Almost 5 years with 0 problems.








Discuss... 93 oct, 30K.

 

I'd redo your math for a 6th Gen, however approaching 4 years with mine and minimum problems, love this car...

 

Almost 2 1/2 years and 25K miles, 1 problem by my own doing , and loving it too.

 

May of 03.

Hence the "almost"

Reguardless, there isn't enough positive threads around here.

 

Well, might as well join in. My '04 SL was assembled in May of '04, purchased in June of '04, and, once a few initial details were fixed quickly by my dealer, it will soon have been three years since the last warranty adjustment, and I have had absolutely no more problems during that span. I love my car!

 

Well I bought my max used with 31K about a year ago she's got 38K now
no issues runs mint

 

Same here but 37K now. I got small things here and there like the heat shield noise and so on but nothing compared to my other car.

 

Kool, July of 03 here...

 

i own a 97 max for about 4yrs and half.. had 2 problem and one resolved the other one im still looking into it just that when i go in the highway smoke burst out and i have an 04, nothing and it will remain that way for years too.

 

just the heat shield noise here...

 

hey ive noticed that not alot of people have problems with these cars..you barely see problems..imagine when they come out with the 2009..wow perfection

 

only big issue I had was destroyed 2nd and 3rd gear on my manumatic 04 max. other than that nothing wrong here.

 

Manufactured 6/04, Purchased 8/04. LOTS OF PROBLEMS!!! ALL CORRECTED!

 

And you destroyed that doing....???

 

hey xoomer you said you had alot of problems and all fixed but i bet they werent that expensive huh?????

what do you think about the 2008 or 2009 model would you purchase when it came out well depending on features and stuff

 

exactly. why have a fast car if you don't use it... I deffinitly caused it for the most part. Mostly because the dealer told me it was impossible. did it in less than 12000 miles after that conversation.

 

Well, lets see:

Steering column was little over $1200

BOSE head unit for over $600

A/C Compressor was somewhere in the area of $900

I think these were the biggest.

Besides that;

blower assembly / piece that directs the air - whole assembly replaced
passenger side axle - replaced
belts - replaced
motor mounts - replaced
Low-pressure A/C Hose - replaced
lumbar support - replaced
seat wiring harness (recall) - replaced
rear sub frame (recall) - replaced
warped rotors - replaced
EGR Valve - replaced
Battery - replaced (twice)
Air Intake Spout - replaced
Grill - should have been replaced but I got the AT
Chrome roof strips - should have been replaced but I just polished them

Going to the stealer soon with driver seat moving.

Would I buy another MAX, depends. Lately I am leaning towards BMW and AUDI products so we'll see.

 

Sorry, I should have been little more clear. What did you do that destroyed the tranny. I use manu-matic more then I use auto so am wondering if there is something I should avoid doing.

 

wow thats alot of stuff you had to fix..im surpised i have the same car as you and no problems..let me not jinx myself..lol..i heard audi's though do compare to maxima's thats one of their competition's ..and i heard also that some bmw's are slow unless your a cruiser..depends i guess also on taste

 

sorry did a couple things like the drop that is talked about. hold in the up possition or down I think it was up and see if you can go past redline.. and I went to the track alot. I did alot of driving in those gears. I try to take care of it for the most part now. but burnouts to 4th gear didn't help. I use the manual part of the manumatic allmost all the time. I like to drop down gears alot too. The guy at the dealer told me he was impressed and to take it easy from now on. Also to change to fluid out every 30000 concidering my driving habbits and to look into a tranny cooler. hope that helped.

 

Well I got my car in November of 03 and I'm just about to hit 60,000 miles.
I've had my share of problems but all covered under warranty:
Grill replaced (peeling)
Skyview replaced (recall)
2 door locks replaced
A/C pump replaced
Roof repainted (rust)
Chrome roof strips replaced (faded)
Front CV boot blowout (due to coilovers, non warranty)

Still lovin' the Max!!!!!

 

wow but thats good your still loving it..just waiting for them to make that 7 gen of maxima...they did alot of upgrades from 5th to 6th gen. so hopefully good stuff..and yea your car looks real nice as well

 

Is that a big issue with the A/C commpressor going bad in 6TH GENS

 

Well I like the Audi S4 and the BMW 335 (2 door) and they are not slow by any means. As far as loving my max, yes I love the car and that is why I still have it and am enjoying it.

The things I listed that were replaced were of course all done under warranty. Thank god I purchased the 75000 Miles Gold Package Extended Warranty. But even then, with all the trips to the stealership its very annoying and invoneniencing especially when you rely on the car as much as I do and they don't always see the problem on the first visit.

 

hey xoomer is there any way of staying in contact with you..you seem to know alot about cars and maxima's and what to do as far as making them look good..lol..im illerate when it comes to many things on cars cause im a girl and i want to keep my maxima running nice and looking great

 

2005 Max (manufactured 12/04). 33,500 miles. Driven hard most of the time. Master clutch and slave cylinder replaced under warranty. That’s it. This car is my happy place.

 

You can always PM me but just stick around the forum and you will quickly see how much information is here from all the guys/gals. And yes, there are plenty of pople here that know way more than I do. With time, you'll meet them all. WELCOME to the BIG ORG

 

Purchased 12/03
66k miles
Replaced passenger strut under warranty and heat shield rattle. Other than that there are no issues and drives like new.

 

'04SE/AT made in 04/04 bought in 06/06. Issues:
* Peeling chrome strips and cut CVBoot - Out the door.
* Loose heatshield + broken bracket.
* pull a code before 36K and the CAT replaced after 36K mark.
All above were in warranty. It only cost me $270 to put on the KYB front struts (car out of 36K) and I didn't want the OEM anyway. My car is solid eversince, it's 53K now.
I hope the warranty already fixed all that was needed. Not bad at all.