2003 NISSAN MAXIMA Problems & Recalls

See attached document for complaint

See attached document for complaint

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. Additionally, while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was later towed to the residence. The cause of the failure was not ...

Mileage: 225,000

The steering shimmies and pulls to the right. Power steering fluids are within there limits.

Please fix your auto fill --- it just erased everything! Anyway, the engine cuts out while driving in traffic. The engine cuts out while waiting at a red light. The engine cuts out while turning. It's ALL random! The engine code shows P0340, Bank 1 and Bank2, and sometimes P0345. I have repl...

Please fix your auto fill --- it just erased everything! Anyway, the engine cuts out while driving in traffic. The engine cuts out while waiting at a red light. The engine cuts out while turning. It's ALL random! The engine code shows P0340, Bank 1 and Bank2, and sometimes P0345. I have repl...

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR JERKED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS AND SLID LIGHT TURNED ON. I BEGAN TO FEEL SCARED I HAD MY CHILD, SISTER AND BROTHER IN THE VEHICLE. I PROCEED TO DRIVE HOME WITH CAUTION. ONCE I ARRIVED HOME, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF...

Mileage: 220,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR JERKED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS AND SLID LIGHT TURNED ON. I BEGAN TO FEEL SCARED I HAD MY CHILD, SISTER AND BROTHER IN THE VEHICLE. I PROCEED TO DRIVE HOME WITH CAUTION. ONCE I ARRIVED HOME, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF...

Mileage: 220,000

2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER OWN THE VEHICLE. *LD *JS

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IT JUST TURNED OFF. SAID IT WAS CRANK/ CAM POSITION SENSORS WELL CHANGED THEM AND PUT NEW THROTTLE BODY. AND NOW TO FIND THERE IS A RECALL HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT PART OF IT. WELL IT SHOULD BE. AND BE FIXED. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX FOR 9 MONTHS. BEEN SITTING LONGER. FIR...

Mileage: 170,000

THE CAR HAS STALLED WHEN STOPPED AND WHILE DRIVING. SLIP LIGHT AND TSP WARNING LIGHTS GO ON ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE. I NOTICED THE RECALL FROM 2003 WAS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HOWEVER I PUT IN MY VIN # AND I'M ASSUMING MY CAR DOES NOT APPLY. VERY VERY DANGEROUS. MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN IT...

Mileage: 138,240

IT HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, IT TAKES TIME TO START AND WHEN IT IS DRIVING IT TURNS OFF (BUT IT TURNS ON).IT GOES OFF ON FLAT SURFACES, AND WHEN YOU ARE ON A RISE THAT'S WHERE IT TAKES TO CATCH ON. *TR

Mileage: 188,000

IT HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, IT TAKES TIME TO START AND WHEN IT IS DRIVING IT TURNS OFF (BUT IT TURNS ON).IT GOES OFF ON FLAT SURFACES, AND WHEN YOU ARE ON A RISE THAT'S WHERE IT TAKES TO CATCH ON. *TR

Mileage: 188,000

IT HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, IT TAKES TIME TO START AND WHEN IT IS DRIVING IT TURNS OFF (BUT IT TURNS ON).IT GOES OFF ON FLAT SURFACES, AND WHEN YOU ARE ON A RISE THAT'S WHERE IT TAKES TO CATCH ON. *TR

Mileage: 188,000

IT HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WHEN THE CAR IS UP, IT TAKES TIME TO START AND WHEN IT IS DRIVING IT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF, BUT IF THEY TURN IT ON AGAIN IF IT STARTS. *TR

Mileage: 188,000

IT HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WHEN THE CAR IS UP, IT TAKES TIME TO START AND WHEN IT IS DRIVING IT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF, BUT IF THEY TURN IT ON AGAIN IF IT STARTS. *TR

Mileage: 188,000

IT HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WHEN THE CAR IS UP, IT TAKES TIME TO START AND WHEN IT IS DRIVING IT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF, BUT IF THEY TURN IT ON AGAIN IF IT STARTS. *TR

Mileage: 188,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXCEED 3,000 RPM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON. THE VE...

Mileage: 143,000

THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT

Mileage: 175,000

CAR STALLS AT LIGHTS AND JUST STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THE STALLING PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS BUT THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IS FAIRLY NEW. STALLS AT LIGFHTS, STALLS WHILE IN MOTION

Mileage: 20,000

TAKATA RECALL-RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM NISSAN ABOUT A RECALL ON MY 2003 MAXIMA PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS (NHTSA RECALL 14V-361). SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR SEPT.26, 2014 @ 3PM TO HAVE WORK DONE. DROPPED VEHICLE OFF ON THE MORNING OF SEPT 26, 2014 BECAUSE I HAD TO LEAVE TOWN BEFORE T...

Mileage: 225,896

THE VEHICLE HAS TWICE LOST POWER AND ENGINE DIED WHILE MOVING DOWN THE STREET. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND SHOWED CODE P0345: CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A (BANK 2). THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE R3022 CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT SENSOR RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS MANUF...

Mileage: 91,694

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED

Mileage: 123,000

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED

Mileage: 123,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT EXITED A PARKING AREA TO ENTER A HIGH TRAFFIC LOCATION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. NONE OF TH...

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ALL OF THE DOORS IMMEDIATELY LOCKED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED BY THE KEY FOBIK. THE CONTACT HAD TO GET THE POLICE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOBIK BECAME INOPERATIVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER EXITING...

Mileage: 168,000

CAR WON'T START. IT TURNS ON AND IT CRANKS BUT IT DOESN'T START

TAKATA RECALL. ON 10/24/18 I HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FIXED AT THE OXNARD TEAM NISSAN SHOP. I ASKED ABOUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG, AND THEY SAID THE ONLY ONE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR MY CAR MODEL, IS THIS TRUE? MY CONCERN IS, AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE INJURIES AND DEATHS ...

THE SUBFRAME AND THE RADIATOR SUPPORT BRACKET ARE RUSTED OUT. ENGINE AND RADIATOR READY TO COME DOWN.

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE DEALER (INGRAM PARK NISSAN, 6990 NORTHWEST LOOP 410, ...

Mileage: 124,432

I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS CRANKING THE CAR, I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND BATTERY TERMINALS. THIS APPEARED TO QUICK FIX IT BUT SOON AFTER THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SOON AFTER FOLLOWED TCS CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGN...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS CRANKING THE CAR, I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND BATTERY TERMINALS. THIS APPEARED TO QUICK FIX IT BUT SOON AFTER THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SOON AFTER FOLLOWED TCS CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGN...

