Well my 97 SE just turned 150K today, and I'm really glad that she is holding up pretty good for her age, and healthy dose of abuse she gets on daily basis.

I know that there are owners who constantly have problems with their cars,
and there are more fortunate ones who enjoy years and thousands of trouble free miles.

if you are the lucky one and fall in the second category , please share your experience.

lets follow this simple pattern:

1. Number of years owned
2. Total miles driven
3. Original engine/tranny
4. Number of times the car got you stranded,ie: no start etc
5. Part/component that failed

feel free to add additional info.


1.4
2.70K
3.both original
4.1
5.Starter

Lets see who has enjoyed most trouble free miles !!!

and Happy Holidays BTW

Nick.

 

has 212K

1. 3 months
2. 1500 miles
3. all original
4. none, other owner never did he drove it 188K, was lease car before him
5. alternator before I owned and waterpump leaking now

 

most reliable maxima is not on this org and its stock!

 

1. about 4 months.
2. >6k miles.
3. all original baby!
4. 3
5. first time the clutch went out (well the pressure plate, but it didn't leave me stranded, 'cuz I'm 1337 and I DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' CLUTCH), then the alarm screwed up which was the dealer's fault, then the starter fried--it wasn't OEM. Then the alarm screwed up again, stupid dealer.

I think if the PO hadn't screwed around with the car and installed the funky alarm and aftermarket starter, I would be totally trouble-free/strand-free (well besides the clutch).

I have 157k btw.

 

1. 2 Years
2. 40K
3. Original engine/2nd tranny.
4. Once
5. F**kin Starter

Tranny going out the door again, Other than that just had to change thermo, ECTS, and Driver side Axle.

Happy Holidays!

 

1.) 9 years
2.) 202k
3.) Original engine/tranny
4.) Once
5.) Starter/bad battery

 

1. 6 months
2.11k miles
3. Everything orginal.
4. Nope
5. Nada

=P

 

well, i can sure as hell go for the most un-reliable. total miles. around 200k
owned for about 7 months
driven about 17k
stock engine and tranny
broke an axle, 3 clutches, slave cylinder going bad, stranded me at school(dead battery), intake fell off once when i closed my hood. i love the car to death but next time it breaks im going to sell it. it is a shame to sell it tho. its an awesome car

 

80k miles with 3 trannies, o2 sensors, knock sensor, starter, cva, bla bla bla

maximas are garbage

 

this is coming from someone who has posted a few times about doing all sorts of crap to his car...just because you seem to have bad luck, self inflicted or not, doesn't mean every other maxima is garbage...

 

1. Number of years owned - 6 baught it new
2. Total miles driven - about 110,000
3. Original engine/tranny - yes
4. Number of times the car got you stranded,ie: no start etc - 0
5. Part/component that failed - replaced the coil packs & an o2 sensor

 

1. 8 months
2. 12k
3. all original
4. 1
5. 6 alignments, flexpipe, starter,front struts, coil springs, ball joints, axles, front brakes, wheel bearings, tires, coolant temp sensor, mass air flow sensor,
and it is still not running right.

It still needs, knock sensor, rear struts, probably a new front end, intake air temp sensor, and maybe more.



I bought this from a maxima.org member and got ******

Anyone have a intake air temp sensor for 95-96 max?

 

1. Number of years owned
97 SE 4 years
99.5 SE-L 7mos

2. Total miles driven
46-156k
86k-116k

3. Original engine/tranny
On 97 trans was replaced 2 times. 1st one because of mis-shift into 3rd. 2nd bad diffy bearings

99.5 everything is stock.

4. Number of times the car got you stranded,ie: no start etc
never for either

5. Part/component that failed
97: None.. Worn out ALT, clutch, Axles, 1 wheel bearing
99.5: Wheel bearing

 

maybe you should drive your car like a sane person...

 

I guess it would be me

4. New trans, New clutch, New flywheel, 2x New passenger-side axle, 1x wing light, 4 new tires, new rotors/brake pads, New engine mounts, New knock sensor, new fuel filter, new tensioner pully, new belts, new cat, new exhaust gaskets, new exterior light bulbs, new under radiator bar, new alternator , soon to be new starter, all new 02 sensors, Alignment done, coolant flush done, a billion oil changes, carbon clean done, lube the hings because they make noises, still need to replace my front wheel bearings, still need to replace my starter. yeah My maxima is pretty much solid don't you think after all these repairs Im sure I wouldnt see another problem for a lonnnnggggg timmeee...

 

1. 6
2. 140k
3. Original engine/tranny (once those go, the car goes, period. i'm not dealing with that kind of work)
4. twice, maybe thrice
5. alternator, battery, KS, something along those lines

 

has 147,000 miles

1. 1yr 3 months
2. 8,000 miles
3. orig tranny/motor
4. once(overheating from loss of coolant from water pump)
5. water pump seal and battery

i don't know how you guys go through multiple trannys like that

 

UPDATE:

This thread must have jinxed me. I just went to get a few things done. Stopped in town to get gas, started the car and it seemed to be running on only 5 cylinders. I drove to the shopping center next to the gas station, still running on what seemed like only 5 cylinders, shut the car off and went inside to get a card. I came out, got in the car, crank crank crank crank crank.............. NO START!!!!!

Walked home, got my neighbor and my boy and we pushed the thing 2 blocks home. I just pulled 3 codes.
1008 Evap purge volume control valve - maybe because I just got gas?
0802 Crank position POS - thats why It's not starting
0304 Hopefully just a ghost code, it's been running excellent up to now.

Merry Christmas to me.

 

Damn, sorry to hear Tom.

Nothing worse than going to crank and that bad boy doesnt want to start.

 

I just bought my third Maxima yesterday, a 1998 SE from the o/o with 88k, just signed up to this forum and then see this thread --- YEOW!!

My first car was a '91 GXE I bought new and put 250k on it and it was a sweetheart, the second was a '93 SE I got six years ago with 92k and now has 220k. Had it not been for some idiot mechanics who f*cked a few things up it would have been trouble-free. But I'm not liking what I'm reading here ...

What's the deal with these 4th gen's anyway and should I turn it around while there's still time??

Gary in Fallbrook, CA
(It's only 80 degrees today)

 

1. 3 but she is going on 11yrs now
2. 210K
3. Original engine/tranny both
4. stranded once bad starter solenoid
5. both axles, starter once

 

1.) 10 years
2.) 243,000 miles
3.) original engine/tranny
4.) almost once (had to tap starter -able to get to parts store)
5.) starter

 

1) 11 years 3 months, bought new
2) just turned 62K
3) original engine/tranny/spark plugs
4) never stranded - replaced a battery, 02 sensor on warranty, blew sidewall out of right rear tire

The car is still like new!

 

1. 2 months
2. 119k
3. original engine/tranny
4. 0
5. nothing
6. I *(@&)($@(* love my max

 

1. Number of years owned - 2 years
2. Total miles driven - ~30K miles, at a total of 126K miles
3. Original engine/tranny - original engine, 3rd trans since I've had the car, 2nd clutch
4. Number of times the car got you stranded,ie: no start etc - 1
5. Part/component that failed - damn fusible link

 

6 years
236k miles 232 of them by me
Original engine & transmition I swapped the clutch at 150k for a ACT
Stranded once
Starter died

 

1. 3
2. 105,000
3. yes
4. 1, ran out of gas
5. transmission

 

i shouldn't post cause I know I'll jinx myself

1. 1year (5 years my bro (original owner).
2. 81k
3. Original engine/tranny
4. Never had any major problems. Just routine maintnence.
5. Need to replace brakes (already have pads from GB) and tires.

 

105k
1. 2 months
2. 3k
3. All Original
4. 0
5. 0

 

78,000
1. 7 Months
2. 2,000
3. Yes/Yes
4. 1 (It p!ssed me off)
5. CV boot

 

Well, it looks like starter is the most common cause for getting stranded.
4th gen Automagic trannies are holding up pretty good too.


Nick.

 

My 96, which I sold in Aug for my 97 because its manual.

1. 6
2. 146k total/84k by me
3. Original
4. 3 times, 1st starter, 2nd alternator, 3rd my stupid azz deciding to chance driving home in heavy rain with the CAI on and sucking up some water, thankfully didnt do damage and was fine afterwards.
5. Starter, alternator, 02 sensor's.

 

1. 8 Years
2. 110K
3. All original
4. Never!
5. Nada

 

oh $hit this could be a long one. Everyone has problems. Some more than others

 

1. Almost 3
2. 66,000
3. Yes
4. 0
5. nope


Currently has 157k on it. I'd say that another thing that needs to be added to the list is cost of maintanence/fixes/preventative maintanence

in which case in the past two years I've spent nearly 3 grand.

 

'98 SE, 135K

1) 7, 5 by brother, 2 by me
2) 105K when given back to me in '04, currently 135+K
3) both original
4) 0
5) Replaced Alternator from recall, o2 sensor, KS

 

1. 8.5 years
2. 118Kms
3. all original
4. 0
5. nothing, possibly a RF wheel bearing going

Started every day in either Ottawa or London Ontario winters. This is one of the reasons i'm going to have a hard time getting rid of this car. I've become used to reliability and anything less reliable would anger me.

LEMAR

 

Only 3 grand? You must be missing something somewhere. I must have spent an amount equal to a new car.

 

owned 0.5 years
8k driven
original automagic tranny and motor
one time got stranded because my startered got sticky and won't turn...called AAA tow truck and and that dumb driver cut his own hydro line.
starter, swird control valve (check engine light), clifford remote starter

my battery is about to fail and so are my front lights...so this weekend I got an Optima redtop and some new lights...fun times

 

1) 7 years
2) 89K
3) Original engine/tranny
4) NONE
5) 3 O2 sensors, 3 ignition coils, alternator, knock sensor, moonroof, suspension components due to bad roads

So far, it has been very reliable. Regular maintenance sure does help keep it running smoothly.