2012 Nissan Maxima problems
Owners have filed 137 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Maxima with NHTSA. Air bags account for 19.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 14.6%. A further 16.8% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints137
Crashes10
Fires2
Injuries12
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 19.7% · 27
Unknown or other 16.8% · 23
Electrical system 14.6% · 20
Power train 13.1% · 18
Engine 8.0% · 11
Steering 7.3% · 10
Structure 4.4% · 6
Seats 4.4% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Nissan Maxima in this data, 2012 sits 18th by complaint volume. 2004 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 23 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 53,500 miles.
In owners' own words
Whenever someone sits on the front passenger seat the warning light comes on indicating that if something happen (accident) the airbag will not deploy. All the people I have tested are over 120 lbs. I brought this problem to pinnacle Nissan in scottsdale, az but they didn't do anything to fix it saying there's nothing wrong with my car. They said they tested it but they didn't find anything wrong with it. Air bags · reported at 31,301 miles
My wife weighs about 135 pounds .The airbag on passenger side does not work properly when she sits in the seat the airbag light goes on which indicates that the airbag is not working I have pictures to validate. So far Nissan is not trying to rectify the problem I have taken the car to 2 dealers , they say everthing is normal but the photo prove my complaint. Air bags · reported at 15,000 miles
The passenger side airbag turns off when either when my husband which is 230lbs and myself 132 lb and some other passengers. Reported this to Nissan brought the car in. The say its working fine. Even when I have video that the airbag has clicked off for long periods of time. This is a major safety issue. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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