2000 Nissan Maxima

MY CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAD INDICATED MULTIPLE MISFIRES. THE NISSAN TECH SAID THE COIL NUMBERS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED AND SUGGESTED ALL BE REPLACED. THIS COST ME $815. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPEAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AND CONTINUES TO FLEECE ITS CUSTOMERS. ALL YOU NEED DO IS SEARCH NET FOR CUSTOMERS TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *NM

OUR 2000 MAXIMA ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO STARTED RUNNING ROUGH FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON AND OFF EVERY 2 WEEKS. THIS WEEK THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE IGNITION COIL ARE GOING BAD. A NISSAN DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE ONLY 46900 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. MY NISSAN DEALER WANTS $105.00 PER IGNITION COIL PLUS INSTALLATION. OVER $800.00 I TOLD HIM I WILL NEVER PAY THAT PRICE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MIDAS. THEY WILL PURCHASE THE COILS AND INSTALL THEM AT A MUCH LESS LABOR COST. I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER NISSAN AS I FEEL THEY HAD A DEFECTIVE PARTS DOOMED TO FAIL. I AM PENALIZED FOR NOT DRIVING MORE MILES BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I CAN ORDER ON LINE THESE COILS FOR $65.00 EACH FROM ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER. WHAT MAKES ME AGGRAVATED MY LOCAL DEALER IN CLEARWATER FLORIDA OFFERS ME NO DISCOUNT ON PARTS OR BREAK ON THE LABOR KNOWING THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. NISSAN SHOULD AT LEAST REIMBURSE ME FOR PART OF THIS REPAIR OR OFFER A DISCOUNT ON THESE PARTS. THE SAD PART ABOUT IT I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE PARTS MORE THAN ONCE. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. *NM

ON OR ABOUT WHEN MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA REACHED 52,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE MY 6 IGNITION COILS. ACCORDING TO OTHER MECHANICS THESE COILS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR OR AT THE VERY LEAST MUCH LONGER THAN 52,000 MILES. I HAD REPLACED ONE DUE TO THE COST OF $84.00 A PIECE AND A LABOR COST OF $280.00. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT I WAS TOLD THAT EVENTUALLY ALL THE COILS WOULD FAIL. WELL, THAT DAY HAS COME AND I MUST REPLACE ALL THE REMAINING COILS. I AM SURPRISED THAT THE DEALER MECHANIC WAS AWARE THAT THESE PARTS FAILED WITH SUCH FREQUENCY AND THAT A RECALL HAS NOT YET BEEN SUBMITTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE NISSAN ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND PROTECT US CONSUMERS FROM THIS FRAUD. *NM

AT 57,000 MILES A CODE WAS PULLED FROM ECUP0740 DIAG. POSS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (UNKNOWN) COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, $152 FEE. RETURNED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR ENGINE RPM REV. VEHICLE WANTS TO MOVE WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. RESET AND REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER (ECU). I WORE BREAKS OUT SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE E-BRAKE.($1,000) FINALLY THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WAS FOUND REPAIRED (2) O2 SENSORS $610.00. SAME PROBLEM OCCURS 2 MONTHS LATER. FOUND BAD ECU, CORE RETURN IACV-AAC VALVE. ($914.00). AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER VEHICLE PERFORMING THE SAME WAY, FOUND AND REPLACED ANOTHER SENSOR OH THIS ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY PER NISSAN. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE IS PERFORMING THE SAME WAY AND NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR MORE REPAIRS. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HART NISSAN, AND HE RECOMMENDS THAT WHEN YOU REPLACE ONE SENSOR ALL SIX SHOULD BE REPLACED. I KNOW TWO PEOPLE WHO OWN THE 2000 MAXIMA AND THEY ALSO HAD THEIR SENSORS REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN A NISSAN OWNER FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND OWNED SIX VEHICLES MYSELF/WIFE. I AM IN THE MARKET FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE OTHER NISSAN EVER AGAIN. THIS SENSOR PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. DON'T BOTHER CALLING NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE, A-THEY WON'T GET BACK TO YOU RIGHT AWAY, B-THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR YOU BESIDES SAY YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WHAT DO YOU WANT USE TO DO YOU HAVE 50,000-90,000 MILES ON YOUR VEHICLE, THINGS DO GO WRONG. CALL THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND LOGE A COMPLAINT, CALL YOUR STATE M/V DEPARTMENT DEALERS AND REPAIRS AND HAVE THEM INVESTIGATE THIS SENSOR PROBLEM, AND CONTACT YOUR STATES ATTORNEY OFFICE. (NISSAN IS MAKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THIS SENSOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL). *NM

I DRIVE A WELL MAINTAINED 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT IS REGULARLY SERVICED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AT 100,000 DUE TO "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS - BECAUSE 1 WAS LIKELY BAD, THEY COULDN'T TELL WHICH ONE, AND THAT ONCE ONE GOES THE OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT. THEY WANTED $1400. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THIS PART. HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF 2000 MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE IGNITION COILS. IT MAKES ME WRONDER ABOUT NISSAN THESE DAYS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAXIMA GLE THAT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW BULB FOR THE LIGHT. UPON INSTALLATION OF THE NEW LIGHT BULB IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BULBS PLUG WAS FUSED AND BURNED IN THAT PARTICULAR HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO NOTED THE BULB COULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BULB WERE CONNECTED TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS CONNECTED TO LIGHTING WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS POINT. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD. *NM

DT: THERE IS A DEFECT WITHIN THE IGNITION COIL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE MISFIRES, AND IT DOES NOT GET THE MILEAGE THAT IT USED TO GET. THIS STARTED ON AUGUST 1, 2005. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED TO CALL THE COMPLAINT LINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BEFORE IT MISFIRES. CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE TO PASS SMOG INSPECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT WILL COST $700 TO FIX.*AK