Ownership Cost for 1999 Nissan Maxima GXE
Estimated: $34219 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1953 | $886 | $393 | $2291 | $8286 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $272 | $272 | $272 | $272 | $272 | $402 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8072 | $6770 | $5923 | $5619 | $7836 | $34219 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 40 MPH IN LIGHT RAIN. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, I LIGHTLY GOT ON THE BRAKES. IMMEDIATELY, THE ABS KICKED IN. THE AMOUNT OF BRAKING FORCE WAS WELL BELOW THE MARGIN WHERE ABS SHOULD KICK IN. THINKING IT WAS A ONETIME DEAL, I DROVE CAUTIOUSLY AND TRIED BRAKING AGAIN. THIS ABS AGAIN KICKED IN IMMEDIATELY. THE ABS KICKING IN DID LENGTHEN THE STOPPING DISTANCE AS I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO EFFECTIVELY SLOW DOWN. ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT, ACCELERATION, TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN UPON ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP WHERE THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HAD BUILD UP ON IT. CHECKING FORUMS ABOUT MY CAR, THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, A COLLISION COULD HAVE RESULTED DUE TO THE ISSUE. NISSAN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IN MY EYES, THIS ISSUE IS SHOULD BE A INVESTIGATED FURTHER AS CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED IS COMPROMISED. *TR |
| 1999 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | THIS COMMENT IS REGARDING THE IGNITION COIL PROBLEM ON THE 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. MY 1999 MAXIMA HAS ABOUT 71,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ($93) AND SAID IT'S GIVING MULTIPLE MISFIRE READINGS. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL SIX IGNITION COILS. TOTAL COST ABOUT $1000 INCLUDING THE PARTS AND THE LABOR. FROM WEBSITES, I FOUND THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ON SEVERAL MAXIMAS. PEOPLE COMPLAIN THIS A LOT. *AK |
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