Per nissan, no recalls on the following= 1.cd player does not work, shows error 2. Fuel gauge does not work, shows full all the time and have ran out of gas-complete safety hazard!! 3.transmission needed replaced-did not have reverse-complete safety hazard 4.catalytic converter needed replaced-stalled on the side of the highway due to loss of power and avoided an accident-complete safety hazard 5.motor needed replaced-motor quit working while on the highway-avoided an accident while I lost power. I went over and beyond always replacing the motor oil & filter at 3000 miles 6.speakers quit working and will blare back on unexpectedly while driving startling me, the volume does not work-complete safety hazard 7.front air bag sensor corroded and had to be replaced-thankfully no injuries as a result if I had been in an accident! 8.front suspension replaced including pin-nissan shows a notice on this but not a recall!!!!????? 9.drivers side door arm rest broke apart and had cut my elbow while driving 10.rear wheel wells/fenders are rusting thru.
2002 Nissan Maxima engine complaints
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In reference to > the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000 component(s): engine and engine cooling I nearly crashed when my car died while merging onto a freeway. My car doesn't start like it used to. Very rough starts, continuously to get the engine to turn. It will die while car is moving. This happens abruptly and suddenly while driving. Rpms idle higher than normal. Engine loss. I used obd scanner to decipher the problem. I looked for recall online and found the one located above. It is identical to my issues.I contacted nissan and they refused. I could have died. Please help thank you!
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, there was loss of engine power without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who stated that the engine wiring harness would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. Updated 06/10/14 ma updated 09/25/2017
Driving home on freeway my nissan engine shuts off while driving in excess of 65mph and being that its a manual transmission it tries to start from rolling but jerks real hard like the brakes are locked up and ive almost went off the road 10 times. Ive tried changing the crankshaft position sensor but cannot locate it and all area autozones don't know where it is either. From what ive got my car has already been part of the sensor recall but has been failing for the last 2 1/2 years and recently blew a coil pack from the damaged sensor. Also the car wont start on one quick turn in a millisecond like it used to, it takes about 5 seconds of turning over to start everytime now.
The car had a recall performed on 08/02/2011 to replace crankshaft and camshaft position sensors, the car ran perfectly before the said recall. The mentioned recall also included an earlier recall which was ineffective. Some time after the recall was performed the car would stall intermittently without triggering a code. Finally the stalling triggered a code on 01/29/13 which was a crankshaft position sensor. The dealer confirmed that the crankshaft position sensor code was triggered but denied that it had anything to do with the stalling problem and returned the car with the intermittent stalling condition without a diagnoses. Eventually the car was diagnosed as a bad crankshaft position sensor and repaired on 11/08/2013 after two more visits to the dealer and numerous calls to nissan north america. This was very same crankshaft position sensor installed by the recall #r3022 which was bad and in effect renders recall #r3022 (nissan) ineffective, at least in my case. Nissan refused to pay for diagnoses and repair of the failed recall. This failed recall cost me $656.08 as well as endangered many lives. Note: the car only has 26,000 miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, various warning indicators illuminated prior to the vehicle stalling. The vehicle was coasted to the roadside and restarted. The vehicle resumed normally for a short distance before the failure recurred and the engine failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who replaced the alternator. The failure recurred after the repair. The independent mechanic informed the contact that the defect was contributed to the cam shaft position sensor. The vehicle was previously repaired under a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired for the recent failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Driving at highways of greater than 40 MPH and beginning to brake, the vehicle will cut off. It will restart; however, this has started to be a frequent and dangerous occurrence. After several times, I did some research and found that there was a voluntary recall campaign bulletin r3022 and the federal safety agency #03v‑455 (engine sensors), being reported on nov. 17, 2003. Nissan north america, inc. Says that the recall campaign has been closed out. The federal safety agency says the recall campaign is open for 10 yrs from the date the recall was reported, being nov. 17, 2013. Today's date is aug. 23, 2013. Nissan will not honor the recall. The cost to repair is $625.19. Additionally, there was a voluntary recall campaign bulletin r2006 (transverse link replacement) which nissan north america, inc. Claims they cannot see. Lastly, there is another recall r1302 (front passenger air bag inflator) of august 14, 2013, that nissan claims they aren't showing as well. I am utterly frustrated and fed up with nissan north america, inc. The dealers will not honor any recall that nissan north america, inc. Does not recognize even if you have the documentation of the recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.
While driving on they highway my vehicle "jerked" while I was going roughly 70mph. When that happened it kind of hesitated and then my "slip" and tcs light came on. Later on that day my vehicle completely stalled while stopped at a intersection. It started back up but started very hard. I arrived at my destination and turned it off for roughly 10 minutes. I tried to start it and it would not start. My vehicle sat for about 2 hours and when I tried it again, it started right up. I researched this problem and found that there was a recall for nissans for the crank position sensor. All of these issues I had seemed to match up with this recall. Per nissan my VIN number was not one of the affected vehicles. I find that hard to believe. I had to get my vehicle fixed so I did that today. The problem with my car was the cam position sensor and the crank position sensor. The auto service place called nissan and nissan stated to them "this is a known issue" I am not very happy with nissan right now. I feel that my issues should be taken into consideration for the recall. Everything that happened relates back to the recall. Recall I am referring to is campaign id number: 03v455000. Please review my notes and maybe I can get some help!
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled after braking to a complete stop. Several warning lights in the instrument panel became illuminated. The check engine warning light was illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop however, they were unable to determine a cause of failure. The failure and current mileage was 137,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a diagnostic was performed. The failure was located at the camshaft position sensor. The dealer replaced the camshaft position sensor and the electrical connection was cleaned however, the failure was not corrected. The check engine warning light was also still illuminated. The stated that the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) was prior to the failure. The failure and current mileage was 123,273. Updated 01/30/13*lj updated 1/31/2013
The radiator core support is rusting and has lead to a large hole on the bottom. The engine brace is mounted where the rust is forming. If the rust forms bad enough around the bolts the engine could fall down. Also the hood latch is connected the bottom of the core support. If this fails the rust can cause the hood to open while driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the crank position sensor had to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) that may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 130,400.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the vehicle stalled with the illumination of all of the warning lights. The vehicle would not immediately restart and approximately twenty minutes later, the vehicle successfully restarted but the failure recurred moments later. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was informed that the cam shaft position sensor failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was reimbursed for the cost of the parts, but not the labor. The failure mileage was 92,000. Updated 10/04/11 *bf updated 01/03/12
Had a throttle body cleaning done on my car and as soon as I left the mechanic shop my engine light came on. I have since had to replace the throttle body and still my car will not relearn (and that was done at a nissan dealer), now they say I need a new computer. I have also lost 75 miles a tank in gasoline sine the fuel system cleaner. The shop will not take responsibility, nissan will not take responsibility, and the 3 step fuel system cleaner manufacturer will not take responsibility. In fact, they all blame eachother and still my car is not fixed, im -75 miles a tank, idle is high, idle's high when I push the brake pedal, engine light wont go off and still wont re-learn.
Completing tune up on vehicle when oil was found in spark plug tube which could have LED to engine failure/fire. Nissan customer service was notified and failed to correct the issue. Should be seals/gaskets between valve cover and spark plug tube seals. I also discovered that earlier and later models other than 2002 and 2003 models have the seals installed from the manufacturer.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. While driving 40 MPH the service engine warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then the vehicle stalled. He was able to restart the vehicle, but it stalled four times afterwards. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility and a mechanic concluded that the cam-shaft position sensor failed. He notified the dealer in reference to recall# 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). He was advised that since his vehicle identification number was excluded from the recall, he was ineligible for a free remedy. No repairs were made. He was in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 117,482.
The side mounted engine in nissans (all models using this mounting method) seems to create a systemic problem with engine mount failure which seems to occur after the vehicle has been in use for some extended period of time. When I was checking on the repair of a young friend's nissan, another driver came in with a nissan that seemed to have the same problem. My young friend bought the car used so I don't know if there was ever a recall. Repairs (parts and labor) are about $500.
