Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10129221July 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO (2) SEPERATE OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE (2004 NISSAN MAXIMA) WHEN MY BRAKES HAVE WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR WHEN I WENT TO USE, LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKING POWER WHATSOEVER. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE BRAKES RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CLEARLY, THIS MALFUNCTION IS THE RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128367July 11, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOOD YEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES SIZE 245-45R18 THESE ARE ORGINAL EQ. ON MY 2004 NISSIAN MAXIMA. THESE TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED SPLITS ONLY ON THE INSIDE SIDE WALLS OF ALL 4 TIRES THEY HAVE 32000 MILES ON THEM W/SOME GOOD TREAD. I FEAR THESE SPLITS WILL SEPERATE THE TREAD AND CAUSE SOME DAMAGE OR AN ACCIDENT. THE SPLITS WERE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHEN I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED THE OTHER DAY. YET ON THE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL EVERYTHING APEARS TO BE OK. THIS IS POSSIBLELY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FACT THESE SPLITS IN THE SIDE WALLS ARE ONLY ON THE THE INSDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126352June 23, 2005
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I'VE GOT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE APROX 21,000 MILES ON IT. MY GOODYEAR RSA TIRES (OEM) HAVE STARTED TO SPLIT ON THE SIDE WALL. MY TIRES STILL HAVE OVER 60% OF THE TREAD LEFT. GOODYEAR IS PRORATING THE TIRES AT 25% OF TIRE WEAR USED. MY CONCERN IS THAT I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MY MAXIMA IS NOT THE ONLY CAR THAT HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THESE TIRES. IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE, IF SOMEONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SIDE OF THEIR TIRE BLEW OUT. FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG HAS MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126862June 20, 2005
VISIBILITY
LETTER CONCERNING THE SKYVIEW ROOF GLASS RECALL FOR THE 2004 MAXIMAS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALLED GLASS REPLACED BUT WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEREFORE THE GLASS WAS NOT REPLACED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER THE SKYVIEW ROOF COMPLETELY SHATTERED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120467June 20, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THE GOODYEAR TIRES ON HER VEHICLE ARE CRACKING. ONE TIRE IS CRACKING ON BOTH SIDES, THREE ARE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.*AK DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT CRACKED TIRES WERE GOOD. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES.*SB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125000June 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1) NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, NO EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS 2) 'BRAKE JUDDER' CAUSING UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL 3) TAKEN TO DEALER IN FEBRUARY 2005, ROTORS RE-SURFACED, PROBLEM RECURRENCE AFTER ONLY 7,000 MILES (MAY 30, 2005). TAKEN TO DEALER JUNE 09, 2005. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE ROTORS AT MENUFACTURER'S COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124902June 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: WHILE THE CAR SHUTS DOWN/LOSES POWER. CONSUMER IS GETTING READY TO MAKE A TURN, AND DURING THE TURN, CAR LOSES POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124415June 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: CONTACT STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. ALSO, THERE IS VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. A GOODYEAR SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123947June 2, 2005
TIRES, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
DT: CONSUMER LEASED NEW MAXIMA. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEALER AND HAD REPLACEMENT. OVER THIS WEEKEND A DIFFERENT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE REPAIRED TIRE HAS SLITS IN THE TREAD AS ALL THE OTHER ONES DO AS WELL. THE DEALER NOTED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA. ALSO THERE IS SHOCK PROBLEMS KNOWN TO NISSAN BUT NO RECALLS BUT DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS AND MUST REPLACE THOSE ISSUES INCLUDING THE SUNROOF WHICH APPARENTLY CAN SHATTER UNDER EXTREME HEAT. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122571May 31, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: CONTACT STATES THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE HAVE LARGE CRACKS ON THE INSIDE WALL. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES, THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THEY WERE 75,000 MILE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122588May 31, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE BUMPER CAME OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE SCREW CAME OUT OF THE BUMPER. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118875May 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. WHEN TURNING, A CLANKING LOUD NOISE WAS ALSO HEARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALS ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK *SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122118May 25, 2005