Mileage: 100,000

I NO THERE WAS A VOLUNTEER RECALL ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS CAR , YET LOOKING AT THE VIN NUMBER DOESNT SHOW A RECALL NOW. I BOUGHT MY 5TH GEN MAXIMA AND SINCE THEN IVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS IN IT NOW 3 TIMES AN EVEN GOTTEN NEW CONNECTORS INSTALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IVE HAD ...

Mileage: 200,000

I NO THERE WAS A VOLUNTEER RECALL ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS CAR , YET LOOKING AT THE VIN NUMBER DOESNT SHOW A RECALL NOW. I BOUGHT MY 5TH GEN MAXIMA AND SINCE THEN IVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS IN IT NOW 3 TIMES AN EVEN GOTTEN NEW CONNECTORS INSTALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IVE HAD ...

Mileage: 200,000

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE HAD MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REPLACED BUT HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED IF THE DRIVER SIDE IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE.

Mileage: 53,463

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HERE IN WALDORF, MARYLAND WHEN THE AIRBAG INDICATOR KEEP ON FLASHING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS EPISODE WILL NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

THE CAR HEAVILY BURNS OIL, THIS CAR AS WELL AS MANY OTHER CARS IN THE NISSAN LINE-UP WERE GIVEN THE VQ35DE MOTOR WHICH IS WELL KNOWN FOR BURNING OIL. I AM REQUIRED TO CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES BECAUSE IT BURNS A LOT OF OIL. I FILL UP THE ENGINE 5 QUARTS WHICH IS ABOVE RECOMMENDED BECAUSE I DON'...

Mileage: 95,846

TAKATA RECALL: NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED EXCEPT NISSAN AND CAR FAX. LUCKILY I DOWNLOADED THE CAR FAX APP AND SAW THE RECALL. HOW IS IT THAT CAR FAX KNOWS ABOUT THE RECALL FOR MY VIN# BUT NHTSA DOESN'T KNOW? AND I WANST OFFERED A RENTAL OUT LOANER CAR.

Mileage: 322,000

TAKATA RECALL DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WERE BOTH DOWN ON 11/9/17 AROUND 8AM IN THE MORNING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW WERE ALL THE WAY DOWN. I DID LEAVE THE DOORS UNLOCKED OR WINDOWS DOWN WHEN I WENT TO SLEEP. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY ON A REGULAR STREET PARKED OVER NIGHT.

Mileage: 99,200

TAKATA RECALL DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WERE BOTH DOWN ON 11/9/17 AROUND 8AM IN THE MORNING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW WERE ALL THE WAY DOWN. I DID LEAVE THE DOORS UNLOCKED OR WINDOWS DOWN WHEN I WENT TO SLEEP. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY ON A REGULAR STREET PARKED OVER NIGHT.

Mileage: 99,200

TAKATA RECALL DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WERE BOTH DOWN ON 11/9/17 AROUND 8AM IN THE MORNING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW WERE ALL THE WAY DOWN. I DID LEAVE THE DOORS UNLOCKED OR WINDOWS DOWN WHEN I WENT TO SLEEP. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY ON A REGULAR STREET PARKED OVER NIGHT.

Mileage: 99,200

TAKATA RECALL I LIVE IN OCALA FLORIDA I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT GETTING THE RECALL FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS THEY WANT ME TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THEM. I HAVE A FULL-TIME JOB A CHILD AND AN ELDERLY PARENT I NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION. THEY OFFERED TO SHUTTLE ME SOMEWHERE BUT THA...

WHILE DRIVING CAR JUST STOPS, NO FUEL, NO POWER, NO POWER STEERING, NO ELECTRICAL, NOTHING EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. RESTART NO ISSUES RUNS FOR AWHILE AND HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES. SO THREE TIMES TOTAL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE...

Mileage: 169,000

TAKATA RECALL

OUR 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN TOTALED. WE NO LONGER HAVE IT, BUT OUR SON WAS IN A MAJOR FATAL CAR ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR CITY STREET 2007, TO WE OURSELF DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS THE CAUSE, OUR SON FELL ASLEEP. NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED. COURTS STATED SPEEDING WITHOUT INVESTIGATED PROOF. OUR SO...

OUR 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN TOTALED. WE NO LONGER HAVE IT, BUT OUR SON WAS IN A MAJOR FATAL CAR ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR CITY STREET 2007, TO WE OURSELF DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS THE CAUSE, OUR SON FELL ASLEEP. NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED. COURTS STATED SPEEDING WITHOUT INVESTIGATED PROOF. OUR SO...

CAR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" IS ON. THE CAR RANDOMLY CUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC AND AS DRIVING. WON'T START UP IMMEDIATELY. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE ENGINE TO STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Mileage: 300,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SENSOR SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 120,000

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AT 150.000 MILES

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH CAR LOSES POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC SO I WAS ABLE PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR REGAINED POWER WITHOUT HAVING TO START ENGINE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CO...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 97,000

FRONT DOORS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, DO NOT OPEN; FAIL TO OPEN INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING A NOISE AS IF THE DOOR LOCK ARE TRYING TO OPEN. DRIVER WAS STUCK INSIDE CAR WHICH COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STARTING AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL SENSOR,...

Mileage: 60,171

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT WAS MARYLAND STATE INSPECTED. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON A BUSY ROAD AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS INJURED OR HIT THE STALLED CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NISSAN REPAIR SHOP...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENG...

TAKATA RECALL; ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. (PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED IN 2014). WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHO IS CORRECT? CAR ALWAYS REGISTERED IN GEORGIA.

OIL COOLER LEAK REPLACED O RING 5 TIMES REPLACED NOT FIXED YET.

VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM, ROUGH/NO START, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE LIGHT/CODE SHAFT SENSOR. SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALL FOR THIS YEAR OUR VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES.

THIS IS REFERENCE TO TWO SITUATION CONCERNING NISSAN RECALLS. IN 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO SANSONE NISSAN DEALER ON RT 1, NJ TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIRBAG RECALL ISSUE NHTSA REF#15V287000. MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AFTER I CAME HOME A WEEK LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I D...

