Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2004 Nissan Maxima

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
1,425
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
114
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

1,425 filed
33
Crashes
16
Fires
30
Injuries reported
2
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    601
  • Power Train
    315
  • TIRES:SIDEWALL
    74
  • Tires
    61
  • Engine
    51
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    48
  • Suspension
    47
  • Electrical System
    47

Recalls

2 campaigns
05V512000·SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST2005-11-07

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE DRIVER PREFERRED PACKAGE, THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT SWITCH MAY BE ROUTED INCORRECTLY AND COULD BE PINCHED UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT.

RiskA PINCHED HARNESS, IN COMBINATION WITH DRIVING VIBRATION, MAY RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE HARNESS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE SEAT.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS AND ROUTE IT CORRECTLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

04V326000·VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY2004-07-07

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SKYVIEW ROOFS, THE GLASS FOR THE ROOF MAY NOT HAVE BEEN QUENCHED PROPERLY AFTER THE FORMING PROCESS, RESULTING IN TEMPER IMBALANCE.

RiskTHIS COULD CREATE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL STRESS IN THE GLASS AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE GLASS TO SHATTER, CREATING A RISK OF INJURY.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE GLASS IN THE SKYVIEW ROOF. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE04035·VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY2004-04-12 → 2004-07-13

GLASS ROOF SHATTERING

Led to recall04V326000

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