2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA 245/45/18 SIZE, IN SEPT. 2003. IN APRIL 2005 I HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE SIDEWALL CRACKING. MY CAR ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES ON IT. IN OCT 2006 I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND GOODYEAR COULDN'T DETERMINE IF IT WAS FROM THE CRACKING AND I BOUGHT A NEW TIRE. IN JUNE 2007, WITH ONLY 46000 MILES I SUFFERED 3 FLAT TIRES DUE TO THE CRACKING (THE NEW TIRE I JUST BOUGHT WAS FINE). I COMPLAINED TO GOODYEAR AND THEY REPLACED ALL 4 FREE OF CHARGE WITH A SET OF DUNLOP DIREZZAS. I FEEL THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL ON THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A (P245/45R18) TIRES HAVE BEGUN TO CRACK ON ALL FOUR TIRES. HE ONLY NOTICED THE CRACKING AT 45,000 MILES. THE TIRES ARE V SPEED RATED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

MANUAL CLUTCH FAILURE. DRIVING IN HEAVY, SLOW, TRAFFIC OR FOR LONG DISTANCE AND MANY HOURS OF TRAVEL WOULD CAUSE THE CLUTCH PEDDLE TO SINK TO THE FLOOR MAKING SHIFTING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. STOPPING, TOURING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING USUALLY FIXED PROBLEM. YESTERDAY CLUTCH SUNK TO FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. DEALER EXAMINED CAR A YEAR OR MORE AGO, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NOW CAR IS UNDRIVABLE SAFELY. *TR

(1) OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, I HAVE DOCUMENTED A MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. I ORIGINALLY EXPLAINED TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING. (2) THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY LOOSE PRESSURE/RESISTANCE WHILE I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE. (3) I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR, AT WHICH THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOM I WAS EXPERIENCING (BECAUSE IT IS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT). HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT DRIVING IT UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT I WAS DRIVING. THEY WOULD TEST DRIVE IT FOR A FEW MILES AND CONCLUDE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I FIND A DISCREPANCY IN THIS METHODOLOGY, BECAUSE SOME SYMPTOMS MAY ONLY OCCUR AFTER PROLONGED CONTINUOUS USE (WHICH IS APPARENTLY THE CASE FOR MY VEHICLE). ON ONE OCCASSION, I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE, AND WAS STRANDED IN A MIDDLE LANE OF I-75. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE RESULTING INOPERABILITY OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR REAR-END AND POSSIBLY OTHER TYPES OF CRASHES. I ALSO TRAVEL WITH MY TWO KIDS (AGES 6 AND 5) QUITE REGULARLY, AND I CAN NO LONGER PUT THEM AT RISK.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT AROUND 30,000 MILES DUE TO "CUPPING" ON THE TIRES. THEY WORE TERRIBLY AND WERE MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT AND BEARINGS REPLACED AT 31,000 MILES AND NOW AT 47,000 MILES MY LEFT FRONT STRUT AND BEARINGS NEEDS REPLACING, WHICH WILL COST ME NEARLY $400.00. THE CAR HAS A BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 50-60 MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN BRAKING. NOW, MY NEW SET OF TIRES HAVE WORN BADLY AND ARE SO NOISY THAT YOU CANNOT HOLD A NORMAL CONVERSATION AT FREEWAY SPEED. I LOVE THE LOOK OF THE CAR, BUT I CANNOT WAIT TO GET RID OF IT! IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE IF THE SUSPENSION BOUNCES YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD! ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE HEAT SHIELD REPLACED ONCE AND NOW IT NEEDS IT AGAIN. THE POWER OUTLETS ARE IN THE WORST POSSIBLE PLACES I HAVE EVER SEEN. NISSAN....PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THIS FLAW! *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) COMPONENTS FAILING, THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE NISSAN WEBSITE DESCRIBING WAYS TO FIX OR REPLACE PARTS, BUT VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. THE ABS DID KICK ON UNDER NORMAL BRAKING AND NOW THE ABS MOTOR IS STUCK RUNNING, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM WILL NO LONGER ACTIVATE IN A DYNAMIC SLIDING CONDITION. THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUES RUNNING EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY IS REMOVED. THE FUSE AND MOTOR GET EXTREMELY HOT AND MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE IF THE BATTERY IS NOT DISCONNECTED OVERNIGHT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POSTING ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE CALLED ARE AWARE OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

