Car was being operated in normal fashion when it the engine shut off without warning during normal vehicle operation. Was able to get car off of road safely and then restarted, noticed check engine light was on. Took car home and called dealer to see if they could investigate. Took car to dealer and same thing happened on the way there. They investigate and found it was a camshaft position sensor malfunction. Had repairs completed and car works fine now. I also noticed there was a similar recall to models like mine under the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000, but after contacting nissan directly, they said my VIN wasn't included in the original recall.
2003 Nissan Maxima engine complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima. While driving less than 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. All of the instrument panel lights illuminated and the vehicle was able to be restarted after a few minutes. An independent mechanic performed a diagnostic, which indicated that there was a cam and crank sensor malfunction (code p0340). The previous owner had the vehicle repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure and current mileages were less than 115,000.
On 9-2-2008 I was driving my 2003 nissan maxima it just stopped running, towed to the dealer they replaced crank position sensor. Called nissan north america inc. And told them of the problem and ask about the recall of maxima"s that had this problem that said my car was not under the recall . The only response was sorry! Good thing I'm an experienced drive or I might have not been able to tell this- sorry no more nissan cars!
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima. While driving approximately 35 MPH and proceeding to come to a complete stop, the engine shut off. The vehicle restarted after several attempts. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure recurred on a separate occasion and the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The failure was related to the cam sensor and the vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileages were 69,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima gle. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle would completely shut off. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure and the vehicle lost all power. The failure occurred at least twelve times. The dealer and manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The current mileage was approximately 71,000 and failure mileage was approximately 69,000.
2003 maxima se 110,000 miles has oil leaking through seals between valve covers and spark plug wires. One ignition coil needed to be replaced. The real issue is that the seals cannot be repaired or replaced. Instead, the valve covers have to be re-purchased adding an extra $290.00 in parts to a labor intensive bill.
The 2002-2003 nissan maxima are known to be burning engine oil. There is also a significant flaw which makes the car leak engine oil through the valve covers into the spark plugs and with the ignition system close by, there is potential for fire in these vehicles. Nissan of north america is not helping or willing to resolve this issue and shrugs customers by saying its normal. It is not normal to have lost 3/4th of your engine oil by the time next oil change is due !
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima. The contact stated that her engine light continues to illuminate, causing the vehicle to fail inspection. She called nissan and they informed her of the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling), but her VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 81,000.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima. On several occasion his vehicle lost power, however he was able to pull over and the vehicle to restart. After a few minutes the vehicle lose power again. The manufacture took a report, nevertheless, the contact was notified that the vehicle was not included in recall 03v455000. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for diagnose. The dealer information wasn't available. The current mileage was 80,000 the failure mileage was 70,000.
Cam sensor failure. How do I determine VIN numbers affected by the federal safety agency recall 03v455000.
The car stalled on my while I was still traveling at 60mph and I lost control of the car. The vehicle started drifting to the right forcing me to get off the road where it suddenly stopped. A little scary don't you think? The vehicle also had the check engine light on. I later had the car diagnosed and it pulled an po340 code(cam position sensor, crank position sensor) which was supposedly recalled by nissan on oct 04. My car's manufacture date was 12/02. I called nissan corporate and they told me that apparently my car wasn't under recall when a bunch of other websites(cars.com, internetautoguide.com, . I know this doesn't make any sense when my life was in danger and I own 2 other nissan cars, I don't get why a company wouldn't care about its loyal customers. I am a college student and looks like this issue is going to run me $1200.00 when personally I don't know why I need to be paying for it while the same car has a recall on it and the recall happens to be the same problem my car has. Please help me figure this out. Thanks for reading.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima. The check engine indicator light illuminated while driving 45 MPH. The contact brought the vehicle to a local auto zone and the cause of failure was found to be the engine light sensor. The vehicle was brought to the dealer on april 16, 2007 and the contact was told that the recall repair was already remedied. The dealer also stated that the contact would have to pay for the repairs, even though the vehicle was previously owned. The current mileagewas 67,700, and failure mileage was 66,000.
Noticed a bang sound from front of car on acceleration and braking. Discovered front engine motor mount is leaking fluid, is loose and cannot be tightened.
Dt*: the contact stated the engine had difficulties starting and the check engine light illuminated while driving various speeds. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who replaced the crankcase position sensor. Afterwards, the check engine continued to illuminate. There was a the federal safety agency recall, # 03v455000, regarding the engine and engine cooling. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The manufacturer was alerted.
The first incident occurred when my car, 2003 altima was less than a year old. During the summer of 2004, the car would not start. It had a full tank of gas, the battery was fine and it was early in the morning around 8am. I attempted to turn the car on and I got nothing. It finally started after about an hour of trying to pump the gas without trying to flood the engine. I chalked it up to a hopefully one time event. It has happened 4 more times since then. Again in the fall of 2004 and I did take it to the dealer in arlington, va and they found nothing wrong. It happened twice in 2005 and most recently around memorial day and just this past week. I keep the maintenance up on the vehicle every, put "good" gas in the car but I still have these issues. The vehicle information section of this complaint only had maxima gle and frontier listed as vehicle type, not the altima. I submitted maxima just to get through the complaint. My car is again a 2003 nissian altima.
Dt: contact stated a light illuminated on dashboard. She contacted the manufacturer. They told her to take the vehicle to a dealership. She took the vehicle to a dealership. They checked the vehicle and determined that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. She then took the vehicle to another mechanic, who determined that emission control system was leaking. The light stayed on all the time.
Dt: the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima. The federal safety agency recall 03v455000 was issued. And the consumer took vehicle to nissan for recall repairs. However, nissan refused to do the recall repairs. The recall went out in december 2003, but the consumer purchased vehicle in january 2003. She never received a recall notice, and the manufacturer stated that the recall work must have been done. They did not have the documentation to prove that it was done. The vehicle was currently in the repair shop because rear brakes failed, and the dealership refused s to repair the brakes. There were several other problems with the vehicle, such as the stereo, suspension, and other things that they will not repair. The vehicle was still under warranty.
Dt: the consumer stated on 2003 nissan maxima the rear brakes went out at 27,000 miles. After they were fixed in june there was a clicking noise coming from them. The vehicle died on july 11, 2005, while in traffic. She pulled the vehicle over and after 5 tries the vehicle finally started. The temperature gauge went all the way to hot, and the set light came on. The dealer stated that 7 service codes came up and they stated that the computer needed to be replaced. About 10 miles before this happened the vehicle surged, but no lights came on. It was a really hot day, she was going about 60 MPH. The vehicle is currently at the service department for both issues.
After starting the vehicle engine warning light remained lit. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Loss of power.
Increase in strength of exhaust fumes.
Significant decrease in gas mileage - 6 mpg over last 5 months.
Vehicle has a whirring/valve tapping noise between the 1500-2000 RPM. Have returned to the dealer x5 with 3 repair attempts. Cannot find concern.
Consumer received recall 03v511000 concerning engine cooling /electric vehicle: at any speed, the check engine light will illuminate and stay on. When the light comes on, the engine loses considerable power. Consumer claims that this make, model, and year is on recall. The recall number that was given does not correspond with the problem this vehicle is having.
While the consumer was driving at an undetermined speed check engine light appeared on the dash, causing the vehicle to stall. Consumer contacted dealer on two separate occasions but the problem still occurs.
Rear o2 sensor failed and caused the "check engine" warning light to be lit solid.
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