2000 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE COULD NOT TELL ME WHICH IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING OR CAR CUT BACK SO MUCH THAT IT WOULDN'T BE DRIVABLE. OR I COULD HAVE ALL 6 COILS REPLACED FOR $1200. AFTER RESEARCH AND TESTIMONIES FROM OTHER OWNERS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL 2000 MAXIMA'S. THIS WAS MY FIRST NISSAN AND WILL BE MY LAST. *NM

DT: THERE IS A DEFECT WITHIN THE IGNITION COIL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE MISFIRES, AND IT DOES NOT GET THE MILEAGE THAT IT USED TO GET. THIS STARTED ON AUGUST 1, 2005. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED TO CALL THE COMPLAINT LINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BEFORE IT MISFIRES. CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE TO PASS SMOG INSPECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT WILL COST $700 TO FIX.*AK

ONGOING IGNITION COIL FAILURE IN 2000 MAXIMA GLE. DEALER INSISTS THAT ALL SIX COILS BE REPLACED SINCE THE COMPUTER CANNOT ASCERTAIN WHICH COIL(S) IS DEFECTIVE. VERY EXPENSIVE, AND APPARENTLY A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. VEHICLE REPAIR SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL.

SERVICE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 8/19/02 @ 53,532 MILES AND FOUND O2 SENSOR WAS BAD AND REPLACED. $188.00 TO REPAIR. SERVICE CHECK LIGHT AND TCS/SLIP LIGHT CAME ON 10/24/03 @ 74,000 MILES AND FOUND IGNITION COILS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS TO PREVENT IGNITION COILS FROM FAILING. $707.00 TO REPAIR SERVICE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 4/13/05 @ 95,000 MILES AND FOUND AIR MASS CONTROLLER FAILING. REPLACED AIR MASS CONTROLLER. $421.00 TO REPAIR SERVICE CHECK LIGHT AND TCS/SLIP LIGHT CAME ON 715/05 @ 97,980 MILES AND FOUND IGNITION COILS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY AND POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL HARNESS FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN ISOLATED AND REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN AS OF 7/22/05. REQUESTING OLD PARTS FOR CURRENT FAILURE .

WE OWN A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH IT. AT AROUND 68,000 MILES WE HAD TO PAY AROUND $1000 TO REPLACE ALL OF THE IGNITION COIL WIRES ON THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD STALL AND QUIT RUNNING. WE TOOK IT TO WALLACE NISSAN IN KINGSPORT TENNESSEE AND HAD IT REPAIRED. THEY TOLD US THEN THAT IT WAS A " KNOWN ISSUE" WITH NO OFFICIAL RECALL FROM NISSAN SO WE WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE FULL COST OUT OF POCKET. NEXT WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THESE "NOISES" IN THE FRONT WHEELS THAT THEY KEEP TELLING US IS FROM RUSTED BRAKE DUST SHIELDS. NOW THE CAR VIBRATES ALL OVER THE ROAD, GOING TO A MECHANIC TOMORROW, MOST LIKELY RACK & PINION ISSUE. WHILE UNDER THE HOOD TODAY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE STEERING ISSUE, HUBBY NOTICED THAT THE BRACE THAT HOLDS THE MOTOR & RADIATOR IS SEVERELY RUSTED....WE'VE REPLACED MULTIPLE O2 SENSORS, MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS, CONSTANT ISSUES WITH BRAKES SINCE WE'VE OWNED THIS THING... ETC ETC NISSAN HAS MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS CAR FROM WHAT I AM READING..... WHAT A SHAME THEY REFUSE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES. *TR

THE SUNROOF FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE SWITCHES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VENT SWITCH AND THE OPEN/CLOSE SWITCH ALLOW THE SUNROOF TO ONLY OPEN 2 INCHES AT A TIME. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE SUNROOF MOTOR HAS A SHORT AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR ARE OVER $500!

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE CALLED MILLER NISSAN (WOODLAND HILLS) TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM. ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS HAD FAILED, AND NISSAN ADVISED HIM THAT ALL 6 NEED TO BE REPLACED ($77 EACH) BECAUSE EVEN IF ONE IS REPLACED, MORE WILL INEVITABLY FAIL. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE WEB AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, AND THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY NISSAN MOTORS.

