IllustrationIGNITION SYSTEM IMMOBILIZED WHEN USING PROPER CODED NISSAN KEYS. KEYS RECODED, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS LATER. NISSAN/FACTORY REP KNOWS MAX SE HAVE APROBLEM, BUT DON'T KNOW WHY. I HAVE A CAR THAT I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WON'T START AND MUST BE TOWED IN!! *AK
1999 Nissan Maxima
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Nissan Maxima do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 99.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Maxima years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
1125–50K
2950–75K
1375–100K
28100–150K
6150K+
89 reports with mileage · 76 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 83 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports5 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
165 reportsIGNITION SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS 5 TIMES. CONSUMER IS FILLING FOR LEMON LAW. *AK
THE FIRST COMPLAINT IS WITH MY CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT SINCE I GOT IT. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS BUT IT STILL DOES IT. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE ROADS IN NEW JERSEY ARE ANGLED SO THATS WHAT CAUSED IT AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE SECOND COMPLAINT I ALSO BROUGHT BACK ALL THE TI…
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THE FIRST COMPLAINT IS WITH MY CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT SINCE I GOT IT. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS BUT IT STILL DOES IT. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE ROADS IN NEW JERSEY ARE ANGLED SO THATS WHAT CAUSED IT AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE SECOND COMPLAINT I ALSO BROUGHT BACK ALL THE TIMES WITH THE PULLING OF MY CAR . THE GUY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS NEW AND IT WILL GO AWAY, BUT ABOUT NINE MONTHS LATER IT IS STILL THERE BUT NOT AS FOUL AS BEFORE. *AK
POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM PROBLEMS ARE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER SMELLING FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. NLM
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT CAR WHEN STANDING OR MOVING(ROTTEN EGG SMELL)
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.