2002 Nissan Maxima Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WOULD NOT RECEIVE A SECOND FREE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *BF CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT 60 MPH IT SHUTS OFF. CONSUMER SAYS THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS, CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSORS, AND VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSORS CODES CAME UP. CONSUMER SAYS THESE ARE THE SAME CODES THAT WERE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *DL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE VARIABLE TIMING SENSOR FAILED, WHICH WERE BOTH CONNECTED TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEADQUARTER NISSAN (1725 WHITTLESEY RD, COLUMBUS, GA 31904) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ONLY RECALL PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE WAS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE CAR EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ENGINE POWER, U NABLE TO REV ABOVE 2500 WITHOUT IT FEELING LIMITED. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER OR BRAKE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION.THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES THIS PAST WEEK AND I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I'M NOW WONDERING IF THE DEALER ACTUALLY PERFORMED THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V455000) BACK IN 2003!!! THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE HISSING NOISES AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS). THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE IT. UPDATED 03/17/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN REFERENCE TO > NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING I NEARLY CRASHED WHEN MY CAR DIED WHILE MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. MY CAR DOESN'T START LIKE IT USED TO. VERY ROUGH STARTS, CONTINUOUSLY TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN. IT WILL DIE WHILE CAR IS MOVING. THIS HAPPENS ABRUPTLY AND SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. RPMS IDLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. ENGINE LOSS. I USED OBD SCANNER TO DECIPHER THE PROBLEM. I LOOKED FOR RECALL ONLINE AND FOUND THE ONE LOCATED ABOVE. IT IS IDENTICAL TO MY ISSUES.I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY REFUSED. I COULD HAVE DIED. PLEASE HELP THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA UPDATED 09/25/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE ROADSIDE AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY FOR A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THEY HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE "JERKED" WHILE I WAS GOING ROUGHLY 70MPH. WHEN THAT HAPPENED IT KIND OF HESITATED AND THEN MY "SLIP" AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. LATER ON THAT DAY MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION. IT STARTED BACK UP BUT STARTED VERY HARD. I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND TURNED IT OFF FOR ROUGHLY 10 MINUTES. I TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. MY VEHICLE SAT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND WHEN I TRIED IT AGAIN, IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR NISSANS FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. ALL OF THESE ISSUES I HAD SEEMED TO MATCH UP WITH THIS RECALL. PER NISSAN MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED SO I DID THAT TODAY. THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR AND THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THE AUTO SERVICE PLACE CALLED NISSAN AND NISSAN STATED TO THEM "THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE" I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH NISSAN RIGHT NOW. I FEEL THAT MY ISSUES SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE RECALL. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED RELATES BACK TO THE RECALL. RECALL I AM REFERRING TO IS CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000. PLEASE REVIEW MY NOTES AND MAYBE I CAN GET SOME HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WAS CLEANED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO STILL ILLUMINATED. THE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,273. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 1/31/2013 *JS

THE RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT IS RUSTING AND HAS LEAD TO A LARGE HOLE ON THE BOTTOM. THE ENGINE BRACE IS MOUNTED WHERE THE RUST IS FORMING. IF THE RUST FORMS BAD ENOUGH AROUND THE BOLTS THE ENGINE COULD FALL DOWN. ALSO THE HOOD LATCH IS CONNECTED THE BOTTOM OF THE CORE SUPPORT. IF THIS FAILS THE RUST CAN CAUSE THE HOOD TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY MY NISSAN ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 65MPH AND BEING THAT ITS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT TRIES TO START FROM ROLLING BUT JERKS REAL HARD LIKE THE BRAKES ARE LOCKED UP AND IVE ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD 10 TIMES. IVE TRIED CHANGING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT CANNOT LOCATE IT AND ALL AREA AUTOZONES DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS EITHER. FROM WHAT IVE GOT MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN PART OF THE SENSOR RECALL BUT HAS BEEN FAILING FOR THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS AND RECENTLY BLEW A COIL PACK FROM THE DAMAGED SENSOR. ALSO THE CAR WONT START ON ONE QUICK TURN IN A MILLISECOND LIKE IT USED TO, IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF TURNING OVER TO START EVERYTIME NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MOMENTS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE PARTS, BUT NOT THE LABOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 10/04/11 *BF UPDATED 01/03/12

COMPLETING TUNE UP ON VEHICLE WHEN OIL WAS FOUND IN SPARK PLUG TUBE WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO ENGINE FAILURE/FIRE. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NOTIFIED AND FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. SHOULD BE SEALS/GASKETS BETWEEN VALVE COVER AND SPARK PLUG TUBE SEALS. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT EARLIER AND LATER MODELS OTHER THAN 2002 AND 2003 MODELS HAVE THE SEALS INSTALLED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STALLED FOUR TIMES AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE CAM-SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,482.

HAD A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING DONE ON MY CAR AND AS SOON AS I LEFT THE MECHANIC SHOP MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND STILL MY CAR WILL NOT RELEARN (AND THAT WAS DONE AT A NISSAN DEALER), NOW THEY SAY I NEED A NEW COMPUTER. I HAVE ALSO LOST 75 MILES A TANK IN GASOLINE SINE THE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER. THE SHOP WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE 3 STEP FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IN FACT, THEY ALL BLAME EACHOTHER AND STILL MY CAR IS NOT FIXED, IM -75 MILES A TANK, IDLE IS HIGH, IDLE'S HIGH WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL, ENGINE LIGHT WONT GO OFF AND STILL WONT RE-LEARN. *TR