1999 Nissan Maxima

I AM EXPERIENCING AN IGNITION COIL MISFIRE. THE TECHNICIAN, NOT NISSAN, INDICATES NISSAN HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND FROM READING COMPLAINTS, I SEE THERE ARE SOME LISTED. WHILE I REALIZE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS AN ISSUE FOR ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY ME BUT IS RATHER A NISSAN MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PAID FOR BY NISSAN. I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH MY MAXIMA AND WOULD LIKE TO STAY WITH NISSAN BUT IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT, I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL STAY WITH NISSAN WHEN I TRADE VEHICLES. *LA

RECENTLY, ONE IGNITION COIL FAILED. MY NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT SINCE ONE FAILED, ALL OF THEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WOULD PROBABLY ALL FAIL SOON AFTER THE FIRST ONE FAILED. IF DEALERS CAN'T KEEP REPLACEMENT IGNITION COILS IN STOCK BECAUSE SO MANY OF THEM ARE FAILING ON THE MAXIMA, THEN SHOULDN'T IT BE A RECALL. IT COST ME OVER $800 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. ALSO, IF I PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON TOO MANY TIMES ON MY WIRELESS KEY REMOTE, THE WINDOWS ROLL DOWN PARTIALLY. DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK THAT'S AN ODD AND ANNOYING THING THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. HELLO, RECALL! *LA

DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS. WHEN I BOUGHT MY 99 MAXIMA THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM. BY NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER I HAD THE CAR THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS WENT ON ABOUT 3-4 TIMES UNTIL THE WARRANTY WAS UP, THEN THEY FOUND THAT THE #6 IGNITION COIL WAS BAD. AFTER THAT WAS REPLACED, A MONTH DID NOT GO BY BEFORE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE #4 IGNITION COIL WAS BAD. AFTER GETTING THAT ONE REPLACED, LITERALLY NOT EVEN 5 HRS WENT BY BEFORE THE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN...I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER YET. BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM...I SPEND OVER $200 EACH TIME I HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB

9/02 - WITHIN A 90 MILE DRIVE:TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALSO FLASHING. THEN THEY WOULD EITHER TURN BACK ON BY THEMSELVES OR WHILE I WAS STANDING STILL THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE STUCK AT 100MPH. FURTHER INTO THE DRIVE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF LOSING BRAKES AND POWER STEERING DRIVING AT SPEEDS 0-40MPH. FIRST WE REPACED THE BATTERY THEN TOOK IT TO NISSAN WHERE THEY FOUND "INTERNAL FAILURE DASH CIRCUIT BOARD" WHICH WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE LEFT SIDE SEAT AIR BAG HARNESS. 1/03 - BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND EVERY OTHER WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT. THEN THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE AND DID NOT SHUT OFF. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THIS TIME. 7/6/03 - SPEEDOMETER,TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER SHUT OFF FOR ENTIRE 2 1/2 HOUR TRIP. TODAY 7/7 EVERYTHING IS FINE (SO FAR).*AK