What is a feature on your car that you hate?
12-20-2004, 05:29 PM
#42
Originally Posted by browne
1. the huge wheel gap
2. slippery leather seat (my gf keeps falling off when making a turn)
3. very den gauge lights (looks nice during the day being all white then at night its just a plain den black gauges)
4. highs on bose system are great but wheres the freakin bass
5. headlight + foglight = crap
6. auto tranny going wacko when trying to race (downshifting taking to long when floored)
7. the BODY ROLL
8. bose head unit being way to low (gotta keep looking down making driving unsafe)
9. cant fold back seats down WTF
10. the whispling noise from engine
11. weak gas mileage (i get about 300 miles on a full tank and drive mostly highway too)
other then these, im very happy
2. slippery leather seat (my gf keeps falling off when making a turn)
3. very den gauge lights (looks nice during the day being all white then at night its just a plain den black gauges)
4. highs on bose system are great but wheres the freakin bass
5. headlight + foglight = crap
6. auto tranny going wacko when trying to race (downshifting taking to long when floored)
7. the BODY ROLL
8. bose head unit being way to low (gotta keep looking down making driving unsafe)
9. cant fold back seats down WTF
10. the whispling noise from engine
11. weak gas mileage (i get about 300 miles on a full tank and drive mostly highway too)
other then these, im very happy
Thats a lot of stuff to hate about a car to be happy with it.
12-20-2004, 05:47 PM
#45
Let's see...
Wheel gap: doesn't bother me. I never pay attention to it.
Stock headlights: kinda dim. Was driving through Iowa at 4:15 AM and saw a basketball sized dead racoon on the high way at the very last second before I hit it straight on.
Seats: heats up fine for me. Can't fold down the rears, but haven't had any reason to.
Acceleration: it's 190 hp! Probably less if anything's wrong with it. Obviously these cars weren't built for racing.
Suspension: Sometimes I'd like to have an SE.
Tranny: Again, these are NOT race cars. I don't really have a problem with slow shifting in my auto.
Ah but the rattling. I've got plenty of that. The speaker mounts in the rear have become slightly loose due to all the heavy bass music I play. And now I'm hearing some strange rattle that only occurs while I have the car in gear. In Park or Neutral I hear nothing, but once I shift into D or R, I hear something coming from the dash.
Oh, and the paint! I've got plenty of little rust spots all over my hood. Can't notice it from a distance, but soon enough I wouldn't be surprised if my car turned from a nice, shiny silver to a dark, ugly brown.
Wheel gap: doesn't bother me. I never pay attention to it.
Stock headlights: kinda dim. Was driving through Iowa at 4:15 AM and saw a basketball sized dead racoon on the high way at the very last second before I hit it straight on.
Seats: heats up fine for me. Can't fold down the rears, but haven't had any reason to.
Acceleration: it's 190 hp! Probably less if anything's wrong with it. Obviously these cars weren't built for racing.
Suspension: Sometimes I'd like to have an SE.
Tranny: Again, these are NOT race cars. I don't really have a problem with slow shifting in my auto.
Ah but the rattling. I've got plenty of that. The speaker mounts in the rear have become slightly loose due to all the heavy bass music I play. And now I'm hearing some strange rattle that only occurs while I have the car in gear. In Park or Neutral I hear nothing, but once I shift into D or R, I hear something coming from the dash.
Oh, and the paint! I've got plenty of little rust spots all over my hood. Can't notice it from a distance, but soon enough I wouldn't be surprised if my car turned from a nice, shiny silver to a dark, ugly brown.
12-20-2004, 06:23 PM
#51
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 363
i hate how my sawblades slant different directions on opposite sides of the car.
the wheel gap doesn't really bug me unless i'm next to some low-slung car, which happens a lot. it will be fixed soon though...
all in all, i love my max.
the wheel gap doesn't really bug me unless i'm next to some low-slung car, which happens a lot. it will be fixed soon though...
all in all, i love my max.
