Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / MAXIMA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004262534 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2003
Consumer's City: CHARLOTTE Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: MAXIMA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN1CA21D0WT Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Brakes failed to hold and smoke came from rear brakes. at approx 7500 miles, vehicle was taken to dealership to investigate grinding and sqealing brake sounds.the rotors were resurfaced. cars was taken back on two more occasions to report brake sounds. dealership could reproduce sounds during test drive and said the brakes were fine. the last incident with the lock up and smoke, vehicle with approx.44,000 miles was diagnosed as needing brake reline and rear brake cables at a cost of $400 plus. the problem of too much brake pedal was said to be the norm. brake pedal travel was never this much when vehicle was purchased.*ak