Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-30 | 02V146000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 90,500 | — | Details |
| 2002-01-11 | 02V010000 |
POWER TRAIN | 843 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) |
| 2025-03-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driving vehicle on road and the accelerator pedal no longer working vehicle. coasted to the side. Car had to be towed. … |
| 2024-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | unknown. Vehicle on roadway and it just stop accelerating in the middle of traffic. Research of vehicle before pu… |
| 2022-10-18 | WHEELS | No | 0 | the vehicle failed front wheel bearing replacement. I took it to the mechanic because when i was driving there was a v… |
| 2022-08-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2002 Nissan Maxima. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V-008000 (Air Ba… |
| 2021-03-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When I first purchased this car I had immediate problems with the power steering fluid. The check engine light has rema… |
| 2020-08-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 2… |
| 2020-05-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT… |
| 2019-05-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAR STARTS BUT DIES DOWN AFTER A FEW MILES |
| 2019-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND R… |
| 2018-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR B… |
| 2018-05-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC… |
| 2018-03-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | [XXX] POWER STEERING SYSTEM TIRES FUEL PUMP AIR BAGS BATTERY EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FALLING APART SINCE 2018, IT'… |
| 2018-01-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | OVER HEATING GURGLING IN OVER FLOW, HAD RADIATOR FLUSHED AND TOPPED OFF,STILL OVER HEAT,LOOKING AT MY RECITES IT SAYS I… |
| 2017-10-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL!!! MY PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT LIGHT IS FLASHING. ALSO I BOUGHT THE TOP CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND IT H… |
| 2017-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH LOW MILES, APPROXIMATELY 102,000. THE ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT DOES NOT START. THE DEALER … |
| 2017-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ENGINE POWER, U NABLE TO REV ABOVE 2500 WITHOUT IT FEELING LIMITED. THE ENGI… |
| 2017-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED… |
| 2017-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER FRONT END COLLISION. (JUNE 2017) PICTURES AFTER ACCIDENT AVAILABLE. |
| 2016-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO R… |
| 2016-10-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | ELECTRIC SEAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD IT GOES UP AND DOWN RECLINES AND GOES UP. BUT I CANNOT GET IT TO MOVE FORWARD. SIN… |
| 2016-07-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TAKATA RECALL OUR 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN A ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE, HER CAR ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES....THE AIR BAG… |
| 2016-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN SEPT. 2014, MY CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND RECALL NUMBER "03V455000" WAS PERFORMED. THE 2 CAMSHAFT SENSORS AND 1 CRAN… |
| 2016-02-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DI… |
| 2016-01-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE HISSING NOIS… |
| 2015-09-18 | ENGINE | Yes | 3 | DRIVING ON CIRCLE INTERSECTION THE CAR SHUT OFF UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING TOTALING CAR. |
| 2015-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATI… |
| 2015-06-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG RECALL WAS FIXED AS SOON AS WE WERE NOTIFIED (A FEW MONTHS AGO). MY SON HAD A BAD ACCIDENT TODAY AND NEITHER H… |
| 2015-03-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR … |
| 2014-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR B… |
| 2014-11-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | WHILE PARKING CAR IT SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, THE BORDERING STREET AND INTO ANOTHER PARKING LO… |
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HI, I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY PASSENGER'S AIRBAG. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNE… |
| 2014-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED THE… |
| 2014-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | IN REFERENCE TO > NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING I NEARLY CRASHED WHEN M… |
| 2014-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS LOSS O… |
| 2014-02-08 | SEATS | Yes | 3 | DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED ON IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEAT WENT INTO FULL RECLINE POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE… |
| 2013-09-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE R… |
| 2013-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WA… |
| 2013-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING … |
| 2013-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING AT HIGHWAYS OF GREATER THAN 40 MPH AND BEGINNING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF. IT WILL RESTART; HOWEVER,… |
| 2013-07-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY HIGH WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL OVER POWERED THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AS I WAS APPROACHING A… |
| 2013-07-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THEY HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE "JERKED" WHILE I WAS GOING ROUGHLY 70MPH. WHEN THAT HAPPENED IT KIND OF HESITA… |
| 2013-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP… |
| 2013-01-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR HAD A RECALL PERFORMED ON 08/02/2011 TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY… |
| 2012-12-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CH… |
| 2012-07-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT IS RUSTING AND HAS LEAD TO A LARGE HOLE ON THE BOTTOM. THE ENGINE BRACE IS MOUNTED WHERE THE … |
| 2012-06-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD … |
| 2012-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY MY NISSAN ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 65MPH AND BEING THAT ITS A MANUAL TRANSMI… |
| 2012-01-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DOING 75 MPH IN SAN FRANCISCO, I STEPPED ON THE GAS PRETTY HARD AND LET OFF A SECOND OR TW… |
| 2011-09-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE… |