1991 Nissan Maxima

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

• 12/24/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELETRICAL WIRING IN FRONT DOOR

• 12/22/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE AIR VENT WAS TURNED ON NOTICED FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/15/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WE HAVE A 1991 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 2004 IT BURNED UP UNDER THE HOOD AND MELTED EVERYTHING TO A CRISP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WERE NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR THAT CAUSED IT TO IGNITE. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO SCHOOL, AND IT SMELLED LIKE GAS FUMES, THEN IT QUELLED DOWN, ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED TO SMOKE. WE OPENED THE TRUNK FIRST TO GET A RAG AND THEN THE HOOD TURNED BLACK, AND IN 1 MINUTE. IT STARTED TO BLAZE. NONE OF THE BODY OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED EXCEPT THE HOOD, AND EVERYTHING UNDER IT MELTED TO A CRISP. COULD THIS BE A DEFECT PLEASE GIVE ME A GUESS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

• 12/14/1998· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 94 AND APRIL 95. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION/ TORQUE CONVERTER REPAIRE AT ESTIMATED VALUE OF 25,00.00. IN AUGUST 98, TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE DEFECTS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY. PRESENTLY, WHEN SHIFTING TOO DRIVE OR IN NEUTRAL THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. AK

• 12/07/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A 1991 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE HELP ME. *LA

• 12/07/1998· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING POWER WINDOWS AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FALL OUT WHEN A BUMP IS HIT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/01/2007· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT LOCK, ANYMORE, ON THOSE VERY SUDDEN STOPS OR WITH SNEEZES, LIKE IT USED TO, AND THE RED SEATBELT LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT IT IS NOT WORKING. SAYS NISSAN ISN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR SEATBELTS TO WORK IN OLDER CARS. *TR

• 11/27/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE NOTICED ON COUNTLESS NISSAN MAXIMAS (EARLY 90 MODELS) THAT TWO OR FEWER BRAKE LIGHTS OUT OF FOUR ACTUALLY LIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THE OTHER REAR LIGHTS DIM OUT.*AK

• 11/27/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT FAILED.

• 11/25/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDER BY CONSUMER.

• 11/22/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WILL START TO SHUDDER AND LOSE POWER AS IF IT IS STARVING FOR AIR OR GAS. CONTINUE DRIVING WILL MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE STALLS COMPLETELY. FURTHER ATTEMPTS ON RESTARTING WILL RESULT IN THE ENGINE SHUDDERING, RUNNING FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND THEN SHUTTING DOWN. IF THE VEHICLE IS LEFT FOR A WHILE (A FEW HOURS)., IT WILL START UP PERFECTLY AND RUN FOR A WHILE (FROM A FEW MILES TO HUNDREDS OF MILES) UNTIL THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 9 TIMES (COSTING >$2000), AND NUMEROUS REPLACEMENT OF PARTS TO NO AVAIL.

• 11/21/2014· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 370,000.

• 11/20/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR WITHOUT GIVING THE CONSUMER PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE KEPT CUTTING OFF, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS PARKED DUE TO TRANMISSION FAILING. *AK

• 11/03/1997· VISIBILITY

  WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT AND PASSENGER WINDOWS SLIDE DOWN, AND WHEN PUTTING HAND AT THE TOP TO THE GLASS, THE WEIGHT OF THE HAND WILL CAUSE THE WINDOW TO SLIDE DOWN. *AK

• 10/19/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TAIL LIGHT HOLDER THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE LIGHT BROKE, AND TAIL LIGHTS MELTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/19/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CENTER MOUNT CLOCK OVERHEATS, AND WILL NOT WORK.

• 10/17/1994· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO STAY IN PLACE DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL/INJURY. *SKD

• 10/15/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SEA TBELT MOTOR KEEPS JAMMING AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

• 10/10/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LOCK FAILED.

