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2004 Nissan MAXIMA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	848140
Internal NHTSA #	10389448
Manufacurer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	MAXIMA
Model Year	2004
File date	01/03/11
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Partial brake failure when approaching highway stop light at 45 mph, dry conditions. Braking distance more than doubled as front brakes made very loud scraping and grinding sounds (not typical abs sound) while not having any stopping power - i appeared to only have rear brakes. Was able to stop just inside intersection. Luckily no traffic was in way, avoiding an accident. Dealer identified problem as caused by rust buildup on rear hubs due to lack of a drainage channel/port on rear "knuckles" (said drainage port wasn't there), a known problem. Water backup in knuckle causes rust on hub and on abs sensors, resulting in premature failure of both abs sensors, which in my case caused an unexpected stopping problem. Both rear hubs and abs sensors had to be replaced at cost of over $1300. Car is very low mileage and garaged. Dealer identified this as a known problem and nissan described the repair in service bulletin reference ntb07-016b, also in nhtsa database as service bulletin number 07016, nhtsa item # 10021681. This failure was not routine and only the luck of the situation allowed an accident to be avoided. This known problem was identified in 2007 and i was unaware of it, though nissan was. This is a serious safety problem with the abs brakes and should trigger a recall so that others may be alerted to have this repair before more accidents occur.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	66815
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	NAPERVILLE, IL
VIN pattern	1N4BA41E74CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	08/08/26
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Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Nissan MAXIMA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Nissan MAXIMA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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