2000 Nissan Maxima complaints

SHORTLY AFTER MY CAR REACHED 36,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAD TO REPAIR AN IGNITION COIL, LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER REPLACING COIL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN, FOR ANOTHER COIL. *JB

I OWN A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 49,000 MILES THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. A WEEK AGO MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH WAS JUST 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING MY CAR SERVICED FOR A 45,000 TUNE UP AND A DRIVE TRAIN LEAK REPAIRED. I RESEARCHED THE SOURCE OF A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE MAKE, MODEL AND APPROXIMATE MODEL OF MY CAR. TROUBLE WITH THE SIX IGNITION COILS WAS SITED BY MANY OWNERS AND DETAILED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN NTBO1059. REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF COILS REPLACED BUT TYPICALLY COST $700. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL 6 COILS! THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE CURRENT COILS ALLOWS THEM TO GET OVERHEATED AND BURN OUT. IT COST ME $700 TO REPLACE ALL SIX AND I ABSOLUTELY WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, ME AND MY FAMILY HAD BEEN DEVOTED PURCHASERS OF NISSAN CARS. NEVER AGAIN. *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, AND THE ENGINE COILS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE.*AK......THESE COILS HAVE A FLAW IN DESIGN WHICH RESULTS IN ONE OR MORE ENGINE MISFIRES. NISSAN HAS IMPROVED THE DESIGN IN NEWER MODELS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSED TO HELP CUSTOMERS. TOTAL COST OF REPLACING THE COILS WAS $750.00. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I HAVE SPEND ALMOST $1000 TO HAVE REPAIRED RECENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT WAS FLASHING. TOOK IT IN AND ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS WAS BAD, THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPAIR, RAIL SYSTEM NEEDED REPAIR, SPARK PLUGS REPLACED ALSO. THE CAR ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IS PRETTY WELL MAINTAINED. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME $500 FOR THOSE REPAIRS. THIS PAST WEEKEND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO NISSAN THIS MORNING. THIS TIME IT IS THE 02 SENSOR - SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE OXYGEN INTAKE. NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THIS IS BUT IS COSTING ME ANOTHER $300!! I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT GET THIS FIXED THAT I WOULD RUIN THE NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WOULD USE MORE GAS THAT NECESSARY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS MORNING THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL TO SEE THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS SO SOON. NISSAN NEEDS TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER!! I REALLY LIKE MY MAXIMA AND EVEN CONSIDERED GETTING THE NEW ONE - WHICH LOOK NICE. BUT NOT ANYMORE.*AK

IGNITION COIL FAILED ON MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. $350.00 WORTH OF WORK. WAS TOLD THIS IS VERY COMMON AND NISSAN HAS SINCE ISSUED NEW PART BECAUSE THE OLD WERE FAILING AT SUCH A HIGH RATE.*AK

IGNITION COILS FAULTY. THOUSANDS HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT COST TO CONSUMER OF +$1000.00 NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT THEY HAVE A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE P1320. *JB

I HAVE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, CURRENT MILEAGE 51000. I KEPT MY MAXIMA WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR SERVICE AND PREMIUM OIL BUT GOT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON RECENTLY. AFTER CHECKING FOUND OUT THAT ALL THE 6 IGNITION COILS NEED TO REPLACED. THAT COST ME $650.00. I CHECKED WITH DEALER AND FOUND OUT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER 2000 MAXIMA TOO. LOOKS LIKE THIS DEFECT IS FOR PARTICULAR TYPE OF ENGINE THEY HAD IN 2000 MAXIMA. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO TAKE ACTION AND RECALL THOSE MAXIMA. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 MAXIMA WITH NOW OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WAS WAY UNDER THAT I HAD MISFIRING PROBLEMS WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE COILS. ALL 6 WERE REPLACED. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER THEY WERE REPLACED AGAIN. I AM NOW AT 119,000 MILES AND MY CAR IS SPUTTERING AND STALLING UPON STARTING UP. I HAVE READ THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SOMONE ELSE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THEIR COILS. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARANTY. SO I HOPE DEARLY THAT IT'S NOT THE COILS AGAIN. WHICH I'M SURE IT IS. NISSAN NEEDED TO HAVE RECALLED THIS CAR A LONG TIME AGO. IT IS SIMPLY REDICULOUS THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR NISSAN'S MISTAKES. IF NISSAN WILL NOT FIX MY CAR IF IT IS THE COILS THIS TIME I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 2 OF THEM.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BARRIED ITSELF IN TO THE REAR SEAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. KNIGHTS NISSAN OF WEST WARWICK, RI COULD NOT DUPLICATE SAID PROBLEM , AND RELEASED THIS UNSAFE CAR BACK IN TO THE PUBLIC. *AK

