1994 Nissan Maxima

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

• 12/29/2000· VISIBILITY

  THE SUNROOF CRACKED. *SLC

• 12/29/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING CHAIN FAILURE.

• 12/20/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ROUGH IDLE, FLUCTUATES LOW AND HIGH WHILE AT A STOP; ALSO, ENGINE WHISTLES WHILE ACCELERATING DURING NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *AK

• 12/03/1998· VISIBILITY

  WHILE COMING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW FELL OFF DUE TO A BROKEN CONTROLLER, WHICH MAY HAVE BROKEN THE WINDOW. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/24/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VEHICHLES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED FOR THE COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE OF RIGHT HANDED PEOPLE. THIS RIGHT-HAND DESIGN CAN FORCE LEFT-HANDERS INTO SOME VERY AWKWARD, UNCOMFORTABLE, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ARE THERE ANY STUDIES LINKING LEFT-HANDERS TO HIGHER RATES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES THAT CAN PROVIDE USEFUL CONCLUSIONS.

• 11/24/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE STOPPING VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON OCCASIONS.

• 11/24/1995· SUSPENSIONCrash

  VEHICLE FLIPS OVER EASILY. *DSH

• 11/20/1998· STRUCTURE

  THE SIDE STRIPES CORRODES WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. IT OCCURS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ALSO NOTICE SAME DEFECTS ON SIMILAR MODELS ON THE ROAD. CONTACT MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT RECEIVED NO REPLY. TOOK CAR INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS BUT WAS DENIED CORRECTIVE ACTION, AT MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSES.

• 11/16/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FAILURE, ADJUSTMENT OF PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND REAR BRAKES EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES. TT

• 11/10/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT BEARING VERY NOISY.

• 11/06/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LEAK @/ON THE RUBBER HOSE WHERE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTS TO THE EJECTOR RAIL. DETECTED LEAK WHEN AIR TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO LESS THAN 40F AND ENGINE WAS STARTED. GASOLINE SPOT 6" DIA 1/4"DEEP LEFT ON CARPORT CONCRETE. FUEL LEAK IS ON THE RUBBER HOSE WHERE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTS @ THE INJECTOR RAIL. (LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE) LEAKS WHEN IGNITION ACTIVATES FUEL PUMP AND CONTINUES UNTIL HOSE IS WARMED TO MAKE FLEXIBLE AND SEAL BREAK IN HOSE. THIS GAS LEAKS ONTO ELECTRICAL WIRING AND "HOT" ENGINE PARTS. AS THIS HAPPENS ONLY ON START-UP WITH COLD WEATHER, COULD GO UNNOTICED UNTIL IGNITING OR ACCIDENT.

• 11/05/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN HAS REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION, PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. *AK *ML

• 10/29/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1994 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 138,000 MILES. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. WHEN DRIVING, THE DIGITAL READOUT ON THE CAR CLOCK BEGINS TO FADE. THEN THE RADIO CUTS ON AND OFF. THEN, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE LOST, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE CAR DIES. AFTER BEING TOWED, THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED, THE ALTERNATOR SHOWED IT WAS CHARGING THE BATTERY, AND THE CAR CRANKED AND RAN FINE. IT WILL RUN FINE FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEN IT TOTALLY CUTS OFF WHEN IT IS BEING DRIVEN. TO MAKE THINGS MORE INTERESTING, THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WINDOW WILL GO DOWN WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED, BUT WILL NOT GO UP UNTIL THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES. INDIVIDUAL TAIL LIGHTS ARE OUT AT TIMES, BUT IT IS NEVER THE SAME BULB AT ANY TIME AND THE BULB IS NOT BAD.*AK

• 10/29/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  1994 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNINGS. USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, ODOR GOES AWAY AFTER 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS IS A RANDOM PROBLEM, AND APPEARS TO BE WORSE IN COOLER WEATHER BUT HAS OCCURRED IN WARM WEATHER. STRENGTH OF THE ODOR VARIES DAY BY DAY. THE CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS, THE HOSING HAS BEEN CHECKED, THE FUEL FILTER CHANGED. THERE ARE NO "CLEAN SPOTS" INDICATING GAS LEAKAGE ON AN OLD DIRTIER ENGINE. ODOR IS SO STRONG AT TIMES THAT THE CAR HAS TO BE PARKED OUTSIDE THE GARAGE AT HOME FOR FEAR THAT A SPARK FROM THE HOT WATER HEATER WILL IGNITE THE FUMES. ALSO, FIRE FROM ENGINE HEAT IS A CONCERN AS IS DRIVING THE CAR AND HAVING ANOTHER MOTORIST TOSS OUT A CIGARETTE BUTT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT 95 MODELS HAD A DEVICE INSTALLED IN THE FUEL LINE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/29/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING PEDAL APPLICATION FRONT BRAKES EXHIBIT LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. ALSO, BRAKES SHOW 60% USAGE. *AK *SLC

• 10/27/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE WAS A FAULTY FUEL LINE IN CONSUMERS 1994 NISSAN MAXIMA. *TS THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR CAP AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR. *JB

• 10/27/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  3 PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING AUTO:ACCELERATION OFF(FUEL INJECTION), BROKEN MANIFOLD STUD (EXHAUST) AND BROKEN AXLE

• 10/18/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VISIBILITY

  THREE OF FOUR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED IN THE CAR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL YEAR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE WAS NOT A VERY GOOD DESIGN AS WELL. THEY INDICATED THAT THE HEAT FROM THE MOTOR CAUSED THE RUBBER TO BREAK DOWN, AND THAT'S WHY STRONG FUEL ODORS COULD BE DETECTED WHEN USING THE DEFROST ON COLD MORNINGS.