Mileage: 86,600

THIS IS REFERENCE TO TWO SITUATION CONCERNING NISSAN RECALLS. IN 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO SANSONE NISSAN DEALER ON RT 1, NJ TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIRBAG RECALL ISSUE NHTSA REF#15V287000. MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AFTER I CAME HOME A WEEK LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I D...

Mileage: 86,600

THIS IS REFERENCE TO TWO SITUATION CONCERNING NISSAN RECALLS. IN 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO SANSONE NISSAN DEALER ON RT 1, NJ TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIRBAG RECALL ISSUE NHTSA REF#15V287000. MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AFTER I CAME HOME A WEEK LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I D...

Mileage: 86,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. TH...

Mileage: 147,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN RE: AIR BAG LIGHT ON . TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALER. WAS TOLD I NEEDED DTCB1070 ASSIST A/B MODULE. HAD R1407 PTH MAX PASS AB NTB13-062 REPLACED ON SEPT 14 2014 WHY DO I NEED THIS UNIT NOW.I WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE LIGHT ON. IS MY SAFETY COMPROMISE D,IF...

Mileage: 69,320

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TITLE WAS RE-WORKED; THEREFORE, THE DEALER WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO PERFORM ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY WORK ON THE VEH...

WHEN WAS DRIVING ON 11/30/2015 AND PARKING THE CAR TO GO IN A BUILDING AND CAME BACK OUT AND TURN MY LIGHT ON AND THE TRAIL LIGHT DON'T COME ON AND THE DASH LIGHT DON'T COME BACK ON,AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP KEEP LEAKING.

WHEN WAS DRIVING ON 11/30/2015 AND PARKING THE CAR TO GO IN A BUILDING AND CAME BACK OUT AND TURN MY LIGHT ON AND THE TRAIL LIGHT DON'T COME ON AND THE DASH LIGHT DON'T COME BACK ON,AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP KEEP LEAKING.

WHEN WAS DRIVING ON 11/30/2015 AND PARKING THE CAR TO GO IN A BUILDING AND CAME BACK OUT AND TURN MY LIGHT ON AND THE TRAIL LIGHT DON'T COME ON AND THE DASH LIGHT DON'T COME BACK ON,AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP KEEP LEAKING.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN AT SPEED OF 20 TO 35 MPH. THE WARNING LIGHT ON AND THE CAR CAN START AGAIN AFTER THE GEAR CHANGED TO NEUTRAL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN A MONTH AND THEN MILEAGES IS 114000 MILES. THE NISSAN WORKSHOP CAN'T FIGURE OUT IT DUES TO CAMSHAFT SENSOR PROBLEM.

Mileage: 114,259

WHILE DRIVING, CAR SUDDENLY STOPS RESPONDING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS INTO POSITION, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER, AND STOPS RUNNING. IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE INCIDENTS WAS BETWEEN 20 - 35 MPH.

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING, CAR SUDDENLY STOPS RESPONDING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS INTO POSITION, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER, AND STOPS RUNNING. IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE INCIDENTS WAS BETWEEN 20 - 35 MPH.

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING, CAR SUDDENLY STOPS RESPONDING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS INTO POSITION, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER, AND STOPS RUNNING. IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE INCIDENTS WAS BETWEEN 20 - 35 MPH.

Mileage: 73,000

WAS DRIVING ON 4 LANE DIVIDED ROAD AT APPROX. 50 MPH. WHEN DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, CAR ACTED LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT ACTED NORMAL AGAIN. CAME UPON STOP LIGHT. AS I WAS WAITING FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE, ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ALL DASH LIGHTS...

Mileage: 130,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,0...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO T...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK TWICE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILI...

Mileage: 145,000

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOT PERFORMED , NISSAN CLAIMS WIRING HARNESS WAS TAMPERED THEREFORE RECALL WAS NOT PROCESSED. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM NISSAN NOT KNOWING OF THIS SITUATION AND ASKED FOR NISSAN TO CONDUCT RECALL AS IT IS AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL.

Mileage: 46,738

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLA...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLA...

Mileage: 135,000

LAST WEEK A NEW BATTERY & STARTER WERE INSTALLED. DID NOT DRIVE FOR A WEEK. STARTED FINE YESTERDAY AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES, THEN IT JUST STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ON A ROAD WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE ONE MILE AND PARKED IT AT MY HOME. WILL...

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SUDDENLY AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FIRST THEN THE FRONT DRIVE...

Mileage: 200,000

NHTSA RECALL 14-V-361 I MADE 3 GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH VICTORIA NISSAN MOTORS, 578-5000 BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATES HE WILL CALL ME AND MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT. HE NEVER RETURNS THE CALL TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

NORMAL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE - OIL CHANGE, TIRE REPLACEMENT - CAR WAS ON A LIFT. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT I "THINK" ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE CAR AS THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS VERY VERY RUSTED AND WHILE NOT "UNSAFE" YET, IS BECOMING UNSAFE. I UNDERSTAND FROM CONSUMERS REPORTS THAT THE...

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO...

Mileage: 190,000

I RECENTLY HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR ENGINE WOULD GET A LITTLE HOT, IT WOULD ALSO CUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE, I HAD A COUPLE DIAGNOSIS DONE AND ALL POINTED TO MY CAMSHAFT SENSOR, IN WAS IN THE NATIONAL DATA BASE AS A RECALL, BUT...

LETTER FROM SENATOR BEGICH ON BEHALF OF REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL ON THEIR 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA, BUT THERE IS NO NISSAN DEALER IN JUNEAU; THEY ARE SEEKING A SOLUTION TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER; PLEASE RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THE CONSTITUENTS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DISATANCE TO TRAVEL TO A DEALERSHIP I...

NISSAN DEALER IN METAIRE/LA CAN'T HELP WITH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THREE PARKED VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THREE PARKED VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON...

AS VERIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR SHUT THE CAR DOWN DURING OPERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2003 (NOTICE OF WHICH WAS NEVER GIVEN TO ME) AND I FOUND TWO INDEPENDENT INTERNET REFERENCES TO A RECALL FOR THIS SPE...

Mileage: 94,400

AS VERIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR SHUT THE CAR DOWN DURING OPERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2003 (NOTICE OF WHICH WAS NEVER GIVEN TO ME) AND I FOUND TWO INDEPENDENT INTERNET REFERENCES TO A RECALL FOR THIS SPE...

