURCHASE OF A 99 MAXIMA GLE. THE CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH AND ALMOST STALLS EVERYTIME YOU BRAKE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I HAVE FOUND 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE COIL PACKS GO BAD FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR STOPPING AND ACCELERATION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VERY,VERY DANGEROUS. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE SOME ACTION BY NISSAN TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.ASAP ANYTHING INFO YOU HAVE ON THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE HELPFUL TO US. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310298February 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 NISSAN MAXIMA - RUNS ROUGH AND LOSES POWER. HAS LESS POWER WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN INTO INTERSECTION. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 1 YEAR. IGNITION COIL PROBLEMS NEED TO REPLACE ALL 6 COILS, HAVE REPLACED EGR VALVE, O2 SENSORS AND PLUGS TO NO AVAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268865May 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EGR. THE EGR VALVE ON MY 1999 HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIME AND THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER FEW THOUSAND MILES. THIS PLUS THE COIL ISSUE IS WIDE SPREAD AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYBODY HAS DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260738March 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE 4 DOOR AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD A "COLD PULL" PERFORMED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPARK PLUG ON CYLINDER 5 WAS "TRIGGERING" THE KNOCK SENSOR RESULTING IN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT TO BE ON. I WENT ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE KNOCK SENSOR AND THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THIS CAR AND SEEN MORE COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME CAR. COMMENTS STATING THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COILS AND IT WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX FOR THE RECURRING ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE OWNED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE CAR ENSURED THAT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR WAS UP-TO-DATE. FOR THIS CAR TO BE TEN YEARS OLD IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, (KBB VALUE $4500), ASIDE FROM THE SPARK PLUG AND KNOCK SENSOR ISSUE. WILL THERE BE A RECALL TO SERVICE THE THOUSANDS OF 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA'S WITH THIS ISSUE? I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY ANYWHERE FROM $800 - $1,000 TO HAVE ALL OF THE COILS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE SPARK PLUGS, ONLY FOR IT TO BE A TEMPORARY RESOLUTION TO THE RECURRING ISSUE. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME (SS) AND AFTER PAYING FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, CAR INSURANCE, LIVING COSTS, I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A TEMPORARY RESOLUTION. PLEASE RECALL THE 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA'S, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260398March 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. NEEDED IGNITION COIL REPLACEMENT. $800.00 WHY DOES EVERY MAXIMA HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257660February 6, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT I DO TO FIX IT, IT JUST COMES BACK ON. I HAVE HAD DIAGNOSTIC TESTS RAN ON IT AND IT HAS COME UP AS SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERYTIME I FIX THE PROBLEM IT GIVES ME. SO FAR I HAVE FIXED TWO IGNITION COIL PACKS, A NOC SENSOR AND A COUPLE OTHER THINGS RELATED TO EMISSIONS. I HAVE SPENT AROUND $800 TO FIX THESE THINGS AND I AM NOW AM GETTING A CODE THAT SAYS THERE IS AN IGNITION MISFIRE. THE SHOP THAT I AM TAKING IT TO HAS TOLD ME THAT IT'S A PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT AND THEY HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND BEEN TOLD THAT NISSAN CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257566February 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA AND HAVE 145,000 MILES ON IT. IGNITION COIL HAS GONE BAD AND NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE ME 1200 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. IT SEEMS I HAVE READ THIS AS A PROBLEM IN ALOT OF MAXIMA'S. CONSIDERING RECALLING THIS ISSUE IN OLDER MAXIMAS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246700October 25, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, I REPLACED A TOYO TIRE (WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT) ON MY 1999 MAXIMA. AN EXTERIOR BUBBLE BEGAN TO APPEAR IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242368September 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE MISFIRING DUE TO THE COIL PACKS THAT SIT ON THE CYLINDERS. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL COILS AND THAT WAS A SHORT TERM FIX. NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LURCHING DURING IDLE AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACES 4 COILS BUT THE CAR STILL JERKS WHEN IDLING AND RIGHT AFTER ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240472August 31, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAD THIS 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA SINCE YEAR 2000. THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES I INCUR WAS REPLACING 6 IGNITION COILS AT THE NISSAN DEALER COSTING OVER $700.00 WHERE THEY ADVISE ONLY ONE COIL WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CHECK AND REPLACED THE EGR VALVE THREE TIME(COST OVER $1100.00 FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT), REPLACED THE STARTER, FUEL FILTER. NOW THE SAME LIGHT IS ON RIGHT NOW. NO ONE SEEM TO KNOW IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT (YES , I BELIEVE) OR WHAT IS THE PROBLEMS WITH MISSED READING TEST RESULTS. WHAT'S NEXT REPLACE THE CAR? NEED HELP BEFORE I DONE REPLACE THIS CAR OR SOMEONE GETS INQUIRE BECAUSE OF DEALER, MANUFACTURER AND TECHNICIANS DON'T KNOW THE RESOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240485August 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT STARTED TO MISS, SPUTTER, RUN BAD, VIBRATE AND ALMOST TURN OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER HAVING THE CODES READ (P1320) AND RESEARCHING DTC P1320 AND/OR SPARK KNOCK (DETONATION) DUE TO IGNITION COIL (S). I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF MAXIMAS. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE NEWER COILS WITH A GRAY DOT, THAT IS TO BE USED TO REPLACE THE OLDER DEFECTIVE ONES. NOT ONLY ARE THE BAD ONES RECOMMENDED FOR REPLACEMENT, BUT ALL 6 ARE RECOMMENDED FOR REPLACEMENT. WHY IS THIS? I BELIEVE IS WAS BECAUSE OF A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PARTS. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED SEVERAL OF THESE COILS AND IT DON'T TAKE LONG BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON, AND THE CAR IS ONCE AGAIN MISFIRING AND GETTING BAD GAS MILEAGE BECAUSE OF CODE P1320, ANOTHER BAD COIL. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THIS CONTINUOUSLY ONGOING PROBLEM . THIS MISFIRING ON INTERSTATES AND BUSY ROADS AT HIGH SPEEDS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT SLOWS THE CAR DOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN AND COULD RESULT IN A REAR END CRASH. THIS MISFIRING ALSO RESULTS IN FUEL NOT BEING BURNED IN THE CYLINDER AND IS WASTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239948August 27, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA, 5-SPD, WITH 142K MILES. GENERALLY THE CAR IS A TREAT TO DRIVE AND I HAVE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS TO DATE WITH ITS OPERATION. HOWEVER, UPON TRAVELING WESTWARD, FROM VA ALONG I-70 IN OH, THE CAR SIMPLY CUT OUT FROM ITS CURRENT SPEED AND STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO HESITATE AND BUCK. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE IGNITION COILS BRIEFLY STOPPED WORKING OR THE FUEL FILTER SUDDENLY BECAME CLOGGED WITH PARAFFIN. SINCE MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THIS WAS A BIT DISCONCERTING. I IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL FOR MORE FUEL. THAT ACTION WORKED BRIEFLY, BUT THEN THE CAR BUCKED REPEATEDLY AGAIN. WE WERE ABLE TO MANAGE THE REMAINING 80 MILES TOWARD HOME THEREAFTER. I FEEL THAT EITHER THE IGNITION COILS ARE MALFUNCTIONING W/O WARNING, OR THAT SOME OTHER MECHANISM OF FUEL FEED SYSTEM IS FAILING ALSO W/O WARNING. THE CAR DOES NOT KNOCK OR PING, MAYBE THE GASOLINE OR FUEL INJECTORS ARE FOULING (HOWEVER, I USE 87 RON GRADE GASOLINE, AND OFTEN ADD OCTANE BOOSTERS, I ALSO CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTORS BY RUNNING CHEVRON'STECHRON ABOUT EVERY 3500 MILES). THIS MAY SIGNIFY A SEVERE PROBLEM LURKING; I HOPE YOU CONSIDER ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE 1999 MAXIMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233177July 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THREE FAULTY IGNITION COILS IN 1 1/2 YEARS. TWO IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH ON MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217615February 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH AL 6 IGNITION COILS OF MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I NO LONGER HAVE. I HAVE WRITTEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212953December 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WITH MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA SE V6, EGR VALVE RELATED ISSUES WERE DETECTED AND ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO COME UP SOON AFTER THE IGNITION. ACCORDING TO NISSAN DEALER, OXYGEN SENSORS AND EGR VALVES WORK IS NEED THAT WOULD COST $1800 OR MORE. AT THAT TIME THE CAR MILEAGE WAS AROUND 80,000. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX THAT. BUT LATER ONE OF THE ROD IN THE ENGINE BROKEN, FIRE STARTED UNDER THE ENGINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 70 M/H ON THE HIGHWAY. MY FAMILY WAS IN A GREAT DANGER AND WE WERE LUCKY TO SURVIVE WITH THE HELP OF POLICE AND FIRE ENGINE WHEN SOMEONE CALLED 911. THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER COMPLAIN ABOUT EGR VALUE ON NHTSA WEB SITE BY ANOTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211600December 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
IGNITION COIL FAILURE, DEFECT AND REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209282November 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION COILS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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