1999 Nissan Maxima: misfire or rough idle

Filed Jun 23, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · 61,000 miles · CA

1999 nissan maxima, ignition coil failure and service engine soon light on. Car looses pickup, rough idling and knocking.

Filed Apr 8, 2010 · Electrical · 127,500 miles · MI

The ignition coils are defective. The coils will, after a brief time, begin to misfire again even after being replaced. Many people have blogged with this same problem.

Filed Feb 14, 2010 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · FL

1999 nissan maxima - runs rough and loses power. Has less power when pulling away from stop sign into intersection. Has been happening for over 1 year. Ignition coil problems need to replace all 6 coils, have replaced egr valve, o2 sensors and plugs to no avail.

Filed Feb 6, 2009 · NY

I am having problems with my 1999 nissan maxima. My service engine soon light came on about a year ago and regardless of what I do to fix it, it just comes back on. I have had diagnostic tests ran on it and it has come up as something different everytime I fix the problem it gives me. So far I have fixed two ignition coil packs, a noc sensor and a couple other things related to emissions. I have spent around $800 to fix these things and I am now am getting a code that says there is an ignition misfire. The shop that I am taking it to has told me that it's a problem that they can not figure out and they have researched it and been told that nissan can't figure it out either.

Filed Sep 15, 2008 · Fuel system · 101,000 miles · AL

I have had numerous problems with the engine misfiring due to the coil packs that sit on the cylinders. I have replaced several coils and that was a short term fix. Now I am having the same problems with the engine lurching during idle and when trying to accelerate. I have taken it into the shop and they replaces 4 coils but the car still jerks when idling and right after acceleration.

Filed Aug 31, 2008 · Electrical · 88,000 miles · SC

While driving my car, it started to miss, sputter, run bad, vibrate and almost turn off. The check engine light came on and after having the codes read (p1320) and researching dtc p1320 and/or spark knock (detonation) due to ignition coil (s). I find out that this is a very common problem with several years of maximas. I also found out that there are newer coils with a gray dot, that is to be used to replace the older defective ones. Not only are the bad ones recommended for replacement, but all 6 are recommended for replacement. Why is this? I believe is was because of a known defect in the parts. I have already replaced several of these coils and it don't take long before the check engine light is back on, and the car is once again misfiring and getting bad gas mileage because of code p1320, another bad coil. Nissan should recall these cars and fix this continuously ongoing problem . This misfiring on interstates and busy roads at high speeds can be very dangerous, because it slows the car down all of a sudden and could result in a rear end crash. This misfiring also results in fuel not being burned in the cylinder and is wasted.

Filed Oct 23, 2007 · Engine · 118,000 miles · OH

I have a 1999 nissan maxima with the check engine light on. Took it to the dealer and they told me that all 3 o2 sensors were bad, and they could be replaced for approximately $700. A week later check engine light is back on, and now they are telling me that it is the #3 cylinder misfiring, and they recommend replacing all 6 ignition coils for approximately $1200. I understand that there have been many complaints about the ignition coils, and really do not have the money to pay them again for something that I feel should be replaced by them anyway.

Filed Sep 10, 2007 · Engine · 158,000 miles · CO

Check engine kept coming on. Machines kept telling us it was cylinder 2 misfire. We replaced fuel filter, sparkplugs, sparkplug coil with no results. Went to dealer, they put car on machine. They had trouble finding problem. They had to search by hand, with no results. They told me it was an elec. Problem that was intermittent. Light went out without fixing anything. Has not come back again yet.

Filed Jun 23, 2007 · Airbags, Brakes · IA

My 1999 nissan maxima se had one coil replaced in 2003. This year I replaced the alternator as well. My airbag light flashes constantly and my clock goes in and out of service. My service engine soon light came on and the car runs very rough. When idling it sounds like a choking piece of crap and on the hills the light flashes. I was told I had a bad coil again and took it for a diagnostic that said multiple misfire and replace all six coils. I have read complaint after complaint about coils. When I bought my maxima new I thought I was buying a car that was reliable but I am hearing that coil replacement is the rule not the exception. I also have rear brake noise....since year three of owning the car. I have replaced two sets of brake pads as well.

Filed Mar 15, 2007 · Electrical · 30,000 miles · NY

1999 nissan maxima. Service engine light goes on. Fault code indicates engine misfire. Several coils have been replaced but they now intermittently fail on cylinder 4 and 6.

Filed Feb 16, 2007 · Electrical · 149,000 miles · GA

I began having misfires on my 1999 maxima in may 2005. Dealership stated that one of the ignition coils was going bad but would have to wait for the check engine light to come on before being able to tell which coil was malfunctioning. Less than two weeks later, the check engine light came on. I took my car to the dealership and the mechanic replaced the defective coil at a cost of around $250. Less than two months later, in july, another coil began malfunctioning (misfiring), the dealer replaced it for around $250. Now a third coil is misfiring.

Filed Sep 12, 2006 · Electrical · 30,126 miles · MD

At about 30,000 my 1999 maxima gle started to misfire randomly. I was told by a dealer that there was no test that could isolate a bad ignition coil and that all six coils would have to be replaced at a cost of about $900. I did nothing for a while, but when the problem became worse I contacted my local merchant tire dealer and asked if they could replace the coils with new coils bought be me from an auto parts dealer. Merchant tire agreed to make the replacement for $130. I purchased replacement coils from brightauto.com for a total cost of $364.63. The replacement coils are identified by nissan at nissanhelp.com as 22448-31u11, rh coil (#89057915) and 22448-31u16, lh coil (#89057914). I have had no problem since the replacement.