2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TEARS ON THE INSIDE WALL OF ALL 4 TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE TIRES IN THAT CONDITION, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES P245/45R18, ON NISSAN MAXIMA 2004, WITH 20,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL. GOODYEAR HAS NO RECALL AND NISSAN HAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER I TOOK THE CAR TO SAID THAT MINE WAS ABOUT THE 3RD NISSAN HE SEEN WITH THIS ISSUE. I JUST TOOK MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM INTO THE DEALER FOR A FRONT SEAT AND UNDERCARRIAGE RECALL ISSUE AND ASK THEM TO LOOK AT MY FRONT TIRE BECAUSE THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE HAD A LARGE SPLIT IN IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BAD ON MY CAR AND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES WERE MUCH WORSE THAN THE SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL THAT I POINTED OUT TO THEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE GOODYEAR WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND SEND THE DEALERS REPLACEMENT TIRES. *JB

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS IGNITION COILS REPLACED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 16 MONTHS. SEVERAL TIMES INCURRING WEEKS WITHOUT THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RESULTING IN PART REPLACEMENT AND THE ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE. NISSAN CORPORATE SENT TECHNICIANS TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, SAYING FORTUNATELY I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE FIRE GOT OUT OF CONTROL. UNDER THE HOOD WAS CHARRED AND MELTED PLASTIC AND OIL. SINCE HAVING THE ENGINE REPLACED, I HAVE GONE 9 MONTHS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH COIL FAILURES AND REPLACEMENT. I AM PERUSING LEMON LAW ACTION AT THIS TIME BUT NEED TO SEE WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTIME I SMELL SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, I FEAR THAT I WILL SEE MORE SMOKE AND ANOTHER FIRE. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE GROUND WIRE FROM THE BATTERY WAS SHORTING OUT AGAINST THE BODY OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THE WIRE THAT WAS REPLACE 9 MONTHS AGO WAS REPLACED AGAIN TWO WEEKS AGO FOR CORRODING COMPLETELY THROUGH AND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE AGAIN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, A PISTON IN THE ENGINE FRACTURED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO PROVIDE A WARNING THAT THE OIL WAS LOW, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DECELERATING OR DEPRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL, THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND JERKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PROBLEM WAS RECURRING, BUT NOT CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND SERVICED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME, THE FRONT BREAK ROTORS WERE TURNED, ELIMINATING THE VIBRATION FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURED DETERMINED THE ROTORS OVERHEAT AT TIMES, WARPING THE ROTORS, AND SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER SERVICE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, SO SERVICES WOULD BE PROVIDED AT COST.

MAY 4, 2006 I WAS TRAVELING ON WEST ACADEMY/GREEN ST. NORTHBOUND. THE CLUTCH HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND IT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. (IT LITERALLY SUCKS TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH NO PLAY TO DISENGAGE TO NEUTRAL, THIS HAD HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND TWICE PRIOR, I PANICKED DIDN'T SEE THE RED LIGHT OR STOPPED TRAFFIC AND SLAMMED INTO THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED ON 40 MPH NEVER HITTING THE BRAKES. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS SEVERE WITH AN INSURANCE PAY OUT JUST SHY OF $10,000.00 DOLLARS. THE DAMAGE WAS ONLY TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (THERE ARE EIGHT AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT) I WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT. IT WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR ME NOT TO BE INJURED, I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR SHIFT CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING TO MY ARMS, LEGS, CHEST AND A BUMP ON THE HEAD. *JB

