2012 Nissan Maxima

THE DRIVER SEAT HAS A SLIGHT ROCK WHEN TAKING OFF AND BREAKING. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED BACK IN OCTOBER 2014 FROM A HONDA DEALER. I NOTICED THE ROCKING BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A LOOSE NUT OR SOMETHING SO I DIDN'T LOOK INTO IT RIGHT AWAY. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER THEY SAID THE FRAME WAS BROKEN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT AND THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE SEAT MY COME COMPLETELY APART OR SOMETHING WHILE I'M BREAKING AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I NOT SURE WHY IF THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE BACK IN 2009 AND FOUND SOME TYPE OF FIX WHY WANT THEY FIX IT NOW BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

RELEASED BRAKE, STARTED ROLLING FORWARD TO CROSS TRAFFIC, STEP ON ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. NO ENGINE REV OR ANYTHING. PUMPED ACCELERATOR MANY TIMES AND FINALLY ENGINE ENGAGED. NEARLY CAUSING PASSENGER SIDE TO BE HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF DRIVING. *TR

2012 MAXIMA'S PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON WITH ADULT PASSENGERS EVERY 3RD OR 4TH TRIP. WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP, MAXIMA UNDER WARRANTY, THEY SAID NO CODES WERE TRIPPED AND THAT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BUT ARE AWARE OF IT. THEY ALSO GAVE ME A HANDOUT DESCRIBING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AIRBAG OFF LIGHT AND AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULD CALL ME IF THERE IS ANYTHING HE CAN DO FOR ME. I CALLED 1-800-NISSAN1 AND FILED A CASE, BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IS "WORKING ON IT". THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT IF I HAVE AN ADULT PASSENGER IN MY MAXIMA AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT OFF IS ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANY PASSENGERS IN MY MAXIMA AND FEEL NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO IGNORE IT. *TR

DRIVER SEAT ROCKS SLIGHTLY ON TAKE OFF ACCELERATION OR SLOWING OF VEHICLE. HAS EXISTED SINCE CAR WAS NEW AND RECURS FREQUENTLY. NISSAN HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN FOR 2009-2010 SERVICE YEAR FOR PROBLEM (NTB09-092B) BUT HAS NOT EXTENDED IT TO SUBSEQUENT YEARS ALTHOUGH USER COMPLAINTS ARE RAMPANT. I AM CONCERNED THAT SEAT COULD COME LOOSE IN COLLISION. DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE TO AVOID WARRANTY REPAIR. NISSAN FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE LARGER QUALITY AND POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE ON MULTIPLE YEARS OF MAXIMA MODEL.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. I KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT NOTHING HAD HIT THE CAR BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT IT. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO SET UP A TIME TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, HOWEVER, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE MANY REPORTS OF THE "EXPLODING SUNROOFS." SOME OF THE DEBRIS FELL THROUGH THE CRACK AND GOT INTO OUR EYES. SOME OF THE SHARDS LANDED ON MY GIRLFRIEND AND PRICKED HER UP, BUT NO REAL DAMAGE. *TR

MY WIFE WEIGHS ABOUT 135 POUNDS .THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN SHE SITS IN THE SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING I HAVE PICTURES TO VALIDATE. SO FAR NISSAN IS NOT TRYING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 2 DEALERS , THEY SAY EVERTHING IS NORMAL BUT THE PHOTO PROVE MY COMPLAINT. *JS

I PURCHASED MY NISSAN MAXIMA BAND NEW TWO YEARS AGO. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS MY VEHICLE RECEIVED ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, WHICH WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AT 67,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT 'IT JUST HAPPENS SOMETIMES WITH PERFORMANCE ENGINES'. THE TRANSMISSION IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I AM NOW TOTALLY DISENCHANTED WITH THE VEHICLE. I KEEP VEHICLES FOR THE LIFETIME OF A CAR. I STILL HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH OVER 300,000 MILES (ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE). I NO LONGER FEEL THAT THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON MY MAXIMA IS RELIABLE. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES SPORADICALLY WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT WHICH INFORMS THAT THE AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER 5 TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING UP. THE LAST TIME THEY CHECKED WAS FRIDAY APRIL 4TH 2014. THE DEALER STATED THE SAME THING. THE MECHANIC WHO TESTED CAME OUT TO TALK TO US ABOUT THIS. MY WIFE SAT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND STARTED THE CAR. I SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FRONT OF THE MECHANIC. I ASKED HIM IF I WAS SEATED PROPERLY, HE AGREED I WAS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING TO TEST FOR CODES AGAIN. HE COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES BUT, ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. NISSAN NORTH AMERICAN TOLD ME THAT THEY SPOKE TO THE REPAIR MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AND NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. SEEMS STRANGE THAT NISSAN IS RECALLING 994,000 2013 AND 2014 VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE CLAIMING THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT CONSIDER UPDATING THE SOFTWARE IN MY 2012 MAXIMA. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO SO. *JS