1996 Nissan Maxima

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 2 MICHELIN ROADHANDLER T PLUS, P205 65R15, 92T MS DOT B9PA F7PE 078 TIRES WHICH SHOW SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE TIRE BODY, THE TREAD SEPARATION BECAME OBVIOUS AFTER A RECENT VACATION TRIP INVOLVING LENGTHY DRIVES AT HIGH INTERSTATE SPEEDS WHEN OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID NINETIES, A CONTINUOUS OPEN SPLIT OR GROOVE HAS OPENED AROUND THE ENTIRE OUTER TIRE PERIMETER AS IF THEY WERE RECAP TIRES WHERE THE RECAP PORTION IS GETTING READY TO FLY OFF.*JB

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE NISSAN USED PLASTIC SPROCKETS IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND THEY ARE FAILING. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS SINCE CHANGED THE PRODUCTION FROM USING PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC SPROCKETS BREAK WHICH CAN THEN CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. TO HAVE THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM REPAIRS WILL COST ME IN EXCESS OF $2K BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER CHOOSE TO EXPERIEMTN WITH USING PLASTIC IN THE ENGINE.*AK

THIS CAR WAS PARKED ON A DRIVEWAY ON THE SIDE OF A HOME. THE CAR WAS FACING THE STREET AND THE DRIVEWAY HAD A SLOPE DOWNWARDS TOWARDS THE STREET. THE CAR HAS A FIVE SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE PULLED UP AND THE GEAR IN 2ND. ABOUT 45 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE DRIVER WENT INTO THE HOME, THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILED AND THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE STREET CAUSING AN ACCIDENT - A CAR THAT WAS TRAVELLING ON THE STREET HIT THIS CAR ON THE SIDE AS IT ROLLED INTO THE STREET AFTER THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED BY HITTING A HILL ON THE NEIGHBOR'S FRONT YARD ACCROSS THE STREET. SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS IN THE UP POSITION (ENGAGED). AFTER THIS ACCIDENT, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO RESISTANCE AT ALL FURTHER SUPPORTING THE CLAIM THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILED. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION IN THE CAR AND SHOULD BE PURSUED.

ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING, USUALLY IT OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSTION OR ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK DEALER REPLACED FRONT TIMING COVERS, GASKETS, INTAKE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR, COIL PACKS, PLUGS, AND PERFORMED THROTTLE CHAMBER SERVICE, NOW VEHICLE HAS AN OIL LEAK. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. STARTER MOTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE CONSUMER HAD TO FORCE IT. PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD NISSAN COMPANY ADVISED DEALER NOT TO REPLACE THIS COMPONENT AGAIN, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. ALSO ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WATER WAS LEAKING INTO VEHICLE, ENOUGH TO SOAK CARPET. DEALER SAID THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE VEHICLE. *AK THE MILDEW SMELL AFTER RAIN AND CAR WASH. *YH