1999 Nissan Maxima

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID IT'S MISFIRING. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL SIX IGNITION COILS @ ~ $150 EACH AND SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMA'S. *JB

• 12/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON 4 MONTH AGO. CHANGED O2 SENSOR. A MONTH LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN. ANOTHER O2 SENSOR. 2 WEEKS AGO IT CAME BACK AGAIN. THIS TIME IT IS A BAD IGNITION COIL. THE CAR HAS ONLY 44K. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. *AK

• 12/27/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WITH MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA SE V6, EGR VALVE RELATED ISSUES WERE DETECTED AND ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO COME UP SOON AFTER THE IGNITION. ACCORDING TO NISSAN DEALER, OXYGEN SENSORS AND EGR VALVES WORK IS NEED THAT WOULD COST $1800 OR MORE. AT THAT TIME THE CAR MILEAGE WAS AROUND 80,000. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX THAT. BUT LATER ONE OF THE ROD IN THE ENGINE BROKEN, FIRE STARTED UNDER THE ENGINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 70 M/H ON THE HIGHWAY. MY FAMILY WAS IN A GREAT DANGER AND WE WERE LUCKY TO SURVIVE WITH THE HELP OF POLICE AND FIRE ENGINE WHEN SOMEONE CALLED 911. THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER COMPLAIN ABOUT EGR VALUE ON NHTSA WEB SITE BY ANOTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER. *TR

• 12/27/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE COMPUTER CHIP KEEPS FAILING. THIS WOULD CAUSE EVERYTHING - ELECTRIC LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS AND THE WIPERS - NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. HAVE TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER INDICATES THERE ISN'T ANY PROBLEMS FOR THEM.

• 12/19/2001· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/15/2005· AIR BAGS

  A WEEK AFTER THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECK. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RIGHT AIR BAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I GOT WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR A YEAR AGO DID NOT COVER THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. I WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH $500 TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THEREFORE I CONSIDER THIS A DEFECTIVE PART ON NISSAN. *NM

• 12/13/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR STILL HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AFTER REPLACING IGNITION COILS AND KNOCK SENSOR. *NM

• 12/12/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION COIL FAILURE, DEFECT AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

• 12/06/2004· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION COIL FAILURE. SERVERAL PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM AND ALIGNMENT/SUSPENSION. HAVE REPLACE 2 COILS SO FAR, IT WAS BETTER FOR A WHILE. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THE IGNITION COILS SEVERAL PROBLEMS.*AK

• 12/03/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 99 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS WEEK. THE LOCAL GARAGE DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND CODES FOR KNOCK SENSOR AND IGNITION SIGNAL. THE LOCAL GARAGE WAS PUZZLED BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER SEEN A KNOCK SENSOR FAIL BEFORE. CALLED 2 LOCAL NISSAN DEALERS AND BOTH SAY IT'S IGNITION COILS (AND THE KNOCK SENSOR WAS OK) AND UNLESS THE DIAGNOSTIC SAYS WHICH ONE WENT BAD I'D HAVE TO REPLACE THEM ALL FOR $600 TO $800 BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WONDER WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR A RECALL? *NLM

• 12/03/2001· TIRES

  COMPLETE TIRE TREAD CAM OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6B2 TIRESIZE: P215/55R16)

• 12/02/2015· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL.

• 12/02/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  STARTED THE CAR. HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ABOUT 10 MPH, THEN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, STOPPED THE CAR AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. TURNED THE CAR OFF, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS ON FIRE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, FOUND SEVERAL CASES WHERE THE 1999 MAXIMA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR CATCHING ON FIRE, IN SOME CASES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BURN. ALSO FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON THE 1998 MAXIMA FOR ALTERNATOR FIRES. CALLED NISSAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. A NISSAN REP CALLED BACK AND CALLED IT A "THERMAL INCIDENT." I EXPLAINED THAT A FIRE IS NOT A "THERMAL INCIDENT" BUT IS A FIRE (THIS IS LIKE DESCRIBING A SHOTGUN WOUND AS ACUTE LEAD POISONING). THE NISSAN REP SAID THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. I EXPLAINED THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT COMPONENTS DO FAIL OVER TIME, BUT THAT A FIRE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THIS EVENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A HOUSE TO BURN DOWN OR A CAR ACCIDENT. THE NISSAN REP SAID THAT THE LIFE OF A NISSAN IS 100,000 MILES AND BASICALLY SAID THAT ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN AFTER THAT. I ASKED HER IF THAT WAS NISSAN'S POSITION AND SHE ASSURED ME THAT SHE SPOKE FOR NISSAN. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD SEVERAL CARS WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND THAT I HAD REPLACED COMPONENTS, BUT NONE OF THE VEHICLES CAUSED A FIRE. SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR MAXIMA ALTERNATOR FIRE--THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES FOR YEARS BEFORE AND INCLUDING 1999. THIS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MAXIMA AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. CAR FIRES ARE UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

