2005 Nissan Maxima steering problems
17 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2005 Nissan Maxima, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 99,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 99,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
"tamara inflators" seat belts didn't lock or light did not come on. Smashed body all the way to back seat bottom to ground. Engine was idling very high felt/sound as if we were going 60 but only was going 40. No air bags came on. Brakes grinding. Back window blew out and tires flat in back.. Windows slow on drivers side. When the sheriff tahoe hit us at 80MPH on u.s.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. The contact was traveling 20 MPH when the vehicle started to jerk abnormally. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 97,941.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Maxima
- Drivetrain & axles 470 complaints
- Transmission 312 complaints
- Engine 101 complaints
- Electrical system 39 complaints
- Cruise control 33 complaints
- Brakes 28 complaints
- Body & structure 25 complaints
- Tires 17 complaints