When I had a 98' Maxima and the alternator went out, I bought a remanufactured Hitachi on eBay and that one worked just fine for many years.
Pros: worked fine for years
Vehicle:
Nissan Maxima
Best Alternator for Nissan Maxima
My car started experiencing the same issue as yours. Randomly lose power, no acceleration, give jump start, two days later, the same issue. Had to have it towed to Nissan. Yes, long story short, it does need a genuine OEM Alternator and OEM Battery! For some reason, the 3rd party parts are not as effective in the product. Once placed in my Nissan, it was commented there have been no issues.
Pros: genuine OEM parts needed
Cons: third party parts ineffective
Vehicle:
Nissan Maxima
Mileage: 50000 km
I got an ACDelco reman alternator from RockAuto, but it has a grinding feeling and bearing noise when I spin the shaft by hand. I'm not putting that "reman" alternator in the car only to have it fail a few weeks from now.
Cons: grinding feeling, bearing noise
Vehicle:
Nissan Maxima
Mileage: 150000 km
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Top manufacturers of alternator for Nissan Maxima
This part for Nissan Maxima is made around the world. We have reviews for alternator manufacturers from countries such as: Japan, USA .
In March 2026, the ranking of alternator for Nissan Maxima on PartReview included 3 manufacturers. It is based on 3 reviews and 9 votes.
Which alternator to choose for Nissan Maxima?
Last month, PartReview users preferred OEM Nissan. 33% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.
In second place: alternator HITACHI — 33%.
Third place: AC DELCO with 0% of the votes.
In the overall ranking of alternator, which aggregates opinions of owners of different car makes and models, these brands hold the following positions:
- OEM Nissan ranked 8, PR Score — 66. Based on 24 reviews and 74 votes.
- HITACHI does not yet have enough reviews to participate in the ranking. You can help by adding a review and specifying this brand and your car model.
- AC DELCO — rank 5, PR Score — 72. Based on 32 reviews and 99 votes.
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