hi folks..
my wife is in the market for a new car and we are looking at a maxima among a few others. we haven't decided on used or new yet, but if i go used, what are some of the "common problems" that seem to pop up or that i should look out for? i've heard/seen/read basically nothing but good about them so far. appreciate any input you can give. thanks!
It's usually little things like the starter and rattles. Nothing too major. And the 95-99 Maximas have this vibration problem at speed. Very hard to diagnose and fix, nobody's quite sure what's causing it since a lot of owners have this and people have gotten alignments, balancing, new suspension, tires, everything and the vibration doesnt' go away.
Those are the problems if you're stock. If you're going for a lot of power, then watch the tranny. Both autos and manuals have issues.
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Originally posted by jasonb hi folks..
my wife is in the market for a new car and we are looking at a maxima among a few others. we haven't decided on used or new yet, but if i go used, what are some of the "common problems" that seem to pop up or that i should look out for? i've heard/seen/read basically nothing but good about them so far. appreciate any input you can give. thanks!
Originally posted by Evolution-Autodesign It's usually little things like the starter and rattles. Nothing too major. And the 95-99 Maximas have this vibration problem at speed. Very hard to diagnose and fix, nobody's quite sure what's causing it since a lot of owners have this and people have gotten alignments, balancing, new suspension, tires, everything and the vibration doesnt' go away.
Those are the problems if you're stock. If you're going for a lot of power, then watch the tranny. Both autos and manuals have issues.
The problem lies in crappy design. They stopped making good Maximas in 1994. The interior is cheap, and the rear beam axle is just plain dumb. Not to mention, they are fugly...
Like everyone here says, they maxima's reliablity turned to crap after the 3rd gens"94 model". I've had my maxima for almost 3yrs with a little over 38k miles. Thru that time, I've been to the dealer enough that know me by face now.
The only thing really reliable is the engine. Everything else the car is crap.. I know this for a fact. My only 2 cars were maxima and maxima.. LoL..
If you plan on modifying your car, I'd strongly advise you to get the 5 or 6spd base model and add in an lsd.. Forget about options. All it does is add weight and cost a fortune compared to the quality.
And prepare to lose even more reliability if you plan on modding.
Last edited by RBa2kMax : Jan 15th, 2003 at 04:59 AM.
Maximas are great cars. 4th (95-99) and 5th (00-03) have alot more mods out there than the 3gs (89-94) but they are all going to outlast the next iceage, as long as you take care of them. Just speaking from experience, stay away from the 92-94 SE with the VE30DE engine, it is considered Nissan's "lame duck" and has problems with the VTC and crank angle sensor, but will still give several hunderd thousand miles of service. I both love and hate mine.
hi folks..
my wife is in the market for a new car and we are looking at a maxima among a few others. we haven't decided on used or new yet, but if i go used, what are some of the "common problems" that seem to pop up or that i should look out for? i've heard/seen/read basically nothing but good about them so far. appreciate any input you can give. thanks!
jasonb
Jason,
I own a 92' Maxima.
A few problems a ran into with this car was that I had a few fuel injectors go bad. Also, noticed the transmission was acting up, tried to service it like many other cars but found out that the filter isn't accessible unless you overhaul the transmission. Apparently on that model you can only drain the transmission fluid and refill. Had asked a transmission specialist about it and he said that there were alot of problems with hose transmissions.
hi folks..
my wife is in the market for a new car and we are looking at a maxima among a few others. we haven't decided on used or new yet, but if i go used, what are some of the "common problems" that seem to pop up or that i should look out for? i've heard/seen/read basically nothing but good about them so far. appreciate any input you can give. thanks!
as much as im a fan of my 4th gen, i think the new maxima is priced way too high, and its trying too hard to be sporty. get a g35 or an acura TL, they revamped the car it looks like so the new maxima problaby isnt relevant to the 4th gen or the 5.0 generation. the TL is SWEEEEET, went to testdrive it with a friend, its faster and more spacious than the 2003 not to mention smoother in all aspects.
If you sign up for a membership to consumer reports they have great reviews on all different types of cars. I think they go back as far as the year 1996. You can sign up right on their website
It's usually little things like the starter and rattles. Nothing too major. And the 95-99 Maximas have this vibration problem at speed. Very hard to diagnose and fix, nobody's quite sure what's causing it since a lot of owners have this and people have gotten alignments, balancing, new suspension, tires, everything and the vibration doesnt' go away.
Those are the problems if you're stock. If you're going for a lot of power, then watch the tranny. Both autos and manuals have issues.
Did anyone find out what that vibration problem is? I just got my car yesterday and today when i drove it, it shakes back and fourth like crazy. It shakes most when i am not accereation or breaking. but after a whlie of driving it went away. Could it be the breaks or the transmission?
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