2004 Nissan Maxima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL ON THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A (P245/45R18) TIRES HAVE BEGUN TO CRACK ON ALL FOUR TIRES. HE ONLY NOTICED THE CRACKING AT 45,000 MILES. THE TIRES ARE V SPEED RATED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

MANUAL CLUTCH FAILURE. DRIVING IN HEAVY, SLOW, TRAFFIC OR FOR LONG DISTANCE AND MANY HOURS OF TRAVEL WOULD CAUSE THE CLUTCH PEDDLE TO SINK TO THE FLOOR MAKING SHIFTING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. STOPPING, TOURING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING USUALLY FIXED PROBLEM. YESTERDAY CLUTCH SUNK TO FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. DEALER EXAMINED CAR A YEAR OR MORE AGO, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NOW CAR IS UNDRIVABLE SAFELY. *TR

(1) OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, I HAVE DOCUMENTED A MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. I ORIGINALLY EXPLAINED TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING. (2) THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY LOOSE PRESSURE/RESISTANCE WHILE I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE. (3) I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR, AT WHICH THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOM I WAS EXPERIENCING (BECAUSE IT IS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT). HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT DRIVING IT UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT I WAS DRIVING. THEY WOULD TEST DRIVE IT FOR A FEW MILES AND CONCLUDE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I FIND A DISCREPANCY IN THIS METHODOLOGY, BECAUSE SOME SYMPTOMS MAY ONLY OCCUR AFTER PROLONGED CONTINUOUS USE (WHICH IS APPARENTLY THE CASE FOR MY VEHICLE). ON ONE OCCASSION, I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE, AND WAS STRANDED IN A MIDDLE LANE OF I-75. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE RESULTING INOPERABILITY OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR REAR-END AND POSSIBLY OTHER TYPES OF CRASHES. I ALSO TRAVEL WITH MY TWO KIDS (AGES 6 AND 5) QUITE REGULARLY, AND I CAN NO LONGER PUT THEM AT RISK.

GOOD YEAR EAGLE RSA TIRE BLEW ON I-95 IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF TIRE. TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM. NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPLACED BLOWN TIRE, BUT NOTICED ALL OF TIRES LEFT (3) HAD SIDEWALL SPLITS THAT THEY DEEMED UNSAFE. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE 1/2 OF A 32ND LESS TREAD THAN THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. THESE ARE THE TIRES THAT NISSAN PUTS ON ALL OF THEIR MAXIMA MODELS. GOOD YEAR SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE TIRES. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) COMPONENTS FAILING, THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE NISSAN WEBSITE DESCRIBING WAYS TO FIX OR REPLACE PARTS, BUT VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. THE ABS DID KICK ON UNDER NORMAL BRAKING AND NOW THE ABS MOTOR IS STUCK RUNNING, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM WILL NO LONGER ACTIVATE IN A DYNAMIC SLIDING CONDITION. THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUES RUNNING EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY IS REMOVED. THE FUSE AND MOTOR GET EXTREMELY HOT AND MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE IF THE BATTERY IS NOT DISCONNECTED OVERNIGHT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POSTING ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE CALLED ARE AWARE OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT AROUND 30,000 MILES DUE TO "CUPPING" ON THE TIRES. THEY WORE TERRIBLY AND WERE MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT AND BEARINGS REPLACED AT 31,000 MILES AND NOW AT 47,000 MILES MY LEFT FRONT STRUT AND BEARINGS NEEDS REPLACING, WHICH WILL COST ME NEARLY $400.00. THE CAR HAS A BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 50-60 MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN BRAKING. NOW, MY NEW SET OF TIRES HAVE WORN BADLY AND ARE SO NOISY THAT YOU CANNOT HOLD A NORMAL CONVERSATION AT FREEWAY SPEED. I LOVE THE LOOK OF THE CAR, BUT I CANNOT WAIT TO GET RID OF IT! IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE IF THE SUSPENSION BOUNCES YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD! ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE HEAT SHIELD REPLACED ONCE AND NOW IT NEEDS IT AGAIN. THE POWER OUTLETS ARE IN THE WORST POSSIBLE PLACES I HAVE EVER SEEN. NISSAN....PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THIS FLAW! *TR

I BOUGHT THE 04 NISSAN MAXIMA IN DECEMBER 2004, AND IN SEPTEMBER . 2005 I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER THAT TWO OF THE TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. BECAUSE THE CAR HAD ONLY 10,000 MILES GOODYEAR REPLACED THESE TWO TIRES UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. NOW, IN 2007 WITH 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR THE OTHER TWO ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKS. OF COURSE GOODYEAR WILL ONLY GIVE ME CREDIT FOR THE WEAR LEFT ON THE TIRES , AND A NEW TIRE COST $300. WE HAVE DECIDED FOR SAFETY REASONS WE WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGLE SIZE 245/45R18V. THIS SEEMED TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS FORD AND FIRESTONE HAD WITH THE EXPLORER SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WHY HAS THE PUBLIC NOT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THE NISSAN/GOODYEAR TIRE PROBLEM. MY CONCLUSION WAS FEWER OF US OWN NISSAN VEHICLES THAN FORDS. SO, IF THE TIRES CAUSE A COUPLE OF US TO HAVE WRECKS THAT WAS JUST THE PRICE OF DOING BIG BUSINESS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE WAS PRESENT BENEATH THE SEAT AND THE FUSE BOX. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A PART OF RECALL 05V512000 FOR THE SEAT/POWER ADJUST. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 46,000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT HEARD A BUZZING SOUND WHICH ALERTED HIM THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE TORN , AND THE FRONT AND REAR MOUNTS ON THE CROSS MEMBER WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE CONTACT HEARD THE BUZZING SOUND AND FELT THE ENGINE SHIFTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HEAR THE BUZZING SOUND. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT SOLVE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ECM COMPUTER SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE BUZZING SOUND CONTINUED AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR TECHNICIAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. PRESENTLY, THE TECHNICIAN HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.*AK UPDATE 5/3/07*TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH A DRUNK DRIVER WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER TRUCK WAS COMING IN MY DIRECTION IN THE MEDIAN AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON. AFTER I PASSED THE TRUCK I SAW A PARKED DARK CAR IN THE LEFT LANE WITH NO LIGHTS ON AND TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT I HIT IT PRETTY MUCH WITH THE FRONT OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY, I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT I SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURIES. I FILED A REQUEST TO HAVE NISSAN INVESTIGATE, AND RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT DECELERATION OF YOUR VEHICLE TO INFLATE THE AIR BAG. I FIGURED I WOULD GET THESE RESULTS SINCE NISSAN MADE THE DECISION THEMSELVES. I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK