Vehicle report
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA
Reported problems
948 complaints · median 85000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 469 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 306 |
| ENGINE | 61 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 36 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 32 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 31 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 27 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 15 |
| STEERING | 14 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 13 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 11 |
| SUSPENSION | 10 |
| TIRES | 10 |
| AIR BAGS | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 8 |
| SEATS | 8 |
| WHEELS | 8 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 7 |
| STRUCTURE | 7 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 5 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 5 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.