1992 Nissan Maxima

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

• 12/27/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE READ WHERE MANY NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS IN THE FUEL FILLER TUBE DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION (BETWEEN '88 AND'94). I HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT NISSAN IS VERY SELECTIVE IN DECIDING WHICH CARS ARE COVERED BASED ON THE VIN. I ALSO SEE THAT MANY HAVE ASKED FOR HELP FROM A MR. LARRY LONG AT THE NHTSA AND THAT'S HE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. I AM FACING A SIMILAR SITUATION NOW. I KNOW THERE IS A LEAK IN MY FILLER TUBE, AND NISSAN SAYS MY 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA GXE DOES NOT HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, AND THEY DID NOT TELL ME IF IT HAD BEEN FIXED OR NOT. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET THIS MESSAGE TO MR. LARRY LONG OR WHOMEVER IS WORKING ON SITUATIONS LIKE THIS? A LEAK IN THE FUEL FILLER TUBE IS POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS -- AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP AND CONSIDERATION. *JB

• 12/19/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  FRONT RIGHT DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK.

• 12/18/1996· SEATSCrash

  FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK RECLINED TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/17/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

• 12/14/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING FRONT END/HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH, SEVERAL INJURIES OCCURRED. *MJS

• 12/11/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE ACCELERATES IN EVERY GEAR EXCEPT IN DRIVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/09/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE MAKES NOISE, EITHER PULLIES FOR TIMING BELT OR VALVE. YH

• 12/06/1998· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENTCrash

  BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ENGINE IS NOISY AND ROUGH. CRANKSHAFT WAS DESTROYED WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. HEAT FROM AC WOULD COOL DOWN AFTER 15 MINUTES. ROUGH IDLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DURING BRAKING. TWO BOLTS FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE WHILE DRIVING. OLD ENGINE HESITATED AND THE REPLACEMENT DOES THE SAME. SOMETIMES THERE IS A SLOW ACCELERATION. AUTOMATIC AC CIRCULTION CUT OF AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. REAR POWER WINDOW FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST TWICE. POWER LOCK FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH. FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WERE BACKED UP BY SAND. FRONT END SUSPENSION IS EXTREMELY WEAK

• 12/02/1996· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE DUE FAULTY SEAT TRACK AND ANCHORS, THE RIVET SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TIP UP WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *AK *JB

• 12/01/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN THIRD GEAR. TT

• 11/26/2001· EQUIPMENTFire

  SPEAKER FIRE. FACTORY SPEAKERS. I HAVE SEEN THIS REPORTED ON YOUR SITE BEFORE BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PREVIOUS POSTING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE.*AK

• 11/19/1997· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DURING FRONTAL AND SIDE IMPACT AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING THE OWNER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/18/1998· POWER TRAIN

  LEFT FRONT AXLE BOOT SPLIT OPEN AND ALL GREASE WAS LOST. REPAIR WORK WAS DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CURRENTLY, ON THE RIGHT SIDE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. DEALER CONTACTED, NOT AWARE OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. *AK

• 11/14/2000· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *SLC

• 11/12/1997· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE . VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/06/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE MAKES NOISE, TOOK TO DEALER IT WAS THE VCT SPROCKET . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 11/05/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. MECHANIC HAD NOTICED PROBLEM WITH MANIFOLD. INDICATED STUDS ON ENGINE MONIFOLD WERE CRACKED & DEFECTIVE. THIS COULD CAUSE A LEAKING PROBLEM LATER. THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 10/30/2003· VISIBILITY

  BOTH BACK WINDOWS FELL / STUCK DOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO FIND THE PART. I WENT TO/ CALLED ALL JUNK YARDS/ AUTO SHOPS IN TOWN, NO ONE HAD THE PART. IT IS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/30/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  WHEN IDLING/ DRIVING A STRONG GAS SMELL FILLS THE CAR. IT IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. I HAVE A TODDLER AND THIS PROBLEM WORRIES ME GREATLY.*AK

• 10/30/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 30 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 10/29/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO MIDAS FOR REPAIR THEY FOUND OUT THE PIPE WAS NOT WORKING, AND AT SAME TIME WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. BUT CONSUMER DECIDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ORIGINAL DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

• 10/24/2002· STEERING

  INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS BENT AND TWISTED TOWARDS THE BABY FINGERS. SEE PHOTOS AT: HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/MIKETOMICH THIS INFORMATION BEING SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF JOHN REED BY MIKE TOMICH 989, 665-2311 DT

• 10/22/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK HE SMELLED FUEL AND NOTICED IT LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VENT HOLES IN THE FUEL TANK WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188419. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188700.

