2002 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 20MPH SUSPENSION CAUSED STEERING TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK THE TRANSVERSE LINK BROKE, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JG

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON, I WAS ASSURED BY THEY SALES PERSON THAT IT WAS A "MINOR SENSOR PROBLEM" IN THAT REGARDS I TOOK THE VEHICLE. WHEN I CAME BACK TO HAVE THE LIGHT CHECKED I LEARNED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS SINCE THERE WAS NO "COMPUTER CODE" AND ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER THE CAR HAD NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. MANUFACTURER REPLACED ABS CONTROL UNIT AND SAY CAR WAS OK. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE CAR'S FRONT WHEELS STARTING TO LOCK AT LOW SPEEDS, ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES A SCREECH WILL COME FROM THE WHEELS, SOME TIMES IT WILL BE COMING FROM THE LEFT SOME TIMES FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. LOCKING OF WHEELS WAS ONLY ONCE TO THREE TIMES A DAY. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID TO BRING THE CAR BACK. AFTER A COPLE OF DAYS OF CONTACTING NISSAN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ONCE AT THE DEALER, NISSAN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO OUTPUT GROUND TO LIGHT AND THAT NO CODE WAS COMING ON.THIS HAPPENED AND 1588 MILES.AT 2054 MILES CAR WAS TAKEN AGAIN FOR ABS LIGHT ON, ONCE AGAIN THERE WAS NO CODE COMING FROM COMPUTER, IN OTHER WORDS COMPUTER WAS SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH CAR. NISSAN REPLACED ENGINE HARNESS ON VEHICLE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, AFTER THAT REPAIR, FRONT WHEELS STARTED TO LOCK JUST AS LAST TIME.. IT WILL ONLY LOCK FOR ONE TIME OR TWO A DAY,, BUT SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME ABS LIGHT IS NOT ON, NISSAN WAS CONTACTED AND SAY NOHTING IS WRONG WITH CAR SINCE THE LIGHT IS NOT ON. ON 08-14-2002 WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING LOT, SPEEDS OF ABOUT 15MPH, PRESSED GAS PEDAL, CAR IS NOT RESPONDING ( THERE SEEMS TO BE NO TRACTION ON WHEELS FOR ABOUT 10 SENCONDS) THEN "SLIP" LIGHT STARTS FLASHING FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS, AFTER THIS VEHICLE STARTS GETTING TRACTION AGAIN AND LIGHT STOPS FLASHING. WILL MEET WITH NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE ON 8-15-2002.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN HEAD ON IMPACT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND RAN OVER THE SPEED BUMP STOPPING FURTHER DOWN THE PARKING LOT. CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER TOOK A LOOK AT VEHICLE AND STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.*AK *JB

VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED AND FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADJUSTED IDLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. VEHICLE CHECKED AGAIN, AND DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT MAXIMA OPERATES THAT WAY AND NOTHING COULD BE ONE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS OCCURS IN ALL FORWARD GEARS AND CAUSES A SURGE IN ACCELERATION WHEN RE-ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC

TWO OF THESE TIRES ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR, LEAKED OUT THE AIR,THEY HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THEM.*AK

EVERY TIME THE CAR IS WASH ABS SLIP AND TRACTION MALFUNCTIONS. THESE LIGHTS ALSO ARE DISPLAYED IN THE CONSOLE.. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND ON MORE THAN FOUR OCCASIOS, AND PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVE. THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUM MAKES NOISE BUT DEALER STATTES THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. WHEN EVER I DRIVE OVER BUMPS IT IS VERY PRONUNCED. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS (SO FAR) WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SUNROOF CLOSED, THE SUNROOF HAS OPENED BY ITSELF. BOTH TIMES THE BACK OF THE SUNROOF OPENED, INSTEAD OF THE ENTIRE PANEL SLIDING OPEN. THE SUNROOF SWITCH DID WORK TO CLOSE IT. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS DEFECT NOR HAVE I CONTACTED NISSAN.*AK

AT A 75MPH VEHICLE CRASHED, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOT CONTACTED.*AK

AIR CONTROL VALVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK