There are 3 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2004 Nissan Maximain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
FUEL PRESSURE DAMPNER LEAKING GAS AFTER 72,000 MILES ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THERE ARE TWO ON FUEL RAIL. IF CLIMATE CONTROL VENT IS OPEN, ONE CAN SMELL GAS IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. VERY POOR DESIGN TO FIX 3 HOURS LABOR TO PULL INTAKE MANIFOLD OFF TO REPAIR, BOLTS UPSIDE DOWN ON DAMPNER AND HARD TO GET TO. JUST REPLACING DAMPNERS DID NOT STOP LEAK, FUEL RAIL ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED.
I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND 2 GRANDKIDS IN MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ,BABY 3 DAYS OLD MY DAUGHTER JUST HAD HER MY CAR RAN OUT OF POWER RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING VEHICLES WE HAD TO LITERALLY STAND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE SO CARS WOULDN'T HIT US ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER GROUND AND SMOKING RADIATOR CRACKED AND GOT ANTIFREEZE IN TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IT JERKS VIOLENTLY WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND LOSSES POWER DURING ACCELERATION. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED AND WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL IT JERK VIOLENTLY LIKE SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME. THERE WAS A SEMI RIGHT BEHIND ME APPROACHING AT A RAPID SPEED. BECAUSE I HADN'T APPLIED MY BRAKES HE DIDN'T REALIZE MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN IN FRONT OF HIM. I WAS TERRIFIED TO SAY THE LEAST. I MADE CALLS TO NISSAN BUT THEY COULD CARE LESS AND WILL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. AFTER DOING SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH IN ASSESSING THE ISSUE AND TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MECHANICS HAVE DONE MANY THINGS LIKE NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS, ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENTS, ETC. NONE OF WHICH HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026