CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2007 Nissan Maxima has a significant trend of timing chain problems, which can ruin the engine.
Nissan used an "interference" design where the valves pop out into the path of the cylinder heads. Normally the timing chain keeps the valves opening at all the right times, but when Nissan's timing chain breaks or "jumps time", the cylinder heads smash into open valves & cause thousands of dollars of engine damage in one very quick & surprisingly unimpressive "PPPRRRRING!" sound.
Nissan Maximas from 2004-2006 have a widespread transmission defect, but judging from our complaint data, Nissan managed to fix the transmission problem for the 2007 model. The engine timing chain problems are a serious concern though.
A six year old Maxima with 72,000 miles should not require replacement of all the motor mounts! It is driven by a 62 year old woman, not a kid. The rubber on two of the mounts was ripped apart and completely nonfunctional. The other two mounts were cracked and split and were replaced at the same time.... Cheap material!
Nissan disallowed any responsibility for this failure of material.
I've owned several Nissans over the years, including 4 Maximas.
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A six year old Maxima with 72,000 miles should not require replacement of all the motor mounts! It is driven by a 62 year old woman, not a kid. The rubber on two of the mounts was ripped apart and completely nonfunctional. The other two mounts were cracked and split and were replaced at the same time.... Cheap material!
Nissan disallowed any responsibility for this failure of material.
I've owned several Nissans over the years, including 4 Maximas.
I've bought my last Nissan product!
- attaboy, Albuquerque, NM, US