2009 Nissan Maxima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND HEARD A POP SOUND COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

DASH DEFECT. THE DASH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOOKS LIKE MELTED TAR CREATING A GLARE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN'S 2008 & 2009 ALTIMAS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN USA (CASE # 2716855) THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD OFFER TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR WHICH WOULD STILL BE $1000 OUT OF POCKET. MY QUESTION IS; ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY OFFER A CAMPAIGN FOR RECALL? YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STRUT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUBLIN NISSAN (2046 VETERANS BLVD, DUBLIN, GA 31021 (478) 275-2660), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

RATTLING, CRACKING, VIBRATION AND ROAD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED. NOISE WAS VERY NOTICEABLE IF ROAD WAS BUMPY. IN MY EMAILS WITH NISSAN THEY ONLY WOULD REFER ME TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS 1 HOUR AWAY. I FORWARD NISSAN DOCUMENTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET STATING THE THIS YEAR MODEL HAD STRUT AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. NISSAN COULD ONLY TELL ME TO SEE A LOCAL DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STARTED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A CRACKED AND MELTING DASHBOARD. THE RESULT OF THIS IS THAT THE SUNLIGHT CAUSES AN EXTREME GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT MAKES VISIBILITY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ON SUNNY DAYS. A BIKER OR PEDESTRIAN COULD BE CROSSING THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME AND I WOULD NOT KNOW IT DUE TO ONLY SEEING THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THIS AND THEY WERE NOTHING BUT RUDE THE ENTIRE TIME. THEY SAID THERE ARE NO KNOWN DEFECTS WITH IT AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE. I TOLD THEM THAT I CANNOT SEE AND IT IS AN EXTREMELY BIG ISSUE AND THEY DISAGREE. I EVEN OFFERED TO PAY TOWARDS THE COST OF A NEW DASHBOARD AND THEY SAID THEY AREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO AT THIS POINT AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS DUE TO THE BLINDING REFLECTION FROM THE DASH.