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE IN JULY, 2003. IT HAS ALUMINUM WHEELS ("RIMS") AND LOW PROFILE TIRES. IN MARCH, 2005, I HIT A POTHOLE, WHICH FLATTENED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND DENTED THE RIM. I HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND THEN REPLACED THAT RIM (TIRE WAS OK). IN MAY, 2005, MY FRONT DRIVER TIRE WAS LOW. I DROVE A HALF MILE AT 20 MPH TO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION AND FILLED THE TIRE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE WHY IT WAS LOW. THEY NOTED THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED, SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THAT WAY, AND PUT THE "DONUT" SPARE ON IN PLACE OF THE CRACKED RIM. BESIDES THE CRACKED RIM BEING A SAFETY ISSUE (THE DEALER SAYS THAT I "MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING", AND CLAIMS TO HAVE NO WARRANTY LIABILITY), I BELIEVE THE WHEEL/TIRE DESIGN OF THE 2004 MAXIMA IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 32 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A RIM ON A CAR. NOW IN THE SPACE OF A MONTH OR TWO, I HAD A DENTED RIM THAT STRANDED ME IN A REMOTE AREA UNTIL I COULD CHANGE THE TIRE, AND NOW A CRACKED RIM THAT I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY REMOVE FROM THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT IS BECAUSE THE RIM IS ALUMINUM AND PERHAPS BRITTLE AND NOT STURDY, OR BECAUSE LOW PROFILE TIRES LEAVE RELATIVELY LITTLE TIRE BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE RIM, MAKING "EVERYDAY POTHOLES" THAT ARE COMMON IN THE NORTHEAST IN THE SPRINGTIME A HAZARD TO THE WHEELS ("RIMS"). BUT AFTER HAVING TWO RIMS THAT FAILED JUST A MONTH OR TWO APART SUCH THAT THEY EACH HAD TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED, I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS CAR THAT LENDS ITSELF TO THESE SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY CAR. I OPENED A COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN, FILE #4947551. I WAS GIVEN NO ASSURANCE THAT ANY ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN, EXCEPT THAT THEY WOULD "LOOK AT THIS", AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT EVEN SEND ME ANY RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT TO LET ME KNOW THEIR DECISION AS TO WHAT THEY DO OR DON'T PLAN TO DO REGARDING MY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120783May 12, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT
1) MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION (2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE) 2) CAUSED CAR TO MAKE A SUDDEN REFLEX TO THE RIGHT TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY 3) DEALER ( NISSAN OF EL MONTE ) HAS REPLACE STRUTS AND OTHER SUSPENSION PARTS MORE THAN 4 TIMES AFTER 10 DEALER INSPECTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116801April 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WHILE PARKING (MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE). THE CAR STRUCK A HIGH CURB BACKED UP BY A BERM WHICH BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. I BANKED MY HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD (AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY). AIR DAM WAS TORN OFF. NO OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10115809March 24, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
WHILE DRIVING AT FAIRLY HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE SHAKES. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THA TSHAKING WAS DUE TO BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT. THE FRONT RIGHT SHOCK STRUT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114424March 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
BRAND NEW 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, DRIVEN NORMALLY FOR MONTHS AND RECENTLY STARTED NOTICING THE STRUTS MAKING A BANGING NOISE OVER NORMAL LIGHT ROAD BUMPS. THE RIDE QUALITY HAS SINCE DETERIORATED AND IS NOW REACHING THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN TO TWO NISSAN DEALERS SO FAR WHO REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND KEEP TRYING TO BLAME IT ON ME, MEANWHILE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, AND MANY OTHER DEALERSHIPS ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING DONE AT THE COROPRATE LEVEL FROM NISSAN TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. ALLOWING THE DEALERS TO DECIDE WHAT IS GOOD AND BAD, WHILE HALF OF THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE IS SOLVING NOTHING, AND ONLY CREATING MORE OF A HAZARD AND HASSLE FOR ALL MAXIMA OWNERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114275March 18, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR HAS A KNOWN DEFECT ON THEIR GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES (245/45R18) THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THE2004 NISSAN MAXIMA (AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHER VEHICLES). THE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS NOT PROPERLY MADE AND DEPENDING ON MILES (I HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM ON MAXIMA'S WITH MILEAGE RANGING FROM 4,000 MILES UP TO 30,000). GOODYEAR STATES YOU SHOULD CONTINUELY INSPECT THEM AND IF CRACKING OCCURS, THEN THEY WILL REPLACE THEM. I AM VERY COCERNED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY WHEN DRIVING NOW, ESPECIALLY LONG DISTANCE, I MAY BE ABLE TO INSPECT THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALLS, HOWEVER NOT THE INNER. IF I CAN'T SEE THE PROBLEM I CANNOT GET IT CORRECTED. THE CRACKING AND COMPOSITION OF THE SIDEWALLS COULD LEAD TO A BOWOUT OR ROLLOVER IF IN A TURN WHEN THE PRESSURE AGAINST THE TIRE SIDEWALL IS GREATEST. A NISSAN MAXIMA IS A PERFORMANCE FAMILY SEDAN SO SOMETIMES DRIVEN HARD. MY NEXT CONCERN IS HAVING TO HEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM WORD OF MOUTH THROUGH OTHER MAXIMA CAR OWNERS. NO SAFETY LETTER FROM GOODYEAR TELLING OWNERS TO INSPECT TIRES REGULARLY, NOTHING. THEY ARE PLAYING THE NUMBERS WITH MY FAMILY AND MY LIFE AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE FORCE THEIR HAND TO DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU. ALSO YOU CAN READ AN INTERNET THREAD FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AT, OVER 5 PAGES: HTTP://FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=388048. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105527March 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT CONTINUES TO FAIL. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES, HOWEVER THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 9 OR 10 TIMES BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE TREMBING IN THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF FAILED STRUTS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112022February 23, 2005
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE HAS A STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A VIOLENT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT A SATISFIABLE RESOLUTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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