Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V455000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 07/01/2001 to 06/30/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 630000 | 12/22/2003 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 11/17/2003 | 11/19/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger vehicles, the circuit board for the crank position sensor or cam position sensor may have an improper solder joint due to solder deformation caused by heat stress accelerated by the existence of flux residue during the soldering process. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could cause the service engine soon warning light to come on, create a no start condition, cause reduced engine power, or cause the engine to stop running without warning during vehicle operation, which could result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the crank position sensors. camshaft position sensor(s), and in some cases, the variable timing control sensor(s). vehicles involved in a previous recall campaign, 01v357, are also included in this new campaign. the replacement sensors used in that campaign are also affected. owner notification began on december 22, 2003. owners should contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Nissan recall no. r3022/infiniti recall no. r3021.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 02109 | 11/05/2002 | 10006164 | Milon with dtc p0102/p1102 (mass airflow sensor-mafs) stored.*mr | 04/23/2004 | |
| NTB02050 | 04/23/2002 | 635081 | Subject regarding vq engine water pump o-ring. *tt | 10/17/2002 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 06009 | 03/31/2006 | 06009A | 10019613 | Mil on with dtc u1000 or u1010 stored in engine control unit. *tt | 04/05/2006 |
| 06029 | 03/30/2006 | 10019626 | Engine oil cooler gasket available. *tt | 04/05/2006 | |
| 06009 | 02/08/2006 | 10019300 | Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code u1000 or u1010 stored in engine control unit. *ak | 02/28/2006 | |
| 04107 | 09/16/2004 | 10009952 | Engine will not crank (no start) with outside temperature below 0 degrees f. *tt | 11/02/2004 | |
| 04081 | 07/01/2004 | 10008839 | Engine cover logo replacement. *tt | 08/24/2004 | |
| 03060 | 03/15/2005 | 03060A | 10003344 | Rattle noise when started cold. *tt updated *eh | 10/16/2003 |
| 03023 | 03/15/2003 | 10001338 | Lack of power. *tt | 04/30/2003 | |
| 03022 | 03/15/2003 | 10001333 | Hesitation on acceleration with manual transmission. *tt | 04/30/2003 | |
| 99063C | 05/17/2005 | 99063D | 10000401 | Engine will not start. nissan vehicle immobilizer system / nissan anti-theft system (nvis/nats) description key registration. *tt update. *tt | 02/26/2003 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 12/29/2012 | 123273 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning light. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and a diagnostic was performed. the failure was located at the camshaft position sensor. the dealer replaced the camshaft position sensor and the electrical connection was cleaned however, the failure was not corrected. the check engine warning light was also still illuminated. the stated that the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) was prior to the failure. the failure and current mileage was 123,273. | |||
| 12/29/2012 | 123273 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning light. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and a diagnostic was performed. the failure was located at the camshaft position sensor. the dealer replaced the camshaft position sensor and the electrical connection was cleaned however, the failure was not corrected. the check engine warning light was also still illuminated. the stated that the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) was prior to the failure. the failure and current mileage was 123,273. kmj | |||
| 12/29/2012 | 123273 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. the contact stated that the engine stalled while turning the engine light illuminated before the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to the dealer a diagnostic was performed. the failure was located at the camshaft position sensor. the dealer replaced the camshaft position sensor and the electrical connection was cleaned; however the failure was not corrected. the engine light illuminated. the contact also wanted to stated that nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000 engine and engine cooling was previously performed. the failure and current mileage was 123,273. li | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 1 | ||
| The radiator core support is rusting and has lead to a large hole on the bottom. the engine brace is mounted where the rust is forming. if the rust forms bad enough around the bolts the engine could fall down. also the hood latch is connected the bottom of the core support. if this fails the rust can cause the hood to open while driving. *tr | |||
| 11/11/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 nissan altima. the contact stated the vehicle burned through four quarts of oil in less then one month. the contact researched the problem before taking the vehicle to the dealer. the contact found nhtsa recall campaign id number: 03v084000 (engine and engine cooling: exhaust: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe) and took it to the dealer were it was determine the catalytic converter replaced, but the vehicle was not included in the recall. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 135,000.rl | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 92000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle stalled with the illumination of all of the warning lights. the vehicle would not immediately restart and approximately twenty minutes later, the vehicle successfully restarted but the failure recurred moments later. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was informed that the cam shaft sensor failed. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was reimbursed for the cost of the parts, but not the labor. the failure mileage was 92,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 92000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph the vehicle stalled and all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle would not immediately restart. approximately twenty minutes later, the vehicle successfully restarted, but the failure recurred moments later. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was informed that the cam shaft sensor failed. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was reimbursed for the cost of the parts, but not the labor. the failure mileage was 92,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 117482 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. while driving 40 mph the service engine warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then the vehicle stalled. he was able to restart the vehicle, but it stalled four times afterwards. the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility and a mechanic concluded that the cam-shaft position sensor failed. he notified the dealer in reference to recall# 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). he was advised that since his vehicle identification number was excluded from the recall, he was ineligible for a free remedy. no repairs were made. he was in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the failure and current mileages were 117,482. | |||
| 05/18/2009 | 1 | ||
| The side mounted engine in nissans (all models using this mounting method) seems to create a systemic problem with engine mount failure which seems to occur after the vehicle has been in use for some extended period of time. when i was checking on the repair of a young friend's nissan, another driver came in with a nissan that seemed to have the same problem. my young friend bought the car used so i don't know if there was ever a recall. repairs (parts and labor) are about $500. *tr | |||
| 01/10/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| I have a check engine light that codes to a cam position sensor problem. i was going to have my regular mechanic repair it, but then i was told that there was a previous recall on this part. i called nissan and they said to take it to a certified nissan dealer and verify it was a cam position sensor code. the dealer verified it was.the dealer said their records showed that part had been replaced once before, but nissan said the repair would be taken care of. when i brought the car in for the repair, the dealer called me later to say he couldn't repair the part because the problem was the connector not the sensor. the cost just happened to be the same price as the cam position sensor. ($260.00) i found that to be a very coincidental. l told them not to replace the connector and i would like to research the cost of the connector to make sure they weren't pulling the wool over my eyes. to date the repair hasn't been made. is there a danger to my wife if she drives this vehicle? i'd like nissan to pay for the cost of the connector. my case file with nissan is # 6381655. the representative i spoke with was marcus. his extension at nissan's 800 phone number is # 41490. are there any other complaints about this part going out twice? i'd appreciate any help you can give me. *tr greg thompson | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 16000 | 50 | 07/01/2004 |
| There was a voluntary recall (recall id # 03v455000) for my 2002 nissan maxima. the repair was performed in the spring of 2004. the recall specifies that they will replace both the crankshaft position sensor and the camshaft position sensor(s), and in some cases the variable timing control sensor(s). they only replaced the crankshaft sensor per their service order and they refuse to replace the camshaft sensor(s). *tr | |||
| 03/18/2006 | 2 | 12/14/2002 | |
| Engine broke down on a 2002 niacin maxim & could not steer car correctly. it could not go without weaving back & forth, even though there is only 15,000. miles on car & it is regularly serviced & maintained greatly (e.g. kept in garage,never left unlock,etc.)there could have been serious consequences & involved a $900. repair bill, for which niacin did nothing to compensate for or apologize for. if i had not had aaa tow it to the dealer, there would have surely been a terrible accident. fortunately, this occurred at night & i had i only 3 blocks to get it home when there weren't any cars the road. *jb | |||
