Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Nissan Maxima.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Heavy Rust/corrosion/hole in driver & passenger floorboard. Visible from underneath vehicle when the vehicle is up on t… |
| 2020-09-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR IGNITION WILL NOT LET ME TURN IT |
| 2019-12-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. THEY WHERE NOT DEPLOYED. TRIED TO RESET THE LIGHT BUT IT STILL CAME ON. TRIED TO ERASE THE … |
| 2019-09-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE STOPPED FORWARD MOVEMENT IN MIDDLE LANE OF I-95 NORTH. ENGINE REVOLUTIONS JUMPED TO RED ZONE BUT NO FORWARD MO… |
| 2019-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE V… |
| 2019-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS PREMATURELY WEAR, CAUSING A WHINING NOISE AS THE CHAIN RUBS AGAINST THE TENSIONER WHILE THE… |
| 2018-12-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HAVE A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA AND JUST FOUND OUT I NEED A TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY HAVING IT 2YRS ..DEALER NEVER TOLD ME THA… |
| 2018-11-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FLOORBOARDS RUSTED OUT. |
| 2018-03-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. NISSAN SAID THEY DONT COVER. ITS NOT INCLUDED ON THE WARRANTY. CLUS… |
| 2018-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | MY CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAILBOX, TELEPHONES POLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE? AND MYSELF, ALONG WITH OTHER … |
| 2017-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. TH… |
| 2017-07-22 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | I LEFT THE IGNITION ON AND IT RAN THE BATTERY WENT DOWN , WHEN I REALIZED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD WE CHARGED THE BATTERY N… |
| 2017-07-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FEBRUARY 2009 I PURCHASE A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA VIN#1N4AA51E29C....... THERE HAVE BEEN MINOR ISSUES THAT I HAVE DEAL… |
| 2017-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS AT ALL TIMES ON DASHBOARD BLINKING |
| 2017-06-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING. … |
| 2017-03-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2008. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AND WASHED ON A REGU… |
| 2017-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGI… |
| 2017-01-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UPON STARTING THE CAR, AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK AND DOES NOT GO OUT. THE INDICATION IS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG… |
| 2017-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR NOT WORKING |
| 2017-01-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I'M SURE IT IS FAULTY. ALSO THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR MY TIRE PRESSURE STAY… |
| 2016-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN THE CAR STALLED. HAD TO TURN THE CAR STARTER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE … |
| 2016-10-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR RUSTED BIG WHOLE ON BOTH SIDE. JUST LOOK UNDER THE CAR THIS WEEK WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHA… |
| 2016-05-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I NOTICED THAT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE FLOOR BOARD IS RUSTED… |
| 2016-04-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY SUN ROOF SHATTERED INTO A MI… |
| 2016-01-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA SL FLOORBOARDS HAVE RUSTED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE RUST WAS SO BAD, THE CAR … |
| 2016-01-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BROUGHT MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED EXTREME RUST UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE REST OF … |
| 2015-12-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RUSTING IN THEIR CARS' FLOORBOARDS. RUSTING LARGE ENOUGH TO SEE THROUGH THE CAR FLOOR. |
| 2015-12-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DAS… |
| 2015-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG |
| 2015-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAS MALFUNCTION WITH THE LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHING. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE W… |
| 2015-07-27 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 17, 2015, MY DAUGHTER DROVE INTO A 3' DITCH WITH ABOUT 4" OF STANDING WATER WITH ALGEA STANDING ON TOP OF T… |
| 2015-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND PER THE DEALER THE SPIRAL CABLE AND CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TH… |
| 2015-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK SAME TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON IT WH… |
| 2015-04-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AFTER SEEING A TODAY SHOW REPORT EARLIER IN 2015 ABOUT UNDER CARRIAGE RUST IN NISSAN ALTIMA'S, I DECIDED I SHOULD TAKE … |
| 2015-03-28 | SEATS | No | 0 | IT STARTED WITH WHAT THE TECHNICIANS MENTIONED AS A "MISFIRE," AND I KEPT SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING THROUGH THE AIR VE… |
| 2015-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VISIBLE CUTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS STARTED TO FORM ON THE DASH BOARD OUTLINING THE SHAPE AIRBAG CONTAINER UNDER… |
| 2015-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 F THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THIS IS A RECURRING INCIDENT. … |
| 2015-02-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE HESITATES TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING UP AN HILL… |
| 2015-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY PASSAGE SIDE AIR BAG LEATHER IS SPLITTING! I'VE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THE… |
| 2014-12-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGH… |
| 2014-10-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS ARE RUSTING AWAY TO THE POINT OF NECESSARY REPAIRS. NISSAN IS NOT WILL… |
| 2014-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE BURST AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID CAUSING POWER STEERING… |
| 2014-08-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE ON A… |
| 2014-07-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF T… |
| 2014-07-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED AN OIL SPOT ON MY DRIVEWAY AND AS THE MONTHS PASSED THE SPOTS GOT LARGER AND LARGER. NOW… |
| 2014-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I STARTED NOTICING A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD - PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT IN THE SUMMER. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW AND… |
| 2014-06-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN AT THE TIME THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS IN MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA WERE BEGINNING TO ROT. VEHICLE WAS B… |
| 2014-04-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED 2008 MAXIMA AS 2ND OWNER WHEN CAR WAS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX. 20K MILES. RECENTLY WHILE HAVING TIRED CHANG… |
| 2014-04-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. THE SMALL CRACK HAS GROWN TO 4 INCHES. THERE IS A CLEAR "LINE" TH… |
| 2014-03-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CRASH. TH… |