2002 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN SIX TIMES. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON MARCH 21, THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY NISSAN MAXIMA WERE STOLEN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED FEW MONTHS AGO. IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE EVERY TIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE STOLEN. I THINK IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE ALL THE TIME. IF I KNEW THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SUCH A TARGET FOR THIEVES, I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THE MAXIMA.*AK

I DRIVE A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH BRIGDGESTONE PATENZA TIRES ON IT. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2004, DURING LIGHT RAIN AT APPROXIMATLY 45 MPH, THE CAR HYDROPLANED ACCROSS 2 LANES OF THE 5 FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I HAD NOT EVEN HIT THE BRAKES. THE CAR JUST SLID ACCORSS THE LANES. I CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY WERE NO HELP. I AM REPLACING THE TIRES, BUT THINK OTHERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS HAZARD.*AK

COMPLAIN REGARDING BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES; STANDARD OEM EQUIPMENT ON 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE. THIS TIRE DOES NOT PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF TRACTION IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION. EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR WINTER DRIVING. THIS TIRE IS UNSAFE FOR BOTH THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE AND ANY ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD.*AK

I HAD THE DATADOT ANTI-THEFT DEVICE THAT NISSAN CAME OUT WITH INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE HEADLIGHTS ASSEMBLY THEFT PROBLEM. AND GUESS WHAT, THEY STILL STOLE THE RIGHT SIDE. THE GOOD THING IS THAT THE TRANSFORMER WAS BOLTED TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR AND WAS NOT STOLEN, THE BAD THINGS IS THEY CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO THE FINDER/HOOD AND FRONT BUMPER NOT ONLY THAT, BUT A PORTION OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY STAYED IN THE CAR THE DAMAGE WAS $2400.00 FOR ONE HEAD LIGHT WITH BODY WORK. YOU CANT USE YOUR TURN SIGNALS IF A HEADLIGHT IS MISSING VERY VERY UNSAFE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DESIGN. *LA

THIS MAX HAD THE TRANSVERSE LINK RECALL PERFORMED IN 9/02. AT THIS TIME, THE LEFT AXLE WAS NOT PROPERLY PLACED BACK IN THE TRANSMISSION. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEPT BLOWING US OFF. FINALLY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN THE MOBILE TUNNEL AND THE TRANS WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION. NISSAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT IT STILL DRIVES LIKE A PIECE OF JUNK. THESE GUYS ARE RIDICULOUS AND NEED TO BE DEALT WITH SERIOUSLY. I HAVE SINCE FILED SUIT BUT WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP.

I OWN A 2002 MAXIMA. RECENTLY WE HAD A COLD SNAP AND THE LINE FROM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER RO MY WIPERS FROZE UP. THE WASHER HAD THE CORRECT WASHER FLUID-RATED DOWN TO -25 DEGREES AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 11 DEGREES. MY DEALERSHIP REGULARLY MAINTAINS MY VEHICLES FLUIDS. I CALLED THE SULLIVAN BROS. NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN KINGSTON MASS. AND THEY SAID THEY HAD MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHERR NISSAN OWNERS WITH MAXIMAS NEAR OR AT THE SAME AGE AS MINE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED RUNNING THE CAR FOR 20 MINUTES OR SO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAD ALREADY WARMED UP THE CAR BEFORE DRIVING IT, BUT FOLLOWED THE DEALER'S DIRECTION. IN FACT ,I RAN THE CAR FOR 45 MINUTES MORE SINCER THE LINE WAS STILL FROZEN AFTER 20 MINUTES. DRIVING TO WORK UNDER THESE CONDITIONS WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE AND EXTREMLY DANGEROUS. I COULD BARELY SEE IN FRONT OF ME AND HAD TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CONDTION AND STOP AS FREQUENTLY IN MANY UNSSAFE LOCATIONS TO TRY AND CLEAN OFF MY WINDSHIELD. I AND ANYYBODY DRIVING A MAXIMA OR ANY OTHER VEEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM IS PUTTING THEMSELVES AND OTHES IN INNINENT DANGER. THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM SEEM TO BE THAT THE WASHER LINE IS DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE FENDER AS IT RUNS UP TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT IS EXPOSED, UNNESSASARILLY, TO WHEATHER TEMPERATURE VARIANCES AND IT IS SO FAR AWLAY FROM THE ENGINE THAT ANY HEAT THAT MIGHT HELP IS PREVENTED FRM HELPING BY DISTANCE. MY FEELING IS THAT IF THE LINE WERE CLOSER TO THE ENGINE OR OFF THE METAL OF THE FENDER ,OR EVEN INSULTED , IT COULD PREVENT THIS DANGEROS PROBLEM. ANY ARGUMENT THAT THESE WERE EXTEME CONDITIONS THAT WOULD EFFECT ANY CAR IS UNFOUNDED. NEIGBORS AND RELATIVES EASILY DROVE THEIR VEHICLES WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WERE IN THE SAME WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HOPE THAT NISSAN HAS A RECALL ON THEIR MAXIMA'S WITH THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. I HOPE THET I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT CAN HELP ME AND PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF OTHER QUICKY RESOLVE THIS UNSAFE CONDITION.

FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT REMAIN CLOSE. THE FRONT WINDOW HAS AN AUTOMATIC UP FEATURE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO PUT THE WINDOW UP WITH ONE CLICK OF THE BUTTON. WHEN ACTIVATED THE WINDOW GOES UP CLOSES AND THEN IT COMES BACK DOWN 4 INCHES. CAR HAS 24,000 MILES AND UNDER WARRANTY BUT NISSAN WILL NOT COVER ADJUSTMENT OF WINDOW OR REPLACEMENT OF MALFUNCTIONING PART STATING IT IS A SERVICE ITEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

I HOPE NISSAN WOULD TAKE MY HEADACHE AWAY BY TAKING BACK THEIR GARBAGE 2002 MAXIMA, BECAUSE THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE A SHAMED OF THEMSELVES TO MANUFACTURE A $750.00 LIGHT WITH TWO PLASTIC BRACKETS THAT MY 7 YEAR OLD SON CAN BREAK OUT OF THE CAR WITHIN (30 SECONDS YES 30 SECONDS) MY XEON LIGHT HAS BEEN STOLEN FIVE TIMES (5) FROM JANUARY, MY CAR HAS SIT IN THE NISSAN REPAIR SHIP FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. COULD NISSAN EXPLAIN THIS OR TRY TO COMPREHEND THIS PROBLEM THAT IT'S CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TROUGH, DO THEY EVEN CARE, NISSAN MAKE FROM ME ALONE 1,500.00 X 5 = 7,500.00 NOT TO MENTION THE OTHER THOUSAND OF PEOPLE THAT IS GOING TROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD BE SUED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, OR REFUND THE DEDUCTIBLES FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT WAS DESIGN FOR THEFT. MY HEADACHE IS NOT GOING AWAY UNTIL I GET RID OF THE CAR OR SUE NISSAN TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ALL NISSAN MAXIMAS 202-2003 OWNERS SHOULD SUE NISSAN AND MAYBE THEY WILL DO SOMETHING OR ALL COME TOGETHER AND FILE A CLASS AUCTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!!! DO SO ASAP. I ACTUALLY WENT AND BOUGHT INFRARED CAMERAS TO MONITOR MY CAR SO MAYBE I CAN CATCH WHO IS STEALING THE LIGHTS, THIS IS REALLY BAD THANKS FOR LISTENING. *LA