• 10/15/1998· VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ON ALL FOUR (4) WINDOWS, THE REGULATORS WOULD BREAK AND FALL INSIDE OF THE DOORS. THE LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY, BOTH UNLOCKING/LOCKING DOORS. WINDOWS DO NOT BREAK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT. *AK

• 10/10/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  RECALL 95V244000; OWNER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL, AND DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR A MONTH. THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS DONE. LATER, OWNER FOUND OUT THAT RECALL WAS NOT TAKEN CARE. NOW THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO PARTS.

• 10/05/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, HITING A CAR . DRIVER'S AIR BAG ONLY DEPLOYED PARTIALLY,ONLY ABOUT 1/ 4 THE SIZE OF THE BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

• 09/27/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NHTSA RECALL 95V244000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY PIPE FILLER NECK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, DEALER CHARGED CONSUMER $1,700.00 FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

• 09/26/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE BOLTS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD FROM ENGINE ARE BREAKING OFF, CONSUMER STATES IT IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM ENGINE, THE EXHAUST PIPE IS PULLING ON MANIFOLD OFF ENGINE.*JB

• 09/26/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO PROBLEM DESCRIBED.

• 09/24/1999· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  TRANSMISSION REPAIRS $2057, WINDOWS $217 EACH, SOLENOID $452

• 09/20/1999· VISIBILITY

  THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT. THIS HAPPENED TO 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST WINDOW FAILING...BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. MY LOCAL DEALER, PETRO AUTOMOTIVE, DID STATE THAT THEY WERE CONSTANTLY REPAIRING POWER WINDOWS WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PLASTIC ROLLER...THE ROLLER IS NOT EXPENSIVE BUT YOU MUST REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR. THE CONSUMER IS STUCK FOR AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT MOTOR AND THE DANGER OF A WINDOW FALLING DURING DRIVING SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. I BELIEVE IF YOU AUDIT NISSAN DEALERS ON THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS THEY MAKE TO THE POWER WINDOWS YOU WILL FIND A SUBSTANCIAL AMOUNT OF REPAIR WHICH WOULD WARRANT A RECALL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE NISSAN DEALERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS MATTER.

• 09/16/1996· AIR BAGS

  ACCIDENT--AIR BAG DIDN'T INFLATE.

• 09/14/1999· STRUCTURE

  I BEGAN HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME UNLOCKING MY DOORS WITH THE KEY. THEN THE POWER LOCKS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. SOMETIMES WHEN I OPENED OR SHUT THE DOOR AND OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE WORST PROBLEM WAS THE TIME I LEFT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR THE DOORS ALL LOCKED. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING NOR WAS THERE A SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR. I HAD TO GET A RIDE TO MY WIFE'S EMPLOYMENT TO GET A SPARE KEY TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT APPEARENTLY NISSAN DOES NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NEVER CONTACTED ME EVEN THOUGH I HAVE WRITTEN THEM TWO LETTERS. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT DOES NEED TO BE CORRECTED. SUPPOSE A CHILD HAD BEEN IN THE CAR WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION OR AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE DOORS LOCKED AND NO ONE COULD GET IN OR OUT.

• 09/09/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES MAKE NOISE ON OCCASIONS.

• 08/26/2001· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE EVERY ONE OF THE 4 WINDOWS. *AK

• 08/20/1998· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK DESIGN ALLOWED FOR THE TRUNK LID TO HIT REAR WINDOW CAUSING WINDOW TO BREAK.

• 08/09/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VEHICLE WHEN AT A STOP, THE IDLE FLUCTUATES AND THEN THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF. TT

• 08/06/1998· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING GLASS TO FALL INSIDE DOOR.

