2008 NISSAN MAXIMA Problems & Recalls
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Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
Heavy Rust/corrosion/hole in driver & passenger floorboard. Visible from underneath vehicle when the vehicle is up on the lift. I’m concerned my feet will go through the floor. Inspected by an authorized auto body shop and they confirmed this is very unsafe and a manufacture defect.
THE CAR IGNITION WILL NOT LET ME TURN IT
Mileage: 126,000
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. THEY WHERE NOT DEPLOYED. TRIED TO RESET THE LIGHT BUT IT STILL CAME ON. TRIED TO ERASE THE LIGHT WITH OBD2 READER BUT THE CODE NEVER SHOWED. THE LIGHT TURNED ON OUT OF NOWHERE. ITS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS.
Mileage: 20
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. THEY WHERE NOT DEPLOYED. TRIED TO RESET THE LIGHT BUT IT STILL CAME ON. TRIED TO ERASE THE LIGHT WITH OBD2 READER BUT THE CODE NEVER SHOWED. THE LIGHT TURNED ON OUT OF NOWHERE. ITS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS.
Mileage: 20
VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOVEMENT IN MIDDLE LANE OF I-95 NORTH. ENGINE REVOLUTIONS JUMPED TO RED ZONE BUT NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. HAD TO COAST, IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, TO EDGE OF ROADWAY MERGE LANE. ENGINE THEN DIED. ENGINE RE-STARTED ABOUT 35 MINUTES LATER AND TRAVELED TO US HWY 1 WHEN SAME THING HAPPENE...
Mileage: 219,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR THE PAST WEEK. THE DEALER (94 NISSAN OF SOUTH HOLLAND, LOCATED AT 16269 VAN DAM RD, SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473, (708) 333-200...
Mileage: 96,000
THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS PREMATURELY WEAR, CAUSING A WHINING NOISE AS THE CHAIN RUBS AGAINST THE TENSIONER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. THIS WEAR EVENTUALLY GRINDS THROUGH THE TENSIONER RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHICH CAN LEAD TO A CRASH OR INJURY. THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN FOR ME JUST O...
Mileage: 70,000
HAVE A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA AND JUST FOUND OUT I NEED A TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY HAVING IT 2YRS ..DEALER NEVER TOLD ME THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM WHEN HE SOLD TO ME HAD I KNOWN NISSAN HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL I WOULD NEVER HAD PURCHASE IT...I NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSON AND FOR 3700 DOLLARS I FEEL NIS...
Mileage: 11,500
FLOORBOARDS RUSTED OUT.
Mileage: 159,623
FEBRUARY 2009 I PURCHASE A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA VIN#1N4AA51E29C....... THERE HAVE BEEN MINOR ISSUES THAT I HAVE DEALT WITH. LET ME EXPLAIN, FIRST THE MOTORS THAT MOVE THE STEERING COLUMN UP/DOWN (WARRANTY COVERED) AND IN/OUT (A $600 ESTIMATE) BOTH HAVE GONE OUT. SECONDLY, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE PRES...
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. NISSAN SAID THEY DONT COVER. ITS NOT INCLUDED ON THE WARRANTY. CLUSTER LIGHT ON DASH IS BLINKING ON AND OFF MAKING CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Mileage: 17,132
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. NISSAN SAID THEY DONT COVER. ITS NOT INCLUDED ON THE WARRANTY. CLUSTER LIGHT ON DASH IS BLINKING ON AND OFF MAKING CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Mileage: 17,132
MY CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAILBOX, TELEPHONES POLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE? AND MYSELF, ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT, WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME, I SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING THEM, WHEN I DID THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED TO HIGH...
Mileage: 111,000
MY CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAILBOX, TELEPHONES POLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE? AND MYSELF, ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT, WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME, I SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING THEM, WHEN I DID THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED TO HIGH...
Mileage: 111,000
MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I'M SURE IT IS FAULTY. ALSO THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR MY TIRE PRESSURE STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH I'VE PUT ADEQUATE AIR IN THE TIRE. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE CAR IS MOTION AND WHEN IT IS NOT IN MOTION.
Mileage: 125,000
MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I'M SURE IT IS FAULTY. ALSO THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR MY TIRE PRESSURE STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH I'VE PUT ADEQUATE AIR IN THE TIRE. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE CAR IS MOTION AND WHEN IT IS NOT IN MOTION.
