2002 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

CD PLAYER SKIPS WHILE PLAYING, CD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME CD PLAYERS HAS FAILED. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT RECALL#02V043000 CONCERNING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON 15 OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FREE OF RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

BRIDGETONE POTENZA RE92 P225/R17 PASSENGER TIRE, ALL 3 TIRES HAS LONG CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. IT ALL HAPPENS IN BETWEEN 20K TO 33K MILES OF THE CARS MILEAGE. *JB

BOSE SYSTEM CD PLAYER DOES NOT PLAY IN ALL SPEAKERS, RADIO WORKS FINE BUT WHILE PLAYING CDS ONLY HAVE RIGHT SIDE SPEAKERS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THERE WAS ALSO A KNOCKING SOUND AND ABNORMAL STEERING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO WANDER INTO THE OTHER LANE WHILE DRIVING . THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 02V146000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM AND A NHTSA RECALL # 02V043000 REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

CD PLAYER DOES NOT OPERATE THROUGH ALL SPEAKERS. RADIO WORKS FINE THROUGH ALL CHANNELS BUT CD PLAYER CUTS OUT. *NM

ON MAY 22, 2006 WHILE PROCEEDING TO PARK, MY THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD UNTIL IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. WHILE RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR THE 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA'S ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS I DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THE PEDAL STOP SENSOR. ALTHOUGH MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM EARLIER. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE. I FEEL THAT OTHER MODELS WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

ENGINE BROKE DOWN ON A 2002 NIACIN MAXIM & COULD NOT STEER CAR CORRECTLY. IT COULD NOT GO WITHOUT WEAVING BACK & FORTH, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ONLY 15,000. MILES ON CAR & IT IS REGULARLY SERVICED & MAINTAINED GREATLY (E.G. KEPT IN GARAGE,NEVER LEFT UNLOCK,ETC.)THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES & INVOLVED A $900. REPAIR BILL, FOR WHICH NIACIN DID NOTHING TO COMPENSATE FOR OR APOLOGIZE FOR. IF I HAD NOT HAD AAA TOW IT TO THE DEALER, THERE WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, THIS OCCURRED AT NIGHT & I HAD I ONLY 3 BLOCKS TO GET IT HOME WHEN THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS THE ROAD. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SKIP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE GAS LEVEL SENSOR, EMISSION AND FUEL INJECTOR AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE LINES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SUBSEQUENT TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKNIG WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND ANOTHER. ONLY BY ACCELERATNG VERY HARD THROUGH A STOP SIGN, AT WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO STOP, WAS I ABLE TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO MY OWNERS MANUAL, WHENEVER THE ABS WARNIGN LIGHT ILLUMINATE, I WILL LOSE ONLY MY ABS BUT WILL RETAIN NORMAL BREAKING. THIS PROVED NOT TO BE THE CASE. I LOST THE ABLITY TO STOP. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S DEALERSHIP REPAIR FACILITY, THE LOSS OF ABS WAS A RESULT OF A NON-FUNCTIONING REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY THIS REPAIR FACILITY. I WILL REQUEST THAT THE FAILED PART BE KEPT AND GIVEN TO ME. *NM