12-20-2004, 07:42 PM
#54
Originally Posted by Tyrexx
stock gap and 9004
Cup holders are bad especially the 95/96 ones, US model didnt come with MEVI and turbo, has some rattles now, and bad gas mileage. That's all I can come up with right now.
12-20-2004, 08:09 PM
#55
1 of few unmodded 4G Maxs
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Commerce Twp., MI
Posts: 2,828
another gripe or so to add:
- ABS not std. (c'mon, this is Nissan's flagship. This should've been std.)
- Low Washer Fluid light not std (this would help for those of us in colder/snow-prone areas, esp w/o having to add a cold weather/deluxe seating pkg. just for the light)
- Foglights not std. on GLE (I have an SE, but I feel for the GLE owners. I mean, if SE has them std., it should've been the same for GLE as well, too bad nissan didn't realize that until '02)
- Paint Quality (aside w/ gripes w/ interior materials in the newer Nissans, this is another area Nissan needs to 1up on)
- TCS only for '99 (this at least should've started on the '97 refresh)
- Belt Access (boy, those belts are really down there, sux that you practically have to remove the right front wheel just to get to them)
- ABS not std. (c'mon, this is Nissan's flagship. This should've been std.)
- Low Washer Fluid light not std (this would help for those of us in colder/snow-prone areas, esp w/o having to add a cold weather/deluxe seating pkg. just for the light)
- Foglights not std. on GLE (I have an SE, but I feel for the GLE owners. I mean, if SE has them std., it should've been the same for GLE as well, too bad nissan didn't realize that until '02)
- Paint Quality (aside w/ gripes w/ interior materials in the newer Nissans, this is another area Nissan needs to 1up on)
- TCS only for '99 (this at least should've started on the '97 refresh)
- Belt Access (boy, those belts are really down there, sux that you practically have to remove the right front wheel just to get to them)
12-20-2004, 08:15 PM
#56
1 of few unmodded 4G Maxs
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Commerce Twp., MI
Posts: 2,828
Originally Posted by browne
3. very dim gauge lights (looks nice during the day being all white then at night its just a plain den black gauges)
12-20-2004, 08:26 PM
#59
1. changing belts is a job and a half and then another one to adjust them properly
2. stock lighting is BAD even with foglights on
3. the #1 thing i hate the most -- 99's auto tranny with TCS why isn't it OFF by default when you start the car?????? i'm tired of the endless routine a.get in b.start car c.turn TCS off
4. no stock red clears!! wtf is with the ooglie orange corners? does anybody like them?
5. no stock strut bar (c'mon nissan was $20 too much??)
2. stock lighting is BAD even with foglights on
3. the #1 thing i hate the most -- 99's auto tranny with TCS why isn't it OFF by default when you start the car?????? i'm tired of the endless routine a.get in b.start car c.turn TCS off
4. no stock red clears!! wtf is with the ooglie orange corners? does anybody like them?
5. no stock strut bar (c'mon nissan was $20 too much??)
12-20-2004, 08:29 PM
#60
Stupid knock sensors
Wheel gap
rattles.. rattles and more rattles
body roll
Engine is a nightmare to work on
water pumps that love to fail and go back to previous line
Rear valve cover leak.. go back 2 previous lines
No independent rear suspension
rust spots... no stock undercoating
Wheel gap
rattles.. rattles and more rattles
body roll
Engine is a nightmare to work on
water pumps that love to fail and go back to previous line
Rear valve cover leak.. go back 2 previous lines
No independent rear suspension
rust spots... no stock undercoating
12-20-2004, 08:46 PM
#61
what rattling are u guys talking bout?... the only things that i can think of that suck on these cars are the fact that the windows will not go back up after lowering them with the remote...and the body roll...
12-20-2004, 09:08 PM
#63
the fact that the car looks like a 4x4 and handles like a boat...stock, of course...
190hp, but sure feels like more, and the car is lighter than any other sedan.(positive)
The auto transmission absolutely does not downshift on deceleration. I drove my friend's eclipse gs-t and the tranny feels alot more responsive.
No LSD for american GLE's
Bass could use some help in the bose system.
