2000 Nissan Maxima SE 4D from North America - Comments

Similiar problems with my vehicle 2000 maxima se cylinder 1 occasionally misfires. New plugs and now possible a new coil for that 1st cylinder. Heres where I get confused... Last time it misfired I unpluged cylinder 1 and plugged it back in and the car ran fine. What the hell is wrong with this thing? So fare so good its been a day hoping for a couple more without a misfire.

Thanks,

Fred.

I just got back from the Nissan dealership to address the service engine light. My 2000 maxima SE has already had all six coils replaced by a local independent shop when the car reached about 70,000 miles. Now at 80,000 miles Nissan is telling me that all coils need to be replaced again. What?? He at the dealer hinted toward the possibility of non Nissan parts being installed by the local shop. After a quick call they were in fact authentic parts. Looks like the parts and labor will be under warranty by the the local guys, but what is going on? Nissan recommends replacing all coils to eliminate the potential of leaving one bad coil that could make the others fail. When all is said and done... I LOVE my Blaxima!

Similar problem as everyone else here. Service engine light came on and the dealer tells me that all coils need replacing on my 2000 Maxima (all plugs too just for good measure) at a cost of around $1,000. I'll be taking it somewhere else because I don't want the dealer to get my $$$. This seems to be a common problem and I wanted to add myself to the list of complaints. There is actually a petition to have this addressed as a recall: http://www.petitiononline.com/NIS_IGN/petition.html.

I had the same problem too, and I was not ready to replace all six if only one was bad. I figured out a way to test them and this test has worked for other people too. I was able to figure out which two were bad replaced only those. It has been 4 months and not single problem since. Check out the test, I also have a write up on how to replace them here too.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=451830.

Hi all,

Last year I bought a 2001 Maxima SE and since 3 weeks, TCS ABS and SLIP are always on when I drive my car...

I think I have to change Coils to resolve the problem... But I don't understand how Coils can have a relation with ABS and TCS? Can someone please help me? I don't want change Coils, pay 600-1000$ and still have the problem...

Many Thanks in advance.

Vincent.

I recently bought a 2000 Maxima under the impression that it would be a reliable car. Although one month later I am having the same problems as everyone is mentioning, i.e. the misfiring, sputtering, loss of power, cold starts., but my check engine light has never been on. I took it to a local auto parts store and they ran a check and no codes came back. I took it to a dealership and they said that it was the MAF sensor. Where I work I was able to get a sensor for free and see if it fixed the problem, Nope. Does anyone have any advice on if I should start changing the coils and if so how hard is it on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the hardest. g1mouatt@wmich.edu

Thanks.

Ouch. My "Service Engine/ TCS/ Slip" lights came on this morning. After reading the thread here, I'm not encouraged, but can anyone tell me what is covered under warranty? I have a 2001 Max SE with 72K km's and purchased an extended warranty. The business manager told me that I'd need the warranty for such things as trivial as the A/C, electric seats, etc., and would be even more thankful should I need it for something engine related. Am I too looking at a $600 - $800 service bill? Or will my extended warranty cover me?

I have now had 3 coils replaced on my 2000 Maxima. Each replacement has been around $300. The dealer told me today that some people just replace them all once they start going bad to save the trouble of dealing with them over and over. This seems like an engineering problem to me and should probably be dealt with through a recall by the company. I will not buy another Nissan because of this issue.

I have a 2000 se and the ses tcs slip light came on at 77k miles. i took it to my repair shop and he did a diagnostic check and said it was the altenator not charging properly. He changed it and the lights went off. About a week later they came back. He keeps reseting it and the only time the lights come on is when he starts the car. He now said the computer and the ignition key has to be reprogrammed. has anyone ever heard this?let me know dtfm109@gmail.com.

I took a trip to Autozone and got the free check, and their equipment said my oxygen sensors were bad. I looked at the prices and thought about the labor and decided to check out the sensors before I decided to do it myself. When I looked under my car I noticed a grounding strap that came loose right next to the O2 sensor.

