1990 Nissan Maxima

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TRUNK LOCK INOPERATIVE.

• 12/26/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I SMELL BURNED WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. I ISOLATED TO THE REAR CENTER BRAKE LAMP WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. BECAUSE THE SOCKETS WERE THE METAL CAN IN THE LAMP SOCKET MOVES OR SEPARATES FROM THE PLASTIC SOCKET HOUSING. IT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE RECALL 96V253004.

• 12/23/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE VEHICLE'S GAS FILLER TUBE CORRODED. A RECALL (95V244000) WAS ISSUED FOR THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AT NO COST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

• 12/23/2002· SEATS

  WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNTING BOLTS SNAPPED, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/23/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 12/22/1997· VISIBILITY

  TWO POWER WINDOW REGULATORY ASSY FAILURES.

• 12/08/1997· 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

• 12/05/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER HAS HAD FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES AN UNEVENESS IN THE RUNNING OF THE MOTOR. NLM

• 12/05/1997· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE TRACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BECOME UNSTABLE. *AK *SLC

• 12/05/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL INJECTORS OF THE CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/02/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEAT GENERATED BY HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LAMP BULB MELTED THE AREA AROUND THE LIGHT BULB ALONG WITH THE RED LENS.

• 11/30/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BACK LIGHT BULB HAD MELTED PLASTIC OF LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BULB WAS LAYING SIDEWAYS IN HOUSING.

• 11/30/1997· VISIBILITY

  BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED DUE TO DESIGN OF THE CONNECTION ON THE ALIGNMENT BAR BEING MADE OF PLASTIC.

• 11/26/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONTACTED DEALER (2) WEEKS AGO AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL REGARDING RECALL 95V244000. *AK *JB

• 11/24/1995· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  ELECTRONIC WINDOWS; WINDOWS WILL EITHER LOWER ON ITS OWN OR NOT AT ALL. SYSTEM WORKED ON (5) TIMES WITH TEMPORARY RESULTS. TT VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER. *SLC

• 11/21/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION WITHIN THE FUEL FILLER NECK, WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 95V244000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

• 11/21/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND HAVE PUT A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME INTO IT. BUT MY MECHANIC WARNED ME AFTER HAVING MY TUNE-UP DONE THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT NISSAN TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAD RECALLED MY VEHICLE MODEL FOR THIS DEFECT. ACCORDING TO A NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE, THE 1990 MAXIMA DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE PREVIOUS YEARS MAXIMA. BUT I HAVE SEARCHED THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY MAXIMA. *AK

• 11/19/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/12/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  VEHICLE WAS POORLY DESIGNED, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER LOCK HAS SEIZED NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE DLR STATED THAT DUE TO LACK OF USE THIS DOES OCCUR. THE DOOR WAS USED BETWEEN 50-100 TIMES, THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD IN EVENT OF FIRE OR CRASH. *AK

• 11/06/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT RAIL AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 10/31/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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.

• 10/29/1996· VISIBILITY

  SUN ROOF STICKS.

• 10/22/1997· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

• 10/21/2000· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  THE WINDOW PROBLEM I HAVE SEEMS TO BE WITH A LOT OF THIS CAR MODEL. EACH TIME I HAD A WINDOW FIXED, IT COST ME $220.00. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE PAYING FOR. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM MY OTHER WITH THE TRANSMISSON JUST STARTED AND I DO HAVE 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WOULD EXPECT SOME THINGS TO GO WRONG. THE WINDOW PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. ALSO WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE FIRST WINDOW REPAIRED I ASKED ABOUT MY RADIO ANTENNA NOT GOING UP AND DOWN ANYMORE. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY WINDOWS. THE OPERATING MECHANISM IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. MOTOR RUNS BUT NOTHING GOES UP AND DOWN.

• 10/21/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT COMPLETLY AND THEN THE OIL STARTED LEAKING . ALSO, BRAKES SPEEDOMETER ARE HORN IS NOT WORKING. *AK

• 10/18/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING.

• 10/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT/REAR BRAKES REPLACED EVERY 25000 MILES.

• 10/17/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 95V244000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE MODEL YEAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

• 10/10/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WENT TO REPLACE BULB IN ASSEMBLY. FOUND PLASTIC BRACKETS INSIDE MELTED. TRIED TO REPLACE WITH USED PART, BUT EVERY ASSEMBLY I FOUND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING A NUMBER OF TIMES RECENTLY, BUT HAD NEVER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD, SINCE ITS CLEAR ALL VEHICLES WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768334

• 10/09/1996· VISIBILITY

  VEHICLES 2 FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WINDOWS REGULATORS HAVE FAILED AND 1 REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ALSO FAILED OF THE SAME DEFECT. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

• 10/08/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STALLS WIHILE DRIVING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK

• 10/05/1998· STEERING

  VEHICLE ERRATICALY AND INCONSISTENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT, SEVERLY. 8 DIFFERENT MECHANICS INCLUDING NISSAN CANNOT FIND CAUSE OR CORRECT.