MY 2000 MAXIMA (42,000 MILES) NOW REQUIRES A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL 6 IGNITION COILS AT A COST OF OVER $600. THIS CAME AS A HUGE SHOCK TO ME FOR A SO CALLED BULLET PROOF CAR. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER INSTANCES (ONLINE AND ON THIS SITE AS WELL AS A FEW MECHANICS) OF THIS OCCURRING TO FAIRLY NEW MAXIMAS. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT.*AK

I DRIVE A WELL MAINTAINED 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT IS REGULARLY SERVICED BY THE DEALER. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AT 59,600 MILES DUE TO DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND A "SPUTTERING" AND STALLING ISSUE. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS - BECAUSE 1 WAS LIKELY BAD, THEY COULDN'T TELL WHICH ONE, AND THAT ONCE ONE GOES THE OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT. THIS COST ME $800. UPON REVIEWING MY RECORDS AFTER THE REPAIR, I FOUND THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE SAME 6 IGNITION COILS AT 30,000 MILES IN RESPONCE TO A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT THAT HAD COME ON. IGNITION COILS TYPICALLY LAST THE LIFETIME OF A CAR, AND ALL OF MINE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE THAT IS UNDER 60,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF YOU CHECK THE FOLLOWING INTERNET LINK, YOU WILL SEE STATEMENTS FROM HUNDREDS OF 2000 MAXIMA OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOW MILEAGE: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/SIGNED.CGI?NIS_IGN. *NM

COIL SPRINGS TENDED MAKE CLICKING NOISE. VEHICLE SHOWED SAME PROBLEM AS FOUND IN 1999 MAXIMA. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR ONCE ALREADY.*AK

ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 I TOOK MY CAR TO A CERTIFED NISSAN DELEARSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION COILS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA THAT CAN SAY WHY THE COILS ARE GOING BAD. I FOUND OUT THERE MY INVESITGATION ON CARSTATES.COM THAT OVER 250 PEOPLE WHO OWNS 2000 NISSAN MAXIMAS AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IGNITION COILS. I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN OR ANYTHING RELATED TO NISSAN. I HAVE SAVED ALL OF THE OLD PARTS THAT WERE TAKEN OFF OF MY CAR. WHEN I NOTIFED NISSAN CORPORATION OF MY COMPLAINT IN 2003 THEY SAID THAT NO ONE COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE. I WAS UPSET AND I THOUGHT THAT I HAD THE ONLY NISSAN WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO FIND ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WITH THE 2000 MAXIMAS AND POOL TOGETHER TO SUE NISSAN CORPORATION. WHEN THESE COILS GO BAD, IT IS VERY UNSAVE AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A DEATH BECAUSE YOUR CAR WILL COMPLETELY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE.*AK

2000 NISSAN MAXIMAS FRONT ENGINE MOUNT FROZE AND BURNT UP THE COMPUTER AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT IN THE PART. THE DEALER STATED THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MULTIPLE MAXIMAS AND THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS $1500 FOR DUE TO A DAMAGED COMPUTER. HORRIBLE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE.*AK

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ON THE NISSAN COMPANY MANUFACTURES AND DEALERSHIPS. THEY HAVE MANUFACTURED CARS (MAXIMA 2000) WHICH HAVE FAULTY IGINITION COILS (6). THEY ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT MAKING THIS A RECALL. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CALLING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND BEING TOLD "YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK". THE PRICE FOR THE CORRECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION COILS STARTS AT $800. AND THERE IS NO WAY TO SINGLE OUT WHICH COIL IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY AND CAN SINGLE IT OUT, 2 MONTHS LATER ANOTHER ONE WILL GO OUT. SO IN THE END YOU FIND IT CHEAPER TO GET ALL 6 REMOVED. THIS IS A BURDEN ON MAXIMA 2000 OWNERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE PETITIONS ALL OVER AND ONLINE ASKING TO START A RECALL.*AK

