Nissan Maxima Complaints (1995)

152 consumer complaints on file.

#10450781March 8, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT, AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FRAME NEEDED FOR ALIGNMENT AND TO HOLD UP THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS RUSTED THROUGH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ON NISSAN FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350888August 21, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE:BODY
LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT, WHICH CONNECTS TO FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, ROTS THROUGH. THIS CAUSES FRONT MOTOR MOUNT TO DROP DOWN. SUPPORT IS INTEGRAL TO CHASSIS STRUCTURE AND ALIGNMENT. SUPPORT HAD TO BE REPLACED. COMMON ISSUE ON 1995-1999 BODY STYLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295090December 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEEDS, IT WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 151000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251073December 8, 2008
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL COVER WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000. UPDATED 01/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/09/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165349August 13, 2006
STRUCTURE
WE JUST PURCHASED OUR DAUGHTER HER FIRST CAR,A VERY NICE LOOKING 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT ONLY HAD ONE SMALL RUST SPOT ONE THE REAR FENDER,AND IT SEEMED TO RUN GREAT,SO WE BOUGHT IT HOME. TWO DAYS LATER WE NOTICED A THUMPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT HAS TOTALLY ROTTED AWAY IN THE MIDDLE ,WHERE THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS ON. THIS CAUSED THE MOTOR TO TILT FORWARD ABOUT THREE INCHES. IT WONT BE LONG TILL THE MOTOR FALLS OUT ON THE GROUND... WHEN I CALLED LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK,NOW THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND THIS CAR WAS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED BY THE FIRST OWNER AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IF OTHER OWNERS DO NOT CATCH THIS DEFECT IN TIME SOMEONE COULD GET HURT.. WILL BE CALLING NISSAN TO SE WHAT THEY WILL DO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156722May 3, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. UPDATED 5/28/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117485April 5, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH IN THE RAIN CONSUMER SAW A TREE THAT FELL ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER COULD NOT AVOID HITTING THE TREE. IMPACT FLATTENED THE HOOD, AND THE WINDOW SHIELD CAME INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, SUN ROOF WAS SMASHED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100985December 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
1995 MAXIMA HAS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE CAR HAD A FIRE ERUPTING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER SAID ITS NOTHING UNUSUAL. IN OTHER WORDS, ITS VERY NORMAL FOR AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR TO CATCH FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. YES, BELIEVE IT OR NOR. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA DID NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. DONT BE FOOLED BY THE NICE LOOKS OF THAT CAR. I HAD TO CHANGE THE O2, KNOCK SENSOR EVERY TWO YEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090389September 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL RETURN LINE DETERIORATED, SPILLING GAS OUT ONTO THE PAVEMENT WHILE PARKED. CONSUMER HAD RECENTLY FILLED THE GAS TANK. DEALER REMOVED THE GAS TANK AND REPLACED THE FUEL VENT LINE.*AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087036August 17, 2004
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
I WANT TO KNOW WHY NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THE 1995 MAXIMA DUE THE SPRINGS DEFECT, GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTION, STARTER PROBLEM AND THE LIST GOES ON. I HAVE 2 1995 MAXIMA'S AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. HAVING DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH LOOKING FOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH EVERYONE ELSE WITH A 95 MAXIMA HAS THE SAME DEFECTS. THE SPRING PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS WAS THE SPRING PROBLEM WITH THE SENTRA. I HAVE DOCUMENTED EVERY COMPLAIN THAT I COULD FIND AND IF MY DAUGHTER OR MYSELF HAS AN ACCIDENT IN THESE NISSAN'S, SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY WILL BE RICH! I DO NOT HAVE $1600 TO REPLACE THEM. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $1000,S OF DOLLAR REPLACING STARTER, BRAKES, ROTORS, KNOCK SENSORS, BATTERIES AMONGST OTHER THINGS AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CARS SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR. NEITHER CD PLAYER WORKS, INSIDE DOME LIGHT DOES NOT WORK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086252August 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WINDOW FOGS UP REGULARLY AND MORE INTENSE IN THE SUMMER. AFTER A COMPLETE CLEANING JOB, THE WINDOWS FOG UP AGAIN. IT CAUSES MAJOR VISIBILITY PROBLEM DURING THE DAY WHEN THE SUN HITS THE WINDSHIELD, AND AT NIGHT WHEN ONCOMING VEHICLES LIGHTS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DID THE 60K MILES SERVICE AND INSPECTED THE CAR, AND WASN'T ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN 800 # AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO HELP ME EITHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073069May 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WE PURCHASED A NEW 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA IN JULY 1995. BY APRIL 1996, THE STILL-NEW CAR HAD TO BE REPAIRED WITH A NEW O2 SENSOR, BUT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEN BY OCTOBER 2000, ANOTHER NEW O2 SENSOR HAD TO BE INSTALLED, AND WAS PAID OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET. HOWEVER, BY FEBRUARY 2002, THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH YET ANOTHER O2 SENSOR FAILURE. AT THAT TIME WE REFUSED THE SERVICE BECAUSE WE HAD LOST CONFIDENCE ON THE REPAIR DUE TO PAST POOR QUALITY HISTORY AND HIGH REPAIR COST ESTIMATION (~$250). THE DEALERSHIP NOW ROUTINELY WARNS US TO REPAIR THE SENSOR, BUT REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE SENSOR QUALITY AND/OR VEHICLE ENGINE OPERATION THAT, IN MY OPINION, WAS THE CAUSE OF THE REPEATED REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065988April 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE AND OFTEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. DOME LIGHT AND DOOR LIGHTS DONOT WORK.STRUTS AND SPRINGS ARE BAD. MAKES LOUD NOISE. STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061257March 3, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RECOMMENDATION OF A LIGHT TO SHINE ON THE FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. *PH THE CONSUMER OWNED A 1985 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH WAS EQUPPED WITH A FEATURE THAT THE CONSUMER THINKS SHOULD BE MANDATORY ON EVERY VEHICLE. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE BEING OPERATED THIS FEATURE SHINED A LIGHT ILLUMINATING THE AREA TOWARDS THE SIDE AND SLIGHTLY FORWARD OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070473January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SUSPENSION
WE PURCHASED A 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE IN 1997 FROM PERUZZI NISSAN IN FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. FOR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ABOUT EIGHT (8) PERCENT OF THE FINAL SALE PRICE, WE ALSO PURCHASED AN 84-MONTH OR 100,000 MILE NISSAN SECURITY+PLUS VEHICAL PROTECTION PLAN. AT AROUND 48 MONTHS AND WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, WE WERE INFORMED THE PLAN HAD EXPIRED. IT TURNS OUT THAT NISSAN'S PLAN STARTS ON THE DATE THE VEHICLE FIRST LEFT THE SHOWROOM, A.K.A. THE ORIGINAL IN-SERVICE DATE (WHICH IN OUR CASE WAS JUNE, 1994), NOT THE DATE ON WHICH A CONSUMER BUYS THE SAME CAR AS USED. THE WORDING OF THE CONTRACTS IS MISLEADING AT BEST AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE MARKETING BROCHURES NISSAN DEALERS USE TO SELL THESE VERY PROFITABLE PLANS SAYS THAT COVERAGE STARTS ON THE DATE YOU PURCHASED YOUR CAR. IN EFFECT, OVER ONE THIRD OF THE COVERAGE WE PAID FOR WAS SHAVED OFF FROM THE VERY MOMENT WE PURCHASED THE PLAN. WE SUBSEQUENTLY INCURRED SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REPAIRS THAT WE ARE NOW IN COURT ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER, HAVING WON A FIRST ROUND AND JUDGMENT OF $3,300. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE FOREWARNED ABOUT THESE PLANS, WHICH WE MAINTAIN ARE A SHAM AND, IN AT LEAST SOME STATES (INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA) CONSTITUTE FRAUD. WE ARE LOOKING TO HEAR FROM OTHER CONSUMERS THAT PURCHASED THIS PARTICULAR PLAN SINCE 1997, FROM PERUZZI NISSAN AS WELL AS OTHER DEALERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030554July 31, 2003
AIR BAGS
WOMAN STOPPED SHORT. MY BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT MY CAR HIT THE REAR OF WOMAN'S CAR. AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND INJURY TO DRIVER. *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10027175July 14, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES, THA T AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH BOARD DUE TO A FAULTY MODULE SENSOR. DEALER CHANGED MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024637June 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1995 NISSAN MAXIMA EXPERIENCING OIL LEAK. *MR THERE WAS A PRE-EXISTING OIL LEAK. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP. THE DEALER PROMISED THE CONSUMER A NEW BATTERY BUT THEY CLEANED OFF THE BATTERY ACID AND SAID THAT IS WAS NEW. AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS A NEW BATTERY WAS PLACED IN AFTER SEVERAL NO STARTS. THE DEALER STATED THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024055June 16, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE'S REAR END WOULD SWING AROUND UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT GUARD RAIL. *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020378May 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NAR 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER HAS TO REPLACE SENSORS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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