1999 Nissan Maxima

THE RECALLS & TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS WEB SITE LISTS TSB # NTB9811A FOR A "THROTTLE SHOCK" "HESITATION" IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BOTH NISSAN MOTOR CO AND THE LOCAL DEALER HAVE NO RECORD OF THE PROBLEM. HELP ME CONFIRM THE TSB NUMBER AND DETERMINE WHY NISSAN MOTOR CO DOES NOT HAVE ANY REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEM. THANKS, JL. *AK

AT COLD STARTUP, ENGINE OIL LIGHT USUALLY FLASHES, AND ENGINE MAKES LOUD SOUND LIKE IT DOESN'T HAVE OIL PRESSURE. THIS GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. NISSAN ADVISED TO ALWAYS USE NISSAN OIL FILTERS, WHICH I DO, AND PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE CAR WAS NEW. WHEN CAR IS FULLY WARM AND IN DRIVE AT A STANDSTILL WITH LIGHTS ON AND A/C OFF, CAR IDLE WILL DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, CAUSING ANNOYING VIBRATION. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. RESUME ON CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 1 OF EVERY 20 TIMES. RESUME FEATURE WILL NOT WORK, AND YOU MUST RESET THE CRUISE TO THE PREFERRED SPEED. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. DOOR LOCKS/KEYLESS ENTRY HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. POWER LOCKS HAVE LOCKED AND INSTANTLY UNLOCKED WHEN PRESSING LOCK BUTTON ON KEYLESS REMOTE; ALSO, LOCKS HAVE UNLOCKED AND THEN LOCKED WHEN PRESSING UNLOCK BUTTON AND HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK EACH DOOR. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THIS IS THE 8TH NISSAN VEHICLE MY FAMILY HAS OWNED AND THE FIRST I HAVE PERSONALLY BOUGHT NEW; I DO NOT EXPECT THIS FROM A NEW NISSAN CAR AND DO NOT EXPECT THE DEALER SHOULD IGNORE MY COMPLAINTS.

ON MAY 2000 WE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD A TARE IN THE SIDEWALL AREA. WE WENT TO A GOOD YEAR DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TARE. TWO MONTH LATER WHILE WASHING THE CAR WE FOUND TWO MORE TIRES TORN THE SAME WAY THE PREVIOUS TIRE WAS TORN. THE NISSAN DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THIS IS A GOOD YEAR PROBLEM. THE GOOD YEAR DEALER SERVICE PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS TARE. WE COULD HAVE HERE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A POORLEY MANUFACTERED TIRE WHICH IS A DANGER TO MY LIFE AND MANY OTHER AMERICAN. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE TARE ON ONE OF THE THREE TIRES AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE I CAN SUBMIT TO YOU. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF NOT SEEN EARLY IT CAN CAUSE BLOWOUT AND BAD ACCIDENTS. (DOT NUMBER: M6B2 TIRESIZE: 215/55/16)

IGNITION SYSTEM IMMOBLIZED WHEN USING PROPER CODED NISSAN KEYS. CAR TOWED TO DEALER . KEYS RECODED. A CAR THAT CAN'T BE DEPENDED UPON IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WANT SYSTEM REWIRED AND DELETED FROM CAR. OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? WHAT IF IT'S LATE AT NIGHT AND NO PHONE AVAILABLE? I HAVE A BAD HEART. THIS COULD KILL ME. I AM TOLD ONLY A NISSAN DEALER CAN REPAIR THIS. MY FAVORITE GARAGE CAN'T. CALLED NISSAN TO COMPLAIN FOUR TIMES. TALKED TO FOUR DIFFERANT PEOPLE. GOT FOUR DIFFERANT STORIES. PLEASE MAKE THESE PEOPLE REWIRE THIS CAR SO IT CAN NEVER POSSIBLY HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY KNOW THIS PROBLEM EXIST BUT ONLY OFFER VERBAL REASSURANCE WHICH IS NOT SATISFACTORY.