Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | |||||
| NTB12-029 | 03/22/2012 | 10043773 | Nissan: altima, maxima, quest; power steering hose service part change. the hose now comes without the pressure sensor. do not damage the pressure sensor upon removal or installation. if only the pressure sensor needs to be replaced, do not | 04/26/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 07/13/2012 | 97000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. the contact was traveling 20 mph when the vehicle started to jerk abnormally. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 97,941. kmj | |||
| 07/13/2012 | 97000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. the contact was traveling 20 mph when the vehicle started to jerk. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 97,941. rds | |||
| 04/04/2012 | |||
| I recently purchased an 05 maxima with 107,000 miles on it. the next day i heard a loud ticking from engine. my tensioners are failing an estimated $2000 repair. in the same day upon acceleration my wheel jerked violently, a sign of a failing transmission. $3000+ this is ridiculous. this is absolutely criminal that a recall has not been initiated by nissan.this is a problem for thousands of people, and a severe risk to the safety of the driver. i will be contacting every available newspaper and news agency in my area and will try to contact national news agencies this is absolutely atrocious. i beg other nissan owners to make this a problem for nissan that wont go away until proper actions are taken. | |||
| 11/30/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Bought car brand new 9/2005. car was serviced multiple times and even a nissan engineer tested steering and suspension. when speed is at 60 mpr, steering wheel shakes. new tires were put on by dealership several times, also. engineer stated that car was supposed to do that. well now my car's transmission is acting up. please note that steering wheel still shakes, too. i did a google search and see that numerous people are having the same issue. this car has to be a lemon. i will be contacting nissan north america to file a complaint also and request that they repair my car. | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 85000 | ||
| My 2005 nissan maxima started having shifting problems when slowing. i would be coming to a stop sign and the transmission wouldnt jump out of gear and the car would free roll. once stopped the car would jerk and try to take off while foot on brake. now the transmission shifts very hard to the point to feels like im in an accident or the engine is coming through the hood. when i accelerate onto freeway from ramp im scared that i may get rear ended because the car just wont accelerate properly to get into lane safe. this occurs everyday particularly when car warms up and i then begin to smell electric burn or oil burn | |||
| 08/04/2005 | 600 | 4 | 07/26/2005 |
| Vibration in steering wheel & seats - have had back to dealer four times in three weeks - they've replaced wheel (out of round/bent), rotors/brakes and are now investigating tires - vibration occurs in & out at various speeds-looking at lemon law. *nm | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 03/12/2008 | 44850 | 1 | 05/01/2005 |
| Steering column movement,once steering column is in the driving position it can be moved up and down about 1 inch. *tr | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 05/25/2005 | 500 | 5 | 12/04/2004 |
| Purchased a 2005 nissan maxima in december 2004. by march of 2005, the strut assemblies (both) had been replaced 3 times and the vehicle was in an additional time for the same complaint of noise in the strut assembly but was repaired to no avail. may 25, 2005: noise in the front end again. upon inspection from the authorized nissan dealership in corpus christi, tx, it was said that the noise was coming from a faulty rack and pinion. prior to this (upon conclusion that the struts needed to be replaced a third time), i asked nissan to buy back the vehicle. they refused. this vehicle's front end is not repairable and hazardous. the car, at this time, has 17k miles and needs to be either replaced or bought back. | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 03/15/2007 | 43000 | 1 | 03/23/2005 |
| The car was equipped with a heated steering wheel. athis winter i used it almost daily. i began to notice in march that the steering wheel was becoming discolored. the areas where the heating mechanism were now black and green. *ak | |||