My dealer over here in South Louisiana advised that the seat issue is due to the track not being to tight. He advised that if the track was any tighter, the electric seat would not function, at least thats what Nissan told him. It needs to be a little lose so the seat can slide on the tracks.
Hummmm......

 

i bought my maxima about 6 weeks ago. i took it back about a week after i bought it for the driver's seat rocking issue. all they'd say is that "it is happening to other cars in the lost" and didn't do anything about it. i hope they come up with a fix.

 

thats funny, you think nissan would have come up with a fix for their seat track issues. seems like all their cars(especially infiniti's) have that issue. usually its a crack in the spot weld by the rear of the upper portion of the seat track. the only fix is to replace the whole seat track assembly. seen it many times working at infiniti

 

I've had mine now for about a month and a half, and the seat is still rocking. I live in Vancouver, and I am going to hold off a bit longer until they find a fix. Its not terribly annoying, but definatly needs to be fixed.

Has anyone found their passenger seat to be rocking as well?

 

lol, it's common enough of an issue that it's "normal" but that doesn't make it normal. My 07 didn't have rocking chair seats.

 

Have the same problem in mine as well. The dealer wants to replace the track assembly even after I told him that does not seem to help. I will post again if it does the trick.

 

About the rocking chair thing...I don't notice it with the driver's side. I have to pay attention to the p***enger side. I have the car seat behind that, so I will watch for it closely next time I drive.

Does anyone have issues with automatic temperature control (ATC). Few times I noticed when I would turn it off and turn it back on later in the day, the fans are working on full. I noticed that the temp is set to 60. Anyone else has the problem?

 

+1 just happened to me as well. My driver's side "rocks" a little bit. I'm 6'1" 210Lbs. The passenger side shakes while driving as well.

 

If you have the ac on, the lower the setting the higher the fan speed. Once the system senses that high speed is no longer needed. the fans will slow. Nothing is wrong with your climate control.

 

dwest, let me rephrase whats going on. I know how the fans adjust based on the set temperature and current temp. Before I turned off the ac...it was to 74 degrees. When I turned it back on...it was set at 60 degrees. The minute I turned it on...it should be at 74. Why did it go to the lowest temp.?

Manoj

 

Hmm, now I do not think that should happen. My acura ac always comes back to the temp it was last set. I have not notice this on the Nissan, so I will have to look into it. Does this happen all the time?

 

not all the time...rarely.

 

Anyone have a problem with a little lag in the gas pedal. Sometimes when I am just driving around town I will give it a little gas and the car will not increase speed and the rpms will not move. I only have about 1300 miles on it

 

lol, yeah. The interesting thing my wife noticed, and pointed out, that if she gently presses on the gas pedal, the RPMs don't go up but the car goes faster. Since there's no actual cable any more (drive by wire) it doesn't necessarily have to feed more gas and increase the RPMs. The computer may just decide to change the ratio of the CVT to increase your speed.

 

I noticed this very early on. This gave me an eerie feeling at first - easing the gas pedal down, and having nothing happen RPM-wise, but the car begins to move faster. After getting used to this, I really like it; more speed using less gas.

 

Yep... mine started a slight rocking a few weeks ago after about 3000 miles. Not half inch though... just enough to feel it... mainly when I accelerate from stopped. Feels kinda cheap in a $40k car, huh? I have not taken it to the shop for this yet.

 

New Car. I have only had mine 6 days and already the passenger side door lock/unlock solenoid stopped functioning. Also none of the dome lights or vanity mirror lights work as well. Yes the switch is set to "door". Both problems came about at the same time. Is this an indication of the Body Control Module failing or perhaps a door switch failure? When the engine is running and the passenger door is open that is at least displayed on the center information display. I downloaded the Service manual found here, but it's hard to follow.
I have dealer appointment set for Friday morning.

 

My fuel door popped open by it's self after I had parked and turned the engine off. I went to close it and it acted like something was blocking it from closing. I managed to close it, but now I can't open it at all. Totally stuck!

 

Drakutis,

Your car is mad at you for the gas you last put in it. Hahaha. No, really tho, you know that key sensor thing kinda bothered me about the gas door. I don't know if it's the key or just having the doors unlocked, but I kept thinking, wow, if my battery in the key died..... uummmmmm. LOL No manual release....

 

Then she needs to get a job and reimburse me for the PREMIUM she's been getting! lol! I talked to the service manager and he said he heard of the problem on older Murano's, but not on the new Maxima. I have an appointment on Monday morning.

You can hear it unlock, but you can't push the door in to release it.

 

Well I got a loaner on Friday. I called them this morning and they state they are still looking at it. uugghhh..

 

My passenger seat shakes quite a bit and makes a lot of rattling noises. It seems to be ok when someone is sitting in it.

 

This remindes me of when my parents bought their '95 max SE new, except the Driver's seat rocked instead of the passenger's seat. It's no where near annoying, but for the class this car is positioned in, it shows a sigh of cheapness. Seems to be a generic issue with Nissan products.

 

I just recently noticed a clunking noise under the car when I am stopped at the light. It sounds like something is engaging or disengaging(just one clunk, not constantly cycling off and on). It is pretty loud and it also does it when the AC is off as well. Anyone know what it could possibly be so I could point the dealer in the right direction. My dealer still thinks I am crazy about the rocking driver seat, they say they do not feel anything, lol.

