2008 Nissan Maxima

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

• 12/31/2008· TIRES

  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

• 12/28/2015· STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE HESITATES TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING UP AN HILL. THE TRANSMISSION PRODUCE A WHINING SOUND IF THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO INCREASE THE ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT JUST BELOW 33,000 MILES BY THE DEALER. THE ABS MOTOR IS RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE SURFACE IS DRY AND NO RAIN OR SNOW. THIS CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED OR AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THE HINGES ON THE HOOD AND THE DOORS ARE RUSTING. TH

• 12/27/2008· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/21/2018· POWER TRAIN

  HAVE A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA AND JUST FOUND OUT I NEED A TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY HAVING IT 2YRS ..DEALER NEVER TOLD ME THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM WHEN HE SOLD TO ME HAD I KNOWN NISSAN HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL I WOULD NEVER HAD PURCHASE IT...I NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSON AND FOR 3700 DOLLARS I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD RPLACE IT AT NO COST TO ME SINCE IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WITH ALL THERE MODELS NOT JUST MINE...IT JUST CRAP THAT IM STUCK TRYING TO FIX IT...NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM OR RATHER FIX THIS ISSUE THAT IS SO COMMON IN THERE VECHICLE THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ...CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER CAUSE IT WOULDNT SHIFT AND THERE IT WAS A BIG HEFT BILL TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME NISSAN ARE KNOWN FOR BAD TRANSMISSION...NOT WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR...

• 12/21/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RUSTING IN THEIR CARS' FLOORBOARDS. RUSTING LARGE ENOUGH TO SEE THROUGH THE CAR FLOOR.

• 12/09/2013· STRUCTURE

  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

• 11/29/2019· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOVEMENT IN MIDDLE LANE OF I-95 NORTH. ENGINE REVOLUTIONS JUMPED TO RED ZONE BUT NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. HAD TO COAST, IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, TO EDGE OF ROADWAY MERGE LANE. ENGINE THEN DIED. ENGINE RE-STARTED ABOUT 35 MINUTES LATER AND TRAVELED TO US HWY 1 WHEN SAME THING HAPPENED. VEHICLE DIED IN OUTER LANE. STATE POLICE ARRIVED AND ASSISTED IN PUSHING VEHICLE TO BUSINESS SHOULDER/DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES TO TRANSMISSION SHOP IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE.

• 11/29/2008· SUSPENSION

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

• 11/29/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,TIRES

  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

• 11/29/2008· STEERING

  RATTLING NOISE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN, DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION GEAR ASSY. HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/18/2018· STRUCTURE

  FLOORBOARDS RUSTED OUT.

• 11/14/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I'M SURE IT IS FAULTY. ALSO THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR MY TIRE PRESSURE STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH I'VE PUT ADEQUATE AIR IN THE TIRE. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE CAR IS MOTION AND WHEN IT IS NOT IN MOTION.

• 11/09/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN THE CAR STALLED. HAD TO TURN THE CAR STARTER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CAR HAD TROUBLE STARTING AND WOULD STALL WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE FUEL PUMP NOT HOLDING ITS PRESSURE. CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FUEL PUMP.

• 11/05/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE CAR IGNITION WILL NOT LET ME TURN IT

• 11/05/2014· ENGINE

  ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED AN OIL SPOT ON MY DRIVEWAY AND AS THE MONTHS PASSED THE SPOTS GOT LARGER AND LARGER. NOW IF THE CAR IS RUNNING MY 2008 MAXIMA LEAVES A LARGE OIL SPOT WHEREVER I AM STOPPED. IT IS GETTING VERY AGGRAVATING BECAUSE I NOW CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR ANY LONG DISTANCES FOR FEAR OF IT RUNNING OUT OF OIL AND CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

• 10/30/2017· AIR BAGS

  UPON STARTING THE CAR, AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK AND DOES NOT GO OUT. THE INDICATION IS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

• 10/29/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 10/23/2017· AIR BAGS

  MY PASSAGE SIDE AIR BAG LEATHER IS SPLITTING! I'VE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T FIX IT OR DON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT WILL. IF THEY WOULD FIX IT, THE CAR DEALERSHIP WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF IT DID NOT OPEN! I'VE ASKED AROUND NO ONE KNOWS ANYONE THAT CAN REPAIR IT...NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE CAR.

