Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-07 | 04V326000 |
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 32,100 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-28 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormally loud pop… |
| 2023-04-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | UNKNOWN - I recently purchased this vehicle today from a private seller on April 18, 2023. Previous owner had stated th… |
| 2021-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. TIMING CHAIN WAS BAD FROM DAY ONE. SPENT NEARLY 4000 DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. THEN TO LOOK UP ONLI… |
| 2020-11-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAR FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO RUSTING OF FLOORBOARDS ON DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. TURNS OUT THIS IS A SYST… |
| 2020-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN IT RAINS THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR HAS WATER IN THE DOOR AND SOAKS THE BACK FLOOR |
| 2020-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR STARTERS I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR THEN THE BATTERY AND THEN THE CRANKSHAFT SENOR AND THEN DORMAN THAT IS ON THE PO… |
| 2020-08-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT SUBFRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT LOWER CONTROL ARM BECOME UNATTACHED, HAD TO REPAIR SUBFRAME AND ALL COMPONENTS, … |
| 2020-06-03 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | ME AND MY BOYFRIEND WERE SOLD THIS CAR FOR 2500 AND THE CAR NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, A NEW CONVERTER . ONCE I BROUGHT THOS… |
| 2020-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 04V326000 ONE OF THE RECALL NUMBER THE OTHER IS 05V512000 NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT I'VE CHANGED MY TIMING CHA… |
| 2020-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BODY CONTROL MODULE KEEPS THE FRONT AND BACK LIGHTS FROM WORKING. THE TAIL LIGHTS ALSO NOT WORKING. THE LICENSE PLA… |
| 2019-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HAVE RUSTED OUT. MOST OF THE OTHER METAL/ FLOORING HAS NO… |
| 2019-06-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR WAS FINE INITIALLY THEN STARTED CAR WHICH TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO START AND CAR WOULD NOT HARDLY GO DUE TO IT NO… |
| 2019-05-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WIL LOSE POWER AND START JERKING BADLY, CUTTING BACK LIKE LOSING POWER. IT FEELS AS IF IT IS GOING… |
| 2018-09-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FLOOR BOARDS RUSTED OUT ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES AND WE WERE NOT AWARE BECAUSE THE CARPET COVERED BUT YOU… |
| 2018-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT THE CONTACT'S HOME, THE HOOD … |
| 2018-05-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPPING |
| 2018-04-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN IN MOTION THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP IN 1 AND 2 GEAR THEN 4 AND 5 GEAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR THEN GOES IN TO LIMP… |
| 2018-04-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THESE TRANSMISSION SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO I ALWAYS TEND TO FEEL A GEAR JUMP IN THE FIRST GEARS WHEN ABOUT TO… |
| 2018-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2018, IN THE MORNING AROUND A 11 AM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 MAXIMA AND IT STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND… |
| 2018-01-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL ON LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF! ALREADY REPLACED BULB BUT IT STILL GOES OFF AND COMES BACK ON WHEN YOU TURN IT… |
| 2017-11-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHENEVER I ACCELERATE AND THE SPEEDOMETER HITS 20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION JERKS OR IF I'M GOING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND … |
| 2017-11-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINTS IS DUE TO THE CHEAP STEAL THAT NISSAN USES TO BUILD THERE VEHICLES JUST TO SAVE A BUCK. WHEN I TAKE MY CA… |
| 2017-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND IT CAUGHT FIRE FROM… |
| 2017-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE RECALL I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS ON HIGHWAY 62 EAST IN MINNEAPO… |
| 2017-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE WIRING … |
| 2017-09-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ISSUES WHEN CHANGING GEARS. IT STARTING TO HESITATE BETWEEN FIRST GEAR AND SECOND AND SECOND… |
| 2017-06-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS |
| 2017-06-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHEN GOING FORWARD. SHIFTING TO REVERSE OR ATTEMPTING TO DOWNSHIFT CAUSES SERIOUS JER… |
| 2017-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THIS YEAR AS A USED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO JERKING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE W… |
| 2017-05-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAVE POWER SEATS. WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE MOVES AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTONS. THE SEAT… |
| 2017-04-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SHUTS DOWN WHILE RUNNING, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DEFAULT INTO 5TH GEAR, (2-4 GEARS EFFECTIVE… |
| 2017-02-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER 100,000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED SHOES OF FAILURE. SHIFTING PAST SECOND GRAR WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO STALLL, THE… |
| 2017-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE GLASS OF THE SKYVIEW SUN ROOF SHATTERED. AT THE TIME DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. |
| 2017-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKING WHEN IT'S TRYING TO SHIFT |
| 2016-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100K MILES |
| 2016-10-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFT POORLY, HIGH REV INBETWEEN SHIFTS, HARD DOWN SHIFTS AND EXTREMELY HARD UP SHIFTS. VERY DANGEROUS TO … |
| 2016-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON OCTOBER 5, 2016 MY HUSBAND CAME HOME FROM PT AND PARKED THE CAR UNDER OUR CARPORT. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR THERE … |
| 2016-10-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING OUT AT A STOP SIGN FOR A LEFT TURN WHEN ALL A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THIS WAS MY … |
| 2016-09-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DOWN SHIFTING IN LOWER GEAR OR UPSHIFTING FROM LOWER TO HIGHER GEAR LOUD BANG IN TRANSMSSION |
| 2016-08-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PRESSURE DAMPNER LEAKING GAS AFTER 72,000 MILES ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THERE ARE TWO ON FUEL RAIL. IF CLIMATE C… |
| 2016-08-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM P TO DR, JERKS WHEN DOWN AND UP SHIFTING. DOES NOT SEEM SAFE. 73, 0000 MILES ON VEHICLE |
| 2016-08-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILING FOR SECOND TIME. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT/OVERHAULED IN MARCH OF 2014. MILEAGE AT TIME OF REBUILD… |
| 2016-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER THAT IS MADE FROM PLASTIC CAME APART AND HAS CAUSED MY CARS ENGINE TO FAIL.THIS IS CLEARLY A… |
| 2016-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VERY HARD SHIFTING AND DELAY FROM PARK TO DRIVE, HARD SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERS |
| 2016-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TIMING CHAIN PRIMARY GUIDE HAS BROKE ! THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN ASSEMBLY PART! IT'S MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE PLASTI… |
| 2016-05-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN AUTO IS IN MOTION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM LOW TO HIGHER GEAR ENGINE REVS TO EXCEEDINGLY HIGH RPM'S AS IF… |
| 2016-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SUDDENLY AFTER PUTTING MY CAR IN DRIVE FROM REVERSE AFTER BEING PARKED IN A PARKING LOT MY CAR JERKED SO BAD I THOUGHT … |
| 2016-04-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RUST IN THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT FAIL THE STATE OF NH SAFETY INSPECTION. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, MY TE… |
| 2016-04-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHAT IS WRONG WITH NISSAN? WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THE MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT ! … |
| 2016-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WAS… |