Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10107055January 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING (VARIOUS SPEED) THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, THEN, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMMENCE TO RUN/DRIVE ROUGHLY. VEHICLE BEEN AT THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND HAD THE IGNITION COIL REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106007January 9, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SUSPENSION, TIRES
THE WINDSHIELD RUBBER ON THE TOP WAS LOOSE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR. ALSO I NOTICED THERE WAS A SCRATCHY SOUND WHEN I TURNED ON THE WIPER RIGHT ON THE FIRST DAY I TOOK THIS CAR HOME. I CHECKED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE WIPER RUBBER WAS CAME LOOSE AND THE STEEL TOUCH THE WINDSHIELD CLASS. IT SCRATCH THE WINDSHIELD. THE STEVENS CREEK DEALER WAS VERY NICE AND THEY DID CHANGE THE WINDSHIELD AND TIGHTEN THE SEAL ARROUND THE WINDSHIELD. 2 DAYS AGO IT WAS RAIN PREATY HARD IN WHERE I LIVE. IN THE MORNING WHEN I DROVE THE CAR I WAS SHOCK THAT THERE WAS WATER COMING OUT FROM THE LIGHTS INTERIOR. IT WAS PREATY BAD AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE I PAID SO MUCH FOR THIS PIECE A JUNK. MANY TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD STALLED, YOU CAN'T GAS AND LOOSE THE POWER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE SAME DEALER, THEY COULDN'T REGENERATE THE PROBLEM THUS THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE TIRE VIBRATE BETWEEN 50-80 MPH AND THEY COULDN'T FIX THAT ONE EITHER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SO MANY CARS...AND THIS IS THE WORST ONE. THIS IS WOULD BE MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN AND I'M PLANNING TO SALE IT ASAP. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS CAR'S RESALE VALUE WOULD BE LOT LOWER THE MISTSUBISHI. ONE MORE THING; THE DRIVER SEAT COVER ON THE BACK CAME LOOSE ALSO AND IT HANGING ON THE SEAT AND SHOWS THE INSIDE OF THE SEAT. DID I TELL YOU THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK ALREADY? NOW YOU KNOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109543January 7, 2005
TIRES
GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES SLL CRACKED ON INNER SIDEWALLS AND COULD NOT BE USED, HAD TIRES REPLACED. *BF ALL OF THE TIRES WERE CRACKED ON THE INNER SIDEWALLS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107024January 7, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE PARKING TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO CHANGE. GOODYEAR, P205/65R15. *AK.....TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 12000 MIKES ON IT. EXAMINED SIDEWALL AREA FOR SIGNS ON EXTERNAL DAMAGE- NO SCOFF OR ABRASION AREAS VISIBLE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONE HOUR AND 60 MPH BEFORE FAILURE. CONSUME RHAS NEVER SEEN Z TIRE FAIL LIKE THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105692January 3, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. LAST WEEK WHILE VIEWING A MAXIMA FORUM, I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR OEM GOODYEAR RSA DEVELOPING SIDEWALL CRACKS. AFTER INSPECTING MY VEHICEL, I NOTICED TWO 2' CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SEARS TIRE CENTER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR STRAIGHT HOME AND TO PARK IT UNTIL THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THEY FOUND MAJOR CRACKS IN THREE OF THE TIRES. THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE CRACKS WERE THERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104851December 31, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND UP DEALER TOLD MY TIRES WEREOUT OF BALANCE GOT TIRES BALANCE STILL HAVE PROBLEM,DRIVING DOWN TO FLORIDA FROM NEW YORK WAS A NIGHTMARE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104799December 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
HI, I AM A HAPPY OWNER OF A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND RECENTLY HAS A PROBLEM. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD JUST CAME ON RECENTLY. *AK I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT QUITE A FEW OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ... THIS IS WHAT I DISCOVERD ... THE IGNITION COILS ARE FAILING. THE PARTS THEMSELVES WERE FREE UNDER A "GOODWILL PARTS" POLICY NISSAN HAS. ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER, 3 PARTS NUMBERED 22448-31U01 "COIL ASSY-IGNIT" AND 3 PARTS NUMBERED 22448-31U06 WERE REPLACED. MANY MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HEARD THE RESPONSE FROM NISSAN DEALERS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IGNITION COILS. THEY ALSO RECEIVED THE RESPONSE THAT NISSAN AGREED TO A NO CHARGE REPLACEMENT UNDER GOOD WILL. SEE CAR FORUMS AT HTTP://WWW.CARSFORUMS.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=7803 QUESTION & REQUEST: ------------------- CAN NISSAN PLEASE PROVIDE THE DETAILS OF HOW I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED UNDER "GOODWILL" AND HAVE THE IGNITION COILS REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NISSAN'S FACTORY STANDARD 60K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THANK YOU, SATNAM BAINS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105535December 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COIL WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105538December 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THEN STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB.......IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED A TCOST OF $638.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104745December 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IN OCTOBER 2004, ON THE FIRST COOL DAY OF THE FALL SEASON IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE BEGAN TO MISFIRE, BUT THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. A MONTH LATER, ON ANOTHER COOL DAY IN NOVEMBER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS TIME, THE EVENT ILLUMINATED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO MISFIRE INTERMITTENTLY (BUT FREQUENTLY) EVER SINCE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, THE SERVICE ADVISER PULLED TWO TROUBLE CODES (P0306 AND P1320) AND TOLD ME THE FAULTS INDICATED REPLACEMENT OF ALL SIX IGNITION COILS (PER RECOMMENDATION OF TSB NO. 01-059). THE DEALER WANTS $75 FOR EACH COIL, AND APPROXIMATELY $200 IN LABOR TO INSTALL THEM. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THE PREVALENCE OF THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER '00-'01 MAXIMA OWNERS. I HAVE OWNED AND MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE SINCE IT HAD 4000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AND THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM THAT IT HAS EXPERIENCED IN 72,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104614December 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SHORTLY AFTER MY CAR REACHED 36,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAD TO REPAIR AN IGNITION COIL, LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER REPLACING COIL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN, FOR ANOTHER COIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104645December 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I OWN A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 49,000 MILES THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. A WEEK AGO MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH WAS JUST 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING MY CAR SERVICED FOR A 45,000 TUNE UP AND A DRIVE TRAIN LEAK REPAIRED. I RESEARCHED THE SOURCE OF A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE MAKE, MODEL AND APPROXIMATE MODEL OF MY CAR. TROUBLE WITH THE SIX IGNITION COILS WAS SITED BY MANY OWNERS AND DETAILED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN NTBO1059. REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF COILS REPLACED BUT TYPICALLY COST $700. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL 6 COILS! THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE CURRENT COILS ALLOWS THEM TO GET OVERHEATED AND BURN OUT. IT COST ME $700 TO REPLACE ALL SIX AND I ABSOLUTELY WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, ME AND MY FAMILY HAD BEEN DEVOTED PURCHASERS OF NISSAN CARS. NEVER AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105319December 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FRONT STRUT PROBLEM.. WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE THE PISTON INSIDE THE STRUT BROKE, CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, IT EFFECTED THE ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO REPAIRED. THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER, AND IT COULD TAKE ALMOST 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS NEEDED BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104568December 27, 2004
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
CRACKS IN ALL FOUR TIRES NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 21,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105123December 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, AND THE ENGINE COILS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE.*AK......THESE COILS HAVE A FLAW IN DESIGN WHICH RESULTS IN ONE OR MORE ENGINE MISFIRES. NISSAN HAS IMPROVED THE DESIGN IN NEWER MODELS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSED TO HELP CUSTOMERS. TOTAL COST OF REPLACING THE COILS WAS $750.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104140December 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I HAVE SPEND ALMOST $1000 TO HAVE REPAIRED RECENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT WAS FLASHING. TOOK IT IN AND ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS WAS BAD, THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPAIR, RAIL SYSTEM NEEDED REPAIR, SPARK PLUGS REPLACED ALSO. THE CAR ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IS PRETTY WELL MAINTAINED. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME $500 FOR THOSE REPAIRS. THIS PAST WEEKEND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO NISSAN THIS MORNING. THIS TIME IT IS THE 02 SENSOR - SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE OXYGEN INTAKE. NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THIS IS BUT IS COSTING ME ANOTHER $300!! I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT GET THIS FIXED THAT I WOULD RUIN THE NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WOULD USE MORE GAS THAT NECESSARY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS MORNING THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL TO SEE THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS SO SOON. NISSAN NEEDS TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER!! I REALLY LIKE MY MAXIMA AND EVEN CONSIDERED GETTING THE NEW ONE - WHICH LOOK NICE. BUT NOT ANYMORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104151December 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL FAILED ON MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. $350.00 WORTH OF WORK. WAS TOLD THIS IS VERY COMMON AND NISSAN HAS SINCE ISSUED NEW PART BECAUSE THE OLD WERE FAILING AT SUCH A HIGH RATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104003December 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COILS FAULTY. THOUSANDS HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT COST TO CONSUMER OF +$1000.00 NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT THEY HAVE A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE P1320. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103054December 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WE HAVE A 1991 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 2004 IT BURNED UP UNDER THE HOOD AND MELTED EVERYTHING TO A CRISP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WERE NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR THAT CAUSED IT TO IGNITE. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO SCHOOL, AND IT SMELLED LIKE GAS FUMES, THEN IT QUELLED DOWN, ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED TO SMOKE. WE OPENED THE TRUNK FIRST TO GET A RAG AND THEN THE HOOD TURNED BLACK, AND IN 1 MINUTE. IT STARTED TO BLAZE. NONE OF THE BODY OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED EXCEPT THE HOOD, AND EVERYTHING UNDER IT MELTED TO A CRISP. COULD THIS BE A DEFECT PLEASE GIVE ME A GUESS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102893December 13, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS
FAILURE OF AIRBAG MODULES. TAKEN TO DEALER DENIED COVERAGE TO FIX UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, ALSO EMAILED NISSAN CORPORATION TO REQUEST HELP. NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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