I have no rattles, but when it's cold, the first 5 mins, the power steering belt fights me with turning the wheel.
the thing I hate about my car is that every ricer in my town feels that it's his obligation to pull up beside me and try to race. A guy in a mercedes S-class did that yesterday, and of course I just let him go, obviously he didn't care about messing up his mercedes as much as i care about my max.
The paint rust spots suck too....it took my girlfriend all day to get them off...hehe
190hp, but sure feels like more, and the car is lighter than any other sedan.(positive)
The auto transmission absolutely does not downshift on deceleration. I drove my friend's eclipse gs-t and the tranny feels alot more responsive.
No LSD for american GLE's
Bass could use some help in the bose system.
I have no rattles, but when it's cold, the first 5 mins, the power steering belt fights me with turning the wheel.
the thing I hate about my car is that every ricer in my town feels that it's his obligation to pull up beside me and try to race. A guy in a mercedes S-class did that yesterday, and of course I just let him go, obviously he didn't care about messing up his mercedes as much as i care about my max.
The paint rust spots suck too....it took my girlfriend all day to get them off...hehe
12-20-2004, 09:20 PM
#64
I hate that when I lock the windows... I can't control them either. If I lock the windows, no one should be able to use them but I should still be able to.
I hate the damn knock sensor, they should either make it last longer, make it cheaper OR make it easier to change, thank goodness for the resistor bypass.
I hate I can't fold down the back seats.
I hate that I don't have heated mirrors.
I hate that I don't have traction to both wheels, just the passenger one like Canadian models.
I hate the boot on my E-brake that keeps slipping up on the brake handle instead of staying in groove made for it. And I hate that it's got button snaps, would it have been to hard to make a solid boot ?
I hate there are no turn signals on the front sides of the car, only on the front, so people to my left or right at an intersection don't know I'm going to be turning.
I hate the stock window washer nozzles.
I hate there's no light under the hood.
I hate there's no light in the armrest compartment.
I hate there's no pockets in the seatbacks.
I hate the recliner on the driver seat is power, that part of the seat I like to be manual, takes waaaayyy to long to lay down.
I hate donut spare tire when a full size wheel fits fine.
I hate the damn knock sensor, they should either make it last longer, make it cheaper OR make it easier to change, thank goodness for the resistor bypass.
I hate I can't fold down the back seats.
I hate that I don't have heated mirrors.
I hate that I don't have traction to both wheels, just the passenger one like Canadian models.
I hate the boot on my E-brake that keeps slipping up on the brake handle instead of staying in groove made for it. And I hate that it's got button snaps, would it have been to hard to make a solid boot ?
I hate there are no turn signals on the front sides of the car, only on the front, so people to my left or right at an intersection don't know I'm going to be turning.
I hate the stock window washer nozzles.
I hate there's no light under the hood.
I hate there's no light in the armrest compartment.
I hate there's no pockets in the seatbacks.
I hate the recliner on the driver seat is power, that part of the seat I like to be manual, takes waaaayyy to long to lay down.
I hate donut spare tire when a full size wheel fits fine.
12-20-2004, 09:23 PM
#65
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 131
Originally Posted by Igobuk
I hate that when I lock the windows... I can't control them either. If I lock the windows, no one should be able to use them but I should still be able to.
I hate the damn knock sensor, they should either make it last longer, make it cheaper OR make it easier to change, thank goodness for the resistor bypass.
I hate I can't fold down the back seats.
I hate that I don't have heated mirrors.
I hate that I don't have traction to both wheels, just the passenger one like Canadian models.
I hate the boot on my E-brake that keeps slipping up on the brake handle instead of staying in groove made for it. And I hate that it's got button snaps, would it have been to hard to make a solid boot ?
I hate there are no turn signals on the front sides of the car, only on the front, so people to my left or right at an intersection don't know I'm going to be turning.
I hate the stock window washer nozzles.
I hate there's no light under the hood.
I hate there's no light in the armrest compartment.
I hate there's no pockets in the seatbacks.
