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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 →

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 13, 1998CA

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WILL NOT COME UP. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 10, 1998NJ

REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR DUE TO STRONG SMELL OF RICH EXHAUST, REPLACE VTC SPROCKETS THREE TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE AND FAULT PARTS.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages
Filed Feb 19, 1998MA

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

Seat Belts › Front › Warning Light/Devices
Filed Nov 26, 1997NJ

FASTEN SEAT BELT LIGHT INDICATOR COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY ALONG WITH FASTEN SEAT BELT CHIME. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 7, 1997NM

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Sep 30, 1997NJ

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING STRONG SMELL.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 14, 1997MD

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES POWER ANTENNA TO RETRACT UP/DOWN.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Dec 27, 1996NC

FUEL INJECTORS FAILED.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Dec 20, 1996NC

FUEL INJECTORS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Dec 13, 1996MA

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

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 19, 1996FL

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

TiresCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 7, 1996PA

TOYO TIRES LACKED SUFFICIENT TRACTION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

TiresCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 1, 1996PA

POOR TRACTION OF TOYO TIRES CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 5, 1996PA

DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, BRUISING/BURNING DRIVERS NECK/CHEST.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Mar 13, 1996LA

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKES, HAD BRAKE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 30K. *AK

Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Mar 11, 1996MA

VEHICLE WARMING UP STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 11, 1996NJ

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT HOLD IN PARK POSITION. COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Feb 16, 1996NY

CONSUMER DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED . TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 1, 1996MD

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. TT

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Dec 11, 1995NY

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF, REPLACE R/F WHEEL AND OTHER PARTS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 30, 1995NJ

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG, CAUSING INJURY. RECALL 94V007000. *DSH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 17, 1995NC

THE TIMIMG SPROCKET WENT BAD TOOK TO DEALER KNOW OF THE PROBLEM . TT *JB

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Sep 23, 1995TX

WHEN TURNING THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE IS A BAD FUMES SMELL . TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 8, 1995NJ

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE HESITATES, THEN CUT OFF; NO NOISE, NO BUCKING, NO WARNING; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 24, 1995OK

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

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 24, 1995OK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED BY 5-6 MPH, ALSO SURGES. *SKD

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Jan 17, 1995AL

NUTS AND BOLTS FRACTURE OR CRACKED CAUSING WHEEL TO DETACHED FROM VEHICLE AND VEHICLE COLLAPSED 3 TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 13, 1995TN

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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