DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WILL NOT COME UP. *AK
1993 Nissan Maxima complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR DUE TO STRONG SMELL OF RICH EXHAUST, REPLACE VTC SPROCKETS THREE TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE AND FAULT PARTS.
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BECAME INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAILURE OF NYLON TYPE MATERIAL IN LINK ATTACHED TO ROD ASSEMBLY END CAP CRACKED, GENERAL GREASE LEAKED OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILTY. *AK
FASTEN SEAT BELT LIGHT INDICATOR COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY ALONG WITH FASTEN SEAT BELT CHIME. *AK
CONSUMER HAD THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT 43K MILES. THE VEHICLE IS PRESSENTLY AT 99K, AND THE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. OWNER NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING STRONG SMELL.
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES POWER ANTENNA TO RETRACT UP/DOWN.
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED.
FUEL INJECTORS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AFTER BEING HIT FIVE TIMES FROM THE REAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, HAS NOT TAKEN IT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT HAD IT TAKEN CARE OF IT. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
TOYO TIRES LACKED SUFFICIENT TRACTION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
POOR TRACTION OF TOYO TIRES CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY.
DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, BRUISING/BURNING DRIVERS NECK/CHEST.
EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKES, HAD BRAKE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 30K. *AK
VEHICLE WARMING UP STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT HOLD IN PARK POSITION. COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK
CONSUMER DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED . TT
WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. TT
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF, REPLACE R/F WHEEL AND OTHER PARTS. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG, CAUSING INJURY. RECALL 94V007000. *DSH
THE TIMIMG SPROCKET WENT BAD TOOK TO DEALER KNOW OF THE PROBLEM . TT *JB
WHEN TURNING THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE IS A BAD FUMES SMELL . TT
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE HESITATES, THEN CUT OFF; NO NOISE, NO BUCKING, NO WARNING; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TT
WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, SPEED FLUCTUATES UNSTEADILY WITH SURGING. TOOK VEH TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. KT
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED BY 5-6 MPH, ALSO SURGES. *SKD
NUTS AND BOLTS FRACTURE OR CRACKED CAUSING WHEEL TO DETACHED FROM VEHICLE AND VEHICLE COLLAPSED 3 TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. TT
BRAKE REPAIRS DONE SEVEN TIMES DUE TO SQUEAKING NOISE AND BRAKES GRABBING. *SKD
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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