The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while his son was driving at 20 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk and was shaking. The vehicle felt as though the brake pedal was being depressed. The oil light was flashing. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was a catastrophic engine failure. The vehicle was repaired. After driving the vehicle, the vehicle was parked, and his son noticed there was a puddle of oil underneath the vehicle. The vehicle failed to start. The contact checked the oil level and noticed there was no oil. The vehicle was towed back to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with starter and an oil gasket failure. The dealer informed the contact that there was oil in the engine. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 72,600.
2021 Nissan Maxima
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsGoing down a road in Tennessee on my way to my sons house in Fort Campbell. No cars on the road anywhere 545 in the morning and the sun roof explodes out of no where. Parts have been ordered and the car is in my possession till the parts come in so no forms to upload as of yet.
VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW WITH 4 MILES THEN AFTER 100MILES, THE CD CHANGER DOES NOT WORK AND THERE IS A DELAY IN THE ELECTRONIC COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE ANLOG TEMP GAUGE IS WORKING BUT THE ELECTRONIC GAUGE DOES NOT COME ON TILL 20-30MINS OF DRIVING.
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2004| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 103 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 142 | 8 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 275 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Above average |
| 2009 | 339 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Above average |
| 2008 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 576 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Above average |
| 2005 | 948 | 2 | 10 | 0 | Above average |
| 2004 | 1,425 | 2 | 16 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 2003 | 206 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2002 | 205 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Fatalities reported |
| 2001 | 172 | 7 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 360 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1999 | 165 | 4 | 5 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 113 | 6 | 12 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1997 | 102 | 6 | 16 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 96 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 152 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 89 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 78 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 110 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 106 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.