2000 Nissan Maxima complaints

IGNITION COIL FAILURE. THE CAR IS 47 MONTHS OLD WITH 32,000 MILES. DEALER INSISTS THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY WHICH COIL IS FAILING AND SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL SIX COILS - FOR $578. I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN HAS REPORTEDLY PRODUCED AN IMPROVED REPLACEMENT. IT SEEMS THE SOLUTION IS FOR ME TO PAY FOR NOT ONLY THE FAILED PART BUT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BEFORE THEY FAIL.*AK

CAR WAS DRIVING VERY ROUGHLY, A LOT OF HESITATION AND MISFIRE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $120 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REVEALED IT WAS THE IGNITION COIL PROBLEM ON MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2000 SE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR ALL 2000 OWNERS, A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ALSO EXISTS. NISSAN VERY WELL KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT NEVER DONE A RECALL OR FREE COILS REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIPS CHARGE $500-600 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO REFUND FOR THE PARTS AND SERVICE, MAKE A RECALL. *JB

#5 IGNITION COIL EXPERIENCING MALFUNCTION. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND THERE TO BE QUITE A NUMBER OF MAXIMA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, YET A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED. IN FACT, THE REPLACEMENT PART IS A REDESIGNED IGNITION COIL. THIS SAYS TO ME THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE THE PARTS ARE FAULTY, AND THERE ARE SIX IGNITION COILS IN THE 2000 MAXIMA. NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER AND I HAD TO FIX ON MY OWN. HAD THIS FAILED A FEW MONTHS EARLIER, AND MY CAR STILL IN WARRANTY, NISSAN WOULD HAVE REPLACE ALL 6 COILS, NOT JUST THE ONE THAT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. *LA

CAR STARTED STUTTERING SO I HAD MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER DIAGNOSE. HAVE TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS = BIG $$$'S! I AM UPSET SINCE I AM HEARING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2000 MAXIMA'S AND NISSAN WON'T RECALL IT AS THEY ARE PROBABLY TOO CHEAP. THIS WILL BE MY LAST NISSAN EVER PURCHASED.*AK

BAD #2 IGNITION COIL ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT IS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD WITH 38,000 MILES AND ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THE CAR EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND VIBRATING. CORPORATE NISSAN WOULD NOT EXTEND WARRANTY TO COVER THIS DEFECT, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM.*AK

REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR COST OF REPAIRING DEFECT. *PH (NAR) IN REFERENCE TO A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. *CB

IGNITION COIL FAILURE. ENGINE PING AND LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY. MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO COVER REPLACEMENT UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *CB

EXHAUST SYSTEM SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE ELECTRICAL COILING OF THE IGNITION. THE MIXTURE OF THE EXHAUST WOULD BE AFFECTED ALONG WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SPEWING A LIQUID FROM TAIL PIPES. *AK

HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE PING 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP TO USE BETTER GRADE OF GAS AND SOME PINGING IS NORMAL. PINGING PERSISTED AND RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, PINGING GOT SO BAD THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE. ALL 6 COILS AND KNOCK SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST ME $1500. NISSAN WON'T COVER ANY OF IT EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY EXISTED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY. DESPITE EFFORTS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED, NISSAN WAS NEGLIGENT IN REFUSING TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND STALLING UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.

REPLACEMENT OF (6) ENGINE IGNITION COILS ON CAR WITH 46,000 MILES. COST $675.00. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT IDENTIFIES THIS PROBLEM AND THE SERVICING DEALER ADMITS SEEING THIS PROBLEM OFTEN. THIS COMPONENT IS DESIGNED TO LAST 100,000 MILES AND THE MANUFACTURER REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE DOESN'T SUGGEST REPLACING AT ANY SERVICE INTERVAL UP THROUGH 90,000 MILES. SO, IF THE DEALERS ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM OFTEN ON A COMPONENT THAT IS LASTING LESS THAN EXPECTED THEN THE COMPONENT FAILURE AND LONGEVITY RATE ARE UNSATISFACTORY AND CONSUMERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AT A PRORATED BASIS AT A MINIMUM. *LA

