Nissan Maxima Complaints (1990)

106 consumer complaints on file.

#710204August 19, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE SPEAKERS SMOKED AND SMELLED LIKE BURNED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WHEN THEY FAILED,AND ON DISASSEMBLY THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS SCORCHED AND HAD BURNED TRANSISTORS ON IT. IT LOOKS LIKE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704687March 20, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCK/LATCH MECHANISM FAILED INTERNALLY WITH DOOR IN CLOSED POSITION. FAILED MECHANISM IS SEALED WITH RIVETED COVER, WITH NO METHOD OF ACCESSING INTERNAL LINKAGE TO RELEASING LATCH AND OPEN DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702680January 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
INITIAL ACTION TAKEN WHEN THE DASH NO LONGER DISPLAYED NUMBERS, WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT I COULD NO LONGER SEE THE SPEED AT WHICH I WAS TRAVELING, HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE TANK, OR THE CORRECT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT OPERATE BECAUSE OF THIS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD BE A COSTLY REPAIR, AND TO NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE DASH HAS NOT BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY. RECENTLY I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TRIED TO CLEAN THE COMPONENTS ON THE DASH, HOPING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY NO LONGER REPLACE THE DASHES. THEY REFER THE CUSTOMER TO AN ELECTRONIC SPECIALIST. AFTER CALLING AND VISITING NUMEROUS SPECIALISTS, I FOUND NO LUCK IN ANYONE SERVICING MY PROBLEM. I THEN PROCEEDED TO WRITE NISSAN A LETTER EXPLAINING MY SITUATION AND ASKING FOR A SOLUTION. I RECEIVED A POST CARD STATING NISSAN NEEDED MORE INFORMATION THAT I ALREADY GAVE TO THEM. I THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM A REPRESENTATIVE OF NISSAN TELLING ME MY SOLUTION WAS TO SWITCH TO AN ANALOG DASH AND THAT THEY COULD GET A QUOTE FROM THE DEALER AT THAT TIME. WHEN I CALLED BACK NISSAN I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCEPT THE ANALOG DASH AND THAT I NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH A $2,000.00 DIGITAL DASH. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT SUGGEST REPLACING THE DIGITAL DASH BECAUSE IT WILL NOT WORK IN A MATTER OF TIME, AND THEN I AM OUT $2,000.00. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE, HE REPLIED "NOTHING". APPARENTLY ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE DRIVING AROUND VEHICLES WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR SPEED, AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN COLDER CLIMATES DUE TO THE MOISTURE. THE DIGITAL DASH WAS ONLY PLACED IN CERTAIN VEHICLES FROM 1989-90, AND IS NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. ALSO, I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF MY CALLS AND COPIES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND LETTERS. THANK YOU. *A
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702285January 16, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTATION PANEL WOULD NOT LIGHT UP UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS WARM. NOW IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE NO MATTER HOW WARM THE CAR IS I HAVE NO ELECTRONIC DISPLAY AT ALL. THIS RESTRICTS ME IN KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING, MY GAS TANK READING , AND MY ODOMOTER READING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700231October 31, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTORS HAVE NOT BEEN FIRING WITHIN THE SPECIFIED RANGE AS ASSESSED BY MY MECHANIC AS WELL AS AN AUTHORIZED NISSSANDEALER/ MECHANIC. THE CAR IDLES ROUGH AND SHIMMIES WHILE THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AT A STOP. SOMETIMES THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE OVER TIME, RECENTLY THE EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAS COME ON AND CANNOT BE RESET. I AM HESITANT TO PAY FOR REPAIR WORK BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE (AND I'VE BEEN TOLD REPLACING THE BAD INJECTORS ONLY MAY HASTEN THE OTHERS GOING BAD). FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE THAT HAS HAD REGULAR TUNE-UPS AND MAINTENANCE WORK THIS PROBLEM IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY FRIEND ALSO HAS A 1990 MAXIMA AND HAS EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND MY MECHANIC SEES THIS PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780705October 5, 1998
STEERING
VEHICLE ERRATICALY AND INCONSISTENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT, SEVERLY. 8 DIFFERENT MECHANICS INCLUDING NISSAN CANNOT FIND CAUSE OR CORRECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540125August 19, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FAILED INJECTORS CAUSED VEHICLE TO IDLE REAL BADLY, CHEK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826963August 19, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THERE IS A STRESS CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS REPLACED BY A COMPANY CALLED SAFELITE AUTO GLASS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539963August 17, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538620July 21, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
LEFT REAR SEAT WINDOW EXPLODED, SHATTERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#825200July 9, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
OWNER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS BROKEN AT THE SEAMS AND NOT REPAIRABLE. THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534038April 13, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED CORROSION PROBLEMS IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND UP INTO THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529155January 19, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527515December 23, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON NISSAN V6 ENGINES WARP AND EXHAUST FUMES LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO MEET THE EMISSIONS STANDARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527501December 22, 1997
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TWO POWER WINDOW REGULATORY ASSY FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819792December 8, 1997
SEATS
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED OF TRACK, SEAT IS LOOSE, MOVES BACK AND FORTH. DEALER SAID SEAT WENT OFF TRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819755December 5, 1997
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE TRACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BECOME UNSTABLE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526522November 30, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
BACK LIGHT BULB HAD MELTED PLASTIC OF LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BULB WAS LAYING SIDEWAYS IN HOUSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526941November 30, 1997
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED DUE TO DESIGN OF THE CONNECTION ON THE ALIGNMENT BAR BEING MADE OF PLASTIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815703August 15, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN VHEICLE STARTED TO JERK & SHUTTER; FINALLY TURNED IT OFF; WOULD NOT START PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED FUEL INJECTORS GOING BAD. HAD THEM ALL REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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