1992 Nissan Maxima complaints

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 1996. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP (SOMERSWORTH NISSAN, SOMERSWORTH, NH) BECAUSE MY WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE CAR STILL HAD 3 MONTHS LEFT ON THE 5 YEAR 60 THOUSAND MILE WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MGR. TOLD ME MY VTC SPROCKETS WERE DEFECTIVE AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. SHE CONTACTED NISSAN WHO IN-TURN SAID THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE REPAIR IS NORMALY ABOUT $1500.00 DOLLARS. LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER THE PART NISSAN REPLACED IS DEFECTIVE AGAIN. NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER THE COST. I AM SLOWLY FINDING OUT THAT VTC SPROCKETS ARE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL 1992 MAXIMA OWNERS. WHY SHOULD I CONTINUE TO PAY $1500.00 EVERY TWO YEARS WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A POOR ENGINE DESIGN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD NOT PASS ON TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. AS FAR AS I KNOW I CAN EXPECT TO PAY $1500.00 EVERY 2 YEARS. ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID THE VTC SPROCKETS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WILL CONTINUALY GO BAD. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRODUCTS IT MAKES AND SELLS!

WHEN ACCELERATING I SMELL STRONG FUEL FUMES. IT CONCERNS ME AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED. *AK

FUEL INJECTOR LEAKED GAS INTO THE ENGINE WHILE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. YH

A VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMES FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR AREA. IT GOES IN AND OUT, AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE IT HAS STARTED. CLEANER DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MECHANICS DIFFER ON SOLUTION. *AK

ENGINE CAMSHAFT BRACKET WHICH HOLDS TIMING CHAIN IN PLACE FAILED, CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO FALL OUT. MAY CAUSE DAMAGES TO T VEHICLE, AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN HAS MADE AN IMPROVED BRACKETS AFTER 1994. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED DURING IMPACT, RENDERING SEATBELTS INEFFECTIVE. DRIVER TOSSED AROUND, RESULTING IN SEVERE BRUSING AND WHIPLASH. HAVE PHOTOS. *AK

HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS FIXED TWICE, TO NO AVAIL. IT APPEARS TO BE A TEMPERMENTAL PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE CAR STARTS WITH NO PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEALER WILL CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM TODAY. *AK

WAS TRYING TO UNLOCK POWER DOORS & THEY FAILED TO UNLOCK. ELCTRICAL SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED. WHENEVER INSIDE OF VEHICLE, DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY & CANNOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD BE UNLOCKED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK

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

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

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

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.

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

EA93-024; CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, TRAVELING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH, WHEN VEHICLE HIT A PLANTER BOX IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY DOOR LOCKS POPPED OUT FOR NO REASON. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED.

CAR WAS TAKEN UPON MOVE TO THE NETHERLANDS. NISSAN USA AND NISSAN NETHERLANDS GIVE ME RUN-AROUND ON THIS STRANGE PROBLEM. I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT SEATS MUST WITHSTAND BIG FORCES IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT, NOT FAIL WHILE CRUISING! AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS STILL AT A DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS. MY GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM AWARE TO ALL MAXIMA DRIVERS AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY DUE TO FACT THAT WE DRIVE MORE THAT 1 NISSAN! I DO NOT WANT MONEY COMPENSATION.

VALVE TIMING SPROCKES MALFUNCTION DUE TO DESIGN FAILURE, RESULTIN GIN ENGINE FAILURE.

ENGINE SOPS WHILE IN MOTION AND PARKING.

FRONT AND REAR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE ALL BROKEN, AS WELL AS PASSENGER'S REAR.

VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED.

WINDOW REGULATORSFAILED DUE TO INADEQUATE DESIGN. PLASTIC PARTS SNAP UNDER REPEATED USE. ONE WINDOW WASN'T ROLLED DOWN MORE THAN 20 TIMES.

FUEL INJECTION FAILURE.

FRONT RIGHT DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

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

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

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

POWER WINDOW MOTOR BROKEN.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE GOING OVER POT HOLE.

WITHIN THE LAST (2) YEARS, THE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED IN 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS. WHILE DRIVING THE WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

SHIFTER BUSHINGS DRY OUT FROM EXHAUST HEAT, CAUSING SHIFTER TO REMAIN IN DRIVE GEAR WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, ALSO PREVENTSMOVEMENT WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR..

NOISY ENGINE, RESULTING FROM A VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL REPAIR.

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

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

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

VEHICLE FIRE.

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

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

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

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

PURCHASED CAR NEW ON FOUR THE POWER STOPPED WORKING, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

FUEL TANK RELEASING GAS FUMES INTO VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE TANK. *SD

FRONT AND BACK EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE CRACKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LEAK EXHAUST FUMES. *AK

DRIVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH LED TO AN ACCIDENT. *AK

LEFT PART OF THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKE, RESULTING IN THE SEAT COLLAPSING INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT