2008 Nissan Maxima Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 Nissan Maxima, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags2324.2%
- Body & structure2122.1%
- Tires & wheels88.4%
- Powertrain (other)66.3%
- Electrical66.3%
- Engine66.3%
- Steering44.2%
- Suspension44.2%
- Driver assistance44.2%
- Fuel system33.2%
- Brakes33.2%
- Transmission22.1%
- Interior & seats22.1%
- Seat belts22.1%
- Exterior lighting11.1%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. THEY WHERE NOT DEPLOYED. TRIED TO RESET THE LIGHT BUT IT STILL CAME ON. TRIED TO ERASE THE LIGHT WITH OBD2 READER BUT THE CODE NEVER SHOWED. THE LIGHT TURNED ON OUT OF NOWHERE. ITS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR THE PAST WEEK. THE DEALER (94 NISSAN OF SOUTH HOLLAND, LOCATED AT 16269 VAN DAM RD, SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473, (708) 333-2000) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO VERIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
Heavy Rust/corrosion/hole in driver & passenger floorboard. Visible from underneath vehicle when the vehicle is up on the lift. I’m concerned my feet will go through the floor. Inspected by an authorized auto body shop and they confirmed this is very unsafe and a manufacture defect.
FLOORBOARDS RUSTED OUT.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT PROBLEM, I READ ON THIS WEBSITE THAT NISSAN REPLACED THE TPMS ON CARS AND SUVS IN NORTHERN STATES; BUT MY SOUTHERN STATE HAD A COLDER THAN AVERAGE WINTER AND NOW THE TPMS'S ARE OUT ON MY FAMILY'S 2 NISSANS. *TR
I HAVE 4 MICHELIN TIRES THAT HYDROPLANE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOVEMENT IN MIDDLE LANE OF I-95 NORTH. ENGINE REVOLUTIONS JUMPED TO RED ZONE BUT NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. HAD TO COAST, IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, TO EDGE OF ROADWAY MERGE LANE. ENGINE THEN DIED. ENGINE RE-STARTED ABOUT 35 MINUTES LATER AND TRAVELED TO US HWY 1 WHEN SAME THING HAPPENED. VEHICLE DIED IN OUTER LANE. STATE POLICE ARRIVED AND ASSISTED IN PUSHING VEHICLE TO BUSINESS SHOULDER/DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES TO TRANSMISSION SHOP IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE.
HAVE A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA AND JUST FOUND OUT I NEED A TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY HAVING IT 2YRS ..DEALER NEVER TOLD ME THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM WHEN HE SOLD TO ME HAD I KNOWN NISSAN HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL I WOULD NEVER HAD PURCHASE IT...I NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSON AND FOR 3700 DOLLARS I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD RPLACE IT AT NO COST TO ME SINCE IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WITH ALL THERE MODELS NOT JUST MINE...IT JUST CRAP THAT IM STUCK TRYING TO FIX IT...NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM OR RATHER FIX THIS ISSUE THAT IS SO COMMON IN THERE VECHICLE THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ...CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER CAUSE IT WOULDNT SHIFT AND THERE IT WAS A BIG HEFT BILL TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME NISSAN ARE KNOWN FOR BAD TRANSMISSION...NOT WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR...
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. NISSAN SAID THEY DONT COVER. ITS NOT INCLUDED ON THE WARRANTY. CLUSTER LIGHT ON DASH IS BLINKING ON AND OFF MAKING CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I'M SURE IT IS FAULTY. ALSO THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR MY TIRE PRESSURE STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH I'VE PUT ADEQUATE AIR IN THE TIRE. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE CAR IS MOTION AND WHEN IT IS NOT IN MOTION.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS PREMATURELY WEAR, CAUSING A WHINING NOISE AS THE CHAIN RUBS AGAINST THE TENSIONER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. THIS WEAR EVENTUALLY GRINDS THROUGH THE TENSIONER RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHICH CAN LEAD TO A CRASH OR INJURY. THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN FOR ME JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, AND IS A COSTLY REPAIR FOR A PART OF THE ENGINE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED WITHIN THE ENGINES EXPECTED LIFETIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE BURST AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL. WAS ABLE TO BRING CAR TO A STOP AND HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE HOSE WAS REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET! *TR
I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR OCTOBER 2007. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A BUILT IN SAFETY FACTOR AND JUST TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD WORK. WELL I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. I THEN TRIED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND COULDN'T. I ALSO COULD NOT OPEN THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY ARE POWER WINDOWS AND WITHOUT THE CAR RUNNING YOU CANNOT OPERATE THEM.( YOU CAN CHECK THE RECORDS JULY 4TH WAS AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY, IN THE 80'S AT THAT TIME) I FINALLY I CLIMBED OVER THE GEAR SHIFT AND CENTER CONSOLE TO GET TO THE PASSENGER DOOR WHICH I WAS ABLE TO OPEN. ( I AM 75 YEARS OLD SO YOU CAN IMAGINE IT WAS NOT EASY, NOR WOULD IT BE FOR ANYONE. WHEN MY SON CAME HOME FROM WORK HE TRIED AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT SAID IT TOOK EVERYTHING TO TURN IT, AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT A SAFETY FACTOR. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. THEY WHERE NOT DEPLOYED. TRIED TO RESET THE LIGHT BUT IT STILL CAME ON. TRIED TO ERASE THE LIGHT WITH OBD2 READER BUT THE CODE NEVER SHOWED. THE LIGHT TURNED ON OUT OF NOWHERE. ITS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS.