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. IT HAS 50K MILES ON IT PRESENTLY. IN JULY 2003 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH 35K MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT ONE OF THE SIX IGINITION COILS WENT BAD. IT WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. ON 05/11/05 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE THE CAR TO THE SAME LOCAL DEALER THAT I DID IN 2003. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OF AN IGINITION COIL GONE BAD. I WAS ASKED TO PAY A $89.95 UP FRONT FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR I ALSO PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THE IGINITION COILS GO BAD ON THE MAXIMA MODEL FREQUENTLY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT ONCE THE OLD IGNITION COILS ARE REPLACED THEY DO NOT GO BAD ANYMORE. I ONLY HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 85K. AFTER THAT, IF ANY OF MY OTHER IGINITION COILS GO BAD IT WILL BE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. IF THE PROBLEM IS AS BAD AS THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED, THEN I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE IGINITION COILS AND REPLACE THEM ALL.

MY CAR HAS STEADY IDLE REV UP AND DOWN.WHEN IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE RACE WITHOUT MOVING AND THEN SUDDENLY TAKE OFF.THERE IS ALSO A BUCKING EFFECT WHEN AT SPEED BETWEEN 35-45 MILES PER HOUR.

THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN. THE DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE ECM UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY, BUT THE O2 SENSOR WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 58K MILES AT MY EXPENSE (OVER $400).

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA ABOUT 80K MILES. IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. MY INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION TRIED WHAT THEY COULD, BEFORE FINELY REPLACING AN OXYGEN SENSOR. THIS KEPT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT OFF FOR THE BETTER PART OF TWO WEEKS. BUT IT'S BACK AND THIS TIME THE COMPUTER CODE IS REGISTERING A FAULTY AACV VALVE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE ENGINES AND THAT NISSAN MIGHT HELP FOOT THE COST OF REPAIRS CONSIDERING THAT THE SEAL INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY IS THE KNOWN CULPRIT. MY MECHANIC COULD MAKE THE REPAIRS HIMSELF BUT THEN THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN SINCE THE SECURITY CODES WOULD NEED TO BE RESET AND ONLY NISSAN CAN DO THAT. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP (WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR) AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD USED AN INDEPENDENT RATHER THAN THEIR SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS, THE BEST I MIGHT GET WOULD BE A HAND SHAKE. IS WHAT MY MECHANIC SAID CORRECT? IS THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM? AND, IF SO, HOW DO I GET NISSAN TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN AS MUCH AS THEY USED FAULTY MATERIALS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE AACV VALVE?

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, WHEREBY, ANOTHER DRIVER CROSSED THE MEDIAN AT 60 MPH. CONSUMER AND PASSENGERS WERE INJURED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES TO INCLUDE HIS HEAD, NECK, AND RIBS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN FINGER, AND HER KNEES STRUCK THE DASH. ALSO, BOTH REAR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURES. ALL WERE TRANSFERRED VIA AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. *AK *BF *NM

THE CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTICS, THE IGNITION PROBLEM CODE CAME UP. THE PROBLEM WOULD CLEAR UP AND THEN REPEAT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS TO THE SPARK PLUG WAS THE PROBLEM....I WAS GOING TO WAIT TO DETERMINE WHICH ONE IT WAS. I TALKED TO THE PARTS PERSON AT THE NISSAN DEALER - HE TOLD ME THEY HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE COILS AND HAD UPDATED THEM. HE ALSO SAID I MIGHT AS WELL REPLACE THEM ALL, BECAUSE THE REST WILL FAIL SOON. THE PRICE FOR EACH WAS QUOTED AS $76.77! THE CAR NEEDS SIX TO REPLACE THEM ALL. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE EXCEPT THROUGH NISSAN. I CHECKED AT OTHER DEALERS AND GOT THE SAME RESULTS, EXCEPT I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE THE SIX COILS AT $47.33 EACH, PLUS SHIPPING. MY CAR HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. REPLACING THE COILS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE NEW COILS ARE DESIGNATED AS UPDATED BY THE WHITE CIRCLE THEY HAVE NOW PUT ON THE PART. I CONTACTED THE 800 NUMBER TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY NOT VERY HELPFUL, OTHER THAN GIVING ME A CLAIM NUMBER. (CLAIM NUMBER 48940766) WHEN LOOKING FOR THESE PARTS, I ALSO FOUND SOME ON E-BAY. THE INDIVIDUAL SELLING THEM MADE SURE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THESE WERE THE "GOOD" OR "UPDATED" PARTS, NOT THE PROBLEM ORIGINAL ONES. THE PART NUMBERS (TWO DIFFERENT COILS ARE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR PARTS) ARE 22448-2Y000 AND 22448-2Y005.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) CAME ON FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS. FIRST TIME AT 27000 MILES WAS DUE TO ERROR IN ECM PROGRAM. 2ND OR 3RD TIMES (43000 AND 61000 MILES) WERE BOTH DUE TO IGNITION COILS. BOTH TIMES ALL SIX IGNITION COILS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY NISSAN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT HAD A FAILURE OF 6 COILS AT 69000 MILES. REPAIR COST $715. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE HEARD IT SEEMS THAT THESE PARTS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. PLEASE SEE: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/NIS_IGN/PETITION.HTML. *AK

