Five problems related to service brakes 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.
Jn1da31d62t429973 power steering system tires fuel pump air bags battery everything has been falling apart since 2018, it's been fixed and couple months later, the same problem comes up. Every mechanic that touches this car, said the same thing to check up the recall status. Because there are too many issues with it, and the mileage is low. So there is a faulty parts, that keep braking down in the middle of the road, and I have been calling roadside assistance at least 4 times since December. Brand new tires and brakes were installed and still having the same problems.
The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, when the brake was engaged the vehicle accelerated. The contact had to aggressively depress the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic and no diagnostic test was performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
The consumer stated a car pulled in front of her, she had to slam on the brakes, when she did there was a grinding noise. The wheel was damaged around the rim. The same incident happened again, the wheels made such an impact into the cement, the wheels appeared to have the same damage.
Nissan Maxima se 2002 was bought new. Brake judder has been occuring for quite a while. Dealer stated brake judder was not covered under warranty and cost of repairs $175. 00. Brake judder is covered under warranty for 2000 model Maxima, but not 2002?.
When brakes are applied vehicle accelerates instead of slowing down. Dealer has been unable to duplicate problem.