NHTSA Complaint #10146198 — 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA

OUR 2000 MAXIMA ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO STARTED RUNNING ROUGH FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON AND OFF EVERY 2 WEEKS. THIS WEEK THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE IGNITION COIL ARE GOING BAD. A NISSAN DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE ONLY 46900 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. MY NISSAN DEALER WANTS $105.00 PER IGNITION COIL PLUS INSTALLATION. OVER $800.00 I TOLD HIM I WILL NEVER PAY THAT PRICE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MIDAS. THEY WILL PURCHASE THE COILS AND INSTALL THEM AT A MUCH LESS LABOR COST. I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER NISSAN AS I FEEL THEY HAD A DEFECTIVE PARTS DOOMED TO FAIL. I AM PENALIZED FOR NOT DRIVING MORE MILES BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I CAN ORDER ON LINE THESE COILS FOR $65.00 EACH FROM ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER. WHAT MAKES ME AGGRAVATED MY LOCAL DEALER IN CLEARWATER FLORIDA OFFERS ME NO DISCOUNT ON PARTS OR BREAK ON THE LABOR KNOWING THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. NISSAN SHOULD AT LEAST REIMBURSE ME FOR PART OF THIS REPAIR OR OFFER A DISCOUNT ON THESE PARTS. THE SAD PART ABOUT IT I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE PARTS MORE THAN ONCE. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. *NM