2003 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR AND COULD HAVE IMPROPER SOLDER DEFORMATION WHICH IS RELATED TO NHTSA# 03V455000, COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2003 MAXIMA. THE GEARS ARE JERKING REALLY BAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE HAPPENING. I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL YET? WHEN SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT MAYBE THEN A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND I LATER RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM (RECALL 03V455) INVOLVING 3 FAULTY SENSORS AND MY VIN FALL INSIDE THE RANGE OF APPLIED VINS JN1DA*1**3T 400002 - 515067. I DID HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED BY NISSAN AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $416 WHEREAS, NISSAN REPLACED TWO OF THE SENSORS. AT THIS TIME, NISSAN INSISTS THAT MY CAR AND VIN DO NOT APPLY. I HAD READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THEY ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN REFUSES TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM ALSO. I AGREE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR BEHIND ME CAME CLOSE TO HITTING ME WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND THE DRIVER PROCEEDED TO HONK THE HORN AND SHOUT AND ME. IT IS MY BELIEVE THAT NISSAN HAS NOT BEEN DILIGENT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AND GET THIS UNSAFE CARS OFF THE ROAD. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BY 1.) REIMBURSING ME FOR THE COST OF MY REPAIRS, 2.)REPAIR THE OTHER FAULTY SENSOR THAT WAS PART OF THE RECALL THAT THEY DID NOT REPAIR THIS TIME AND 3.) REPAIR OTHERS LIKE MINE THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *TR

MY 2003 MAXIMA STALLED OUT TWICE WHILE DRIVING, ONCE WHILE AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAD RECALLED THE 2003 MAXIMAS FOR A FAULTY CAM SENSOR THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL. HOWEVER, IN TYPICAL FASHION, NISSAN TOLD ME THAT MY VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND HE COULD NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. IN THE MEANTIME, I COULD POSSIBLY BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING. MY MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE PART NUMBER, MEANING THAT THE PART IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH PROVES THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FAILURES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA AND AM HEARING AN ENGINE WHINE NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS REACHING HIGHER SPEEDS. I DO NOT YET HEAR IT WHEN IDLING BUT I AM TOLD ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I DO. THE NOISE SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE WHAT AN ALTERNATOR HUM IN A POORLY GROUNDED SOUND SETUP MAKES. YOU CAN TURN OFF THE RADIO AND A/C BUT YOU CAN STILL HEAR IT. *TR

CAR WAS BEING OPERATED IN NORMAL FASHION WHEN IT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR OFF OF ROAD SAFELY AND THEN RESTARTED, NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TOOK CAR HOME AND CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD INVESTIGATE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY THERE. THEY INVESTIGATE AND FOUND IT WAS A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. HAD REPAIRS COMPLETED AND CAR WORKS FINE NOW. I ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS A SIMILAR RECALL TO MODELS LIKE MINE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000, BUT AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN DIRECTLY, THEY SAID MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CAM AND CRANK SENSOR MALFUNCTION (CODE P0340). THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 115,000.

ON 9-2-2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING, TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED CRANK POSITION SENSOR. CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND ASK ABOUT THE RECALL OF MAXIMA"S THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM THAT SAID MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL . THE ONLY RESPONSE WAS SORRY! GOOD THING I'M AN EXPERIENCED DRIVE OR I MIGHT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL THIS- SORRY NO MORE NISSAN CARS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CAM SENSOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.