I noticed a smell when I was driving a couple weeks ago, so I took my 2004 nissan maxima into a local mechanic that I trust on 6/26/15. After putting the car in the air, it took him two seconds to note the problem: the floor panels on the front passenger and driver side are completely rotting/rusting through from the inside out. You can see my carpet through the bottom of my car on the driver's side. Mind you, there is no history of flood damage to this car (I paid the $40 for a carfax to find out), and I live in tennessee, where we do not get enough snow for salt to cause any damage. I've done an amazing job taking care of my car and am highly disappointed with this situation. I've also done my research and have noticed multiple complaints on this issue on the federal safety agency website, so I know I'm just one of many 2004 maxima owners with this problem. This problem is an immense safety hazard. I was told I might be able to drive my car safely for another month or two before I risk my seat falling forward with me if I brake too suddenly. With as many customers who have had this problem and the fact that the damage begins localized on both the driver and passenger sides, respectively, this appears to be a structural defect in the 2004 maxima that needs to be corrected to ensure the continued safety of these cars' drivers.
2004 Nissan Maxima body complaints
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I just bought a 2004 maxima on august 2014.just brought the car for a oil and the mechanic told me that a have a rotted floor panel an the passanger side.went on line and notice that I was not the only person with this problem.can you help? I dont feel safe in this vehicle.I have children and iam afraid that this can cause a accident.
Floorboard in my 2004 nissan maxima is rotted out. Passenger side is almost right through. My mechanic said no other cars have this problem. Obviously, it is a nissan defect. Safety issues aside, nissan should stand by their product. We pay good money and expect to get what we paid for. Hold them accountable to fix or reimburse their customers! It is your job and responsibility to protect the consumer. Thank you.
Passenger side floor boards are rusted through.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. While having the vehicle serviced, the technician noticed that the front passenger side floorboard was corroded. The floorboard was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.
The underside of the car is rusting away, a hole about 12 by 12 inches and increasing beneath the passenger seat. It may fall through one day.
Woke up to a horn steadily beeping, went to my window to see what was going on and I see flames shooting about 15 ft high and knew my neighbor's car was on fire, after the fire the owner told me he had not driven the car that day, and that it melted the dashboard and quickly destroyed interior and engine compartment of the car, there could have been fatalities or injuries as the car had a full gas tank, and luckily did not reach gas tank, but if it had there would have been major property damage to several homes, and many lives put at risk.
While vehicle in for routine service, the technician pointed out significant rot to front passenger floor board on the undercarriage of the vehicle.
While vehicle in for routine service, the technician pointed out significant rot to front passenger floor board on the undercarriage of the vehicle. I see from the listed complaints that this seems to be a systemic problem for this particular vehicle and model year.
I have extensive rust through on both driver side and passenger front floor pans. It appears there was originally a double layer of metal and both layers are rusted with large holes in them. The car is beyond the five year rust through warranty but this really is severe and difficult to notice since it is under the car. The rust does not appear to be from the outside but appears to be from the inside out. I do not know what would cause the rust to begin from the inside but seems to be a design defect to me. I will take this up with nissan as I bought the car new, but I doubt they will offer to stand behind this, since this is extremely dangerous as it is possible for fumes or road debris to come through the carpet and into the passenger compartment. I am not certain what the mileage was when this began but this amount of rust did not begin recently. I suspect may nissan maxima's are affected by this problem and there should be some sort of safety notice to current owners to make them aware of this problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. The contact stated that the passenger's side floor panel was severely corroded. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the floor panel would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
Rusting of underbody {floor board} driver and passager, visible holes, diameter size of over 1 foot.
Passenger floor board rotted out.
When having routine maintenance done, my mechanic informed me that the front passenger side floor board was rusted to the point where there was a hole enabling him to see the interior carpet from underneath. Upon researching this issue, it appears that I am not the only one experiencing this dangerous and costly structural issue. I will be contacting nissan dealership and headquarters directly, although it appears that they have not assisted others and have turned a blind eye to this issue. I can't even believe that I have been driving with passengers in my vehicle who's feet may have gone right through the floor at any given time causing serious injury! Nissan needs to step up and admit that there is an issue here. It appears as though low grade, inferior materials were used on this vehicle. As others have also stated, the steering wheel has a tendency to shake when driving over 40 making it feel off-balance or not aligned when in fact the alignment is fine.
Noticed a piece of metal hanging down from under the car on the passenger side front door. When I bent down, noticed that it was a piece of sheet metal from the floorboard. When I was able to get the car onto a lift, I noticed that the entire floorboard on the passenger side was completely rotted. I have noticed that on this website and many other pages on the internet, people have complained about this same problem, but nissan hasn't made any attempts to do nothing about it. This poses many safety concerns beside the obvious foot going thru the floor or water coming up thru the floor, but also poses a safety concern of fumes making their way into the passenger compartment. We have owned this car since it was brand new and have always been very happy with nissan and its reliability, but this isn't helping nissan's cause.
