2009 Nissan Maxima other reported problems

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The airbag light is on and blinking. I did call the local Nissan dealer and they told me there was not a recall for this problem on the 2009 Nissan maxima. This seems very unfair because several recalls have been made on the airbags. Also I was told over 5 years ago that the struts on my car were defective when I had my brakes repaired. I did call the Nissan company and they told me my year was not included in the recall. My car was driving so badly I was having problems controlling it and I had to go ahead and get the front struts replaced and shocks replaced on the back and they had to put a stabilizer bar (sway Bar Link) on it also. I recently had this done. This airbag light had come on 4 years ago but I was thinking it was my seat belt light. When I would remove my purse to the floor it would go off. My brother took my manual out and told me it was the airbag and not the seat belt light. It blinks all the time now. I firmly believe the Nissan company know this 2009 Maxima has defects but they refuse to acknowledge it. Appears they could care less about our safety.

NHTSA complaint #11527809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I just purchased this vehicle. The dashboard gives a reflection on the windshield. It is a visibility hazard. The dashboard is very sticky, like it's melting in the sun.

NHTSA complaint #11514933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Not sure what is goiNg I have spent so Much money replaciNg parts on this car. And it is still not fixed. It’s one thing after Another . I cannot fight out why the engine light is on its like the whole care is malfunctioning. And no one knows what it is. And heavy smoke From tail pipe. While driving it feels Like It Wants to StAll like the gas gets stuck . I was told To buy a control module but it didn’t need that . And I can’t Afford To Keep trying to Fix it. It’s my only Car and I’m A non working single Mom trying my Best to fix it. But this car is Causing So Much depression I don’t know what else to do. Because it’s costing too much and times is already hard.

NHTSA complaint #11451074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ELECTRICAL AND AC FAILURE, SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AND COULDN'T REALLY AFFORD TO SPEND BC I WAS TRYING TO GET MY AC REPAIRED AND NO INE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE WARM WEATHER IS APPROACHING AND I CANNOT HAVE MY SELF AND MY CHILD SWEATING BULLETS AGAIN THIS YEAR. PURCHASED A NEW AC COMPRESSOR, NEW AC CONDENSER AND HAD THE AC CHARGED STILL NOT FIX TO IT. HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE CHECK FOR LEAKS ECT AND AC COMPRESSOR DOESN'T EVEN KICK IN AT ALL AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY.

NHTSA complaint #11398002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I LOST POWER AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN WHILE I WAS STILL PRESSING ON THE GAS, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT, CAR WAS TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND IT'S BEEN SITTING EVER SINCE.

NHTSA complaint #11326988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE BATTERY RAN OUT, I SENT IT TO A MECHANIC, A FAULT ARRIVES AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN IT DOES SO, IT GIVES ME A CODE P0746 I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SEE HOW THEY CAN HELP ME THANKS

NHTSA complaint #11319083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY BACKUP CAMERA COME ON SOMETIME AND SOMETIME IT SHOW A BLACK SCREEN

NHTSA complaint #11318344 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND HAS BECOME VERY STICKY AND SHINY IN SECTIONS. THE SHINE CREATES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING

NHTSA complaint #11318182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY CAR WOULD NOT START THE KEY SYMBOL LIGHT IS ON THE DASHBOARD. BUT THE KEY LOCKS AND UNLOCKED THE CAR BUT IT'S DOESN'T START

NHTSA complaint #11289031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DASHBOARD MELTING IS CAUSING EXTREME GLARE ON THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD AND DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING THE DAY OUT OF WINDSHIELD SO IT'S AFFECTING MY DRIVING ABILITY. AND EVERYTHING IS STICKING TO IT AND IT'S DESTROYING THE OTHER PARTS IN MY VEHICLE IT IS MELTING ON TOO. I HAVE SUN VISOR ON EVERYTIME OUT OF THE VEHICLE BUT STICKINESS IS ALWAYS THERE AND CONTINUES TO MELT REGARDLESS.

NHTSA complaint #11271781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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INTI STEERING LOCK WOULDNT ALLOW ME TO TURN ENGINE OFF AFTER PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY THEN NOT STARTING AFTER I HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE TO STOP ENGINE WHICH I AM FINDING OUT TO BE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL & OTHERS ALSO HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF RECALL ISSUE WITH BOTH FRONT STRUTS SAME YEAR & MODELS

NHTSA complaint #11245961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE PLASTICS ON THE DASH ARE MELTING...

