2002 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

HI, I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY PASSENGER'S AIRBAG. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER) REPLACE THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG. AT THE SAME TIME FOR ABOUT A MONTH I HAD BEEN HEARING A RUBBERY RUBBING SQUEAKY SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I ASKED THE MECHANIC WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS IN THE DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG. THIS IS A TAKATA AIRBAG. I WOULD LIKE IT REPLACED AT NO COST AS THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS AND THERE IS A RECALL ON TAKATA AIRBAGS. I DO NOT TRUST THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG AND IT IS MAKING A DISTURBING SOUND. THANK YOU.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO AGGRESSIVELY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

PER NISSAN, NO RECALLS ON THE FOLLOWING= 1.CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK, SHOWS ERROR 2. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, SHOWS FULL ALL THE TIME AND HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS-COMPLETE SAFETY HAZARD!! 3.TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED-DID NOT HAVE REVERSE-COMPLETE SAFETY HAZARD 4.CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACED-STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO LOSS OF POWER AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT-COMPLETE SAFETY HAZARD 5.MOTOR NEEDED REPLACED-MOTOR QUIT WORKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY-AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT WHILE I LOST POWER. I WENT OVER AND BEYOND ALWAYS REPLACING THE MOTOR OIL & FILTER AT 3000 MILES 6.SPEAKERS QUIT WORKING AND WILL BLARE BACK ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING STARTLING ME, THE VOLUME DOES NOT WORK-COMPLETE SAFETY HAZARD 7.FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED-THANKFULLY NO INJURIES AS A RESULT IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT! 8.FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED INCLUDING PIN-NISSAN SHOWS A NOTICE ON THIS BUT NOT A RECALL!!!!????? 9.DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ARM REST BROKE APART AND HAD CUT MY ELBOW WHILE DRIVING 10.REAR WHEEL WELLS/FENDERS ARE RUSTING THRU. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE AND MADE ALOUD CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARM WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

IN REFERENCE TO > NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING I NEARLY CRASHED WHEN MY CAR DIED WHILE MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. MY CAR DOESN'T START LIKE IT USED TO. VERY ROUGH STARTS, CONTINUOUSLY TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN. IT WILL DIE WHILE CAR IS MOVING. THIS HAPPENS ABRUPTLY AND SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. RPMS IDLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. ENGINE LOSS. I USED OBD SCANNER TO DECIPHER THE PROBLEM. I LOOKED FOR RECALL ONLINE AND FOUND THE ONE LOCATED ABOVE. IT IS IDENTICAL TO MY ISSUES.I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY REFUSED. I COULD HAVE DIED. PLEASE HELP THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA UPDATED 09/25/2017*JS

DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED ON IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEAT WENT INTO FULL RECLINE POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN OUT OF HIS SEATBELT AND THROUGH THE BACK WINDSHIELD. *TR

DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY MY NISSAN ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 65MPH AND BEING THAT ITS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT TRIES TO START FROM ROLLING BUT JERKS REAL HARD LIKE THE BRAKES ARE LOCKED UP AND IVE ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD 10 TIMES. IVE TRIED CHANGING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BUT CANNOT LOCATE IT AND ALL AREA AUTOZONES DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS EITHER. FROM WHAT IVE GOT MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN PART OF THE SENSOR RECALL BUT HAS BEEN FAILING FOR THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS AND RECENTLY BLEW A COIL PACK FROM THE DAMAGED SENSOR. ALSO THE CAR WONT START ON ONE QUICK TURN IN A MILLISECOND LIKE IT USED TO, IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF TURNING OVER TO START EVERYTIME NOW. *TR

THE CAR HAD A RECALL PERFORMED ON 08/02/2011 TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY BEFORE THE SAID RECALL. THE MENTIONED RECALL ALSO INCLUDED AN EARLIER RECALL WHICH WAS INEFFECTIVE. SOME TIME AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE CAR WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT TRIGGERING A CODE. FINALLY THE STALLING TRIGGERED A CODE ON 01/29/13 WHICH WAS A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE WAS TRIGGERED BUT DENIED THAT IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE STALLING PROBLEM AND RETURNED THE CAR WITH THE INTERMITTENT STALLING CONDITION WITHOUT A DIAGNOSES. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND REPAIRED ON 11/08/2013 AFTER TWO MORE VISITS TO THE DEALER AND NUMEROUS CALLS TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. THIS WAS VERY SAME CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INSTALLED BY THE RECALL #R3022 WHICH WAS BAD AND IN EFFECT RENDERS RECALL #R3022 (NISSAN) INEFFECTIVE, AT LEAST IN MY CASE. NISSAN REFUSED TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSES AND REPAIR OF THE FAILED RECALL. THIS FAILED RECALL COST ME $656.08 AS WELL AS ENDANGERED MANY LIVES. NOTE: THE CAR ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE FAILURE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 13V136000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.