I OWN A 2000 MAXIMA, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FIRST APPEARED AT AROUND 15000. I BROUGHT IT IN TO GET MY CAR SERVICE FOR THE 15K SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE LIGHT WAS OFF AFTER THAT. HOWEVER IT REAPPEARED THREE WEEKS LATER. AT 30K, I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN. I LIGHT I WAS TOLD IS DUE TO THE O2 SENSOR THAT WAS VERY SENSITIVE, BUT THEY ASSURED ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. AGAIN AFTER A DAY OR SO, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I FIGURE THIS WAS A WAY FOR NISSAN SERVICE TO MAKE SOME MONEY, SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. AT 55K, I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR SERVICE, THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AGAIN, A FEW DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. FOOLISH ME, I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. AFTER ALL I TOOK CARE OF THE CAR.*AK RECENTLY, I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE MILEGE. I WAS GOING GETTING 240 MI VERSUS 320 MI THAT I WAS NORMALLY GETTING.I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC, AND HE HOOKED IT UP TO HIS COMPUTER, AND FOUND OUT ONE OF THE COIL WAS DAMAGE SO HE REPLACED IT. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER . MY CAR HAS 83K MILES ON IT NOW. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT BUT IT'S ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I DON'T THINK THE CC SHOULD BE GIVING ME PLOBLEMS AT THIS STAGE. I CHECK THE WARRANTY FOR IT, AND SINCE I'M IN CA IT'S ONLY GOOD FOR 70K/ 7YEARS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE

I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL ENGINE: IGNITION. I HAD MY #6 COIL REPLACED RECENTLY. THIS IS MY THIRD AND LAST NISSAN. THEIR QUALITY HAS GONE WAY DOWN. MY MECHANIC ADVISE ME TO SELL IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS/ PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN CARS. YOU'LL END END SPENDING MORE MONEY AND GETTING MORE HEADACHES HAN IT'S WORTH. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCTS!-THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE WON'T DO YOU ANY GOOD. I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING FROM THEM. I HOPE THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD COME OUT WITH THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT IT CAN BE INVESTIGATED. I'VE ALWAYS BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR SERVICED, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIX THE RIGHT THING, AND YOU END UP WASTING MONEY ON SERVICE YOU DON'T NEED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY 2000 MAXIMA SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES AND DOWN INTO A TWENTY FOOT DITCH, COLLIDING WITH SEVERAL TREES. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *NLM

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AFTER 20,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO WARPED TO TURN. *LA

SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP OR SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AS IT RELATES TO THE REAR OXYGEN SENSORS IN THE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. FAILURE TO REPLACE OXYGEN SENSORS COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN FURTHER VEHICLE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE OWNER FOR THE UPKEEP OF THE CAR. SAFETY DEFECT IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO 2000-2002 NISSAN MAXIMAS BASED ON SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY NISSAN, AND BASED ON MY OWN LITERATURE SEARCH OVER THE INTERNET, HOWEVER, NISSAN HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL. THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THE REAR OXYGEN SENSORS AND REPROGRAM THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS $363.21. *LA

IGNITION COIL. *LA

IGNITION COILS FAILED AT 45,000 MILES. SPOKE WITH DEALER WHO ADVISED IT IS HAPPENING ON SEVER VEHICLES, INCLUDING QUEST AND MAXIMA. CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE AND THEY GAVE ME A CREDIT AT THE DEALER. REPAIR WAS $1,000, CREDIT WAS $150. *LA

FRONT ROTORS/PADS COMPLETELY WORE OUT. CONSUMER REPLACED THEM THREE TIMES IN JUST 40, 000 MILES. *AK ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE BY DEALER. ONCE ON 11/19/01 AT 16252 MILES. SECOND WAS ON 04/29/02 AT 21510 MILES. THE THIRD WAS 10/10/03 AT 40000 MILES. THIS REPAIR WAS BY A PRIVATE MOTOR SHOP. *PH

WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE MOTOR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. THE VEHICLE THEN JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A BUILDING. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

( CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON) REAR EXHAUST AND HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIME. *AK

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE, 43,000 MILES - ROUGH RUNNING - SERVICE LIGHT-DIAGNOSED IGNITION COIL BAD - ALTHOUGH WON'T INDICATE WHICH ONE- AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM- NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED BAD COILS, SUGGESTS REPLACING WITH NEW DESIGN, YET WON'T COVER COST NOR ADMIT DEFECT- EXTREME COST ( ABOUT $700) ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN NTB 01-059. SHOULD BE RECALLED AS DEFECTIVE PARTS ! *LA

