After seeing a today show report earlier in 2015 about under carriage rust in nissan altima's, I decided I should take a look underneath my 2008 maxima. Sure enough, there are two large holes rusted all the way through on the driver and passenger side in the same spot. I was a little infuriated that the today show report stated this is only an issue with nissan altima's made between specific years.... That's not the case! This simply can't be a coincidence. This is clearly a manufacturing defect on the part of nissan, and it needs to be addressed as a safety recall. As someone who lives in the upper mid-west, I have to deal with road salt and snow for most of the year. If these holes are completely exposing the inside of my car, how can that be considered safe? I've been quoted for $600 from a nissan dealership to fix this issue. That's simply not going to happen... Nissan needs to own up to the fact that this is a safety issue, and needs to be address on their expense. By not addressing this issue, I'm forced to consider selling a car that otherwise is in near perfect condition. On top of it all, it makes me never want to buy a nissan again, and I will lobby against any friend or family member purchasing a nissan. This is simply a poor business practice.
2008 Nissan Maxima body complaints
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Was informed by nissan at the time that the floor boards in my 2008 nissan maxima were beginning to rot. Vehicle was brought to nissan dealership on july 20, 2015 and was told at this time there is extensive rot on both the drivers side floorboard and passengers side. Was also told that since the vehicle is out of warranty there is nothing nissan can do. So now I am forced to either pay to have it fixed or get rid of the vehicle that runs perfectly fine.
The driver and front passenger side floorboards are rusting away to the point of necessary repairs. Nissan is not willing to fix this obvious manufacturing defect. Today, 4/6/15, there was a television piece which aired on nbc's today show talking about the same issue I am having with my car to nissan altima's. The maxima is a sister car the altima. Nissan needs to address this serious safety issue in altima's and maxima's.
I noticed a small crack on the passenger side dash. The small crack has grown to 4 inches. There is a clear "line" that the crack is following - and it appears to be exactly where the air bag would deploy. The dealership suggested that someone used a knife or scissors on the dash?? No vinyl repair shop will attempt a repair as it is near the airbag. There is one other complaint registered for this same issue. Clearly it is a manufacturer's issue that nissan will not take care of.
I started noticing a crack in the dashboard - passenger side front seat in the summer. The crack continues to grow and it looks like the airbag is about to burst out. You can see a definite line where the crack is going to continue to grow. The outline of the airbag is obvious, which I have never seen before. I have asked if my vehicle has a takata airbag, which no one will answer.
I noticed that there was rust on the passenger side undercarriage of my 2008 nissan maxima. When I put the vehicle on a lift I was stunned to see that the entire front passenger side undercarriage is completely rusted out and the drivers side is starting to rust. I contacted nissan and they basically said too bad. Is there any type of action that I can take against nissan to remedy this situation? It appears that this is a common problem.
The floor board on the driver's side is rusted through. This is a safety hazard and I have contacted nissan to see if they would assist in covering the repairs. I contacted nissan and I was told by [xxx] that "nissan could not offer any assistance for the repairs...it is just too far out of warranty." my vehicle is only six years old and after additional research have found that rusted out floors are quickly becoming a problem for nissan. My goal here is to make sure others are aware of this problem that nissan is ignoring. I would like nissan to repair my vehicle without charge to me. Any assistance or advice you can give me will be appreciated. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Purchased 2008 maxima as 2nd owner when car was 6 months old with approx. 20k miles. Recently while having tired changed, noticed extreme rust on underside of the passenger front seat. In researching the internet, this appears to be a common problem with maximas. This car has been babied since I have owned it, driving minimum miles. What is nissan doing to address this problem?
Floor boards have rusted out to carpet on both sides of the vehicle. Car is 5 years old and now a safety hazard. I am the original owner, has been well taken care of.
I got into my car and tried to start it and the ignition would not turn. This has happen several times since we purchased the car october 2007. We were told it was a built in safety factor and just turn the steering wheel and it would work. Well I tried to turn the wheel several times and it would not budge. I then tried to get out of my car and couldn't. I also could not open the windows because they are power windows and without the car running you cannot operate them.( you can check the records july 4th was an extremely hot day, in the 80's at that time) I finally I climbed over the gear shift and center console to get to the passenger door which I was able to open. ( I am 75 years old so you can imagine it was not easy, nor would it be for anyone. When my son came home from work he tried and was finally able to turn the steering wheel but said it took everything to turn it, and then he was able to start the car. This is a safety hazard not a safety factor. I will never buy a nissan again.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan maxima. The vehicle was parked when the contact noticed a large gap between the front hood and front bumper. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told the bumper was built to factory standards. They were unable to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 30,000.
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