Mileage: 94,400

I HAVE THREE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS AND NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY ARE NOT VALID TO MY VIN. SO ARE THESE RECALLS NOT VALID OR DOES NISSAN NOT WANT TO RECALL MY VEHICLE? RECALL SUBJECT : PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR MAY RUPTURE REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUN 24, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14...

I HAVE THREE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS AND NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY ARE NOT VALID TO MY VIN. SO ARE THESE RECALLS NOT VALID OR DOES NISSAN NOT WANT TO RECALL MY VEHICLE? RECALL SUBJECT : PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR MAY RUPTURE REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUN 24, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14...

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC THREE TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO COR...

Mileage: 174,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC THREE TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO COR...

Mileage: 174,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 30 MPH, THE CAR SHUT OFF AS MY CHILD AND I WERE COMING TO A STOPLIGHT. I HAD NO PROBLEM RESTARTING AND ENCOUNTERED THIS SAME PROBLEM 4 MORE TIMES DURING MY TRIP, INCLUDING FAILURE TO IDLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. NEXT TIME, I WAS DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH AND THE CAR SH...

Mileage: 170,000

MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE HAS HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE ABS AND THE TSC LIGHTS COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH I HAD ALREADY REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, OR THAT I NEEDED...

Mileage: 168,960

MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE HAS HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE ABS AND THE TSC LIGHTS COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH I HAD ALREADY REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, OR THAT I NEEDED...

Mileage: 168,960

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE TRANSMISSION THEN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTE...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE TRANSMISSION THEN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTE...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE IT STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAM POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...

Mileage: 143,597

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHA...

Mileage: 118,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (~30 MPH), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND RESTART THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME LATER. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF DRIVING (AGAIN), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AGAIN. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING. JUST THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE CHECK...

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (~30 MPH), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND RESTART THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME LATER. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF DRIVING (AGAIN), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AGAIN. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING. JUST THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE CHECK...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPL...

Mileage: 64,000

LOCKING SYSTEM UNRELIABLE. LOCKED DOORS UNLOCK WHILE PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ALARM WILL SOUND WHEN UNLOCKED DOOR IS OPENED, SOMETIMES NOT. CAR IS UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN IN REAR SEAT WITH UNLOCKED DOORS. CAR WITH DOORS THAT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IS UNSECURED AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO THEFT AND CAR-J...

DRIVERS SEAT FAILS TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. MOTORS ACTIVATE ON POWER SEAT, BUT THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE. THIS IS A MUCH REPORTED FAILURE ITEM ON NISSANS/INFINITI'S. DEALER REQUESTS $600 TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE TROUBLE CODE, WE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE PART. REPLACEMENT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND FOUND SAFETY RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE. CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEIR WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ...

Mileage: 90,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPS. HAPPENS EVERY DAY FOR PAST 3YRS. TUNE UP, TRANSMISSION FLUSH, NEW MOTOR MOUNTS, NEW SPARK PLUS AND IGNITION COILS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WHILE MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WHEN THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED; HOWEVER, WHEN THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST REPORT INDICATED...

Mileage: 88,500

THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START DURING LUNCH. IT STARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS AFTER WORK AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AS I LEFT MY JOB AND DROVE 1/2 MILE, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING ON A THREE LANE ROAD IN TRAFFIC AS I WAS GOING 35-40 MPH. I MANAGED TO COAST PAST AN INTER...

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS IN A HEAD ON CRASH WHERE THE CONTACT STRUCK THE WINDSHILED, BECUASE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW I...

Mileage: 145,000

2003 NISSAN MAXIMA CAM SENSOR FAILURE. CAR SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. *KB

Mileage: 43,000

2003 NISSAN MAXIMA CAM SENSOR FAILURE. CAR SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. *KB

Mileage: 43,000

ON APRIL 28TH 2011, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA SE VEHICLE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS VERY LUCKY THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICE A FEW CARS BEHIND ME TO STOP TRAFFIC OTHERWISE I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY A HAIR! NEEDLE...

Mileage: 67,451

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE, WITH APPROXIMATELY 148,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPS:" FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AFTER BEING IN A HIGHER GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO "HESITATE", OR SHUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, STOP SIGN, ETC. NUMEROUS OTHER MAXIMA OWNER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHOM PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT...

Mileage: 110,000

(2003 NISSAN MAXIMA)CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SA...

Mileage: 84,000

THE XENON HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA HAVE BECOME CLOUDED WITH DRAMATICALLY REDUCED LIGHTING EFFECTIVENESS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE HEADLIGHT TWO YEARS AGO, AND THE OTHER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANU...

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE DIES WHILE IN OPERATION AND TRAVELING TO WORK. IT HAPPENS THREE TO FOUR TIME WHEN DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING I HAD MY GRANDBABY IN THE CAR WITH ME AND TRAFFIC WAS MOVING PRETTY FAST, AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 5MINS IT STARTED BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND TOLD THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A RECALL O...

Mileage: 174,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 174,000

ON MY 2003 MAXIMA SE, THE "SERVICE ENGINE :LIGHT" COMES ON AND THE MOVING VEHICLE STALLS. MY WIFE HAD A CLOSE ESCAPE FROM A CRASH WHEN IT HAPPENED TO HER YESTERDAY. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR A FEW MILES. A SCAN OF THE FAILURE CODE FROM THE ENGINE RETURNED P0340 WHICH IMPL...

Mileage: 55,000

2003 MAXIMA SHUTS OFF WHEN STARTING IT, BACK TO BACK. CAR HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES. MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR POSITION & THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE AND MUST BE FIXED BY NISSAN ONLY. IT WAS THEIR ERROR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN AS WELL. *T...

Mileage: 79,000

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA'S ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. UPON TAKING MY MAXIMA TO BE REPAIRED THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH SENSORS FOR THE CAM, PER T...

Mileage: 134,850

2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TGW SOON AFTER, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER THEN WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM, THE PROBLEM WAS A RECALL ISSUE. THE CONSUMER ...

AIRBAG BURN/ INJURY ' MY CAR HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED AGAINST CENTER DIVIDER ON FREEWAY DURING RAINY WEATHER. THE DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON CRASH AND CAUSED A BRUISE AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO MY LEFT ARM (INNER FOREARM). THE BRUISE INJURY WAS FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ADDITIONALLY...