AT 13K MILES, WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH AND I STEP ON THE BRAKE, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END JUDDERS VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS CAUSED MUCH CONCERN AND WORRY. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS COULD BE "MACHINED DOWN TO A SMOOTH FINISH AT MY EXPENSE OF $120.00". I ASKED WHY IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD, "BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED MAINTENANCE." FOR A NEW CAR - 2004, UNDER 30K MILES THAT IS BULL AND NISSAN SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL BAR WAS LOOSE, AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING, HOWEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED SOMEONE INTENTIONALLY BROKE THE SIGNAL BAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH A LOOSE SIGNAL BAR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE BAR WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 07/05/06. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT DOCUMENTS A VERY DISTURBING SITUATION REGARDING GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245/45R18 TIRES ON OUR 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND THERE WERE 29,500 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE HAD A VIOLENT FLAT TIRE (PASSENGER REAR) AND UPON REMOVAL NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE SIDE WALL HAD SPLIT IN MULTIPLE REGIONS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. WHEN THE CAR WAS UP ON THE LIFT AS THE TIRE WAS BEING REPLACED AT A GOODYEAR DEALER, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REMAINING THREE TIRES ALSO HAD MULTIPLE LONG, DEEP INSIDE SIDE WALL CRACKS, EVIDENT AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION, AND WE HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE TIRES HAD BEEN IN THIS CONDITION, THOUGH IT LOOKED LIKE THE RUBBER HAD DEGRADED SIGNIFICANTLY. SINCE THE CRACKS WERE ON THE INSIDE, THEY WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WITH NORMAL VISUAL INSPECTION. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT. IT IS ALSO EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE CONDITION OF THE TIRES, FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO ALL FOUR TIRES AT ONLY 29,500 MILES. ONCE HOME, WE CHECKED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL ISSUED. WE WERE HORRIFIED TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WE FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT PRESTIGIOUS COMPANIES SUCH AS GOODYEAR OR NISSAN WOULD BE SO IRRESPONSIBLE AS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO UNKNOWINGLY DRIVE AROUND ON

2004 MAXIMA STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES BETWEEN 40-60 MPH VERY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. *NM

FRONT STRUTS BAD FROM THE FIRST 3 MONTHS I OWNED THE CAR. ALL REAR AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WHEN THE PASSENGER FRONT FAILED AT 50K, THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD COMPLAINED OF NOISE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE NOISE. SINCE REPLACED, I DO NOT HEAR THE NOISE. NISSAN OFFERED A $200.00 SERVICE CREDIT BUT THE STRUT WAS $400 AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED WITH THE DRIVER FRONT AT 3 MONTHS OLD. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR NOW HAS 17000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, POHANKA NISSAN IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA, THE CAR FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE TIRES HAVE FAILED. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A M+S P245/45 R18. THE TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES AND CORDS ARE SHOWING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON NISSAN'S EQUIPPED WITH THESE TIRES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM HAS NOT RESULTED IN A RECALL. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE TIRES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AFTER 18 MOS. AND 17,000 MILES. *NM

EVER SINCE THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, I NOTICED SOMETHING RATHER ODD. AT 50 MPH, EVEN LESS AT MOST TIMES, THERE IS A TERRIBLE SHIMMY WHICH CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH, THE WHEEL SHAKES FEROCIOUSLY OUT OF CONTROL, AND THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS SERIOUS ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IN RAIN OR SNOW, AND EVEN ON DRY LAND. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. EVERYONE WITH A 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A LEMON. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ADDING AIR TO THE TIRES, IT WAS NOTICED THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE CRACKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OF A PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE CRACKED SIDEWALLS. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AGREED TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT TIRES. THE TWO REAR TIRES DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY ROTATED AND THE PROPER PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED. THE TIRE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS THE FORTH VEHICLE SEEN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM RECENTLY. THE TIRE BRAND NAME IS EAGLE RSA AND THE SIZE IS P245/45/R18. *TR

BOUGHT THE MAXIMA NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2004, AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I STARTED NOTICING STEERING VIBRATIONS, WHICH WAS GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. THEY MANIFEST TYPICALLY AROUND 55 MPH. AFTER TAKING IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SHIMMY HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. THE SHIMMY IS DISTRACTING, EXTREMELY ANNOYING AND PROBABLY CAUSE EXTRA WEAR AND TEAR ON FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE TIRES. AT THIS MOMENT NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND FOR MY CAR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN INSPECTING THE TIRES IT WAS DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED. THE TIRES ARE STILL MAINTAINING AIR PRESSURE; HOWEVER THE CRACKS ARE MORE SEVERE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED.