IGNION COLI FALIURE, COMMON ON 2000 MAXIMA. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD I HAD A ERROR CODE 1320 AND THAT 1 OF THE IGNITION COILS WAS BAD BUT THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT WHICH COIL WAS BAD SO THEY HAD TO CHANGE ALL SIX COILS AT A COST OF $499. I WENT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IGNITION COIL AND HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. I CALLED NISSAN AND SPOKE TO A REP WICH TOLD ME THAT SINCE I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. *MR *SC *JB

IGNITION COILS FAILED AFTER 60,000 MILES. NISSAN WAS OF NO HELP. PREVIOUSLY HAD THREE MAXIMAS.....BUT WILL CERTAINLY SWITCH TO TOYOTA ON NEXT PURCHASE. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS ABOUT $800

I HAVE 43,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON MY 2000 MAXIMA AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULES (1 PER CYLINDER) TWICE.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE DECELERATED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 15 MPH TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. VEHICLE WAS AT THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST FOR 2 WEEKS, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WE HAD BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR FOR ABOUT A DAY. WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING THERE WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR. WE BACKED OUT AND NOTICED SOME LIQUID IN OUR PARKING SPACE. UPON CHECKING THE LIQUID SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, THERE WAS A GASOLINE LEAK WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR (SPRAYING ALL OVER THE ENGINE). THE INJECTOR FUEL LINE WHERE IT GOES INTO THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING AT THE CRIMP CLAMP. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. (WE WERE AT THE END OF A WEEKS VACATION IN ARIZONA). WE THOUGHT WE FOUND A USED PART BUT IT WAS THE WRONG ONE. FINALLY, AFTER WE HAD TO RENT A CAR TO COME HOME, NISSAN SAID IT WOULD BE SHIPPING THE PART TO OUR MECHANIC'S DISTRIBUTOR AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN 5 - 10 DAYS. I HAD TO TAKE A BUS BACK TO ARIZONA TO PICK UP THE CAR. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHE IF THE CAR HAD CAUGHT FIRE OR IF WE WERE IN A DESOLATE OR PRECARIOUS AREA WHERE WE HAD BEEN EARLIER THAT WEEK. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S IGNITION COILS. *MR *SC THE REPAIR COST THE CONSUMER $740.00 DOLLARS. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION COILS ON VEHICLE.*MR THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION COIL FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 14000 MILES ON IT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED FOUR MONTHS AGO. *NM

"SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON.DEALER(MAROONE NISSAN) STATED IGNITION COILS NEEDED REPLACING.CAR HAD 14,000 MILES ON IT,BUT WAS 4 MONTHS OVER WARRANTY.DEALER OFFERED NO CHARGE FOR COILS,BUT $200 FOR LABOR.I DECLINED SINCE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE.THE INITIAL INCIDENT WAS MAY,2003. SINCE THAT TIME LIGHT HAS GONE OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES.I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MARRONE'S SERVICE MANAGER(CHRIS GARELL) SEVERAL TIMES AND CALLS WERE NOT RETURNED.I THEN CALLED NISSAN'S MAIN NUMMBER-SPOKE TO "MARCELL".EXPLAINED PROBLEM TO HIM-HE SAID I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.HE NEVER DID.ON JUNE 18 ,I WROTE A PERSONAL LETTER TO NISSAN'S CEO.NO RESPONSE.I NOTED ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT 31 FAILURES LIKE MINE OCCURED.I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THESE COILS,NO CHARGE,SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.THIS COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE THE COURTESY TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM WITH ME.THAT REALLY BOTHERS ME!*AK

IGNITION COILS FAILED AT 30,000 MILES. SPOKE WITH DEALER WHO ADVISED IT IS HAPPENING ON SIMILAR VEHICLES. ENGINE MISFIRING, LOSS OF POWER. DEALER WANTED ME TO REPLACE ALL IGNITION COILS AND PAY $700 FOR IT. MY EXTENDED BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY REFUSED TO COVER, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT PRESENT, HENCE, NO COMPUTER CODES GENERATED BY THE CAR COMPUTER. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S IGNITION COILS, BRAKE CALIPER, PADS AND ROTORS.*MR THE VEHICLE IGNITION COIL FAILED AT 37000 MILES. ALL SIX COILS WERE REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP. ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 36200 MILES. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE REPAIRS MAY HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN 624020 FOR THE IGNITION AND SERVICE BULLETIN 618790 FOR THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. *NM

