Problems with 2000 Nissan Maxima ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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.

Beginning at 17,000 miles and continuing to 73,000 miles repeated harness wiring breaks resulting in engine coil failure, emission control malfunctions, catalytic converter failure, and engine misfiring. car lost power and became unusable for brief time periods. apprehensive driving car for fear of problem occurring unexpectedly. car had been repaired eight times. emission control module replaced and emission control system reprogrammed. coils replaced on several occasions and frayed wires repaired. catalytic converter replaced. *nm

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 convince nissan to do something about this problem considering it seems to be a defect in these cars thank you very much. *nm

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

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

2000 nissan maxima with 42000 mile in otherwise excellent condition, generates pre-ignition knock. has been diagnosed and shown nissan service bulletin no: ec01-023 - ntb01-059 indicating frequent premature failure of such parts. nissan to-date has not issued a recall or expressed willingness to pay for such repairs to the tune of about $800 per vehicle. such widespread failing, obviously defective parts should be replaced by the manufacturer. *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

2000 nissan maxima se has serious issue with it's computer control. an engine code of po 403. *jb

Ignition coils failed at 40,000 miles. this is a known defect on the 2000 nissan maxima. *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 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

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

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

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

At 57,000 miles a code was pulled from ecup0740 diag. poss electrical problem (unknown) could not find problem, $152 fee. returned vehicle several times for engine rpm rev. vehicle wants to move when at a complete stop. reset and reprogrammed computer (ecu). i wore breaks out several times, and the e-brake.($1,000) finally the intermittent problem was found repaired (2) o2 sensors $610.00. same problem occurs 2 months later. found bad ecu, core return iacv-aac valve. ($914.00). again 3 months later vehicle performing the same way, found and replaced another sensor oh this one was under warranty per nissan. at this time the vehicle is performing the same way and needs to go back to the dealer for more repairs. i spoke to the service manager at hart nissan, and he recommends that when you replace one sensor all six should be replaced. i know two people who own the 2000 maxima and they also had their sensors repaired. i have been a nissan owner for about 10 years and owned six vehicles myself/wife. i am in the market for another vehicle and i will never purchase other nissan ever again. this sensor problem needs to be addressed by nissan. don't bother calling nissan customer service because, a-they won't get back to you right away, b-they won't do anything for you besides say your vehicle is out of warranty and what do you want use to do you have 50,000-90,000 miles on your vehicle, things do go wrong. call the federal trade commission and loge a complaint, call your state m/v department dealers and repairs and have them investigate this sensor problem, and contact your states attorney office. (nissan is making hundreds of thousands of dollars of this sensor problem that should be a recall). *nm

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

Check engine light came on whenever it was cold, below 40 degrees. had ses code read. bad ignition coils. car ran very rough when this problem happened. *ak.

Dt*: the contact stated the ignition key would not turn to start the vehicle. the nature of the failure was gradual worsening. the vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who replaced the ignition switch.

Dt: the contact owns a 2000 maxima gle that experienced a failure on the right passenger side headlight. the contact purchased a new bulb for the light. upon installation of the new light bulb it was discovered that the bulbs plug was fused and burned in that particular headlight. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who noted the bulb could not be replaced because the bulb were connected to an electrical wiring harness that was connected to lighting within the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. the manufacturer has not been contacted at this point. *ak updated 11/29/2005. the consumer is concerned that this is a potential fire/safety hazard. *nm

Cylinder misfire- problems with the electrical system. car unable to be driven due to potential safety issues. replaced 6 coils, replaced egi wiring harness, replaced air filter, throttle body service, replaced battery. over $3,000.00 worth of repairs. *jb

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

I have 49k miles on my 2000 nissan maxima when the dealer told me i needed to replace all 6 ignition coils. these are supposed to last the life of the car and many others have complained about the same problem. *jb

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

Dt: there is a defect within the ignition coil system. the vehicle misfires, and it does not get the mileage that it used to get. this started on august 1, 2005. contacted the dealer, and they advised to call the complaint line. the service engine light comes on before it misfires. cannot get the vehicle to pass smog inspection when this happens. the dealership claims it will cost $700 to fix.*ak

Ongoing ignition coil failure in 2000 maxima gle. dealer insists that all six coils be replaced since the computer cannot ascertain which coil(s) is defective. very expensive, and apparently a recurring problem with this model car. vehicle repair should be subject to recall.

Service check light came on 8/19/02 @ 53,532 miles and found o2 sensor was bad and replaced. $188.00 to repair. service check light and tcs/slip light came on 10/24/03 @ 74,000 miles and found ignition coils failing intermittently. replaced ignition coils and spark plugs to prevent ignition coils from failing. $707.00 to repair service check light came on 4/13/05 @ 95,000 miles and found air mass controller failing. replaced air mass controller. $421.00 to repair service check light and tcs/slip light came on 715/05 @ 97,980 miles and found ignition coils failing intermittently and possible electrical harness failure. the failure has not been isolated and repairs have not been as of 7/22/05. requesting old parts for current failure .

Service engine light came on, checked by a local mechanic. he called miller nissan (woodland hills) to verify the problem. one of the ignition coils had failed, and nissan advised him that all 6 need to be replaced ($77 each) because even if one is replaced, more will inevitably fail. i looked this up on the web and was shocked to see the number of complaints, and this problem does not seem to be taken seriously by nissan motors.

I have a 2000 nissan maxima se. it has 50k miles on it presently. in july 2003 the check engine light came on with 35k miles on it. i took the car to the local dealer for repair. the dealer stated that one of the six iginition coils went bad. it was replaced at no charge. on 05/11/05 on my way home from work the check engine light came on. i took the the car to the same local dealer that i did in 2003. the local dealer said i had the same problem of an iginition coil gone bad. i was asked to pay a $89.95 up front fee to diagnose the problem. i informed the dealer that when i originally purchased the car i also paid for an extended warranty. i was told by the service department that it was a good thing that i had purchased the extended warranty because the iginition coils go bad on the maxima model frequently. the service department told me that once the old ignition coils are replaced they do not go bad anymore. i only have an extended warranty until 85k. after that, if any of my other iginition coils go bad it will be out of pocket expense. if the problem is as bad as the dealer's service department stated, then i feel nissan should recall the iginition coils and replace them all.

The "service engine soon" light comes on often. the dealer has reprogrammed the ecm under the emissions warranty, but the o2 sensor was bad and had to be replaced at 58k miles at my expense (over $400).

Service engine light 2000 nissan maxima about 80k miles. in the last two months i have had my car in the shop 4 different times for my service engine light. my independent service station tried what they could, before finely replacing an oxygen sensor. this kept the service engine light off for the better part of two weeks. but it's back and this time the computer code is registering a faulty aacv valve. my mechanic says that this is a fairly common occurrence with these engines and that nissan might help foot the cost of repairs considering that the seal inside the assembly is the known culprit. my mechanic could make the repairs himself but then the car would need to be towed to nissan since the security codes would need to be reset and only nissan can do that. i called my local nissan dealership (where i purchased the car) and was told that since i had used an independent rather than their service center for repairs, the best i might get would be a hand shake. is what my mechanic said correct? is this is fairly common problem? and, if so, how do i get nissan to accept responsibility in as much as they used faulty materials in the manufacture of the aacv valve?

The car began to run rough, the "service engine soon" light came on. when hooked up to diagnostics, the ignition problem code came up. the problem would clear up and then repeat again. i was told one of the ignition coils to the spark plug was the problem....i was going to wait to determine which one it was. i talked to the parts person at the nissan dealer - he told me they had had problems with these coils and had updated them. he also said i might as well replace them all, because the rest will fail soon. the price for each was quoted as $76.77! the car needs six to replace them all. the parts are not available except through nissan. i checked at other dealers and got the same results, except i was able to purchase the six coils at $47.33 each, plus shipping. my car has only 45,000 miles on it. replacing the coils fixed the problem. the new coils are designated as updated by the white circle they have now put on the part. i contacted the 800 number to lodge a complaint with nissan. they were essentially not very helpful, other than giving me a claim number. (claim number 48940766) when looking for these parts, i also found some on e-bay. the individual selling them made sure to let people know that these were the "good" or "updated" parts, not the problem original ones. the part numbers (two different coils are needed to replace the front and rear parts) are 22448-2y000 and 22448-2y005.*ak

Check engine light (cel) came on for the third time in 3 years. first time at 27000 miles was due to error in ecm program. 2nd or 3rd times (43000 and 61000 miles) were both due to ignition coils. both times all six ignition coils had to be replaced by nissan authorized service center.*ak

I have a 2000 nissan maxima se that had a failure of 6 coils at 69000 miles. repair cost $715. i understand that this is a very common problem with this model. from the number of complaints that i have heard it seems that these parts should be subject to a recall. please see: http://www.petitiononline.com/nis_ign/petition.html. *ak

Ignition coil needs to be replaced. *jb

I believe there is a faulty consumer fleecing issue with 2000 nissan maximas. the vehicle's ignition coils seem to have a problem in workmanship and it is unrealistic for nissan to expect their owners to bear the burden of replacing this obviously faulty part at costs exceeding $800. this defect can lead to a sudden loss of acceleration, and pose a dangerous driving situation. there has already been a tsb issued, and there is an official petition located at the following url: http://www.petitiononline.com/nis_ign/petition.html please help preserve our safety and request that nissan recall 2000 nissan maximas due to faulty ignition coils. thank you. *ak

Nissan maxima 2000, has bad ignition coils that cause vehicle to stall constantly. *bf *jb

As so many before me and i am sure many more to follow .... the ignition coils on my 2000 maxima se has failed due to a recognized defective part. so before someone loses power and safety systems fail, this problem needs to be addressed with a recall of all defective ignition coils in nissan cars and trucks. *nm

Having put less than 1,000 miles on our (newly purchased) used nissan maxima (67,000 miles total), we started having problems with the vehicle starting properly. it was taken in for repair, and we had to replace all 6 ignition coils at a cost of over $600. it was then told to us that this is a common problem that the shop had seen on many occasions.*ak

