2000 NISSAN MAXIMA Electrical Systemignition Problems

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. TOOK TO SERVICE SHOP WHERE COMPUTER DIAGNOSED IGNITION COIL FAILURE. NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHICH COIL IS BAD. TOLD TO REPLACE ALL THE COILS AT COST OF $1300. WENT TO INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *TR

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION COILS. CONSUMER STATES THAT CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MECHANIC ENDED UP REPLACING 6 IGNITION COILS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION COILS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNER'S WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. NISSAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,131 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,400. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN UPDATED 06/02/08

REGARDING CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS LAW- ALL 6 IGNITION COILS REPLACED AT 51,000 AND AIR FLOW METER ALSO HAVING TO BE REPLACED. CAR WOULD NOT RUN AND KEPT DYING UNTIL NISSAN REPLACED PARTS. *TR

MISFIRING STALLING. CHECK ENG LT CAME ON REQUIRED ALL NEW COILS AT 45,000 MILES. THEN OXYGEN SENSOR, DEALER SAID" YOU DON'T COME HERE FOR OIL CHANGES SO YOU ARE NOT A LOYAL CUSTOMER" AND CHARGED OVER $1,100 NO HELP AT ALL CONSIDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. THIS IS OUR SECOND AND LAST NISSAN. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND HAD ENG KNOCK. BROUGHT INTO A SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT #2 IGNITION COIL HAD GONE BAD. THE CAR WAS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WOULD STALL AND WAS VERY SLUGGISH. I RECOMMEND THAT NISSIAN RECALL THIS PART DUE TO THE DANGEROUS NATURE. AFTER LOOKING UP THE PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT FORUMS THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE BAD IGNITION COIL BUT IT SEEMS TO BE ONLY TEMPORARY AS MANY OTHERS CAN CONTEST THAT ONE BY ONE ALL THE IGNITION COILS WILL KEEP GOING BAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND MADE A GRUMBLING NOISE WHEN STARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THREE OF THE IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS UNLESS THEY WERE PAID FOR BY THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

IGNITION COILS BAD ON MY '00 NISSAN MAXIMA. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS IS A NAGGING ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION COILS IN THIS MODEL OF CAR. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL WHICH COIL IS BAD SO ALL 6 HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS SAD WE HAVE TO PAY TO FIX PARTS THAT MIGHT NOT BE BROKEN JUST BECAUSE NISSAN WANTS TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY I GUESS OR THEY WOULD HAVE MADE IT SO YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHICH COIL IS BAD! I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NISSAN SHOULD FIX THIS PART SEEING HAS THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT. UNLESS OF COURSE NISSAN DOESN'T STAND BY THERE VEHICLES!!! *JB

ENGINE RUNS ROUGH DURING COLD WEATHER (<50 DEGREES) AND TRIPS THE CODE FOR ENGINE MISFIRE. THE CODE DOES NOT ALWAYS TELL WHICH CYLINDER HAS THE MISFIRE. ENGINE COILS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACEMENT ONLY DELAYS ANOTHER MISFIRING FOR A WHILE. I LIKE THE CAR BUT DOUBT I'LL EVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA IGNITION COILS FAILURE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT CLAIMED TO HAVE AN IGNITION COIL FAILURE, ENGINE PING, AND A DECREASE IN POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL TWICE WITHIN THREE MONTHS , AND COULD PROVIDE REPAIR INVOICES IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75200.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER WILL NOT PROVIDE COPY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND C-RT STATING ONLY FOR INTERNAL USE. UPDATE *4/23/07TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON - AND THE CAR IS RUNNING POORLY. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH IT JERKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS CAR FOR BAD ENGINE COILS AND HARNESSES. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR IS BETWEEN $3,000-4,000. IF A MANUFACTURER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A CAR IT PRODUCES, IT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND REPAIR THE CARS AFFECTED. *JB

WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON MY MAXIMA, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER BRINGING IT TO NAPPOLI NISSAN IN MILFORD, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SEVERAL OF THE COILS WERE BAD AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL SIX ($1191.82). AFTER LOOKING ON LINE I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE POSTED. I CALL NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36000 MILES THEY COULD NOT HELP. NISSAN HAS CHANGE THE PART , OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR! *JB

IGNITION COIL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I AM A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER AND HAVE HAD THE IGNITION COILS MISFIRE THAT THE DEALER WANTS TO $850 TO REPLACE. I FEEL THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN IN THE FORM OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE ORIGINAL IGNITION COILS ARE DEFECTIVE. 1) THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH MAXIMAS AND THEY PERFORM MANY IGNITION COIL REPAIR/REPLACEMENTS. 2) I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET SERVICE ADVISORS SUGGESTING TO REPLACE ALL THE COILS EVEN IF ONLY ONE OF THEM IS MALFUNCTIONING BECAUSE THEY SAY, "THE COILS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WILL ALL FAIL EVENTUALLY". 3)THERE IS A RECALL PETITION ON THE INTERNET WITH ABOUT 2200+ PEOPLE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I UNDERSTAND THAT NISSAN HAS SINCE ISSUED A NEW PART AND PART NUMBER FOR ALL IGNITION COIL REPLACEMENTS,...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COILS FAILED.

