2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

NOTICED CIRCULAR TEARING OF ALL FOUR TIRES BEGINNING AT 16,000 MILES. LATER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW AND TORE APART. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED AND I FOUND A SMALL EDGE OF THE FREEWAY TO CHANGE THE TIRE, WHICH WAS VERY NERVE RACKING WHEN CHANGING THE TIRE. THIS OCCURRED AT 18,000 MILES, 18 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR. THIS WAS A WEEK AFTER I TOLD NISSAN TO LOOK AT MY TIRES AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM, DESPITE THE CIRCULAR BREAKAGE BEGINNING TO OCCUR. I TOLD THEM TO CHECK FOR LEAKS AS WELL. THEY SAID NO LEAKS. THEY WERE GOODYEAR TIRES 245/45/18 EAGLE RSA TIRES. I HAD TO BUY FOUR NEW TIRES DUE TO SAFETY REASONS AT $575. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245-45R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS MAKING AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE. SHE BELIEVED THAT THERE MAY BE A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES HAD SLITS IN THEM AND WOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. THE CONSUMER STATED PERFORMED ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE FOR VEHICLE AND COMPLAINED @ 37,000 ABOUT NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE DEALER INFORMED CUSTOMER TIRES WOULD WEAR IN. THE CONSUMER STATED FEELS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR 4 NEW TIRES AT $300 A PIECE. THE CONSUMER STATED GOODYEAR PRORATED THE REAR TIRES BUT CONSUMER FEELS THAT IS NOT SUFFICIENT. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED STEERING WHEEL. ATHIS WINTER I USED IT ALMOST DAILY. I BEGAN TO NOTICE IN MARCH THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BECOMING DISCOLORED. THE AREAS WHERE THE HEATING MECHANISM WERE NOW BLACK AND GREEN. *AK

AFTER 24,000 MILES THE GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES ON MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT ON BOTH TIRES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THEY SAID THE TIRES HAD AN "IMPACT BREAK." THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN THIS TIRE AND THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME. *TR

OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO NISSAN ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY IN THE FACTORY AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN RE-WELDED TWO SEPARATE TIMES IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN SENT A REPRESENTATIVE OUT ON OUR REQUEST TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE WHEN THE DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS TWO BUTTON WELDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR TO ALLEVIATE THE FRAME FROM RUBBING/INSTABILITY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE SHOP (2 WEEKS LATER) FOR ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THAT WERE TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE TIME OF OUR LAST SERVICE (MARCH 30, 2007), BUT WERE NOT. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE ROTORS, MUFFLER AND SUSPENSION, IN ADDITION TO THE REAR SUBFRAME RECALL AND LATCH SYSTEM RECALL. CLEARLY A CAR WITH MULTIPLE ISSUES THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *JB

CHROME RAILS THAT RUN FROM FRONT OF WINDSHIEL TO REAR HAVE FADED AND ARE PEELING. EVERY MAXIMA I HAVE SEEN IS THE SAME. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS. GREAT CAR EXCEPT FORTHIS.

BOUGHT NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 IN MARCH OF 2005. STARTED WITH SHAKING STEERING WHEEL FROM 55 MPH AND ABOVE. TOOK IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO PREMIUM NISSAN, NEW ROCHELLE. REPLACED BRAKES, ROTORS, STRUTS, RIMS AND TYRES. ALSO BODY REPAIRS LIKE SWAYING REAR FENDER AND VIBRATING HEAT SHIELD IN ENGINE. STILL HAVE SHAKING PROBLEMS, CANNOT ROTATE TYRES AND SPEED BALANCED OVER 7 TIMES AND NO SOLUTION. LOST BBB ARBITRATION AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS HEARING. ON 3/7/07 TOOK FOR SERVICE AND NISSAN DID RECALLS TO REAR SUSPENSION ABS AND CHILD SEAT ANCHORS. THEY ROTATED THE TYRES AND NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT ON ROUGH ROADS (TOTAL NIGHTMARE).

MY 2005 MAXIMA HAS 47,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE CAR CHOKES WHILE STOPPING AS THE CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING BACK INTO 1ST GEAR BEFORE STOPPING. SOMETIME WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL JUMP INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS VEHICLE IS AUTOMATIC TRASMISSION. *JB

MY 2005 MAXIMA HAS A TRAY ON THE DASH DESIGNED TO HOLD CHANGE SUNGLASSES CELL PHONE ETC.--I ALWAYS PUT CHANGE IN THE TRAY BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS A SPACE/SLIT WHERE THIS CHANGE CAN SLIP DOWN. THE CHANGE DID SLIP DOWN INTO ONE OF THE CIRCUIT PANELS AND BURNED UP MY CIRCUIT PANEL CAUSING MY MAJOR ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AND COULD HAVE EASILY BURNED MY CAR UP WITH ME AND MY CHILD IN THE CAR. NISSAN SAID SINCE IT WAS DUE CHANGE IT WAS MY FAULT AND WOULD NOT COVER THE EXPENSES. MY QUESTION TO THEM WAS IF THIS TRAY WAS DESIGNED FOR CHANGE ETC. AND THERE WAS NO WARNING STATING TO NOT PUT CHANGE THERE THEN I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD COVER IT AS THIS IS FAULTY DESIGN AND A FIRE HAZARD. THEY SAID UNTIL THEY GET OTHER COMPLAINTS THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAYING FOR THIS. IRONIC THAT WHEN IT CAME BACK FROM A NISSAN REPAIR SHOP THIS AREA THAT WAS OPEN IS NOW SEALED.*JB

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 MAXIMA FRONT END SHAKING WHEN I START BRAKING. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES ROTATED BALANCED AND RE-ALIGNED BUT AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *JB