FAILURE OF OXYGEN SENSOR CREATING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF $40 PART, CHARGED $131 FOR PART AND ADDITIONAL $220 TO REPROGRAM COMPUTER FOR TOTAL APPROX $350

IGNITION COIL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I BELIEVE THERE IS A FAULTY CONSUMER FLEECING ISSUE WITH 2000 NISSAN MAXIMAS. THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION COILS SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM IN WORKMANSHIP AND IT IS UNREALISTIC FOR NISSAN TO EXPECT THEIR OWNERS TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF REPLACING THIS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY PART AT COSTS EXCEEDING $800. THIS DEFECT CAN LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION, AND POSE A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A TSB ISSUED, AND THERE IS AN OFFICIAL PETITION LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/NIS_IGN/PETITION.HTML PLEASE HELP PRESERVE OUR SAFETY AND REQUEST THAT NISSAN RECALL 2000 NISSAN MAXIMAS DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION COILS. THANK YOU. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WHILE ON A TRIP. THE CODES INDICATED OXYGEN SENSORS ON THE FRONT AND REAR BANKS. THE CAR HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS NEEDED OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED, EACH TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART, ALSO EACH TIME THEY REFLASH THE ECM "SO IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN", THIS IS DEFECTIVE PARTS AND NISSAN SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THEM. AT $650 FOR THE REPAIR, IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE MAINTENANCE ITEM. *AK

NISSAN MAXIMA 2000, HAS BAD IGNITION COILS THAT CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL CONSTANTLY. *BF *JB

AS SO MANY BEFORE ME AND I AM SURE MANY MORE TO FOLLOW .... THE IGNITION COILS ON MY 2000 MAXIMA SE HAS FAILED DUE TO A RECOGNIZED DEFECTIVE PART. SO BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES POWER AND SAFETY SYSTEMS FAIL, THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL OF ALL DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS IN NISSAN CARS AND TRUCKS. *NM

HAVING PUT LESS THAN 1,000 MILES ON OUR (NEWLY PURCHASED) USED NISSAN MAXIMA (67,000 MILES TOTAL), WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING PROPERLY. IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, AND WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS AT A COST OF OVER $600. IT WAS THEN TOLD TO US THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE SHOP HAD SEEN ON MANY OCCASIONS.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN SEPT '02 AND THEY DETERMINED THE COILS WERE NO GOOD. THEY REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COILS NEED REPLACING AGAIN. DEALER MENTIONED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL COILS. OBVIOUSLY THEY USED ORIGINAL COILS WHEN THEY REPLACED THEM IN 2002. NOW THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THEM AGAIN BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED NISSAN DIRECTLY AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE COILS OR THE LABOR.*AK

HI, I AM A HAPPY OWNER OF A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND RECENTLY HAS A PROBLEM. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD JUST CAME ON RECENTLY. *AK I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT QUITE A FEW OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ... THIS IS WHAT I DISCOVERD ... THE IGNITION COILS ARE FAILING. THE PARTS THEMSELVES WERE FREE UNDER A "GOODWILL PARTS" POLICY NISSAN HAS. ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER, 3 PARTS NUMBERED 22448-31U01 "COIL ASSY-IGNIT" AND 3 PARTS NUMBERED 22448-31U06 WERE REPLACED. MANY MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HEARD THE RESPONSE FROM NISSAN DEALERS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IGNITION COILS. THEY ALSO RECEIVED THE RESPONSE THAT NISSAN AGREED TO A NO CHARGE REPLACEMENT UNDER GOOD WILL. SEE CAR FORUMS AT HTTP://WWW.CARSFORUMS.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=7803 QUESTION & REQUEST: ------------------- CAN NISSAN PLEASE PROVIDE THE DETAILS OF HOW I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED UNDER "GOODWILL" AND HAVE THE IGNITION COILS REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NISSAN'S FACTORY STANDARD 60K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THANK YOU, SATNAM BAINS

THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THEN STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB.......IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED A TCOST OF $638.00. *AK

SHORTLY AFTER MY CAR REACHED 36,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAD TO REPAIR AN IGNITION COIL, LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER REPLACING COIL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN, FOR ANOTHER COIL. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I HAVE SPEND ALMOST $1000 TO HAVE REPAIRED RECENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT WAS FLASHING. TOOK IT IN AND ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS WAS BAD, THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPAIR, RAIL SYSTEM NEEDED REPAIR, SPARK PLUGS REPLACED ALSO. THE CAR ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IS PRETTY WELL MAINTAINED. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME $500 FOR THOSE REPAIRS. THIS PAST WEEKEND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO NISSAN THIS MORNING. THIS TIME IT IS THE 02 SENSOR - SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE OXYGEN INTAKE. NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THIS IS BUT IS COSTING ME ANOTHER $300!! I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT GET THIS FIXED THAT I WOULD RUIN THE NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WOULD USE MORE GAS THAT NECESSARY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS MORNING THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL TO SEE THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS SO SOON. NISSAN NEEDS TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER!! I REALLY LIKE MY MAXIMA AND EVEN CONSIDERED GETTING THE NEW ONE - WHICH LOOK NICE. BUT NOT ANYMORE.*AK

IGNITION COIL FAILED ON MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. $350.00 WORTH OF WORK. WAS TOLD THIS IS VERY COMMON AND NISSAN HAS SINCE ISSUED NEW PART BECAUSE THE OLD WERE FAILING AT SUCH A HIGH RATE.*AK

WEBSITE OF AN ONGOING PETITION WITH OVER 1000 SIGNATURES AS PROOF. (ANGELFIRE.COM HAS PETITION & ONGOING COMPLAINTS) NISSAN IS MANUFACTURING A FAULTY VEHICLE WITH KNOWN FAULTY PARTS -SUCH AS FAILING IGNITION COILS. EVENTUALLY -AND SOON -ONE OF THE NISSAN MAXIMA'S CUSTOMER'S WILL TRY TO ENTER TRAFFIC AND BE FATALLY KILLED WITH A FAILED ENGINE THAT WILL NOT TRAVEL ACROSS THE TRAIN TRACK OR OUT OF THE 18-WHEELER'S WAY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL OR EVEN ADDRESS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. CONSUMER'S ARE SHELLING OUT $800.00 + OUT OF POCKET ON AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS TO THE MAXIMA WITH BARELY 30K MILES -AND EVEN LESS. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.....SOME ONE WILL BE KILLED. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM---CAN SOMETHING BE DONE? HAS ANYONE ELSE BEEN INJURED DUE TO THEIR CAR FAILING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE HAD A VERY CLOSE CALL -BUT LUCKILY NOT INJURED YET. THIS WILL BE THE 2ND IGNITION COIL TO REPLACE. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY 2 MONTHS NOW AN IGNITION COIL IS GOING BAD. THE CAR WILL RUN VERY ROUGH -IT AT ALL -AND AT TIMES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE -THE CAR WILL HESITATE/FAIL AND BARELY PUSH THROUGH. *JB

I OWN A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 49,000 MILES THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. A WEEK AGO MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH WAS JUST 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING MY CAR SERVICED FOR A 45,000 TUNE UP AND A DRIVE TRAIN LEAK REPAIRED. I RESEARCHED THE SOURCE OF A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE MAKE, MODEL AND APPROXIMATE MODEL OF MY CAR. TROUBLE WITH THE SIX IGNITION COILS WAS SITED BY MANY OWNERS AND DETAILED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN NTBO1059. REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF COILS REPLACED BUT TYPICALLY COST $700. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL 6 COILS! THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE CURRENT COILS ALLOWS THEM TO GET OVERHEATED AND BURN OUT. IT COST ME $700 TO REPLACE ALL SIX AND I ABSOLUTELY WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, ME AND MY FAMILY HAD BEEN DEVOTED PURCHASERS OF NISSAN CARS. NEVER AGAIN. *JB

