Issue ID | 1468698 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11097023 |
Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
Brand | NISSAN |
Model | MAXIMA |
Model Year | 2017 |
File date | 01/03/18 |
Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | The car is becomes unstable and difficult to control when going over bumps, even at moderate speeds (20+ mph). When going over bumps, there is a loud thump / clunk / bang from the rear suspension - and then the rear of the car looses traction/stability. Nissan must be aware of a design issue issue as it has issued a tsb trying to solve the inferior bushings it chose for the rear suspension - service bulletin ntb17-107. However this does not solve the instability problem. I find myself driving at half the legal speeds to keep the car stable - the need to slow down for each bump is creating a road hazard. Driving on the same roads with my other cars at much higher speeds (road legal speeds), i do not experience anything like that. The stability control function does not seem to help and it lights up frequently when driving on bumpy roads. I found myself veering of the road several times because of the difficulty to control the car. This must be a terrible and dangerous design flaw. In roads that i can drive the legal speed in a hyundai sonana or toyota 4runner (45 - 65mph) i sometimes need to cut speed in half when driving the nissan maxima sr just to keep the car stable on the road. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | GORDONSVILLE, VA |
VIN pattern | 1N4AA6AP5HCXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 40 |
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