1999 maxima 72000 miles. Engine began running rough. Paid for a $65 diagnostic and mechanic recommended replacing the coils. Had to replace all six ignition coils. $1000 for sealer repair. I did the repair myself for $390 in parts and 3 hours of time.
1999 Nissan Maxima electrical complaints
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This comment is regarding the ignition coil problem on the 1999 nissan maxima. My 1999 maxima has about 71,000 miles on it. Recently the "check engine soon" light came on. We took it to a nissan dealership service department. They ran a diagnostic test ($93) and said it's giving multiple misfire readings. They recommended replacing all six ignition coils. Total cost about $1000 including the parts and the labor. From websites, I found that this same problem happened on several maximas. People complain this a lot.
Dt*: the contact stated the check engine light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the local dealership when the light illuminated. The dealership was not able to duplicate the problem; however, they did reset the check engine light. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer, and they suggested changing the ignition switch.
Faulty ignition coils on 1999 nissan maxima.
The "check engine soon" light came on. I took it to a service station and they ran a diagnostic test and said it's misfiring. They recommended replacing all six ignition coils @ ~ $150 each and said that this is a common problem with nissan maxima's.
I have a 1999 nissan maxima of which I am the original owner. The check engine light has been going on and off intermittently for the last year. I've taken the car to a number of service providers including a dealership and been told that the codes generated are not conclusive but, due to a known defect, the recommendation has been that I replace all of the ignition coils at a cost of nearly $1500. Seems to me if its a "known defect" that the manufacturer should be responsible for fixing this problem I understand it to be very wide spread.
1999 nissan maxima - jn1ca21a 3xm300571 this complaint is in reference to nissan's recall of 97/98 maximas. The recall was for a faulty alternator. I have a 1999 nissan maxima (build date 6/98) that had the same exact problem/symptom as the recall. The campaign id / the federal safety agency # is r2010 or r2015 \ 02v‑171. 4/8/05 - started my car and heard a humming noise coming from engine. I got out and opened the hood and saw a white smoke coming from the alternator. After further investigation saw a fire in the alternator. Ran to the passenger side removed my 4 and 2 year old children and moved them to a safe location. I then found a water bottle in the car and poured the water on the fire. 1:00 pm 4/12/05 called difeo nissan in jersey city, nj and they refused to do anything about the situation based upon the VIN 1:10pm 4/12/05 called nissan consumer affairs and filed a report with tamika x3795 reference # 4908176 4/21/05 after numerous calls and follow ups, they responded that I call my insurance company and that my car was not part of the recall. Case closed. Rep was named wanda at nissan consumer affairs at 800 647 7261 x 3814 have been without a car for weeks now.
When leaving the grocery store my car would not start. The failure resulted in my walking home and loss of income. The car was towed to a shop and was diagnosed as ignition system immoblized because of the anti-theft system. Apparently, the key code has a problem and all keys and car need to be reprogrammed. Now, car has to be towed to the dealership as only nissan can fix. And nissan is charging me for their defectiveness!! So, end result count on two towing bills, mechanic charge, nissan dealership charge and delivery of car back to shop. Nissan is aware of this problem and has not issued a recall even though it is quite common. Now how am I supposed to account for when my car will not start again? Does not strike me as a dependable car. And, I do not have a cell phone, so what time of night will I be walking home next time?
Went into our locked garage, and car wouldn't start. Local repair guy said the computer had locked out our keys, thinking that car was being stolen. He said that many people are encountering this... So it was towed to nissan.*ak nissan confirmed the nats system had locked out the keys, and charged us money to re-program the computer and our origional keys... Nothing was replaced, but now it works! This is crazy! Extended warranty from nissan did not cover it either. We pay because their computer program has a glitch?
Ignition coil failure. Serveral problems with brake system and alignment/suspension. Have replace 2 coils so far, it was better for a while. Nissan needs to recall the ignition coils several problems.
While driving engine light illuminated. Once it came on it stayed on. They replaced the crank sensor twice. However, consumer received a tsb regarding ignitiion coil. The service bullietin had already been out 11 months prior.