• 10/10/1997· VISIBILITY

  THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM (THE REGULATOR) HAS FAILED ON (3) WINDOWS. THE REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE REAR WINDOWS. PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR IN OCTOBER OF 96/DRIVER'S SIDE REAR IN JULY OF 97. THE PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW IS NOW BROKEN. *AK

• 10/09/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATED DEALER HAD TOLD HER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A CAMSHAFT SEAL LEAK. ALSO THAT TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLCED. BUT CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

• 10/07/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PLASTIC HOLDER THAT HOLDS FOUR BULBS MELTED, ALSO, TWO OF THE WIRES MELTED. *AK

• 10/04/1995· SEAT BELTS

  SEATBELT SECURES DRIVER TO THE POINT OF NOT ALLOWING ANY MOVEMENT, AFFECTING MANUEVERABILITY OF VEHICLE. *SD

• 10/04/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WAS HIT FROM REAR DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT

• 09/30/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.

• 09/23/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  EMISSION VAPOR CANISTER HAS SEVERAL LEAKS, CAUSED BY BATTERY ACID DRIP, CAUSING VERY STRONG RAW GASOLINE SMELL ENGULFING VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DURING HOT WEATHER IN SO. ARIZ. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN STOPPED. FUMES ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IF A/C VENT OPEN, BECOMES NAUSIATING. BATTERY DRIP HAS NO SPECIFIC DRAINAGE AREA, SPILLING ON CANISTER AND OTHER AREAS CAUSING MESS.

• 09/15/1998· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

• 09/12/1995· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED, CAUSING WINDOWS TO FALL INSIDE DOOR. *SD

• 08/26/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER PUT HOOD UP AND HYDRAULIC HOOD STRUTS GAVE WAY, AND CONSUMER'S HEAD GOT STUCK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, NOSE WAS SCRATCH UP AND SWOLLEN.*AK

• 08/25/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ENGINE SURGE CAUSED ACCIDENT. *DSH

• 08/20/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FADE/EXCESSIVE WEAR TO BRAKE PADS/ROTORS IN EMERGENCY BRAKING.

• 08/19/2013· SEAT BELTSCrash

  GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND HIT 2 PARKED CARS. DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T CATCH. *TR

• 08/17/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STUDS FAILED. *TT

• 08/12/2001· SEAT BELTS

  UPON PLACING MY DAUGHTERS CARSEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACKSEAT THE SEATBELT FELL COMPLETELY APART. THEREFORE THAT MAKES ME THINK SOMETHING IS FAULTY WITH IT. IF IT CAME APART THAT EASILY FROM ME TRYING TO BUCKLE IN THE CARSEAT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SOMEONE HIT ME. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE KILLED IF THIS HAD HAPPEN IN A COLLISION. I F MY CAR DID THIS HOW MANY OTHERS WILL IT HAPPEN TO AND WILL ANY CHILDREN HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. I ONLY WANT FOR MY FAMILY TO BE SAFE AND THEREFORE I TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY PLACING MY DAUGHTER IN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK SEAT.*AK

• 07/31/1998· POWER TRAIN

  A/T TRANSMISSION UNRESPONSIVE DURING DRIVING, BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

• 07/13/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT FAILED. *DH

• 07/09/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO SUMMARY

• 07/07/1998· VISIBILITY

  DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. PROBLEM REAPPEARED AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER & ALL WINDOWS REPLACED DUE TO THE FALL OUT OF THE OTHERS. SEEMS THE WINDOW REGULATOR CONTROL UNIT TRACT IN WINDOW BREAKS EACH TIME. *AK

• 07/06/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1991 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP FOR CONCERNS WITH THE FUEL LINES. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION OF THE TANK, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING ALONG WITH THE PIPE FILLER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 95V244000, (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

• 06/29/1999· VISIBILITY

  MY SUN ROOF SEAL LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS

• 06/28/2004· STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,BACK OVER PREVENTION