Mileage: 125,000
UPON STARTING THE CAR, AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK AND DOES NOT GO OUT. THE INDICATION IS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
MY PASSAGE SIDE AIR BAG LEATHER IS SPLITTING! I'VE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T FIX IT OR DON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT WILL. IF THEY WOULD FIX IT, THE CAR DEALERSHIP WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF IT DID NOT OPEN! I'VE ASKED AROUND NO ONE KNOWS ANYONE THAT CAN REP...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM REGISTERED THE KEY...
Mileage: 135,000
I LEFT THE IGNITION ON AND IT RAN THE BATTERY WENT DOWN , WHEN I REALIZED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD WE CHARGED THE BATTERY NEXT DAY I GOT IN TO DRIVE THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS LIKE IN 1ST GEAR OF THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION , I WAS OUT OF STATE AND FOUND A DEALERSHIP IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO REPLACE ...
Mileage: 89,000
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS STARTED.
Mileage: 153,000
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS STARTED.
Mileage: 153,000
AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS AT ALL TIMES ON DASHBOARD BLINKING
I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I NOTICED THAT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE FLOOR BOARD IS RUSTED PRETTY BAD. I WAS GETTING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS CHANGED WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. MY COUSINS FRIEND WAS OVER HIS HOUSE WHEN HE WAS DOING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND SAID NISSANS ARE ...
Mileage: 87,000
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2008. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AND WASHED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHEN I STEPPED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE I FELT MY FOOT SINK INTO THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR BOARD. I LIFTED THE FLOOR MAT UP AND TO MY SURPRISE I COULD PUSH DOWN ON THE C...
Mileage: 190,000
PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR NOT WORKING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...
Mileage: 61,000
WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN THE CAR STALLED. HAD TO TURN THE CAR STARTER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CAR HAD TROUBLE STARTING AND WOULD STALL WHEN THE ENGINE W...
Mileage: 86,162
WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN THE CAR STALLED. HAD TO TURN THE CAR STARTER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CAR HAD TROUBLE STARTING AND WOULD STALL WHEN THE ENGINE W...
Mileage: 86,162
WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN THE CAR STALLED. HAD TO TURN THE CAR STARTER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CAR HAD TROUBLE STARTING AND WOULD STALL WHEN THE ENGINE W...
Mileage: 86,162
DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR RUSTED BIG WHOLE ON BOTH SIDE. JUST LOOK UNDER THE CAR THIS WEEK WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC
DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR RUSTED BIG WHOLE ON BOTH SIDE. JUST LOOK UNDER THE CAR THIS WEEK WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC
AIRBAG
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK SAME TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON IT WHICH COST ME $98.00 AND THE ADVISED ME THAT THE AIR BAG SPRING IS WEAK, AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOY AND THEN THE TELL ME IF IN AN ACCIDENT IT MAY/MAY NOT DEPLOY. (ALSO IF HIT A H...
Mileage: 70,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY SUN ROOF SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES. THERE WAS NO CAR ANYWHERE AROUND NOR DID ANYTHING FALL AND HIT IT.
Mileage: 115,000
TAKATA RECALL - THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND PER THE DEALER THE SPIRAL CABLE AND CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE PART IS WHAT'S NEEDED FOR THE AIRBAG TO RETURN BACK ONCE DEPLOYED. THEY INFORMED ME THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT WON'T RETURN LIKE IT WAS ...
MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA SL FLOORBOARDS HAVE RUSTED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE RUST WAS SO BAD, THE CAR WOULD NOT PASS THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA VEHICLE INSPECTION. I HAD TO HAVE A BODY SHOP CUT OUT THE FLOORBOARDS ON BOTH SIDES, WELD IN NEW SUPPORTS, FLOORBOARD AND THEN RESEAL AND R...
Mileage: 148,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD DUE TO IT BEING ABOVE THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT N...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD DUE TO IT BEING ABOVE THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT N...
Mileage: 112,000
THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAS MALFUNCTION WITH THE LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHING. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHING AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT KNOW, BUT IF I GET INVOLVE IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG PROBABLY WILL NOT INFLATE. THEY PRINT...
Mileage: 98,100
BROUGHT MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED EXTREME RUST UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE REST OF THE CAR IS SPOTLESS UNDERNEATH, NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE. TOOK THE CAR TO A COUPLE BODY SHOPS AND THEY SAID IT IS MOST LIKELY FROM A LEAK INSIDE THE CAR CAUSED BY POOR SEALING WHEN THE...
