| Issue ID | 1454323 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11079899 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MAXIMA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 04/03/18 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On sunday, march 4, 2018, in the morning around a 11 am, i was driving my 2004 maxima and it started to loose power and turned off. I tried several times to start it, but it wouldn't hold the idle and turned off again. No nissan dealership or repair shop was open so i called the nearest pep boys shop to my home and they towed my car to their repair shop. They said my car was totally dead and needed a new battery even though my battery wasn't that old. I purchased a battery, still wouldn't start. Pep boys then said i needed a new alternator, so that was installed, still wouldn't start. They then said it must be the engine, so the next day, monday, march 4, 2018, it was towed to the fairfield, ct nissan dealership where it is currently until i can figure out what to do. After 3 days, of calling the nissan dealership to find out what was wrong with my car, bet, in the nissan service department told me that they had taken off the side of my engine and tried to manually turn the drive shaft, but it wouldn't turn and that it was the timing chain and that it would cost anywhere from $2,600. 00 to $3,600. 00 to repair my car. Please help with start a case, i can't afford this. I'm in school for paralegal studies and a ct licensed tax preparer |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BRIDGEPORT, CT |
| VIN pattern | 1N4BA41E14CXXXXXX |
| 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 | 08/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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