CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Maxima continues a very good model year (2007 is also good) with an extremely low complaint rate & no major defects. Beware of Maximas from 2009, & 2004-2006 though.
Nissan Maximas from 2004-2006 have a widespread transmission defect, but judging from our complaint data, Nissan fixed the problem starting with the 2007 model.
The 2009 Maxima has an expensive problem where the steering lock prevents the car from starting, & costs upwards of $1,000 to fix!
Due to cheap sensors, particularly the Camshaft Position Sensor in these Maximas, my car has stalled and shut off while driving. This means a loss of power steering which is very very dangerous. Cost over $200 to repair by replacing both camshaft sensors near the top of the engine(Bank 1 and Bank 2). Definitely recommend you don't cheap out on these.
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Due to cheap sensors, particularly the Camshaft Position Sensor in these Maximas, my car has stalled and shut off while driving. This means a loss of power steering which is very very dangerous. Cost over $200 to repair by replacing both camshaft sensors near the top of the engine(Bank 1 and Bank 2). Definitely recommend you don't cheap out on these.
- Adrian R., South Jersey, NJ, US