2002 Nissan Maxima SE from North America - Comments

Recall crank senser (dealer replaced and said it can occur in cold climate never saw failure on Maxima, failure occurs on Altima which shares same part)

Paint chipping on plastic front on/below bumper. Dealer agrees to paint for free. Known issue and complaint on www.maxima.org user group site.

Factory non-Bose CD player was replaced free when it eat cd's.

Factory speakers don't like Rap music (which is OK by me) distorts.

Added dynamat pads to speaker mounts on door to help vibration speaker sound.

Dealer would not address this problem.

Very fast 3.5 liter engine.

Comfortable ride, SE will let you feel the road.

Handling good, smooth response.

4 wheel disc ABS brakes stop straight and quickly on snow rainy roads.

Put front shock tower brace ($70) on to help with torque steer on quick accelaration from dead stop.

Good bang for the buck. Sometimes called poor man's BMW.

Maintenance oil changes. Getting ready to replace factory tires.

I would like to comment on the rattling speakers. On my 2004 Maxima the only complaint that I have is the brake light in the back window raddels like mad when I listen to music with intense Bass. I also brought the car to the dealership to see if they could fix it. They said they would not do anything about it. Good old Nissan customer service for ya. I'm almost to the point where I will not buy another Nissan vehicle because of the poor service from the dealerships.

If your system is amftermarket, and it really bumps with high bass, then the car can't make enough energy for your

subs to run, that is why the light gets messy, sometimes it

occurs on the headlights too. I think you need a cap for you system, if it is aftermarket and really high.

I love my maxima, not need to comment on it. Must agree with the nissan customer service being terrible!!! My leather came apart on my new 2002, they were impossible to deal with, would not issue a rental, even though my car was 7 days old!!!

I have a 2002 Maxima SE. This vehicle has limitless power. This is all it has. I have a Bose (6) disc CD system in my vehicle that sounds like it came base from a 76 Buick. This system has poor quality and I can hear someone in the back seat speaking softly while my stereo is full Blast! What has the Dealership done for me in this instance, NOTHING! The service at Nissan is horrible.

02 MAXIMA SE PROBLEMS- (SLIP), (TCS) AND (ABS) Lights come on

every so often. they reset after I park and then come back on after backing out of my driveway and 20 ft. into my drive they come back on, I even get the ABS rattling under my pedal under slight braking on dry pavement. sometimes the SLIP comes one first folowed by TCS and ABS lights, and the other day she almost quit on me for split second, and than all the same lights came on. Any help, please.

I have a 2004 nissan maxima. beautiful car.my break light on the inside of the rear window rattled when I raised the volume of the radio especially when there was a lot of bass. i took it to audio guy who wanted to charge 200 bucks to get whole rare dash padded. i said no thank you. I went home, unhinged the break light fixture (check manual to do this) and stuffed the empty space with old rags made from an old cotton tee shirt. reinstalled the fixture. hey presto!!! works so so good. audio is exceptionally clear with no rattling whatsoever, and 200 bucks saved!!!