Three problems related to warning light on have been reported for the 2003 Nissan Maxima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Nissan Maxima based on all problems reported for the 2003 Maxima.
This is reference to two situation concerning Nissan recalls. In 2014 I took my car to sansone Nissan dealer on rt 1, NJ to take care of the airbag recall issue NHTSA ref#15v287000. My airbag light was not on when I took it to the dealer, after I came home a week later the airbag light came on. I don't think the dealer took care of the recall issue, if they did my airbag light would not be on. I would like Nissan to give authorization to the dealer to correct this problem. My second issue was on Jan 2016, I was driving to work, all of a sudden the car shut off on me, the brake lock up and all I could do was stair to the side of the road. . I was lucky that there wasn't any oncoming traffic. I had to call the tow truck to have my car towed but before the tow truck came I tried starting the car again and it started. I was a few minutes from home, so I drove back home and I had my local mechanic picked it up and did a diagnosis on it. He said it was the crank position sensor, I purchased it and he installed it. The car started working a little better but my service engine soon warning light is still on. I did a little investigation and found out that there was a recall for engine and engine cooling recall #03v455000. I read it and found that the consequence on the recall is the exact same thing that happen to me. Again sansone dealer on rt. 1 in NJ is claiming that they took care of this issue but I was never told that this was a recall by Nissan. I wanted Nissan to correct this problem based on the fix under NHTSA ref# 03v455000. I've been taking car of all the maintenance on my car since I purchased it from Nissan but I feel that Nissan is responsible for these two issue, since it was defect in design on their end.
The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Maxima. While the vehicle was at a stop with the brake pedal depressed, the air bags deployed suddenly and the air bag warning light illuminated. There were no injuries. The contact mentioned that the front passenger side air bag deployed first then the front driver side air bag. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the technician was unable to locate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14v361000 (air bags), but the dealer refused to perform the recall remedy due to the air bag deployment. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced under the NHTSA campaign number: 14v361000 (air bags) however, the air bag warning light illuminnated months after the recall repair. The failure recurred constantly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed and there was a loud clicking noise. The engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bank 1 and bank 2 sensor had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was unknown. Jo.