NISSAN Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 45,000 ROUGHLY THAT WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2007. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AFTER DRIVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THE FORCE WAS SO UNBEARABLE THAT IT WAS IF SOMEONE HIT ME AND I FELT LIKE I HAD WHIPLASH. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACE BUT THE PROBLEM ONLY GOT WORST. THEN JAN 2008 NISSAN AGREED TO. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING. SOMETIMES IT JUST STAYS NEUTRAL WHILE STOP AND WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED IT JUMPS FORWARD. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND UNSAFE. I WAS READING ABOUT THIS AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMAS 2004 AND NEWER. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS EVERYWHERE. *TR

SALVADOR ALARCON WHO IS THE OWNER OF ALARCON'S TIRE SHOP WAS ACTED DECEITFULLY BY HAVING HIS STAFF INSTALL 235X65X17 VEHICLE TIRES ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHICH USES 265X65X17 TIRES. THESE TIRES NOT ONLY COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF BUT CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON MY VEHICLE. ALARCON'S TIRE SHOP 495 E 26TH ST OGDEN, UT 84401. *TR

NISSAN XTERRA 2005 FIRST THE CAR DIES ON THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE IPDM, LATTER THAT DAY I PUT FUEL IN THE CAN AND THE FUEL GAGE DID NOT WORK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER NISMO I HAVE HAD 3 FUEL "SENDING UNITS" REPLACED AND HAVE ONLY 21000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS DUE TO VERY ERRATIC AND SOMEWHAT UNSAFE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT IE; GAS GAUGE/SENDING UNIT. I RECENTLY HAD IT REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND IT IS NOW WORSE THAN BEFORE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAUGE/SENDING UNIT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL AND THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. THANKS *TR

I HAVE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 90000 MILES ON IT, 6 SPEED. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO ALL MOST EVERY GEAR STARTED TO JERK WHEN I SWITCH BETWEEN GEARS, MOSTLY 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEMS VERY FREQUENTLY. THE NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALL ON THIS MODELS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CAUSE ALL MOST EVERY TRANNY WITH THIS MODEL HAVE PROBLEMS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA, AT A LOW SPEED, WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE VEHICLE DIED. IT WAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. I WAS LUCKY THE DRIVER BEHIND ME DIDN'T RUN INTO ME. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, AND DRIVE OFF. THE CAR DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN, BUT A WEEK LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A CRANK ANGLE SENSOR. IT WAS FAULTY AND THAT'S WHY MY CAR DIED, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I FOUND OUT THAT, NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC AND SPOKE TO A PERSON NAME DAVID. DAVID CONFIRMED THAT THEY DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE SENSOR BUT IT WAS ONLY ON CERTAIN YEARS FOR THE ALTIMA. I TOLD DAVID THAT MAYBE ALL THE ALTIMA'S WITH THIS SENSOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND A OWNER NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN TELLING ME THAT MY ALTIMA, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BETWEEN THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR AND ECM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER RECEIVING THEIR NOTICE. THE DEALER REPROGRAM THE ECM UNIT, BUT NEVER REPLACED THE SENSOR. I TOLD DAVID AT NISSAN THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE SENSOR AT THE TIME WHEN THEY REPROGRAM THE ECM. IT WAS VERY SCARY WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED SUDDENLY. I WAS VERY LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HURT. I AM LETTING YOU KNOW BECAUSE I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD RECALL ALL THEIR VEHICLE EQUIP WITH THIS SENSOR. I WAS VERY VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I TOLD DAVID AT NISSAN THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR ANYMORE. *TR

DOCUMENTATION WILL FOLLOW UP AT HOME. FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SHUTTING DOWN CAR EVERY 3 MINUTES ON 2003 NISSAN SENTRA - COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE RESULT AS WE WERE HEADED TO INTERSTATE TO RETURN TO OK....DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT IN LEE SUMMIT, MO....NISSAN CORPORATION CONSUMER SERVICE IN PHILLIPINES HAS BEEN AWFUL......WE ARE GETTING ON THE ROAD TOMORROW 10/06/2009 IF CAR FAILS AND WE ARE IN MAJOR ACCIDENT WANT IT KNOWN THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH NISSAN AND LET MY SON KNOW....NISSAN AMERICA HAS BEEN TERRIBLE TO DEAL WITH...THE FILE # IS 6622003. *TR

