Front Seat Power Adjust Problems of Nissan Maxima

The contact owned a 20005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while sitting in the vehicle, the front driver seat began smoking without warning. The contact jumped out of the vehicle and called the authorities. The fire department arrived as the vehicle became engulfed in flames, the fire was then extinguished. A fire department report was filed at the scene. Due to her frantic exit from the vehicle, the contact sustained injuries to both knees and her right ankle; however, she did not seek medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and destroyed. The manufacturer nor the dealer were informed of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact linked NHTSA campaign number: 05v512000 (seat) to her failure; however, her vehicle was never included in the recall. The failure mileage was 112,000.

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I have power seats. While driving the seat on the driver side moves automatically without pushing the buttons. The seat moves up towards the stirring wheel and sometimes will not stop. It has moved so close that I had to lean the seat back to keep from having an accident. It also moves back the same way. The cause is unknown .

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Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving approximate 40 mph, the interior lights and entire power windows and power seats failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed that the body control module would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. There was a recall related to the failure under NHTSA campaign id number 05v512000 ( seats). The manufacturer was notified and they informed that the VIN was not included in the recall and that the recall expired due to the age of the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000. The VIN was unavailable. Js.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that after parking her vehicle the passenger seat began to smoke. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who told the contact that there was a NHTSA campaign id number 05v512000, seats front assembly, power adjust recall associated and that her vehicle was already repaired in 2008. The failure mileage was 82,800 and the current mileage was 83,073.

Drivers seat fails to move forward or backward. Motors activate on power seat, but the seat does not move. This is a much reported failure item on Nissans/infinitys. Dealer requests $600 to fix.

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[xxx] 2001 Nissan Maxima power driver seat does not move forward or backward classification: el01-030d reference: ntb02-001d date: December 21, 2004.

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The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact was driving approximately between 25 -35 mph approaching a traffic stop signal. There was heavy smoke that expelled from underneath the front driver seat. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road. Immediately, the contact exited the vehicle. A bystander extinguished the front driver seat area. The fire department arrived at the scene after the fire was extinguished. There were no personal injuries; and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The technician stated the failure was contributed to the front seat wire harness. There was a previous recall repair under NHTSA campaign id number 05v512000 (seats: front assembly: power adjust). However, the recall service repair had not corrected the safety defect. The authorized dealer refused to repair the vehicle free of charge regarding the safety defect. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

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My 2005 Maxima had been parked in my garage when an electrical fire occurred near or in the fuse panel. We do not know when the fire occurred. The fire had somehow contained itself and self-extinguished. The car was sealed so we assume it ran out of oxygen as the smoke did not leak to the garage. The lower dash panel on the left side of the steering column appears to be the initial fire. As I am not an expert, I can only assume the housing for the fuse panel would relate to the cause of the fire as this is where most of the damage occurred. The fire melted that panel to the floorboard and spread around the steering column, around the ignition and slightly up to the upper dashboard (right side), again causing the dash to melt. Prior to the fire the driver's side power seat would not engage any movement. I had not attempted to fix it as I rarely, if ever, move my seat. This had occurred approximately 4-6 months prior to the fire. Another electrical issue the car had prior was the seat belt light indicator would remain on when the driver's side seat belt was indeed buckled. I do not know if these electrical issues relate to the electrical fire. I did however find another report on NHTSA involving the same type of power seat issues and similar electrical fire to the same make, model and year of my Maxima. At this time the Nissan dealership is not sure how the fire started and is not claiming Nissan liability. I am concerned the dealership will not investigate the cause of fire and replace the damaged components of my car with the same potential electrical fire hazards. I feel this fire should be cause for investigation as my Maxima appears to be at least the second Nissan with the same exact electrical issues and fire.

Driver's power seat will not move forward or backward. This first occurred with an odometer reading of 31,242. This is a danger for all drivers who do not have long legs. Nissan has been aware of this problem in 2000-2003 Nissan Maximas, and have issued service bulletin # ntb02-001c. Unfortunately, Nissan has not informed NHTSA and there in no recall on record for this problem. I hope this information will prompt NHTSA to investigate this problem. Thank you for your help.

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The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the front passenger seat adjuster switch failed and caused the seat to overheat. The failure also affected the steering column and it can no longer be adjusted up, down, or sideways. It remains in the locked position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the heated seat switch was the cause of the failure. The dealer replaced the switch at the cost of $210. The manufacturer will not provide reimbursement because they have not received any complaints. They further stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 05v512000 (seats:front assembly:power adjust). The failure and current mileages were 88,000. Updated 07/15/08. The dealer replaced the seat switch. The sunroof only worked in vent mode. The dealer replaced the sunroof switch. Updated.

My 2005 Nissan Maxima sl caught on fire under the dash board on the driver's left side on 2/05/08 at approx 12:00 that day. After returning from a short drive, I smelled smoke. Upon parking in my driveway and exiting the car we notice fire coming from under the dash board. Once we extinguished the flames and called the fire dept we realized the source appeared to be in the area of the fuse housing area. I've had a recurring problem with this vehicle for quite some time. My service record is quite extensive on the electrical problems associated with this one vehicle. The latest being 12/28/07 when I had my vehicle in for servicing for the driver seat failure to move. My vehicle was returned to me on 12/31/07 and the seat was operable then, but I was told by the service tech that they weren't sure if the problem was solved but it was working at the present time. As an ensuing result I was unaware I was driving a vehicle that could of went in flames when being driven. I've attempted to contact Nissan corp and have been unable to make contact with anyone other than the rep that took my information on 2/8/08. I've also attempted to contact the owner of the local Nissan dealership where I purchased my vehicle and haven't had any luck there either. My vehicle is currently at ray bryant Nissan dealership to be repaired, again, post the fire damage. This is the same dealership I've been bringing my vehicle to for al of the problems that have existed with this car. Any help and guidance you can offer me with this matter will be greatly appreciated.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. After starting the vehicle smoke was present beneath the seat and the fuse box. The fire was contained to the passenger seat. There were no injuries. The police extinguished the fire. A police and fire report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact stated that the vehicle was a part of recall 05v512000 for the seat/power adjust. However, the dealer stated that the part was on back order. The failure and current mileage were 46,000.

Passenger side power seat will not move forward or backward, entire motor needs replacing, volume of usage has been minimal, mileage on the vehicle is only 47k.

: the contact stated a recall letter NHTSA recall # 05v512000 was received, regarding the seats: front assembly: power adjust. The dealership determined the recall could not be performed until the power seat motor was replaced.

The consumer took the 2005 Nissan Maxima to the dealer for electrical problems and was told of a pending recall (05v51200) concerning the power front seat. The recall work was performed but the consumer was concerned about the work not being performed prior to delivery.

: the contact stated a recall letter was received in the mail 4/20/06. The NHTSA recall, # 05v512000, concerning seat: front assembly: power adjust. The dealer was notified on 4/21/06 to have the recall repaired. The dealer stated the first available appointment would be 4/26/06, however the contact believed this is not going to be remedied in a timely manor. Updated 5/16/2006 - the brake made noise and the tire deflated due to dry rot.

: the contact stated there was no ongoing problem with the vehicle. There is a NHTSA recall, # 05v512000 on the vehicle regarding the seats; front assembly; power adjust. The parts needed to repair their vehicle are not available at their local dealership. The manufacturer confirmed the parts are not available.

Driver front seat will not move forward and back. Nissan agencies says the motor drive component #87562c9926 is not covered under service agreement, plan type: Nissan preferred - roadside - gold preferred.

I park my car at work and proceed to move the seat foward for my wife. It did not move; I have a 2001 Nissan Maxima. It has a driver side power seat. The seat tilts but does not move forward or backwards.

Electrical problems; during warranty period and I had to take the car to the dealership numerous times because the driver' s and front passenger's seats quit working and required electrical repairs. The power sun roof also quit working and required electrical repairs during the warranty period. My car was no longer covered by warranty, and power windows have now quit working. I had so many different electrical problems since purchasing the car that I could not help but to think they wereall connected to the same common problem, and it made me wonder what will happen next. Also, during the 2nd year of the warranty period, the battery went completely dead for no apparent reason, and it was not covered by warranty, however, they towed my car to the dealership , early in the morning, and yet had to keep the car over night. I didn't know if repairs to wiring were performed or not, but they didn't admit to any underlying electrical problem, yet they couldn't explain why the battery became dead, or why it required more than 24 hours to replace a dead battery. Were these coccurence's commenly reported for this model year.

Power seat driver side does not move forward or backward and up or down etc.

Welds on the brackets holding the driver's seat cushion to the power seat actuating rods have broken. The seat cushion is no longer properly attached to the frame, and could be unsafe. The only remedy offered by the dealer was to replace the entire seat frame ($775).

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Consumer's 2004 Maxima was recalled for the wiring harness in the driver's seat. The consumer made and appointment and took the vehicle to the dealer to be repaired. When the consumer arrived at the dealer she was told that the part was not available and that it had to be ordered. *****.