THE IGNITION COILS FAILED. ON MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE! THIS IS THE SUBJECT OF THE TSB ISSUED BY NISSAN #NTB01-059. MY DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THIS FREE OF CHARGE, ALTHOUGH THIS APPEARS TO BE A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM FOR THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE (AND FOR YEARS 95-01)!*JB

I HAVE A 2000 MAXIMA WITH NOW OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WAS WAY UNDER THAT I HAD MISFIRING PROBLEMS WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE COILS. ALL 6 WERE REPLACED. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER THEY WERE REPLACED AGAIN. I AM NOW AT 119,000 MILES AND MY CAR IS SPUTTERING AND STALLING UPON STARTING UP. I HAVE READ THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SOMONE ELSE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THEIR COILS. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARANTY. SO I HOPE DEARLY THAT IT'S NOT THE COILS AGAIN. WHICH I'M SURE IT IS. NISSAN NEEDED TO HAVE RECALLED THIS CAR A LONG TIME AGO. IT IS SIMPLY REDICULOUS THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR NISSAN'S MISTAKES. IF NISSAN WILL NOT FIX MY CAR IF IT IS THE COILS THIS TIME I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 2 OF THEM.*AK

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING (VARIOUS SPEED) THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, THEN, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMMENCE TO RUN/DRIVE ROUGHLY. VEHICLE BEEN AT THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND HAD THE IGNITION COIL REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BARRIED ITSELF IN TO THE REAR SEAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. KNIGHTS NISSAN OF WEST WARWICK, RI COULD NOT DUPLICATE SAID PROBLEM , AND RELEASED THIS UNSAFE CAR BACK IN TO THE PUBLIC. *AK

MY 2000 MAXIMA (42,000 MILES) NOW REQUIRES A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL 6 IGNITION COILS AT A COST OF OVER $600. THIS CAME AS A HUGE SHOCK TO ME FOR A SO CALLED BULLET PROOF CAR. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER INSTANCES (ONLINE AND ON THIS SITE AS WELL AS A FEW MECHANICS) OF THIS OCCURRING TO FAIRLY NEW MAXIMAS. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT.*AK

IGNITION COILS FAULTY. THOUSANDS HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT COST TO CONSUMER OF +$1000.00 NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT THEY HAVE A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE P1320. *JB

I HAVE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, CURRENT MILEAGE 51000. I KEPT MY MAXIMA WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR SERVICE AND PREMIUM OIL BUT GOT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON RECENTLY. AFTER CHECKING FOUND OUT THAT ALL THE 6 IGNITION COILS NEED TO REPLACED. THAT COST ME $650.00. I CHECKED WITH DEALER AND FOUND OUT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER 2000 MAXIMA TOO. LOOKS LIKE THIS DEFECT IS FOR PARTICULAR TYPE OF ENGINE THEY HAD IN 2000 MAXIMA. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO TAKE ACTION AND RECALL THOSE MAXIMA. *JB

I DRIVE A WELL MAINTAINED 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT IS REGULARLY SERVICED BY THE DEALER. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AT 59,600 MILES DUE TO DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND A "SPUTTERING" AND STALLING ISSUE. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS - BECAUSE 1 WAS LIKELY BAD, THEY COULDN'T TELL WHICH ONE, AND THAT ONCE ONE GOES THE OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT. THIS COST ME $800. UPON REVIEWING MY RECORDS AFTER THE REPAIR, I FOUND THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE SAME 6 IGNITION COILS AT 30,000 MILES IN RESPONCE TO A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT THAT HAD COME ON. IGNITION COILS TYPICALLY LAST THE LIFETIME OF A CAR, AND ALL OF MINE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE THAT IS UNDER 60,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF YOU CHECK THE FOLLOWING INTERNET LINK, YOU WILL SEE STATEMENTS FROM HUNDREDS OF 2000 MAXIMA OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOW MILEAGE: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/SIGNED.CGI?NIS_IGN. *NM

