Nissan Maxima power steering loss problems

Filed Jan 17, 2024 · Brakes, Steering · AZ · crash · 1 injury

Failure of multiple systems upon impact with a pothole causing the vehicle to light up brake warning light, traction control system warning light, and spin out with no steering capability, resulting in a total loss of the car, including the rear passenger tire and wheel to sheer off, snapped the tie rod, ripped off the rear bumper, and bent the vehicle rims. I suffered a closed head injury and whiplash, as well as soft tissue damage to right shoulder and knee. Airbags did deploy.

Filed Sep 19, 2022 · Brakes, Engine · TN

While driving to work car stalled going 20MPH, no power brakes, no power steering, coasted to safe side of road. Waited ten minutes car pressed start car restarted. Five days later, going to store, driving 35 mph, car stalled while running, no power steering, no power brakes, coasted to safe side of road. Waited ten minutes car restarted. This is an on going safety problem. My father in law had this same vehicle and he was afraid to drive it because of the same issues.

Filed Dec 9, 2019 · Steering · 79,882 miles · VA

I picked my car up from the dealership after getting a state inspection, oil change and tire rotation. They said they topped off all the fluids. As I backed out of the parking space and pulled forward I noticed the steering wheel was tight. I tried adjusting it a few times, but as I approached the light and tried to turn right I had to go out wide because the steering wheel was tight. I was afraid at the next two lights. The steering wheel was tight, and after struggling I managed to turn and get the car to my husband to look at. He test drive it and said it was no power steering. We told the car back to the dealership and of course it is nothing they did, the power steering pump just went out. I thank god I was not driving fast or on the interstate when it went out, because I read about some crashing. It still was a scary experience. My car only has 79,882 miles on it. Why would the power steering go out at this mileage. Now the dealership wants $1,000. This should be covered by the manufacture it a safety issue that should be corrected and paid for by them.

Filed Jan 16, 2018 · Steering · 100,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan maxima. While driving 65 MPH and merging into traffic, the power steering failed to operate as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power steering pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. A local dealer was not contacted; however, the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Nov 6, 2017 · Electrical · 169,000 miles · NM

While driving car just stops, no fuel, no power, no power steering, no electrical, nothing everything shuts off. Restart no issues runs for awhile and happened again two more times. So three times total. There is a recall for this the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v455000. Took it to dealer and they said they don't honor this because it is not a nissan recall? What?

Filed Oct 2, 2017 · Steering · 2,000 miles · NY

While waiting at a intersection too make a turn, the steering wheel became very stiff. Impossible to turn, and a red light came on indicating no power steering fluid. Note the car is a 2017 and has less than 2,000 miles.

Filed Jun 19, 2017 · Suspension · 113,000 miles · TX

Takata inflators with what having front end struts have been cracked very badly where steering is hard to maintain on any parts of driving is 100% bad.

Filed Mar 7, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 13,131 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan maxima. While driving 50-55 MPH and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle stalled. The contact lost power steering, power brakes, and other electrical functions. The contact stated that the failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the dealer replaced the valve assembly, seal lip, strainer assembly, clip, oil pan gasket, o-ring seal, washer drain, and ns-3 CVT transmission; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 13,131.

Filed Mar 21, 2016 · Engine, Steering · 83,000 miles · CA

The steering lock control on the vehicle failed causing the car to become disabled. The steering wheel would not turn and was locked in place, additionally the vehicle was stalled and would not restart. Fortunately the incident occurred in a parking lot had the steering lock control failed while driving a significant accident would have likely occurred as the driver would have lost steering control. The car had to be towed to the nissan service shop for a repair costing nearly $1000. This was a known safety issue for nissan as they extended the warranty for this part however my vehicle's control unit failed after the warranty expired. After online research I discovered many other nissan owners have suffered the same safety failure on their vehicles. It is an obvious manufacturer safety defect that needs to be recalled.

Filed Mar 20, 2015 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · AZ

When vehicle was approximately 1 1/2 years old the positive battery connector connecting the power cable from the automobile electrical system to the battery corroded and came apart. The nissan part description and part number is "battery terminal 243 - part # 24340-7f003). This was replaced with a factory part. Approximately 1 1/2 years later it corroded and came apart again. This failure causes the engine to loose any electricity from the battery, which would cause the engine to stop, causing a loss of power steering, power brakes and air bag protection or prevents the engine from starting due to no electricity feeding the starter and vehicle electrical system. Fortunately, the vehicle was not moving when this failure occurred on either occasion or serious injury or death could have occurred. I do not believe that the design of this connector or the type of material from which it s made is adequate. I have replaced the connector with a lead battery connector used for connecting rv batteries and do not believe that the vehicle will ever suffer this problem again with the aftermarket replacement connector. Fortunately for me the vehicle was stopped when these failures occurred. Other than the obvious danger, I believe this problem would cause most people to incur significant expense in towing and repair charges, just to replace the connector. Although I was able to repair the problems myself, I doubt that most people would be able to do so on their own. The parts sales person at the nissan dealership where I had bought a second connector (although it was not used) seemed to indicate that they sold an awful lot of these connectors, which suggests that a better design or material would be advisable and make it much less likely that a failure of this nature would occur.