• 10/16/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE SIDE PANEL OF BOTH DOORS BOTH SIDES BROKE, AND BUMP GUARDS HAVE DISCOLORED. *AK

• 10/11/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  VEHICLE FIRE.

• 10/09/1997· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BROKEN/INOPERABLE ON THREE DIFFERENT WINDOWS, ALLOWING WINDOW TO FALL DOWN. (1ST VEHICLE ON DOCUMENT 607862)

• 10/08/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO, I HAD TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH A LEAK IN MY "FILLER PIPE" (GAS). I HAD DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHILE FILLING MY GAS TANK AT A LOCAL STATION. I HAD PREVIOUSLY READ NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 95V244000 AND THEREFORE BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO NISSAN DEALER WITH THE PRINT OUT OF THE RECALL TO GET THE SITUATION FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR 2 DAYS AND STILL HAD NOT STARTED ANY WORK ON IT... APPARENTLY THEY CONTACTED NISSAN WHO CLAIMED THEIR WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED NISSAN MYSELF BOTH VIA EMAIL AND PHONE AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER FROM THEM... THAT NO RECALL EXISTED. SO I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY REGULAR REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE ISSUE FIXED. I SEE THE RECALL IS STILL POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE. DO YOU THINK I SHOULD TRY AND CONTEST THIS REPAIR WITH NISSAN... OR COULD I EVEN CONTINUE TO INSIST THERE IS A RECALL IN EXISTENCE ON MY 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA? I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT ANOTHER PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP & NISSAN HAD WITH MY CAR... THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN IS INVALID WHICH YOUR SITE DID TO, WHEN I TRIED TO SUBMIT IT. YOU SITE CLAIMS THAT "DIGIT" #9 WAS INVALID. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP READ MY VIN THE SAME WAY I DO : [XXX], ALTHOUGH, I HAD TO SUBMIT A ZERO FOR AN "O" TO GET THE VIN TO GO THROUGH ON THIS WEBSITE. DIGIT #9 DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE AN "O" ON MY VIN. THANK YOU, -[XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/08/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SEAT BELTS

  FUEL FILLER & CORROSION REPAIR RECALL.*MR. PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (95V244000) THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CORROSION AS STATED IN THE RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY . THE CONSUMER IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT &696.87. ALSO THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONTAINED RUST. *JB

• 10/07/2004· SEAT BELTSCrash

  I WAS THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE. I WAS WEARING MY LAP AND PASSIVE SHOULDER RESTRAINT. THE PASSIVE SHOULDER RESTRAINT CRUSHED MY LARYNX. *NM

• 10/06/1999· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE WNDOWS. *AK

• 10/05/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS,. TOOK DEALER APPROXIMATELY 4MONTHS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND TO FIND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. REPAIRS MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK.

• 10/02/2000· TIRES

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SIX TREAD SEPARATIONS WITH FOUR ORIGINAL TIRE AND TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES ALL OF WHICH WERE TRIATHLON II TIRES (205/65R15), CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSMENT. NLM

• 10/01/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE BEHAVES ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING, FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REFLECT REAL VOLUME OF GAS IN TANK. *AK

• 09/30/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD TO REPLACE FUEL INJECTOR 2X. CONSUMER STATES FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS FAULTY. NLM

• 09/24/2002· TIRES

  LH TOURING, P205/65R15, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 50000 MILES ON A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA. TREAD SEPARATION ON PASSENGER REAR TIRE AT 70 MPH, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*JB

• 09/20/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD BOUGHT A CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SAN DIEGO AND IT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE. THE DEALERSHIP SELLS ALL CARS AS IS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO HIM THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE HIM REPAIR IT. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR AND HE ALWAYS SAID HE NEVER FOUND A PROBLEM WITH IT BUT YET, HE SEEMED TO ALWAYS BE DOING SOME KIND OF REPAIR. FINALLY, THE ENGINE BLEW AND I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO HIM. HE HAD IT FOR ONE MONTH AND SAID HE CAN'T FIX IT. HE SAID HE WOULD SELL ME ANOTHER ONE AND TAKE $1000 OFF THE OTHER ONE IF I COME UP WITH $700 TO PUT DOWN ON ANOTHER. I DID, HE SAID THIS CAR HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR'S RPM'S KEEP ON GOING UP TO ABOUT 5000-6000 UNTIL IT FINALLY KICKS INTO GEAR. NOW HE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS ONE TOO. WHAT CAN I DO? *NM

• 09/19/1997· AIR BAGS

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE GOING OVER POT HOLE.

• 09/19/1996· SUSPENSION

  FRONT STRUTS/SPRINGS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN FROM SIDE TO SIDE/EXCESSIVE LEAN ON TURNS AND FEELING OF INCIPIENT LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

• 09/12/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON THE FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK THE FUEL SYSTEM LEAKED. THE VEHICLE TOTALED. (THE FIRE MOBILE PROP OUTSIDE) THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE GEAR AND THE WHEEL AREA. (SHORT CIRCUIT) *SCC *JB

• 09/07/2000· TIRES

  THE FIRST TIRE "RIGHT FRONT" HAD A BLOW OUT IN JUNE ON HWY I65 IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. I REPLACED THIS TIRE. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS ONE WEEK LATER. 30 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA S.C. GOING 70 MPH, I HAD A RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPRATION. IT DID OVER $1000 DAMAGE TO OUR AUTOMOBILE. ONE WEEK LATER UPON RETURNING FROM MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. AGAIN ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA S.C. I HEARD A WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I DROVE TO A PEP BOYS AUTO SHOP ON A SUNDAY AND HAD THE TIRE CHECK. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT HAD A BUBBLE IN THE CENTER AT SEVERAL SPOTS AND WAS BEGINNING TO SEPRATE. I THEN HAD THAT TIRE AND THE REMAINING TIRE REPLACED. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH A TWO WEEK PERIOD IN JUNE 2000. MY ORIGINAL TIRE DEALER HAD SOLD THE BUSINESS SO THE NEW OWNER DID NOT HAVE RECORDS ON THE TYPE OF TIRES THAT WAS ON MY CAR. ALL I KNOW WAS THAT BRIGSTONE WAS WRITTEN ON THE SIDES. I WAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE 4 TIRES SO I COULD NOT SAVE THE TIRES AS PROOF. I DO HAVE RECORDS OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND THE DATES. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRIGSTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES AND SINCE THE TIRES WERE ABOUT 2.5 YEARS OLD, I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. BUT BASED WHAT HAS HAPPEND LATELY, I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THIS. I DON'T EXPECT BRIGSTONE TO DO ANY THING FOR ME EXCEPT LOOSE ME AS A CUSTOMER, BUT I THINK THEY SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. THANK YOU. DOUGLAS L. GILBERT.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: 205/65R15 )

• 09/02/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONSUMER STATED THAT GASOLINE SHE USES IF ITIS NOT 1O% OF ETHANOL, THEN FUEL INJECTORS WILL LOCK UP, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. *AK

• 08/30/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 08/28/2000· SEAT BELTS

  AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS & DELAYS TO CORRECT THE CORROSION PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NTB96-034, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA FINALLY AGREED TO CORRECT & REPAIR THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL HOUSING AND COMPONENT LISTED IN THE RECALL. ALTHOUGH, THE CORROSION IS ALSO APPEARRING IN ADVANCES STAGES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN THE SAME AREA ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE CORROSION HAS ADVANCED TO THE POINT THAT THERE ARE HOLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE NOT ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR ON BOTH SIDES ARE ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO THE AREA OF ADVANCED CORROSION. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR(S) MOST LIKELY WOULD TEAR-OUT FROM THE CORRODED AREA AND PASSENGERS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE INJURED / KILLED. THE CORROSION DAMAGE IS IDENTICAL TO THE CORROSION PROBLEM DETAILED IN NISSAN'S CAMPAIGN ID NO. 95V-244, OR NTB96-034 & NTB96-034A.

• 08/28/2000· SEAT BELTS

  NO SUMMARY

• 08/28/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

  ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE POWER WINDOW REGULATER BROKE , THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

• 08/27/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE MALFUNCTION. GRINDING NOISE AND POOR PERFORMANCE, USUALLY IN WET, COOL WEAHTER. NOISE SEEMS TO COME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE.

• 08/22/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A FUEL LEAK ON THE PIPE THAT CONNECTS TO THE GAS TANK DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON THERE WHO COULD PERFORM THE REPAIR. NISSAN HAS THE NECESSARY PART AND THE CONTACT CAN REPAIR IT HIMSELF, BUT THEY REFUSE TO SELL HIM THE PART. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR TWO MONTHS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,480.

• 08/20/1996· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND SEAT BELT JAMMED, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIT BAG. *AK

• 08/19/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  IN COLD WEATHER FUEL LPG SWITCH BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK. *AK

• 08/19/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  IN COLD WEATHER FUEL LPG SWITCH BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK. *AK