As I was driving on the highway the car jerked and felt like it was losing acceleration. The check engine light, tcs and slid light turned on. I began to feel scared I had my child, sister and brother in the vehicle. I proceed to drive home with caution. Once I arrived home, I turned the vehicle off and tried to restart it. The car would not start.
2003 Nissan Maxima: won't start
10 of the 206 complaints about the 2003 Nissan Maxima describe won't start.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 134,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 9 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Won't start by model year
What owners say
Car won't start. It turns on and it cranks but it doesn't start
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the failure occurred every day for the past six months. The dealer (ingram park nissan, 6990 northwest loop 410, san antonio, tx 78238) was contacted by phone, but the vehicle was not taken in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 124,432.
Car "service engine soon" is on. The car randomly cuts off in traffic and as driving. Won't start up immediately. Very dangerous problem. The engine to stopped running without warning during vehicle operation, which could result in a crash.
Vehicle stalls at random, rough/no start, loss of power, engine light/code shaft sensor. Same symptoms as recall for this year our VIN wasn't included in the list of recalled vehicles.
While driving at approx 30 MPH, the car shut off as my child and I were coming to a stoplight. I had no problem restarting and encountered this same problem 4 more times during my trip, including failure to idle. Check engine light never came on. Next time, I was driving approx 45 MPH and the car shut off and it tried restarting itself while I was trying to find a safe place to pull over. The car restarted again no problem. Then as my husband and I were driving at approx. 60 MPH the car began to lurch (stopping and attempting to start again by itself). Pulled off the road and was able to restart the car, all of these instances no check engine light. Lastly, I was unable to start the car after parking it away from home and it was acting like it was "flooded". After 20 minutes of attempted starting, it finally took and I drove home on the back roads. After several attempts at home to recreate the no start problem, the check engine light is finally on! At this point, I'm not driving this vehicle until we have the bank 2 camshaft position sensor replaced. We ran a code reader and got a p0345 code. Nissan has a recall on this year make/model but I, like many, many other consumers have been told, their VIN is not part of the recall from 2003. I would like to know if anyone's VIN fell into their recall. I just told the nissan "customer service" that I am afraid driving this car could result in fatalities, and they suggested I take it to the dealership and maybe they could do something for me! Like sell me a new car? Never again, nissan.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima. While stopped at a stop light the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnostic test. The mechanic stated that the camshaft sensor would have to be replaced. After the repair, the vehicle would not start. The failure would occur intermittently. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling), that may have been related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. Updated 6/6/12 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle would stall more frequently at a quicker and more violent rate. Updated 06/11/12
The engine would not start during lunch. It started after a couple of attempts after work and the "service engine soon" warning light came on. As I left my job and drove 1/2 mile, the engine stopped running on a three lane road in traffic as I was going 35-40 MPH. I managed to coast past an intersection and quickly turn without power steering into a parking lot.
(2003 nissan maxima)car will not start. After placing the key in the ignition, it will not allow me to turn the key to the on position. I have called nissan and there is no recall on this. I will have to take to the dealer to have fixed at my expense. I have noticed other complaints about the samething on the internet.
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.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Free Oil Change Specific Vehicles Subject to the Takata Recall Detailed Information To help accelerate...
- MIL on with DTC U1000 or U1010 stored in engine control unit
- Engine oil cooler gasket available
- Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code U1000 or U1010 stored in engine control unit
- Engine will not start
- Engine will not crank (no start) with outside temperature below 0 degrees f
- Engine cover logo replacement
- Hesitation on acceleration with manual transmission
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger vehicles, the circuit board for the crank position sensor or cam position sensor may have an improper solder joint due to solder deformation caused by heat stress accelerated by the existence of flux residue during the soldering process.
- Risk
- This could cause the "service engine soon" warning light to come on, create a no start condition, cause reduced engine power, or cause the engine to stop running without warning during vehicle operation, which could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the crank position sensors. Camshaft position sensor(s), and in some cases, the variable timing control sensor(s). Vehicles involved in a previous recall campaign, 01v357, are also included in this new campaign. The replacement sensors used in that campaign are also affected. Owner notification began on december 22, 2003. Owners should contact nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261 or infiniti at 1‑800‑662‑6200.
Recall number 03V455000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2003 Nissan Maxima won't start
Is won't start a common problem on the 2003 Nissan Maxima?
10 of 206 owner complaints about the 2003 Nissan Maxima (5%) mention won't start. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Nissan Maxima?
There is 1 recall and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Nissan Maxima
Stalling 38Check engine light 34Headlights 25No deployment 7Loss of power 6Airbag light 5
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