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.
2004 Nissan Maxima tires problems
141 complaints (10% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 29,738. 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 141
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical mileage
- 29,738
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Sidewall74
- Tread/belt5
- Pressure monitoring and regulating systems1
- Bead1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Nissan Maxima tires problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2004 Nissan Maxima tires
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2004 Nissan Maxima owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I have a nissan maxima that I had to replace all tires because of a defect that came to me in the mail after I brought my new tires and was not reimbursed. I also had problem with front rotors that they kept replacing numerous times until my warrant ran out and than I had to replace them with high performance rotors so it would not happen again.now after all of that and more I am not able to drive my only transportation because out of nowhere my transmission blew up after my extended warranty ran out because of years not mileage and no matter where I went I was told that if I would replace it with a new or use transmission that I would have the same problem and no one wants to work on it.I was told by mechanics that only the 2004 has transmission problems.
Car malfunction on transmission.
Letter on behalf of constituent re his unsuccessful efforts to initiate a the federal safety agency defect investigation of a particular tire, despite his claims which suggest the need for the investigation. *nj the consumer stated goodyear produces the goodyear eagle rsa- 245-45r-18 tire that is used on various foreign and domestic cars. Nissan used the tire on their 2004 maxima. All of the original tires on the consumers vehicle had cracked sidewalls or have blown out on the highway. On february 5, 2009 the front tire blew out on the consumers vehicle. The tire was purchased after the recall date and based upon the data at the federal safety agency and complaints to goodyear, the tire was unsafe and should have been recalled. The consumer stated the original recall was inadequate and posses a safety problem.
I have a 2004 nissan maxima with four goodyear eagle rsa tires. Two of which had sidewall cracking and had to be replaced. I put in a request to goodyear regarding this safety hazard and was denied reimbursement/replacement. I now have a third tire that has gone flat due to sidewall cracking. Goodyear is failing to recognize this defect or its danger. I simply am asking for replacement as these tires are far from worn.
2004 maxima has had timing chain noise for years has been blowing oil for 2 years now transmission is banging and shifting very hard losing power etc. For 3 months now had trans flushed did not help at all tires were defective in the first year A/C has not worked for 2 years this car is very much a lemon.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. While driving 55 MPH, the front driver's side tire blew out without warning. The vehicle was towed 10 miles away to a repair facility. The damage was so severe that the tire was unrecognizable and could have caused a fatal crash. Prior to the failure, the contact received a recall notice from goodyear for tires with dot numbers with the 47th week and a range of 3104. The recall expired in december of 2007. Goodyear reimbursed him for two tires since the first failure occurred prior to december of 2007. The second failure occurred on february 5, 2009 with a replacement tire. The original and replacement tires were goodyear eagle rs-a, size 245/45/r18. The dot number was mga9cmdr0506. The low profile tires continue to fail due to the sidewall cracking. The contact is aware of the safety risk involved. He has photos and invoices. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unknown. The tire failure mileage was 30,000 and the vehicle failure mileage was 56,306. Updated 6/01/09 *cn updated 06/02/09.*jb all of the original tires on the consumer vehicle had cracked sidewalls. Updated 10/07/09
The car RPM drop down below 500, last year it LED to service engine light and spend around a grand, but never fix,until today the dealer claim that this happened to nissan maxim 04, and last year I start having steering shaking, the dealer told if I change my rims and tires it will fix it, and in aug-2008 I have 4 new rim and good years tires, but the problem exit, I went in jan to the dealer, and they told if they tightened some thing it will fix, but no I still have until today, car shakes if you exceed speed of 55 or 50 m/h. I am still having those problem until today.
Im having safety issue with 2004 nissan maxima, the transmission get stuck in high gear and shift very hard, my car only has 65 k miles and this seen like a problem that has happened to a lot of maxim.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima xe. The vehicle has goodyear eagle rs-a tires, size p245/45/r18. The contact observed that the inner and outer sidewalls of the tires exhibited excessive cracking on the two front and rear driver's side tires. The vehicle rode poorly on normal road conditions. Through research, the contact stated that there was a special tire replacement program for these tires. The vehicle was taken to the tire manufacturer for inspection; however, the tires were excluded from the program because it exceeded the expiration date. The contact was displeased to know that there was no prior notification of the "special tire replacement program" to take advantage of the remedy. The tires have not been replaced. The contact filed a safety complaint on the other three tires on the vehicle (odi number 10259643). The dot number and VIN were unavailable. The failure mileage was 15,913 and current mileage was 34,800.
Questions about the 2004 Nissan Maxima tires
Does the 2004 Nissan Maxima have tires problems?
Owners have filed 141 complaints about the tires of the 2004 Nissan Maxima, 10% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2004 Nissan Maxima tires problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 29,738 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2004 Nissan Maxima tires?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Nissan Maxima have bad tires?
The Nissan Maxima model years with the most tires complaints are 2004 (141 complaints), 2005 (17 complaints) and 2006 (11 complaints).
Other 2004 Nissan Maxima problems
Transmission 934Engine 121Suspension 102Brakes 72Body 56Electrical 56Acceleration 38Steering 37Visibility 30Seats 15Airbags 13Lights 9Driver assistance 8Fuel system 8Locks 7Wheels 7Seat belts 3
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