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAT FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINOUSLY COMES ON, HAD OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED, STILL COMES ON WITH VARIOUS CODES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

I AM CONTACTING THE NHTSA IN REGARDS TO TSB # NTB01-076B AFFECTING 2000-2001 MAXIMAS INVOLVING THE EGI HARNESS BREAKAGE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT NISSAN'S HOME DIVISION VIA E-MAIL ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASIONS WITH NO RESPONSE/REPLY BACK FROM THEIR HEADQUARTERS. THIS PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED ON MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. UPON TAKING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND MANY HARNESSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER RANGING FROM $1,500-3,000 (DEPENDING ON THE DEALERSHIP). I HAVE NOW PERSONALLY HAD MY CAR OVERHEAT AND SHUTDOWN ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS, THE MOST RECENT NEARLY BEING A SEVERE ACCIDENT IF NOT DUE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DRIVERS INVOLVED. NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS TO AN EFFECTED NISSAN THE OUTCOME MAY NOT BE SO MINOR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS TSB WITH NISSAN HEADQUARTERS, BEING THEY ARE UNWILLING TO MAKE ANY EFFORTS TO REPLY BACK TO THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERNS, LONNIE BEBERNISS 5839 WESTMONT RD MILTON, FL 32583 850-626-0853 [email protected]

(1) ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT ENGINE RUNS FINE. RESET POWER AND LIGHT GOES AWAY. (2) ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON 1 WEEK LATER AND ENGINE SPUTTERS. (3) IGNITION COIL WAS FAILING. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 6 SINCE AND PLATINUM PLUGS. NISSAN COULD NOT RECOMMEND HOW TO FIND FAILED ONE, OR KNEW THAT ALL WOULD FAIL? COST $ 650. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE COILS, BUT PLENTY HAVE FAILED. A TECHNICAL REPORT SHOULD BE GENERATED BY NISSAN TO INSTRUCT PEOPLE HOW TO LOCATE WHICH COIL TO REPLACE TO REDUCE COST. TO IGNORE INHERENT PROBLEMS WILL REDUCE RECALLS AND CUSTOMERS.

JAN. 2004 - PA INSPECTION W/O INCIDENT FEB. 2004 - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON - $700.00 FOR ECM PROBLEM, FRONT BRAKES, BRAKE FLUID FLUSH, REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENT APR 2004 - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN - NEED TO CHANGE IGNITION COILS - ALL 6 AS DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHICH COIL IS DEFECTIVE + REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSOR. CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/NIS_IGN/PETITION.HTML 329 PEOPLE SIGNED UP WITH THE SAME IGNITION COIL PROBLEM. LOW MILEAGE (MY CAR HAS 28,800 MILES). IT SEEMS LIKE NISSAN KNOWS THESE COILS ARE DEFECTIVE AND IS MAKING THEIR DEALERS REPLACE ALL 6 DEFECTIVE COILS AT ONE TIME AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONSUMER. SOMETHING STINKS!

WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN A PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR A SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT HIT A CONCRETE WALL BEFORE STOPPING. CONSUMER INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I CONTINUE TO HAVE SLOW OR DELAYED SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, PARTICULARLY AT HALF THROTTLE. IT HAS BEEN THAT WAS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE SLOW RESPONSE AND HESITATION HAS RESULTED NEAR STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. NO ACCIDENTS, HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW METER WAS DEFECTIVE. *NM

MY 6 IGNITION COILS WENT AT 56K MILES. THIS COST ME 826 DOLLARS. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

I HAVE READ THE COMPLAINTS ON THE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA REGARDING IGNITION COIL FAILURES. I RECENTLY HAD A "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AND IGNITION COIL FAILURE. NISSAN RECOMMENDED I CHANGE ALL IGNITION COILS. MY VEHICLE HAD 19,050 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH IT WAS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY, I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD ONLY COVER THE BAD COIL, NOT THE COILS BEING REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION PER NISSAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS. I DECIDED TO DO IT ANYWAY AND THEN BATTLE WITH THE 1-800-NISSAN1 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. I WAS TREATED VERY PROFESSIONALLY AND FAIRLY BY NISSAN. THEY PAID FOR ALL OF THE COILS AND INSTALLATION. *JB