NHTSA complaint #11241109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE CAR LOSES POWER AS I'M DRIVING, I REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP I'M AT AROUND $1100 IN WITH REPAIRS AND LABOR. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST I TURN CAR ON AND DRIVE WITHIN 10 MINS THE CAR LOSES POWER AND ACCELERATION THEN EVENTUALLY DIES. THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ON ONE OCCASION, VERY FRUSTRATING AND SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. IT'S NOT THE BATTERY CUZ IT'S ALSO NEW. THIS IS GETTING SCARY AND RIDICULOUS.

NHTSA complaint #11232931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY, NO VEHICLES AROUND ME,AND IT WAS A SUNNY DAY, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. I PULLED OVER AND MY MOON ROOF OVER THE DRIVER SEATS EXPLODED OUT. THE GLASS FLEW OFF MY CAR. ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF LATER AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY MOON ROOF IN THE BACKSEAT EXPLODED OUT, CAUSING ALL THE GLASS TO FLY OFF THE CAR. NOW MY WHOLE TEMPERED GLASS IS SHATTERED. THANKFULLY AT THE TIME OF THE GLASS EXPLODING, I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE VEHICLE. BUT THE DAY MY REAR MOON ROOF EXPLODED I HAD TO PICK UP MY KIDS. I WAS ONLY DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND THE SHARDS OF GLASS KEPT DROPPING ON ME AND MY KIDS (FROM THE WIND BLOWING THE FABRIC) MY OLDEST DAUGHTER GOT GLASS STUCK IN HER AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #11190188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY CAR KEEPS LOSING POWER AFTER DRIVING IT FOR AWHILE. I HAD A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY INSTALLED. IT CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER AND STARTS UP AFTER A FEW HOURS. THIS IS UNSAFE AND VERY SCARY.

NHTSA complaint #11143485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND NOTHING WILL FIX IT, AS IT IS SIMPLY A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY IT WAS MADE. I HAVE LOOKED IT UP AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH A NISSAN MAXIMA OR A NISSAN ALTIMA HAVE MELTING DASHBOARDS. TEXAS HEAT, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER STATES, IS DAMAGING OUR DASHBOARDS. NOT ONLY IS IT MELTING, BUT IT BREAKS AND CRACKS IF YOU TOUCH IT. IF A FINGERNAIL TOUCHES IT, IT CREATES AN INDENTION. I HAVE MANY SPOTS ON MY DASHBOARD WHERE PIECES HAVE FALLEN COMPLETELY OFF. NOT ONLY IS IT BREAKING, BUT IT IS ALSO VERY VERY STICKY. IT IS HARD TO CLEAN. THE WORST PART IS THAT IT CAUSES A GLARE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. SINCE IT IS SO STICKY, THE SUN REFLECTS AND CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA complaint #11113617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS SEDAN. RADIO, NAVIGATION, XM, TCD/DVD WON'T PLAY. SCREEN COMES IN AND OUT CONSTANTLY. BATTERY DRAINS. ON MY 2ND BATTERY. BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO SERVICE. 50,000 MILES. HYUNDAI NOW INCLUDES WARRANTY FOR 2016 MODELS BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS???

NHTSA complaint #11066164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK) FAILING. NISSAN IS OFFERING TO REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE FOR VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS (NHTSA #10119190, NISSAN CAMPAIGN ID PC516). HOWEVER, NISSAN HAS STATED THAT MY VIN# IS NOT PART OF THE PROGRAM. NISSAN HAS ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE NHTSA SET THE PARAMETERS FOR THE VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT IS TRUE THE NHTSA SET THE VIN# PARAMETERS FOR THIS PROGRAM, AND IF SO WHY MY CAR, WHICH HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES, IS NOT INCLUDED. IF IT IS NOT TRUE THAT THE NHTSA SET THE PARAMETERS, WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL LIABILITIES NISSAN FACES IN BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON THE NHTSA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. .IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, AND HAS POTENTIAL TO STRAND DRIVERS IN POTENTIALLY HARMFUL SITUATIONS.

NHTSA complaint #11048773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DASHBOARD MELTING VERY STICKY AND SHINY, VERY HARD TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD WHEN SUN GLARES OFF DASHBOARD.

