NHTSA Complaint #10079037 — 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, MISFIRED REPEATEDLY, AND EXPERIENCED EPISODES OF NEAR STALLING, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE UNDER A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER BEFORE BEING ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. DEALER DETERMINED FAULT CODE P1320 WAS STORED AND ALL SIX IGNITION COILS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #01-060) WAS ISSUED BY NISSAN IN SEPTEMBER 2001, WHICH OUTLINES THE IGNITION COIL PROBLEM. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY OR EXTEND ANY GOODWILL WHEN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION. THIS IS A CRITICAL PRODUCT DEFECT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURIES, AND EVEN DEATH, SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE INITIATED BY NHTSA DEMANDING NISSAN TO IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCE A RECALL TO ALL VEHICLES CONCERNED. *AK