THE FRONT ROTORS WARP ABOUT EVERY 12,000 MILES. EACH TIME, THE DEALER HAS EITHER REPLACED OR RE-SURFACED THE ROTORS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT, AND NISSAN HASN'T CORRECTED THE ISSUE. SO FAR, MY ROTORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES, AND NOW COMING ON NUMBER 5. *LA

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 56,000 MILES. MIL LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAYED ON. NO KNOCKING OR POWER LOSS. WENT TO DEALER AND FOUND DTC P1320 STORED. DEALER SAID NISSAN RECOMMENDS TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS ! COST ME $800 AND NISSAN AND DEALER REFUSED TO HELP PAY FOR THE DEFECT. THIS DEFECT IS REGULAR FOR 1995-2001 MAXIMAS BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO RECALL IT OR FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY ! THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE A TSR OUT FOR THIS. THE DEALER TOLD ME MANY 2000 MAXIMAS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM FIXED. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY *LA

ELECTRONIC MOTOR MOUNT WIRING SHORTED OUT,CAUSING TWO COMPUTERS TO CATCH ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BOUGHT THE MAXIMA NEW AND AT 12000 MILES HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. THE DEALER AND NISSAN SAID IT WAS MY DRIVING HABITS. I PROMPTLY TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I HAD THIS DONE TO (OTHER THAN A USED 74 VEGA I HAD IN HIGH SCHOOL). NOW THE CAR IS AT 22,000 MILES (AND IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS OLD) AND THE VIBRATION IS BACK. THE FIRST TIME THEY TURNED THE ROTORS IT COST ME $120 (BUT AFTER COMPLAINING TO NISSAN THEY GAVE ME A &100 SERVICE CREDIT). BUT I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN AND THINK THAT IT IS CERTAINLY NOT MY DRIVING HABITS THAR ARE CAUSING THIS. AND THE COMMERCIALS THEY HAD PROMOTED THIS CAR AS SOME KIND OF SPORTS CAR ('CARS LIKE IT - 0') DRIVING VERY FAST ON THE SALT LAKES WHERE SPEED RECORDS ARE SET. MY PROBLEM WAS I BELIEVED THE COMMERCIAL. OTHER THAN THIS I AM HAPPY WITH THE CAR, BUT AM CONSIDERING REPLACING THE ROTORS WITH SOME OTHER MANUFACTURER'S IF THAT IS POSSIBLE.

SIGNIFICANT DEEP CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE JUST INSIDE OF WHERE THE TREAD SURFACE MEETS THE SIDEWALL. IT APPEARS THAT THE TREAD SURFACE IS PREPARING TO SEPARATE. MY TIRES HAVE 26,000 MILES OF LIGHT-NORMAL DRIVING.*AK

THE COIL HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA TWICE NOW THE FIRST TIME CATCHING ON FIRE. THE FIRST TIME I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST A PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I NOW BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES. VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. ALSO BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. *AK

EVERY FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. CONSUMER OWNS TWO OF THE SAME VEHICLES, BUT DIFFERENT YEARS, BOTH EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN IGNITION TURNED ONE CLICK TO "ON" POSITION. VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE. HEARD A BOOM WHEN I TURNED KEY. OPENED HOOD TO SEE SMOKE AND A DAMAGED BATTERY. CAPS WERE BLOWN CLEAR, TOP OF CELL WAS CRACKED IN 4 PLACES. BATTERY ACID SPRAYED HOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA.*AK

IGNITION COIL WIRES HAVE GONE BAD. *AK

I OWN A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. SINCE THE PURCHASE IN 2000 WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL. BLOWN FUSES, IGNITION COILS REPLACED, ETC. WHEN MY POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING, THEN MY DOOR LOCKS, THEN MY LIGHTS I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDANT MECHANIC. UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT THERE ARE 3 MOTORS, ALL WITH WIRING. THE WIRING WAS RUN IN SUCH A WAY THAT WIRES HAD BEEN RUBBED & PRESSED AGAINST METAL PARTSF OF THE VEHICLE, LEAVING BARE WIRES EXPOSED. SO, WHEN YOU WOULD SIT ON THE SEAT THE WIRES WOULD TOUCH METAL AND SHORT OUT. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT A VICTIM OF A FIRE BENEATH THE SEAT WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT TO SEE IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THANK YOU. *AK

TIRE COMPLAINT. *AK

IGNITION COILS HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED AND NOW ABS/TCS INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF; DEALER TOLD ME ABS WAS NOT OPERATIONAL IF THE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT ABS IS OPERATIONAL BASED ON SELF-TEST ON THE ROAD. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL/IGNITION COMPLAINTS, IT IS CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT NISSAN AND/OR THE DEALER IS NOT ADDRESSING.*AK