I have a 2004 maxima sl with 90,000(mi) as I was driving on a rainy day I noticed the passenger front mat was getting wet when I got home I removed the mat and carpet and to my surprised I found a sizable rust hole in the floor passenger side . I took the car to the dealer and informed the manager of my discovery she told me that she was going to contact nissan and find out what to do. In the mean time I stopped by a few autobody shops to get quotes on fixing it I tried 5 shops and most of them refuse to touch it because is a structural part of the vehicle, they also told me they thought I should go see the dealer as the car shouldn't rust like that being so new. A few days later I went back to the dealer and asked the manager if she ha heard from nissan she said no, she mentioned that she has seen couple more cars come in for inspections and they noticed that the bottoms on the passenger sides were rusted consequently failing inspection. Nissan should make a recall or force to make a recall on this issue my car is worthless because of the structural damage it has. Nissan should be responsible for these repairs for using weak or cheaper materials.
My moon-roof is marked with as3 dot 467 m078. Can some please tell me with is the same marking that in the 2004 recall.
The skyview roof in my 2004 nissan maxima is leaking water. During a hard rain when the car is sitting still for more than one hour, water will run through the interior lamps onto the interior. This is very annoying to the point that I hates when it rains. I have to place a large bath towel over the dashboard and gear lever to help prevent water and electrical damage! I also the back seat gets wet.
While in for routine maintenance, mechanic noticed extensive corrosion on both the passenger and driver side of the metal underneath both front seats. First layer was rotted through on both side and on the passenger side there is also a small hole rotted through the second layer. Vehicle was not taken to a nissan dealer as of yet.
I have a 2004 nissan maxima and I read so many complaint about this vehicle especially the transmission I am having and there hasn't been a recall I have had problem with this vehicle such as axle radiator navigation don't work went out electrical problems car is pulling because of transmission.
I took possession of this vehicle around the 14th of november and this vehicle has been returned back to the dealership 6 times within a two week period. I think this could possible be a flood car there is a smell of mildew and the visor are water damaged. To this day the vehicle has not been fixed and it is the 26th day of december 2011. The transmission seems to be slipping and I am afraid to enter traffic as the car stalls and then sticks upon accelerating. The check engine light as well as the brake and ABS lights are constantly on when the dealership stated that they had turned them off. I can smell fumes upon starting and driving this car. I am parent and I don't like to give my child or any other person a ride because of the smells. The tires were bald on the car and twice when it rained I almost has 2 major collisions when the vehicle veered into the other lane driving 45 in a 65 MPH zone. I am filing a complaint because I don't think this car is a good car. I have contacted the finance company and they are stating this is out of there hands. I have taken pictures of the different item that seems to be water damaged. I also will be filing a complaint with the consumer law group regarding this matter.
The skyview roof in my 2004 nissan maxima is leaking water. During a hard rain when the car is sitting still for more than one hour, water will run through the interior lamps onto the interior. This is very annoying to the point that I hates when it rains. I have to place a large bath towel over the dashboard and gear lever to help prevent water and electrical damage! Please help!
Tl* the contact owns a 20004 nissan maxima. While at an independent mechanic for routine maintenance the contact was made aware of holes due to corrosion on the front driver and passenger side floor boards. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technicians stated the floor board had to be replaced. There was also a buzzing noise in the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated the timing chain had to be replaced. The timing chain was replaced; however, the floor board was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
On november 15, 2011, I was walking across the parking lot of food store and noticed something hanging down from the passenger side of the car under the passenger seat. Upon investigation I found a hole in the bottom of the car where it had rotted out. The metal is flaking off and the hole continues to get bigger. I looked online to see if there had been a recall to fix the problem and found many other people with the same problem. Nissan refuses to recall or repair the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken for routine maintenance when he was advised that the passenger side floorboard was corroded. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 88,000.
The passenger floor board has rusted through creating a hole about 7" by 14" under the carpet. Nissan was contacted through our local dealer in may and nissan responded that they would not repair the issue without cost to us. In investigating it is interesting to note that the panel that is rusted out appears to be painted in a green gloss primer when the remainder of the floor is the body color of white. In searching the internet it appears that there are many other maxima owners with the same issue. The car is garage kept in ohio, and rarely has a passenger on that side. Car is in my wife's name.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. The contact stated that the floor boards on the front half of the vehicle were rusted and corroded. The manufacturer was contacted and informed him to take the vehicle to the dealer for the repairs. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer who advised that the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer was contacted a second time and informed him to get an estimate on the repairs for possible assistance. The estimate was provided to the manufacturer but they offered no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired and a claim was filed with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 112,000.
Front and rear suspension, steering, brakes,body work, drivers door. Had issues right after wife bought the car she went without me but upon looking at car after she came home with it did the car fax on it on thing were some electrical checks that's it no accidents. Steering tight when I drove it and noticed noise from suspension when going over railroad tracks and driver door sagging. Brought to dealer next day and the said a bar was rubbing on another they fix they said nothing wrong with suspension in hearing things is there exact words and replaced the door hinges which are purple and the car is red door sagging again but I was involved in accident end of 2008 got sideswiped by 2500 dodge ram truck at 45 MPH on driverside having problems with that because body shop on repair damage not replaced I brought my car to another body shop because of issues im having and they said work was done incorrectly. And transmission has always when I drive more than 20 miles continuously when I come to stop and start again the tranny always slips bad between 2nd and 3rd gear and into 4th sometimes.
My car has not cranked on several occasions leaving me stranded. Also rattling sound for a long time when starting the car. This morning when I cranked my car it sounded like something broke loose, unable to drive will have to get it checked out also rust spots are forming on my hood, front bumper and both sides of my windshield.
Rusting of underbody (floor), under driver and passenger, visible holes, diameter size of over 1 foot.
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