GOOD YEAR EAGLE RSA TIRE BLEW ON I-95 IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF TIRE. TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM. NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPLACED BLOWN TIRE, BUT NOTICED ALL OF TIRES LEFT (3) HAD SIDEWALL SPLITS THAT THEY DEEMED UNSAFE. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE 1/2 OF A 32ND LESS TREAD THAN THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. THESE ARE THE TIRES THAT NISSAN PUTS ON ALL OF THEIR MAXIMA MODELS. GOOD YEAR SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE TIRES. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 04 NISSAN MAXIMA IN DECEMBER 2004, AND IN SEPTEMBER . 2005 I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER THAT TWO OF THE TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. BECAUSE THE CAR HAD ONLY 10,000 MILES GOODYEAR REPLACED THESE TWO TIRES UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. NOW, IN 2007 WITH 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR THE OTHER TWO ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKS. OF COURSE GOODYEAR WILL ONLY GIVE ME CREDIT FOR THE WEAR LEFT ON THE TIRES , AND A NEW TIRE COST $300. WE HAVE DECIDED FOR SAFETY REASONS WE WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGLE SIZE 245/45R18V. THIS SEEMED TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS FORD AND FIRESTONE HAD WITH THE EXPLORER SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WHY HAS THE PUBLIC NOT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THE NISSAN/GOODYEAR TIRE PROBLEM. MY CONCLUSION WAS FEWER OF US OWN NISSAN VEHICLES THAN FORDS. SO, IF THE TIRES CAUSE A COUPLE OF US TO HAVE WRECKS THAT WAS JUST THE PRICE OF DOING BIG BUSINESS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE WAS PRESENT BENEATH THE SEAT AND THE FUSE BOX. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A PART OF RECALL 05V512000 FOR THE SEAT/POWER ADJUST. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 46,000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT HEARD A BUZZING SOUND WHICH ALERTED HIM THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE TORN , AND THE FRONT AND REAR MOUNTS ON THE CROSS MEMBER WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE CONTACT HEARD THE BUZZING SOUND AND FELT THE ENGINE SHIFTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HEAR THE BUZZING SOUND. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT SOLVE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ECM COMPUTER SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE BUZZING SOUND CONTINUED AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR TECHNICIAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. PRESENTLY, THE TECHNICIAN HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.*AK UPDATE 5/3/07*TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH A DRUNK DRIVER WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER TRUCK WAS COMING IN MY DIRECTION IN THE MEDIAN AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON. AFTER I PASSED THE TRUCK I SAW A PARKED DARK CAR IN THE LEFT LANE WITH NO LIGHTS ON AND TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT I HIT IT PRETTY MUCH WITH THE FRONT OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY, I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT I SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURIES. I FILED A REQUEST TO HAVE NISSAN INVESTIGATE, AND RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT DECELERATION OF YOUR VEHICLE TO INFLATE THE AIR BAG. I FIGURED I WOULD GET THESE RESULTS SINCE NISSAN MADE THE DECISION THEMSELVES. I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

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

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE. LOW MILE TIRES ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES REPLACED BUT VERY LOUD WITH SAME TIRE. *JB

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A'S THAT CAME ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN LEAKING AIR DUE TO THE SIDEWALL CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON EACH TIRE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED THESE SIDEWALL CRACKS AND THAT MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM LEADS ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. DUE TO THE CONCERN OF MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRES. *JB

INFORMED OF SPLIT TIRE WHILE IN FOR SERVICE ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AFTER TRIP TO OHIO WHEN AIR SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME BELOW 55 MPH IN LIMP/SAFETY MODE. TIRE: GOODYEAR RSA 245/45/18. PAID FOR TWO NEW TIRES. *NM

VERY BAD STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE FIXED BY BUYING NEW TIRES, CHANGING THE WHEELS, PUTTING ON NEW ROTORS, ROTATING AND BALANCING THE TIRES, AND TIGHTENING THE STEERING RACK. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED ALL THE LUGS SAYING THEY WERE THE WRONG KIND WHEN IN FACT THEY INSTALLED THE WRONG ONES. *NM