I have a check engine light that codes to a "cam position sensor" problem. I was going to have my regular mechanic repair it, but then I was told that there was a previous recall on this part. I called nissan and they said to take it to a certified nissan dealer and verify it was a "cam position sensor" code. The dealer verified it was.the dealer said their records showed that part had been replaced once before, but nissan said the repair would be taken care of. When I brought the car in for the repair, the dealer called me later to say he couldn't repair the part because the problem was the connector not the sensor. The cost just happened to be the same price as the cam position sensor. ($260.00) I found that to be a very coincidental. L told them not to replace the connector and I would like to research the cost of the connector to make sure they weren't pulling the wool over my eyes. To date the repair hasn't been made. Is there a danger to my wife if she drives this vehicle? I'd like nissan to pay for the cost of the connector. My case file with nissan is # 6381655. The representative I spoke with was marcus. His extension at nissan's 800 phone number is # 41490. Are there any other complaints about this part going out twice? I'd appreciate any help you can give me. *tr greg thompson
There was a voluntary recall (recall id # 03v455000) for my 2002 nissan maxima. The repair was performed in the spring of 2004. The recall specifies that they will replace both the "crankshaft position sensor and the camshaft position sensor(s), and in some cases the variable timing control sensor(s)". They only replaced the crankshaft sensor per their service order and they refuse to replace the camshaft sensor(s).
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima. While driving between 2 and 50 MPH, the vehicle lost power. The power steering and brakes failed and the service engine warning light illuminated also. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The dealer stated that the crank position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 60,189.
Check engine light started coming on. Several weeks later, vehicle started stalling in traffic, almost causing me to get rear ended. Trouble scanner showed camshaft position sensor a- bank 1 circuit malfunction. Started checking the problem on the computer, and found someone else had the problem and paid dearly to get it fixed. Using campaign number provided, 03v455000, discovered 2002 maxima gle, VIN [xxx], was not covered. Read complaint number [xxx]. Obviously, the 2002 maxima was not in the recall. I was sure this is an expensive repair. Do I have an option in this case. *ak updated 07/10/2012
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 nissan maxima gle. When accelerating from a stop, the vehicle will completely shut off and not restart. The incident occurred twice and the vehicle was towed to a mechanic on both occasions. The first time the battery was replaced and the second time the cause of failure was determined to be the crank position sensor. The contact is experiencing the same failure as noted in recall # 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The current and failure mileages were 54,550. The consumer stated nissan did not find the cause of the problem, when the vehicle was taken to an independent dealer he determined the cause was a fluctuating voltage given out by the alternator and a worn wire harness which could of shorted the system. Upon the repair of the defects, there is no further investigation needed. Updated 07/18/07
Engine broke down on a 2002 niacin maxim & could not steer car correctly. It could not go without weaving back & forth, even though there is only 15,000. Miles on car & it is regularly serviced & maintained greatly (e.g. Kept in garage,never left unlock,etc.)there could have been serious consequences & involved a $900. Repair bill, for which niacin did nothing to compensate for or apologize for. If I had not had aaa tow it to the dealer, there would have surely been a terrible accident. Fortunately, this occurred at night & I had I only 3 blocks to get it home when there weren't any cars the road.
Dt*: the contact stated while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the skip and check engine light illuminated. The vehicle became hard to steer and would not accelerate above 10 MPH. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. They replaced the gas level sensor, emission and fuel injector and flushed the brake lines. There have been no further problems. Updated 4/11/2006 -
Dt*: the contact stated there was a recall the federal safety agency campaign 01v357000 concerning the engine. However, the recall did not correct the problem. The service engine light continued to illuminate which caused the contact to fail inspection. Although the vehicle displayed no obvious problems, the contact took the vehicle to an independent repair shop. The repair shop performed a diagnostic test, which detected a problem with the crank shaft position sensors. Both crank shaft sensors were replaced as were the previous sensors as indicated in the recall. The manufacturer offered no reimbursement because the repair was not performed at an authorized dealership. *ak updated 2/7/2006 -
2002 nissan maxima check engine light came on with p0139 and p1147 codes. Dealer performed a repair under tsb ntb02-051a. This should be a recall, not a tsb. Cost is $480.
Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. The dealership repaired the problem two times, but the problem recurred. *ak the vehicles crank sensor failed which caused the engine to lose power.
Faulty engine crank sensors. *mr the sensor had been replaced three times. The third incident nearly resulted in an accident. The consumer requested that his vehicle be replaced with a new one. Recall#03v455000 *sc
The dealership did not have the parts to perform the crank position sensor weld recall 03v455000 for almost 3 months.
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