In my 1999 nissan maxima I have had to have 2 ignition coils replaced. I have later found out that many many other maxima owners are having the same problem with their 99 maximas. When I called nissan they told me that there were not enough complaints to issue a recall at this time.
Just found out that we should replace all 6 coils in our 1999 maxima. Nissan was aware of this problem and decided to rip us off even more (since the car is falling apart in eveyway possible) by only offering replacement coils - which are better instead of a recall. It wasn't until I had the coil problem that I learned that it was a problem in all nissan '99 maximas. It is costing me over $700!
In june of 2003, my check engine light came on. After paying for the expensive computer diagnosis I was told that one of the ignition coils was bad. However they could not tell which one and I would need to replace all of them eventually. Since it was so expensive my mechanic said we could start by replacing one at a time that worked fine up until now. Recently my car has stalled in traffic. I don't understand why if so many people are experiencing the same problems, why a recall is not being done at nissan's expense. I wish I would have found this website before I purchased my maxima. I will think twice before buying another nissan.
I bought this car in oct 1998. After my 60,000 mile service at the dealer (rte. 22 nissan, hillside, nj) in dec 2003, I noticed that the engine stuttered when I put the gear in reverse. The RPM meter oscillated between 0 and 1000 continuously before stabilizing. I told the dealer about this and during my regular service, the dealer inspected and told me that there was an idling problem and that he would try to do something about it. The car appeared to be fine for the next few days but then started stuttering again while taking a reverse. This problem used to happen only occassionally and and so I could live with it. Meanwhile I moved over to california, and it was also time for my next service (66,000). I asked the dealer (magnussen nissan, fremont, ca) to have diagnose the problem since it had stopped once or twice before at a traffic light and after being $118 poorer, I was told that the engine wiring harness needs to be replaced at a cost of $2,700 and that one in 50 nissan cars had this problem. The unfortunate part of the diagnosis was that the vehicle was returned in a worse condition than before. Now the check engine light was always lit up and the vehicle started stopping whenever the car came to a halt (stop signs, turns and traffic lights) and on some occassions narrowly escaping someone from rear-ending my car at stop signs. My car is now in a non-drivable state for the fear of it stalling anytime on the roads and getting hit by another vehicle. I contacted nissan consumer affairs and finally got to speak to a supervisor and was told that since my car was outside of the warranty period (3 yrs/36,000), they could not assist me with fixing the car. The real problem with the quality of the part that nissan has provided my car with. The wiring harness is not a moving part and is not something that anybody has access to and its not acceptable to have a $2,800 service pending after 5 yrs of purchase for a non-moving part.
Vehicle unexpectedly started to run rough, misfired repeatedly, and experienced episodes of near stalling, while driving at highway speeds. The service engine soon light illuminated and vehicle continued to operate under a severe loss of power before being able to safely pull the vehicle off the highway. Dealer determined fault code p1320 was stored and all six ignition coils were faulty and needed to be replaced. Technical service bulletin (tsb #01-060) was issued by nissan in september 2001, which outlines the ignition coil problem. The dealer refused to cover the repair under manufacturers warranty or extend any goodwill when the technical service bulletin was brought to their attention. This is a critical product defect which could result in a serious accident, injuries, and even death, should the engine stall while driving vehicle. A serious investigation should be initiated by the federal safety agency demanding nissan to immediately announce a recall to all vehicles concerned.
E-mail fm parag mehta (ga) request assistance in getting nissan to recall the ignition coils on the 1999 nissan maxima. *mr
Ignition coil failure.
Vehicle failed to start after repeated attempts. When vehicle started, the "service engine soon" light was illuminated. Engine was misfiring. Dealer ran diagnostic test and retrieved fault code p1320 from the ecu. Was informed that all six ignition coils were defective and need to be replaced. Nissan issued a technical service bulletin (tsb #01-060) in september, 2001, which addresses the problem involving the ignition coils. Dealer refused to cover repair under manufacturer's warranty or goodwill program. This is an obvious manufacturing defect which could result in the engine stalling while being driven, potentially causing an accident and injuries. I request that the federal safety agency launch an investigation and order nissan to recall the affected vehicles and replace the defective ignition coils, free-of-charge.
