1995 Nissan Maxima

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

• 12/30/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE SMELT WIRES BURNING. CONSUMER PARK THE VEHICLE FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY THE CONSUMER TRIED TO JUMP START VEHICLE. THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/30/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,AIR BAGS

  THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED TWICE, ONCE IN 1998, AND AGAIN IN 10/99. THE AIR BAGS HAVE FAILED AS WELL. *AK

• 12/19/1996· SEATS

  DRIVER'S POWER SEAT COLLAPSED, COULD NOT BE RAISED BY SEAT SWITCH.

• 12/17/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION, SPEED 40MPH, DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

• 12/11/2001· TIRES

  CONSUMER STATED TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE RUNNING OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AT 30 MPH ON A 1995, NISSAN, MAXIMA, AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P205/65R15, DOT# BHURTU7U17, UNIROYAL WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *YD

• 12/09/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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.

• 12/08/2008· STEERING,AIR BAGSFire

  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

• 12/03/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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

• 12/03/2000· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THE EARLIEST TIME THE VEHICLE HAVING ONLY 28299 MILES. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED AND EXHAUST LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A BLANK SPOT ON THE STARTER. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK DUE TO A POWER WIRE RIVET THAT WAS LOOSE AND LOOSING CONTACT. THE DOME LIGHT, THE DOOR LIGHTS, AND THE MAP LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB FOR THE MAP LIGHT. THE FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM WOULD GO OFF UNLESS THE KEYLESS ENTRY WAS USED, THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE TRUNK OPEN AND DOOR AJAR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. THE HYDRAULIC HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED, IN ORDER TO CHECK THE ENGINE OR MAKE ANY REPAIRS THE HOOD HAS TO BE PROPPED OPEN. RECENTLY THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CV BOOT WAS TORN AND THAT THE CLICKING NOISE MEANT THE AXLE WAS DAMAGED, HOWEVER, LATER THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY THE STRUT MOUNT BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, SO BOTH OF THEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

• 11/26/1995· STRUCTURE

  FRONT DOOR CLOSING STRAP FAILED. *DSH

• 11/17/1995· SEATS

  THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVES FORWARD WHEN STOPPING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/16/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IT STARTED WITH 2 TO 3 TRIES TO START THE CAR. WE WERE KEEPING UP WITH THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BUT THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED TO TAKING AS MUCH AS 4 TO 5 TRIES TO START THE ENGINE, IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT KICK. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. THEY SAID THE STARTER WORN OUT DUE TO REPETITIVE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. JUST RECENTLY, WE HAD A NEW STARTED PUT IN FOR APPROXIMATELY $400.000 FOR USING A CAR FOR 3 YEARS. NOW THE CAR STILL GIVES PROBLEMS IN STARTING THOUGH MUCH LESS, FOR EXAMPLE 1 OUT 10. IT ALSO HESITATES WHILE DRIVING STEADY HIGH SPEED (55-65 MPH) ON THE HIGHWAY.

• 11/16/1995· SEATS

  DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE TRACK. TT

• 11/11/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  GASKET FAILED. *DH

• 11/08/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  I HAVE A 1995 NISSAN QUEST VEHICLE THAT HAD A SAFETY RECALL FOR A CRACKED FUEL TANK VENT HOSE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN JUNE 2001 WITH THE RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO PREVENT THE HOSE FROM CRACKING AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. ON NOV. 5TH 2004, MY VEHICLE FAILED IT'S ANNUAL STATE EMISSIONS TEST, WITH THE REPORT SAYING THAT I HAD A FUEL SYSTEM LEAK. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE CRACKED AND LEAKING AND CHARGED ME $170 TO REPLACE IT. I PROTESTED THE CHARGE BECAUSE THE RECALL WORK WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THIS SAFETY RECALL IS NOT EFFECTIVE. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WORK IS ONLY WARRANTED FOR 1 YEAR. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING AND THE LATEST WORK SHOULD BE COVERED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR NISSAN WOULD AGREE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE. SINCE THE HOSE SHOULD NOT HAVE CRACKED AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT EFFECTIVE.*AK

• 11/07/1995· SEATS

  SEAT TRACKS NOT FULLY ENGAGED AND LOCKED PE95-038. TT

• 11/06/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER SEAT TRACK WOULD NOT LOCK IN ADJUSTMENT POSITION, REPLACE PARTS OF THE TRACKS. TT DEALER CORRECTED PROBLEM. *SLC

• 11/04/1997· SEATS

  FRONT SEAT RECLINER FAILED CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE.

