NHTSA Complaint #10145763 — 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA

ON OR ABOUT WHEN MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA REACHED 52,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE MY 6 IGNITION COILS. ACCORDING TO OTHER MECHANICS THESE COILS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR OR AT THE VERY LEAST MUCH LONGER THAN 52,000 MILES. I HAD REPLACED ONE DUE TO THE COST OF $84.00 A PIECE AND A LABOR COST OF $280.00. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT I WAS TOLD THAT EVENTUALLY ALL THE COILS WOULD FAIL. WELL, THAT DAY HAS COME AND I MUST REPLACE ALL THE REMAINING COILS. I AM SURPRISED THAT THE DEALER MECHANIC WAS AWARE THAT THESE PARTS FAILED WITH SUCH FREQUENCY AND THAT A RECALL HAS NOT YET BEEN SUBMITTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE NISSAN ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND PROTECT US CONSUMERS FROM THIS FRAUD. *NM