2000 Nissan Maxima problems
Owners have filed 467 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Nissan Maxima. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. After that come engine (17%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 467 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 33 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 34 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 302 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 45 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 78 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 51 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 42 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 19 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 16 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 302 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 52,000 miles (137 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 33 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 34 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Nissan Maxima with enough data (259 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
This accident has not been able to be explained by police or accident reconstructionist. No witnesses have come forward. One car accident. Car left interstate and clipped a pole midway down the driver's side..between the front and back seats. The car ripped into two pieces that were 150ft apart when they stopped. The driver was killed laong with my 3 yr old daughter. Mother in law sustained severe head trauma resulting in being disabled. She has no memories of the accident.
While traveling consumer was involved in a head on collision, whereby, another driver crossed the median at 60 MPH. Consumer and passengers were injured because there was no air bag deployment. The driver received multiple injuries to include his head, neck, and ribs. The front passenger sustained a broken finger, and her knees struck the dash. Also, both rear passengers sustained injures. All were transferred via ambulance to a hospital.
While traveling at 45 MPH and as a result of a head-on collision air bags did not deploy. Dealer told owner that it was because the collision was with an SUV, and the bumper was too high to trigger the sensor.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle hesitated. An independent mechanic determined that the ignition coils failed.
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.