2000 Nissan Maxima: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jun 13, 2011 · Electrical · 144,000 miles · IL

Hi, I have a 2000 nissan maxima. I am having the same problem from other 2000 nissan maxima owners. My car stalls, shakes, hesitates and looses power, it acts like it wants to shut off. The service engine light comes on, the trac off light and the slip light come on all which are said to be caused by defective ignition coils. I have already replaced one and not even 1 month later the car started doing the same thing, meaning I will have to replace all six coils. I believe nissan has to do a recall because that is a very dangerous thing to be driving and your car to stall out like that. I believe that the owners of the 2000 nissan maximas with this problem should be reimbursed for the money we have to pay out to fix a part that nissan did not build correct.

Filed Dec 7, 2006 · Electrical · 81,000 miles · MA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle hesitated. An independent mechanic determined that the ignition coils failed.

Filed Feb 4, 2005 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · NC

Website of an ongoing petition with over 1000 signatures as proof. (angelfire.com has petition & ongoing complaints) nissan is manufacturing a faulty vehicle with known faulty parts -such as failing ignition coils. Eventually -and soon -one of the nissan maxima's customer's will try to enter traffic and be fatally killed with a failed engine that will not travel across the train track or out of the 18-wheeler's way due to this problem. It is just a matter of time. Nissan will not recall or even address that there is a problem. Consumer's are shelling out $800.00 + out of pocket on automobile repairs to the maxima with barely 30k miles -and even less. It is just a matter of time.....some one will be killed. Nissan is aware of the problem---can something be done? Has anyone else been injured due to their car failing because of this problem? I have had a very close call -but luckily not injured yet. This will be the 2nd ignition coil to replace. It seems that every 2 months now an ignition coil is going bad. The car will run very rough -it at all -and at times when trying to accelerate -the car will hesitate/fail and barely push through.

Filed Jan 11, 2005 · Electrical · 38,000 miles · NC

When starting the vehicle it would shake/hesitate, and stall. Vehicle was taken to a repair shop, and mechanic determined that the ignition coil needed to be replaced. The dealer was not notified.

Filed Jan 11, 2005 · Electrical · 38,000 miles · NC

When starting the vehicle it would shake/hesitate, and stall. Vehicle was taken to a repair shop, and mechanic determined that the ignition coil needed to be replaced. The dealer was not notified.

Filed Apr 8, 2004 · Transmission · MA

I continue to have slow or delayed shifting from first to second gear or from second to third gear, particularly at half throttle. It has been that was since I bought the car. The slow response and hesitation has resulted near stalling in the middle of intersections. No accidents, however, I am concerned.

Filed Jan 31, 2004 · Electrical · 44,000 miles · CA

Car was driving very roughly, a lot of hesitation and misfire. Nissan dealership charged me $120 for diagnostics and revealed it was the ignition coil problem on my nissan maxima 2000 se. This is a known problem for all 2000 owners, a technical service bulletin also exists. Nissan very well knows about this but never done a recall or free coils replacement. Dealerships charge $500-600 for the replacement. I would like nissan to refund for the parts and service, make a recall.

Filed Feb 28, 2002 · Acceleration · MA

While accelerating into traffic vehicle hesitates. Vehicle will shutdown without prior warning.