• 11/24/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD TO REPLACE ONE COIL ON MY 99 MAXIMA EARLIER THIS YEAR. THIS PAST FRIDAY I HAD TO REPLACE THE OTHER 5. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL TO DATE. *LA

• 11/24/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS. *LA

• 11/22/2004· SUSPENSION

  THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

• 11/21/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUE TO STAY ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE COILS HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

• 11/18/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION COILS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

• 11/17/2004· VISIBILITY

  THE SUNVISOR BRACKET ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA BROKE, CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO FALL ON MY ARMS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD WITH A 25 MPH SPEED LIMIT WHICH PREVENTED ANY ACCIDENT. WHILE LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT, I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS DEALER THAT THEY GET A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR THE PART AND NISSAN ONLY SELLS THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY AT A INFLATED PRICE. I ASLO WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL AUTO SALVAGE BUSINESSES THAT THE SUNVISOR BREAKS ON THIS VEHICLE ALL THE TIME AND THAT THEY CAN'T KEEP ANY INVENTORY ON HAND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEMAND.*AK

• 11/17/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AM EXPERIENCING AN IGNITION COIL MISFIRE. THE TECHNICIAN, NOT NISSAN, INDICATES NISSAN HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND FROM READING COMPLAINTS, I SEE THERE ARE SOME LISTED. WHILE I REALIZE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS AN ISSUE FOR ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY ME BUT IS RATHER A NISSAN MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PAID FOR BY NISSAN. I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH MY MAXIMA AND WOULD LIKE TO STAY WITH NISSAN BUT IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT, I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL STAY WITH NISSAN WHEN I TRADE VEHICLES. *LA

• 11/15/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  RECENTLY, ONE IGNITION COIL FAILED. MY NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT SINCE ONE FAILED, ALL OF THEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WOULD PROBABLY ALL FAIL SOON AFTER THE FIRST ONE FAILED. IF DEALERS CAN'T KEEP REPLACEMENT IGNITION COILS IN STOCK BECAUSE SO MANY OF THEM ARE FAILING ON THE MAXIMA, THEN SHOULDN'T IT BE A RECALL. IT COST ME OVER $800 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. ALSO, IF I PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON TOO MANY TIMES ON MY WIRELESS KEY REMOTE, THE WINDOWS ROLL DOWN PARTIALLY. DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK THAT'S AN ODD AND ANNOYING THING THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. HELLO, RECALL! *LA

• 11/14/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA WILL DISPLAY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND CANNOT BE RESET. I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS PLUS THE AIR TEMP SENSOR. THIS CODE P1320 IS ALWAYS ON AND THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/11/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. KNOCK AND SPARK FAILURE TROUBLE CODES. ERRATIC IDLE AND POWER SURGE AT OR ABOUT 2000 RPM. IN SOME CASES THE IDLE HAS BEEN ERRATIC ENOUGH FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT AND IS TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT. COLD MORNINGS (LESS THAN 50 DEGREES F) CREATE THE MOST PROBLEMS. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION HAS PROVEN DANGEROUS. REPLACED IGNITION COIL PACKS, SIX PER CAR. *TR

• 11/10/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONCE IT CAME ON IT STAYED ON. THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR TWICE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER RECEIVED A TSB REGARDING IGNITIION COIL. THE SERVICE BULLIETIN HAD ALREADY BEEN OUT 11 MONTHS PRIOR. *AK

