2000 Nissan Maxima

CAR COMPLETELY LOOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, WITH NO DRIVER AND OR PASSENGER RECOURSE BUT TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE BEFORE A CAR COMES UP BEHIND YOU. 93 COMPLAINTS SEEN ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . SEEMS I SAW OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS IN THOSE COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN PETITION THAT HAD 2001 2002 AND 2003 . THE IGNITION COIL WIRES ARE BEING REPLACED AND SOMETIMES THE IGNITION MODULE. TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS AND THE COST TO FIX IS USUALLY 600 TO MORE THAN 1000 DOLLARS, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE THINGS REPLACED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. ALL COIL WIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WONT SHOW WHICH CYLINDER IT IS, WHEN DRIVING ALL LOSS OF RPM THEN STOPS SUDDENLY WITH NO STEERING BECAUSE IT LOCKS UP. *TR

SES, TCS, AND SLIP LIGHTS ON. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGHLY. DX FROM AUTO ZONE ON SES IS IGNITION COILS. UPON CHECKING INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAXIMAS AND CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ALL 6 COILS. VERY COSTLY. IS THERE A RECALL? RECOMMENDATIONS STATE THAT O2 SENSOR SHOULD ALSO BE REPLACED. ANY POSSIBILITY THAT THE NISSAN COMPANY WILL REPAIR FOR FREE SINCE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM AND MUST BE A DEFECT? *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR KNOWN AS A TENSIONER NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THIS CREATES A PROBLEM FOR THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM . THE LAP SHOULDER BELT IS LOOSE AND CAN CAUSE INJURY. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THEIR WRITTEN POLICY THAT THEY WILL PICK UP THE CHARGE TO REPLACE THE UNIT FOR LIFE. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF THAT WARRANTY AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET A NEW SEAT BELT FOR $180.00. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE AND THE RESTRAINTS ARE GOING OUT ON MANY OF THEM. I WANT NISSAN TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. MOTORCYCLES EVERYWHERE. TRAFFIC. IM IN THE FAR LANE ON THE BELTWAY AND MY EXITS COMING UP. MOTORCYCLES EVERYWHERE. HEAVY TRAFFIC TOO BUT ITS MOVING. I CANT CUT OFF THE MOTORCYCLES. SO I WAIT TO PASS THEM. IM MERGING, LOOKING TO THE SIDE, LOOKING BEHIND ME. I WASN'T PAYING TO MUCH ATTENTION TO WHAT WAS COMING UP IN FRONT OF ME. I MEAN, WHAT ELSE IS THERE BUT CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THAT'S ALL I NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR RIGHT? SO I THOUGHT. I MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT LANE, MERGING INTO EXIT LANE. "OH NO!" THERE'S A CURB. A TRIANGLE CURB RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I SWERVE TO MY LEFT. REAR RIGHT TIRE HITS THE CURB AND TAKES LIFT OFF. AND SO DOES THE CAR, RIGHT INTO THE CENTER OF THE BELTWAY. I HAVE IT, I CAN FEEL ME GAINING CONTROL. THEN I FEEL THE FRONT TIRES LOOSE IT. AND THERE'S THE WALL. SMACK. FACE FIRST. SPIN AROUND ONE GOOD TIME. ROLL TO A STOP PERFECTLY ON THE SMALL SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. WELL IM STICKING OUT A LITTLE BUT IM OUT OF THE WAY. NO ONE HIT ME. NO OTHER ACCIDENTS WERE CAUSED. ONLY ONE COUPLE STOPPED BUT THAT'S OK. AND ONLY AFTER THE SHAKING WORE OFF, AND I STOPPED CRYING DID I REALIZE. "HEY, WHY DIDN'T THE AIR BAGS GO OFF?" THIS WAS A PRETTY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE'S FRAME DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. TOTALED! EVERYONE WAS OK. NECK PAINS AND A BRUISED KNEE. BUT CONSIDERING THE CONDITIONS OF THIS ACCIDENT, IT COULD HAVE GONE WAY WORST. AND NO AIRBAGS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC COULD THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TUNE-UP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR SUPPORT WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED PREVENTING THE HOOD OF FROM OPENING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. RECENTLY THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN PILING ON. THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING IN THE SUMMER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THE AIR CONDITIONER NEEDS A NEW PUMP AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT I WAS TOLD IS THE O2 SENSOR. TODAY IS 1/27/13 AND A WEEK AGO MY POWER STEERING BELT SHREDDED. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL TEMPORARILY BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY LOCAL GARAGE TO BE FIXED. THE MECHANICS SAID IT WAS NOT ONLY THE POWER STEERING BELT BUT THE ALTERNATOR BELT AND THE PUMPS AS WELL. THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND I PICKED THE CAR UP. BEFORE I PULLED OUT I TRIED THE HEAT AND DEFROST BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK NOW. THE HEAT AND DEFROST HAD BEEN ACTING STRANGE AND SMELLED AS IF BURNING WAS HAPPENING. THE HEAT WOULD BE HARD TO TURN OFF AT TIMES. THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HEAT WERE ALL THE SAME MOST TIME. THE MECHANICS LOOKED AT IT LATER AND SAID THE CAR NEEDS A O2 SENSOR AND THE WHOLE CLIMATE CONTROL MECHANISM. THE MECHANISM ON MY CAR HAD MELTED WIRES. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LOT OF WEIRD ELECTRICAL QUIRKS OUTSIDE OF THEE HEAT. I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF DECAY FOR A CAR USED EVERYDAY. THE PROBLEMS THAT PROMPTED ME TO LOOK ONLINE ABOUT THESE ISSUES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE AT THE SAME MILEAGE. O2 SENSOR, ELECTRICAL, DECAY, ETC.. ANYONE WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT LEAST WARNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE PROBLEMS THIS VEHICLE HAS AND PARTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR FIXED CAN LEAD TO PEOPLE GETTING IN FATAL CRASHES. I WONDER WHAT THE STATISTICS FOR FATAL CRASHES WITH THESE MODEL YEARS ARE COMPARED TO OTHER? *TR

MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 2001 SUBARU OUTBACK AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE REAR SUBFRAME RUSTING. THE RUST PROBLEM ON MY MAXIMA CONCERNS A COMPONENT AT LEAST AS IMPORTANT AS THE SUBFRAME ON THE SUBARU. THE VEHICLE HAS A METAL RADIATOR SUPPORT AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT RUNS THE WIDTH OF THE CAR. THIS RADIATOR SUPPORT NOT ONLY HOLDS THE RADIATOR UP, BUT IS ALSO CONNECTED TO AN ENGINE SUPPORT IN THE CENTRE. THIS RADIATOR SUPPORT IS RUSTING THROUGH RIGHT IN THE CENTRE WHERE THE ENGINE SUPPORT BOLTS TO THE RAD SUPPORT. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD ON THE 2000-2003 AND THE 1995 - 1999 MAXIMA. A GOOGLE SEARCH WILL REVEAL THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES IF THE RAD SUPPORT SHOULD FAIL AND THUS, THE ENGINE BECOME UNSUPPORTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION? WHETHER THIS IS POOR METAL QUALITY, OR A LACK OF PROPER RUSTPROOFING PAINT (AS IT WAS WITH THE OUTBACK) I DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH MINOR RUST IN OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS, BUT A COMPLETELY ROTTED RADIATOR SUPPORT. I BELIEVE SOME INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA IS WARRANTED. I'M IN CANADA, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT IN THE US AS WELL. *TR

RADIATOR SUPPORT ON MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA IS ROTTED ON THE BOTTOM CENTER. I FOUND OUT COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WONDERING WHAT WAS THE NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END. WHILE DRIVING ON THE THROUGH WAY, AT 55MPH I COULD SEE MY HOOD SHAKING IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING FLY OUT WHICH IS KINDA SCARY, BASICALLY THE HOOD LATCH THAT IS ON THE RADIATOR SUPPORT IS LOOSE, BECAUSE THE ROD THAT HOLDS THE HOOD LATCH IS ROTTED AND BROKE FROM THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT, IT LOOKS LIKE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT CAN BRAKE ANYTIME IN HALF FROM THE CENTER, WHICH WOULD DROP THE MOTOR DOWN WHILE IM ON THE ROAD. AND THIS I HAVE SEEN ON MANY MAXIMA OF THIS GENERATION AND MANY MAXIMA OWNERS OF THIS GENERATION OF MAXIMA 2000-2003 TALK ABOUT IT. *TR