NHTSA Complaint #10311448 — 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN THAT THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY VEHICLE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. IF THIS PART IS NOT REPLACED, THE CAR WILL STOP IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REQUIRE TOWING. I'M DISTURBED BY THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE NISSAN WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005-2008 MODELS, SINCE 2006, AND HAVE ONLY LISTED THIS AS A BULLETIN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT DEEM THIS AS A RECALL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF A VEHICLE HALTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY, THIS CAN BE A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. ALSO THERE MAY BE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAVE A 1995 MAXIMA THAT HAS NEVER UNDERGONE A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT. I'M HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR