1999 Nissan Maxima GLE from North America - Comments

Same repeated Service Engine Lights turning on.

Same problem recommending replacement of ALL SIX ignition coils for over $600.

This experience has also turned me off of any future purchases from Nissan. The repeated "Service Engine Soon" Light with the insistence on replacing all six ignition coils at customer expense and then having Customer Service say that mine was an isolated case and that they have no records/complaints of similar problems just makes me averse to having to deal with such a company. As if I would consider it, they're now repeatedly sending me upgrade to current year model offers. That would conveniently stop the problem while making the customer foot the bill on the old and new model I guess. On my last visit, they assured me the SES light would not come on again and it hasn't. My guess? They just disconnected it or did something to that effect.

I wonder why coils should need replacing?

Used to be that ignition coils lasted a very long time.

Better to stay away from the dealer.

It's easy to do all the simple stuff on cars yourself, like changing oils & filters, brake pads, etc.

I stopped taking my Mercury Grand Marquis to a dealer and did work on it myself because dealers & certain specialists were always trying to sell me unnecessary repairs.

I own a 1999 Nissan Maxima and I absolutey love it. I bought it used and I did experience a few problems with the service engine light coming on, but I took it to a local mechanic and found out that all that the problem was a simple as the valves being clogged. Nothing major and all it ended costing a mere $50.00 bucks including labor and putting it on the machine to detect the problem. So I can't complain. And people need to realize that all cars have problems and that shouldn't discourage you form purchasing a particular type of vehicle in the future. You never know totally what a car has been through, don't be so quick to judge!