2010 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

THE ANTI THEFT STEERING WHEEL LOCK SWITCH FAILED. THE CAR WILL NOT START. CAR WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIR. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE SAME DEFECT IN MODEL YEAR 2009 MAXIMAS AND ALTIMAS. BUT THEY SAY THE PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST IN 2010 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY IT DOES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN OVER INTO THE ON POSITION PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK ON THE VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THIS ULTIMATELY PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING DO TO THE PUSH TO START FEATURE. NISSAN RELEASED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE 2009 MODEL MAXIMA WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO 2010 MODEL THAT I HAVE, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE NEW PART WILL COST ME $965 OUT OF POCKET. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMA VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ARE ALMOST 100 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LISTED ON NHTSA WEBSITE. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK ON THE VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THIS ULTIMATELY PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING DO TO THE PUSH TO START FEATURE. NISSAN RELEASED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE 2009 MODEL MAXIMA WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO 2010 MODEL THAT I HAVE, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE NEW PART WILL COST ME $965 OUT OF POCKET. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMA VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ARE ALMOST 100 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LISTED ON NHTSA WEBSITE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAS OCCURRED ON MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA; CAUSING THE ENGINE TO NOT START. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $1000+. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES. *TR

I DROVE MY 2010 NISSAN MAX TO CHURCH...THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PERFECTLY AND WE HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD IT SERVICED. WHEN I GOT IN VEHICLE TO LEAVE CHURCH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE KEY FOB WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOOR BUT NOTHING ELSE WOULD COME ON. THERE WAS A LIGHT ON THE DASH SHOWING A KEY BUT NOTHING ELSE WORKED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS INFORMED THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR WOULD COST $1100. I WAS INFORMED NO RECALLS FOR 2010 BUT 2009 ALTIMA AND MAXIMA HAD SAME ISSUES AND RECALL WAS DONE FOR THAT YEAR ONLY. I AM SO UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AS WELL. WE HAVE ALWAYS OWNED NISSANS BUT I AM TOTALLY RECONSIDERING MY NEXT VEHICLE PURCHASE. *TR

THE CAR AFTER BEING DRIVEN TO WORK AND PARKED IN GARAGE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR FOR A FEW HOURS, WHILE AT WORK, I REALIZED THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND LIKE OTHERS THE CAR LOCK SIGN WAS ON. READING FURTHER ABOUT IT, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN'S ELECTRICAL STEERING CONTROL LOCK AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. AFTER TOWING THE CAR, THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THE SAME BUT NISSAN DOESN'T COVER THIS MODEL. IT COVERS 2009 MAXIMA AND ALTIMA, EVEN SOME OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE. IT IS COSTING ME OVER 1200 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR, THAT INCLUDE 650 DOLLARS FOR THE PART, 400 DOLLARS FOR LABOR AS THIS IS EXTENSIVE, AND THEN TAXES AND CHANGE. NISSAN NEEDS TO REIMBURSE ITS CUSTOMERS FOR SUCH FAULTY PARTS. *TR

CAME TO WORK AND COULDN'T GET CAR STARTED. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK AND GET DELIVERED TO MOSSY NISSAN DEALERSHIP. WITH ONLY 30,705.00 MILES ON MY CAR THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY UNUSUAL FOR SUCH A MAJOR PART TO GO OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING AND THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V358000 (SUSPENSION). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MY CAR WOULDN'T START, SO I CALLED AAA AND THEY TESTED THE BATTERY AND DETERMINED THE BATTERY WAS NOT THE ISSUE. NO SOUND, NO POWER AND THE KEY INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, CLEARLY NOT RECOGNIZING MY KEY FOB. I GOT A RIDE HOME 30 MILES AWAY AND RETURNED WITH MY ALTERNATE KEY FOB THINKING IT COULD BE A KEY FOB BATTERY ISSUE. THE ALTERNATE KEY FOB ALSO DID NOT WORK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK, NOT RELEASING, AND THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $895.00 AND NOT IN STOCK. MANY OF THE NISSAN FORUMS I LOOKED UP ON LINE ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, TOO. HELLO IS ANYONE LISTENING OR TAKING NOTE? SHOULDN'T THIS MANY COMPLAINTS EQUATE TO A PARTS RECALL?? *TR