2008 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

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 MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 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

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 WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS BE REPLACED. TWO SETS OF ROTORS IN A CAR WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES SEEMS EXCESSIVE. *TR

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 LATER THE SAME EVENT RECURRED AND THE SAME DEALER ONCE AGAIN EXTINGUISHED THE FLASHING LIGHT AND TOLD ME THAT A "GLITCH" CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WHILE ON A LONG TRIP OF 2600 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ONCE AGAIN. AT THIS TIME THE ODOMETER READ 90,000 MILES AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1800.00. NOTE THAT OF THESE FOUR VISITS, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL DID NOT GIVE ME ANY DOCUMENTATION NOR CHARGE ME FOR THE VISITS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PREVIOUS THREE VISITS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE LAST VISIT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HIGHER PERSONNEL DID NOT OFFER ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? IS THIS THE PROCEDURE FOR UNDERTAKING THIS REPAIR? HOW CAN I BE REASSURED THAT THIS SEAT CONTROL MODULE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM? *TR

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 NOT BUDGE. I THEN TRIED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND COULDN'T. I ALSO COULD NOT OPEN THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY ARE POWER WINDOWS AND WITHOUT THE CAR RUNNING YOU CANNOT OPERATE THEM.( YOU CAN CHECK THE RECORDS JULY 4TH WAS AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY, IN THE 80'S AT THAT TIME) I FINALLY I CLIMBED OVER THE GEAR SHIFT AND CENTER CONSOLE TO GET TO THE PASSENGER DOOR WHICH I WAS ABLE TO OPEN. ( I AM 75 YEARS OLD SO YOU CAN IMAGINE IT WAS NOT EASY, NOR WOULD IT BE FOR ANYONE. WHEN MY SON CAME HOME FROM WORK HE TRIED AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT SAID IT TOOK EVERYTHING TO TURN IT, AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT A SAFETY FACTOR. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

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 THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,280.

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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 BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WHICH CAUSES INADVERTENT PRESSING OF BOTH GAS AND BRAKE. *TR

I HAVE 4 MICHELIN TIRES THAT HYDROPLANE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

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

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 THE TIRES GO ANOTHER WAY, IT FEELS UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS IT SWIRLS AND SUSPENSION FEELS HORRIFIED IT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH AND PRINTING MY OWN CARFAX REPORT I COME TO FINE OUT CAR HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL BIG NAME DEALERSHIPS HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS FOR ALIGNMENT AND CHASSIS REPAIR OR LUBRICATION AS MENTION ON REPORT. I WAS NOT TOLD THIS A DEALER WHEN I HAD ASK CAR SALE MAN " HIS WORDS WERE CAR IS FIND AND NO PROBLEMS". I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR BUT I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF GETTING TO WORK. *TR

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 MUSCLE INJURIES. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

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 FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

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. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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 MANUFACTURER AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400. UPDATED 05/26/09 *BF UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

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 THE SENT A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD PROBABLY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALL AND SAID THE CAR DID IN FACT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A NEW CAR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OLD WITH MAYBE 5,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

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

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

RATTLING NOISE COMES FROM SUSPENSION ASSY. OVER SMALL BUMP OVER LOW SPEED. *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

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

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 MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE I WAS PARKING AND BEFORE I COULD SWITCH MY VEHICLE FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND I RAN INTO THE CHURCH. WE WERE THE ONLY TWO AT THE CHURCH AT THE TIME BESIDES THE PASTOR WHO WAS INSIDE OF THE CHURCH BECAUSE SHE GETS THEIR FIRST BEING THAT SHE TEACHES THE WOMEN'S MINISTRY. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH IT ACCELERATING SOME WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I WAS GOING TO KANSAS CITY ONE DAY AND MY AUNT ASKED ME TO DRIVE. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BUT TOLD HER THAT I WAS A BIT AFRAID TO TRAVEL IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT ACCELERATES SLIGHTLY WHEN BREAKING. I ALSO HAD MY SISTER WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT ON A FEW OCCASIONS BECAUSE I FELT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT ACCELERATING. SHE NOTICED IT AS WELL AND SAID THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD PLANS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SOON BUT, JUST HADN'T DONE IT YET. LIKE I SAID, IT WOULD ACCELERATE BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY. IT WAS AS IF I WAS BREAKING AND IT WAS ACCELERATING AT THE SAME TIME. I WISH THAT I'D TAKEN IT IN SOONER. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. BOTH MY VEHICLE AND THE CHURCH WILL NEED REPAIR, AND MY NECK WAS A PIT SORE, BUT I AM THANKFUL THAT I AM OK AND THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I FIND IT QUITE STRANGE THAT I WAS PARKED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE TAKES OFF AS IF I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS. THIS IS MIND BOGGLING. *TR

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 THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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 VEHICLE, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,190 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 04/21/08 *BF

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 FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE TEMPERATURE CHANGED, IT WOULD TRIGGER THE INDICATOR AS WELL. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IF THE PRESSURE DROPPED TO -1 LB, THE AIR PRESSURE INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FILE ALREADY CREATED FOR THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. UPDATED 03/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/10/09.*JB

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 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.