• 07/21/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE BLEW A FUEL INJECTOR . VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK WHEN THE CUSTOMER STARTED TO DRIVE, THE RPM BECAME ERRATIC WITH NO POWER ON ACCELERATION BEFORE THIS, CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THERE WAS STRONG SMELL OF GAS BECAUSE THE INJECTOR SOLNOID FAILED AND BURNT OUT THE INJECTOR RESULTING IN FUEL/GAS LEAK. THE INJECTOR IS DEFECTIVE. *YH

• 07/15/1996· SEAT BELTS

  A 3-YEAR CHILD WAS CHOKED BY THE REAR SHOULDER AND LAP BELT. THE MORE THE CHILD MOVED, THE TIGHTER IT GOT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 07/12/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CUTS DRIVER AT THE NECK. *AK

• 07/09/2001· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOLDING 1ST GEAR UNTIL 5000-6000 RPMS. RIDES FINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION REQUIRING REPLACEMENT, INCLUDING NEW RADIATOR & LABOR AT A COST OF $3,600. DEALER FAILED TO MENTION THE TSBS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PERHAPS, ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OUTLINED IN THE TSB WOULD MITIGATE THE PROBLEM I.E., A/T SOLENOID REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. NISSAN POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 5 YEAR OR 60K. AUTO HAS 52K ORIGINAL HIGHWAY MILES. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE TO REQUEST LIBERAL INTERPRETATION OF WARRANTY POLICY IN LIGHT OF THE LOW MILEAGE. *AK

• 07/08/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTION CLOGGED UP, CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEM WITH 3 INJECTORS. ALL OF THE INJECTORS WERE ALREADY REPLACED, AND 3 NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 06/30/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK LEAKS DURING FILL-UPS AND IF CAR IS POSITIONED ON AN INCLINE.

• 06/28/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE LINE CORRODED, CONSUMER FOUND OUT ABOUT CORRODED BRAKE LINE WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKTHE DEALER ESTIMATED DAMAGES AT 1500 DOLLARS. THE BRAKE LINE AND THREE GAS LINES (FUEL, RETURN AND SEND) NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CORROSION. THE BRAKE LINE LEAKS AT THE POINT UNDER THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. CORROSION COULD BE DUE TO ROAD SALT. *JG

• 06/23/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE: 1994 NISSAN MAXIMA (VIN# [XXX]) EVERY TIME I PUMP IN A FULL TANK OF FUEL AT THE GAS STATION, THE FUEL BEGINS TO LEAK AND CREATES A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND WHEEL HOUSING IS SIGNIFICANTLY CORRODED THAT HAS RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, IT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. ALSO, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS MOUNTED TO THE WHEEL AND THE MOUNTING COULD FAIL IN A VEHICLE CRASH. I DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 95V244000, WHICH WAS A RECALL ON THE 1994 NISSAN MAXIMA FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE TANK: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP. A MIXTURE OF MUD AND SALT GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND WHEEL HOUSING THAT RESULTED IN CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND WHEEL HOUSING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED-KEPT AND ONLY HAS 140,000 MILES FOR A 16-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE. ON 6/18/2010, I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO ROSENTHAL NISSAN DEALER IN VIENNA, VA FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, BUT AFTER CALLING NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR/REPLACE IT AT MY OWN EXPENSE (FILE# [XXX]). THE RECALL WAS SPECIFIC FOR THE TYPE OF SAFETY DEFECT THAT I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ON THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE, BUT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. REFUSES TO HEED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 95V244000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 06/22/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PLASTIC PARTS ON WINDOW REGULAR FAILED CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL INSIDE DOOR, CAR HAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN IDELING ESPECIALLY IN COOLER MONTHS,BUMPED CONSOLE GEAR SHIFT WHILE DRIVING AND PUSHED CAR OUT OF GEAR (2), CAR SOMETIMES HESITATES WHEN PUT IN GEAR OR LUNGES WHEN PUT IN GEAR, TRUCK LATCH CATCHES AND MUST BE MANUALLY RESET TO WORK.

• 06/20/2005· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN 2003 I GOT IT REBUILT IT WENT OUT AGAIN IN 2004 EVERY PERSON I KNOW OWN A 1991-1994 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS THESE PROBLEMS AND I DONT THINK ITS RIGHT.SO THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CARS TRANSMISSION.

• 06/09/1998· VISIBILITY

  PLASTIC MECHANISM THAT OPERATES THE POWER WINDOW CABLE WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOW TO GO UP AND DOWN HAS BROKEN ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS, MAKING THE SYSTEM INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 06/04/1999· AIR BAGS

  CANNOT FIND ANYONE TO INSTALL ON/OFF SWITCH FOR AIR BAG!. *AK

• 05/31/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VISIBILITY

  DT: FOR THE PAST YEAR SMELLED GAS. BEEN TOOK TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. DONE REPAIRS TO HOSES,EXHAUST, ETC. LATER DISCOVERED THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL INJECTION. SYSTEM. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON HIGH THE SMELL WAS EVIDENT. ALSO, THIS WAS PRESENT IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED FOR THE FIRST 5 MINUTES. TOOK TO SERVICE DEALER, AND FOUND NO LEAKS, BUT DID PERFORM SMOKE TEST AND NUMEROUS INSPECTIONS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, IS WAS PRESENT WHEN IS DEFROST WAS TURNED ON. GAS SMELL IWASSTRONGER WHEN ACCELERATING ABOUT 25 MPH OR SO IN STOP OR GO TRAFFIC. *AK

• 05/30/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD

• 05/26/2004· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 05/24/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES WORK POORLY, REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE AND VIBRATE.

• 05/17/2001· VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  POWER WINDOW - REGULATOR ARM BROKE, HEATER & A/C - CABIN FAN ONLY RUNS ON HIGH SPEED