VEHICLE HESITATES TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING UP AN HILL. THE TRANSMISSION PRODUCE A WHINING SOUND IF THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO INCREASE THE ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT JUST BELOW 33,000 MILES BY THE DEALER. THE ABS ...
VEHICLE HESITATES TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING UP AN HILL. THE TRANSMISSION PRODUCE A WHINING SOUND IF THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO INCREASE THE ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT JUST BELOW 33,000 MILES BY THE DEALER. THE ABS ...
VEHICLE HESITATES TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING UP AN HILL. THE TRANSMISSION PRODUCE A WHINING SOUND IF THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO INCREASE THE ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT JUST BELOW 33,000 MILES BY THE DEALER. THE ABS ...
RUSTING IN THEIR CARS' FLOORBOARDS. RUSTING LARGE ENOUGH TO SEE THROUGH THE CAR FLOOR.
ON FEBRUARY 17, 2015, MY DAUGHTER DROVE INTO A 3' DITCH WITH ABOUT 4" OF STANDING WATER WITH ALGEA STANDING ON TOP OF THE WATER. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS DAMAGED AND HAD THE OIL LEVELS CHECKED AS WELL AND WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2500...
Mileage: 113,000
AFTER SEEING A TODAY SHOW REPORT EARLIER IN 2015 ABOUT UNDER CARRIAGE RUST IN NISSAN ALTIMA'S, I DECIDED I SHOULD TAKE A LOOK UNDERNEATH MY 2008 MAXIMA. SURE ENOUGH, THERE ARE TWO LARGE HOLES RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE IN THE SAME SPOT. I WAS A LITTLE INFURIATED THA...
Mileage: 98,000
WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN AT THE TIME THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS IN MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA WERE BEGINNING TO ROT. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON JULY 20, 2015 AND WAS TOLD AT THIS TIME THERE IS EXTENSIVE ROT ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD AND PASSENGERS SIDE. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SINCE THE ...
Mileage: 70,000
VISIBLE CUTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS STARTED TO FORM ON THE DASH BOARD OUTLINING THE SHAPE AIRBAG CONTAINER UNDERNEATH. AFRAID THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENTAL DEPLOY. CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 450,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CRASH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. ALTHOUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED, THE CO...
Mileage: 125,000
THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS ARE RUSTING AWAY TO THE POINT OF NECESSARY REPAIRS. NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TODAY, 4/6/15, THERE WAS A TELEVISION PIECE WHICH AIRED ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW TALKING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR TO NI...
Mileage: 115,000
IT STARTED WITH WHAT THE TECHNICIANS MENTIONED AS A "MISFIRE," AND I KEPT SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER SPENDING $1200.00 FOR A COMPLETE TUNE-UP WITH NISSAN PARTS, FIXING A MOTOR MOUNT, AND A CHEAP HOSE THAT CRUMBLED AS THEY WERE REPAIRING THE CAR IN FEBRUARY...
IT STARTED WITH WHAT THE TECHNICIANS MENTIONED AS A "MISFIRE," AND I KEPT SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER SPENDING $1200.00 FOR A COMPLETE TUNE-UP WITH NISSAN PARTS, FIXING A MOTOR MOUNT, AND A CHEAP HOSE THAT CRUMBLED AS THEY WERE REPAIRING THE CAR IN FEBRUARY...
I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. THE SMALL CRACK HAS GROWN TO 4 INCHES. THERE IS A CLEAR "LINE" THAT THE CRACK IS FOLLOWING - AND IT APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY WHERE THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT SOMEONE USED A KNIFE OR SCISSORS ON THE DASH?? NO VINYL REPA...
Mileage: 65,000
I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. THE SMALL CRACK HAS GROWN TO 4 INCHES. THERE IS A CLEAR "LINE" THAT THE CRACK IS FOLLOWING - AND IT APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY WHERE THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT SOMEONE USED A KNIFE OR SCISSORS ON THE DASH?? NO VINYL REPA...
Mileage: 65,000
AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 F THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THIS IS A RECURRING INCIDENT. MOST RECENTLY, PULLED AWAY FROM PARKING SPOT (STREET PARKING) AND DROVE TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN. TRIED TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STUCK (WOULD NOT DEPRESS) A...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...
Mileage: 63,700
I STARTED NOTICING A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD - PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT IN THE SUMMER. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE AIRBAG IS ABOUT TO BURST OUT. YOU CAN SEE A DEFINITE LINE WHERE THE CRACK IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG IS OBVIOUS, WHICH I HAVE NEVER...