• 11/05/2004· VISIBILITYCrash

  FRONT END CRASH IN WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA. AIR BAGS WENT OFF AS DESIGNED. THE SUN VISOR WHICH WAS DOWN AT THE TIME, DETACHED & HIT MY SPOUSE IN THE HEAD. THE VISOR WAS FOUND IN THE BACK SEAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT.*AK

• 10/25/2008· TIRES

  AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, I REPLACED A TOYO TIRE (WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT) ON MY 1999 MAXIMA. AN EXTERIOR BUBBLE BEGAN TO APPEAR IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *TR

• 10/23/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL 3 O2 SENSORS WERE BAD, AND THEY COULD BE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $700. A WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON, AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT IS THE #3 CYLINDER MISFIRING, AND THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING ALL 6 IGNITION COILS FOR APPROXIMATELY $1200. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE IGNITION COILS, AND REALLY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THEM AGAIN FOR SOMETHING THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THEM ANYWAY. *TR

• 10/22/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES THAT HAS BEEN ON A FRONT COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. TS

• 10/22/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER BEEN INVOLVED ON A FRONT COLLISION. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. TS

• 10/20/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

• 10/17/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AT COLD STARTUP, ENGINE OIL LIGHT USUALLY FLASHES, AND ENGINE MAKES LOUD SOUND LIKE IT DOESN'T HAVE OIL PRESSURE. THIS GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. NISSAN ADVISED TO ALWAYS USE NISSAN OIL FILTERS, WHICH I DO, AND PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE CAR WAS NEW. WHEN CAR IS FULLY WARM AND IN DRIVE AT A STANDSTILL WITH LIGHTS ON AND A/C OFF, CAR IDLE WILL DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, CAUSING ANNOYING VIBRATION. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. RESUME ON CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 1 OF EVERY 20 TIMES. RESUME FEATURE WILL NOT WORK, AND YOU MUST RESET THE CRUISE TO THE PREFERRED SPEED. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. DOOR LOCKS/KEYLESS ENTRY HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. POWER LOCKS HAVE LOCKED AND INSTANTLY UNLOCKED WHEN PRESSING LOCK BUTTON ON KEYLESS REMOTE; ALSO, LOCKS HAVE UNLOCKED AND THEN LOCKED WHEN PRESSING UNLOCK BUTTON AND HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK EACH DOOR. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THIS IS THE 8TH NISSAN VEHICLE MY FAMILY HAS OWNED AND THE FIRST I HAVE PERSONALLY BOUGHT NEW; I DO NOT EXPECT THIS FROM A NEW NISSAN CAR AND DO NOT EXPECT THE DEALER SHOULD IGNORE MY COMPLAINTS.

• 10/10/2000· TIRES

  ON MAY 2000 WE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD A TARE IN THE SIDEWALL AREA. WE WENT TO A GOOD YEAR DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TARE. TWO MONTH LATER WHILE WASHING THE CAR WE FOUND TWO MORE TIRES TORN THE SAME WAY THE PREVIOUS TIRE WAS TORN. THE NISSAN DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THIS IS A GOOD YEAR PROBLEM. THE GOOD YEAR DEALER SERVICE PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS TARE. WE COULD HAVE HERE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A POORLEY MANUFACTERED TIRE WHICH IS A DANGER TO MY LIFE AND MANY OTHER AMERICAN. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE TARE ON ONE OF THE THREE TIRES AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE I CAN SUBMIT TO YOU. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF NOT SEEN EARLY IT CAN CAUSE BLOWOUT AND BAD ACCIDENTS. (DOT NUMBER: M6B2 TIRESIZE: 215/55/16)

• 10/07/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)

• 10/07/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)

• 10/07/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)

• 10/07/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)

• 10/07/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)

• 10/07/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)

• 10/06/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AND AND MAKING ANY STOP OR TURN, VEHICLE WOULD STALL/CUT OFF,*AK CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS IN A VEHICLE THAT WON'T START.

• 09/28/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NEED 6 ENGINE COILS ON 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. *TR

• 09/28/2004· AIR BAGS

  THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG HAD SHORTED OUT. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE REMAINING AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THEY WERE REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE SINCE WARRENTY HAS BEEN REACHED. *TC

• 09/24/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS SUMITOMO, SIZE 21555HR16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES CRACKED ON THE SIDEWALLS AND THE TREAD. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2007. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE DOT WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000. UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR

• 09/22/2005· AIR BAGS

  DT: 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE SIDE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS BLINKING . TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD AIR BAG. THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION. THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK *JB

• 09/20/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEFire

  CAR HAD JUST BEEN SHUT OFF FROM RUNNING TO STORE I RAN INSIDE MY HOUSE REAL QUICK CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE AGAIN BUT CAR DIDN'T START. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL PARTS WERE BURNING SO I OPENED HOOD TO NOTICE FIRE COMING FROM ALTERNATOR. I USED MY SHIRT TO PUT OUT AND DURING INSPECTION OF DAMAGE FOUND THE FIRE BURNED WIRE HARNESSES AND PART OF VALVE COVER ASSEMBLY WHERE OIL CAP IS LOCATED. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL OEM PART AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 118,000 ORIGINAL MILES. FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE YEARS PRIOR FOR SAME ISSUE BUT DEALER STATED THEY WOULD NOT DO NOTHING DUE TO NO RECALL. ALTERNATOR S DON'T JUST CATCH FIRE...

• 09/20/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS. WHEN I BOUGHT MY 99 MAXIMA THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM. BY NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER I HAD THE CAR THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS WENT ON ABOUT 3-4 TIMES UNTIL THE WARRANTY WAS UP, THEN THEY FOUND THAT THE #6 IGNITION COIL WAS BAD. AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED, A MONTH DID NOT GO BY BEFORE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE #4 IGNITION COIL WAS BAD. AFTER GETTING THAT ONE REPLACED, LITERALLY NOT EVEN 5 HRS WENT BY BEFORE THE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN...I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER YET. BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM...I SPEND OVER $200 EACH TIME I HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB

• 09/17/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IN MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 2 IGNITION COILS REPLACED. I HAVE LATER FOUND OUT THAT MANY MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 99 MAXIMAS. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 09/15/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL MOMENTARILY BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TWO OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED. THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTERS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT EITHER THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL OR THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE FURTHER, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT A LOT OF WATER WAS BEING STORED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS DUE TO A CLOGGED HOSE. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE HOSE AND DRAINED THE WATER FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED SINCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 09/15/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE MISFIRING DUE TO THE COIL PACKS THAT SIT ON THE CYLINDERS. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL COILS AND THAT WAS A SHORT TERM FIX. NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LURCHING DURING IDLE AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACES 4 COILS BUT THE CAR STILL JERKS WHEN IDLING AND RIGHT AFTER ACCELERATION. *TR

• 09/12/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AT ABOUT 30,000 MY 1999 MAXIMA GLE STARTED TO MISFIRE RANDOMLY. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO TEST THAT COULD ISOLATE A BAD IGNITION COIL AND THAT ALL SIX COILS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $900. I DID NOTHING FOR A WHILE, BUT WHEN THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE I CONTACTED MY LOCAL MERCHANT TIRE DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY COULD REPLACE THE COILS WITH NEW COILS BOUGHT BE ME FROM AN AUTO PARTS DEALER. MERCHANT TIRE AGREED TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT FOR $130. I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT COILS FROM BRIGHTAUTO.COM FOR A TOTAL COST OF $364.63. THE REPLACEMENT COILS ARE IDENTIFIED BY NISSAN AT NISSANHELP.COM AS 22448-31U11, RH COIL (#89057915) AND 22448-31U16, LH COIL (#89057914). I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. *NM

• 09/10/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CHECK ENGINE KEPT COMING ON. MACHINES KEPT TELLING US IT WAS CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE. WE REPLACED FUEL FILTER, SPARKPLUGS, SPARKPLUG COIL WITH NO RESULTS. WENT TO DEALER, THEY PUT CAR ON MACHINE. THEY HAD TROUBLE FINDING PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO SEARCH BY HAND, WITH NO RESULTS. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN ELEC. PROBLEM THAT WAS INTERMITTENT. LIGHT WENT OUT WITHOUT FIXING ANYTHING. HAS NOT COME BACK AGAIN YET. *TR