2000 Nissan Maxima engine problems
80 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2000 Nissan Maxima, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 80 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 55 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 55 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
My nissan was parked on the street about 11:00 pm. The following morning, just before 7:00 am, I had knocking at my door and it was the fireman wanting the keys to my car so they could access the latch to open the hood. Smoke was coming out of the sides of the hood and the firemen were already spraying my hood as the engine was on fire. Since the latch did not work, an electric saw was used to open it. The engine was doused with the fire hose till the smoke stopped. You could see that the whole engine was black.
I have a check engine light on at 60,000 miles on 2000 nissan maxima, but code was p1320 which dealer ask to replace all six coils of cylinders costing 2000$.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Nissan Maxima
- Electrical system 177 complaints
- Brakes 36 complaints
- Exhaust system 27 complaints
- Body & structure 26 complaints
- Air bags 24 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints
- Transmission 15 complaints