IN OCTOBER 2004, ON THE FIRST COOL DAY OF THE FALL SEASON IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE BEGAN TO MISFIRE, BUT THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. A MONTH LATER, ON ANOTHER COOL DAY IN NOVEMBER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS TIME, THE EVENT ILLUMINATED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO MISFIRE INTERMITTENTLY (BUT FREQUENTLY) EVER SINCE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, THE SERVICE ADVISER PULLED TWO TROUBLE CODES (P0306 AND P1320) AND TOLD ME THE FAULTS INDICATED REPLACEMENT OF ALL SIX IGNITION COILS (PER RECOMMENDATION OF TSB NO. 01-059). THE DEALER WANTS $75 FOR EACH COIL, AND APPROXIMATELY $200 IN LABOR TO INSTALL THEM. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THE PREVALENCE OF THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER '00-'01 MAXIMA OWNERS. I HAVE OWNED AND MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE SINCE IT HAD 4000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AND THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM THAT IT HAS EXPERIENCED IN 72,000 MILES. *NM

COIL SPRINGS TENDED MAKE CLICKING NOISE. VEHICLE SHOWED SAME PROBLEM AS FOUND IN 1999 MAXIMA. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR ONCE ALREADY.*AK

IN LATE OCTOBER MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FOREIGN AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY RAN A SCAN OF MY ENGINE. THE FEED BACK SHOWED THAT THE CODE SHOWED THAT MY IGNITION COIL(S) WERE GOING OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS DID A SEARCH FOR SERVICE RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA'S AND FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED SEPTEMBER 6, 2001 THAT SHOWED THAT THE IGNITION COILS INSTALLED IN CERTAIN VINS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP CALLED NISSAN AND ASKED IF THEY WERE PAYING FOR THE COILS AND THEY INDICATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE COILS OR THE SERVICE. THE SHOP RE-SET MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND I TOLD THEM I WOULD GET THE COILS REPLACED LATER IN THE YEAR. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND MY ENGINE STARTED "KNOCKING". I DECIDED TO GET THE COILS REPLACED. WHEN THE SHOP ORDERED THE COILS, TWO OF THE 6 WERE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THESE COILS.*AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, AND THE ENGINE COILS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE.*AK......THESE COILS HAVE A FLAW IN DESIGN WHICH RESULTS IN ONE OR MORE ENGINE MISFIRES. NISSAN HAS IMPROVED THE DESIGN IN NEWER MODELS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSED TO HELP CUSTOMERS. TOTAL COST OF REPLACING THE COILS WAS $750.00. *AK

TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *AK

ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 I TOOK MY CAR TO A CERTIFED NISSAN DELEARSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION COILS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA THAT CAN SAY WHY THE COILS ARE GOING BAD. I FOUND OUT THERE MY INVESITGATION ON CARSTATES.COM THAT OVER 250 PEOPLE WHO OWNS 2000 NISSAN MAXIMAS AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IGNITION COILS. I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN OR ANYTHING RELATED TO NISSAN. I HAVE SAVED ALL OF THE OLD PARTS THAT WERE TAKEN OFF OF MY CAR. WHEN I NOTIFED NISSAN CORPORATION OF MY COMPLAINT IN 2003 THEY SAID THAT NO ONE COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE. I WAS UPSET AND I THOUGHT THAT I HAD THE ONLY NISSAN WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO FIND ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WITH THE 2000 MAXIMAS AND POOL TOGETHER TO SUE NISSAN CORPORATION. WHEN THESE COILS GO BAD, IT IS VERY UNSAVE AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A DEATH BECAUSE YOUR CAR WILL COMPLETELY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE.*AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD SHAKE/HESITATE, AND STALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD SHAKE/HESITATE, AND STALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

2000 NISSAN MAXIMAS FRONT ENGINE MOUNT FROZE AND BURNT UP THE COMPUTER AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT IN THE PART. THE DEALER STATED THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MULTIPLE MAXIMAS AND THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS $1500 FOR DUE TO A DAMAGED COMPUTER. HORRIBLE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE.*AK

I HAVE 43,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON MY 2000 MAXIMA AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULES (1 PER CYLINDER) TWICE.*AK

IGNITION COILS FAILED AFTER 60,000 MILES. NISSAN WAS OF NO HELP. PREVIOUSLY HAD THREE MAXIMAS.....BUT WILL CERTAINLY SWITCH TO TOYOTA ON NEXT PURCHASE. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS ABOUT $800

PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. *MR *SC *JB