Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10196123July 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS AN INTELLIGENT KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, BUT IT AUTOMATICALLY CONTINUED RUNNING AND BEGAN TO ROLL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE TRADED BACK, BUT NOT FOR THE FULL PRICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196927July 11, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONSUMER IS A OWNER OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH EAGLE RSAP24/45R18 V GOODYEAR TIRES ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBIT CRACKS IN THE UPPER INTERIOR SIDEWALL. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IN EARLY SEPTEMBER WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE VEHICLE WAS RAISED ON RACKS AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL TIRES EXHIBITED CRACKS IN THE UPPER INTERIOR SIDEWALL AND THEY WERE NOISY IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT PURCHASED ALL NEW TIRES AMOUNTING TO $923.97. THE CONSUMER STATED WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRES. ALSO, THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195993July 10, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES (SIZE P245R18) HAVE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195636July 9, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ONE OF THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES FLATTENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT HAS SINCE CHANGED THE VEHICLES TIRES THREE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE. THE # OF CYLINDERS AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,436.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195540July 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE STARTED STALLING IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR ENDED. TROUBLE SCANNER SHOWED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A- BANK 1 CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. STARTED CHECKING THE PROBLEM ON THE COMPUTER, AND FOUND SOMEONE ELSE HAD THE PROBLEM AND PAID DEARLY TO GET IT FIXED. USING CAMPAIGN NUMBER PROVIDED, 03V455000, DISCOVERED 2002 MAXIMA GLE, VIN [XXX], WAS NOT COVERED. READ COMPLAINT NUMBER [XXX]. OBVIOUSLY, THE 2002 MAXIMA WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. I WAS SURE THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. DO I HAVE AN OPTION IN THIS CASE. *AK UPDATED 07/10/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195450July 6, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
NOTICED CIRCULAR TEARING OF ALL FOUR TIRES BEGINNING AT 16,000 MILES. LATER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW AND TORE APART. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED AND I FOUND A SMALL EDGE OF THE FREEWAY TO CHANGE THE TIRE, WHICH WAS VERY NERVE RACKING WHEN CHANGING THE TIRE. THIS OCCURRED AT 18,000 MILES, 18 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR. THIS WAS A WEEK AFTER I TOLD NISSAN TO LOOK AT MY TIRES AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM, DESPITE THE CIRCULAR BREAKAGE BEGINNING TO OCCUR. I TOLD THEM TO CHECK FOR LEAKS AS WELL. THEY SAID NO LEAKS. THEY WERE GOODYEAR TIRES 245/45/18 EAGLE RSA TIRES. I HAD TO BUY FOUR NEW TIRES DUE TO SAFETY REASONS AT $575. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195479July 6, 2007
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 04V326000 (VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY) AT 15,915 MILES. THE SUNROOF WAS RUSTED OUT IN ALL FOUR CORNERS AND WAS NOT DESIGNED TO OPEN. WATER LEAKS INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 33,582 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WATER LEAKAGE AND CORROSION ARE SAFETY HAZARDS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT THIS SUN ROOF IS A DEFECT AND THE CONSUMER FEELS IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR IT. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 08/01/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195300July 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG WITH IT BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT. WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS GEARS THERE IS A EXTREMELY HARD SHIFT, MAINLY BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD, AND 3RD & 4TH GEARS. ALSO WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE THERE IS A SLIGHT PAUSE AND THEN AN EXTREMELY HARD JERK IN THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE VALVE BODY REPLACED FOR $950 AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GET BETTER FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS THEN IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED ABOUT 3 TIMES. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY MAXIMA OWNERS THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I AM TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY FOR GUESS WORK INSTEAD OF NISSAN DETERMINING THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. IF THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO EXPECT FROM NISSAN, IT WILL DEFINATELY BE MY LAST ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195323July 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I PURCHASED MY MAXIMA 2007 IN MAY. SO FAR I PUT 2440 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" IS ON. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COMPLAIN TO NISSAN TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS SYMTOM. THX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195131July 2, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS A SET OF GOODYEAR EAGLE P245/45/R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE TOP OF HER TIRES WHERE IT APPEARS THEY MAY CRACK. SHE STATED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY HAD THREE TIRES REPLACED FOR THIS SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194993June 29, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SIDEWALLS ON HIS TIRES. IT STATED THAT THIS WAS A COSMETIC RECALL AND WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS INAPPLICABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194878June 28, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE DRIVER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED HER TO HAVE A HEADACHE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10194721June 27, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2001 MAXIMA 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. HAD TO REPLACE ALL THREE OXYGEN SENSORS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND RECENTLY THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE BOSE RADIO BLEW UP RECENTLY. THE RADIO BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK. POPPING SOUNDS THEN SMOKE FILLED MY CAR AND WITH AN AWFUL ODOR ALSO REPLACED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON PASSENGER SIDE TWICE WITHIN 3 MONTHS. REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS ON FRONT DRIVERS' SIDE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194741June 27, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE DEFLATED THROUGH ITS SIDEWALL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR AND THE DOT NUMBER, TIRE LINE, PURCHASE DATE, AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194790June 27, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKED ON ALL FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 09/26/07.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194796June 27, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245-45R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS MAKING AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE. SHE BELIEVED THAT THERE MAY BE A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES HAD SLITS IN THEM AND WOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. THE CONSUMER STATED PERFORMED ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE FOR VEHICLE AND COMPLAINED @ 37,000 ABOUT NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE DEALER INFORMED CUSTOMER TIRES WOULD WEAR IN. THE CONSUMER STATED FEELS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR 4 NEW TIRES AT $300 A PIECE. THE CONSUMER STATED GOODYEAR PRORATED THE REAR TIRES BUT CONSUMER FEELS THAT IS NOT SUFFICIENT. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194591June 25, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CRACKS WERE PRESENT IN THE TREAD. THE REMAINING GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A (P245/45R18) TIRES WERE ALSO CRACKED. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT HAVE THE INVOICE OR THE TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194182June 25, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE CONTAINS THE ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A (P245/45R18) TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THEM WITH FOUR NEW MICHELIN TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,695 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194069June 24, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE 4 RSA GOODYEAR TIRES CRACKED WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT. GOODYEAR HAS PRODUCED BAD TIRES AND SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED SOON WHEN THESE TIRES BLOW ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194050June 23, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA SE HAD ONE COIL REPLACED IN 2003. THIS YEAR I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AS WELL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY AND MY CLOCK GOES IN AND OUT OF SERVICE. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH. WHEN IDLING IT SOUNDS LIKE A CHOKING PIECE OF CRAP AND ON THE HILLS THE LIGHT FLASHES. I WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD COIL AGAIN AND TOOK IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THAT SAID MULTIPLE MISFIRE AND REPLACE ALL SIX COILS. I HAVE READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ABOUT COILS. WHEN I BOUGHT MY MAXIMA NEW I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A CAR THAT WAS RELIABLE BUT I AM HEARING THAT COIL REPLACEMENT IS THE RULE NOT THE EXCEPTION. I ALSO HAVE REAR BRAKE NOISE....SINCE YEAR THREE OF OWNING THE CAR. I HAVE REPLACED TWO SETS OF BRAKE PADS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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