2002 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN TWICE. HEADLIGHTS COULD BE STOLEN IN JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES. VEHICLE HAD NO INSURANCE TO COVER STOLEN PARTS. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VALVE RATTLE FROM MOTOR ON INITIAL START UP AND BLUISH SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE CAR WAS LEFT PARKED AND SUBSEQUENTLY STARTED THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR AT THE DEALER. *NLM

HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN FROM THE VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/HOOD AND BUMPER. THE BRACKETS HOLDING EACH $724 LIGHT WERE MADE OF PLASTIC AND COULD EASILY BE SNAPPED OR BROKEN. *AK *TT

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE DRIVER LOST THE BRAKES, AND STEERING AND HAD TO MANUALLY COME TO A SAFE STOP. *AK NISSAN REPLACED THE AIR FLOW SENSOR. *SCC *JB

NISSAN MAXIMA SE 2002 WAS BOUGHT NEW. BRAKE JUDDER HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR QUITE A WHILE. DEALER STATED BRAKE JUDDER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST OF REPAIRS $175.00. BRAKE JUDDER IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR 2000 MODEL MAXIMA, BUT NOT 2002? *LA

RIGHT-REAR QUARTER WINDOW HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH WIND NOISE. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NISSAN'S DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM ADEQUATELY. ONE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. NONSENSE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU! *LA

PAINT CHIPS ON HOOD;COMPLAINED TO NISSAN; INSPECTORS CONCLUSION UNSATISFACTORY AND DISPUTED BY OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL!

I LEASE A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS A KNOWN ISSUE REGARDING ITS HEADLIGHTS. THE ISSUE IS 1) THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE 2) THEY ARE, THEREFORE, WELL-LIKED BY THIEVES AND 3) THEY ARE VERY EASY TO STEAL. AS A RESULT, THEY ARE STOLEN FREQUENTLY. ONE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS STOLEN FROM MY CAR LAST WEEK. THE CAR IS NOT ROADWORTHY WITHOUT IT. BLINKERS DON'T WORK. IF ONE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE TO A BODY SHOP, IF THE HOUR IS LATE, IF ONE IS IN AN UNSAFE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CAR MUST BE DRIVEN IN SUCH CONDITION. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED NISSAN TO RECALL THIS MODEL LONG AGO. *LA

HEAD LIGHTS WERE STOLEN FROM THE VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HOOD AND BUMPER BECAUSE THIEF KNEW THAT THERE WAS NO MOTION SENSOR ALARM. THE BRACKETS HOLDING EACH $724 LIGHT IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND CAN EASILY BE SNAPPED/BROKEN. THE ANTI-THEFT KIT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FIX THE ISSUE THAT THE LIGHTS CAN STILL BE REMOVED BY BREAKING THE BRACKET WITHOUT OPENING THE HOOD. THE HORN WIRING WAS ALSO REMOVED BECAUSE OF ITS EASY ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH THE GRILL. *LA

VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHT AND HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE STOLEN. *MR THE CONSUMER FELT THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL MONIES ACCRUED DUE TO THE REPAIR. *SCC *JB