2001 Nissan Maxima SE 20th Anniversary review from North America
"Nice design... expensive to maintain"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
OK EVERYONE PLEASE LISTEN!!! IF YOUR 2000-2002 Maxima has issue with stalling in park or while idle DO NOT TAKE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP!!! They will try to tell you that either you need Mass Air Flow Sensor ($650), Ignition Coils ($1,000), or 02 sensors ($500).
All you need to do is take the car to a local mechanic and tell them to please clean the throttle body & mass air flow.
Cost me $69.00 and car runs like its brand new again. The mechanic mentioned that they will not clean the throttle body for you at Nissan because they want to lure you into replacing all these other parts. The Maxima especially gets a lot of build up of this black gunk inside the throttle body.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model Year | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | V6 Automatic |
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| Distance when acquired | 17000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 59000 miles |
| Previous car | Lincoln LS |
| Date of Entry | 1st October, 2007 |