THE DEALER REPLACED PARTS IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE STALLING. THE CONSUMER FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS HERS. *PH *JB

THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, STARTING AT 25,290 MILES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES, MY MECHANIC SAID THE SCAN CODE PO 420 SHOWED A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND HE RESET THE COMPUTER. THE THIRD TIME IT CAME ON, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED NOTHING, BUT "REPROGRAMMED" THE COMPUTER TO CLEAR IT, AND CHARGED ME $147. MY MAXIMA HAS ONLY 32,013 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. THIS IS A RIP OFF. *NLM

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA - IGNITION COILS FAILING PRE-MATURELY. LOSS OF POWER. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THERE IS A LEAK ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT IT IS SOMETHING WITHIN MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE BEARINGS AR WORN AND THE AXLE IS MOVING AROUND TOO MUCH. THE COST IS 1150.00 TO 1400.00 MY CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS OCCURRING. THEY ARE STATING THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ( SIZE P215555V16) PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. *NLM

THE VEHICLES ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT LOSS OF POWER, MISFIRING AND LOUD PINGING NOISES AT HALF THROTTLE OR MORE WHEN PASSING OR ACCELERATING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WHEN PASSING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, THE ENGINE HAD AN INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE PROBLEM. ROUGH ENOUGH TO SHAKE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND EITHER FORCE ME TO PULL OVER OR PREVENT ME FROM DRIVING OFF SAFELY. WHEN I LET THE ENGINE COOL I WOULD CONTINUE THE TRIP HOPING THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECUR. BOTH PROBLEMS WERE DETERMINED TO BE IGNITION COIL(S) RELATED. ALL SIX COILS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE "DTC" TO PINPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL COIL HAD REGISTERED AT THE ECU COMPUTER ALONG WITH NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT "SES". THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD BUT HAD 37,500 MILES. THESE COILS ARE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND ARE AFFECTED BY AGE AND/OR DESIGN AND NOT BY MILES DRIVEN. I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING MY CAR IN AUGUST OF 2000, I HAVE FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. ONE PROBLEM IS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT WITH THE DEALER, AND WHILE THEY TURN IT OFF, IT HAS COME ON TWICE MORE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS A VIBRATION THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT END FO THE CAR, AND IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURS DURING DEACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHICH SAYS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. I HAVE CHANGED THEM TWICE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AND THE CAR ONLY NOW HAS 37,000 MILES. FINALLY THERE IS A CONSTANT ROUGHNESS TO THE RIDE OF THE CAR AS IF THERE IS NO SUSPENSION SUPPORTING THE CAR. ALSO THERE IS A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. COMPLAINTS AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION AND DONE BY THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST.

WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT" COMES ON ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. MY AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC HAS TURNED OFF THE LIGHT EACH TIME. HE SAYS THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS EITHER WEAKENING OR THEIR IS A DEFECT IN THE LIGHT. I FIND IT ALARMING ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I WORRY ABOUT IT EACH TIME IT COMES ON.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLES FRONT END VIBRATES. THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIBRATION IS SO SEVERE. THERE IS A TIS BULLETIN FOR THE BRAKES NTB00-088A. TS *JG

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

IGNITION COIL FAILED, THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART, SO MANY HAVE FAILED ON THIS MODEL. THAT NONE ARE AVAILABLE AND NISSAN IS LOOKING AT DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. DT

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES FROM 4TH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. DT

THE CAR HAS A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE NOISE STARTED AS A MILD THUMPING FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE FIRST REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH WE PURCHASED THE CAR. THE REPORT WAS MADE IN JUNE 2001. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE GLAZED AT 8000 MILES AND THAT A CHARGE OF $120 WAS REQUIRED. WE STRONGLY DISAGREED WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS. FOR THE MOST PART WE DROVE THE CAR LOCALLY BELOW 40 MPH. AS WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50-65 MPH THE VIBRATION HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND ARE GETTING WORSE THE MORE THE CAR IS DRIVEN. AFTER READING SIMILAR NHTSA COMPLAINTS THAT DESCRIBED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM MY CONCERNS HEIGHTENED SINCE MY WIFE USES THIS CAR TO TRANSPORT OUR YOUNG CHILDREN. MR