Mileage: 85,000

AIRBAG BURN/ INJURY ' MY CAR HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED AGAINST CENTER DIVIDER ON FREEWAY DURING RAINY WEATHER. THE DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON CRASH AND CAUSED A BRUISE AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO MY LEFT ARM (INNER FOREARM). THE BRUISE INJURY WAS FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ADDITIONALLY...

Mileage: 85,000

APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AFTER A REMOTE STARTER WAS INSTALLED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. THE REMOTE STARTER WAS REMOVED (BYPASSED BY INSTALLERS) AND THE CONDITION BEING EXPERIENCED CONTINUED. THE RESULT IS THE CAR FAILING TO START PR...

Mileage: 140,000

FAILURE TO START, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON ON -- TOOK TO SVC STATION, DID DIAGNOSTIC BAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 110,311

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WA...

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER DRIVERS SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AND TWO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE ...

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRA...

Mileage: 86,000

I HAVE A 2003 MAXIMA. THE GEARS ARE JERKING REALLY BAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE HAPPENING. I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL YET? WHEN SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT MAYBE THEN A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND I LATER RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM (RECALL 03V455) INVOLVING 3 FAULTY SENSORS AND MY VIN FALL INSIDE THE RAN...

Mileage: 119,000

MY 2003 MAXIMA STALLED OUT TWICE WHILE DRIVING, ONCE WHILE AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAD RECALLED THE 2003 MAXIMAS FOR A FAULTY CAM SENSOR THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL. HOWEVER, IN TYPICAL FASHION, NISSAN TOLD ME THAT MY VIN DID NOT FALL UN...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPONTANEOU...

Mileage: 215,000

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA AND AM HEARING AN ENGINE WHINE NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS REACHING HIGHER SPEEDS. I DO NOT YET HEAR IT WHEN IDLING BUT I AM TOLD ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I DO. THE NOISE SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE WHAT AN ALTERNATOR HUM IN A POORLY GROUNDED SOUND SETUP MAKES. YOU CAN TURN ...

Mileage: 87,000

CAR WAS BEING OPERATED IN NORMAL FASHION WHEN IT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR OFF OF ROAD SAFELY AND THEN RESTARTED, NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TOOK CAR HOME AND CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD INVESTIGATE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER ...

Mileage: 91,953

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WA...

Mileage: 115,000

ON 9-2-2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING, TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED CRANK POSITION SENSOR. CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND ASK ABOUT THE RECALL OF MAXIMA"S THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM THAT SAID MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL . T...

Mileage: 68,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION...

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWELVE TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INC...

Mileage: 69,000

NISSAN MURANO, 2003 WITH APPROXIMATELY 75,400 MILES. AUGUST 9, 2008, MY DAUGHTER AND WIFE WERE DRIVING THE CAR AND CALLED ME ON MY CELL PHONE VERY EXCITED AND UNSET STATING, ?THE CAR WON?T ACCELERATE AND IT IS JERKING,, WHAT SHOULD WE DO?? I INSTRUCTED THEM TO PARK THE CAR UNTIL I ARRIVE TO CHECK ...

Mileage: 74,500

2003 MAXIMA SE 110,000 MILES HAS OIL LEAKING THROUGH SEALS BETWEEN VALVE COVERS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. ONE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT THE SEALS CANNOT BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. INSTEAD, THE VALVE COVERS HAVE TO BE RE-PURCHASED ADDING AN EXTRA $290.00 IN PARTS TO A L...

Mileage: 110,000

THE 2002-2003 NISSAN MAXIMA ARE KNOWN TO BE BURNING ENGINE OIL. THERE IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT FLAW WHICH MAKES THE CAR LEAK ENGINE OIL THROUGH THE VALVE COVERS INTO THE SPARK PLUGS AND WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM CLOSE BY, THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR FIRE IN THESE VEHICLES. NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA IS NOT ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION. SHE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY INFORMED HER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 81,000

ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER THE SUN ROOF MECHANISM ON MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS FAILED DUE TO WARPING OF CABLES. THE REPAIR COST IS ALMOST $2500 AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I'M INTERESTED TO LEARN IF THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ABOUT NISSAN SUN ROOFS, AND IF ANY FIRES OR FAIL...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON SEVERAL OCCASION HIS VEHICLE LOST POWER, HOWEVER HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE LOSE POWER AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURE TOOK A REPORT, NEVERTHELESS, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUD...

Mileage: 70,000

CAM SENSOR FAILURE. HOW DO I DETERMINE VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED BY NHTSA RECALL 03V455000. *TR

THE CAR STALLED ON MY WHILE I WAS STILL TRAVELING AT 60MPH AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT FORCING ME TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHERE IT SUDDENLY STOPPED. A LITTLE SCARY DON'T YOU THINK? THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I LATER HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED...

Mileage: 41,200

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 NIS...

Mileage: 21,985

THE MURANO LOST ACCELERATION ON THE INTERSTATE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR; IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE EXIT RAMP BETWEEN I-95 NORTH AND I-26 TOWARD CHARLESTON, SC. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND HAD TO BE PUSHED "OUT OF HARM'S WAY BY A TRUCKER, AND A COUPLE WHO STOPPED TO HELP. I WAS BRO...

Mileage: 57,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT CONTROL SENSOR DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE. THE SENSOR ACTIVATES WHEN CONDITIONS ARE COMPLETELY DARK. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FIRST REALIZED I...

Mileage: 5,000

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 MILE...

Mileage: 24,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS; DURING WARRANTY PERIOD AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE DRIVER' S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATS QUIT WORKING AND REQUIRED ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. THE POWER SUN ROOF ALSO QUIT WORKING AND REQUIRED ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. ...

Mileage: 22,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS; DURING WARRANTY PERIOD AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE DRIVER' S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATS QUIT WORKING AND REQUIRED ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. THE POWER SUN ROOF ALSO QUIT WORKING AND REQUIRED ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. ...

Mileage: 22,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS; DURING WARRANTY PERIOD AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE DRIVER' S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATS QUIT WORKING AND REQUIRED ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. THE POWER SUN ROOF ALSO QUIT WORKING AND REQUIRED ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. ...

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO ZONE AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE THE ENGINE LIGHT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 16, 2007 AND THE CONTA...

