2009 Nissan Maxima 4-door S Sedan

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I love this car! Ex- Benz owner and dont know if I will ever go back. Had an E-320 that was nice, it WAS a M-Benz. My Maxima SV W/sport & premium package has it all. Love the entertainment for my growing boys who have plenty of room. The look is wonderful, I got the Crimson Black and always have people taking a double take. I Love This Car!

When I first bought my Maxima in November, 2008, I was so happy! I traded in a 2003 v6 Altima and I thought I "upgraded" to the new Maxima. I was WRONG, I wish I would have kept my Altima. I loved the Maxima at first. It drives nice, looks nice and has a lot of power. Unfortunately though, I've actually had nothing but problems with mine starting after a few months of ownership. First, I could smell the radiator and noticed that radiator fluid leaks from the cap where the reserve fluid is kept. The dealer has tried to correct this problem (and hasn't) but if I drive with the window rolled down, I can smell it- yuck. Then I noticed the car makes a clunking noise in the front end, (I guess it's the transmission) and it happens when the doors lock around 15 mph. (This is separate from the strut issue below). Recently, there has been a recall on the struts in the front end of this car- and of course my car had a defective strut that would make a horrible noise whenever I went over a bump. That had to be replaced. On too many occasions, when my husband drives my car and I'm in the passenger seat, the airbag "off" light comes on and stays on while we are driving. So he literally has to stop the car, turn the car off and restart the car and that usually makes the light go off- otherwise if we crash the airbag won't deflate. The dealer could not replicate this issue and has not fixed it. Lastly, the car decided it didn't want to start a couple of weeks ago. On two occasions I needed a jump start and when I took it to the dealer, of course, they could find "nothing wrong." I still don't know what happened. It is working okay "for now" but I can't rely on this car for long trips, I'm afraid it won't start and I'll be stranded. I am waiting for the next thing to go wrong. I don't want to sit in the passenger seat in case the airbag won't work and the dealer is useless since they don't want to have to fix the car even though it's under warranty. They always say they can't replicate the problem so therefore, there is no problem in their eyes. I only have 12,000 miles on this car and have invested so much $ in it because of my trade in and monthly payments over the past year. I can't wait to trade it in asap for something more reliable. Needless to say I'm disappointed and I think I bought a lemon.