Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#846164August 30, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
THERE IS A FUEL LEAKAGE WITHIN THE FUEL INJECTORS WHICH IS LEAKING DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710695August 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY EXPLOSION UPON IGNITION. ARC WENT THROUGH DRIVER'S FINGER AS EVIDENCED BY THE ENTRY AND EXIT BURN MARKS. DAMAGE TO IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UNKNOWN. KEY CANNOT BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM SINCE THE RELEASE BUTTON IS ELECTRICALLY C
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#845990August 27, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT PASSENGERS' AND DRIVER'S RADIO SPEAKERS BURNED OUT, OVERHEATED, CAUSING SMOKE TO FILL THE PASSENGERS COMPARTMENT, RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845489August 19, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
IN COLD WEATHER FUEL LPG SWITCH BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845490August 19, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
IN COLD WEATHER FUEL LPG SWITCH BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#710230August 19, 1999
AIR BAGS
THE CAR WAS SOLD NEW WITH A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG LIGHT-WE DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL AFTER WE SIGNED THE PURCHASE PAPERS. WE WERE TOLD TO RETURN IT THE NEXT DAY FOR REPAIR! SINCE THEN WE HAVE TRIED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES, BUT THE LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER WE LEAVE THE SHOP. IT IS NOT CLEAR TO ME IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS TRULY FUNCTIONAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845244August 17, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCURRED AND THERE WAS A CRASH. DURING THIS OCCURRENCE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD CONSUMER, CAUSING HIS CHEST TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710038August 16, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR IS LOCATED BELOW THE AIR INTAKE AND IS OPEN TO DIRT AND DEBRIS. THIS CLOGGED ON A TRIP, CAUSING FLOODING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INTERIOR. THE ONLY WARNING IS A YELLOW DASH LIGHT THAT SAYS "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" UPON BLINKING, THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES "DO NOT DRIVE OVER 45 MPH" AND " NO NEED TO TOW TO DEALER" THE UNIT CAR CONTROL COMPUTER IS IN DIRECT LINE WITH THE WATER FLOW FROM THE EVAPORATOR, AND WHEN IT CLOGGED AND FLOODED SHORTED OUT. THIS LEFT THE CAR FUEL INJECTORS WIDE OPEN..FLOODING THE ENGINE..IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS LET-UP ON AT 45, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED. IN TRAFFIC, CREATINGS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECVIALLY SINCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T TURN ON, AND THE CAR LOSTB ALL POWER..STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. THE GAS FUMES WERE ALMOST OVERCOMING. NEITHER THE OWNERS MANUAL OR THE NISSAN SERVICE INDICATE AT ANY TIME THE NEED TO CLEAN OR PROTECT THIS EVAPORATOR. THE OWNERS MANUAL RE; FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THE CAT CAN BE DRIVEN SAFELY..IT CANNOT. NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY FOR OR CORRECT THIS LATENT DEFTECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547901August 11, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THREE OUT OF FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED, CAUSING WINDOWS TO STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709874August 11, 1999
CHILD SEAT
I HOPE MY REPORT WILL NOT BE IGNORED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. AFTER GOING TO MY DEALER, CALLING NISSAN, CALLING NAT. SAFETY HOTLINE, GOING TO A CERTIFIED SAFETY SEAT TECH. I WAS TOLD THAT NO CARSEAT WILL FIT PROPERLY IN MY CAR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842113August 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE BACKING UP CONSUMER SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK / LOCKED UP, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE HITTING GARAGE CABLES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709595August 4, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE "NEGATIVE" CAPLE HAS A STICKER WITH A "P" ON IT AND THE "POSITIVE" CABLE HAS A FUSE BOX WHICH HAS A "-" ON IT. I TOOK THAT AS "P" FOR POSITIVE AND "-" FOR NEGATIVE. THAT WAS INACCURATE. I HOOKED UP THE POSITIVE TO THE NEGATIVE AND NEGATIVE TO THE POSITIVE. THIS HAS BLOWN OUT THE ALTERNATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709537August 3, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TOP COAT AND PAINT IS PEELING FROM THE HOOD AND REAR SPOILER OF MY 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PAINT AND TOP COAT ON THE CAR. I WANT TO FIND OUT WHY THIS IS DEFECTIVE FROM SUCH A GOOD RELIABLE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844014August 2, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
ALL 4 SPEAKERS WENT BAD, SMELLED LIKE THEY WERE OVERHEATING AND COULD CATCH ON FIRE. THE OWNER DISCONNECTED THE SPEAKERS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SPEAKER IN 1992 Q45, BUT NOT FOR THE MAXIMA ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN SAYS THAT SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843724July 29, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON BECAUSE THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE BURNING OUT EXCESSIVELY. DEALER SAYS ITS BECAUSE OF A OF THE ETHANOL USED IN GASOLINE. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547571July 28, 1999
SUSPENSION
AT 46,000 MILES THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843673July 28, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 40MPH & HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, NEITHER ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#709324July 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR GOT STUCK IN DOOR AND BURNED OUT REGULATOR AND POWER WINDOW MOTOR. APPROXIMATE COST TO FIX IS $400+ AT AN AUTOBODY SHOP, WHICH INFORMED ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMA'S 1991-1995, SO COMMON THAT NISSAN HAS PROBLEMS KEEPING IT IN STOCK. THE DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT CONSIDER THIS A RECALL. I FEEL I, AS THE CONSUMER, AM PAYING FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NISSAN DOES NOT WISH TO DISCLOSE IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843453July 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRAVRELING 45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN IN FRONT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. INSTEAD, HIT VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE THEN ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS BEPLOYED BUT MUST HAVE POPPED OR FIZZLED OUT. DRIVER'S HEAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE FRONT WINDSHILD AND THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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