FAILURE OF ALL 6 IGNITION COILS, DIAGNOSED BY CONCORD NISSAN, AS A REULT OF "CHECK ENGINE" COMING ON, I WAS TOLD THAT ALL 6 COILS WERE FAULTY, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO RISK OF CAUSING OTHER PARTS TO FAIL, AS STATED BY AL KOHL, ASS'T SERVICE MANAGER. CAR HAS 35970 MILES, AND COST WAS $741.93,I CONTACTED NISSAN, MS LARASON, TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD OFFER NO HELP WITH THE COST, CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FIND THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMAS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME PRESSURE APPLIED TO NISSAN TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THESE FAILURES. I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG, AND SO DOES NISSAN, AND THIS IS WRONG.*AK

AN IGNITION COIL PROBLEM CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH AND STALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED NISSAN IN DECEMBER OF 2003. MANUFACTURER WAS OF NO HELP. *AK *MR

THE OXYEN SENSORS HAVE FAILED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR. I'VE LOST TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF TIME THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE OXYGEN SENSORS, BUT IT'S AROUND 7 OR 8. THE DATE BELOW IS ONLY THE MOST RECENT OCCURENCE OF THE 'SERVICE ENGINE' LIGHT COMING ON DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSOR. NUMEROUS OTHER NISSAN'S HAVE HAD OXYGEN SENSOR RECALLS AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS MODEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ALSO.

DEFECTIVE MAF SENSOR ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS COST. NISSAN HAS IN ESSANCE ADMITTED THAT THE ORIGINAL PART WAS DEFECTIVE BY REVISING THE PART. THE EXACT SAME SITUATION APPLIES TO THE IGNITION COILS AS WELL.*AK NISSAN HAS ISSUED A TSB ON BOTH ISSUES, BUT WILL ONLY REPLACE THE PARTS IF THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SHOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REPLACE THEM AT THEIR COST. BOTH CAN CAUSE EXTREME DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS AND AFFECT THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OVER THE CAR.

REPLACEMENT OF (6) ENGINE COILS ON THE CAR WITH 56,035 MILES. COST & 754.72. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM 09/06/2001. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM - NISSAN HAS DESIGNED BAD IGNITION COILS. SHOULD BERECALLED AS DEFFECTIVE PARTS. *AK

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING AND HAS REMAINED ON. WHEN I FIRST TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A TUNE UP. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS RESET AND CAME ON AGAIN AFTER ONLY ONE DAY. I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND P1320 WAS DETECTED AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY IGNITION COILS WERE BAD. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING ALL 6 COILS AS THEY CAN'T DETERMINE WHICH COIL IS ACTUALLY BAD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THE PARTS ARE VERY COSTLY AT LEAST $75 FOR EACH COIL, PLUS LABOR. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SAFE AS THE CAR DRIVES NORMAL, AND THEN WILL EVENTUALLY SPUTTER, AND VIBRATE RESULTING IN DECREASED SPEED. THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT, AND YOU CAN'T PICK UP SPEED UNTIL THE VIBRATION STOPS. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY CONSUMERS HAVING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *AK

ENGINE IGNITION COIL FAILURE.*AK

THE REMOTE THAT CONTROLLED THE DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE REMOTE WAS CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE IT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO POP OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. THE REMOTE'S BATTERY WAS CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS WAS CONTACTED. *AK *NM

ENGINE STALLS AT IDLE OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPM'S FALL BELOW 600. HAD TO RESTART ENGINE AND KEEP ONE FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND OTHER ON BRAKE TO KEEP RPM'S ABOVE STALLING POINT. ON WAY TO WORK, I MUST HAVE HAD TO RESTART AT LEAST 25 TIMES AND MULTIPLE MORE TIMES TO GET HOME. HAD TO REPLACE THE ICV OR AAC VALVE AT A COST OF OVER $550 (HAD I GONE TO DEALER); BUT WAS ABLE TO PAY LESS AT AN INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOP OF $380. THIS PART SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER ON MY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE.*AK

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA...I HAVE RESEARCHED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON FAULTY IGNITION COILS AND HAVE SEEN OVER 250 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. COSTS CAN BE UPWARDS OF 800.00 TO FIX. CAR STALLS AT LIGHTS, JUMPS WHEN GASSED. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS ON MY CAR THAT I BOUGHT 3 WEEKS AGO HAVE MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES. IT IS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES WITHIN 30,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND VIBRATING WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH.*AK