NHTSA complaint #11033928 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A CRACKED AND MELTING DASHBOARD. THE RESULT OF THIS IS THAT THE SUNLIGHT CAUSES AN EXTREME GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT MAKES VISIBILITY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ON SUNNY DAYS. A BIKER OR PEDESTRIAN COULD BE CROSSING THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME AND I WOULD NOT KNOW IT DUE TO ONLY SEEING THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THIS AND THEY WERE NOTHING BUT RUDE THE ENTIRE TIME. THEY SAID THERE ARE NO KNOWN DEFECTS WITH IT AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE. I TOLD THEM THAT I CANNOT SEE AND IT IS AN EXTREMELY BIG ISSUE AND THEY DISAGREE. I EVEN OFFERED TO PAY TOWARDS THE COST OF A NEW DASHBOARD AND THEY SAID THEY AREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO AT THIS POINT AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS DUE TO THE BLINDING REFLECTION FROM THE DASH.

NHTSA complaint #10965958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA MELTED AND BECAME STICKY. THE PATTERN IN THE SUBSTRATE IS NOW SMOOTH AND GLOSSY CAUSING A BLINDING GLARE WHEN DRIVING AS IT REFLECTS LIGHT DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVERS EYES, BOTH FROM THE DASH AND THE GLASS ABOVE.

NHTSA complaint #10959696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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STEERING WHEEL LOCK PROBLEM-I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS STRANDED LATE IN THE EVENING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET HOME AND DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE MY CAR. MY CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. THE EXPERIENCE WAS TRAUMATIZING.

NHTSA complaint #10885098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS A DANGEROUS GLARE FROM IT ON MY WINDOW WHEN I DRIVE. NOT ONLY IS IT STICKY AND IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN BUT THE GLARE MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE ROAD.

NHTSA complaint #10882741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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INABILITY TO CLEARLY SEE ROAD IN CERTAIN SUNNY CONDITIONS FROM A MELTING DASHBOARD WHICH CAUSES GLARE IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA complaint #10875448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA IS NO LONGER STARTING AND THE BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL HAVE LOCKED. IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT I HAVE A KEY EVEN THOUGH I DO. ANY ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE RESULTS IN A SPORADIC TICK TICK OR SCREECHING TYPE NOISE FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.

NHTSA complaint #10873952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2009 WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS MY LOCKING STEERING CONTROL ON THE COLUMN. I WAS STRANDED AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSED TO COVER THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY NEW THIS FLAW WOULD HAPPEN AT 72000 MILES MY CAR HAD 76000.MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY WORK PARKING LOT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL....

NHTSA complaint #10836430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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LUCKILY IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER LOADING CAR FOR FOOD BANK DELIVERY, I TRIED TO START BUT NO LIGHT ASKING TO PRESS FOOT ON BRAKE TO START CAME ON WAS MY FIRST CLUE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. KEY LOCKS/UNLOCKS/OPEN TRUNK/ALARM WORKS BUT WILL NOT START ENGINE. "KEY WARNING LIGHT" COMES ON. TRIED BOTH KEYS BUT NOTHING. DISCONNECTED/RECONNECTED BATTERY WITHOUT SUCCESS. STEERING WHEEL IS UNLOCKED. INSERT FOB TO TRY & START MANUALLY BUT NOTHING. MY NEIGHBOR IS A LOCAL MECHANIC & CAME OVER TO HELP. STUMPED HIM SO I GUESS I WILL BE CALLING TO GET A TOW TO DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING AFTER UNLOADING FOOD BANK DONATIONS! AFTER READING SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN JUST A MATTER OF FEW MINUTES, I AM SURE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND NISSAN UNSATISFIED CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS. STEP UP NISSAN & DO THE RIGHT THING. I DO NOT HAVE $1000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE AN ALTIMA SO WONDERING WHEN THAT WILL GO TOO. NO MORE NISSANS FOR US!

NHTSA complaint #10823341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CHANGED MY BATTERY NOW MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I AM UNABLE TO PRESS DOWN THE BRAKES OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA complaint #10762879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DASHBOARD TO MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA IS MELTING AND IT IS CRACKING AROUND ALL THE AC VENTS AND AROUND THE RADIO & DISPLAY CONSOLE.

NHTSA complaint #10746384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I AM EXPERIENCING SHUDDERING/HESITATION AT TAKE OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS SHOWING SO I CALLED WORLD CARE NISSAN IN SAN ANTONIO, TX AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND SEEMS MORE PRONOUNCED NOW.

NHTSA complaint #10672962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.