• 09/30/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A LEAKAGE OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, CAUSING STRONG FUMES OF FUEL TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN HAVING THE DRIVER NOT ABLE TO DRIVE PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER. NLM

• 09/28/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE LOCAL DEALER SHOP PERSONNEL HAVE HEARD AND SEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS. MR

• 09/26/1996· VISIBILITYCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR POWER WINDOW CABLE BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, 1:00 POSITION, SPEED 20MPH. IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES. *AK

• 09/25/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST NISSAN I WILL EVER OWN.

• 09/23/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP ON A REGULAR BASIS WHEN THE BRAKE PAD IS APPLIED. THE CONNECTORS THAT TOUCH THE LIGHT BULBS ARE VERY SENSITIVE. THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT CAUSES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BULB AND CONNETOR TO FAIL. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS MAXIMAS ON THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE REAR LIGHTS AS WELL (NOT ONLY WHEN BRAKING). THE REAR 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS CORRODED AND DOES NOT PERMIT THE BULB TO BE INSTALLED. THIS PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 92,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. ATTEMPS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC ARE IN VEIN BECAUSE THE PROBLEM REOCCURS WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS AFTER BEING 'REPAIRED'. SEEMS AS IF ONLY HALF OF THE TOAL CONNECTORS ARE IN EVERYDAY WORKING CONDITION. THE OTHER HALF TURN ON AND ON SPORADICALLY. THIS MAKES IT SEEM AS IF I HAVE SOME 'TAIL LIGHTS OUT'. THIS IN TURN GIVES POLICE OFFICERS A REASON TO CONTINUALLY PULL ME OVER AND LET ME KNOW ABOUT THE LIGHTING SITUATION. IN ADDITION, THE NON-WORKING CONNECTORS GIVE THE CAR A POOR APPEARANCE. LASTLY, THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE REAR LIGHTING MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. NLM

• 09/17/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINECrashFire

  DUE TO SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKS, WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS MOUNTED TO THE WHEEL HOUSING AND IN THE EVENT OF SIGNIFICANT CORROSION, AND THE MOUNTING COULD FAIL IN A VEHICLE CRASH. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED NISSAN AND DEALER IN THIS REGARD; THE NISSAN IS NOT GIVING RESPONSE FROM LAST ONE MONTH TO THE DEALER. I HAVE A NEWBORN BABY, I AM WORRIED OF CRASH OR FIRE, PLEASE HELP ME TO SOLVE THIS ASAP. THERE IS RECALL AVAILABLE ON THESE ITEMS ALREADY BUT NISAAN IS BOT RELACING THEM. I HAVE GOT A CASE OPENED WITH NISSAN I.E 3517845. PLEASE HELP ME TO TAKE SOME STEP. I HAVE BEEN CALING NISSAN ALMOST EVERYDAY. PLEASE HELP..HELP.*AK

• 09/15/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION STICKS IN REVERSE!*AK

• 09/04/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, 3RD BRAKE LIGHT USED EXTENSIVELY, HOUSING STARTED SMOKING, CAUSED BY PLASTIC HOUSING MELTING ON LIGHT BULBS, LOCAL SERVICE SATION DISENGAGED POWER, COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.*AK

• 09/04/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED THROUGH HEATER CORE ONTO FLOOR CARPET, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORT TO ECU AND EQUIPMENT UNDER FLOOR, RESULTING IN FIRE.

• 08/27/1999· EQUIPMENT

  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.

• 08/25/1995· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER FAILED, NEEDLE WILL BE AT CERTAIN SPEED AND THEN WILL DROP TO ZERO/WILL NOT RETURN TO SPEED FOR SOME TIME. *AK

• 08/23/2002· SEAT BELTS

  REAR LEFT PASSENGER RESTRAINT WEBBING HAS SEPARATED FROM TRACK DUE TO RUST. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN#. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/21/2000· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER HAS REPLACED CRANK ON BOTH REAR WINDOWS. CONSUMER IS NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ROLLING UP DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS STUCK.*AK

• 08/20/2008· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT EXAMINED HIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED. ALSO, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RUSTED WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 185,149.

• 08/19/1999· EQUIPMENT

  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.

• 08/19/1998· VISIBILITY

  THERE IS A STRESS CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS REPLACED BY A COMPANY CALLED SAFELITE AUTO GLASS. *AK

• 08/19/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FAILED INJECTORS CAUSED VEHICLE TO IDLE REAL BADLY, CHEK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

• 08/18/1995· POWER TRAIN

  HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ODOMETER NOT WORKING NISSAN REPLACED IT BUT PROBLEM STILL EXSIST. TT