CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2009-2010 Maxima has an expensive problem where the steering lock prevents the car from starting, & costs upwards of $1,000 to fix!
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Yes the tire sensor light is on and the suspension has gone out and I have been advised that it needs struts and sway bar links and that I can not drive it or it will cause a wreck/collision.. Nissan has a recall on Nissan maximas for suspension but said my model is not included and what is recalled on other maximas is exactly what-??s wrong with mine! My car sounds like it-??s about to fall apart.
The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the steering wheel began to violently shake without warning as his vehicle also began to wobble uncontrollably. The contact stated that the wobbling came to a stop once he released his foot off the accelerator pedal. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed with a cracked strut insulator. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V358000 (Suspension) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 148,000.
My transmission sounds very loud when I accelerate until I get to about 55 mph. It seems to feel rough as well during that period. This happens every time I accelerate. My passenger seat doesn't blow cold air
For while the car would vibrate when hitting even the slide is bump causing instability in not only steering noises clicking but once we save enough money to pay for the fix finally finding out it was the insulator for the strut this part of the same recall which stated this insulator was a different manufacturer therefore not applicable to this recall
- Lubbock, TX, USA
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The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the strut insulator was fractured. The contact stated that the fracture caused a power steering fluid leak. Additionally, the set of tires were replaced along with the motor mounts due to the failure. The tire pressure warning was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who referenced the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 09V358000 (suspension). The vehicle was taken to town North Nissan (9160 research blvd, austin, tx 78758) however, the dealer provided no assistance. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
My transmission began making a winning noise, then it got louder and louder. Now my transmission is done. There have been lots of complaints about the make and model vehicle. I gave a cvt transmission. Also have issues with struts.had noise since 2019.
I've had my car for a little over a year and only one owner before me, it has been maintained well. My car has been making a noise for months now so I finally took it to a dealership (on August 3, 2019) and was told nothing was wrong. Not even a week later it broke down almost 2 hours from my house. Other than the knocking noise (which including a popping noise), uneven tire wear (had a blow out on 65 3 hours from home), it started not accelerating when I was at a stop sign or light. It still runs, but I've spent over $500 within a months time trying to receive answers and haven't yet. I see recalls for other years as in the suspension/strut insulator cracking. Also, I've seen other complaints about transmissions slipping and Nissan not wanting to fix them. I am now expecting my first child and have no form of transportation due to Nissan and their dealerships not knowing basic car knowledge nor wanting their customers safe and satisfied.
The shock insulators are falling apart and causing the vehicle to become hard to handle as well as causing a metal to metal sound when driving. Vehicle has vecome extremely hard to control driving highway speeds. I had to gave vegicle towed home because my wife was scared the vehicle was going tonlose control on highway. It went from slightly noticable to pretty much dangerous to drive overnight. This vehicle barely gas 100000 miles on it and the way the rubber insulator has deteriorated is worse than any 20 year old vehicle with 200000 miles. The insulator is listed as a recall however it does not shows my VIN number as having no unrepaired recalls. Carfax does not show this repaur has been done. Due to this being a recall it would be listed on car fax as a repair.
The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Maxima. While driving over a bump in the road, a popping noise was heard coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the front struts were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer (downtown nashville Nissan, 25 vantage way, nashville tn) was notified and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09V358000 (suspension). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Bought my 2010 Maxima about 6 months ago. After driving it home I heard a horrible rattling in the steering wheel and a clattering in the front end. The dealership had given me a 3 month warranty so I contacted them the same day I got the car to report the problem. After calling the dealership 3 to 4 times a week for 5 months, they finally had me bring the car in. The first visit they replaced the steering joint. The problem persisted and seemed worse than before. The second time I was told that my car had a bad rack and that the part would be in in 4 days. 4 weeks later they finally changed the rack. I received the car back and to my surprise the rattling in the steering wheel was even worse and it felt as if my tires were gonna just fall off the car. Now almost a year later the problem still persists and Nissan refuses to fix it.
Strut insulator on pasenger side was cracked. I had it replaced with new strut and insulator and was iformed that the driver side needed to be replaced as well. Everytime the vechicle was driven hitting any sligh dip in the road or bump would cause the strut to sound as it the wheel was abou to fall off the car. I order a new strut and mount Aug 2018 and had it replaced.
My 2010 nisssan Maxima has 54,900 miles. In December 2017 I noticed a rattle in the car from the passenger side when ever going over bumps or rough road. Since the vehicle was due for a tire rotation I took the vehicle to my tire shop where they discovered that both suspension springs on the passenger side were broken. Both breaks occurred at the bottom portion of the spring. The broken parts look almost identical. Fortunately they caused no further damage although damage to the tires or suspension could have occurred with resulting loss of control. I took the vehicle to the local dealer's service department where they advised that this type of failure is typical and there is no recall or reimbursement for this component failure. Having owned different vehicles of all types over the last 40 years I have never had suspension spring failure with any vehicle even though they would have had higher mileage than this 2010 Nissan. It is surprising that Nissan does not admit to a spring problem when you consider that they have recalled hundreds of thousands of vehicles for suspension spring earlier failures. I believe this type of failure should be further investigated with the manufacturer before someone suffers an injury due to early failure of a key suspension component.
I been having vibrations and clunk noises since I brought the car in 2013 the car shakes and vibrates at 55 mph since then I replace shocks struts ball joints control arms and tires but the problem is getting worse.
Both front strut assembly is damaged and cracking. Right lower control arm seems to need replaced. Suspension feels stiff and is loud when go over small bumps
Steering- when turning the colum it squeeks; right or left as I am slowing down to make the turn. Suspension- strut insluators need to be replaced; this was mentioned years back in a recall and mine are needing to be replaced, I am not origional owner. Passenger air bag light- constantly on lower control arms- replaced drivers side but needs passenger side replaced as well
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- Knoxville, TN, USA