Mileage: 66,000

NOTICED A BANG SOUND FROM FRONT OF CAR ON ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. DISCOVERED FRONT ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT IS LEAKING FLUID, IS LOOSE AND CANNOT BE TIGHTENED. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

NOTICED A BANG SOUND FROM FRONT OF CAR ON ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. DISCOVERED FRONT ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT IS LEAKING FLUID, IS LOOSE AND CANNOT BE TIGHTENED. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE HAD DIFFICULTIES STARTING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CRANKCASE POSITION SENSOR. AFTERWARDS, THE CHECK ENGINE CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03...

Mileage: 89,948

ON FEBRUARY 14TH OF THIS YEAR, DURING A REGULAR TIRE INFLATION INSPECTION, I NOTED THREE BULGES ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT NITTO 450, 225X50X17 TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT I WAS HAVING A TIRE FAILURE AND THAT IT MUST BE REPLACED ASAP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO DISCOUNT TIRE WHER...

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MY CAR, 2003 ALTIMA WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2004, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, THE BATTERY WAS FINE AND IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AROUND 8AM. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR ON AND I GOT NOTHING. IT FINALLY STARTED AFTE...

I BOUGHT A 2003 MAXIMA SE OCTOBER 2005. MY LEFT SIDE SPEAKERS WOULD CUT IN AND OUT ONLY ON THE CD PLAYER. I FOUND THE TSB ON THIS AND HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS. SALESMAN TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE AND HAD TO GET THE MANAGER TO SEND MY RADIO OFF TO A PLACE TO GET REPAIRED. ON...

DT: CONTACT STATED A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MEC...

Mileage: 73,850

I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS SLAMMED INTO THE PICKUP TRUCK. THE IMPACT TO BOTH THE BACK AND FRONT OF MY CAR CAUSED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, BUT NOT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT I WALKED...

Mileage: 39,500

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. NHTSA RECALL 03V455000 WAS ISSUED. AND THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE RECALL WENT OUT IN DECEMBER 2003, BUT THE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2003. SHE NEVER R...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. NHTSA RECALL 03V455000 WAS ISSUED. AND THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE RECALL WENT OUT IN DECEMBER 2003, BUT THE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2003. SHE NEVER R...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. NHTSA RECALL 03V455000 WAS ISSUED. AND THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE RECALL WENT OUT IN DECEMBER 2003, BUT THE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2003. SHE NEVER R...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. NHTSA RECALL 03V455000 WAS ISSUED. AND THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE RECALL WENT OUT IN DECEMBER 2003, BUT THE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2003. SHE NEVER R...

AT TIMES, DOORS LOCKS BY THEMSELVES. CHILD WAS TRAPPED IN CAR. 1993 NISSAN QUEST. *NM

Mileage: 40,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED ON 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA THE REAR BRAKES WENT OUT AT 27,000 MILES. AFTER THEY WERE FIXED IN JUNE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THEM. THE VEHICLE DIED ON JULY 11, 2005, WHILE IN TRAFFIC. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND AFTER 5 TRIES THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. ...

Mileage: 27,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED ON 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA THE REAR BRAKES WENT OUT AT 27,000 MILES. AFTER THEY WERE FIXED IN JUNE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THEM. THE VEHICLE DIED ON JULY 11, 2005, WHILE IN TRAFFIC. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND AFTER 5 TRIES THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. ...

Mileage: 27,000

THIS IS A MILEAGE ISSUE. I BOUGHT ON JULY 8, 2005 FROM EMPIRE NISSAN, ONTARIO, CA A 2003 350-Z VEHICLE THAT A AN ODOMETER READING OF 11684. ON JULY 11, MY INSURANCE AGENT CHECKED ON LINE WITH CARFAX ON THE HISTORY OF THIS CAR. PER CARFAX REPORT, MILEAGE AS OF DEC. 15, 2003 WAS 12,243 AND AS OF MA...

THIS IS A MILEAGE ISSUE. I BOUGHT ON JULY 8, 2005 FROM EMPIRE NISSAN, ONTARIO, CA A 2003 350-Z VEHICLE THAT A AN ODOMETER READING OF 11684. ON JULY 11, MY INSURANCE AGENT CHECKED ON LINE WITH CARFAX ON THE HISTORY OF THIS CAR. PER CARFAX REPORT, MILEAGE AS OF DEC. 15, 2003 WAS 12,243 AND AS OF MA...

MY BATTERY/BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I LOST MY BRAKES AND STEERING AND ALMOST CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SPEEDING CARS BEHIND ME GOING 55-65 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT IT DIED AT THE ENTRANCE OF A ONE L...

Mileage: 32,600

DT: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT INTERVAL TIMES. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY CAME ON. CONSUMER WAS TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THE CODES WERE NOT MATCHING. *AK

Mileage: 54,000

MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA GXE CONTINUES TO WARP ROTORS. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS ON MY VEHICLE 3 TIMES WHILE THE CAR STILL HAS UNDER 45,000 MILES. THIS IS DISAPPOINTING AS I FEEL NISSAN HAS NOT LIVED UP TO THEIR MISTAKES IN PURCHASING THIN ROTORS. I CAN PROVIDE PAPER WORK ON THE REPLACED ROTORS. I NO ...

Mileage: 26,547

2003 NISSAN MAXIMA EXPERIENCED CLUTCH FAILURE @ 23,000 MILES WITH NORMAL WEAR. CAR HAS ORIGINAL TIRES AND WAS DRIVEN BY AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. OUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT CLUTCHES NORMALLY LAST MORE THEN 75,000 MILES. THIS WAS A $900.00 REPAIR ON A TWO YEAR OLD CAR AND NISSAN OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE...

Mileage: 23,327

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED LIT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

NISSAN MAXIMA 2003 BOSE SYSTEM SUCKS.... I GOT MY CD PLAYER REPLACED THREE TIMES. I BELIEVE THEY ARE CLARION (A BOSE LOOK A LIKE) AND SOMETIMES DEALERS WILL PUT IN USED SYSTEMS. LUCKILY I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO NO CHARGE. BUT I DID WASTED COUPLE OF HOURS OFF WORK. IF I HAD NOT PURCHASED THE E...

HORRIBLE NOISES COMING FROM THE BRAKES. I WENT BY THE A NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT SINCE THE CAR HAD ONLY 25500 MILES ON IT. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR. I FEEL THAT THIS 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD SUCH A...

Mileage: 24,500

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. HOWEVER, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPEC...

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. HOWEVER, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPEC...

