2012 Nissan Maxima problems, complaints & recalls

2026-01-16 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 246,450 mi

“odometer fraud. the contact purchased a 2012 nissan maxima. it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. the vehicle was a dealer sale. the contact stated that the mileage on the title was not available. at the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 150,000. the vehicle was taken for texas state inspection and the v…”

2025-07-01 · Power Train

“2012 nissan maxima with 94,000 miles began hesitating upon accelerating and jerking on [xxx]. vehicle diagnosed at don franklin nissan in glasgow, ky with bad transmission. transmission replaced. then on [xxx], while driving vehicle, a loud noise from front passenger tire, traction light come on, pulled to side and found wheel side ways and upon…”

2024-08-20 · Structure:body

“since 2018 to present day. i been having difficulties with the visibility from my front windshield at sunny days. the dashboard has this sticky substance that make the dashboard really shinny, and reflect the sun light on the windshield, blocking the view and make it hard to see the road and vehicles. i had to use sunglasses to block this issue, b…”

2023-12-31 · Air Bags

“passenger airbag notifi action blinks and will not show it is activated to function in a crash. airbag has never worked. also driver seat belt keeps releasing without being pushed to open. seat belt issue just began dec 2023…”

2023-08-17 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification:front Passenger · 70,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2012 nissan maxima. the contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag failed to turn on while the front passenger's side seat was occupied. the contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. the dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that it was a known issue, and that the front passenger's side …”

2023-04-29 · Electrical System

“green wire burn throughout the entire wiring harness..from alternator to engine fuse box and also to inside fuse box.. bypassing the blown fuses and/or relays!!…”

2023-03-02 · Steering · 122,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2012 nissan maxima. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop immediately and started shuddering. the oil warning light, abs, coolant temperature, and the esp warning light were illuminated. additionally, the driver's side window failed to operate …”

2022-10-24 · Engine · 138,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“the contact owned a 2012 nissan maxima. the contact stated that after returning from lunch and parking the vehicle at work, almost three hours later he was informed by someone that the vehicle was on fire. the contact walked outside and saw the engine compartment in flames. the contact stated that the engine compartment was completely burned. the f…”

2022-06-09 · Unknown Or Other

“on june 9, 2022 @8:50am i was driving my nissan maxima to work and as i was at the stop light waiting to go through the intersection, the car shut off completely cutting off all power. i have push button and no electric was working. my jumper cables were in the trunk but i could not access them because the trunk would not operate without power. wit…”

2022-04-03 · Unknown Or Other

“pressing door lock/unlock button on the door handles fails to lock/unlock all doors consistently. rear door locks respond intermittently or not at all. driver door often takes four button pushes to get it to unlock. although it hasn't happened to me, i've heard other drivers mention difficulty getting into the gas cap (it locks when driver's doo…”