I fixed the grounding strap and now I'm crossing my fingers it works. I'm sure the grounding strap is there for the O2 sensors, but I don't know if I got to the problem too late. I reset the light by disconnecting the battery for 5 minutes, and I drove down the street and no check engine light. I hope things stay like this, but who knows. Good luck and thanks to everyone that contributed to this.

I purchased my 2000 Maxima SE about two weeks ago. It seemed to run great, although it has about 140,000 miles on it. This morning when I started it up, the engine made a knocking sound. Although the sound is not too bad, it does make a sound and I am wondering if this could be the coils as well. My service engine light is on, and the guy I bought it from said it was the EGR valve. Does anyone know anything about this that could help me out?

For all the guys that are having ignition coil problems, you should really consider doing this repair yourself to save a ton of cash. The first time I had one go bad I think the dealer charged me $300 for the diagnosis and fix, but wanted to do all 6 coils for the tune of like $900. I had them fix just the one and sure enough about 6 months later I had another go bad (autozone pulled the code and told me I had a misfire, but could not tell me which cylinder). Check out the maxima. org forums and look up a guy named Dave B who works for a Nissan dealer in Austin. I called him and ordered the other 5 coils (I assumed that the one that was recently fixed was still good) for something like $250... which is less that the dealer charged me to fix just one! Changing them out is a snap, and I am not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination. I went ahead and changed all the spark plugs since I had the ignition coils off... the whole job took like 45 minutes and the car ran great afterwords.

Now, a couple years later, I am having cold starts, engine knock, and hesitation. This time autozone pulled the codes and tells me that I have P0174 (system too lean). I did some research on maxima. org and it seems that this is likely my MAF sensor, and I ordered it from Dave B a couple days ago for $83. This install also seems like it will be a snap since the MAF sensor is right after the air filter. I called my dealer locally and the part was going to be $125, and some guys on the internet were saying their dealers were charging anywhere from $400 - $700 for the part + install! In my mind, even if I am wrong about which part is bad, $83 is less than the dealer will charge me to hook up to their computer so it is worth the gamble.

Anyway, my point is that Maximas seem to have some common problems that are easy to fix yourself with a little homework. Also, check out people like Dave B and nissanparts. cc before you buy parts locally and you will likely save a ton of hard earned cash.

I hope this helps some of you guys out. I am sure I am like most of you, I love my maxima when it is running properly... but these darn sensors, etc that keep failing are driving me nuts (I have also had to replace both O2 sensors, and those were crazy expensive). Of course, the dealer does nothing, but acknowledge that these things commonly fail because of poor design, but will do nothing about it... OR... they point the finger at me and question the quality of gas I have been using. Oh, and don't get me started on the brakes. I will NEVER buy another nissan again.

BTW, I have a 2000 GXE with ~110K miles on it... and I have had issues ever since the car hit 38K miles.

I recently purchased a 2000 Maxima SE. The "check engine soon" light was on at the time of purchase. The previous owner told me that he already took it to the dealership and they are claiming that the light is on due to a bad overdrive sensor and it will be $300 to replace. After reading about all of the other reasons why the light may have come on, I'm reluctant to have this part replaced based solely on the opinion of the dealer. Has anyone heard of this happening? Did you replace the part? Did it solve the problem?

Like everyone else. I have coil problems yet they just will not go away. I Have had them replace multiple times and about every 6-9 months the #1 coil goes out. I have had the MAS replaced and that fixed the problem for about 4 months and it has come back twice since. My Maxima had about 120K on it and no one has been able to tell me why it keeps happening. Some shops tell me its the injectors, the O2 sensor bad harness, but no real answers. Anyone have a fix for this???

August 1, 2006

July 11, 2005 I had all six ignition coils replaced because the Dealer got a code PO300 and stated all coils would need replacing to correct the problem. The mileage was 77593. On August 1, 2006 the Dealer called me and said they had gotten a code PO300 on my 2000 Maxima with 91570 miles on the Car. He said all six of the ignition coils needs to be replaced. I agree there is a real problem with the Maxima Ignitions Coils.