1) FLAT TIRE ON NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 CAR WITH 2003 MANUFACTURED GOOD YEAR EAGLE RS-A P245 45R18 96V TIRES.... 2) TIES ARE DEFECTIVE AN INDEPENDENT GOODYEAR EMPLOYEE TOLD ME SO, AND TOLD ME THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON AND STILL WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET BUT OFFERED A $100 OFF EACH TIRE, THEY ARE $300 TIRES.. THE TIRES HAVE 24K MILES ON THEM, THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORSE THEN THE REAR BUT ALL ARE THE SAME. THE TREAD STILL HAS AT LEAST HALF THE TREAD IF NOT MORE LEFT... THERE IS SEVERE CRACKING AND IT IS POSSIBLE THEY COULD BLOW OUT ON OTHERS AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, I HAVE PICTURES I CAN SEND IF YOU SEND ME A DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS.. 3) I TOOK THE CAR TO GOODYEAR THEY SAID THE TIRE IS DEFECTED AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT SENT ME ON MY WAY BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIME FOR UNSAFE DEFECTIVE TIRES........ SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED DRIVING ON THOSE TIRES.... THEY ARE A ROAD HAZARD... *JB

MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 MET WITH AN ACCIDENT, MAY CAR HIT THE SUV IN THE FRONT BADLY. THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE. LEFT LIGHT IS GONE, RADIATOR IS BROKEN, HOOD IS UP, MUDGUARD IS DOWN AND OTHER DAMAGES. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY INSPITE OF HEAVY DAMAGE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES IT WAS NOTICED THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING IT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

FRONT BRAKES PULSATE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. FRONT END SHIMMIES CONSTANTLY. ORIGINAL FRONT TIRES WORE OUT WITHIN 10,000 MILES. NISSAN CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE DESIGN FLAWS AND COMPONENT FAILURES (ROTOR FAILURE) IN THIS 2004 MAXIMA. OWNERS ARE GETTING NOTHING BUT THE RUNAROUND WHEN VEHICLE SAFETY IS A HUGE ISSUE. *JB

THE CLUTCH IN THE CONSUMER'S 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WENT TO THE FLOOR. *NM THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO SHIFT GEAR AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER COULD FORCE THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE NEXT GEAR BUT WORRIED ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED EACH DAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL 4/20/06. THE NHTSA RECALL, # 05V512000, CONCERNING SEAT: FRONT ASSEMBLY: POWER ADJUST. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON 4/21/06 TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE 4/26/06, HOWEVER THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE REMEDIED IN A TIMELY MANOR. *AK UPDATED 5/16/2006 - THE BRAKE MADE NOISE AND THE TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO DRY ROT. *NM

AT A RECENT OIL SERVICE THE TIRES ON MY CAR WERE FOUND TO HAVE DEEP CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE TREAD ON THE TIRES APPEARS TO BE GOOD FOR 10K MORE MILES. HOWEVER I HAD TO HAVE THEM CHANGED AS THEY AMY FAIL DUE TO RUPTURE OF THE SIDEWALLS. *JB

I NOTICE A FEW DAYS AGO THAT 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES ON MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE SIDE WALLS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA IS REQUIRED. LETS NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. THE TIRES ARE MANUFACTURED BY GOODYEAR. THE MODEL OF THE TIRES ARE EAGLE RS-A P245/45 R18. *NM

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND SEVERE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN APRIL 2006 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THE STRUTS AND SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE PLACED AND INSISTED I PAY FOR IT. THE STRUTS HAD BEEN REPLACED IN THE CAR PREVIOUSLY IN APRIL OF 2005 ALONG WITH DEFECTIVE ROTORS. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THE BELTS BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE CRACKING. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS YET, BUT PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION EXHIBITING ALL SIGNS OF DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. ADDITIONALLY I REPLACED TWO OF THE ORIGINALLY TIRES (GOODYEAR RSA 18") AT 12K AND 20K MILES FOR TEARS IN THE SIDEWALLS. I HAVE REVIEWED THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM OTHER OWNERS AND UNFORTUNATELY I SHARE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY MAXIMA. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON FRIDAY NIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. ON SATURDAY MORNING THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE SIDE WALL WAS SPLIT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A SPLIT ON THE SIDE WALL, BUT ONLY ONE HAD GONE FLAT. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE SIDEWALL DAMAGE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE TREAD ON THE TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE TIRES BE REPLACED.

CONSUMER'S 2004 MAXIMA WAS RECALLED FOR THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONSUMER MADE AND APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT IT HAD TO BE ORDERED. *TS *NM ***NAR***

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ARE LOCATED ON THE SAME LEVER. WHEN PUSHING UP TO TURN THE RIGHT SIGNAL ON, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH INADVERTENTLY GETS TURNED ON, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE AT NIGHT AT A HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM

LOUD RATTLE HOLLOW SOUNDS FROM FRONT END . REPLACED STRUTS NOW 4 TIMES IN 8 MONTHS I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD COMPLAIN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH DETERMINED THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER WAS RUSTED TO THE ROTOR. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THE REAR CALIPER AND ROTOR WAS CLEANED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *NM

THE CAR SURGES FORWARD ON IT'S ON WITHOUT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. I'VE DOCUMENTED THE SPIKE UP TO 6000(RPMS). THE SITUATION HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WERE MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FIVE DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, BUT THEY CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING SUDDEN ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 50MPH. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STRUT DUE TO A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEERING PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE STRUT WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO VEER DURING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

I LEASED AN 04' NISSAN MAXIMA. PARTS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE CAR. THE FIT AND FINISH ARE HORRIBLE ON THE CAR. THE HOOD IS MIS-ALIGNED. I HAVE TWO RECALLS ON THE CAR AS OF 3-10-06, THERE IS A SMELL OF CONDENSATION INSIDE, AND NOW WATER IS LEAKING INSIDE THROUGH THE ROOF. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V512000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE SEATS; FRONT ASSEMBLY; POWER ADJUST. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

10,522K MILES,- I BROKE DOWN DUE TO FAILURE OF ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH. 15,358K MILES,- I COMPLAINED ABOUT A LOUD RATTLING NOISE, LIKE A FLAT TIRE RATTLING GRINDING NOISE AND CAR FEELING SHAKY.= DEALERSHIP FOUND NO PROBLEM. CONTINUING DRIVING MY CAR THINKING EVERYTHING IS OK. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW SO I SHOULDN'T REALLY WORRY. I WAS WRONG FOR THINKING THAT. 27,500 MI. -I BROKE DOWN AGAIN GOT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP,WHERE THEY REPLACED ANOTHER ALTERNATOR. 27,732-I BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT THE NOISE MY CAR STILL MADE DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT.= DEALERSHIP RESECURED HEATSHIELD 3. 26'099 MI.-R/F HEADLIGHT BULB BURNT OUT. DEALER FIXED THAT ONE. 28'071 MI.-LEFT SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT. DEALER REPLACED . 29,276 MI.- I PAID $300.00 FOR MY MAJOR SERVICE THAT WAS DUE FOR MY CAR, ALSO THINKING MAYBE MY CAR WOULDN'T BE AS NOISY AS IT IS. MAYBE THE DEALERSHIP MIGHT FIND THE PROBLEM. 31'431 MI.- I STILL HEAR THE GRINDING NOISE,THE COVER UNDER ENGINE WAS LOOSE, MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COLD ENOUGH, AND THE CENTER CONSOLE WAS LOOSE.=THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE HEAT SHIELD FOR THE GRINDING NOISE, THEY FIXED THE LOOSE COVER UNDER ENGINE,FIXED CENTER CONSOLE, AND REPLACED LOW PRESSURE HOSE IN THE A/C. 31'813 MI.- CAR STILL MAKING THE GRINDING NOISE, I HEAR KNOCKING NOISES FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR WHEN I REVERSE, AND THE A/T LIGHT STAYS ON LONGER THAN NORMAL,THEN TURNES OFF.= DEALER REPLACED FRONT EXAUST PIPE, SAID THE KNOCKING N

I OWN A 2004 MAXIMA AND HAVE GOODYEAR RSA245/45/18 TIRES. I HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. CHECKED MY TIRES THIS WEEKEND FOUND SIDE WALL CRACKS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND SEVERE SIDEWALL FAILURE ON INSIDE OF REAR TIRES. I HAVE REPLACED TWO TIRES DURING THE FIRST YEAR DUE SIDE WALL CUTS WAS TOLD IT WAS ROAD HAZARD. HOW COULD A CAR WITH JUST 40K HAVE HAD 3 OUT OF FOUR TIRES REPLACED AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR AGAIN. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO SPECIFIC SPEED, THE FRONT END SHIMMIES AND VIBRATES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THE LEFT FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE RIGHT FRONT STRUTS FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT FOR THE SIXTH TIME. HOWEVER, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE, BUT VERY UNSAFE.

SHIMMIED IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50- -60 MPH TO THE POINT OF LOOSING STEERING CONTROL OF 2004, NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES AT MY EXPENSE AT LEAST 3 TIMES, WHICH HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. NO DEALER'S RESPONSE TO THE DILEMMA, AND, I HATE DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS UNSAFE CONDITION.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON A POSITION AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT SHOVED THE STEERING WHEEL EACH TIME TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK. THIS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A 5 MINUTE INTERVAL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE STRUTS WERE BROKEN. THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE NOISE ECURRED. THE STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AT DIFEO NISSAN DEALERSHIP OF JERSEY CITY. SINCE I GOT IT, I HAD TO TAKE IT FOUR TIMES TO THE DEALER TO CHANGE FRONT STRUTS. RIGHT NOW AS I AM SENDING YOU THIS EMAIL, I CAN HEAR THAT SOUND AGAIN. THIS IS CAUSING ME A LOT OF INCONVIENCE, SO I WOULD BE GLAD IF SOMEONE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE GOING THROUGH ALL THIS FRUSTRATION FOR A CAR I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY FOR. SECONDLY THE C.D. DON'T PLAY WHEN IT'S COLD IN THE CAR. PLEASE COULD SOMEONE GET BACK TO ME OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS FOR ME PLEASE. THANK YOU,SEEPERSAUD. *NM

I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE OF SHIMMY OR VIBRATION IN THE MAXIMA'S 2004-2005-2006. MY CAR HAS THE SHIMMY AND I AND THE DEALER HAVE DONE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING NISSAN SAYS TO DO TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I EVEN BOUGHT NEW TIRES ANOTHER BRAND AND IT IS STILL THERE. $$$ WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT THERE IS A CONSTANT SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SHIMMY IS MOSTLY VERY LIGHT EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN SPEEDS THE YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE WHEEL. IT IS NOT THE TIRES .. IT MAY BE THE WHEELS OR THE STEERING COMPONENTS. IF YOU OR NISSAN WOULD POLL ALL OF THE OWNERS OF THE MAXIMAS YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS ISSUE IS THE NORM AND NOT EXCEPTION. GO OUT ONTO THE WEB TO WWW.MAXIMA.ORG AND UNDER 6TH GEN LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS UNDER SHIMMY. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYONE WHO HAS A MAXIMA THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE SHIMMY AND I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY WHO JUST LIVE WITH IT. THIS ISSUE WILL KEEP ME FROM BUYING ANOTHER MAXIMA. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AT HIGHER SPEEDS AS THAT IS WHEN THE SHIMMY REALLY SHOWS UP. PLEASE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS. *JB

EAGLE RSA P245/45R18 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA DOWN RT. 3 EAST IN NJ GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT THE CAR START TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE TERRIBLY I REALIZED I HAD A FLAT. BEFORE I COULD EVEN HAVE ANY REACTION, THE CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT, THEN TO THE RIGHT, I TRIED TO STOP IT AND I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR WHO WAS TRYING TO PASS ON MY RIGHT. MY CAR CAME TO A REST WITH MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND MY CAR BLOCKING OFF THE LEFT AND THE MIDDLE LANE, AND LITERALLY 1 INCH FROM CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. LUCKILY ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED, AND THE PASSENGER AND MYSELF IN MY CAR WERE NOT INJURED. HOWEVER THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WE HIT CLAIMING INJURY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE NEVER SAW ANY TIRE LIKE THAT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR, AND I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE TIRES SENT TO AKRON, OHIO FOR TESTING,(THE ADJUSTOR THAT CAME TO PICK UP THE TIRE TOLD ME SHE NEVER SAW A TIRE LIKE THAT EITHER) THAT WAS 10 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN AN ANSWER FROM THEM. NOW AS I WAS ONCE AGAIN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (DECEMBER 22, 2005) GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THIS TIME. I AM WORRIED THAT I AM NOT GOING TO BE SO LUCKY WHEN THIS OCCURS FOR A THIRD TIME. I ROTATE MY TIRES EVERY 6,000 MILES AND CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE IN THEM REGULA

MY GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES HAVE SPLIT ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THE LOCAL RETAILER TOLD ME THESE TIRES ARE KNOWN TO DO THAT AND THAT GOODYEAR HAS A STRICT POLICY OF NOT ALLOWING ANY REPLACEMENT OR PRO-RATED CREDIT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT TIRES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE FATALITIES IN THE EVENT OF TIRE FAILURE. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JULY, 2003 AND THESE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND ROTATED EVERY 7,500 MILES WITH PROPER INFLATION. THERE'S PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT ON THESE TIRES AND THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED ALOT LONGER. THE TIRES ARE SPLITTING ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THREE OF THE 4 TIRES HAVE DONE THIS, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 OF THEM. MAKE / MODEL: NISSAN MAXIMA 2004; VIN [XXX]; TIRE MODEL: GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE TIRE PRESSURE: 44; TIRE SIZE: P245 / 45R18; MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT: 46,903; INCIDENT DATE: 12/09/05; MAXIMUM LOAD RATING: 1,565; STATE OF REGISTRATION: OKLAHOMA; NUMBERS ON SIDE OF TIRE (POSSIBLE "TIN" ?): [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS HAD 3 SETS OF FRONT STRUTS REPLACED STARTING AT 8K MILES FROM NEW...THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THE NEED FOR A FORTH SET OF FRONT STRUTS AT 62K MILES. *JB

WAS DRIVING AND POWER MOON ROOF EXPLODED. ALMOST WRECKED ON INTERSTATE FROM THE NOISE. FORTUNATELY SHADE WAS CLOSED AND GLASS DID NOT COME IN AND INJURE ANYONE. NISSAN CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL ON THE SKYVIEW MOON ROOF BUT THE DESCRIPTION LISTED ON THEIR SITE IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY MOON ROOF. *JB

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 3.5 LITER V6 WITH A MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD TIRE SIZE OF P245/45R18. CURRENTLY GOODYEAR IS HAVING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THE TIRES LISTED ABOVE. THE SIDE WALLS ON THESE TIRES ARE SPLITTING AND THEY ARE DOING A RECALL ON THEM...I GUESS THEY ARE GOING TO REACTIVE RATHER THAN PROACTIVE...JUST LIKE FIRESTONE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW BEFORE SOMEONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE REASON I AM WRITING IS BECAUSE I HAVE THOSE SAME TIRES INSTALLED AND THEY ARE SPLITTING AROUND THE SIDE WALL AND THE ONLY REASON I KNOW ABOUT THIS IS THE DEALER STATED THAT GOODYEAR KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IS RELUCTANT TO INITIATE A RECALL...WORRIED ABOUT DOLLARS RATHER THAN SAVING LIVES. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT A SMALL SPLIT BUT RATHER A SPLIT THAT COVERS ALMOST 3/4 OF THE RADIUS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE. I REALLY THOUGHT YOU AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC NEEDED TO KNOW BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENED. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS GETTING LOW ON AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD HER THE TIRE HAD A CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS ON THE INSIDE BEADING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND NO LONGER EXPERIENCED A DEFECT. *AK (12/02/05) *SC