2000 nissan maxima mass air flow sensor problems

The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. Due to the amount of money spent on this vehicle, I cannot afford $3000 to replace the transmission and will be selling my first and last Nissan vehicle ever.Ĭ ® is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. Mechanic determined that the egr valve housing was broken and it was replaced for $340. At 137,000 miles, the egr valve & gasket fell out while I was driving.

I had to replace defective front and rear struts, front tie rod grease boot, compress coil spring, tie rod outer end at 134,000 miles for $1100.

It would cost over $3,000 to replace the transmission. It was a failing transmission that caused this and the inability to accelerate. He determined that it was the transmission that didn't give enough clutch pressure until it was driven for a while. When I got to mechanic, it would go in reverse. It reved engine but nothing would happen. I took it out of cruise control and floored the accelerator and the same previous problem occurred. While driving to mechanic's, I put car in cruise control and it would lose power intermitantly trying to maintain the set speed. I pushed my car out of garage and was able to get it to go in drive. Then, one day I tried to back out of my garage and it wouldn't go in reverse when I shifted it. This solved problem for a few months and it began happening again. Mechanic pressure tested fuel pump and found it too low and replaced fuel pump for $478. I would floor accelerator and nothing would happen. Mechanic determined that both oxygen sensors were defective and they had to be replaced to pass smog check for $460 also, at about 80,000 miles, car had intermitant acceleration problems which became more problematic in rainy weather. Mechanic reset and a few thousand miles later it came on again.

Check engine light came on at 80,000 miles. It sounded like it was taking longer for fuel to get to engine. At about 75,000 miles, engine would take a little longer to start especially in rainy weather.

2000 nissan maxima mass air flow sensor problems