HEADLIGHTS STOLEN FROM VEHICLE TWICE IN 4 MONTHS. APRIL 15, 2004 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2004. BECAUSE OF DESIGNE HEAD LIGHTS CAN BE REMOVED QUICKLY WITH A LONG SHARP OBJECT.*AK

THE XENON HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN. HEADLIGHTS COULD BE REMOVED IN JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES. CONSUMER NAVIGATED INTO THE NHTSA WEB AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 27,000

I LOCKED MY CAR WHEN UNDERWAY. WHEN I STOPPED AND ATTEMPTED TO OPEN MY DRIVER'S DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR LOCK INDICATED IT WAS UNLOCKED. I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY AND EXITED THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE. I CALLED MY ROAD...

Mileage: 29,750

THE HEADLIGHTS TO A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA HAVE BEEN STOLEN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON BOTH OCCSSIONS THE THIEFS BENT THE INTERNAL METAL FRAME THAT MOUNTS THE BUMPER TO THE CAR TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE HEADLIGHT FROM BELOW. THIS FRAME IS A SHEET METAL STAMPING THAT CAN EASILY BE BENT BY APPLYING A...

Mileage: 22,000

THE HEADLIGHTS TO A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA HAVE BEEN STOLEN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON BOTH OCCSSIONS THE THIEFS BENT THE INTERNAL METAL FRAME THAT MOUNTS THE BUMPER TO THE CAR TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE HEADLIGHT FROM BELOW. THIS FRAME IS A SHEET METAL STAMPING THAT CAN EASILY BE BENT BY APPLYING A...

Mileage: 22,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

NISSAN KNEW SINCE AT LEAST SEPTEMBER 2002 THAT THIEVES WERE TARGETING THE XENON HEADLAMPS IN MAXIMAS, THEY FAILED TO INFORM CONSUMERS PURCHASING 2002 AND 2003 MAXIMAS, AS WELL AS EXISTING OWNERS AND LESSEES, OF THE RISK OF THEFT OF THE XENON HEADLAMPS, AND FAILED TO INFORM OWNERS AND LESSEES OF TH...

SEVERE VIBRATION ON FRONT END WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH OR HIGHER. *LA THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ICE BUILD UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THIS WAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF NISSAN ALLOY WHEELS. THERE WAS A HALF DOZEN OR MORE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP. *SC *JB

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THEN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A BUILDING. UPON IMP...

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THEN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A BUILDING. UPON IMP...

IN BETWEEN MY 12000 MILE OIL CHANGE, AND 15135 MILES, A CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME APPARENT AS I DROVE OVER IRREGULAR OR BUMPY SURFACES. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND TOOK THE CAR IN ON 5/26/2004. THE DEALER FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT STABILIZER LINKS HAD FAILED INT...

Mileage: 15,135

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

DIFFICULTY READING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. *PH *NM

HID HEADLIGHTS STOLEN FROM 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. POLICE, INSURANCE COMPANY, AND REPAIR SHOP ALL INDICATED THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE SPECIFIC TO THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS POOR VEHICLE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURER SHOULD DEVELOP A SOLUTION AND RECALL AND CORRECT THE CONDITION. DEALER INSTALLED AN ADDITI...

Mileage: 20,000

THE SUN-ROOF ON MY 2003 MAXIMA SE WOULD OPEN RANDOMLY; ONCE WHEN I WAS DOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (SEE "RANDOM"). I CALLED AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND THEY STILL HAD NO FORMAL KNOWLED...

Mileage: 18,000

DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONS WHEN USING THE "AUTO CLOSE" FEATURE OF CLICKING THE BUTTON ALL THE WAY UP (2 NOTCHES). THIS IS SUPPOSED TO CLOSE THE WINDOW ALL THE WAY WITHOUT HAVING TO HOLD THE BUTTON. WHEN I DO THIS, THE WINDOW SHUTS AND THEN RETURNS TO HALF OPENED POSITION. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP FROM BEING LAUNCHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF THAT WOULD A...

Mileage: 24,970

SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN GAS MILEAGE - 6 MPG OVER LAST 5 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 25,500

VEHICLE HAS A WHIRRING/VALVE TAPPING NOISE BETWEEN THE 1500-2000 RPM. HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER X5 WITH 3 REPAIR ATTEMPTS. CANNOT FIND CONCERN.*AK

Mileage: 19,056

INCREASE IN STRENGTH OF EXHAUST FUMES.*AK

Mileage: 25,500

LOUD THUD/BUMP WHEN GOING OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE FROM RIGHT FRONT. HAD SERVICED AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE "BUMP STOP" THAT WAS DRY. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AT EACH OIL CHANGE. I REVIEWED MY MANUAL AND THERE IS NO MENTION OF LUBRICATING THE BUMP STOP - EVER. IN AD...

Mileage: 25,500

PAINT BLISTER. SUBMITTED TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. WAS ADVISED THE CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAINTED. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE BEGINNING AND HAVE NEVER EVEN APPLIED TOUCH UP PAINT ANYWHERE. HAD A SECOND OPINION ELSEWHERE TO FIND THAT THE GOLD FLECK IN THE PAINT WAS N...

Mileage: 25,500

LOSS OF POWER. *AK

Mileage: 33,200

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V511000 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING /ELECTRIC VEHICLE: AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, THE ENGINE LOSES CONSIDERABLE POWER. CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR IS ON RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER THAT W...

Mileage: 800

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN T AND LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL, AND ROLL OVER TWICE. VEHICLE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WHEN APP...

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN T AND LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL, AND ROLL OVER TWICE. VEHICLE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WHEN APP...

Mileage: 10,000

NISSAN XENON (HID) HEADLIGHTS STOLEN, SECOND TIME IN THREE DAYS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, NISSAN INSTALLED AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WHICH SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THEFT. BUT THAT DID NOTHING. VEHICLE LIGHTS WERE STOLEN DURING DAYLIGHT IN HEAVY POPULATED AREA. THIS IS BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATING, ESPECIA...

NISSAN XENON (HID) HEADLIGHTS STOLEN, SECOND TIME IN THREE DAYS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, NISSAN INSTALLED AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WHICH SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THEFT. BUT THAT DID NOTHING. VEHICLE LIGHTS WERE STOLEN DURING DAYLIGHT IN HEAVY POPULATED AREA. THIS IS BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATING, ESPECIA...

