2007 Nissan Maxima

AFTER LEAVING HOME & DRIVING 1 MILE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND HAD DIFFICULTY GOING OVER 30 MPH. AT JUST OVER 40 MPH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT OVER 4,500 RPM. NOT WANTING TO RISK DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER (20+ MI.), I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A SHOP CLOSER TO HOME. WHEN I DROVE TO THE SHOP IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN ANY SPEED OVER 40 MPH AND THE CAR SLOWED TO UNDER 25 MPH GOING UP AN INCLINE. HALF WAY TO THE SHOP, APPROX. 4 MILES, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH. AT THE SHOP THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT REAR SENSOR, AFTER TALKING TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE RIGHT REAR ABS SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. THAT WAS DONE BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MORE PHONE CALLS WERE MADE AND THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR (CONTROL UNIT) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE NISSAN DEALER INDICATED THAT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS ARE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. A FAILURE OF SUCH A CRITICAL PART IN THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND THE ABS SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. WITH A VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 50,000 MILES, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM HERE.

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2007 MAXIMA IN 5/07. AT 26,425 MILES (ALMOST 2 YEARS OLD), THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED AND THIN. NOW, ANOTHER 25,804 MILES (AND ALMOST 2 YEARS AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT) THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THEY TRIED TO BLAME IT ON HARD BRAKING AND/OR DRIVING STEEP HILLS REGULARLY; WHICH IS NOT ACCURATE. ROTORS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH LOW MILES. WE HAVE A 20 YEAR OLD CAR THAT WE REPLACED THE ROTORS ONCE. I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND FOUND ALLWORLDAUTO.COM. ON THEIR WEB SITE, THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MAXIMA ROTORS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER REPORTED BY CONSUMERS AND THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,821.

NEW HAMPSHIRE MY 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK UNLESS DONE MANUALLY, THERE ARE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, TO NAME A FEW:1. HAVING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT'S IMPERATIVE NOBODY CAN GAIN ACCESS AT WILL BY WALKING UP TO THE CAR. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, CARJACKING, INJURY, OR EVEN MURDER IS EASIER. IF THE DOORS LOCKED PROPERLY THIS PROVIDES A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO. 2. NISSAN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT RECALLING THEM FOR SAFETY CONCERN IS NEGLIGENT. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR TO A LAWSUIT IF SOMEONE WERE TO BE MURDERED DUE TO A DOOR THAT DIDN'T LOCK, ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON AND HEARD THE LOCKING NOISE. REMEMBER, IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED UNLESS SOMEONE WALKS UP AND OPENS IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVE "THINKS" THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S AN "OPEN DOOR" FOR CARJACKING OR ROBBERY. 3. IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. SINCE 99% OF THE TIME WE ALL USE THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, USING THE MANUAL LOCKING LEVER IS UNFAMILIAR. AND THE MURANO'S DESIGN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND IF IT'S NOT YOUR CAR, FOR INSTANCE A RENTAL CAR. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THEY VIRTUALLY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH IT. IN EMERGENCIES EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONING IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. SOME PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE $1600 TO HAVE ALL THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED (AS QUOTED BY DEALERS) WILL FORGO GETTING THEM FIXED, PUTTING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK WITH THE ABOVE MISHAP EXAMPLES. THIS SHOULDN'T BE, NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THEM. *TR

I FIRST TOOK MY 07 MAXIMA IN TO THE DEALERSHIP OCT 2010 BECAUSE THE CAR LOST ENGINE POWER WHEN IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. THEY HAD IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND FINALLY DECIDED THE CAR NEEDED A REAR WHEEL SENSOR AND A LARGER HOLE GROUND IN THE REAR "KNUCKLE" TO LET MOISTURE AND SALT OUT. THIS COST ME $807 AND THEY ASSURED ME THIS WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE CAR WAS FIXED. IT IS NOW FEB 2011 AND THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP. THE DIAGNOSIS IS 2 MORE WHEEL SENSORS NEED REPLACED AND NOW IT ALSO NEEDS A ABS ACTUATOR. TOTAL BILL $2500. WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING THE CAR LOSES POWER WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT A BAD IDEA CAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHILE GROWLING AND ACTING LIKE IT IS SLIDING ON ICE. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AS I KNOW THEY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO GRIND SOME OPENINGS IN THE PLASTIC COVER TO LET MOISTURE OUT. THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL THOUGH. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS FOR 2006 MAXIMAS. *TR

2007 NISSAN MAXIMA ABS ACTIVATES WITH NORMAL BRAKING. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-016B FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT FROM NISSAN. AS I WAS DRIVING AND CATCHING SPEED I NOTICED MY CAR SLIPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR I WOULD HEAR ABS ENGAGING AND IF I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ABS WOULD BE ACTIVATED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $1,200 TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS AND THE SENSORS AS THEY WERE CORRODED DUE TO WATER AND DIRT TRAPPED WHERE THE SENSORS REST. THE SERVICE BULLETIN CLEARLY STATES THAT A PIECE HAS TO BE GRINDED OFF ON KNUCKLE IN ORDER TO ALLOW PROPER DRAINAGE OF WATER AND DIRT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO BE DONE COMING OUT OF CONSUMERS POCKETS DUE TO THE OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT FROM NISSAN. THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ONGOING DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

CAR AFTER WARMED UP IS GETTING STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, HAD BACK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT TRIGGER THE PROBLEM, HOOKED UP COMPUTER AND CAN NOT GET AN ERROR CODE SO THEY CALLED NISSAN USA AND WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT TELLS THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT, I HAD THE CAR BACK FOR THREE DAYS AND SAME PROBLEM, BROUGHT RIGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS AND I JUST RECEIVED A CALL THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO COME PICK IT UP, AS SOON AS I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR ITS HUNG UP IN FIRST AND THEN MY ABS WERE ACTING UP SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE DRAGGING ON THE GROUND BROUGHT RIGHT BACK TO DEALER THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 27 DAYS AND STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING FROM FAILURE OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ON MY 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE SERVICE BAY AT KAL TIRE LOCATED IN LADNER BC, CANADA. IT WAS NECESSARY TO EMPLOY THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE I RESIDE IN POINT ROBERTS WA, I COULD NOT TAKE THE RISK OF DRIVING 45 MILES TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER LOCATED IN BELLINGHAM WA. LADNER IS ONLY 5 OR 6 MILES FROM POINT ROBERTS WA. HAD I RAN THE MAXIMA DOWN I-5 DOWN TO BELLINGHAM WA, THIS COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN LETHAL WHEN DRIVING AT STATED EXPRESSWAY SPEED LIMITS OF 70 MPH. THE FAILURE OF A MASTER BRAKE VALVE AT 48,000 MILES IS UNPRECEDENTED IN MY 50 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE. I HAVE REQUESTED THE VALVE BE HELD FOR ANALYSIS AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO MAIL IT TO YOU FOR YOUR PERUSAL SHOULD YOU WISH TO DIAGNOSE IT. THIS VALVE NOT COVERED UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, PER THE NISSAN DEALER LOCATED IN BELLINGHAM WA. I CONCLUDE THIS COMMUNICATION BY EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE RELATIVE SAFETY OF THIS MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE TO STATE LIVES ARE AT STAKE IN THIS MATTER. *TR