Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / MAXIMA / 2000

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004309858 Incident Date: Nov, 21 2004
Consumer's City: HOLLISTON Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: MAXIMA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 23 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 29 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I drive a well maintained 2000 nissan maxima se that is regularly serviced by the dealer. i brought the car into the dealer at 59,600 miles due to difficulty starting the vehicle, and a "sputtering" and stalling issue. their diagnosis was to replace all 6 ignition coils - because 1 was likely bad, they couldn't tell which one, and that once one goes the others follow suit. this cost me $800. upon reviewing my records after the repair, i found that they had previously replaced the same 6 ignition coils at 30,000 miles in responce to a "check engine" light that had come on. ignition coils typically last the lifetime of a car, and all of mine have been replaced twice on a well maintained vehicle that is under 60,000 miles. i believe this is a manufacturers defect and should be recalled. if you check the following internet link, you will see statements from hundreds of 2000 maxima owners who had the same problem with low mileage: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?nis_ign. *nm