• 11/03/1995· SEATS

  INBOARD SEAT TRACK LATCH ON MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE SEATS MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE. TT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS BACK RELEASE SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING AND FALLS TOWARD BACK OF VEHICLE.*JB

• 11/02/1995· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY DRIVER'S SEAT WILL MOVE BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING; TAKES DRIVER AWAY FROM GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. TT

• 11/01/1997· AIR BAGS

  VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER (HEAD, NECK AND CHEST).

• 11/01/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN. TT

• 10/31/1995· SEATS

  WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP THE SEAT MOVES IT DOESN'T LOCK UP . TT

• 10/30/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONSUMER USES PREMIUM GAS. VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/ FUEL INJECTORS HAVE FAILED. *AK

• 10/30/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK WITH GAS, GAS LEAKS OUT OF THE TANK DUE TO A BROKEN SEAL. *AK

• 10/29/1996· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

• 10/28/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LEATHER INTERIOR IS PEELING EXCESSIVELY AFTER PERFORMING ALL PREVENTATIVE MAINT. POSSIBLE I.E. CLEANING & CONDITIONING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

• 10/27/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

• 10/26/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE SOMETIME WOULDN'T START AFTER 2 TO 4 HOURS OF PARKING FROM THE NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE DUE TO INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION OF WATER TEMPERATURE SENSOR.

• 10/25/1996· VISIBILITY

  REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FROM HEAT.

• 10/16/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONTINUATION OF INITIAL PROBLEMS, DEALER REPEATEDLY FAILS TO PRPER/FIX

• 10/15/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE PROBLEM IS WITH STARTING THE CAR THE FIRST TIME REPLACED STARTER AND FUEL INJECTION. *AK

• 10/06/1999· SEAT BELTS

  MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK THE BELT ADJUSTMENT. IT CAN BE RELEASED BY CHILD, WHO HAD PUT BELT AROUND NECK. THE BELT ADJUSTMENT CAN BE LOOSENED, BUT FAILS TO BE LOCKED IN PLACED ONCE IT BECOMES ADJUSTED. WILL BE TAKING TO MECHANIC. *AK

• 10/06/1995· VISIBILITY

  GOT INTO CAR CLOSED DOOR, BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. TT *JB

• 10/04/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN FILLLING THE VEHICLE TANK, GAS LEAKS FROM THE FUEL TANK. *AK

• 10/02/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FUEL COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE, OVERFLOWING THE ENGINE.

• 09/30/1999· STEERING

  TIE ROD END FELL OUT AT THE CONNECTION INTO STEERING ARM, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

• 09/30/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER'S POWER SEAT FAILED. *TT

• 09/29/1999· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON, INDICTATING A DEFECT IN AIR BAG SYSTEM, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

• 09/26/1999· STEERING

  NO SUMMARY.

• 09/26/1997· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, IDENTIFYING THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC UNIT#28556-42U25. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER IF SHE DOESN'T REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 09/25/2000· SUSPENSION

  THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE IS CAUSED BY THE FRONT SPRINGS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING ELSE IN THE FRONT END AND THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN SOME 1995 MAXIMAS. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE SPRINGS AND THAT THE DESIGN OF CURRENT REPLACEMENT PART (NEW SPRINGS NOW AVAILABLE FROM NISSAN) HAVE CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM. THE COST OF REPLACING THE SPRINGS IS $745, BUT NISSAN HAS DECLINED TO PROVIDE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS ARE CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY FRICTION AND WEAR ON THE SPRINGS, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH NISSAN SENTRAS AND THAT NISSAN PROVIDED A RECALL OF SENTRA SPRINGS. NISSAN, HOWEVER, INEXPLICABLY REFUSES TO RECALL MAXIMA SPRINGS.

• 09/25/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE POSITION (RPL) SENSOR FAILED.

• 09/24/2001· STRUCTURE

  THE DOORS LOCK ELECTRONICALLY WITHOUT INITIATION. I HAVE TO UNLOCK THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, EVEN WHEN I AM IN THE CAR WITH KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THIS COULD LEAD TO MY KIDS BEING LOCKED INSIDE THE CAR. *AK

• 09/24/1999· POWER TRAIN,SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEAT LIFT MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND SEAT DROPS TO LOWEST POSITION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY FROM 1ST INTO 2ND. ALSO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD GEAR UNLESS ACCELERATOR IS "FLOORED". -KS

• 09/21/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY

• 09/21/1995· SEATS

  PASSENGER SEAT POPS OUT OF THE SEAT TRACK. TT

• 09/20/1999· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY

• 09/19/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON, LOSE SPOWER STEERING AS A RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE INJECTORS. HAD PART REPLACED ONCE.

• 09/19/1995· AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGERS AIR BAG.