SEVEN MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF CAR WHENEVER I GO OVER A BUNCH OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IN THE LAST MONTH THE RATTLING TURNED INTO A CLUNKING NOISE. TOOK MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE TO THE DEALERSHIP (THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN THE SPRING OF 2003. AND NOW HAS ONLY HAS 23,971 MILES ON IT) AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HEAR THE NOISE OR FIND THE NOISE. JUST LAST WEEK THE NOISE GOT WORSE. HUSBAND DROVE IT AND SAID IT WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT. HUSBAND LOOKED AT LEFT STRUT AND SAID HE FOUND FLUID ON TOP OF THE STRUT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, THEY COULDN'T HEAR THE NOISE AND SAID THE STRUT WAS FINE. I HAVE HAD THREE OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR AND THEY HEAR THE NOISE PLAIN AS DAY EVERY TIME YOU GO OVER A BUNCH OF BUMPS. MY DEALER SERVICE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO CALL NISSAN USA AND SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX IT UNDER GOOD FAITH. NISSAN WOULD NOT DO IT. THIS CAR IS NEARLY FOUR YEARS OLD WITH 23, 971 MILES AND IS BABIED (EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER KNOWS THIS). STRUTS ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST CLOSE TO 60,000 MILES. THE STEERING ALSO SHIMMIES. THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE MACHINED AT ONLY 14, 491 MILES. AFTER READING MORE THAN 23 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA I WONDER WHY THESE MAXIMA'S HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED! *NM

BLOWOUT ON REAR TIRE ON EXPRESSWAY,ON INSPECTION FOUND DEEP CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL TIRES,GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA ,ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. *NM

I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON APRIL 2004. ON JUNE 2004 IT BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SHOCK ABSORBERS OR STRUTS. THIS HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES A YEAR AND EVERY TIME THE DEALER CHANGES THEM FOR NEW ONES THEY BREAK AGAIN. THEY CHANGED THEM LAST TIME ON JANUARY 4, 2007 AND THE BANGING NOISE IS STARTING AGAIN WHICH IS THE SIGN THAT THEY WILL BREAK SOON. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES THIS WILL BECOME A BURDEN. *NM

A SMALL PICKUP TRUCK GOING SOUTH FAILED TO YIELD ON COMING TRAFFIC MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, AN TURNED INTO MY VEHICLE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I SUSTAINED A BRUISED LEFT ELBOW FROM HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AS WE CRASHED. *NM

CONSUMER HAS HAD TIRES REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. *TS *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

NISSAN MAXIMA HOOD RUSTING. ALTHOUGH WARRANTY SAYS IT IS COVERED DEALER AND NISSAN REFUSE TO FIX. *NM

ALL FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245/45R TIRES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA DEVELOPED DEEP SIDEWALL CRACKS. NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. GOODYEAR PROVIDED SOME RELIEF BY DISCOUNTING THE REPLACEMENT COST TO $264.15. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND GOODYEAR TIRES, I DISCOVERED THERE WERE 113 REGISTERED OWNERS WHO HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM, EXTENSIVE SIDEWALL CRACKS. NEITHER NISSAN NOR GOODYEAR WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. SOME OF THE OWNERS EXPERIENCED CRASHES AND INJURIES. THE WEB SITE IS HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/SAFETYSTATION.ASP#SAFETYSTATION. UNDERINFLATION WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I CHECK MY TIRES REGULARLY. JACK BURNS.. *NM

I HAD A NEW BORN IN OCTOBER 2006. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW BRITAX DECATHLON CAR SEAT AND HAVE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE PUTTING IT ONTO MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE BACK SEAT LATCH ANCHOR (THE ONE BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND CLOSE TO THE MIDDLE) IS VERY HARD TO REACH BECAUSE IT WAS HIDDEN IN BETWEEN TWO SEAT BELT BUCKLES. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BE LATCHED ON. *NM

2004 NISSAN WITH GOODYEAR TIRES P245/45R18 HAD CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND WAS INFORMED INSIDES OF TIRES ALL CRACKED AND DEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE BY GARAGE. GARAGE ADVISED TAKE TO GOODYEAR TO REPLACE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TIRES. *NM

GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA18 TIRES ARE CONSISTENTLY FLAT OVER A FEW MONTH PERIOD. NISSAN STATES THAT IT IS GOODYEARS PROBLEM, BUT GOODYEAR HAS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES. *NM

