Four problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2002 Nissan Maxima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Nissan Maxima based on all problems reported for the 2002 Maxima.
While stopped for 30 seconds at a red light my 2002 Nissan Maxima se suddenly accelerated (4000-5000 rpms) and surged forward. My foot was on the brake pedal only. I applied full pressure to the brake and applied the emergency brake. The engine revs dropped down and increased two additional times. When the revs dropped for the third time I quickly put the car into park and shut off the engine. When I turned the car back on the engine ran normally. I was very fortunate that there was adequate distance between myself and the car in front of me. I took the car to a Nissan dealer the same morning and no trouble codes or stored data was found in the computer. Nissan headquarters told me a factory rep will come to diagnose my problem only if the car is involved in an accident.
The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration and crashed through a wall. Scc.
Air control valve is not working properly vehicle will unexpectedly accelerate at high speeds. Contacted dealer. Please further information.
While pulling into a garage vehicle unexpectedly accelerated forward while foot was still pressed on brake. Please provide any further information.