 

I can't think of what could cause that clunk. I can assure you that is NOT normal, as I have not heard that clunk mentioned by any '09 poster here. If I heard such a sound, my heart would sink.

Just be sure your AC is off. Remember the AC turns itself on in several situations, such as defogging the windshield or rear window, and stays on after those devices are turned off, unless you turn off the entire HVAC system. The AC compressor would have been my first guess, but if it is really off, this is mystifying. With the car not moving, my second best guess (strut) is also pretty much eliminated. With it happening only one time per stop, I would feel the engine could also be eliminated as the source. I don't know enough about the CVT to know whether it could do that, but what else is left?

Hopefully, there will be someone mechanically inclined here who will help us out.

 

Thank you for the input. I am kind up stumped myself, if it was the compressor I do not think it should be clunking. It does seem louder when it engages then my passed Maxima's. My concern is it could be CVT related. The car rides fine, plenty of power, no CVT light coming on. I plan to take it in next week. Lets see what they come up with.

 

Radiant Silver 09 SV Sport & Tech.

Definitely have a driver's seat rocking issue noticed it less than a week after purchase. Also just starting to hear a slight rattle noise near the steering wheel when hitting bumps in road... Maybe the paddle shifters, but i'm not too concerned.

Overall a great car but the seat rocking issue is really annoying. Probably no recall yet since I'd imagine replacing seat parts is time consuming and costly. I don't think it poses a safety issue, but i'm no expert.

 

You are now a member of a growing club, which lost its sense of exclusiveness many months ago. My seat does not rock, but I would be unhappy if it did. Nissan is aware of this problem (which is not even limited to Maximas), and I am surprised they seemingly do not have the fix they are looking for yet. But it must come at some point.

 

Lol, Light.... Funny tho, I'm not proud to be a founding member of THIS club.....

 

After some snooping around under the car myself, it appears to be the muffler! It makes a clunk-ping or dung noise every so often. What is going on in there? It just started recently happening.

 

I have the front passenger seat vibrating also. Not only that, the car vibrate and the steering wheel vibrate especially at 65mph.
There also a sound that killing me, sound line a thread on the tire is uneven so when the car is rolling I hear that awful noise. Anyone experience this noise? I'm dropping the car of today so that they can check it out. hopefully the get these issues resolve for me.

 

I have the passenger seat vibration as well.

 

well, I brought my car to them and the checked it. they stated that because the tires have flat spot due from been sitting in the garage for 6 months. that created the noise as I'm driving, so they re-balanced and rotated the tires. the shakes is minimize to almost none left but the noise still there but not as bad. they said that it will takes about 500 to 1K miles to get the noise away. so I guess I will put my other car away and driving this one to get rid of the noise as it only have 160 miles on speed odometer so far since 6 months.

 

Leaving a car sit for six months will definitely give each tire a flat spot. I used to sometimes find those when a car had not been moved on a dealer's lot for weeks. But I will be surprised if it takes 1K miles to get rid of those flat spots. I would try to hold the speed down as much as possible until the noise is almost gone. High speed driving while those spots are still clearly pronounced can actually damage the tires.

160 miles in six months? You do realize there are those here on the ORG who reached 160 miles within six HOURS after buying their car?

 

yeah, I'm not doing any highspeed at all. i'm try to keep it under 65mph to break in the engine and get rid of that noise.

yes, I know. I'm 10 miles away from the dealer so when I pick it up drove home and take it in the garage then was too lazy to get it back out as I have my Honda and Toyota cars park in the drive way. To get it out I have to move those 2 cars so I just let it sit there.

 

Honda? Toyota? Nissan? All in the same driveway? What about brand loyalty? I'll look at this from a positive angle, and assume you were driving only the Toyota and Honda so that you could avoid putting your most precious '09 Maxima at risk in this cruel and dangerous world.

 

heh heh, yup, you got it right bud. I traded my Grand Cheroke for this baby. Fall in love with it from the first time my eye saw it.

 

Hmmm... After 4000 miles I just started noticing a little clunking noise under my car too. It did not do this to start with. Feels like it's coming from under rear seat or maybe the wheels. Does the Maxima go through an Antilock Brake self-test at each startup the way my Acura did? (It always made a momentary funny noise/vibration upon startup.) However, my Max is only doing it randomly, and when I am just taking off from a startup, even before the door locks kick in. ????

 

My Maxima always makes a brief (just around two seconds or so) flutter or soft rumble noise underneath the car just about the time the doors lock. Many others here on the ORG have noticed this, and we have assumed it must be the anti-lock brakes self-testing.

 

I'm having a problem with the passenger side airbag light going on and off while I'm sitting in the seat, even when just my purse is in the passenger seat.
Vibrations at all speeds. Knocking especially obvious when backing out onto the road from my driveway. Happens while turning now as well.

Question???? - Shouldn't the driverside door lock feature still allow the driver to operate all the windows? Mine only allows me to operate my window if I lock the rest out.

Have an appointment tomorrow but the dealership is no longer loaning cars, they say. So I guess I'm supposed to pay for two cars I'm not sure I want. Don't most dealers at least rent you a car if they can't loan you one.

I'm regretting the decision to ever purchase a Nissan.