I hate the recliner on the driver seat is power, that part of the seat I like to be manual, takes waaaayyy to long to lay down.
I hate donut spare tire when a full size wheel fits fine.
I hate the damn knock sensor, they should either make it last longer, make it cheaper OR make it easier to change, thank goodness for the resistor bypass.
I hate I can't fold down the back seats.
I hate that I don't have heated mirrors.
I hate that I don't have traction to both wheels, just the passenger one like Canadian models.
I hate the boot on my E-brake that keeps slipping up on the brake handle instead of staying in groove made for it. And I hate that it's got button snaps, would it have been to hard to make a solid boot ?
I hate there are no turn signals on the front sides of the car, only on the front, so people to my left or right at an intersection don't know I'm going to be turning.
I hate the stock window washer nozzles.
I hate there's no light under the hood.
I hate there's no light in the armrest compartment.
I hate there's no pockets in the seatbacks.
I hate the recliner on the driver seat is power, that part of the seat I like to be manual, takes waaaayyy to long to lay down.
I hate donut spare tire when a full size wheel fits fine.
holy cow how long did it take you to make that list???
12-20-2004, 10:39 PM
#66
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 684
Originally Posted by mansurxk
new rattle everday, dear god make them stop
12-20-2004, 11:12 PM
#67
Originally Posted by zachosz
holy cow how long did it take you to make that list???
I hate I have to push a button to get the key out of the ignition. (only 5 speeds have this nuissance)
12-21-2004, 12:09 AM
#69
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 494
Did anyone even look at their car before they bought it? How do you not notice hubcaps, auto trans, seats, wheel gap, no HID (wtf btw?), FWD and no boost (that's a PLATFORM, not a feature!) and 90% of the other complaints. 
-The clock doesn't dim with the rest of the interior.
-A part as whimpy as the KS shouldn't be buried in the engine.
-The auto isn't the greatest, but I drove the car and it was good enough for me.
The biggest problem I am having is the exhaust. The way they wrap it with fiberglass seems to catalyze the rust. Then again, it's an 8 year old nissan sedan, so I'm not really expecting a titanium plated cat-back.
No rattles for me except the freaking b-pipe, and a new one from budget should be here tommorrow.
If not for the clock and KS location (which are both relatively easy to fix), I would have zero complaints. Nothing but expected maintenence after the first year of owning this car.
-The clock doesn't dim with the rest of the interior.
-A part as whimpy as the KS shouldn't be buried in the engine.
-The auto isn't the greatest, but I drove the car and it was good enough for me.
The biggest problem I am having is the exhaust. The way they wrap it with fiberglass seems to catalyze the rust. Then again, it's an 8 year old nissan sedan, so I'm not really expecting a titanium plated cat-back.
No rattles for me except the freaking b-pipe, and a new one from budget should be here tommorrow.
If not for the clock and KS location (which are both relatively easy to fix), I would have zero complaints. Nothing but expected maintenence after the first year of owning this car.
12-21-2004, 12:32 AM
#70
Great thread........
1) Power Switch for trunk is always powered, someone can break window & pop trunk open in like 2 seconds. Most cars have it so the ignition has to be turned on in order to pop trunk.
2) No Light under hood
3) Gaslight Is very Dim & doesnt standout like that Seatbelt light (i always never let my tank go lower then a 1/4 of a tank, but once in a while u forget
4) No Keypad like in 3rd gens (ever lock your keys in your car, i have once. or go to the club & wanna hide keys in your car)
5) stupid cupholder in the armrest compartment
1) Power Switch for trunk is always powered, someone can break window & pop trunk open in like 2 seconds. Most cars have it so the ignition has to be turned on in order to pop trunk.
2) No Light under hood
3) Gaslight Is very Dim & doesnt standout like that Seatbelt light (i always never let my tank go lower then a 1/4 of a tank, but once in a while u forget
4) No Keypad like in 3rd gens (ever lock your keys in your car, i have once. or go to the club & wanna hide keys in your car)
5) stupid cupholder in the armrest compartment
12-21-2004, 02:08 AM
#74
Originally Posted by ThunderMaxi
You are either driving through too many potholes, or you are expecting the car to sound like a Lexus... My only rattles are where I have my coins.
