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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004267235 | Incident Date: Mar, 17 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WOODCLIFF LAKE | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MAXIMA | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JN1CA21D4XT | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 22 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 11 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle failed to start after repeated attempts. when vehicle started, the "service engine soon" light was illuminated. engine was misfiring. dealer ran diagnostic test and retrieved fault code p1320 from the ecu. was informed that all six ignition coils were defective and need to be replaced. nissan issued a technical service bulletin (tsb #01-060) in september, 2001, which addresses the problem involving the ignition coils. dealer refused to cover repair under manufacturer's warranty or goodwill program. this is an obvious manufacturing defect which could result in the engine stalling while being driven, potentially causing an accident and injuries. i request that the nhtsa launch an investigation and order nissan to recall the affected vehicles and replace the defective ignition coils, free-of-charge. *ak |
