1999 Nissan Maxima complaints

1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. FAULT CODE INDICATES ENGINE MISFIRE. SEVERAL COILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THEY NOW INTERMITTENTLY FAIL ON CYLINDER 4 AND 6. *JB

I AM LOOKING AT $1400 TO REPLACE 6 IGNITION COILS, THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. MY CAR HAS LESS THAT 60,000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE BABIED IT AND MADE SURE ONLY THE BEST HAS BEEN USED ON IT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS, AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I AM FINISHING THIS AND WRITING A LETTER TO MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATORS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON NISSAN'S REPUTATION AND KNOWING THAT THEY ALLOW THIS TO EXIST, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN, PERIOD.*JB

I BEGAN HAVING MISFIRES ON MY 1999 MAXIMA IN MAY 2005. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS WAS GOING BAD BUT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON BEFORE BEING ABLE TO TELL WHICH COIL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE COIL AT A COST OF AROUND $250. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER, IN JULY, ANOTHER COIL BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING (MISFIRING), THE DEALER REPLACED IT FOR AROUND $250. NOW A THIRD COIL IS MISFIRING. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT DROVE HIS 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA SE (130000) TO THE INSPECTION STATION. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE CONTACT DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO EGR SYSTEM AND KNOCKING SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLES FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 130000. *NM

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

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

1999 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN IDLING ROUGH, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. NEEDS ONE IGNITION COIL AND KNOCK SENSOR REPLACED. FROM RESEARCH THIS IS AN APPARENT COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, BUCKED, AND NEARLY STALLED. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATION IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION COIL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND THAT THE CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP ON THE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE ON THE CALIPERS.

COULD GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH KEY, BUT COULD NOT START VEHICLE THROUGH IGNITION SWITCH. ELECTRONIC DEVISE WOULD NOT READ KEY, AND COMPUTER HAD LOST THE COMBINATION. *AK DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE KEY. *SLC

ALL COILS HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF MAXIMAS PRODUCED IN 1999 HAD THIS PROBLEM. MINE STARTED OCCURRING AT 39000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR COST THAT (INCLUDING PARTS) WAS QUOTED AT $1200. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MISFIRING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE SIX IGNITION COILS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WERE REPLACED WITH NEW IGNITION COILS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MISFIRING, 3000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. UPDATED 9/18/2006 - *NM

ALL 6 IGNITION COILS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 70,000 MILES ON '99 NISSAN MAXIMA DUE TO POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND SES LIGHT. THERE IS AN ONLINE PETITION AT HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/NIS_IGN/ WITH OVER 2300 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON '99-'03 CARS EACH COSTING THE CONSUMER BETWEEN $500 AND $1500 DOLLARS FOR THESE NISSAN MAXIMA SERIES (MOST NOT COVERED UNDER GENERAL WARRANTY). IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN IS UNRESPONSIVE TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND RECTIFIED BY VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. FOR A GENERAL RECALL RELATED TO FAILED IGNITION COILS. HTTP://WWW.THEAUTOCHANNEL.COM/NEWS/2003/02/04/154251.HTML

CAR BEGAN IDLING VERY ROUGH WHEN STOPPED, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, CAR SEEMED LIKE IT HAD ALMOST NO POWER. SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN CLIMBING HILLS, TO THE POINT WHERE CAR WOULD ALMOST STOP AND PUT DRIVER IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY TRAFFIC IN THE SAME LANE. HAD TO STOP DRIVING CAR AND BRING TO DEALER. *NM

SEVERAL TIMES, AS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE POWER LOCKS (ON EVERY DOOR) IN MY CAR SUDDENLY UNLOCK. AT OTHER TIMES, ONLY THE FRONT TWO DOORS UNLOCK. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS OCCURS, I CAN HEAR THE POWER CONTROLS ON EACH DOOR MAKE AN ELECTRICAL NOISE AS IF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IS OCCURRING. ALL FOUR OF MY POWER WINDOWS ALSO INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION AND REFUSE TO ROLL DOWN (WHILE AT OTHER TIMES THEY WORK PERFECTLY). THE LOCK DEFECT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MY CHILDREN WHO ARE RIDING IN THE CAN THEN EXIT THE CAR. *NM

I WAS IN A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT GOING APPROXIMATELY 15-30 MPH. THE PERSON I REAR ENDED WAS STATIONARY AND HIS AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS EXTENSIVE CAUSING THE HOOD TO FOLD INTO AN INVERTED "V" SMASHING IN THE RADIATOR ETC. I WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JB

