2000 Nissan Maxima

HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE PING 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP TO USE BETTER GRADE OF GAS AND SOME PINGING IS NORMAL. PINGING PERSISTED AND RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, PINGING GOT SO BAD THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE. ALL 6 COILS AND KNOCK SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST ME $1500. NISSAN WON'T COVER ANY OF IT EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY EXISTED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY. DESPITE EFFORTS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED, NISSAN WAS NEGLIGENT IN REFUSING TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND STALLING UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.

REPLACEMENT OF (6) ENGINE IGNITION COILS ON CAR WITH 46,000 MILES. COST $675.00. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT IDENTIFIES THIS PROBLEM AND THE SERVICING DEALER ADMITS SEEING THIS PROBLEM OFTEN. THIS COMPONENT IS DESIGNED TO LAST 100,000 MILES AND THE MANUFACTURER REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE DOESN'T SUGGEST REPLACING AT ANY SERVICE INTERVAL UP THROUGH 90,000 MILES. SO, IF THE DEALERS ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM OFTEN ON A COMPONENT THAT IS LASTING LESS THAN EXPECTED THEN THE COMPONENT FAILURE AND LONGEVITY RATE ARE UNSATISFACTORY AND CONSUMERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AT A PRORATED BASIS AT A MINIMUM. *LA

I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL ENGINE: IGNITION. I HAD MY #6 COIL REPLACED RECENTLY. THIS IS MY THIRD AND LAST NISSAN. THEIR QUALITY HAS GONE WAY DOWN. MY MECHANIC ADVISE ME TO SELL IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS/ PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN CARS. YOU'LL END END SPENDING MORE MONEY AND GETTING MORE HEADACHES HAN IT'S WORTH. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCTS!-THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE WON'T DO YOU ANY GOOD. I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING FROM THEM. I HOPE THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD COME OUT WITH THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT IT CAN BE INVESTIGATED. I'VE ALWAYS BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR SERVICED, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIX THE RIGHT THING, AND YOU END UP WASTING MONEY ON SERVICE YOU DON'T NEED.*AK

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE, 43,000 MILES - ROUGH RUNNING - SERVICE LIGHT-DIAGNOSED IGNITION COIL BAD - ALTHOUGH WON'T INDICATE WHICH ONE- AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM- NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED BAD COILS, SUGGESTS REPLACING WITH NEW DESIGN, YET WON'T COVER COST NOR ADMIT DEFECT- EXTREME COST ( ABOUT $700) ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN NTB 01-059. SHOULD BE RECALLED AS DEFECTIVE PARTS ! *LA

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 56,000 MILES. MIL LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAYED ON. NO KNOCKING OR POWER LOSS. WENT TO DEALER AND FOUND DTC P1320 STORED. DEALER SAID NISSAN RECOMMENDS TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS ! COST ME $800 AND NISSAN AND DEALER REFUSED TO HELP PAY FOR THE DEFECT. THIS DEFECT IS REGULAR FOR 1995-2001 MAXIMAS BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO RECALL IT OR FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY ! THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE A TSR OUT FOR THIS. THE DEALER TOLD ME MANY 2000 MAXIMAS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM FIXED. BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY *LA