Brooklyn, NY
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE--CAUSE UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #510293 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1986 Nissan Maxima engine problems
10 of the 74 complaints about the 1986 Nissan Maxima are about the engine — 14% of everything reported for this model year.
10
Complaints
0
Crashes
8
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Gasoline
5
50.0%
Engine
2
20.0%
Belts AND Associated Pulleys
1
10.0%
Cooling System
1
10.0%
Engine AND Engine Cooling
1
10.0%
Engine & Cooling across every Nissan Maxima year
1985
13
1.4%
1986
10
1.1%
1987
21
2.3%
1988
12
1.3%
1991
10
1.1%
1992
23
2.6%
1993
12
1.3%
1994
19
2.1%
1995
23
2.6%
1996
19
2.1%
1997
14
1.6%
1999
43
4.8%
2000
84
9.4%
2001
36
4.0%
2002
49
5.5%
2003
98
10.9%
2004
124
13.8%
2005
101
11.2%
2006
71
7.9%
2007
24
2.7%
2009
22
2.4%
2010
23
2.6%
2011
14
1.6%
2012
13
1.4%
2016
20
2.2%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Modesto, CA
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A DRIVE-THROUG THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HOOD STARTED SMOKING. THE CONSUMER AS SOON AS SHE SAW THE SMOKE SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF PARKING LOT WHERE SHE HAS SEEN THE VEHICLE ON FIRE; THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND THEY SAID THE FIRE HAD STARTED ON THE ENGINE. A MECHANIC SAID EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS BURNED, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #820122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Stirling City, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #510733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Corona, CA
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
PARKED ALL DAY; DROVE LESS THAN TWO MILES, WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK FIRE WAS CAUSED DUE TO A FUEL LEAK, RECALL 95I006 DESCRIBES PROBLEMS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED. ENGINE BELTS REPLACED. STRUT FAILURE CAUSED NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED, ROTORS TURNED. POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #804868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Corona, CA
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PARKED ALL DAY; DROVE LESS THAN TWO MILES, WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK FIRE WAS CAUSED DUE TO A FUEL LEAK, RECALL 95I006 DESCRIBES PROBLEMS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED. ENGINE BELTS REPLACED. STRUT FAILURE CAUSED NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED, ROTORS TURNED. POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #804868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Harford, CT
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING VEHICLE, STOPPED AT LIGHT, NOTICED SMOKE NEAR WINDSHIELD, THOUGHT WAS OTHER VEHICLE, PULLED OVER TO GAS STATION, LIFTED HOOD, NOTICED FIRE, DID NOT HAVE EXTINGUISHER, CALLED FIRE DEPT WHO PUT FLAMES OUT.AK
NHTSA complaint #800499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dolomite, AL
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO ONE WAS INJURED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #800274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cleveland, OH
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
NHTSA complaint #501322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MT Vernon, WA
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING VEHICLE, SMELLED SMOKE, STOPPED VEHICLE, LIFT HOOD OF VEHICLE, FLAMES SHOT UP QUICKLY.
NHTSA complaint #984069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Nutley, NJ
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP FAILURE, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #964784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.