Nissan Maxima owners have reported 2 problems related to brake drum wheel cylinder (under the service brakes category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Nissan Maxima based on all problems reported for the Maxima.
Car completely looses all power steering and brakes, with no driver and or passenger recourse but to excape the vehicle before a car comes up behind you. 93 complaints seen on line with the same problem . Seems I saw other Nissan Maxima owners in those complaints to Nissan petition that had 2001 2002 and 2003 . The ignition coil wires are being replaced and sometimes the ignition module. Takes a lot of money to find out what it is and the cost to fix is usually 600 to more than 1000 dollars, not to mention all the things replaced trying to figure out what it is. All coil wires have to be replaced as the diagnostic test wont show which cylinder it is, when driving all loss of rpm then stops suddenly with no steering because it locks up.
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I experienced a complete brake failure resulting from failure of the master brake cylinder on my 2007 Nissan Maxima with only 48,000 miles. Fortunately, the failure occurred while backing out of the service bay at kal tire located in ladner bc, canada. It was necessary to employ the parking brake to stop the vehicle. Because I reside in point roberts wa, I could not take the risk of driving 45 miles to the nearest Nissan dealer located in bellingham wa. Ladner is only 5 or 6 miles from point roberts wa. Had I ran the Maxima down I-5 down to bellingham wa, this complete brake failure would have been lethal when driving at stated expressway speed limits of 70 mph. The failure of a master brake valve at 48,000 miles is unprecedented in my 50 years of driving experience. I have requested the valve be held for analysis and I will be happy to mail it to you for your perusal should you wish to diagnose it. This valve not covered under the 36,000 mile warranty, per the Nissan dealer located in bellingham wa. I conclude this communication by expressing my concerns regarding the relative safety of this master brake cylinder. It is not unreasonable to state lives are at stake in this matter.
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