AUTO TRANSMISSION IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED A HARD JERK WHEN DRIVING. BROUGHT CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN A WEEK LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT CAR NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TOOK CAR TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND BASED ON EXAMINATION FOUND THAT AN ELECTRONIC PART FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO OVER HEAT. THUS CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. ELECTRONIC PART IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR ITEM THEREFORE CAN NOT BE REPLACED THROUGH AFTER MARKET. *NM

2004 MAXIMA HAS SIDEWALL CRACKS ON GOODYEAR TIRES. *TS ALL FOUR TIRE DEVELOPED CRACKS, BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRE HAD BEEN REGULARLY ROTATED AND PER INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE NISSAN OWNER'S MANUAL. *NM

MULTIPLE STRUT FAILURES ON A CAR WITH ONLY 28K MILES. ALSO BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH A NEW CAR. *NM

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. CAR DEVELOPS A DANGEROUS VIBRATION BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. ALSO HAS A LOUD KNOCK COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE. THIS FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT SAYING THAT IT HAD BROKEN. THEY SAID THE VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM CUPPED TIRES CAUSED BY THE BROKEN STRUT. THE LOUD KNOCK WAS LESS BUT STILL APPARENT. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO THEN TIGHTENED THE "TIE ROD WHICH WAS LOOSE. NO MENTION OF CUPPED TIRES WAS MADE. KNOCK IS STILL PRESENT AND ALSO THE VIBRATION IS ALSO STILL A BIG PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS THE 18" WHEELS. *NM

FRONT STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR (4) TIMES IN A 2004 MODEL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED ON OR OFF. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE DISCONNECTED TO SHUT THE LIGHT OFF. MOST OF THE TIMES, THE ABS HAD TO BE COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING WITHOUT THIS SAFETY FEATURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM AND THE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

ALL 4 TIRES OF MY NISSAN 2004 (FIRST OWNER) DEVELOP CRACKS ON SIDEWALLS, NOT SURE WHEN CRACKS DEVELOPED HOWEVER, BASED ON 1/8" WIDE CRACK (GAP) ON RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE, CRACK MUST HAVE STARTED BETWEEN 25,000 & 30,000 MILES , ALL ALONG PERIMETER WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS TREAD. TIRE SIZE (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER) P245-45-R18, GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A. DEALER (CENTRAL VALLEY NISSAN, MODESTO CA). CONDITION OF TIRES ARE OBVIOUSLY A SIGN OF STRUCTURAL DEFECT. TIRES CAN EXPLODE AT ANY TIME AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL NEW TIRES HAVE BEEN PLACED. DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED TO WATCH FOR CONDITIONS ON MODELS THAT WERE SOLD WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. I FOUND THE CONDITION MYSELF AND UNFORTUNATELY HAVE NEVER BEEN WARNED BY THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE ARE AT RISK TODAY AND NOT AWARE OF THE IMPENDING CONSEQUENCE. *JB

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE OEM GOODYEAR EAGLES 245/45/18 DEFECTIVE SIDEWALLS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, SUBJECT TIRES DEVELOPED MAJOR CRACKS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS. AN INTERNET QUERY YIELDED NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING MAXIMAS AND GOODYEAR TIRES. THREE OF FOUR TIRES HAD MAJOR CRACKING ON INSIDE SIDEWALL, DAMAGE ONLY DETECTABLE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON LIFT. ONE OF FOUR TIRES HAD OBVIOUS SIGNS OF MAJOR CRACKING ON OUTSIDE SIDEWALL; WHICH PROMPTED FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERY OF INNER SIDEWALL CRACKING. ALL TIRES COULD CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL DURING NORMAL USE. *JB