Other than the rattles, I'd have to complain about the horrible body role, I'd also complain about the size of cup holders (cant even fit a can in there and has now become a cell phone pocket/coin holder) but my previous car didn't even have cup holders. Maybe they don't drink as much in japan
12-21-2004, 02:47 AM
#75
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Absolutely. The air bag light is my biggest complaint. No matter how many times you reset it or change the airbag module, that damn light comes back. I had lots of rattling before I lowered the car. Not bad unless you hit some major potholes (which is almost definite in NY). :mad
I had lots of rattling before I lowered the car. Not bad unless you hit some major potholes (which is almost definite in NY). :mad
12-21-2004, 06:18 AM
#77
virtually NO rattling here, maybe im just lucky? i dunno.. maybe i just havent noticed, but other than that the wheel gap, and my dash kit has sunspots and is coming off...there are some gaps.. time for a new one....oh and brake dust during summer
12-21-2004, 06:36 AM
#78
I guess we all agree the lights suck, well thats why I ordered my plug and play hids.
I guess we all agree the audio system sucks, well thats why I upgraded and got a sub for the bass.
I guess the suspension sucks, thats why I got h&R/Kyb/front strut bar/rear sway bar.
I guess the stock cloth seats suck, Thats Why to got custom leather seats from leatherseats.com
I guess mevi didnt come in the us model, well Thats why My mevi is here on the floor waiting for installation
I guess our headlights and tail lights look g a y, Thats why I did the AE mod with red/white tails.
Rattles? I guess I stuffed the living hell out of every gap in my car with cotten that I dont get any rattles. LOL
Steering being loose? Well since its soo freaken cold out my steering wheel is a bit tighter.
If you guys haven't fig it out, all of us on the org buy almost the same mods to better our cars from stock. Therefore because we didnt like the bose we got a new HU with subs. Our because our suspension is very very G A Y stock we upgrade to make it handle better. Think of all the time and money invested into our cars to make them handle and perform the way we want them. Its pretty insane how far you can upgrade a stock maxima.
I guess we all agree the audio system sucks, well thats why I upgraded and got a sub for the bass.
I guess the suspension sucks, thats why I got h&R/Kyb/front strut bar/rear sway bar.
I guess the stock cloth seats suck, Thats Why to got custom leather seats from leatherseats.com
I guess mevi didnt come in the us model, well Thats why My mevi is here on the floor waiting for installation
I guess our headlights and tail lights look g a y, Thats why I did the AE mod with red/white tails.
Rattles? I guess I stuffed the living hell out of every gap in my car with cotten that I dont get any rattles. LOL
Steering being loose? Well since its soo freaken cold out my steering wheel is a bit tighter.
If you guys haven't fig it out, all of us on the org buy almost the same mods to better our cars from stock. Therefore because we didnt like the bose we got a new HU with subs. Our because our suspension is very very G A Y stock we upgrade to make it handle better. Think of all the time and money invested into our cars to make them handle and perform the way we want them. Its pretty insane how far you can upgrade a stock maxima.
12-21-2004, 06:36 AM
#79
Here are some of the complain I think I can fix.
Rattles- I changed the lights in the dashboard and the noise starts. I need to tie down the full spare tires, tighten up the jack and tape up anything that's loose.
I hate the wheel gap. Since I live in the city, I can't really complain much.
I'm **** a GLE version doesn't have heated seats.
It feels like a boat when I hit a bump. My friends Altima has better suspension and engine response. It's 4 cyclinde.
Rattles- I changed the lights in the dashboard and the noise starts. I need to tie down the full spare tires, tighten up the jack and tape up anything that's loose.
I hate the wheel gap. Since I live in the city, I can't really complain much.
I'm **** a GLE version doesn't have heated seats.
It feels like a boat when I hit a bump. My friends Altima has better suspension and engine response. It's 4 cyclinde.
