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2004 Nissan Maxima wipers, windshield & visibility problems

30 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2004 Nissan Maxima, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
30 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2004 Nissan Maxima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 15,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 15,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 80% 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 miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

When driving down a major highway heard a loud explosion. Passenger looked around and saw no vehicles near the car. Opened the shade for the sky-view glass roof of a 2004 nissan maxia and glass flew into the car causing the driver to swirve on the highway. Glass cut both passangers hands, arms and face. The sky-view glass roof had apparently shattered. This has been confirmed by the dealer where the car was purchased. This is a sky view roof that does not open. The glass panel runs the lenght of the vehicle.

Reported at 4,548 miles, February 2004 Injury

While driving 65 MPH sun roof shattered. This caused glass to fall into the vehicle, and also damaging other vehicles that were in the rear of them.

Reported at 5,000 miles, February 2004

Other problems reported for the 2004 Nissan Maxima

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