MY 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF IN THE MIDNIGHT, AND IT WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE FROM MY FRIEND AS A GIFT, WHICH WAS IN A VERY GOOD CONDITION. AND I ALSO PAID THE BUCKNER'S AUTO SERVICE CENTER AT KNOXVILLE, TN FOR CHECKING THE CAR IN DETAIL AND GETTING IT REPAIRED. BUT 8 DAYS AFTER, THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. DURING THE 8 DAYS, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT, AND NOBODY EVER TOUCHED THE CAR. IT'S CLOUDY OR RAINY IN ALL THESE DAYS. THOUGH FORTUNATELY MY WIFE AND I WERE SAFE, WE WERE REALLY SCARED AND MY WIFE WAS AFRAID OF VEHICLES FROM THEN ON. WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE U.S LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, AND THIS INCIDENT ALMOST COMPLETELY DISRUPTED OUR LIVES. THE FOLLOWING IS THE DESCRIPTION FROM THE KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME REPORT: THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR EIGHT DAYS. INTERVIEWED CAR OWNER, WHO STATES HE HAS BEEN IN THE US FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH, AND HAD RECEIVED THE VEHICLE AS A GIFT FROM A FRIEND. HE SAID THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE CAR FOR REPAIRS AND TO BE SERVICED AT BUCHNERS AUTO REPAIR ON 9/8/2009 AND HAD AN INVOICE OF THE WORK PERFORMED. HE SAID THAT THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THEN BECAUSE HE WAS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING HIS DRIVER LICENSE. THERE WAS ONLY AN 8 MILE DIFFERENCE THE INVOICE MILEAGE AND THE CARS ODOMETER READING. INVESTIGATION OF THE VEHICLE REVEALED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE CAR WAS LOCKED AND HOOD WAS SECURE WHEN ENG 12 ARRIVED. THEN HAD TO FORCE THE HOOD SINCE THE CABLE DID NOT FUNCTION DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE. AREAS OF HIGH HEAT WERE INDICATED ON THE HOOD OVER THE BATTERY AND FUEL/AIR INTAKE LOCATIONS. ALSO OF NOTE WAS THAT THE COOLING FANS WERE DESTROYED AND ONE HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND. THIS FIRE IS CONSIDERED TO ACCIDENTAL AND THE CAUSE TO BE A MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE OWNER DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE ON THE VEHICLE. SUGGESTED THAT THE OWNER TAKE PHOTOS AND CONTACT BUCHNERS TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS OR TO'S FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLING WHILE IN MOTION USUALLY WHILE SLOWING TO STOP OR WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED. SES LIGHT CAME ON TODAY WHEN IT STALLED AND I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED IT WAS CRANK AND CAM SENSORS. THEY REPLACED THEM AND CHARGED ME $260. HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED AT 19,XXX MILES UNDER A RECALL. CAR HAS 58,7XX MILES NOW AND THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY. GO ONLINE AND FIND IN EXCESS OF 160 CONSUMER REPORTS OF THIS VERY CAM AND CRANK PROBLEM AND EVERYONE HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT ESPECIALLY BEING THAT MY ENGINE WAS REPLACED SO THE DEFECT IS NOT JUST IN THE ORIGINAL ENGINES. SERVICE DEPT. MADE NO MENTION OF THERE BEING A RECALL TO ME BUT BEING THAT I NEVER GOT THE RECALL NOTICE WHEN I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT 19,XXX (AND I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND REMAINED AT SAME RESIDENCE) I DECIDED TO JUST CHECK ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE HAVING CAM AND CRANK PROBLEMS. COMES A NO SURPRISE TO SEE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I AM MUTE THEREFORE CAN'T CALL YOU GUYS SO I AM FILING MY COMPLAINT ONLINE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I ENTERED PHONE NUMBERS ONLY BECAUSE I COULD NOT ADVANCE WITHOUT DOING SO. PLEASE SEND ANY AND ALL REPLIES VIA E-MAIL IF SPEAKING TO SOMEONE WHO CAN REPRESENT ME IS AN ISSUE. *TR