Hi, i am a happy owner of a 2000 nissan maxima gle. the vehicle has 53,000 miles on it and recently has a problem. the "service engine soon" light on the dashboard just came on recently. *ak i researched this issue on the internet and found out quite a few other nissan maxima owners are having this problem ... this is what i discoverd ... the ignition coils are failing. the parts themselves were free under a "goodwill parts" policy nissan has. according to the work order, 3 parts numbered 22448-31u01 "coil assy-ignit" and 3 parts numbered 22448-31u06 were replaced. many maxima owners have heard the response from nissan dealers that this is a known problem with the vehicle ignition coils. they also received the response that nissan agreed to a no charge replacement under good will. see car forums at http://www.carsforums.com/showthread.php?t=7803 question & request: ------------------- can nissan please provide the details of how i go about getting this problem resolved under "goodwill" and have the ignition coils replaced to resolve the "service engine soon" light. this should be covered under nissan's factory standard 60k power train warranty. thank you, satnam bains

The vehicle started shaking uncontrollably and then stalled. the driver was able to restart the vehicle and drove to the dealer. the mechanic informed the driver that the ignition coil needed to be replaced. please provide further details. *jb.......ignition coils and spark plugs were replaced a tcost of $638.00. *ak

Shortly after my car reached 36,000 miles the check engine light came on, and i had to repair an ignition coil, less than a month after replacing coil, check engine light has come on again, for another coil. *jb

I have a 2000 nissan maxima that i have spend almost $1000 to have repaired recently. the check engine light came on about a month ago and it was flashing. took it in and one of the ignition coils was bad, throttle body needed repair, rail system needed repair, spark plugs replaced also. the car only has 44,000 miles on it and is pretty well maintained. it ended up costing me $500 for those repairs. this past weekend the check engine light came on again and i took it to nissan this morning. this time it is the 02 sensor - something to do with the oxygen intake. not really sure what this is but is costing me another $300!! i was told that if i did not get this fixed that i would ruin the new spark plugs and would use more gas that necessary. the dealer told me this morning that it is very unusual to see these types of problems so soon. nissan needs to get their act together!! i really like my maxima and even considered getting the new one - which look nice. but not anymore.*ak

Ignition coil failed on my 2000 nissan maxima. $350.00 worth of work. was told this is very common and nissan has since issued new part because the old were failing at such a high rate.*ak

Website of an ongoing petition with over 1000 signatures as proof. (angelfire.com has petition & ongoing complaints) nissan is manufacturing a faulty vehicle with known faulty parts -such as failing ignition coils. eventually -and soon -one of the nissan maxima's customer's will try to enter traffic and be fatally killed with a failed engine that will not travel across the train track or out of the 18-wheeler's way due to this problem. it is just a matter of time. nissan will not recall or even address that there is a problem. consumer's are shelling out $800.00 + out of pocket on automobile repairs to the maxima with barely 30k miles -and even less. it is just a matter of time.....some one will be killed. nissan is aware of the problem---can something be done? has anyone else been injured due to their car failing because of this problem? i have had a very close call -but luckily not injured yet. this will be the 2nd ignition coil to replace. it seems that every 2 months now an ignition coil is going bad. the car will run very rough -it at all -and at times when trying to accelerate -the car will hesitate/fail and barely push through. *jb

I own a 2000 nissan maxima se with 49,000 miles that has been well maintained and cared for. a week ago my "service engine soon" light came on, which was just 3 weeks after having my car serviced for a 45,000 tune up and a drive train leak repaired. i researched the source of a "service engine soon" light on the internet and found lots of information about a common problem in the make, model and approximate model of my car. trouble with the six ignition coils was sited by many owners and detailed in the service bulletin ntbo1059. repair of the problem seemed to depend on the number of coils replaced but typically cost $700. i took my car to a nissan dealership where they did a diagnostic test and told me that my car had experienced multiple misfires and that i needed to replace all 6 coils! the technician explained that the design of the current coils allows them to get overheated and burn out. it cost me $700 to replace all six and i absolutely will never purchase another nissan. up until this point, me and my family had been devoted purchasers of nissan cars. never again. *jb

The ignition coils failed. on my 2000 nissan maxima se! this is the subject of the tsb issued by nissan #ntb01-059. my dealer will not repair this free of charge, although this appears to be a universal problem for the make, model and year of my vehicle (and for years 95-01)!*jb

I have a 2000 maxima with now over 100,000 miles on it. when i was way under that i had misfiring problems which turned out to be the coils. all 6 were replaced. not even a week later they were replaced again. i am now at 119,000 miles and my car is sputtering and stalling upon starting up. i have read the same problem with somone else and they had to replace their coils. my car is no longer under waranty. so i hope dearly that it's not the coils again. which i'm sure it is. nissan needed to have recalled this car a long time ago. it is simply rediculous that the consumer should have to pay for nissan's mistakes. if nissan will not fix my car if it is the coils this time i will never buy another nissan again and i currently have 2 of them.*ak