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CarComplaints.com Notes: We don't recommend the 2009 Maxima nearly as highly as the 2007-2008 Maxima, because NHTSA complaints show a pattern of the electronic steering column lock module failing.
When the module fails it prevents the car from starting, & Nissan dealers charge over $1,000 (!!) to repair it. Nissan recalled the module on some other 2009 models with the same steering lock problem, but for some reason they left out the 2009 Maxima. See this page on the Nissan Maxima Electronic Steering Column Lock (ESCL) defect.
If you're thinking about buying a 2009 Maxima, instead you might consider a 2007-2008 Maxima, or a newer model year.
9.4
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 98,300 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 10 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace dashboard (6 reports)
- not sure (3 reports)
- only solution is for them to fix it (1 reports)
accessories - interior problem
Helpful websites
- This Fixes It - Get on to yours, before it gets too soft.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I purchased my 2009 Nissan Maxima new. This car has been very reliable and still is when I drive. Since the dashboard began melting it’s been very difficult due to the nagging glare. It’s impossible to drive when the sun is beaming in my view and it’s very very unsafe. Each summer it gets worse. I work 10 hours days and my car is parked in the heat. The order it has when the sun has been beaming all day is horrific.
I can’t even lay anything on the dashboard because it’s so sticky. I don’t feel I should have to pay for something that I didn’t cause to happen and strongly agree that this is a manufacturer issue. I’m pissed that Nissan manufacturers would replace dashboard in one state and not all. This issue should be fixed around any state that has purchased their vehicles. I’m so afraid that it’ll take many consumers causes fatal accidents and the. It’s too damn late. I want my car dashboard repaired by Nissan.
- roxy0617, Canton, US