Engine coils - I recently discovered that I have an engine coil problem in my 99 nissan maxima. I found this very disturbing considering when I purchased this car it was one of the leaders when it came to engine performance. What I found even more disturbing was when the dealer informed me that they usually go out around this time, which does not seem to be normal to me. Especially given the amount of replacement costs. I spent some time on the internet and discovered this is a reoccuring problem and there is even a petition for it. This makes me rethink my choice of purchasing a nissan for reliability. Especially, given that nissan is not standing by their product and ensuring this problem is rectified for the customer at no additional costs. I am a loyal nissan customer and have gotten several individuals to purchase nissan's however this experience is changing my outlook completely. In closing, I would like to mention that when I looked for recall information on nissan's website it was surprising to see the comments "we're our own toughest critics", if this is true why aren't the number of people experiencing my problem being taken care of, why are engine coils a reoccurring issues that the consumer have to bear the expense for? I will be escalating this matter, but wanted to lodge a complaint here as well. I do not think that a human life should be sacrificed in order to catch the eye of a manufacturer when it comes to vehicle performance.
I need to replace the following for my 99 nissan maxima so far:- (1) 2 oxygen sensors. (2) 1 engine control module (3) 6 ignition coils and 1 condenser now, the traction control system is not working. My maxima has only 52,000 miles. All these repairs right after 36,000 miles. Nissan should recall all these. However, I know the federal safety agency won't recall it because there is no injuries. Thank you very much.
I have a 99 nissan maxima and the service engine light came on this week. The local garage did a diagnostic test and found codes for knock sensor and ignition signal. The local garage was puzzled because they've never seen a knock sensor fail before. Called 2 local nissan dealers and both say it's ignition coils (and the knock sensor was ok) and unless the diagnostic says which one went bad I'd have to replace them all for $600 to $800 because my car is out of warranty. It looks like this is a common problem and wonder what it would take for a recall?
Defective ignition coils.
I am experiencing an ignition coil misfire. The technician, not nissan, indicates nissan has been having problems with this and from reading complaints, I see there are some listed. While I realize this is not a safety issue, it is an issue for me personally because the problem is not caused by me but is rather a nissan manufacturing problems and should be recalled and paid for by nissan. I have been very pleased with my maxima and would like to stay with nissan but if they are not going to acknowledge the problem and fix it, I don't believe I'll stay with nissan when I trade vehicles.
Recently, one ignition coil failed. My nissan dealer told me that since one failed, all of them would need to be replaced because they would probably all fail soon after the first one failed. If dealers can't keep replacement ignition coils in stock because so many of them are failing on the maxima, then shouldn't it be a recall. It cost me over $800 to have them replaced. Also, if I press the unlock button too many times on my wireless key remote, the windows roll down partially. Does anyone else think that's an odd and annoying thing that shouldn't be happening. Hello, recall!
Defective ignition coils. When I bought my 99 maxima the dealer supposedly "fixed" the problem. By not even a week after I had the car the service engine light went on. Took it back to the dealer, they said they could not find the problem and reset the computer. This went on about 3-4 times until the warranty was up, then they found that the #6 ignition coil was bad. After that was replaced, a month did not go by before the service engine light went on again. This time the #4 ignition coil was bad. After getting that one replaced, literally not even 5 hrs went by before the light went on again...I have not taken the car back to the dealer yet. But something needs to be done about this problem...I spend over $200 each time I have to fix this problem.
Car cranks but will not start/catch. Security indicator light is illuminated indicating vehicle immobilizer system is malfunctioning. Appparently the ignition key has deprogrammed and needs to be reprogrammed.
Ignition coils have gone bad in the car ,causing cylinder misfires.
The ignition coil packs failed which caused the check engine light to illuminate. *ak
Engine is not working smoothly after starting. Car is shaking. Dealer replaced coils, all 6. Problem was gone for about 8 months but it's back again.
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