Fuel Pump Problems of Nissan Maxima

The murano lost acceleration on the interstate and would not go into gear; it came to a complete stop on the exit ramp between I-95 north and I-26 toward charleston, SC. I was unable to restart the car and had to be pushed "out of harm's way by a trucker, and a couple who stopped to help. I was brought to the Nissan dealership (20 miles away in orangeburg, SC). The service dept. Determined that the fuel pump shut down, stopped working. The part had to be ordered, and I had to pay for a rental car from enterprise , so that I could drive the remaining 3 hours back to my home in travelers rest (greenville,-spartanburg area). The part arrived on 9-25-2007, and I drove 3 hours back to orangeburg to pick up my car and return the rental). My husband asked for the "old fuel pump". I had to pay $350. 00 for the part and labor and $100 for towing. The insurance CO. Reimbursed for towing. My husband thought it highly unusual for the fuel pump to go at such low mileage on the vehicle (57,000). This was not covered by warranty.

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The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. When the vehicle was started, the clutch would not shift into any of the gears. The dealer repaired the master cylinder and the clutch system twice, yet, the failure continued. Another dealer stated that the transmission was failing. The vehicle has not been repaired and is currently parked. The failure mileage was 29,000 and current mileage was 83,000. Updated 06/17/08. The consumer stated the fule pump and map sensor was replaced. Updated.

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The contact owns a 1996 Nissan Maxima. The contact must make 5 or 6 attempts in order to start the vehicle. Occasionally, he must depress the accelerator pedal to the floor for the vehicle to start. The failure occurs each time he attempts to start the vehicle, especially after it has been parked for several hours. If the vehicle has been driven and is still warm, it takes 2 or 3 attempts to start. The mechanic suggested that the failure may be fuel system related and he replaced the fuel pump, filters, wiring harness, and starter. The contact stated that the transmission is difficult to shift. He believes that the electrical sensor is not reading correctly. The purchase date and dealer information were unavailable. The current mileage was 157,000 and failure mileage was 143,000.

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While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and towed it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that fuel pump needed to be replaced due to a worn part.

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At about 75,000 miles, engine would take a little longer to start especially in rainy weather. It sounded like it was taking longer for fuel to get to engine. Check engine light came on at 80,000 miles. Code indicated bad catalytic convertor. Mechanic reset and a few thousand miles later it came on again. Mechanic determined that both oxygen sensors were defective and they had to be replaced to pass smog check for $460 also, at about 80,000 miles, car had intermitant acceleration problems which became more problematic in rainy weather. I would floor accelerator and nothing would happen. Mechanic pressure tested fuel pump and found it too low and replaced fuel pump for $478. This solved problem for a few months and it began happening again. Then, one day I tried to back out of my garage and it wouldn't go in reverse when I shifted it. I pushed my car out of garage and was able to get it to go in drive. While driving to mechanic's, I put car in cruise control and it would lose power intermitantly trying to maintain the set speed. I took it out of cruise control and floored the accelerator and the same previous problem occurred. It reved engine but nothing would happen. When I got to mechanic, it would go in reverse. He determined that it was the transmission that didn't give enough clutch pressure until it was driven for a while. It was a failing transmission that caused this and the inability to accelerate. It would cost over $3,000 to replace the transmission. I had to replace defective front and rear struts, front tie rod grease boot, compress coil spring, tie rod outer end at 134,000 miles for $1100. At 137,000 miles, the egr valve & gasket fell out while I was driving. Mechanic determined that the egr valve housing was broken and it was replaced for $340. Due to the amount of money spent on this vehicle, I cannot afford $3000 to replace the transmission and will be selling my first and last Nissan vehicle ever.

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Intermittently when applying brakes and/or decelerating vehicle stalls out and dies without warning. Vehicle will start up immediately after. Dealer has replaced the sensor and the air filters and the problem has reoccurred.