Mileage: 50,000
I STARTED NOTICING A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD - PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT IN THE SUMMER. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE AIRBAG IS ABOUT TO BURST OUT. YOU CAN SEE A DEFINITE LINE WHERE THE CRACK IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG IS OBVIOUS, WHICH I HAVE NEVER...
Mileage: 50,000
ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED AN OIL SPOT ON MY DRIVEWAY AND AS THE MONTHS PASSED THE SPOTS GOT LARGER AND LARGER. NOW IF THE CAR IS RUNNING MY 2008 MAXIMA LEAVES A LARGE OIL SPOT WHEREVER I AM STOPPED. IT IS GETTING VERY AGGRAVATING BECAUSE I NOW CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR ANY LONG DISTANCES FOR FEAR OF ...
Mileage: 104,386
THE LOCAL DEALER REPAIR DEPARTMENT ELIMINATED THE FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WITH AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE COMPUTER. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE SAME DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LA...
Mileage: 79,000
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE BURST AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL. WAS ABLE TO BRING CAR TO A STOP AND HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE HOSE WAS REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ...
Mileage: 83,000
I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE ON A LIFT I WAS STUNNED TO SEE THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STARTING TO RUST. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY BASICALL...
Mileage: 101,047
THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST IN COVERING THE REPAIRS. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT "NISSAN COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIRS...IT IS JUST TOO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY...
Mileage: 120,127
PURCHASED 2008 MAXIMA AS 2ND OWNER WHEN CAR WAS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX. 20K MILES. RECENTLY WHILE HAVING TIRED CHANGED, NOTICED EXTREME RUST ON UNDERSIDE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAXIMAS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BABIED SINCE I ...
Mileage: 49,000
PURCHASED 2008 MAXIMA AS 2ND OWNER WHEN CAR WAS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX. 20K MILES. RECENTLY WHILE HAVING TIRED CHANGED, NOTICED EXTREME RUST ON UNDERSIDE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAXIMAS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BABIED SINCE I ...
Mileage: 49,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRANK AND CAM SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 60,000
FLOOR BOARDS HAVE RUSTED OUT TO CARPET ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND NOW A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Mileage: 92,000
THE FRONT ROTORS BECAME WARPED FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAD APPROX 23K MILES, WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE CAR NOW HAS 49K MILES AND ONCE AGAIN BEGAN VIBRATING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CAR WA...
Mileage: 49,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THAT DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD TICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY DETECTED TH...
Mileage: 103,280
I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR OCTOBER 2007. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A BUILT IN SAFETY FACTOR AND JUST TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD WORK. WELL I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD ...
Mileage: 49,367
I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR OCTOBER 2007. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A BUILT IN SAFETY FACTOR AND JUST TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD WORK. WELL I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD ...
Mileage: 49,367
I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR OCTOBER 2007. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A BUILT IN SAFETY FACTOR AND JUST TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD WORK. WELL I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD ...
Mileage: 49,367
TRANSMISSION JERKING
Mileage: 124,000
TRANSMISSION JERKING
Mileage: 124,000
WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, THE SEAT WILL NOT ADJUST BUT WILL EVENTUALLY ADJUST AFTER THE DRIVER HAS ALREADY STARTED TO DRIVE. THE SEAT THEN ADJUSTS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT WHICH PUTS THE DRIVER AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO PUTS THE DRIVERS FEET CLOSE TO THE BRAK...
Mileage: 75,000
WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, THE SEAT WILL NOT ADJUST BUT WILL EVENTUALLY ADJUST AFTER THE DRIVER HAS ALREADY STARTED TO DRIVE. THE SEAT THEN ADJUSTS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT WHICH PUTS THE DRIVER AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO PUTS THE DRIVERS FEET CLOSE TO THE BRAK...
Mileage: 75,000
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT PROBLEM, I READ ON THIS WEBSITE THAT NISSAN REPLACED THE TPMS ON CARS AND SUVS IN NORTHERN STATES; BUT MY SOUTHERN STATE HAD A COLDER THAN AVERAGE WINTER AND NOW THE TPMS'S ARE OUT ON MY FAMILY'S 2 NISSANS. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
I HAVE 4 MICHELIN TIRES THAT HYDROPLANE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Mileage: 30,500
PURCHASE A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 48871 MILES FROM GLENDORA TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA AND FULL CARFAX REPORT WAS NOT PROVIDED TO ME AT TIME OF PURCHASE. TURNS OUT AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR THE TWO DAYS I NOTICE CAR IS DEFECTIVE WHEN DRIVEN CAR OVER 55 MPH ON FREEWAY THE BODY OF CAR GOES TO ONE SIDE WHILE TH...
