Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10209282November 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION COILS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208881November 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA WILL DISPLAY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND CANNOT BE RESET. I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS PLUS THE AIR TEMP SENSOR. THIS CODE P1320 IS ALWAYS ON AND THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208900November 14, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE SPEED DECREASED DRAMATICALLY AND THE RPM'S 1500. SOON AFTERWARDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER AT THE DEALER, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR CODE APPEARED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V043000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. THE CONSUMER STATED DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THE COST OF $564.14. UPDATED 12/04/07 *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208751November 13, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING CAR IN GARAGE I DETECTED STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS HIGH (120F THAT DAY) AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX. SINCE CAR IS PARKED NEXT TO A GAS WATER HEATER I FOUND THIS ANSWER UNSATISFACTORY AND I CONTACTED THE NISSAN OFFICE. I WAS TOLD SAME AND "NOT TO WORRY, TEMPS. RARELY ARE HIGHER THAN 115F". OBVIOUSLY DRIVERS IN S. NV AND ARIZONA ARE EXPENDABLE! ONLY FIX SEEMS TO BE TO PARK OUTSIDE UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN. PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE EVAP. SYSTEM , I WAS TOLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208619November 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
MIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. KNOCK AND SPARK FAILURE TROUBLE CODES. ERRATIC IDLE AND POWER SURGE AT OR ABOUT 2000 RPM. IN SOME CASES THE IDLE HAS BEEN ERRATIC ENOUGH FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT AND IS TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT. COLD MORNINGS (LESS THAN 50 DEGREES F) CREATE THE MOST PROBLEMS. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION HAS PROVEN DANGEROUS. REPLACED IGNITION COIL PACKS, SIX PER CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208110November 7, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS (2 PURCHASED @ JUST TIRES AND 2 PURCHASED AT GARDENA NISSAN). TIRES FREQUENTLY LOST AIR PRESSURE. I WENT BACK TO JUST TIRES AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE RIMS. I WENT BACK TO GARDENA NISSAN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SO I PURCHASED NITROL THINKING THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I TOOK IT BACK, STILL NO PROBLEM FOUND. WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A POP, STOPPED AND SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. TURNED INTO GAS STATION ON CORNER AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN, TIRE WOULD NOT INFLATE. CALLED AAA, TOW TRUCK DRIVER REMOVED TIRE AND FOUND 3 CRACKS, 1 OF WHICH HAD BLOWN OPEN. HE SAID IT AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. A WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GOODYEAR FOR THE SAME DEFECT. I TOOK TIRE TO GARDENA NISSAN AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING-I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO GOODYEAR. I THEN WENT TO JUST TIRES, THEY SAID THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE BUT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE DOT AND THEY COULDN'T GET AUTHORIZATION BECAUSE GOODYEAR WAS ALREADY CLOSED FOR THE DAY. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT ONE OTHER TIRE HAD THE SAME CRACKS IN IT. SO I PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES AT THE PRORATED RATE. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR THE NEXT DAY ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL CRITERIA, EVENTHOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208369November 7, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TIRES WITH SIDEWALL CRACKING. CONSUMER STATES THAT GOODYEAR REFUSES TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THERE EAGLE RSA P245/45R18 TIRES, DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE FIRST TRIED TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY HE WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WAS COSMETIC. NOW FOR THE SECOND TIME GOODYEAR HAS DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM STATING HE DID NOT SHOW PROOF THAT THE TIRES WERE ADJUSTED FOR SIDEWALL CRACKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208189November 7, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207946November 5, 2007
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
IN-DASH CD CHANGER DEFECT - HALF THE SPEAKERS ARE INTERMITTENTLY SILENT WHEN PLAYING A CD. THIS IS A DEFECT COMMONLY FOUND IN 2002 MAXIMAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207957November 5, 2007
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
ON OR ABOUT THE EVENING OF OCTOBER 23, 2007, I HEARD A LOUD BOOM! AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AIRBORNE, OR FEEL ANY SORT OF IMPACT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD BLOWN-OUT THEIR TIRE, BUT THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND US. SO I PARKED AND LOOKED AT MY TIRES. ALL ALL MY TIRES WERE FINE, AND THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT ANYTHING HAD HIT THE BODY ANYWHERE IN THE FRONT, REAR OR SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS DRIZZLING, AND AS I WAS PULLING OUT, I NOTICED A SMALL TRICKLE OF WATER COMING FROM THE LIGHT PANEL ABOVE. IT WAS SEEPING IN FROM THE ROOF SOMEHOW. THIS WAS STRANGE, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A SUNROOF --ONLY A SKYVIEW AND THAT DOESN'T OPEN. I SLID BACK THE ROOF PANELS TO INVESTIGATE. AS THE DAYLIGHT SHINED THROUGH I WAS HORRIFIED TO FIND THE SKYVIEW WINDOW FULL OF CRACKS. IT LOOKED LIKED CRACKED ICE WHICH STARTED ABOVE THE FRONTSEAT AREA, AND CONTINUED INTO THE BACKSEAT AREA. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 1-800- NISSAN-1 AND REPORTED THIS TO CUSTOMER CARE REP. CHRISTINE BASILLE X. 51276, AND TOLD HER WHAT HAD HAPPENED. FURTHERMORE, I TOLD HER THAT I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE SKYVIEW WITH MY VIN SOME YEARS EARLIER, BACK IN 2004. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NISSAN WHETHER I HAD EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT OR NOT. I TOLD HER THAT IN 2004, I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL BACK THEN. THE DEALER HAD KEPT MY VEHICLE OVERNIGHT TO INSPECT IT, BUT CHOSE NOT TO REPLACE MY SKYVIEW SAYING SOMETHING LIKE MY VEHICLE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED. CHRISTINE BASILLE TOLD ME THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD GET BACK IN CONTACT WITH ME BY MONDAY. IN THE INTERIM, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT, BECAUSE MY SERVICE REP SAID THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WARRANTY ISSUE AND DAMAGE DUE TO IMPACT. ALTHOUGH, THE SERVICE DEPT. REPORTED THAT THERE IS NO SIGN OF IMPACT, THEY HAVE DECLINED COVERING THE REPAIR. I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM MY REGIONAL NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207966November 5, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FACTORY TIRES FOR A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245/45R18 96V CRACKING ON SIDEWALLS M6A9 CMWR 0505. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207699November 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 60,000 MILES ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA, BUT CODE WAS P1320 WHICH DEALER ASK TO REPLACE ALL SIX COILS OF CYLINDERS COSTING 2000$. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206952October 26, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXCESSIVE HARD JERKING (UP & DOWNSHIFTING) OF TRANSMISSION BETWEEN GEARS. FREQUENTLY STICKS IN 5TH GEAR WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT UNTIL CAR IS TURN OFF AND RESTARTED. HARD SHORT LEFT TO RIGHT JERKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, GETS STRONGER WHEN SLOWING FROM HIGHER SPEEDS. EXCESSIVE JERKING WHEN CAR SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS CAUSED US WHIPPED LASH OVERTIME. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT ROTORS ARE ALSO WARP CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207042October 26, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 04 NISSAN MAXIMA I'VE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION JERK PROBLEMS BOTH UPSHIFT & DOWNSHIFT BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THAT ISSUE I HAVE A BUNCH OF OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE IM POSTING THE LINK WHERE YOU CAN SEE HOW BIG IS THIS PROBLEM. LINK" HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092.HTML" PLEASE GO THROUGH EVERY POST & HELP US OUT. WE ALL HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NO SOLUTION THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I HAVE DONE WHAT THEY TOLD ME TO FLUSH TRANSMISSION BUT IT DIDN'T HELP & IT KEEPS ON GETTIN WORSE. I WILL HOPE A PROMPT REPLY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206610October 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL 3 O2 SENSORS WERE BAD, AND THEY COULD BE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $700. A WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON, AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT IS THE #3 CYLINDER MISFIRING, AND THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING ALL 6 IGNITION COILS FOR APPROXIMATELY $1200. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE IGNITION COILS, AND REALLY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THEM AGAIN FOR SOMETHING THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THEM ANYWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205629October 14, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I REC'D A LETTER REGARDING RECALLS ON TIRES ON A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA INFORMING OF DEFECTED TIRE WALLS WHERE THE TIRES CRACK/SPLIT. MY TIRES ARE NOW SHOWING SUCH DAMAGE, BUT, I HAVE MISPLACED MY LETTER INDICATING WHERE TO TAKE THE TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT. PLEASE SEND PERTINENT INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT I CAN HAVE DAMAGED TIRES REPLACED. THANK YOU. D. HAMLET *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205351October 10, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRES DEFECTIVE POOR WORKMANSHIP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205064October 5, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,204.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206042October 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V512000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST). SINCE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO FAIL AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPLACED TWO WIRES UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR OVER THIRTY DAYS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE MILEAGE INCREASED BY MORE THAN 1,300 MILES AND THE CARPET WAS DYED A DIFFERENT COLOR. SHE ALSO NOTICED HOLES IN THE SUNROOF SLIDER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DEALER ORDERED A REPLACEMENT WITHOUT HER KNOWING. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE SHE WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE REPAIRS, THEY WOULD HAVE THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE THE SUNROOF LINER. THE DEALER ALSO ORDERED A PART FOR THE STEERING COLUMN AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HER IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205042October 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL (RECALL ID # 03V455000) FOR MY 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN THE SPRING OF 2004. THE RECALL SPECIFIES THAT THEY WILL REPLACE BOTH THE "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR(S)". THEY ONLY REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PER THEIR SERVICE ORDER AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR(S). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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