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2002 Nissan Maxima complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2002 record →

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Feb 27, 2002MA

WINDOW WASHER DOES NOT WORK ON DRIVER SIDE IN VERY COLD WHEATER WHILE OPERATING ON ROADWAYS. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Feb 22, 2002CT

THE VEHICLE PASSED SAFETY INSPECTIONS AT THE FACTORY, PORT, AND DEALER WITH NO TAIL OR BRAKE LIGHTS. I FOUND OUT WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 7, 2002IL

CAN PROVIDE DETAILS-ISSUE AT HAND IS THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND CANNOT CONFIRM CAUSE OF FAILURE AND NOW I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR AND REQUESTED TECHNICAL CONFIRMATION OF THE SAFETY IN WRITING OR A NEW CAR-THEY HAVE NOT ADEQUATELY RESPONSED TO ME. PLEASE CONTACT FOR DETAILS...SINCERELY, JULIE HORNING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Feb 6, 2002GA

ON FEB 2, 2002 MY MAXIMA WAS PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY (ON A SLIGHT HILL) MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK WAS PARKED BEHIND IT. I WAS ATEMPTING TO MOVE MY CAR FORWARD. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. CAR JERKED BACKWARDS DAMAGING BOTH VEHICLES. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN AT THE GEAR SHIFT AND IT WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. I HAD MY CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. CURRENTLY I AM TRYING TO WORK WITH CORPORATE NISSIAN TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 2, 2002CO

HEATED STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES REACHES 119 DEGREES, WAY TOO HOT. NISSAN SPECS SAY 95 IS MAX TEMP. I'VE MEASURED IT UP TO 119 DEGREES. NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. NISSAN AND THE DEALER SAY IT MEETS NISSAN SPECS, BUT THEY HAVE NEVER MEASSURE IT, AND REFUSE TO MEASURE IT, SAYING IT MEETS SPECS ???? AT 119 DEGREES I FIND IT UNCOMFORTABLY HOT, AND SOME PEOPLE COULDN'T GRASP IT, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAYS ANOTHER CAR ON THEIR LOT GETS REAL HOT TOO, BUT AGAIN THEY REFUSE TO MEASURE IT TO EITHER PROVE IT IN OR OUT OF SPECS. THEY ARE AVOIDING THE SAFETY ISSUE, 119 IS WAY TOO HOT FOR A STEERING WHEEL.*AK

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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