RADIATOR IS LEAKING. A/C IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. TIMING BELT IS ABOUT TO GO OUT. *JB

RADIATOR IS LEAKING. A/C IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. TIMING BELT IS ABOUT TO GO OUT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 5/30/2006 - THE BRAKES MADE NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE A/C DIDN'T SEEM COLD ENOUGH TO THE CONSUMER.*NM

I HAVE A 99 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS WEBSITE BEFORE PURCHASING. AFTER READING THE MULTIPLE AND CONSISTENT COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FLASHING "AIRBAG" AND "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS, I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE DEFECTS REPORTED ARE THE SAME ON EACH INDIVIDUAL 99 MAXIMA LISTED. MY VEHICLE HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT, NO WRECKS, REGULAR MAINTANENCE AS RECOMMENDED AND HAVE SPENT WAY TOO MUCH MONEY ON REPAIRS FOR SENSORS, CYLINDER FAILURE AND NOW THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION! THE SERVICE FOLKS WANT $600.00 TO FIX THAT. I HAVE READ THE TECHNICAL NOTICES THAT WENT OUT AND OBVIOUSLY THE DEFECTS WERE NOT CORRECTED ON THE CARS WHOSE OWNERS ARE FILING THE COMPLAINTS NOW. I ALSO HAVE A 1993 MAXIMA WITH 217,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOW SPENT MORE MONEY IN REPAIRS ON THE 1999 THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 2 YEARS THAN I EVER DID ON THE 1993 IN THE ENTIRE 13 YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT! THE 1999 MODEL OBVIOUSLY HAS SOME SERIOUS FAILURES. AGAIN, REVIEW THE TECHNICAL NOTICES! NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND DO THE RIGHT THING. IF NOT A RECALL, THEN AT THE VERY LEAST TAKE CARE OF THE ONES HERE WHO HAVE TAKEN THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND MONEY AND FIX THE DEFECTS AT NISSAN'S EXPENSE. IF NOT THEN I'M WITH THE GUY WHOSE NEXT PURCHASE WILL BE A HONDA OR A TOYOTA! *NM

NISSAN MAXIMA HAS IGNITION COIL PROBLEM. VERY COMMON. IT HAS OCCURRED THE SECOND TIME ON MY CAR. IT IS A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. *JB

CONSUMER CANNOT START VEHICLE WITH KEY, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IGNITION SWITCH, . CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAD TO RECODE KEY. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA AND HAVE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CHECKED THE CODE AND CAME BACK WITH CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE. DEALER WANTED $1,000 TO "TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM". I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. AS I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY LOST MOST POWER OUT OF THE CAR AND COULDN'T SPEED UP TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS HURT HOWEVER IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE FIXED THEIR FAULTY PART I AM 100% POSITIVE THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

MY VEHICLE,A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS EXPERIENCING A SEVERE ENGINE MISFIRE CONDITION. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION COILS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE PLENTY IN STOCK AS THIS WAS A COMMON PART FAILURE WITH THIS MODEL. I ORDERED THE NEW AND IMPROVED PARTS WITH A TOTAL PRICE OF AROUND $ 500.00. I AM AMAZED AT WHAT A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THIS IS WITH THE IGNITION COILS AND YET NISSAN HAS ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I LIKE NISSANS BUT I'M AFRAID IF THEY DON'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE I WILL BE LOOKING AT A HONDA FOR MY NEXT CAR PURCHASE. *NM

1999 NISSAN MAXIMA IGNITION COIL FAILURE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. COILS ARE ~$100@ THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. IT HAS INSTEAD BECOME A CASH COW FOR NISSAN DEALERS AT `$1200 COST FOR EACH CAR REPAIRED. *JB

1999 MAXIMA 72000 MILES. ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. PAID FOR A $65 DIAGNOSTIC AND MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE COILS. HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX IGNITION COILS. $1000 FOR SEALER REPAIR. I DID THE REPAIR MYSELF FOR $390 IN PARTS AND 3 HOURS OF TIME. *AK

THIS COMMENT IS REGARDING THE IGNITION COIL PROBLEM ON THE 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. MY 1999 MAXIMA HAS ABOUT 71,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ($93) AND SAID IT'S GIVING MULTIPLE MISFIRE READINGS. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL SIX IGNITION COILS. TOTAL COST ABOUT $1000 INCLUDING THE PARTS AND THE LABOR. FROM WEBSITES, I FOUND THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ON SEVERAL MAXIMAS. PEOPLE COMPLAIN THIS A LOT. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THEY DID RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE IGNITION SWITCH.*AK

FAULTY IGNITION COILS ON 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. *NM

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

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

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

I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA OF WHICH I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE LAST YEAR. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO A NUMBER OF SERVICE PROVIDERS INCLUDING A DEALERSHIP AND BEEN TOLD THAT THE CODES GENERATED ARE NOT CONCLUSIVE BUT, DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT, THE RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN THAT I REPLACE ALL OF THE IGNITION COILS AT A COST OF NEARLY $1500. SEEMS TO ME IF ITS A "KNOWN DEFECT" THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM I UNDERSTAND IT TO BE VERY WIDE SPREAD. *NM

1999 NISSAN MAXIMA - JN1CA21A 3XM300571 THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO NISSAN'S RECALL OF 97/98 MAXIMAS. THE RECALL WAS FOR A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA (BUILD DATE 6/98) THAT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM/SYMPTOM AS THE RECALL. THE CAMPAIGN ID / NHTSA # IS R2010 OR R2015 \ 02V-171. 4/8/05 - STARTED MY CAR AND HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. I GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW A WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION SAW A FIRE IN THE ALTERNATOR. RAN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE REMOVED MY 4 AND 2 YEAR OLD CHILDREN AND MOVED THEM TO A SAFE LOCATION. I THEN FOUND A WATER BOTTLE IN THE CAR AND POURED THE WATER ON THE FIRE. 1:00 PM 4/12/05 CALLED DIFEO NISSAN IN JERSEY CITY, NJ AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION BASED UPON THE VIN 1:10PM 4/12/05 CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED A REPORT WITH TAMIKA X3795 REFERENCE # 4908176 4/21/05 AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS AND FOLLOW UPS, THEY RESPONDED THAT I CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. CASE CLOSED. REP WAS NAMED WANDA AT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT 800 647 7261 X 3814 HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR WEEKS NOW. *NM

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES SQUEALED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER PERFORMED A FACTORY INSPECTION. LATER, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE RIGHT REAR CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. AFTER A 60,000 MILES FRONT PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE MADE A HUMMING NOISE FROM THE LEFT BRAKE. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER VEHICLE WARMED UP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, PUMPS BRAKE PEDAL COMES BACK. REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND REPLACE ROTORS. *BF *NM

WHEN LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN MY WALKING HOME AND LOSS OF INCOME. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS IGNITION SYSTEM IMMOBLIZED BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. APPARENTLY, THE KEY CODE HAS A PROBLEM AND ALL KEYS AND CAR NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. NOW, CAR HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS ONLY NISSAN CAN FIX. AND NISSAN IS CHARGING ME FOR THEIR DEFECTIVENESS!! SO, END RESULT COUNT ON TWO TOWING BILLS, MECHANIC CHARGE, NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGE AND DELIVERY OF CAR BACK TO SHOP. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS QUITE COMMON. NOW HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO ACCOUNT FOR WHEN MY CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN? DOES NOT STRIKE ME AS A DEPENDABLE CAR. AND, I DO NOT HAVE A CELL PHONE, SO WHAT TIME OF NIGHT WILL I BE WALKING HOME NEXT TIME? *AK

WENT INTO OUR LOCKED GARAGE, AND CAR WOULDN'T START. LOCAL REPAIR GUY SAID THE COMPUTER HAD LOCKED OUT OUR KEYS, THINKING THAT CAR WAS BEING STOLEN. HE SAID THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE ENCOUNTERING THIS... SO IT WAS TOWED TO NISSAN.*AK NISSAN CONFIRMED THE NATS SYSTEM HAD LOCKED OUT THE KEYS, AND CHARGED US MONEY TO RE-PROGRAM THE COMPUTER AND OUR ORIGIONAL KEYS... NOTHING WAS REPLACED, BUT NOW IT WORKS! THIS IS CRAZY! EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM NISSAN DID NOT COVER IT EITHER. WE PAY BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER PROGRAM HAS A GLITCH?

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

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

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

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

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

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

JUST FOUND OUT THAT WE SHOULD REPLACE ALL 6 COILS IN OUR 1999 MAXIMA. NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO RIP US OFF EVEN MORE (SINCE THE CAR IS FALLING APART IN EVEYWAY POSSIBLE) BY ONLY OFFERING REPLACEMENT COILS - WHICH ARE BETTER INSTEAD OF A RECALL. IT WASN'T UNTIL I HAD THE COIL PROBLEM THAT I LEARNED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM IN ALL NISSAN '99 MAXIMAS. IT IS COSTING ME OVER $700!*AK

IN JUNE OF 2003, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PAYING FOR THE EXPENSIVE COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS WAS BAD. HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT TELL WHICH ONE AND I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM EVENTUALLY. SINCE IT WAS SO EXPENSIVE MY MECHANIC SAID WE COULD START BY REPLACING ONE AT A TIME THAT WORKED FINE UP UNTIL NOW. RECENTLY MY CAR HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHY A RECALL IS NOT BEING DONE AT NISSAN'S EXPENSE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS WEBSITE BEFORE I PURCHASED MY MAXIMA. I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN. *JB

I OWN A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TYNANS NISSAN IN FT. COLLINS, CO ON JULY 2, 2004 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WAS INFORMED THAT A MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, AUTHORIZED ORDERING NEW MODULE ($450). RETURNED ON 7/20/04 FOR REPLACEMENT, WAS TOLD THAT THE ERROR WAS MISDIAGNOSED AND A SERVICE BULLETIN (NTB00-043) STATED THAT " IF A 1998 OR 1999 MAXIMA HAS THE SRS LIGHT FLASHING... INSTALL A SRS SIDE AIR BAG MODULE OF THE TYPE INDICATED IN THE PARTS INFORMATION TO RESOLVE THIS INCIDENT. THIS NEW SIDE AIR BAG MODULE (WITH LONG HARNESS) REPLACES BOTH THE AIR BAG MODULE AND THE SEAT SUB-HARNESS." I REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THIS REPAIR, THE DEALERSHIP THEN REPLACED THE ORIGINAL PARTS. THE PROBLEM THEN WENT AWAY. ROOT CAUSE IS THE MANUFACTURER ORIGINALLY USED A TWO PIECE WIRE HARNESS THAT MAY (IN MY CASE DOES) BECOME DISCONNECTED WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE OF MOTION. THE REPLACEMENT HARNESS IS LONGER AND HAS A DIRECT CONNECTION ACCORDING TO NISSAN. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OEM NOT THE CONSUMER DUE TO THE FLAW IN DESIGN. IF SOMEONE NOT AS TECHNICAL AS MYSELF (ELECTRONICS AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEER) WAS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER $1000 IN COST DUE TO NISSANS POOR DESIGN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE LAST YEAR. A DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *AK THE ALTERNATOR AND IGNITION COIL WERE REPLACE PRIOR TO THE DEALER DETERMINING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN OCT 1998. AFTER MY 60,000 MILE SERVICE AT THE DEALER (RTE. 22 NISSAN, HILLSIDE, NJ) IN DEC 2003, I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE STUTTERED WHEN I PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE. THE RPM METER OSCILLATED BETWEEN 0 AND 1000 CONTINUOUSLY BEFORE STABILIZING. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND DURING MY REGULAR SERVICE, THE DEALER INSPECTED AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN IDLING PROBLEM AND THAT HE WOULD TRY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE CAR APPEARED TO BE FINE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT THEN STARTED STUTTERING AGAIN WHILE TAKING A REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM USED TO HAPPEN ONLY OCCASSIONALLY AND AND SO I COULD LIVE WITH IT. MEANWHILE I MOVED OVER TO CALIFORNIA, AND IT WAS ALSO TIME FOR MY NEXT SERVICE (66,000). I ASKED THE DEALER (MAGNUSSEN NISSAN, FREMONT, CA) TO HAVE DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAD STOPPED ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AFTER BEING $118 POORER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,700 AND THAT ONE IN 50 NISSAN CARS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE UNFORTUNATE PART OF THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED IN A WORSE CONDITION THAN BEFORE. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED STOPPING WHENEVER THE CAR CAME TO A HALT (STOP SIGNS, TURNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS) AND ON SOME OCCASSIONS NARROWLY ESCAPING SOMEONE FROM REAR-ENDING MY CAR AT STOP SIGNS. MY CAR IS NOW IN A NON-DRIVABLE STATE FOR THE FEAR OF IT STALLING ANYTIME ON THE ROADS AND GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CONTACTED NISSAN

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT AIR BAG MODULE FAILED, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK NO REPAIR HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY ONLY TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR A GOODWILL SERVICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OF EVEN PARTIAL COVERAGE OF THE REPLACING THE AIR BAG MODULE. *NM

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, MISFIRED REPEATEDLY, AND EXPERIENCED EPISODES OF NEAR STALLING, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE UNDER A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER BEFORE BEING ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. DEALER DETERMINED FAULT CODE P1320 WAS STORED AND ALL SIX IGNITION COILS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #01-060) WAS ISSUED BY NISSAN IN SEPTEMBER 2001, WHICH OUTLINES THE IGNITION COIL PROBLEM. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY OR EXTEND ANY GOODWILL WHEN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION. THIS IS A CRITICAL PRODUCT DEFECT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURIES, AND EVEN DEATH, SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE INITIATED BY NHTSA DEMANDING NISSAN TO IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCE A RECALL TO ALL VEHICLES CONCERNED. *AK

E-MAIL FM PARAG MEHTA (GA) REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING NISSAN TO RECALL THE IGNITION COILS ON THE 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. *MR *NM