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Costee man I know you know that the cam and the crank is one of the common problems around here with the 6th right? it was a lemon with all the rest of them. But yeah seriously thats one of the problems known with the 6th gen.
Last edited by Chris Alexander; Aug 8, 2015 at 02:37 PM.
Costee man I know you know that the cam and the crank is one of the common problems around here with the 6th right? it was a lemon with all the rest of them. But yeah seriously thats one of the problems known with the 6th gen.
Although I don't consider it a serious problem, it's actually an issue with the VQ engine in general and not typically a 6th Gen one. One of my cam sensors (there are 2) only recently threw up the light--not bad enough yet to stall the engine. I was ready for the "trouble." I had all the three sensors (2 cam 1 crank) changed. Matter of convenience: I don't expect trouble from that quarter again for another 100k miles or more.
Oh. I guess I should add that even at 94k miles one of the four on my M also threw up the light. Again, I had all 4 swapped out.
Costee Cam failure is the worst because you'll get stuck somewhere I put up with alot owning that 6th gen but when it left me stuck at Wal Mart hours from home that was the end for me http://www.carcomplaints.com/Nissan/Maxima/
Costee from 04 to 08 6th gens they all bad bro I had to learn the hard way!!!!! If mine was a lemon along with my brothers and 7 other people around here then you know something's not right.
Costee Cam failure is the worst because you'll get stuck somewhere I put up with alot owning that 6th gen but when it left me stuck at Wal Mart hours from home that was the end for me http://www.carcomplaints.com/Nissan/Maxima/
Let's face it, the cam sensor failure doesn't just happen abruptly. It would give signs of intermittent failure, you can only ignore to your peril. Besides, do you mean in all your travails with the car the SES light never showed up to warn you?
Costee 90% of the time you'll get an indication because of the hard start mine didnt throw a code right away until that day I got stuck at wal mart the only sign of trouble I got was that night before with the first time hard start you saw on the video.
Costee 90% of the time you'll get an indication because of the hard start mine didnt throw a code right away until that day I got stuck at wal mart the only sign of trouble I got was that night before with the first time hard start you saw on the video.
Dear Chris, you were not meant for the 6th Gen or is it vice versa
Costee We had 5 Maxima's a 93 an 02 an 04 and two 06's The 93 was a champ the 02 was impeccable never a problem, we bought these three all trouble. I was in the process of getting a Lexus GS when I bought that M because I had to scramble to replace my SL. Looked at a Rover 07-13 but they tell me the reliability is nasty so I didn't wanna take any chances. A month before I got rid of the white car the headlight went out on the highway
Costee We had 5 Maxima's a 93 an 02 an 04 and two 06's The 93 was a champ the 02 was impeccable never a problem, we bought these three all trouble. I was in the process of getting a Lexus GS when I bought that M because I had to scramble to replace my SL. Looked at a Rover 07-13 but they tell me the reliability is nasty so I didn't wanna take any chances. A month before I got rid of the white car the headlight went out on the highway
Costee They tell me the reliability on the M is about 10x better than what was on the 6th gen but I don't wanna Jinx it. The newer cars most of them are no good especially the 8th gen Max they're already having a bunch of problems.
Really, I have no opinion in these matters. As far as I'm concerned the only congenital problem the 5speed 6th Gen had was the valve body. Whether you like it or not, you're bound to contend at some point with the cam sensor issue in your M. What's your mileage?
Perhaps apart from the valve body and timing chain issues, there's nothing typical about all the sundry (minor) problems associated with the 6th Gen.(A family friend of mine goes through hell with her 5.5th Gen with all manner of irritating problems on a constant basis.) There is so much info on the valve body issue nowadays to constitute little worry. Hitherto it was believed that you had to go through the cycle of tranny change. But it's now well known that all you need do is replace the valve body, or even just the three pressure solenoids inside it. As for the timing chain, mine began to whine at 96k miles, but I got rid of it (the whine) by discarding the use of synthetic oil for normal mineral oil of high viscosity---20W50. I think anything short of 10W40 is bad for the car. Nissan introduced no fundamental changes to the 6.5 Gen except replacing the conventional transmission with CVT.
Pretty much this. Although our Max has seen nothing but Mobil 1 10W30 since it was new with no sign of trouble from the timing chain 10 years and 166,000 miles later. I honestly expect to see one of my kids driving this car with over 200,000 miles on it before we are done with it.
Not to dismiss his experience, but you can name any mass produced car and you will find someone like Chris Alexander who had a bad experience with it and thinks it is the biggest POS ever made. Amusing that he even CONSIDERED a Rover if reliability is so paramount.
I have a pearl white 04' Maxima, I've had minimal issues with that. In 2013 I replaced the struts, sway bar link and the exhaust. This year I replaced the rear left rotor and both rear brake pads. Other than that my front floor panels are rotted, that's where I'm at right now. The car has had minimal issues, I love it, for me I get good mileage and I've rarely had issues with the car itself.... Currently sitting at 102,574 miles as well.
I have a pearl white 04' Maxima, I've had minimal issues with that. In 2013 I replaced the struts, sway bar link and the exhaust. This year I replaced the rear left rotor and both rear brake pads. Other than that my front floor panels are rotted, that's where I'm at right now. The car has had minimal issues, I love it, for me I get good mileage and I've rarely had issues with the car itself.... Currently sitting at 102,574 miles as well.
Why only replace one side of the rotors? Should always replace both sides
Out of the four 6th gen we had the red 04 my white 06 SL and my parents/brothers SE my grandmothers 08 SE is the only one left. The other 3 maintained like babies fell apart and the grey one has just needed an alternator so far.
Last edited by Chris Alexander; Aug 20, 2015 at 07:56 AM.
I put 120,000 on a 2004 SE from new with no transmission problems, not all have those issues. ABS issues reoccurred several times and if not for warrenty would cost thousands, I would not recommend a 6th gen for that reason.
