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1999 Nissan Maxima Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Jun 23, 2007
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 165 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Nissan Maxima submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

AirbagsBrakesElectrical+1 more
Filed Jun 23, 2007

MY 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA SE HAD ONE COIL REPLACED IN 2003. THIS YEAR I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AS WELL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY AND MY CLOCK GOES IN AND OUT OF SERVICE. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH. WHEN IDLING IT SOUNDS LIKE A CHOKING PIECE OF CRAP AND ON THE HILLS THE LIGHT FLASHES. I WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD COIL AGAIN AND TOOK IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THAT SAID MULTIPLE MISFIRE AND REPLACE ALL SIX COILS. I HAVE READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ABOUT COILS. WHEN I BOUGHT MY MAXIMA NEW I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A CAR THAT WAS RELIABLE BUT I AM HEARING THAT COIL REPLACEMENT IS THE RULE NOT THE EXCEPTION. I ALSO HAVE REAR BRAKE NOISE....SINCE YEAR THREE OF OWNING THE CAR. I HAVE REPLACED TWO SETS OF BRAKE PADS AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10194050
Incident
Jun 19, 2007
BrakesElectrical
Filed Aug 17, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, BUCKED, AND NEARLY STALLED. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATION IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION COIL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND THAT THE CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP ON THE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE ON THE CALIPERS.

NHTSA ID
10165789
Incident
Oct 1, 2005
Mileage
16,747 mi
AirbagsBrakesHeating & air conditioning+2 more
Filed Apr 26, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 5/30/2006 - THE BRAKES MADE NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE A/C DIDN'T SEEM COLD ENOUGH TO THE CONSUMER.*NM

NHTSA ID
10156167
Incident
Apr 26, 2006
Mileage
91,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Mar 28, 2005

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES SQUEALED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER PERFORMED A FACTORY INSPECTION. LATER, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE RIGHT REAR CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. AFTER A 60,000 MILES FRONT PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE MADE A HUMMING NOISE FROM THE LEFT BRAKE. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER VEHICLE WARMED UP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, PUMPS BRAKE PEDAL COMES BACK. REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND REPLACE ROTORS. *BF *NM

NHTSA ID
10105095
Incident
May 18, 2004
Mileage
60,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 29, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
766408
Incident
Aug 28, 2002
BrakesEngine
Filed Jul 23, 2002
Crash reported

WHEN BRAKING ENGINE WILL MAKE NOISES. IT CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN.L DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID
8014512
Incident
Jul 15, 2002
Brakes
Filed Jul 20, 2001

ONE THING FIXED ANOTHER BREAKS. STORY OF NISSAN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
748832
Incident
May 10, 2001
Brakes
Filed Mar 20, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
742730
Incident
Nov 22, 1999
BrakesEngine
Filed Feb 10, 2000

POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM PROBLEMS ARE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER SMELLING FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. NLM

NHTSA ID
550894
Incident
Feb 1, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical83Engine40Airbags18Transmission8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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