There are 6 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2000 Nissan Maximain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY OR SECONDARY ROAD THE VEHICLE STARTS TO BUCK. SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE (TCS) TRACTION CONTROL AND SLIP LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS CAUSES ME TO SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND DECELERATE IN HI SPEED TRAFFIC ALMOST LEADING TO REAR END COLLISIONS. I HAVE TRIED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BY RESETTING THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY OVERNIGHT AND SPEAKING TO MECHANICS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. AT TIMES THE TCS WILL ACTIVATE ( SOMETIMES STALL ) WHILE I AM PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY ( RPM'S GO TO 2000 MAXIMUM WHEN THIS HAPPENS ) CAUSING CONCERN TO MYSELF OR OTHER MOTORIST. THE VEHICLE HAS 190K AND I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 01/26/2018. THE VEHICLE OPERATED PERFECTLY UNTIL 07/2018. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED SINCE 04/2018 AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE CAR PUT IN A SHOP FOR REPAIRS. I AM CAPABLE OF DOING MY OWN MECHANICAL REPAIR ONCE I CAN DIAGNOSE THE ROOT CAUSE. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER AT MY DISPOSAL. MY MAIN CONCERN BEING SAFETY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. ANY HELP WITH THIS SITUATION WILL BE DEEPLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAT FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.*AK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN A PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR A SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT HIT A CONCRETE WALL BEFORE STOPPING. CONSUMER INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE HESITATES. VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK
WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE MOTOR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. THE VEHICLE THEN JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A BUILDING. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
THIS VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING A PROBLEM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE ENGINE SPEED WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, AND I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION FROM NISSAN MOTORS. HERE ARE THREE LINKS REGARDING THIS OBLEM:HTTP://TOWNHALL.EDMUNDS.COM/CGI-BIN/TOWNHALL?C=SEDANS&T=3175 . *AHTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/ENGAGED/EDMUND.CGI?C=SEDANS&F=0&T=3109 HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/EDWEB/EDITORIAL/FEATURES/MAXIMA/INDEX.HTML. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026