2020 NISSAN MAXIMA

32 complaints filed with NHTSA.

32
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

NHTSA Safety Rating

5/5
Overall
5/5
Front Crash
5/5
Side Crash
5/5
Rollover

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STRUCTURE:BODY4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING3
SERVICE BRAKES2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
POWER TRAIN2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
VISIBILITY/WIPER1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
PARKING BRAKE1
PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL1
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING1

Recalls (1)

20V57000022/09/2020

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Altima, Maxima and Leaf vehicles. The rear window glass may not remain properly secured to the vehicle.

Recent Complaints

20250825POWER TRAIN

The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The vehicle jerked before stalling in the middle of the road. No warning lights were illuminated. The Police were called to block traffic. The vehicle was towed. The tow truck driver had issues while attempting to tow the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The conta

Mileage: 106,000

20250825ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The vehicle jerked before stalling in the middle of the road. No warning lights were illuminated. The Police were called to block traffic. The vehicle was towed. The tow truck driver had issues while attempting to tow the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The conta

Mileage: 106,000

20250528FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

When I start driving the front collision light comes on and off and then they'll stay on

20250528FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

When I start driving the front collision light comes on and off and then they'll stay on

20250226STEERING

Nissan dealership said the front control arms are cracking and recommended having them replaced.

20250226UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Nissan dealership said the front control arms are cracking and recommended having them replaced.

20240831FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

Forward collision warning turns on about 20 seconds after the car starts. There was no accident or obstructions to the sensors, this apperas to just be equipment failure on a car with only 30k miles on it.

20240831FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

Forward collision warning turns on about 20 seconds after the car starts. There was no accident or obstructions to the sensors, this apperas to just be equipment failure on a car with only 30k miles on it.

20240422UNKNOWN OR OTHER

The sunroof inexplicably blew out while driving on a 3-lane interstate normally taken to work every day in the morning, windows were up. This movable portion of the sunroof is part of the panoramic sun roof. The sun shade was open, it is normally left open. Some small pieces of the glass fell onto me and seats but most was sucked up and away from the car. Thankfully, no glass hit me in the face and no cars were around me. I have rear cam footage of the glass flying out behind the car. Fro

20240418FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

When I start driving, sometimes I randomly see Key System Error and DAS Malfunction. All other warnings such as emergency brake, traction control, blind spot detection light up. Engine RPM meter keeps going to 0 and back and forth (see video in the link below). When this happens, driver assistance features like forward collision warning, blind spot warning and lane departure warning stops working. Sometimes, I cannot turn off the engine by pressing the Stop Engine button. I have to hold the butt

20240418LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

When I start driving, sometimes I randomly see Key System Error and DAS Malfunction. All other warnings such as emergency brake, traction control, blind spot detection light up. Engine RPM meter keeps going to 0 and back and forth (see video in the link below). When this happens, driver assistance features like forward collision warning, blind spot warning and lane departure warning stops working. Sometimes, I cannot turn off the engine by pressing the Stop Engine button. I have to hold the butt

20240418LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING

When I start driving, sometimes I randomly see Key System Error and DAS Malfunction. All other warnings such as emergency brake, traction control, blind spot detection light up. Engine RPM meter keeps going to 0 and back and forth (see video in the link below). When this happens, driver assistance features like forward collision warning, blind spot warning and lane departure warning stops working. Sometimes, I cannot turn off the engine by pressing the Stop Engine button. I have to hold the butt

20240412LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and changing lanes, the hood unlatched, flew open and struck the windshield. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,214.

Mileage: 84,214

20240313STRUCTURE:BODY

Was getting into the car. As we closed the doors, we heard the sunroof shatter. the edges of the broken glass were pushed up as if the air pressure inside the car broke the glass. If the inside cover was open, we would have been showered in glass. The manufacturer inspected and replaced the glass.

20240201POWER TRAIN

My transmission is bad.

20230618STRUCTURE:BODY

1-Clips that secure the front grill and font quarter panels have broken for no apparent reason. 2-Body parts can fall off during driving if not repaired 3-Inspected at dealership 4-No warnings - the front camera looked "cloudy" because it had fallen when the grill clips broke and became loose The entire grill has to be replaced. All parts are on backorder with no date for restock. This is my daily driver with a mix of town and highway driving, so I typically drive 30-70 MPH daily and only abou

20221103CrashAIR BAGS

Was at a four way stop. Other driver pulled out in front of me and I tried to not hit their vehicle but couldn’t avoid it. I was going around 15 miles per hour. The air bag discharged so hard it broke my windshield and injured my head, neck and lower back.

20220719STRUCTURE:BODY

The front passenger side A-pillar molding flew off while driving in windy weather. This piece could have hit another vehicle and impeded their vision while driving. The molding was not otherwise compromised.

20210924CrashAIR BAGS:SENSOR:FRONTAL IMPACT

The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated the collision sensor system on the vehicle was malfunctioning, causing the vehicle to brake on its own while reversing in parallel parking. The contact stated the vehicle would always make buzzing sounds while parking. The contact stated while he was reversing out of a parking space on a hill, the vehicle inadvertently stopped, causing him to hit the vehicle in front of him. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure

Mileage: 25,000

20210804SERVICE BRAKES

While driving 2020 Nissan Maxima Sv the emergency park brake light up and rear brake light up and traction control light up on dash and it act like it looses power and when you go to settings on sonar it big green light in front of car And check engine light came on