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES, HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING NUMEROUS TIMES; HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED; HAVE HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED BECAUSE OF ONE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TRIPS TO THE DEALER. MOST RECENTLY, I REPLACED THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES DUE TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. A MONTH LATER, THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS, AND I AM TOLD THAT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE CHARGE WILL BE $1,645. THE CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. I AM AT THE DEALER AT LEAST ONCE, SOMETIMES TWICE A MONTH. I USED TO BE THE BIGGEST CHEERLEADER FOR NISSAN. I HAD A 1991 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I BOUGHT USED WITH 173,000 MILES ON IT. THAT CAR WAS ON THE ROAD UNTIL IT HAD MORE THAN 300,000. NOW I FEEL LIKE I PURCHASED A LEMON. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THE HEADACHES THAT COME ALONG WITH A USED CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 18TH BECAUSE SOMETHING WEIRD GOING ON WITH THE BRAKES. I HAD HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THAT, I KNEW THAT THEY WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. I RECEIVED A CALL LATER THAT DAY TELLING ME THAT MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO COVER THE COST BECAUSE THE PART WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO LODGE A COMPLAINT ON SEPTEMBER 19TH TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST FOR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILING, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED CRACKS WERE NOTICED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED TO CALL THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES DETERMINED THE CRACKS WERE A RESULT OF WEAR AND AGE, NOT DRY ROT. THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ALL 4 TIRES OF MY NISSAN 2004 (FIRST OWNER) DEVELOP CRACKS ON SIDEWALLS (25000 MILES), ALL ALONG PERIMETER WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS TREAD. TIRE SIZE (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER) P245-45-R18, GOODYEAR. DEALER (SHEEHY NISSAN, SPRINGFIELD, VA) RELEASED DOCUMENT : "FOUND ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SPLITS IN SIDEWALLS. NO APPARENT DAMAGE -- LOOKS LIKE UNDER WARRANTY." TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED BY DEALER AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS,WHEELS BALANCED. NISSAN MANUAL:AT ROTATION DEALER INSPECTS FOR ABNORMALITIES; NO MENTION OF PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 2600 MILES. DEALER ADVISE CONTACT GOODYEAR HQ, TIRES NOT GUARANTEED NISSAN. WAS ADVISED BY GOODYEAR HQ TO HAVE CAR INSPECTED @ CRAVEN TIRES, FAIRFAX STATION, VA. CRAVEN TIRES RELEASED WRITTEN STATEMENT: "WE FOUND CRACKS IN ALL 4 TIRES INCONSISTENT WITH DRY ROT DUE TO MILEAGE AND AGE OF TIRES. CUSTOMER WAS OFFERED 25% COURTESY DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES. CUSTOMER HAS DECLINED AT THIS TIME. OFFER STANDS FOR 30 DAYS. NOTE TREAD DEPTH ON ALL 4 TIRES IS 4/32 OF AN INCH." NOTE THAT 4/32 IS MEASURED FROM EMBEDDED "CONSUMPTION" BAR, NOTE ALSO THAT NEW TIRES ARE 10/32 INCH, HENCE TIRES WOULD STILL HAVE 40% LIFE (4/10). MY OPINION IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT AND THEREFORE A DANGER FOR ALL THESE TIRES, NOT ONLY ON MY CAR. DEALER (MR. RON DEL RIO, SHEEHY NISSAN, SPRINGFIELD, VA) CONFIRMED BY MOUTH THAT THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED ON MANY OTHER MAXIMAS EN ALTIMAS, BUT THAT ALL CLIENTS HAD DECIDED TO PAY THEMSELVES FOR REPLACEMENT. THESE TIRES WILL SEE SEPARATION OF SIDEWALLS/TREAD, RAP

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER NHTSA RECALL # 05V512000 WAS RECEIVED, REGARDING THE SEATS: FRONT ASSEMBLY: POWER ADJUST. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNTIL THE POWER SEAT MOTOR WAS REPLACED.

CAR WON'T START. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE SIDEWALLS WERE WORN AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR, MODEL EAGLE RS-A, P245/45R18.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S DOORS OFTEN WOULD LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT THE CONTACT'S EFFORTS. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURRED WITH THE DRIVER DOOR AND OTHER TIMES WITH ALL DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DOORS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHILE DRIVING ALSO THE REAR SEAT BELT WENT INTO SAFETY CATCH/LOCK MODE WHEN SOMEONE BARELY FLICKED THE SEAT BELT. THE CONSUMER COULD OPEN THE DOOR AT ANY TIME, THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AT TIMED. UPDATED 09/13/06. *JB

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ALL FEATURES HAD LOCKED UP. CONSUMER TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHEN TRYING THE CAR JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY HITTING A TAURUS AND A TRAILER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AND AS THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY A FAMILY MEMBER, WHICH THE VEHICLE NEARLY MISSED FELL BACKWARDS AND BROKE HER WRIST. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE GEAR SHIFT TO LOCK OR FOR THE VEHICLE TO JUMP AND ROLL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PLACED IN PARK AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN PULLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *JB

THIS IS PROBLEM #1: (I HAD SO FAR 4/5 MAJOR PROBLEMS) PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA BRAND NEW. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF DRIVING THIS CAR, THE THERMOSTAT KEPT REGISTERING AT H, PINNED AT H. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN HUNTINGTON, NY, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD, WHEN IT PINNS AT HOT AGAIN, BRING THE CAR IN. WELL, WHEN I DRIVING TO WORK AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS PINNED AT HOT AGAIN, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM AND THE RECEPTIONIST SAID I COULD NOT BRING MY CAR IN, IT WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY. I INFORMED HER THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF PROBLEM THIS CAN BE AND WHAT IF MY ENGINE CEASES? SHE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING I CAN DO, AND I CAN COME IN NEXT WEEK. I DROVE THERE ANYWAY, AND HAD TO GRAB A MECHANIC TO SEE THAT MY CAR THERMOSTAT WAS INDEED PINNED AT HOT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEM AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE THERMOSTAT, AND DASH BOARD. ALSO, WHILE ALL MY PROBLEMS WERE GOING ON, MY TRUNK POPS OPEN WHEN I REVERSE EVERY NOW AND THEN. OF COURSE, THE WONDERFUL MECHANICS AT THE SERVICE DEPT IN HUNTINGTON COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.. WHAT A SURPRISE?? *NM

3RD PROBLEM WITH MAXIMA: PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA BRAND NEW. AFTER 2 MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT I SPOKE ABOUT IN TWO EARLIER COMPLAINTS, I AM NOT ON #3. IN OCTOBER, 2005, TWO WEEKS BEFORE MY WEDDING, WHILE MY AREA WAS GETTING SOME RAIN. I GOT IN MY CAR AS USUAL TO BEGIN DRIVING TO WORK, WHEN I NOTICED A BIG PUDDLE ON MY PASSENGER LEATHER SEAT. MY SUNROOF WAS LEAKING. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN IN HUNTINGTON, NY, AGAIN, I HAD TO WAIT DAYS BEFORE I CAN GET AN APPOINTMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL RAINING. THE DEALERSHIP VERIFIED THE SUN ROOF GLASS SEAL WAS LEAKING AND THE REPLACED SUNROOF GLASS ASSEMBLY. THEY ACTUALLY GAVE ME A RENT A CAR THIS TIME, BECAUSE I COMPLAINT TO A MANAGER. *NM

PROBLEM 1 OF 5: PURCHASED 2004 MAXIMA BRAND NEW ON 4/12/04. END OF JUNE, 2004, NOTICED TEMPERATURE GAUGE PINNED AT HOT. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I REVERSE, MY TRUNK POPS OPEN. CALLED NISSAN TO BRING CAR IN. WAS NOT GIVEN APPOINTMENT UNTIL 7/12/04. OF COURSE, THE WONDERFUL MECHANICS AT NISSAN HUNTINGTON COULD NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAID MY CAR WAS OPERATING PROPERTY AT THAT TIME. GAVE ME MY CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THE NEXT TIME MY CAR IS PINNED AT HOT, BRING IT RIGHT IN. THEN, A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE THERMOSTAT WAS PINNED AT HOT AGAIN. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN THE WOMAN WHO ANSWERS THE PHONE FOR SERVICE WOULD NOT LET ME BRING MY CAR IN DESPITE WHAT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME A FEW WEEKS BACK. SHE WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I TOLD HER THAT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM AND WHAT IF MY CAR ENGINE FAILS. SHE DID NOT CARE. SO I DROVE THE CAR IN ANYWAY, AND HAD TO CUT THE LINE AT THE SERVICE DEPT AND GRAB A MECHANIC SO THEY CAN SEE FOR THEMSELVES THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS INDEED PINNED AT HOT AND I AM NOT CRAZY. THIS WAS ON 8/11/04, MY CAR IS JUST ABOUT 4 MONTHS OLD NOW. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY DETERMINED FAULTY TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND PLACED GAUGE. I ONLY HAD 3,992 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DID GIVE ME A RENT A CAR BECAUSE I MADE A BIG STINK ABOUT MY CAR BEING BROKEN AND I WOULD BE OUT OF A CAR FOR 4 DAYS. *NM

PROBLEM 2 OF 5: PURCHASED 2004 MAXIMA BRAND NEW. CAR IS NOW 10 MONTHS OLD. ON OR ABOUT 2/24/05 MY STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. THE MAXIMA'S TILT MOTOR WAS NOT WORKING. WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES TO DRIVER'S MEMORY POSITION. MY CAR WAS STUCK UPRIGHT. IT WAS STUCK SO HIGH UP IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A BUS AND VERY HARD TO TURN. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE STEERING WHEEL UP LIKE A BUS DRIVER. IT WAS DANGEROUS AND VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND HAD TO MANUALLY ADJUST MY STEERING WHEEL TO A MORE COMFORTABLE POSITION SO I CAN DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THE PART CAME IN. ON 3/11/05 THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY REPLACED THE INOP TILT MOTOR. ALSO, MY TRUNK STILL POPS OPEN SOMETIMES IN REVERSE.

PROBLEM #2 (OUT OF 4/5): PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA BRAND NEW. MY SECOND MAJOR PROBLEM, I THINK THE CAR WAS ABOUT A YEAR OLD. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTS TO YOUR LIKING AUTOMATICALLY. WELL, IT BROKE. SO WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON, MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE TO ME, IT WAS STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN I TRIED TO MANUALLY MOVE TO DOWN AND CLOSER TO ME SO I CAN DRIVE THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK UPRIGHT LIKE A BUS DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL. I HAD NOT CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP LIKE THAT. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING LIKE THAT, SINCE IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL, CONSIDERING HOW HIGH IT WAS AND CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD IT WAS. HUNTINGTON, NY DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART TO FIX THE STEERING WHEEL, AGAIN A ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR FOR A FEW DAYS. I HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE, WHICH BY THE WAY, DOES NOTHING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THIS DEALERSHIP TREATS CUSTOMERS LIKE GARBAGE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE WOMAN. ALSO, STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM, EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN I REVERSE, MY TRUNK POPS OPEN. *NM

PROB #4 ON AUGUST 9, 2006, I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WOULD START, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT IS AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. I HAD ENOUGH WITH THIS CAR. AFTER READING AND PRINTING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, I ENDED UP WITH 42 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS, 3 TO A PAGE. A NUMBER OF THE COMPLAINTS HAD ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS AND THE MAXIMA DYING ON THEM WHILE DRIVING AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE THAT MY CAR IS AT RIGHT NOW, 27,300. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND IT WOULD NOT START!!! WHEN MY HUSBAND CAME HOME FROM WORK IT STARTED RIGHT UP FOR HIM. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW. I AM PREGNANT AND CANNOT RISK BEING STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SOMEWHERE. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE THE MAN WHO SOLD US THE CAR, WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE LEASE. I HAVE A COMPLETE LEMON. ON TOP OF ALL THIS, I RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES ON THIS CAR. THE FIRST ONE IS FOR CORROSION IN THE BACK BUMPER FOR "SALTY" STATES. SINCE NY IS CONSIDERED A SALTY STATE, I AM SUPPOSE TO GET THIS TAKEN CAR OF BY THEIR "CARING" DEALERSHIPS. I CALLED NISSAN IN SMITHTOWN, NY AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 7/20/06 WHO LOST MY APPT. I MADE THIS APPOINTMENT A MONTH AND HALF BEFORE THIS. SHE PUT THE SERVICE MANAGER ON THE PHONE WHO TOLD ME HE CANT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME UNTIL NOV! I TOLD HIM I WOULD CALL CORP AND HE SAID GO AHEAD. ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO CORP, NOTHING DONE. RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE THAT THE COILS IN THE H

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURN PIKE AT 70 MPH, MY HUSBAND FELT WHAT SEEMED LIKE A TIRE GOING FLAT. HE PROCEEDED TO TRY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. SUDDENLY, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AND HE TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND IN THE REAR. BOTH HE AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. TWO DAYS LATER WE WENT TO SEE THE CAR AT THE TOWING GARAGE AND WE SAW THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALL. THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED RECENTLY AND WERE ROTATED AND CHECKED BY GOODYEAR THREE MONTHS AGO. GOODYEAR SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES AT THAT TIME. IS GOODYEAR WAITING FOR A DEATH TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY ISSUES A RECALL? THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RSA18" TIRES. *JB