2001 Nissan Maxima problems
Owners have filed 225 complaints about the 2001 Nissan Maxima with NHTSA. Air bags account for 14.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 12.9%.
Complaints225
Crashes15
Fires4
Injuries12
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 14.2% · 32
Engine and engine cooling 12.9% · 29
Electrical system 12.4% · 28
Suspension 12.0% · 27
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.8% · 22
Vehicle speed control 4.9% · 11
Structure 4.4% · 10
Power train 3.6% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Nissan Maxima in this data, 2001 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2004 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 18 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2001 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the orc warning indicator illuminated when the passenger seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v287000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000. Air bags · reported at 170,000 miles
The contact owns a 2001 Nissan Maxima. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number 13v136000 (air bags) however, the contact was not able to have the vehicle serviced under the recall because the remedy part was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure. Air bags
The contact owns a 2001 Nissan Maxima. The contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The dealer stated that the light needed to be reset. Approximately two months later, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that the air bag module needed to be replaced. The current mileage is 69,000 and failure mileage was 61,000. Air bags · reported at 61,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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