PURCHASED 2008 MAXIMA AS 2ND OWNER WHEN CAR WAS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX. 20K MILES. RECENTLY WHILE HAVING TIRED CHANGED, NOTICED EXTREME RUST ON UNDERSIDE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAXIMAS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BABIED SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, DRIVING MINIMUM MILES. WHAT IS NISSAN DOING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAILBOX, TELEPHONES POLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE? AND MYSELF, ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT, WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME, I SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING THEM, WHEN I DID THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME AND BOTH HANDS ON THE STIRRING WHEEL WHILE IT PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP, FOOT STILL ON BRAKE WHILE IT STARTED TO BACK UP SLOWLY BACK INTO THE INTERSECTION I PRAY TO GOD AND THEN STIRRED THE WHEEL INTO THE SIDEWALK AND INTO THE BACK OF A POLE IS WHERE IT STOPPED FOOT STILL ON BRAKE WHILE THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE GOT THERE. I NOTICED A WEEK BEFOR IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING IT, I THOUGHT MAYBE THE KEY NEED A NEW BATTERY SO I STRARTED USING THE KEY IN THE EGNITION WHICH I USUALLY DON'T DO BECAUSE OF IT BEING A KEYLESS ALSO NOTICED THE SEAT BELT WAS HAVING ISSUES WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS PROPER PLACE AFTER RELEASING THE BELT.? I KNOW THIS WAS A ELECTRICAL OR MALFUNCTION AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIND IT BECAUSE I DID NOT MISTAKE THE GAS FOR THE BRAKE.
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS STARTED.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN THE CAR STALLED. HAD TO TURN THE CAR STARTER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CAR HAD TROUBLE STARTING AND WOULD STALL WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE FUEL PUMP NOT HOLDING ITS PRESSURE. CAM AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FUEL PUMP.
VEHICLE HESITATES TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING UP AN HILL. THE TRANSMISSION PRODUCE A WHINING SOUND IF THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO INCREASE THE ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT JUST BELOW 33,000 MILES BY THE DEALER. THE ABS MOTOR IS RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE SURFACE IS DRY AND NO RAIN OR SNOW. THIS CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED OR AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THE HINGES ON THE HOOD AND THE DOORS ARE RUSTING. TH
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAILBOX, TELEPHONES POLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE? AND MYSELF, ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT, WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME, I SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING THEM, WHEN I DID THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME AND BOTH HANDS ON THE STIRRING WHEEL WHILE IT PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP, FOOT STILL ON BRAKE WHILE IT STARTED TO BACK UP SLOWLY BACK INTO THE INTERSECTION I PRAY TO GOD AND THEN STIRRED THE WHEEL INTO THE SIDEWALK AND INTO THE BACK OF A POLE IS WHERE IT STOPPED FOOT STILL ON BRAKE WHILE THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE GOT THERE. I NOTICED A WEEK BEFOR IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING IT, I THOUGHT MAYBE THE KEY NEED A NEW BATTERY SO I STRARTED USING THE KEY IN THE EGNITION WHICH I USUALLY DON'T DO BECAUSE OF IT BEING A KEYLESS ALSO NOTICED THE SEAT BELT WAS HAVING ISSUES WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS PROPER PLACE AFTER RELEASING THE BELT.? I KNOW THIS WAS A ELECTRICAL OR MALFUNCTION AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIND IT BECAUSE I DID NOT MISTAKE THE GAS FOR THE BRAKE.
AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 F THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THIS IS A RECURRING INCIDENT. MOST RECENTLY, PULLED AWAY FROM PARKING SPOT (STREET PARKING) AND DROVE TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN. TRIED TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STUCK (WOULD NOT DEPRESS) AND THE CAR ROLLED PAST THE STOP SIGN UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. HONKED HORN TO AVOID COLLISION AS THE STREET I CROSSED IS A BUSY TWO-WAY ROAD. KEPT THE CAR IN PARK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKES, AND THEY WORKED AGAIN AFTER THAT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR COMPLAINT OF 2005 ALTIMA OWNERS AS WELL, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBPAGE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/ALTIMA/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR STOPPED MOVING IN REVERSE AND MOVED FORWARD. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR I ATTEMPTED TO BACK IT AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS ONLY THE CAR MOVED FORWARD ENOUGH TO HIT MY FENCE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE BUMPER. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THE SENT A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD PROBABLY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALL AND SAID THE CAR DID IN FACT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A NEW CAR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OLD WITH MAYBE 5,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
WHEN I SHIFT THE GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND VICE VERSA - I CAN HEAR THE CLIKING AS IT SHIFT S AND JERKS AS IT DOES IT. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
IT STARTED WITH WHAT THE TECHNICIANS MENTIONED AS A "MISFIRE," AND I KEPT SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER SPENDING $1200.00 FOR A COMPLETE TUNE-UP WITH NISSAN PARTS, FIXING A MOTOR MOUNT, AND A CHEAP HOSE THAT CRUMBLED AS THEY WERE REPAIRING THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2014 I HAD TO SPEND ANOTHER $500.00 IN NOVEMBER TO REPLACE THE SAME NISSAN SPARK PLUGS THAT BURNED OUT AFTER NO WHERE NEAR THEIR USAGE DATE AND REPLACE BACK COILS. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN TO LOOK AT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ASK WHY ONE HEADLIGHT IS FOGGY AND THE OTHER ONE IS NOT IN WHICH THEY HAD NO ANSWER SO I HAD TO PAY $75.00 FOR THEM TO CLEAN THE FOGGY LIGHT AND NOW IT'S FOGGY AGAIN SO THEY SAY $1200 FOR A NEW ONE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS TO ME. THE PAINT IS FADING AND THE CHROME IS COMPLETELY GONE ON THE ROOF AND THIS IS 2008 MODEL WHICH MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. AFTER SPENDING THIS IN 2014, IN FEBRUARY 2015 I HAD TO PAY NISSAN $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE CATALYST CONVERTER, FIX AN OIL LEAK, TPM SENSOR FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND FOR A BRAKE FLUSH AND REAR BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO NISSAN TODAY AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS ON SPENT TWO HOURS THEM FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT WAS A SMALL LEAK IN THE TIRE THAT THEY PATCHED AND SOMETHING KEEPING THE RIM FROM SEALING AROUND THE TIRE COMPLETELY. TODAY I GET HOME AND THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACKWARDS OR FORWARD AFTER MY WIFE LEAVE TO GO TO WORK THE SEAT STARTS TO WORK AS I AM ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT MOVES FORWARD ALL THE WAY TO THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME TO PRESS DOWN FURTHER ON THE GAS WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WAS ABLE TO STRUGGLE TO PULL OVER IN SIDE MEDIAN IN ORDER TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE SEAT AND CUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER STANDING ON SIDE THE HIGHWAY, PRESSING THE SEAT DEVICE IT FINALLY MOVED BACK ENOUGH FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO WORK. *TR
WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, THE SEAT WILL NOT ADJUST BUT WILL EVENTUALLY ADJUST AFTER THE DRIVER HAS ALREADY STARTED TO DRIVE. THE SEAT THEN ADJUSTS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT WHICH PUTS THE DRIVER AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO PUTS THE DRIVERS FEET CLOSE TO THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WHICH CAUSES INADVERTENT PRESSING OF BOTH GAS AND BRAKE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRANSMISSION JERKING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD REST IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO REMOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY MADE ADJUSTMENTS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
IT STARTED WITH WHAT THE TECHNICIANS MENTIONED AS A "MISFIRE," AND I KEPT SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER SPENDING $1200.00 FOR A COMPLETE TUNE-UP WITH NISSAN PARTS, FIXING A MOTOR MOUNT, AND A CHEAP HOSE THAT CRUMBLED AS THEY WERE REPAIRING THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2014 I HAD TO SPEND ANOTHER $500.00 IN NOVEMBER TO REPLACE THE SAME NISSAN SPARK PLUGS THAT BURNED OUT AFTER NO WHERE NEAR THEIR USAGE DATE AND REPLACE BACK COILS. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN TO LOOK AT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ASK WHY ONE HEADLIGHT IS FOGGY AND THE OTHER ONE IS NOT IN WHICH THEY HAD NO ANSWER SO I HAD TO PAY $75.00 FOR THEM TO CLEAN THE FOGGY LIGHT AND NOW IT'S FOGGY AGAIN SO THEY SAY $1200 FOR A NEW ONE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS TO ME. THE PAINT IS FADING AND THE CHROME IS COMPLETELY GONE ON THE ROOF AND THIS IS 2008 MODEL WHICH MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. AFTER SPENDING THIS IN 2014, IN FEBRUARY 2015 I HAD TO PAY NISSAN $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE CATALYST CONVERTER, FIX AN OIL LEAK, TPM SENSOR FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND FOR A BRAKE FLUSH AND REAR BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO NISSAN TODAY AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS ON SPENT TWO HOURS THEM FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT WAS A SMALL LEAK IN THE TIRE THAT THEY PATCHED AND SOMETHING KEEPING THE RIM FROM SEALING AROUND THE TIRE COMPLETELY. TODAY I GET HOME AND THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACKWARDS OR FORWARD AFTER MY WIFE LEAVE TO GO TO WORK THE SEAT STARTS TO WORK AS I AM ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT MOVES FORWARD ALL THE WAY TO THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME TO PRESS DOWN FURTHER ON THE GAS WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WAS ABLE TO STRUGGLE TO PULL OVER IN SIDE MEDIAN IN ORDER TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE SEAT AND CUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER STANDING ON SIDE THE HIGHWAY, PRESSING THE SEAT DEVICE IT FINALLY MOVED BACK ENOUGH FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO WORK. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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