PrinceMS

I am pretty sure this has been discussed here many times, but since search is not working...

I am mainly intrested in 4th(95-99) and 5th(2000+) Gen Maximas:

4th Gen Common Problems:
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- Ignition coil
- weak transmission?


5th Gen Common Problems:
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- Rust (usually on back fender)
- Gear leather boot will fall off quick?

NismoMax80

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you should post in each forum, or just look at each thread title in those forums

ExoticCreations

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knock sensor
out of every 4 gen that somone i know has bought the ks seems to be bad.

Frank Fontaine

There are way too many to list, so I am gonna just ramble off as many as I can think of. I just drive it because it gets me from A to B....and am the original owner.

Weak tranny? Not sure my car has 94k never needed anything there yet

EVAP at 50-70k, $400+ job at dealership
Shaking of front end starting in high 50k range (after new tires, balance, align, upon inspection ZERO play on any components so who knows why incl. wheel bearings, inn/out tie rods, CV, ball joints)
side air bag modules cause lamp to flash
oil leak from pressure sender
gear oil leak from o-ring 5-spd reverse switch
blower fan is noisy starting after 2 yrs
parking brake cable need repl. after 50k or so
auto climate changes when bumps hit in road

I do have the problem with the gearshift know wearing out, the layers are trying to peel off and the thread is coming apart
My car had rust under the bumper from 0 miles because it's just untreated under the cover--I don't feel that bad though, here it is 2004 and I saw the same cr** under the Pathfinder Armada.

Some of the above are annoying, some are critical, all are expensive out of warranty

One thing I think is fantastic on the Maxima are the brake components--I have replaced pads with OEM at all corners and still have the original rotors, NO pulsation whatsoever, no squeals, takes less than 20 minutes to do an axle.

PrinceMS

(I am assuming its 4th gen) Shaking is common problem? Thats one thing I can see can annoyed the hell out of me

Nismo3112

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I have replaced my oil pressure sender on my 99 when it had 52k miles... It wasnt just leaking, that oil poured out. Thank god I was less than a mile away from home. But luckily it was only a $9 part!

kilowat1946

i have done maybe four nissan max programing the keyless remote 97 max
a friend in ms. having trouble after puting key in 6 times doors locked has never got the warning lites to flash has anyone a answer

Matt_NZ

I don't think weak transmission is a common problem. I've done 166k miles on my original tranny and it still works fine Shaking is also not a problem (wouldn't this just be fixed with an alignment/balance anyway?)

Wil's95SE

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I think what is meant by the weak tranny is the fact that on some, and I said Some, 5 speeds are known to have bearing and syncro failures between 60K and 150K miles. My 1st gear bearing went bad at 117K miles and so I'm having to get another tranny installed or you can rebuild them. I do know that some automatics have tranny problems as well (ask desertmax). But that's what I believe what is meant by "weak" tranny.

PrinceMS

Why is it even top jap companies have weak/fragile transmissions? Honda also has trasmissions issues (remember extending the warrenty on trans. on 2000+) ....

Is Toyota in the same boat or they have issues lurking with trasnmissions too?

Thaniel

I bought my '96 maxima from the original owner with 116,000 miles on it. The guy said he changed the oil and nothing else. I now have 130,000+ miles on it and have replaced a CV joint boot, Knock sensor and rear hub. It could use the clutch and rear struts replaced I will likely do that soon. NO oil leaks.

All in all maxima's are good cars but definately listen to see if the tranny growls or is hard to shift when test driving (if looking for a 5 speed). The hub going bad in my max kind of sounded like the exhaust rattling. Only way to know if the knock sensor is bad is to hook a OBDII code reader to the car.

† ErV †

The number one common problem throughout all maxima years and forums spanning this great community?

1. People not reading and then saying search doesn't work when they don't want to donate.

The judge never came, the jury ran away, the prosecution went on a lunch break.. defense never got their summon.

MaxSpeedSE

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my MAFS has been giving me the problems...but i have over 130K on mine

ßaller

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Here is a list of what I had to replace with my Maxima after I bought it used with 52k miles.

O2 Sensor (not sure if front or rear): Replaced at dealer, after driving off the lot about 10 miles.
Driver Side Wheel bearings and hub: 140k miles
Starter: 120k
Both Driver and Passenger Side axles: 140k miles from www.raxles.com (I decided to replaced both instead of just my driver side, since it was ripped and grease was gone).
Knock Sensor: 185k (Thanks Joe)

Now at 190k+ miles and running fine. Mostly wear and tear items. Some of the issues people have problems here are not common, just individual basis.



- ßaller

FanaticMadMax

Rust on the 5th gen? I never heard of it, I have no rust on mine. Maybe for those who live in the snowbelt area where salt is commonly used on the road and those who don't wash their cars correctly.

Max96GLE

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I changed my 02, KS, and starter. I have 128,228 miles and running smoothly.

Sarah99GXE

Japanese cars are not the only ones who have weak/fragile transmissions.

Chryslers & Dodge's have crap for Trannys as well. I think it's just new cars in general that are built like crap no matter if it's japanese or domestic. I do gotta say that Domestics are being built better than they were a few years ago. They are starting to last as long as imports now.