2009 Nissan Maxima: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Aug 20, 2016 · Steering · 87,500 miles · PA

When we purchased the car last year,the steering wheel would go up. It made a grinding noise. The dealership fixed it under warranty for no charge. It started doing the same thing in august of 2016. Car is not under warranty now. There are so many folks having the same issue with the same year and model car. Nissan should recall these cars and fix the problem for free. The steering wheel will not move up. It is stuck in the down position and makes a grinding noise.

Filed May 23, 2016 · Airbags, Suspension · GA

Recall 2009 nissan maxima when driving this vehicle the front end of the car is not stable feel like the car is wobbling and the tire is going to come off. And I always hear this loud cracking/popping sound when backing up and when I put the car in drive and go forward, while driving I sometimes can her this cracking/squeaking sound and also the tire indicator constantly stays on. I have take it to the shop to be checked, and they have check the air pressure in each tire on my car and also the spare tire in the trunk of my car several times. And the tire indicator will not go off. God forbid if when I go over a speed bump the entire car makes this loud squeaking sound. When my vehicle engine is on passage airbag indicator keep blanking and will not go off, stays on constantly. Something is wrong with this. I do not feel safe with passage in my car because of this problem. By the grace of god I have not had an accident." god blessed"

Filed Oct 15, 2014 · Steering · 76,545 miles · MD

Was driving and steering wheel started grinding and moving. Took to dealership and cost over $800.00 to replace two motors steering wheel. They turned it off so it stopped moving on it's own. Still making grinding noise. They need to issue a recall as this has happened to hundreds of cars and is causing accidents. Shame on nissan for just wanting to collect the money, because you can't even order the parts on your own to have someone else repair.

Filed Sep 29, 2014 · Steering · 75,000 miles · TX

Tilt motor and telescoping motor ceased to work. Grinding sound when using the 4 way rocker switch to telescope or tilt the steering wheel.

Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Steering · 57,600 miles · IL

Steering wheel tilt motor failed, grinding gear noise and when preset button is pressed, steering wheel goes all the way down. Pushing the up control for tilt only produces gear grinding noise, steering wheel will not go up.

Filed Jul 30, 2014 · Steering · 92,000 miles · TX

The steering wheel column is locked in the down position making it very difficult to steer with the wheels hitting my knees and extremely hard entering and exiting the vehicle. I am unable to adjust the steering wheel column at all. There is a very loud grinding noise coming from the column, which seems to be the motor or electrical component/ gears.

Filed Jun 18, 2014 · Steering · 57,285 miles · OH

Motor in steering column failed and caused the steering column to jerk and make a grinding noise when ever the steering column moved or when the door was opened. Nissan had a service and technical bulletin (ntb09-094) on this item dated september 23, 2009. So this has been a known issue and no recall has been done on this. I even have an extended warranty and in my warranty it states it should be covered by nissan and they refuse to cover it.

Filed Feb 7, 2014 · Transmission · 101,648 miles · CO

I have been informed by my dealership that my transfer case is leaking and if I do not repair or replace it the car while driving will basically the gears in the mechanism will grind make a loud noise and just stop. That sounds like a safety concern. When I contacted nissan USA I was informed my car was out of warranty and they would not replace it even if it was a safety issue. It also is well documented that nissan has a problem with the transfer case leaking. Why is nissan not replacing this part while under warranty if they no there is an issue.

Filed Jan 29, 2014 · Electrical, Seats · 55,000 miles · CA

Warranty just expired after 5 years. Few months later, the telescoping steering wheel started making grinding noises and will not telescope back and forth unless I manually push or pull hard. Got quoted $850 for a repair, but I refused to pay that much to get it fixed as it is not my fault. I see many 2009 nissans having this problem and I am extremely disappointed in the manufacturer to not recall this! This might be my last nissan as I already had 3 nissan batteries, my alternator replaced and my driver's seat frame replaced! I can't wait until my car loan is paid off!

Filed Jan 17, 2014 · Steering · 66,100 miles · CT

Steering wheel motor started grinding and locked in the lowest position difficult to steer in that position until fixed called nissan and they said there was no campaign, extended warranty, or problem they know of. They admitted to extended warranty on push button ignition replaced motor at a cost of $420 nissan is ignoring the hundreds of complaints I have seen on the internet forums, problem occurring in 2009 maximas and muranos. The dealership said they replace 2-3 a week. If it is true, at every dealership it is about 40 % of all maximas sold in 09 have the bad motor which costs $189. Nissan needs to cover the cost for this defective motor !!!!!! The start button and steering column are related parts !!!!!!!

Filed Jan 2, 2014 · Suspension · 111,000 miles · MS

Our vehicle began making loud squeaking/rattling sounds under our hood on the front passenger side. We noticed the sounds were getting louder, so my husband decided to take our vehicle into a nissan dealership for observation on december 24, 2013. While at the dealership, he was told very quickly that the sounds we had been hearing were the result of the cracking of our suspension/strut insulator. He was also told that the same cracking suspension/strut insulator problem that we are experiencing had affected mostly all of the 2009-2010 maxima model vehicles that had been manufactured, launching a recall (the federal safety agency campaign number 09v358000), effective september 16, 2009. After finding out this information, we contacted nissan motor acceptance corporation on december 24, 2013, but nmac was closed. On december 27, 2013, I contacted a representative at nmac and explained the issues that we are having with our 2009 nissan maxima, and stated the issues we are experiencing are the exact issues that were documented as a vehicle hazard under the federal safety agency campaign number 09v358000. I was told by the representative that my VIN # was not affected by this recall; however, I asked the representative to please extend the recall campaign to include my VIN #, since obviously, my nissan maxima was one of the first 2009 models manufactured, and it is clear that whatever problems the rest of the 2009 models are experiencing, unless the formula regarding how the suspension/strut insulators had been manufactured when I purchased my vehicle had changed, then there is no way my vehicle could not have been affected. After several days of communication back and forth with the nissan representative, we were told today that nissan will not extend the recall to included my VIN # but will only offer to pay 1/2 the cost of the parts only, no labor costs.

Filed Oct 14, 2013 · Steering · 37,750 miles · MO

Got in the car to go home from work and pushed the start button. The steering column went down like normal then a grinding noise in the steering column was made. At that point, the steering column had to be raised manually with quite a bit of pressure. So much so I was almost afraid the airbag may deploy. Has never worked, like it did when I bought it new, since. Still makes a noise when its suppose to go up or down but never moves on its own.