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2004 Nissan Maxima engine problems

122 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2004 Nissan Maxima, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
122 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 100 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 7
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2004 Nissan Maxima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 20 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 21 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 100 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles20
100k to 120k miles21
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 100 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 7 fires.

What owners wrote

I have had numerous ignition coils replaced over the course of the last 16 months. Several times incurring weeks without the vehicle. There have been several electrical problems resulting in part replacement and the engine catching on fire. Nissan corporate sent technicians to research the issue and had to replace the engine as a result of the fire, saying fortunately I stopped the vehicle before the fire got out of control. Under the hood was charred and melted plastic and oil.

Reported at 42,000 miles, August 2005 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. While attempting to accelerate from a traffic light, the vehicle would not move. The contact had to shut off the vehicle and wait a few minutes to restart it before it would drive normally again. The failure occurred several times at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the catalytic converter and transmission were failing. The current and failure mileages were 84,000.

Reported at 84,000 miles, February 2008

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