general problems of the 2001 Nissan Maxima

I was at a red light, when it turned green I pushed the gas petal and it would go. I had to use extreme force for the car to go. Ever since February 2014, its been happening every day. I'm scared the gas petal's going to get stuck and ill crash. When I turn I hear a knocking noise coming from the tire/suspension.

Check engine light continues to come on. Identified that the idle control valve and gasket need to be replaced. Identified also that ecm is now burned out.

The contact owns a 2001 Nissan Maxima. After having the check engine light repaired, it continued to illuminate. He also experienced unintended acceleration while driving approximately 35 mph. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who informed him that they would run a diagnostic test for two days. The VIN was not available. He Nissan manufacturer have not been contacted. The failure mileage was 95,000.

We own a 2001 Nissan Maxima, which we purchased new from a Nissan dealer. It has, on 3 occasions, experienced a problem with "surging"/high revving. The cause in every case has been a part known as an "idle air control valve" (iacv), which fails and in doing so, causes the "ecm" (the "engine computer") to fail. We have discovered that hitachi is the sole source for the iacv, whether the part is obtained from a Nissan dealer or any other source under any other brand. This issue is apparently a particularly well-known issue with this model series of vehicle, both Nissan and Infiniti. The first time the vehicle had this issue, it was under warranty and was supposedly repaired by Nissan. However, the same issue has recurred on 2 subsequent occasions, and both times Nissan has wholly failed to address the issue. We have repeatedly attempted to address this issue with Nissan, including, but not limited to, Nissan consumer relations, Nissan's vp of customer satisfaction, the "executive offices" escalation department, etc. , all with no substantive response from Nissan beyond their stating that since the vehicle is no longer under warranty, it isn't Nissan's problem. However, it should be noted that in this latest occurrence, Nissan initially stated that their refusal to address this issue was due to our allegedly having installed "an aftermarket ecm" (we had not). However, when the Nissan dealer confirmed to Nissan that the ecm was in fact a factory Nissan part, and we discovered that there is no such thing as "an aftermarket ecm," Nissan then refused to correct this situation. From our layperson's investigation of this issue, it appears to be a design flaw in the circuitry, and is generally widely known in the repair industry, by enthusiasts, major auto reviewing companies, etc. Therefore, it seems that Nissan's claim to not know of this issue is disingenuous at best.

While driving at approximately 30 mph and decelerating the car began to slightly buck when the transmission tried to down shift. After approximately one to two minutes I smelled an electrical burn. When I came to a stop and put the car in park the engine raced to approximately 1600 to 1900 rpms at idle. The obd-ii indicated codes of p0505: idle air control valve and p0420: three way catalyst function. My local mechanic inspected the car and replaced the faulty idle air control valve. He contacted the local Nissan service shop, and they informed him that idle air control valve failed and shorted the engine control module, ecm. This seemed to be a common problem the dealer noted, and currently had another 2001 Maxima in the shop that was exhibiting the same failures. The dealer inspected my car and reported the idle air control valve failed and shorted the ecm. The failure of the idle air control valve should not short the ecm. This is a design failure and should not be the responsibility of the car owner. The ecm is a $915 part plus labor. The ecm was replaced. This is similar to odi id numbers: 10179328 and 10179390.

: the contact stated while driving 70 mph on interstate during dry conditions, the vehicle stalled without warning reducing to 30 mph. The vehicle was pulled off of the interstate. After sitting for a while and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle ran normally. This occurred intermittently. At times the vehicle would reduce in speed and other times the vehicle would stall. During each incident, the check engine light illuminated. Both the independent mechanic and the dealership were unable to duplicate the problem.

The contact owns a 2001 Nissan Maxima. The vehicle has had several 02 sensors replaced on the vehicle. The catalytic converter was replaced around 60,000 miles and again at 120,000 miles. When turning on the vehicle, the overdrive light illuminates and flashes intermittently. After attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle would only travel 5 mph. The vehicle had to be pulled over and restarted for the speed to operate normally. The current mileage is 150,000 and failure mileage was 40,000.

After parking vehicle, consumer shifted to park, instantly vehicle surged forward and hit the garage wall. Damage was $5000. 00. Vehicle has been repaired at body shop, not inspected by dealer.

Vehicle speed dial indicator stopped working. The dealership indicated this could be as a result of a sensor failure.