Mileage: 48,871
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FRONT END AN EIGHTEEN WHEEL TRUCK. THE CONTACTS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND MU...
Mileage: 38,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE GAP BETWEEN THE FRONT HOOD AND FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE BUMPER WAS BUILT TO FACTORY STANDARDS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE....
Mileage: 15,000
MY AIRBAG MODULE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED , IT HAS BEEN FLASHING AND BECOMING VERY ANNOYING. I RECENTLY PURCHASE MY USED 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA 3 MONTHS AGO. I WENT TO THE DEALER, GOT A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE AND WAS ADVISED IT WOULD BE $915 TO REPLACE THE MODULE BECAUSE I EXCEEDED THE 3/36 WARRANTY. I...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE CANNOT MAKE A U-TURN. THE TURNS ARE TOO SHORT FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AND NOT SHARP ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WILL CALL THE MANUF...
Mileage: 1,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM. HE NOTICED THAT THE INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED AIR. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 500
I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR STOPPED MOVING IN REVERSE AND MOVED FORWARD. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR I ATTEMPTED TO BACK IT AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS ONLY THE CAR MOVED FORWARD ENOUGH TO HIT MY FENCE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE BUMPER. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND...
RATTLING NOISE COMES FROM FUEL TANK WHEN IT IS FULL WHEN CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, OR SUDDEN MOVE. NOISE CONTINUE FOR 1-2 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR STOP. *TR
RATTLING NOISE COMES FROM FUEL TANK WHEN IT IS FULL WHEN CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, OR SUDDEN MOVE. NOISE CONTINUE FOR 1-2 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR STOP. *TR
RATTLING NOISE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN, DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION GEAR ASSY. HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
RATTLING NOISE COMES FROM SUSPENSION ASSY. OVER SMALL BUMP OVER LOW SPEED. *TR
COMPLETE TIRE BLOW OUT OF FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. CAR WAS TRAVELING @60 MILES PER HOUR. 2ND CAR WITH GOODYEAR EAGLES ON NISSAN MAXIMA. RECALLED TIRES ON 2004. 2008 HAS SAME ISSUE. WAIT FOR RECALL AGAIN? OR WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED? THE CAR HAD 10,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
2ND TIRE DEFECTIVE - GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRE- CAR HAS ONLY 7639 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE ON THE CAR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACE WITH THE SAME ISSUE . *TR
Mileage: 7,639
WHEN I SHIFT THE GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND VICE VERSA - I CAN HEAR THE CLIKING AS IT SHIFT S AND JERKS AS IT DOES IT. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH FROM MY SISTERS HOUSE FOR A WOMEN'S GROUP MEETING . MY SISTER LIVES AROUND THE CORNER APPROXIMATELY A BLOCK FROM THE CHURCH AND I WOULD GENERALLY RIDE WITH HER EXCEPT SHE HAD A REHEARSAL AFTERWARDS. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY SISTER PULLED UP NEXT TO ME. I HAD M...
Mileage: 11,100
NOTICED NEW TIRE - APPROX 3400 MILES HAD A BUBBLE IN THE SIDE WALL. *TR
ON APRIL 30, I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY, AND AS I WAS PICKING UP SPEED (35-40MPH). THE DRIVER SIDE TIME BROKE CAUSING THE CV AXLE TO GIVE-OUT AND ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. IN ADDITION, THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR THAT ONLY HAS -4000 MILES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT TH...
Mileage: 3,877
ON APRIL 30, I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY, AND AS I WAS PICKING UP SPEED (35-40MPH). THE DRIVER SIDE TIME BROKE CAUSING THE CV AXLE TO GIVE-OUT AND ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. IN ADDITION, THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR THAT ONLY HAS -4000 MILES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT TH...
Mileage: 3,877
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S 85 POUND WIFE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DIMMED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SALES DEALER STATED THAT THE LIGHT SHOULD WORK PROPERLY WITH SOMEONE BETWEEN 70-80 LBS IN THE SEAT. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 3,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD REST IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO REMOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY MADE ADJUSTMENTS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE ...
Mileage: 500