Model year record
1999 Nissan Maxima
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 215 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system: ignition | 39 | 60,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 16 | 120,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 16 | 132,300 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 10 | 62,500 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 9 | 56,000 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 8 | 55,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 8 | — |
| Air bags: frontal | 7 | 85,846 mi |
| Air bags | 5 | 91,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module | 5 | 50,300 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module | 5 | 54,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 5 | 125,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 5 | 58,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | 95,804 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 4 | 68,000 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 4 | 38,000 mi |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 3 | 79,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring | 3 | 60,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 3 | 55,000 mi |
| Engine | 2 | 130,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 2 | — |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 2 | 147,000 mi |
| Power train: clutch assembly | 2 | — |
| Seat belts | 2 | 54,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 2 | 60,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2 | — |
| Structure: body | 2 | 147,000 mi |
| Suspension | 2 | 60,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 2 | 54,000 mi |
| Tires | 2 | 142,421 mi |
| Tires: tread/belt | 2 | 128,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 1 | 65,000 mi |
| Child seat | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: software | 1 | 74,878 mi |
| Electrical system: starter assembly | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 1 | 95,804 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (EGR valve) | 1 | 38,000 mi |
| Equipment | 1 | 200,000 mi |
| Equipment: electrical | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Equipment: electrical: anti-theft devices | 1 | 132,300 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 101,000 mi |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | 142,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 200,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | 43,000 mi |
| Parking brake: conventional | 1 | — |
| Power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) | 1 | 132,300 mi |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: rear/other | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 1 | 16,747 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads | 1 | — |
| Steering: column | 1 | 132,300 mi |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: trunk lid | 1 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | 80,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: springs: coil springs | 1 | 82,000 mi |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | 71,000 mi |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | 128,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | 43,000 mi |
The 1998 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. The 2000 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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