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

Mileage: 241,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SHOOK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND ALIGNED. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AFTER ALIGNMENT. DEALER ADMITTED, SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TIRES DUE TO CRACKS. *AK

Mileage: 7,500

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 17,000

THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE IS OF EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY. IT CHIPS EXTREMELY EASILY, MUCH MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE HOOD AND OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE LOADED WITH PAINT CHIPS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SCORES OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. NISSAN NEEDS TO D...

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY EASILY REMOVED.AS A RESULT, TWO SETS OF HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH THEFT OF VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS.*MR VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZE THREE TIMES FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE WAS INSTALLED. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A $500.00 INCENTIVE TOWARDS A TRADE IN. CONSUMER SUGGESTED NISSAN GIVE HIM ANOTHE...

VEHICLE HEAD LIGHTS WERE STOLEN FROM A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. *MR *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH MAKE IT EASY FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE STOLEN BY JUST "POPPING" THEM OUT. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SPACE BETWEEN HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE'S FRAME. ANY OBJECT CAN BE INSERTED IN THE SPACE TO DISLODGE THE HEADLAMP. *PH *SCC *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. *PH *JB

BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS (XENON) WERE STOLEN FROM MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR REFUSE TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS WITH THOSE OF THE 2001 MODEL. I FOUND A DEALERSHIP THAT INSTALLED THE HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS OF THE 2001 MAXIMA ON MY CAR. NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT REFUSE...

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE STOLEN. NISSAN HAS MADE THE HEADLIGHTS TO EASY TO TAKE. *NLM

Mileage: 16,000

PAINT SEEM TO CHIP VERY VERY EASY ! IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NO PRIMER UNDER BASE COAT.*AK

Mileage: 50

THE HEAD LAMPS (HEADLIGHTS) WERE STOLEN TWICE. EACH HEAD LIGHT WAS $800.00. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD BE REMOVED EASILY. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS A POOR DESIGN. *NLM *TS *JB

Mileage: 6,400

REAR O2 SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT TO BE LIT SOLID.*AK

Mileage: 41,152

PURCHASED NISSAN MAXIMA ON DECEMBER 11, 2002. NOTICED, IN EARLY MAY, THE PAINT HAD CHIP MARKS ALL THE WAY TO THE METAL OF THE CAR (ON BACK PANELS CLOSE TO BOTH PASSENGER DOOR'S. PAINT IS STARTING TO CHIP ALONG THE FRONT EDGE OF BOTH PASSENGER DOORS.) I LIVE IN WI & BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW ON DECEMB...

I PURCHASED THE 2003 NISSAN MAXIMATHE END OF JANUARY 2003, I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THESE CARS ARE EASILY REMOVEABLE, BY SIMPLY POPPING THEM OUT WITH A SCREW DRIVER. SO ON MAY 21, MY CAR'S HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN. I COMPLAINED TO THE NISSAN CORP BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTH THEY CO...

WHEN BRAKES THE WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. MR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED @1500 RPM, THEN HAD GONE BACK TO IDLE. SCC *JB

PASSENGER HID LIGHT STOLEN AND WIRES CUT. LITERALLY TOOK THIEVES MINUTES, PERHAPS SECONDS.

HID HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN. TOOK LESS THAN 10 SECONDS FOR THIEF TO STEAL HEADLIGHTS. *NLM

Mileage: 1,502

I HAD MY XENON HID HEADLIGHTS STOLEN THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. IT SEEMS THAT IF THE ASSEMBLY AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS POPPED OUT SLIGHTLY, THE CONTACTS UNDERNEATH CAN BE SHORTED AND BOTH WINDOWS LOWERED. ONCE IN, IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO TAKE THE LIGHTS. IT'S NOT THE LIGHTS THEM...

HEADLIGHT THEFT. HEADLIGHTS STOLEN OUT OF MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE WAY THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED IT TAKES THIEVES UNDER 2 MINUTES TO STEAL THESE HEADLIGHTS. MINE HAVE BEEN STOLEN ONCE AND IT IS COSTING ME/INSURANCE $2,900 TO FIX. *NLM

XENON HID HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN ON THE 2ND NIGHT I OWNED THIS CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE HOOD CAN BE OPENED WITHOUT ANY ACCESS TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. ONCE THE HOOD IS OPENED, 2 BOLTS ARE ALL THAT ATTACH THE HEADLIGHTS TO THE CAR....

Mileage: 70

I HAVE HAD THE XENON HID HEADLIGHTS OF MY VEHICLE STOLEN THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I IMPLORE ANYONE EVEN CONSIDERING PURCHASING A 2002 OR 2003 MAXIMA TO RECONSIDER. THIS IS A MARKED CAR, AND MY ATTEMPTS TO GAIN THE MANUFACTURER'S ATTENTION HAVE FAILED. I HOPE IF THIEVES TAKE THE LIGHTS ...

Mileage: 18,000

FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM ALLOWS IT TO BE EASILY DISABLED. FLAW/DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF HID HEADLIGHTS IN THE 2002-03 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE LIGHTS ARE EASILY PRIED OFF THE CAR WITH A CROWBAR. CRIMINALS CAN STEAL THEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. ANTI-THEFT KIT MADE AVAILABLE IS ALSO...

Mileage: 3,000

FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM ALLOWS IT TO BE EASILY DISABLED. FLAW/DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF HID HEADLIGHTS IN THE 2002-03 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE LIGHTS ARE EASILY PRIED OFF THE CAR WITH A CROWBAR. CRIMINALS CAN STEAL THEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. ANTI-THEFT KIT MADE AVAILABLE IS ALSO...

Mileage: 3,000

DUE TO NISSAN'S BAD DESIGN OF THE 2003 MAXIMA MODEL, THE XENON HID HEADLIGHTS COULD BE REMOVED FROM A LOCKED CAR WITHIN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER OF THE CAR IS AT RISK.*JB

GAS MILEAGE IS VERY LOW. CURRENT GAS MILEAGE IS BETWEEN 15 MPG AND 20 MPG

Mileage: 50

AUTOMATIC WINDOWS DO NOT HAVE A SAFETY STOP BUTTON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

UNDER LOW LIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS EARLY MORNING OR AT DUSK, DURING RAIN, SNOW, OR HAZE, WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED FOR SAFE DRIVING, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAN BLEND WITH THE DIALS AND UNDER THE RIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS CAN BECOME UNREADABLE. I DROVE FOR OVER ONE HOUR ON ONE DAY AND CO...

Mileage: 2,403