Two problems related to front suspension wheel bearing have been reported for the 2001 Nissan Maxima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Nissan Maxima based on all problems reported for the 2001 Maxima.
Loud knocking under front of the car, I replaced the bearings and noise stopped for a while. The knocking has come back and the steering wheel will be hard to move and sometime jerks to the side. Also the whole tail light goes out, I have changed the light bulbs four times already within a month.
Front wheel bearing went wrong after less than 55k miles.