2010 Nissan Maxima complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER I STOPPED AT THE STORE. MY KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS ON SO I REFERRED TO THE MANUAL AND IT INDICATED A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING LOCK SOLENOID. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I NOTICE THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE STRANDED WHERE EVER YOU SHUT IT OFF AT. THEN I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED WHERE IT COST ME OVER $1000 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I PURCHASED MY MAXIMA 2010 THAT CAME WITH THE SPORTS PACKAGE, USED BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011. FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALWAYS SHAKEN WHEN I BREAK ON THE HIGHWAY FROM DRIVING 60 MILES OR OVER. ON NOVEMBER OF 2012, MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2010 PUSH START BUTTON WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A NEAREST NISSAN DEALER. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL ($700) BECAUSE THEIR DEFENSE IS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. IS THIS REALLY POSSIBLE ON A FAIRLY NEW CAR BECAUSE MY HONDAS,SINCE 2004, HAD NEVER HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL REPLACED. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE IS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S SIDE. *TR

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, I PURCHASED THIS 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA ONE YEAR AGO. ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT, THE PAINT STARTED CHIPPING OFF THE BUMPER AND NOW IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT WAS MY IDEAL CAR AND I DEFINITELY DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH IT WHATSOEVER, ESPECIALLY ONE MONTH AFTER MY PURCHASE. NOW I AM HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE QUALITY PUT INTO THE EXTERIOR OF THE NISSANS. LOVE THE CAR ITSELF BUT VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY. VERY DISAPPOINTED AND CAN'T SAY THAT I WILL BE PURCHASING ANOTHER ONE. WHAT'S SAD IS THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE EXTERIOR WHEN IT WAS ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF OLD. DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD LOOK. *TR

2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKE. HE EXPERIENCED IT TWO MORE TIMES, BEFORE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR ITS INITIAL CHECK-UP AND MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. ON MARCH 29, 2012, AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. HE IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND BARELY AVOIDED A COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE WALL. THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING, SO HE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE ROARED FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE GOING BACK TO NORMAL. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ACCORDING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. *JB THE DEALER REPORTED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ACCORDING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. UPDATED 06/19/12 THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER EPISODE WITH THE ENGINE RACING, EVEN AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD FEEL THE TENSION OF A TUG OF WAR BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE BRAKES, UNTIL HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. UPDATED 09/19/12*JB

I'M UNABLE TO TURN ON ACCESSORY IGNITION OR START CAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. PART #48700-JK000. MANUFACTURE IS UNABLE TO SUPPLY ME WITH A NEW ONE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN MOTORS, NOT JUST FOR MAXIMA, BUT ALL INTELLIGENT KEY MODELS. CURRENTLY CAN'T EVEN ROLL WINDOWS UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND INCREASE SPEED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND; HOWEVER, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE WIRE HARNESS SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6800.

ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE CAR FROM A SLOW SPEED, THE THROTTLE FAILED TO DISCONNECT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN FROM 25 MPH TO 3MPH, BUT I COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP UNTIL I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN I DID THAT, THE ENGINE RACED JUST LIKE IT WOULD IF YOU WERE ON THE GAS AND SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 13 MONTHS AND THIS DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL2 MONTHS AGO, AND HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES. OF COURSE, NISSAN CAN'T REPLICATE AND SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ONLY HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEED AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.. WEATHER WAS ABOVE 70 ALL 3 TIMES. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END OF 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE, THEY REPLACED STRUTS, BUT THE NOISE PERSISTS. IT'S ONGOING. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THIS WEEK TO REVISIT THE NOISE PROBLEM, BUT I ANTICIPATE DIFFICULTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. NOTHING HIT IT NOR WAS IT DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE THREAD FROM THE INTERIOR SEPERATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,473.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE SEAT. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED AND TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

PURCHASED A NEW 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS PAST WEEKEND, 4-3-11 WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE DEVELOPED A LOUD SOUND LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING OR LOUD MUFFLER. CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECKED, HAS BEEN THERE FOR 4 DAYS AND YESTERDAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE ON THIS MODEL & NO EXCUSE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION TO BE BAD ALREADY! IT APPEARS THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF TRANSMISSIONS GOING BAD IN THE NISSAN MAXIMA, CAN THIS BE INVESTIGATED?? *TR

MY DRIVER SEATS ON MY 2010 MAXIMA SV MOVES BACK AND FORWARD. SOMETIME THE SEAT FAILS TO MOVE BY THE ELECTRIC CONTROLS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICES TWICE AND NISSAN CANT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CALM THEY THE TIGHTEN UP THE BOLT BUT THAT DOES NOT HELP. I FEEL LIKE I AM UNSAFE IN THIS CAR WITH ON 10K MILES ON THE DASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK HER VEHICLE WITH THE KEYLESS ALARM SYSTEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. SHE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE DAY LATER, THE ALARM SUDDENLY SOUNDED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT FOR THE CONTACT AND ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,800. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN UPDATED 04/25/11

MY HUSBAND & I PURCHASED THE 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR OUR DAUGHTER WHO IS NOW EXPECTING HER FIRST CHILD. MY HUSBAND BORROWED HER CAR TO DRIVE MY SISTER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN BACK TO ATLANTA AIRPORT MIND YOU SPEED LIMIT ON I75 IS 70MPH, WHEN THIS MAXIMA LOCKED UP AND SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6 LANE HWY. THANKFULLY HE WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS THE HWY TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR SMELLED SO MY HUSBAND CALLED MY INSURANCE CO. MY SISTER ENDED UP TAKING A TAXI AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED 95 MILES ($282.00). PYE NISSAN HAS THE CAR IN DALTON AND THE SERVICE TECH SAID THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND BLEW ALL THE BELTS DUE TO ME NOT HAVING THE COMPRESSOR LUBRICATED. THE CAR WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NISSAN SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DUE AND WANTS $1000.00 TO FIX THIS. I HAVE CALLED ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE TECH AT THIS DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HE NEVER HEARD OF THE COMPRESSOR BEING LUBRICATED AND HE HAS BEEN WITH NISSAN FOR 20 YEARS. WHERE IS JUSTICE WHEN YOU PURCHASE A $30,000.00 CAR AFTER 3 YRS A MAJOR PART LIKE THIS GOING, I JUST THANK GOD IT WAS MY HUSBAND DRIVING AND NOT MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS CAR BEING UNSAFE NOW FOR NOT ONLY MY DAUGHTER BUT MY UNBORN GRANDSON. SIGNED CHATSWORTH GEORGIA. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. VEHICLE HAS 7000 MILES AND I TRADED IN AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE 2009 WITH 25,000 MILES THAT WAS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT AGREED THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. HE STATED THAT POSSIBLY "THE LEATHER ON THE SEAT HAS TO AGE TO GIVE IT MORE FLEXIBILITY". MY WIFE IS 140 POUNDS AND 68" TALL. I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD KEEP THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ACTIVE. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

ACCELERATED VEHICLE TO 50 MILES UP TO 70 MILES ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AS IF THE SUSPENSION HAD TO MUCH POWER FOR THAT MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, TWO VEHICLES STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION ON THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,057. UPDATED 10/21/10*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE IN THE FLOOR BOARD.

WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO AND WILL IDLE. NISSAN KEEPS SAYING THAT THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. THEY KEEP PUTTING US BACK IN THE CAR. *TR

2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER STATES UNSAFE TO BACK UP IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAD RESTRAINTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT SEE OVER OR AROUND THE HEAD REST BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO LARGE AND BLOCKED THE BACK-UP VIEW. REMOVING THE HEAD REST WAS NOT AN OPTION DUE TO SAFETY REASONS.*JB

WHILE DOING NORMAL DRIVING, ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONE COMING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL AND PLANNING TO STOP AT A CORNER, AND ONCE WHEN PULLING INTO MY CARPORT, WITH FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, I NOTICED THE ENGINE RACING AT 2000 RPM OR SO, TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO HOLD CAR WITH FOOTBRAKE, AND, AFTER STOPPING, PROBLEM DID NOT SEEM TO REPEAT IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED -- IN FRONT END CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR ALL THE WAY TO THE CAR'S ENGINE. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE UNDER THE IMPACT. I TOWED MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND I SPOKE WITH THEIR SHOP MECHANICS, HE WAS ALSO SURPRISE THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT ACTIVATE AND HE SUGGESTED THE AIRBAG FRONTAL SENSORS MIGHT BE DEFECTED. HE REFERRED ME TO NISSAN MANUFACTURE DEPARTMENT. AFTER CONTACTING THEM, A REPRESENTATIVE EMAILED ME AN AIR BAG MANUAL. I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF DRIVING A DEFECTED CAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU ADVISE ME TO WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH HIS HEADLIGHTS. WHEN DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA OR AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT PROPERLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CURRENT VOLTAGES WERE SUFFICIENT AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS BUT FEELS THAT IT MAY BE IN THE MAKING. THE CONTACT DID NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD CONTACT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1600.

THE CAR HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN MY OPINION. THE CAR WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN AND WHEN YOU STEER IT BACK TO PREVENT RUNNING OFF THE PAVEMENT THE CAR VEERS TO YOUR LEFT AND WOULD RUN OFF THE ROAD TO YOUR LEFT IF YOU DO NOT CORRECT IT. ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT THE CAR WILL DART TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. ON THE TEST DRIVE I RODE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND COULD FEEL THE CAR MOVING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, THE SERVICE MGR SAID HE COULD FEEL IT ALSO BUT SAID THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE CROWN IN THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM BECOMES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN ON NARROW FOUR LANE ROADS, YOU MUST CONSTANTLY FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD OR KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR ON YOUR LEFT. I HAVE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO THIS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IS DIFFERENT FROM MY PREVIOUS CARS. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT THAT COULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I AM 70 YEARS OLD AND HAVE DRIVEN A FEW CARS IN MY TIME AND CAN TELL YOU THIS CAR SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE WAY IT DOES, IT IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS TRYING TO DRIVE ITSELF WITHOUT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING - IE: TOYOTA AND CHEVROLET AND JUST WONDERING IF THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ELECTRONIC STEERING COMPONENTS.. I SENT NISSAN AN EMAIL OF M