2010 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

MY STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT WITH THE CAR HAVING 62,000 MILES THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2009 BUT NOT THE 2010. TO FIX THIS ISSUE IT WAS 900.00 AND NISSAN REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THE CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NO WHERE AND WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK BECAME FAULTY AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE SAME PART NUMBER OF STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS PUT INTO THE NISSAN MAXIMA, NISSAN GT-R, AND NISSAN 370Z. THE PART WAS RECALLED IN THE GT-R, HOWEVER IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED IN THE MAXIMA OR 370Z. THE TOTAL WORK FOR THE REPAIR IS $1300. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS OF THE REPAIR DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING WHEEL LOCK. NISSAN RECENTLY CAME OUT WITH A REVISION TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK BECAUSE THE PART WAS FAULTY. *TR

WENT TO START VEHICLE, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WONT EVEN TURN ON, THE KEY FOB BATTER WAS REPLACED AND SAME THING HAPPENED. THE ORANGE KEY LIGHT TURNED ON IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AFTER TALKING WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK, APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON ISSUE.

STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE. UNABLE TO START VEHICLE, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR 2010 MODEL YEAR, SAME PART FAILED IN 2009 MODEL YEAR, WARRANTY EXTENDED FOR 2009 ONLY. *TR

THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACTIVATION OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. AFTER FOLLOWING ALL TROUBLE SHOOTING ADVICE IN THE CAR'S MANUAL, I TOWED THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY FLAGGED AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT (PART# 487009N00B) AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS ALL PART OF THE VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS UNIT WAS $703.43. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THE 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. 1. THIS WAS A FULLY FUNCTIONING CAR (EXCEPT FOR ANTI-THEFT CIRCUIT GLITCH) THAT LEFT MY PREGNANT WIFE STRANDED IN FREEZING TEMPS IN AN EMPTY SCHOOL PARKING LOT LATE IN THE EVENING. 2. NISSAN PROMOTES HOW SAFE, RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL THEIR CARS ARE, BUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CAN DISABLE THE VEHICLE LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED WITH ONLY ONE OPTION, WHICH IS, TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF ANT-THEFT SYSTEM GLITCHES. 3. THE CAR, BEING ECONOMICAL, SHOULD NOT REQUIRE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BECAUSE OF AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. 4. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONDITIONS THAT CAN OCCUR THAT WILL RESULT IN THE NISSAN MAXIMA BECOMING IMMOBILIZED STRANDING DRIVERS. I AM STATING ONLY ONE. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY TO FEMALE DRIVERS. 5. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD COME UP WITH AN OVERRIDE CODE OR DEVICE THAT WILL ALLOW A DRIVER TO ESCAPE FROM POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THAT WERE CREATED BY NISSAN'S VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT FOR AN ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZING CIRCUIT FALSELY TELLING THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT READY TO START WHEN IT IS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THEIR VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR

ARRIVED AT WORK ON 9 FEB 2014, CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME, CAR WOULD NOT START AND A RED BLINKING LIGHT WITH A KEYLOCK APPEARED ON DASHBOARD, AN ATTEMPT WAS ALSO MADE WITH ADDITIONAL KEY TO NO SUCCESS. AFTER RESEARCHING PROBLEM ONLINE, IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WHERE IT JUST STOPS WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT WAS RECALLED ON ALL 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA AND ALTIMAS, MINE IS A 2010 MANUFACTURED IN SEPT 2009 AND THE PART NUMBER IS THE SAME AS THE 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA MODEL. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEARBY NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY STATED MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT SHOW UP AS A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR THE 2009 ISSUE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I PAID $1272 FOR THE REPAIR BILL WHERE IT IS CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT AND HAVE HAD ZERO LUCK WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS. THEY SIMPLY DENIED MY REQUEST STATING THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2010 AND NEEDED MORE PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD. I CONTINUED MY QUEST ONLINE TO SEARCH OTHER DRIVERS WHO HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND HAVE FOUND AN ENTIRE FORUM DEDICATED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH EVERYONE HAVING THE SAME OUTCOME AND HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. WHEN CAR WAS AT NISSAN, THE OPTION WAS PAY $1200 TO FIX THE ISSUE OR LEAVE THE CAR THERE, THERE WAS NO OTHER OPTION GIVEN OR PROVIDED AS AN ALTERNATIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA SV AND ALL WAS WELL UNTIL ONE MORNING I DROPPED OFF MY SON AT SCHOOL ON A FRIGID 5 DEGREE MORNING AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. THE PUSH START WOULDN'T WORK AND I WAS FORCED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. AFTER EVALUATION, THE PART IS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SAME PART THAT IN THE 2009 MAXIMA AND EARLY 2010 WAS DEFECTIVE AND PROVIDED EXTENDED REPAIR WARRANTY BY NISSAN. IT ONLY GOT WORSE, NISSAN'S REPLACEMENT PART FOR THIS HAS BEEN ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER SINCE LAST MONTH. AFTER HAVING TO RENT A CAR, PAY FOR A TOW, AND NOW I WAIT ENDLESSLY FOR A PART TO FIX A CAR THAT CANT EVEN BE STARTED, I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE PART WILL NOT BE COVERED FOR MY CAR UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS CALLED EACH TO UPDATE ME ON THE POTENTIAL SHIP DATE OF THE PART, ONLY THE NEXT WEEK TO BE CALLED AGAIN TO TELL ME IT MAYBE ANOTHER FEW WEEKS. THIS IS SHAME ON NISSAN, AT LEAST TOYOTA AND HONDA WILL RECALL AND FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM. HOW COULD THIS NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE YOUR CAR CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED IN DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTICE. *TR

MY 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA WILL NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS A STEERING LOCKS ISSUE THAT COST ME $1400 TO FIX. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS HAPPENING OFTEN WITH THESE CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING SHIFT LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. *TR

MY STEERING LOCK UNIT WENT OUT. NISSAN QUOTED ME 900 TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED WHICH ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, ITS A KNOWN FACT THAT MANY NISSANS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I ONLY HAD THE CAR 1 YEAR. *TR