• 10/21/2016· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR RUSTED BIG WHOLE ON BOTH SIDE. JUST LOOK UNDER THE CAR THIS WEEK WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC

• 10/14/2008· TIRES

  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

• 10/06/2015· POWER TRAINCrash

  ON FEBRUARY 17, 2015, MY DAUGHTER DROVE INTO A 3' DITCH WITH ABOUT 4" OF STANDING WATER WITH ALGEA STANDING ON TOP OF THE WATER. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS DAMAGED AND HAD THE OIL LEVELS CHECKED AS WELL AND WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2500 MILES. IN MAY 2015 I CHOSE TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED , FRONT BUMPER ETC. AFTER THE BODYSHOP FINISHED WITH THE CAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEEDED TO BE RESET BY NISSAN. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 500 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED. I WAS INFORMED BY MY TRANSMISSION MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED BACK TO NISSAN FOR REPAIR ON JULY 27, 2015 AND 10 -15 DAYS LATER I WAS CALLED AND ASKED IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN WRECKED. NISSAN WARRANTY DENIED THE CLAIM BASED ON THE OPINION THE THE CAR WAS FLOODED. THE TRANSMISSION OILS WERE CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO SIGNS OF WATER DAMAGED. NISSAN WARRANTY REFERRED ME BACK TO FARM BUREAU TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM BASED ON THE CAR WAS FLOODED IN THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY 2015. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED AND BRIANS TRANSMISSION FOUND THE BELT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN AND COME APART. I WENT BACK TO NISSAN AND REQUESTED THAT A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE COME AND REVIEW THE TRANSMISSION IN ITS CURRENT STATE AND TO REOPEN THE WARRANTY CLAIM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE NOT CHANGING THEIR MINDS THIS WAS A CLOSED ISSUE. CURRENTLY I AM UNCERTAIN WHAT WILL BE MY NEXT MOVE. I REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO NISSAN WARRANTY BUT WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN CORPORATION THAT NISSAN WARRANTY DOES NOT SPEAK TO INDIVIDUALS. NISSAN CORP. DID REFER ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SAY THAT DEACON JONES NISSAN WOULD HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO INITIATE THE REQUEST AND THEY INFORMED ME THIS AFTERNOON THAT THEY WOULD PAY UP TO $500.00 FOR REPAIRS.

• 10/05/2015· STRUCTURE

  AFTER SEEING A TODAY SHOW REPORT EARLIER IN 2015 ABOUT UNDER CARRIAGE RUST IN NISSAN ALTIMA'S, I DECIDED I SHOULD TAKE A LOOK UNDERNEATH MY 2008 MAXIMA. SURE ENOUGH, THERE ARE TWO LARGE HOLES RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE IN THE SAME SPOT. I WAS A LITTLE INFURIATED THAT THE TODAY SHOW REPORT STATED THIS IS ONLY AN ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA'S MADE BETWEEN SPECIFIC YEARS.... THAT'S NOT THE CASE! THIS SIMPLY CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON THE PART OF NISSAN, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY RECALL. AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THE UPPER MID-WEST, I HAVE TO DEAL WITH ROAD SALT AND SNOW FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. IF THESE HOLES ARE COMPLETELY EXPOSING THE INSIDE OF MY CAR, HOW CAN THAT BE CONSIDERED SAFE? I'VE BEEN QUOTED FOR $600 FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THAT'S SIMPLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN... NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS ON THEIR EXPENSE. BY NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, I'M FORCED TO CONSIDER SELLING A CAR THAT OTHERWISE IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. ON TOP OF IT ALL, IT MAKES ME NEVER WANT TO BUY A NISSAN AGAIN, AND I WILL LOBBY AGAINST ANY FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER PURCHASING A NISSAN. THIS IS SIMPLY A POOR BUSINESS PRACTICE.

• 09/28/2008· TIRES

  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

• 09/15/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 09/09/2014· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE BURST AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL. WAS ABLE TO BRING CAR TO A STOP AND HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE HOSE WAS REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET! *TR

• 08/22/2011· TIRES

  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

• 08/19/2014· STRUCTURE

  I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE ON A LIFT I WAS STUNNED TO SEE THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STARTING TO RUST. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY BASICALLY SAID TOO BAD. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF ACTION THAT I CAN TAKE AGAINST NISSAN TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION? IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

• 08/15/2019· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR THE PAST WEEK. THE DEALER (94 NISSAN OF SOUTH HOLLAND, LOCATED AT 16269 VAN DAM RD, SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473, (708) 333-2000) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO VERIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

• 08/12/2008· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 08/11/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM REGISTERED THE KEY AS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO METRO NISSAN OF REDLANDS (1665 INDUSTRIAL PARK AVE, REDLANDS, CA 92374) WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE ENTIRE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE RE-MAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 08/09/2012· POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  TRANSMISSION JERKING

• 07/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG

• 07/25/2017· POWER TRAINCrash

  I LEFT THE IGNITION ON AND IT RAN THE BATTERY WENT DOWN , WHEN I REALIZED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD WE CHARGED THE BATTERY NEXT DAY I GOT IN TO DRIVE THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS LIKE IN 1ST GEAR OF THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION , I WAS OUT OF STATE AND FOUND A DEALERSHIP IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO REPLACE IT, BUT THEY DID GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR THE CAR HAD 58,000 THOUSAND MILES ON IT, IT HAS 89,000 NOW , GOT IN THE CAR THIS WEEK TO GO TO A FUNERAL AND MY REMOTE WOULDNT WORK , SO I ACCIDENTLY LEFT THE CAR IN REVERSE , WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR , THE CAR NEVER MOVED WHEN I GOT IN GARAGE I SEEN THE CAR MOVING, I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THE CAR WASNT MOVING WHEN I GOT OUT OF IT , HIT THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE AND CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE TO IT!!

• 07/25/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  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

• 07/21/2015· STRUCTURE

  WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN AT THE TIME THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS IN MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA WERE BEGINNING TO ROT. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON JULY 20, 2015 AND WAS TOLD AT THIS TIME THERE IS EXTENSIVE ROT ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD AND PASSENGERS SIDE. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THERE IS NOTHING NISSAN CAN DO. SO NOW I AM FORCED TO EITHER PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED OR GET RID OF THE VEHICLE THAT RUNS PERFECTLY FINE.

• 07/21/2014· STRUCTURE

  THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST IN COVERING THE REPAIRS. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT "NISSAN COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIRS...IT IS JUST TOO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY." MY VEHICLE IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND AFTER ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THAT RUSTED OUT FLOORS ARE QUICKLY BECOMING A PROBLEM FOR NISSAN. MY GOAL HERE IS TO MAKE SURE OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS IGNORING. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME. ANY ASSISTANCE OR ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME WILL BE APPRECIATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 07/12/2013· ENGINE

  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.

• 07/09/2013· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  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

• 07/06/2017· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE AIRBAG SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS STARTED.

• 06/21/2011· TIRES

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

• 06/15/2017· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS AT ALL TIMES ON DASHBOARD BLINKING

• 06/02/2017· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I NOTICED THAT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE FLOOR BOARD IS RUSTED PRETTY BAD. I WAS GETTING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS CHANGED WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. MY COUSINS FRIEND WAS OVER HIS HOUSE WHEN HE WAS DOING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND SAID NISSANS ARE KNOWN FOR RUST PROBLEMS UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND WHEN I LOOKED WHAT DO YOU KNOW ITS ALL RUSTED. I LOOKED UP ABOUT NISSAN RUST PROBLEMS AND TONS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AND NISSAN DOESNT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS RUST PROBLEM. I HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL TO GET THESE RUST ISSUES RESOLVED AND NISSAN FIXES THESE PROBLEMS

• 05/31/2016· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK SAME TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON IT WHICH COST ME $98.00 AND THE ADVISED ME THAT THE AIR BAG SPRING IS WEAK, AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOY AND THEN THE TELL ME IF IN AN ACCIDENT IT MAY/MAY NOT DEPLOY. (ALSO IF HIT A HARD ENOUGH BUMP IT MAY CAUSE IT TO) THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT WHY WOULD A STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG SPRING JUST GO WEAK AND THERE IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR TO IT. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. I HAVE KNOWN A GUY THAT HAD TO REPLACE HIS. SO I AM PROBABLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM GOING ON. WHEN THIS HAPPEN I CHECKED FOR RECALLS BY IT STATED NONE HAD BEEN REPORTED.

• 05/29/2008· TIRES

  NOTICED NEW TIRE - APPROX 3400 MILES HAD A BUBBLE IN THE SIDE WALL. *TR

• 05/24/2015· AIR BAGS

  VISIBLE CUTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS STARTED TO FORM ON THE DASH BOARD OUTLINING THE SHAPE AIRBAG CONTAINER UNDERNEATH. AFRAID THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENTAL DEPLOY. CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

• 05/23/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,TIRESCrash

  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

• 05/21/2010· AIR BAGS

  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

• 05/14/2015· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CRASH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. ALTHOUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED, THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V136000(AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 05/07/2014· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  PURCHASED 2008 MAXIMA AS 2ND OWNER WHEN CAR WAS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX. 20K MILES. RECENTLY WHILE HAVING TIRED CHANGED, NOTICED EXTREME RUST ON UNDERSIDE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAXIMAS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BABIED SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, DRIVING MINIMUM MILES. WHAT IS NISSAN DOING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM? *TR

• 05/05/2009· STEERING

  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