2000 MAXIMA 55000 MILES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT NEEDED AN IGNITION COIL. THEY SAID THEY CANT DETERMINE WHICH COIL IS BAD, SO ALL SIX MUST BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST. $850.58 . I WORK FOR A FORD DEALERSHIP, WE REPLACE ONLY DEFECTIVE COILS, THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER TELLS THE MECHANIC WHICH COIL IS CAUSING THE CODE. THERE IS AN ONLINE PETITION AGAINST NISSAN FOR THE COIL PROBLEM, SO FAR 2642 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED. CANT THIS BE MADE A RECALL AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SWINDLED TO PAY GET THE MONEY REIMBURSED. FORD HAS DONE IT BEFORE. A FEW YEARS AGO THE DISTRIBUTOR MODULES WERE A BIG PROBLEM, LOTS OF PEOPLE WERE PAID BACK FOR MONEY SPENT. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *JB

DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS IN MANY/MOST 2000-2003 NISSAN MAXIMA'S (MINE INCLUDED) IS NOT BEING RECONCILED IN GOOD FAITH BY NISSAN. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS -(CARS SPUTTER AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE CREATING HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS) BUT WILL NOT ASSIST WITH COST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS (IGNITION COILS). REPAIR WORK TYPICALLY COSTS OWNERS $600-900. I PURCHASED AS A "CERTIFIED" USED CAR BUT APPARENTLY THAT MEANT NOTHING FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. A PETITION FOR A RECALL PER THIS ISSUE IS AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/SIGNED.CGI?NIS_IGN. *JB

AT 45K MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX IGNITION COILS IN MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A SINGLE COIL APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS IDLING ROUGH THIS TIME. *JB

ALL SIX IGNITION COILS FAILED. *NM

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA ENGINE MISFIRE POOR ACCELERATION DEFECTIVE COIL PACKS. SERVICE ADVISOR RECOMMENDS REPLACING ALL SIX COIL PACKS WITH NEW DESIGN @ MY EXPENSE. REPLACED ONE DEFECTIVE COIL PACK & SPARK PLUG IN THAT CYLINDER. *NM

IGNITION COILS FAILED CAUSING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CODE WAS RESET AFTER THE FIRST TIME, AND ON 10-23-06 IT RETURNED AGAIN WITH A CODE OF P1320. ENGINE HAD MISFIRED BETWEEN 10-02-06 AND 10-23-06 AND HAD EXHIBITED EXTENDED CRANKING TIME FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH BEFORE. STARTER AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED BEFORE INCIDENT. REPLACEMENT OF STARTER AND BATTER WAS LIKELY UNNECESSARY BECAUSE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY THE IGNITION COILS. CAR ALSO EXHIBITED LOSS OF POWER. *NM

2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. PROBLEM WITH ENGINE MISFIRING RELATED TO NTB01059. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO RECUR THOUGH COIL PACKS (6) ARE REPLACED. THIS IS EXPENSIVE. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT. THERE ARE WEBSITES AND PETITIONS WITH OVER 3000 NAMES OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 2000 MAXIMA NDIS COIL DEFECT RECALL. *KB ***NAR*** SIX IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE IGNITION COIL PROBLEM AS LISTED THROUGHOUT YOUR SITE AND THE INTERNET BY THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THE CAR IS BARELY RUNNING BECAUSE OF THESE FAULTY IGNITION COILS WHICH THE DEALER RECOMMEND I HAVE REPLACED FOR OVER $1000. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT WITH A RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN. FIRST THEY TOLD IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS WHICH I HAD REPLACED. THEN IT WAS THESE COILS, THE CAR JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE DAILY. STALLING, BARELY ACCELERATING, CAN'T TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT BARELY MOVES. ACCELERATOR FAILS OFTEN, SOMETIMES THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. THE FUMES COMING FROM THE CAR INDICATE THAT GAS IS BEING WASTED. ALSO GETTING TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE. PLEASE HELP. *NM

2000 MAXIMA HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY. *TS THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL 6 COILS, BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINE WHICH COILS WERE DEFECTIVE. *JB

IGNITION COIL FAILURE ON WELL MAINTAINED 2000 MAXIMA CREATED DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION, CAR WOULD "STALL" PRESSING ACCELERATOR ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING AS IF VEHICLE WERE "STARVING" FOR FUEL; ADVISED TO HAVE ALL 6 COILS REPLACED (MECHANIC BELIEVES THESE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE - CAR WAS PURCHASED USED W/ 25,000 MILES) CURRENT REPAIR NEARLY $1000, ALSO ADDITIONAL COST TO REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR AND FUEL REGULATOR; BASED ON NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THIS SHOULD BE OF CONCERN TO NISSAN AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL OR AT THE LEAST, SOME ASSISTANCE WITH COST; WONDERING IF "CLASS ACTION" TYPE LAWSUIT ADVISABLE TO GAIN NISSAN'S ATTENTION. *NM

