2008 Nissan Maxima

IT STARTED WITH WHAT THE TECHNICIANS MENTIONED AS A "MISFIRE," AND I KEPT SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER SPENDING $1200.00 FOR A COMPLETE TUNE-UP WITH NISSAN PARTS, FIXING A MOTOR MOUNT, AND A CHEAP HOSE THAT CRUMBLED AS THEY WERE REPAIRING THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2014 I HAD TO SPEND ANOTHER $500.00 IN NOVEMBER TO REPLACE THE SAME NISSAN SPARK PLUGS THAT BURNED OUT AFTER NO WHERE NEAR THEIR USAGE DATE AND REPLACE BACK COILS. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN TO LOOK AT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ASK WHY ONE HEADLIGHT IS FOGGY AND THE OTHER ONE IS NOT IN WHICH THEY HAD NO ANSWER SO I HAD TO PAY $75.00 FOR THEM TO CLEAN THE FOGGY LIGHT AND NOW IT'S FOGGY AGAIN SO THEY SAY $1200 FOR A NEW ONE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS TO ME. THE PAINT IS FADING AND THE CHROME IS COMPLETELY GONE ON THE ROOF AND THIS IS 2008 MODEL WHICH MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. AFTER SPENDING THIS IN 2014, IN FEBRUARY 2015 I HAD TO PAY NISSAN $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE CATALYST CONVERTER, FIX AN OIL LEAK, TPM SENSOR FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND FOR A BRAKE FLUSH AND REAR BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO NISSAN TODAY AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS ON SPENT TWO HOURS THEM FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT WAS A SMALL LEAK IN THE TIRE THAT THEY PATCHED AND SOMETHING KEEPING THE RIM FROM SEALING AROUND THE TIRE COMPLETELY. TODAY I GET HOME AND THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACKWARDS OR FORWARD AFTER MY WIFE LEAVE TO GO TO WORK THE SEAT STARTS TO WORK AS I AM ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT MOVES FORWARD ALL THE WAY TO THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME TO PRESS DOWN FURTHER ON THE GAS WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WAS ABLE TO STRUGGLE TO PULL OVER IN SIDE MEDIAN IN ORDER TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE SEAT AND CUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER STANDING ON SIDE THE HIGHWAY, PRESSING THE SEAT DEVICE IT FINALLY MOVED BACK ENOUGH FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO WORK. *TR

I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. THE SMALL CRACK HAS GROWN TO 4 INCHES. THERE IS A CLEAR "LINE" THAT THE CRACK IS FOLLOWING - AND IT APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY WHERE THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT SOMEONE USED A KNIFE OR SCISSORS ON THE DASH?? NO VINYL REPAIR SHOP WILL ATTEMPT A REPAIR AS IT IS NEAR THE AIRBAG. THERE IS ONE OTHER COMPLAINT REGISTERED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. CLEARLY IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF. *TR

AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 F THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THIS IS A RECURRING INCIDENT. MOST RECENTLY, PULLED AWAY FROM PARKING SPOT (STREET PARKING) AND DROVE TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN. TRIED TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STUCK (WOULD NOT DEPRESS) AND THE CAR ROLLED PAST THE STOP SIGN UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. HONKED HORN TO AVOID COLLISION AS THE STREET I CROSSED IS A BUSY TWO-WAY ROAD. KEPT THE CAR IN PARK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKES, AND THEY WORKED AGAIN AFTER THAT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR COMPLAINT OF 2005 ALTIMA OWNERS AS WELL, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBPAGE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/ALTIMA/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,700.

I STARTED NOTICING A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD - PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT IN THE SUMMER. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE AIRBAG IS ABOUT TO BURST OUT. YOU CAN SEE A DEFINITE LINE WHERE THE CRACK IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG IS OBVIOUS, WHICH I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. I HAVE ASKED IF MY VEHICLE HAS A TAKATA AIRBAG, WHICH NO ONE WILL ANSWER. *TR

ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED AN OIL SPOT ON MY DRIVEWAY AND AS THE MONTHS PASSED THE SPOTS GOT LARGER AND LARGER. NOW IF THE CAR IS RUNNING MY 2008 MAXIMA LEAVES A LARGE OIL SPOT WHEREVER I AM STOPPED. IT IS GETTING VERY AGGRAVATING BECAUSE I NOW CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR ANY LONG DISTANCES FOR FEAR OF IT RUNNING OUT OF OIL AND CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE LOCAL DEALER REPAIR DEPARTMENT ELIMINATED THE FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WITH AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE COMPUTER. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE SAME DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SAME EVENT RECURRED AND THE SAME DEALER ONCE AGAIN EXTINGUISHED THE FLASHING LIGHT AND TOLD ME THAT A "GLITCH" CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WHILE ON A LONG TRIP OF 2600 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ONCE AGAIN. AT THIS TIME THE ODOMETER READ 90,000 MILES AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1800.00. NOTE THAT OF THESE FOUR VISITS, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL DID NOT GIVE ME ANY DOCUMENTATION NOR CHARGE ME FOR THE VISITS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PREVIOUS THREE VISITS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE LAST VISIT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HIGHER PERSONNEL DID NOT OFFER ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? IS THIS THE PROCEDURE FOR UNDERTAKING THIS REPAIR? HOW CAN I BE REASSURED THAT THIS SEAT CONTROL MODULE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM? *TR

I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE ON A LIFT I WAS STUNNED TO SEE THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STARTING TO RUST. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY BASICALLY SAID TOO BAD. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF ACTION THAT I CAN TAKE AGAINST NISSAN TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION? IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST IN COVERING THE REPAIRS. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT "NISSAN COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIRS...IT IS JUST TOO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY." MY VEHICLE IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND AFTER ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THAT RUSTED OUT FLOORS ARE QUICKLY BECOMING A PROBLEM FOR NISSAN. MY GOAL HERE IS TO MAKE SURE OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS IGNORING. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME. ANY ASSISTANCE OR ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME WILL BE APPRECIATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR