Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 11/05/2010 | 140000 | ||
| After the car has been driven awhile and warmed up, 30 mins or so. the steering wheel starts to jerk and the car pulls to the left. when this happens the car drives like it's on a flat tire, a kluck kluck kluck sound is coming from the front end, but the tires are not flat. i even replaced the old tires with new ones. the steering becomes very erratic. i | |||
| 02/20/2009 | 115000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. the contact stated that the suspension was making a knocking sound along with a loud noise coming from the steering wheel. the noises are heard each time the steering wheel is turned to the left or right and when driving uphill. the contact also experiences difficulty controlling the steering wheel. the dealer stated that there were no recalls for his vehicle; however, they advised him to call the manufacturer to check if the vin is included in nhtsa campaign id number 02v146000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower arm). the failure mileage was 115,000. | |||
| 03/15/2003 | 19200 | ||
| This max had the transverse link recall performed in 9/02. at this time, the left axle was not properly placed back in the transmission. we took the car back several times and they kept blowing us off. finally, my wife was driving the car in the mobile tunnel and the trans went out along with the steering and suspension. nissan repaired the vehicle but it still drives like a piece of junk. these guys are ridiculous and need to be dealt with seriously. i have since filed suit but would appreciate any help. | |||
| 07/23/2002 | |||
| While making a left turn on the highway he lost control of the vehicle. due to the steering going out. please provide information dealer is aware of the problem. ts | |||
| 05/08/2002 | 1 | 02/16/2002 | |
| For unknown reason, the vehicle swerved towards the right side and the vehicle jumped the curb due to the uncontrollable steering. the tires become deflated causing damage to the rims of the front and back tires on the right side of the vehicle. *yh | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 10/01/2001 | |||
| Window washer does not work on driver side in very cold wheater while operating on roadways. *ak | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 08/30/2001 | 1 | 08/01/2001 | |
| Heated steering wheel sometimes reaches 119 degrees, way too hot. nissan specs say 95 is max temp. i've measured it up to 119 degrees. nissan has replaced the steering wheel, but didn't change anything. nissan and the dealer say it meets nissan specs, but they have never meassure it, and refuse to measure it, saying it meets specs ???? at 119 degrees i find it uncomfortably hot, and some people couldn't grasp it, which could lead to an accident. dealer says another car on their lot gets real hot too, but again they refuse to measure it to either prove it in or out of specs. they are avoiding the safety issue, 119 is way too hot for a steering wheel.*ak | |||