2007 NISSAN MAXIMA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 125 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: STRUCTURE (27 complaints · 21.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 3
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution STRUCTURE appears in 27 of 125 owner complaints (21.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. STRUCTURE: 27 complaints, 21.6% of reports STRUCTURE 27 · 21.6% ENGINE: 19 complaints, 15.2% of reports ENGINE 19 · 15.2% · 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 15 complaints, 12.0% of reports POWER TRAIN 15 · 12.0% SERVICE BRAKES: 15 complaints, 12.0% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 15 · 12.0% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 13 complaints, 10.4% of reports AIR BAGS 13 · 10.4% · 2 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 8 complaints, 6.4% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 8 · 6.4% FUEL SYSTEM: 5 complaints, 4.0% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 5 · 4.0% · 1 crash reports STEERING: 5 complaints, 4.0% of reports STEERING 5 · 4.0% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 3 complaints, 2.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 · 2.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 60 complaints, 48.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 60 · 48.0% · 2 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
STRUCTURE 27 21.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 19 15.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 15 12.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 15 12.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 13 10.4% 2 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 8 6.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 5 4.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 5 4.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 60 48.0% 2 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2007; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2006. 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2011-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2015-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2016-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2006 Jul 2023 Recall campaign 06V402000 ◆ Recall campaign 06V402000 Investigation PE08045 ● Investigation PE08045
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 4
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 2
2010-Q3 Owner reports 2
2011-Q1 Owner reports 6
2011-Q2 Owner reports 3
2011-Q3 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 3
2012-Q1 Owner reports 3
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2012-Q4 Owner reports 2
2013-Q1 Owner reports 5
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 3
2014-Q2 Owner reports 4
2014-Q3 Owner reports 3
2014-Q4 Owner reports 8
2015-Q1 Owner reports 5
2015-Q2 Owner reports 12
2015-Q3 Owner reports 2
2015-Q4 Owner reports 9
2016-Q1 Owner reports 3
2016-Q2 Owner reports 3
2016-Q3 Owner reports 3
2017-Q1 Owner reports 2
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 2
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q1 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 2
2023-Q2 Owner reports 1
2023-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 06V402000
Defect investigation 1 PE08045
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06V402000

    Report date
    Component:
    STEERING
    Consequence:
    IF THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION BEING IN THE "PARK" POSITION, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CAN LOCK WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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