  POWER STEERING HOSE SPLIT...REPLACED PART...CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING VERY LOUD NOISE AND "BURNT" SMELL COMING FROM POWER STEERING PUMP...WHEN FLUID IN PUMP IS REPLACED, THE COLOR OF THE FLUID BECOMES BLACK IN NO TIME; ALSO EXPERIENCING STRONG GAS FUMES INSIDE CAR ESP. WHEN HEAT OR A/C IS TURNED ON; FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY...EITHER TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE...SEAT BELT LIGHT & CHIME GOES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME; DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN...HAD IT REPAIRED; DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN; SUNROOF LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS; HOOD LATCH DOES NOT ALLOW HOOD TO CLOSE PROPERLY, WHILE THE HYDROLICS UNDER THE HOOD WILL NOT KEEP THE HOOD UP WHEN OPENED...HOOD SLAMMED DOWN ONTO SERVICE TECH'S ARM AND ONTO ANOTHERS HEAD; SOMETIMES VIBRATES LOUD WHEN BRAKING; HIGH-PITCH CLITTER-CLATTER COMING FROM RT-FRT WHEEL; ODOMETER WILL NOT WORK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX; BATTERY ACID DRIP DAMAGE ON STARTER; TRANSMISSION DIS-MOUNTED, HAD REPLACED, BUT CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING OIL LEAKAGE @ MAIN SEAL; CV JOINTS, BALL BEARINGS, AXLE, CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ALL REPLACED AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES. OK...IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS...I AM HOPING FOR SOME RECALL INFO ON THE FUEL LEAKAGE AND SEATBELT ISSUES! I HAVE NO FUNDAGE LEFT FOR ANYMORE REPAIRS. MY 10 YEAR OLD SON IS A FREQUENT PASSENGER IN THIS VEHICLE...I AM SEEKING ANY INFO ON HOW TO MAKE THIS CAR MORE SAFE FOR US ON THE ROADS...UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. (ALSO, CAR ALARM GOES OFF EVERY TIME DOORS ARE LOCKED; AND HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT BRIGHTEN, THEY STAY ON DIM...WHEN SWITCH IS CLICKED AT COLUMN, HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY GO OUT!). *AK

• 06/22/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY FUEL TANK FAILED TWICE WITHOUT MONTHS. THE DEALER NEVER INDICATED ANY RECALLS ON ANY NISSAN MAXIMAS, INCLUDING RECALLS FROM OTHER PLANTS. I ALSO SMELLED GAS AND DISCOVERED A GAS LEAK. EVERY MONTH I PAY OVER 1K IN REPAIRS. THIS BEGAN FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PURCHASE. I WAS INFORMED BY KELLY KEAN THAT THIS WAS MY PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT EVEN OFFER TO FIX. THIS IS MY SECOND NISSAN AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE RELIABLE, BUT THIS NISSAN MAXIMA WAS A LEMON ESPECIALLY WITH FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. *AK

• 06/18/1997· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEATBACK FAILED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO UNEXPECTEDLY FALL BACKWARDS AND SLIDE COMPLETELY ONTO REAR SEAT. *AK

• 06/15/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SEATSCrash

  CRASH. WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT IN DRIVEWAY. ENGINE WENT FULL THROTTLE 30 FEET ACROSS DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK A TREE. BOTH FEET ON BRAKES TRYING TO STOP CAR. DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE. EXACT SAME ACCIDENTS AS OCI CLAIM #'S 483257 AND 889677. *LA

• 06/09/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HAD IT FIXED ONCE BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AT NOBLITT AUTO IN DOTHAN AND HE SAID ALMOST EVERY NISSAN V-6 HAS THAT PROBLEM WITH THE BOLTS BREAKING THAT GO INTO THE MANIFOLD CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE PRESSURE. *AK

• 06/09/1998· SEATS

  THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. THE FRAME OF THE SEAT RIPPED APART AND SCRATCHED UP THE OWNER'S BACK. *AK

• 06/04/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKE PEDAL AND LIGHTLY TOUCHED ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL TO LEFT, IMPACTED A PARKED VEHICLE, AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. INSURANCE ADJUSTER DETERMINED THAT DRIVER WAS AT FAULT BY LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. A DEALERSHIP NOR A MECHANIC HAV EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE OF DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 05/26/1999· SEATSCrash

  NO SUMMARY

• 05/23/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTORS FAILED DUE TO POOR DESIGN.

• 05/12/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF ENGINE IS HOT OR COLD. AT A FULL STOP VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK