1995 Nissan Maxima complaints

HOOD SUPPORTS FAIL TO KEEP HOOD UP WHEN OPENED. HOOD SUDDENLY SLAMS SHUT WITHOUT WARNING. WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AS HOOD IS HEAVY AND CLOSES WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CHOP OFF FINGERS, ETC. REALLY DANGEROUS. DEALER SAYS NISSAN WON'T REPAIR, AND THAT SHOP MECHANICS USE A WOOD PROP BEFORE THEY WILL GET UNDER HOOD OF 1995 MAXIMA AS PROBLEM IS WELL-KNOWN.

DISMAYED AT NUMBER OF PROBLEMS, RANGING FROM A LEAKING TRUNK TO PROBLEMS WITH THE O2 SENSORS. NOW THE TACHOMETERE AND ODOMETER HAVE FAILED. THESE ARE ALL EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THE MAXMIA IS SUPPOSED TO BE NISSAN'S FLAGSHIP CAR.

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED REPLACING.

AFTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT, AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY, DEALER SAY CONTROL UNIT FAILED. *AK

RIGHT SIDE OF DRIVERS SEAT CONTINUALLY MOVES BACK AND FORTH WITH MEDIUM/HARD BRAKING. HAVE INSPECTED AND SEEN NO LOOSE BOLT/ETC. BUT PROBLEM CONSISTS, FOR 4 YEARS NOW. *AK

EVERY 6 MONTHS ,I HAVE TO REPLACE THE DISC BRAKE PADS, DUE TO EXCESSIVE SQUEALING. *AK

REPLACE REAR 02 SENSOR, MARCH 3, 2000 SAME REAR 02 SENSOR FAILED AFTER 27,052 MILES OF WEAR.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SRS TO BE LIT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED SUDDENLY AND HOOD ALMOST CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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DEBRIS GETS INTO A/C EVAPORATOR AND BECOMES LOCKED INSIDE, ALLOWING WATER TO BUILD UP INTO DRAIN TUBE , SPILLING OVER ONTO ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND HESITATE. TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK

THE "NEGATIVE" CAPLE HAS A STICKER WITH A "P" ON IT AND THE "POSITIVE" CABLE HAS A FUSE BOX WHICH HAS A "-" ON IT. I TOOK THAT AS "P" FOR POSITIVE AND "-" FOR NEGATIVE. THAT WAS INACCURATE. I HOOKED UP THE POSITIVE TO THE NEGATIVE AND NEGATIVE TO THE POSITIVE. THIS HAS BLOWN OUT THE ALTERNATOR.

THE TOP COAT AND PAINT IS PEELING FROM THE HOOD AND REAR SPOILER OF MY 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PAINT AND TOP COAT ON THE CAR. I WANT TO FIND OUT WHY THIS IS DEFECTIVE FROM SUCH A GOOD RELIABLE MANUFACTURER.

POWER WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR GOT STUCK IN DOOR AND BURNED OUT REGULATOR AND POWER WINDOW MOTOR. APPROXIMATE COST TO FIX IS $400+ AT AN AUTOBODY SHOP, WHICH INFORMED ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMA'S 1991-1995, SO COMMON THAT NISSAN HAS PROBLEMS KEEPING IT IN STOCK. THE DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT CONSIDER THIS A RECALL. I FEEL I, AS THE CONSUMER, AM PAYING FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NISSAN DOES NOT WISH TO DISCLOSE IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE.

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH HAD COLLISION WITH 3 OTHER VEHICLES HEAD-ON. MAXIMA'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S HANDS, AT 8 & 4 POSITION, WERE SEVERLY INJURED. THE RIGHT FINGERS WENT INTO THE HAND & THE THUMB WENT INTO THE WRIST. OWNER HAD 4 WEEKS OF THERAPY. UNABLE TO USE HAND. NO BURNS TO FACE DUE TO HAVING NYLON AIR BAG. THE SENSORS WERE LOCATED IN BUMPER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. *AK

TRANSMISSION ON MY 5 SPEED BURNT OUT. *AK

DURING VEHICLE ROLLOVER COLLISION, SAFETY RESTRAINTS DID NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORT CONSUMER, ACCOMPANIED BY VIOLENT/AGGRESSIVE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY (QUADRIPLEA). (ATORNEY FOR CONSUMER)( IN THE 239TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS: CAUSE #3697-JG98).

REAR AXLE SNAPPED , CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. BUT CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WAS BOUGHT NEW AND MAINTAINED PROPERLY. *AK

THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS (GAS FILLED HOOD LIFTS) FAIL DURING COLD WEATHER. THEY DO NOT RELIABLY HOLD UP THE HOOD WHEN THEY ARE COLD (E.G., CAR IDLE OVERNIGHT). WHEN WARMED (E.G., BY ENGINE HEAT), THEY USUALLY WORK AGAIN. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS WARMER, THEY WORK, BUT NOT AS WELL AS WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. THEY OBVIOUSLY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO EVENTUAL TOTAL FAILURE. BOTH THE DEALER AND NISSAN HQ HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM BY FAX LETTER. NISSAN HQ HAS ASSIGNED FILE #2816812 TO THE PROBLEM. NISSAN DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. FURTHER, A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE INDICATES THAT HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT; THEIR FAILURE COULD LET THE HOOD DROP ON SOMEONE'S HEAD WITHOUT WARNING. IN MY OPINION, HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS SHOULD BE ALL-WEATHER, SAFETY RELATED PARTS THAT ARE WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR (SOMETHING AKIN TO SEAT BELTS). NISSAN HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS FOR ABOUT $100. I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.

THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE HYDRAULLIC RODS THAT HOLD UP THE HOOD FOR ANY KIND OF MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THESE OFTEN FAIL UNDER COLD CONDITIONS, BUT WHEN WEATHER WARMS, THE RODS WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS FAILURE IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. THE RODS SHOW NO LEAK AND APPEAR TO BE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. AS I RAISED THE HOOD ON MY MAXIMA, NEVER HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, I REACHED IN TO BEGIN MY INTERIOR INSPECTION WHEN THE HOOD DROPPED STRIKING MY HEAD, BUT ALLOWING ME TO REMOVE MY HANDS BEFORE THE HOOD SLAMMED DOWN. IF IT HAD NOT STRUCK MY HEAD AND FORCED ME BACK, I WOULD HAVE BROKEN OR SEVERED SEVERAL FINGERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NISSAN COMPANY HAS OPENED A FILE ON MY COMPLAINT. THE FILE NUMBER IS 2766755. THE CAR IS ONLY 31/2 YEARS OLD. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IN MY OTHERS CARS. NISSAN AGREED TO COMPENSATE FOR 1/2 OF THE REPLACEMENT COST, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A MATERIAL DEFECT THAT HAS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS SO THAT IT WHY I AM REPORTING THIS.

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.

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.

THROTTLE POSITION (RPL) SENSOR FAILED.

HUBCAP CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. QCAW

ENGINE FIRE.

AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED.

PASSENGER SEAT MANUAL ADJUSTER DOES NOT LOCK SOLIDLY INTO POSITION.

DRIVER PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT AT APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MPH. AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE SPEED BUMP AND CRASHING INTO THE WALL.

TIRES FAILED. (BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 P20565R15H)

LIGHT TOUCH OF THE CURB DESTROYED THE BUMPER WHILE PARKING.

FRONT SEAT RECLINER FAILED CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED COLLISION.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

EVAPORATOR HOUSING NOT DRAINING PROPERLY, CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BURNT OUT #3 FUEL INJECTOR.

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

MANUAL DRIVER'S SEAT FAILS TO LATCH AND WILL EITHER SLIDE FORWARD UNDER BRAKING OR BACKWARDS DURING ACCELERATION.

WHILE DRIVING FELT A JERK IN VEHICLE. OWNER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, A SAW THAT THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

THE DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS CLOSED WHILE CAR IS RUNNING. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED.

SHORT AND BURNING SMELL DEVELOPS UNDERNEATH THE DASH. THIS COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE FIRE. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL AND IDLING, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK