IllustrationI HAD TO REPLACE ONE COIL ON MY 99 MAXIMA EARLIER THIS YEAR. THIS PAST FRIDAY I HAD TO REPLACE THE OTHER 5. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL TO DATE. *LA
1999 Nissan Maxima
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Nissan Maxima do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 99.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
1125–50K
2950–75K
1375–100K
28100–150K
6150K+
89 reports with mileage · 76 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 83 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports5 fire reports1 injury reports
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
38 reportsTHE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUE TO STAY ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE COILS HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
9/02 - WITHIN A 90 MILE DRIVE:TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALSO FLASHING. THEN THEY WOULD EITHER TURN BACK ON BY THEMSELVES OR WHILE I WAS STANDING STILL THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE STUCK AT 100MPH. FURTHER INTO THE DRIVE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITS…
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9/02 - WITHIN A 90 MILE DRIVE:TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALSO FLASHING. THEN THEY WOULD EITHER TURN BACK ON BY THEMSELVES OR WHILE I WAS STANDING STILL THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE STUCK AT 100MPH. FURTHER INTO THE DRIVE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF LOSING BRAKES AND POWER STEERING DRIVING AT SPEEDS 0-40MPH. FIRST WE REPACED THE BATTERY THEN TOOK IT TO NISSAN WHERE THEY FOUND "INTERNAL FAILURE DASH CIRCUIT BOARD" WHICH WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE LEFT SIDE SEAT AIR BAG HARNESS. 1/03 - BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND EVERY OTHER WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT. THEN THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE AND DID NOT SHUT OFF. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THIS TIME. 7/6/03 - SPEEDOMETER,TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER SHUT OFF FOR ENTIRE 2 1/2 HOUR TRIP. TODAY 7/7 EVERYTHING IS FINE (SO FAR).*AK
WHEN BRAKING ENGINE WILL MAKE NOISES. IT CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN.L DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED OFFENSIVE ODOR (HYDROGEN SULFIDE ODOR) TO COME INSIDE VEHICLE AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHES AND CONSUMERS EYES, NOSE AND THROAT ARE IRRITATED. YH
THE FIRST COMPLAINT IS WITH MY CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT SINCE I GOT IT. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS BUT IT STILL DOES IT. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE ROADS IN NEW JERSEY ARE ANGLED SO THATS WHAT CAUSED IT AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE SECOND COMPLAINT I ALSO BROUGHT BACK ALL THE TI…
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THE FIRST COMPLAINT IS WITH MY CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT SINCE I GOT IT. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS BUT IT STILL DOES IT. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE ROADS IN NEW JERSEY ARE ANGLED SO THATS WHAT CAUSED IT AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE SECOND COMPLAINT I ALSO BROUGHT BACK ALL THE TIMES WITH THE PULLING OF MY CAR . THE GUY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS NEW AND IT WILL GO AWAY, BUT ABOUT NINE MONTHS LATER IT IS STILL THERE BUT NOT AS FOUL AS BEFORE. *AK
POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM PROBLEMS ARE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER SMELLING FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AND AND MAKING ANY STOP OR TURN, VEHICLE WOULD STALL/CUT OFF,*AK CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS IN A VEHICLE THAT WON'T START.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.