2001 Nissan Maxima SE review from North America
"It is unreliable after the service engine light comes on"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
My 2001 Maxima ignition coil #4 failed at the 142000 mile mark. I replaced it; fortunately I did not pay as much as some people have after taking it to a Nissan dealer; they are ripping off people.
I then discovered that the oxygen sensor was bad too. Fortunately I own a very sophisticated scanner, and I just cleared the ECM and the light went off. (By the way, I did replace the O2 sensor.)
But now it is indicating that the pre-cat in bank 2 is bad, too.
I guess I'm done with Nissan vehicles. They don't make the way they used too.
General comments?
My Maxima runs great. It doesn't seem to have anything wrong, but about 2 to 3 weeks after clearing the E.C.M. it just shuts off on a stop light and the light appears again.
The car is OK I guess, but it has become too unreliable.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 2 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 2 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 42000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 142000 miles |
| Previous car | Nissan Maxima |
| Date of Entry | 25th October, 2008 |