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE COULD NOT TELL ME WHICH IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING OR CAR CUT BACK SO MUCH THAT IT WOULDN'T BE DRIVABLE. OR I COULD HAVE ALL 6 COILS REPLACED FOR $1200. AFTER RESEARCH AND TESTIMONIES FROM OTHER OWNERS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL 2000 MAXIMA'S. THIS WAS MY FIRST NISSAN AND WILL BE MY LAST. *NM

PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION COILS ON VEHICLE.*MR THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION COIL FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. *NM

MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA CONSTANTLY KNOCKS AND PINGS WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY OR UP A HILL CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION ON A ENTRANCE RAMP OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERS THAT THE IGNITION COILS NEED TO BE REPLACED (FOR $1000) AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUE BY THE NHTSA TO DO SO. I CONSIDER THIS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL TO COVER THE COST OF THIS DEFEAT. *JB

SES LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY, GETS ANNOYING, MAKES YOU THINK YOUR NOT SAFE LIKE SOMETHING'S WRONG. TURNS OUT TO BE IGNITION COILS. DOING RESEARCH, FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CASES WHERE THE 2000 MAXIMA HAD IGNITION COIL FAILURE ANYWHERE FROM 18K TO 90K MILES. THIS CAUSES FOULED PLUGS, MISFIRES, FAILURE TO START, AND LOSS OF POWER. *NM

THE IGNITION COILS ON MY WELL MAINTAINED 2000 MAXIMA GLE HAVE ALL GONE BAD 2 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. IT HAS COST ME A TOTAL OF $750 TO REPLACE. NISSAN HAS RECOGNIZED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COILS AND REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION COIL WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE STALLED ONE TIME AND MISFIRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE IGNITION COIL WAS THE PROBLEM; ALTHOUGH NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

MY 2000 MAXIMA HAS 82000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION COILS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2004 (WITH 69000 MILES ON IT). I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000 MAXIMAS. IF I HAD KNOWN I WAS GOING TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS, I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A DIFFERENT CAR. NISSAN'S IGNITION COILS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. *NM

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AT 68000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A P1320 CODE AND THAT THE PRIMARY IGNITION COIL #4 WAS FAULTY. THEY WANTED ME TO HAVE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS REPLACED AND ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS FOR A TOTAL OF $912. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS PLAGUING A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSING MISFIRING AND ROUGH IDLING. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR PARTS TO FIX MY CAR I CAME ACROSS A SITE CALLED CAR SURVEY ABOUT PEOPLE WITH 2000 MAXIMAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE CAR. READING FURTHER INTO IT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. THE CAR STALLS IN DRIVE AND IN PARK THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR ALL OF US CONSIDERING THAT NISSAN WANTS ABOUT 1,000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH I BELIEVE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE ARE THE COILS. THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY TO MOST OF US TRYING TO RAISE A FAMILY AND DO NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS MAXIMA I WAS THINKING I BOUGHT A NICE RELIABLE CAR, NOT KNOWING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED ALREADY. I AM HOPING THAT THIS LETTER AMONG OTHERS WILL FURTHER...

MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT NEEDED A MAJOR REPAIR THAT ENDED UP COSTING ME $1,000. THE REPAIR WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL CYLINDER COILS BECAUSE THEY WERE MISFIRING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER IT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE COIL PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

NISSAN MAXIMA 2000 IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED TODAY AT AN ASTRONOMICAL PRICE ON A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE WITH AVERAGE MILES. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS VEHICLE HAS PREMATURELY FAILING IGNITION COILS AND PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE A RECALL SINCE CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER PURCHASERS OF THIS SAME MODEL. WITH 79,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CODE INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION COILS. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE PLUGS BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE DAYS. THE QUOTED REPAIR COST IS $800. BASED ON THE LARGE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL BY NISSAN. *NM

IGNITION COIL FAILURE ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. *JB

IGNITION COILS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. !ST FAILURE WAS AT 36,800 MILES. COST OF $680.00, 2ND AT 131,000. COST ??. FAILS IN THE WINTER. *NM

IGNITION COILS FAILED AT 40,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON THE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. *NM

MY CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAD INDICATED MULTIPLE MISFIRES. THE NISSAN TECH SAID THE COIL NUMBERS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED AND SUGGESTED ALL BE REPLACED. THIS COST ME $815. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPEAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AND CONTINUES TO FLEECE ITS CUSTOMERS. ALL YOU NEED DO IS SEARCH NET FOR CUSTOMERS TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *NM

FAILURE OF IGNITION COILS ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE W/ 60K MILES. *JB

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...

I HAVE PURCHASED THREE (3) NISSAN MAXIMAS YEAR 2000. ALL HAVE DEVELOPED DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. ALL NISSAN MAXIMAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM - IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL. *NM

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

I DRIVE A WELL MAINTAINED 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT IS REGULARLY SERVICED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AT 100,000 DUE TO "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS - BECAUSE 1 WAS LIKELY BAD, THEY COULDN'T TELL WHICH ONE, AND THAT ONCE ONE GOES THE OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT. THEY WANTED $1400. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THIS PART. HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF 2000 MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE IGNITION COILS. IT MAKES ME WRONDER ABOUT NISSAN THESE DAYS. *JB