I have a 2000 Maxima SE....
I was just wondering if all maximas are like this...

I find that my maxima's wheels don't turn as much as other cars do.
So...when I'm parking the car I gotta make a wide turn or gotta do it twice......or when I'm make a U-Turn...its very tight or I gotta do a 3 point turn. I drove many different cars...but I never had problem.

I was just curious if you guys relize this too...b/c when I went to the dealer and asked them...they had no idea what I'm talking about.

 

Yup, I've notice the turning Radious on my 2k2 is pretty bad as well, but I got use to it so......don't trouble me that much anymore.

 

oh..ok..cool
ya..I got used to it also...
but I just went to the dealer to look at G35 for my mom's car and asked the dealer about it...and he was saying that I just don't know how to park...and that you have to have good position and angle before you park. It got me so ****ed....

 

Parking is an art, some people park good all the time, some dont. It is definitely harder with a maxima though.

 

Yep, if you could do a search you would find a bunch of posts on this. The problem is particular to the SE. Acording to those who have consulted manuals, there is a (bigger?) bump-stop which limits steering to something like 3.25 turns lock-to-lock as opposed to the 3.5 normally.

The general concensus is that because of our ridiculously overly huge tires they had to do this to prevent wheel rub while the wheel is completely turned and completely compressed (or extended).

IIRC, some guys have amputated the stop to get a less-than-Queen-Mary turning radus.

I routinely get caught out in shopping malls and paralel parking. It makes me look like a girl taught me to park.

 

yes i just went from a 2000 firebird to a 2000 maxima and the firebird turned wayyyyyyyy better.

dont even get me started on my smaller compact cars.

still love my Maxima though

 

Thanks..
I still love my maxima...just don't like the turning radius of the wheels...

just wondering...
do you know if other Nissan products are like this also? or is it just maxima?

I'm looking to buy G35....and want to know if the turning radius is as bad as Maxima...
Also..the rear-wheel drive on G35....is it bad for the winter?

 

From what I remember it's not a question of the Maxima, it's the SE!

Someone with a FSM should be able to look up the parts in the front suspension and confirm the bump-stop and the size thereof.

 

If you've got rear wheel drive and snow on the ground, load up your trunk with 200 lbs of bagged sand.

Extra weight helps with traction, and if you do get stuck, you have some sand handy to help you get unstuck.

Also, get chains if you get frequent snow or ice storms.

 

maxima turning radius sucks rocks

 

I felt the same way the first time I parked her, reminded me of manuvering a Mack with a 12 ton backhoe trailer