2005 Nissan Maxima

* YEAR, MAKE, MODEL: 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE * PROBLEM SUMMARY:: TWO PROBLEMS - (1) SEVERE CORROSION / RUST AT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANEL (INSIDE-OUT CORROSION); ISSUES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED WITH CONSUMER SAFETY AND PRODUCT QUALITY STANDARDS. * CAR PURCHASE HISTORY: SINGLE OWNER & BRAND NEW CAR PURCHASED FROM NISSAN CAR DEALER (I.E. WE PURCHASED CAR FROM NISSAN DEALER); ALL MAINTENANCE IS PROPERLY PERFORMED. *** ISSUE - DETAIL DESCRIPTION: *** ISSUE 1: CORROSION PROBLEM: * TWO YEARS BACK (APPROX. DURING APRIL 2013), I HAVE REALIZED THAT THERE IS A SEVERE CORROSION / RUST AT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANEL. MAKE A NOTE THAT CORROSION IS EXTREMELY SEVERE. I TOOK CAR TO NISSAN CAR DEALER (MCGRATH NISSAN, ELGIN, IL). * DEALER ASKED ME TO DIRECTLY DEAL WITH NISSAN COMPANY. I DID CALLED NISSAN AND FILED COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS (CASE NO: [XXX]). ALSO, I BELIEVE, DEALER (NISSAN - MCGRATH, ELGIN, IL) ALSO SENT PICTURES OF CORROSION / RUST TO NISSAN COMPANY. ALMOST CLOSE TO HAVE A HOLE IN FLOOR PANEL THROUGH & THROUGH HOLE). * IF YOU GOOGLE FOR SUCH SIMILAR ISSUES ACROSS VARIOUS CUSTOMERS, THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR ISSUES (EXACTLY SIMILAR ISSUE - 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA - CORROSION / RUST AT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANEL) OVERALL FEEDBACK FROM NISSAN: PER NISSAN, CORROSION IS NOT COVERED AFTER 5-6 YEARS (NO WARRANTY IS COVERED). THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. ALL THIS ISSUE IS STILL OPEN AND HENCE, I AM REACHING OUT HERE. DEALER HAS QUOTED ME FOR APPROX. $ 3000 FOR THIS FIX. LOL?.ALL WANTS EASY MONEY; NO ONE WANTS ACCOUNTABILITY. CUSTOMER REQUEST: MY REQUEST IS: ARE THERE ANY REGULATION THAT CAN REGULATE SAFETY & QUALITY OF THE CAR; OR MANUFACTURER TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH ISSUE AND ETHICALLY FIX THIS FOR CUSTOMER? WE PAID APPROX. $36000 FOR SUCH CAR QUALITY? WOW..... LET ME SEE WHAT NATIONAL CAR SAFETY - DOT CAN DO.....HOPE FOR THE BEST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WAS CORRODED AND DEVELOPED A HOLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 2 2012 AT 86,000 MILES CAR WAS FINE. A YEAR LATER I HAD TO GET IT INSPECTED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT MOTOR AND THIS WAS PROBABLY THE REASON FOR THE JERKING I HAD MY MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED. AND GUESS WHAT STILL JERKING. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS A RECALL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT EVERY KNOWS TO COME TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. NISSAN SHOULD VOLUNTARILY RECALL THIS MAKE AND MODEL TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THIS CAN ALSO BE A SAFETY HAZARD TO ANY NON EXPERIENCE DRIVER. *TR

I HAVE AN 2005 MODEL YEAR MAXIMA (BUILT IN MID 2004) WITH FLOOR BOARDS ARE ROTTED OUT AND NEED REPLACING, ISSUE WAS FOUND ABOUT 5000 MILES AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED HOWEVER THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH THE ROT WAS SIGNIFICANT AND CLEARLY HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR MANY MONTHS. I DRIVE OVER 2500 MILES PER MONTH AND ITS CLEAR IT WAS FAILED BEFORE THE WARRANTY ENDED. THIS AMOUNT OF CORROSION SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR THAT WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND DEALER MAINTAINED. I SHOULD ADD THAT THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AT 98,000 MILES FOR A COMPLETE TUNE UP WITH THE EXPRESS REASON OF MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS GOOD BEFORE THE WARRANTY ENDED. I HAD PATCHES REPLACED UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE AFTER THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR ANYTHING. THE CAR NOW HAS 134,000 MILES ON IT AND IS GOING IN NEXT WEEK TO HAVE NEW FLOOR PANS WELDED IN. VERY DISAPPOINTED. I MAY LIVE IN THE NORTH EAST BUT I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR ROT OUT LIKE THIS AND HAVE ZERO BODY ROT, JUST THE FLOOR BOARDS.... *TR