| 02/18/2003 | 8100 | 3 | 06/25/2002 |
| Faulty engine crank sensors. *mr the sensor had been replaced three times. the third incident nearly resulted in an accident. the consumer requested that his vehicle be replaced with a new one. recall#03v455000 *sc *jb | |||
| 02/15/2004 | 1 | ||
| The dealership did not have the parts to perform the crank position sensor weld recall 03v455000 for almost 3 months. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/01/2004 | 25000 | 100 | 07/01/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. while driving between 2 and 50 mph, the vehicle lost power. the power steering and brakes failed and the service engine warning light illuminated also. the vehicle was able to be restarted. the dealer stated that the crank position sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). the failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 60,189. | |||
| 02/21/2004 | 29800 | 3 | 06/25/2002 |
| Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. the dealership repaired the problem two times, but the problem recurred. *ak the vehicles crank sensor failed which caused the engine to lose power. *nm | |||
| 04/27/2004 | |||
| This incident inovlves my nissan maxima 2002 se with automatic transmission. while driving on i-25 in rush hour traffic at approximately 70 mph, the car started to buck and engine power was severely reduced. the car immediately slowed to less than 45 mph and just missed being hit from behind by the following traffic. i was fortunate to maintain control and work my way over to the shoulder. when stopped the car stalled and was difficult to restart. i was able to restart the car and was able to drive to the dealership at very reduced speed (<45 mph). the dealership informed me of a current technical service bulletin out for the car and that since my car was out of warranty (3 yr/36000 mile) current mileage 37500. i would have to incur the cost of replacement. this seems to be a very serious defect with the mass/flow sensor according to the bulletin and i wonder why this is not a recall type replacement. i consider myself lucky to be here with such a severe product defect. especially one that is easily repaired and should be instituted in cars currently in service but not yet repaired. nissan's reluctance to incur the cost of my repair just because it's out of warranty is a bad customer relation move on their part, but besides that i believe not recalling this part puts other motorists at risk. thank you. | |||
| 12/28/2003 | 27200 | 1 | |
| While driving 20 mph the vehicle's engine stalled in an intersection. the cause has yet to be determined. please provide any additional information. *nm | |||
| 11/30/2003 | 20000 | 1 | 02/14/2002 |
| The vehicle experienced valve rattle from motor on initial start up and bluish smoke came out of the tail pipe. the car was left parked and subsequently started the following morning. the problem did not recur at the dealer. *nlm | |||
| 10/01/2003 | 37000 | 1 | 11/01/2002 |
| While traveling at 65 mph, the vehicle would shut off. the driver lost the brakes, and steering and had to manually come to a safe stop. *ak nissan replaced the air flow sensor. *scc *jb | |||
| 05/01/2003 | 20000 | 0 | 03/24/2002 |
| Excessive paint chips from hood and front bumper knocking/pinging during hard accelerating or under load. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/15/2005 | 28000 | 2 | 09/05/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated there was a recall nhtsa campaign 01v357000 concerning the engine. however, the recall did not correct the problem. the service engine light continued to illuminate which caused the contact to fail inspection. although the vehicle displayed no obvious problems, the contact took the vehicle to an independent repair shop. the repair shop performed a diagnostic test, which detected a problem with the crank shaft position sensors. both crank shaft sensors were replaced as were the previous sensors as indicated in the recall. the manufacturer offered no reimbursement because the repair was not performed at an authorized dealership. *ak updated 2/7/2006 - *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 01/21/2005 | 77220 | 1 | 02/15/2004 |
| 2002 nissan maxima check engine light came on with p0139 and p1147 codes. dealer performed a repair under tsb ntb02-051a. this should be a recall, not a tsb. cost is $480. *nm | |||
| 05/18/2002 | |||
| Air control valve is not working properly vehicle will unexpectedly accelerate at high speeds. contacted dealer. please further information.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 03/21/2006 | 15450 | 1 | 07/01/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the skip and check engine light illuminated. the vehicle became hard to steer and would not accelerate above 10 mph. the vehicle was towed to the dealership. they replaced the gas level sensor, emission and fuel injector and flushed the brake lines. there have been no further problems. updated 4/11/2006 - *nm | |||