23 of the
195 complaints about the 1995 Nissan Maxima are about the
engine — 12% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
11,750 miles.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WE PURCHASED A NEW 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA IN JULY 1995. BY APRIL 1996, THE STILL-NEW CAR HAD TO BE REPAIRED WITH A NEW O2 SENSOR, BUT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEN BY OCTOBER 2000, ANOTHER NEW O2 SENSOR HAD TO BE INSTALLED, AND WAS PAID OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET. HOWEVER, BY FEBRUARY 2002, THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH YET ANOTHER O2 SENSOR FAILURE. AT THAT TIME WE REFUSED THE SERVICE BECAUSE WE HAD LOST CONFIDENCE ON THE REPAIR DUE TO PAST POOR QUALITY HISTORY AND HIGH REPAIR COST ESTIMATION (~$250). THE DEALERSHIP NOW ROUTINELY WARNS US TO REPAIR THE SENSOR, BUT REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE SENSOR QUALITY AND/OR VEHICLE ENGINE OPERATION THAT, IN MY OPINION, WAS THE CAUSE OF THE REPEATED REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #10073069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Bernandino, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1995 NISSAN MAXIMA EXPERIENCING OIL LEAK. *MR THERE WAS A PRE-EXISTING OIL LEAK. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP. THE DEALER PROMISED THE CONSUMER A NEW BATTERY BUT THEY CLEANED OFF THE BATTERY ACID AND SAID THAT IS WAS NEW. AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS A NEW BATTERY WAS PLACED IN AFTER SEVERAL NO STARTS. THE DEALER STATED THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10024637 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plymouth, MN
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON, LOSE SPOWER STEERING AS A RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE INJECTORS. HAD PART REPLACED ONCE.
NHTSA complaint #8019086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Washington, MD
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EMISSION LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO COME ON WITHIN 50000 MILES. LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES ALREADY. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER , HE STATED THAT THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THEY PUT IN A NEW PART, BUT SOON AFTER THAT LIGHT CAME BACK ON.
NHTSA complaint #8003920 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, MD
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
NHTSA complaint #560624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hicksville, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, 5 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO COULD FIND NOTHING. CONUMER FOUND BLOWN FUSE, ECC 7.5 AMP. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, FUSE BOX LOCATED BEHIND BATTERY.
NHTSA complaint #887792 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Madison, WI
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #744773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newburgh, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #744889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Highland Park, IL
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS AUTO 11/17/94. ON 10/11/95, A REAR OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT 5510 MILES, UNDER WARRANTY. SOMETIME AFTER THAT, IN 1996, I RECEIVED AN UNDATED BULLETIN FROM NISSAN, ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND EXTENDING A "LIMITED WARRANTY" TO 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. ON 7/11/00, A FRONT O2 OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 43,121 MILES. ON 2/6/2001, A THIRD O2 OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT 45,408 MILES, WITH A COST TO ME OF $636.17. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THEY PROBLEM IS MORE SERIOUS THAN REPLACING O2 OXYGEN SENSORS, AND IF IN FACT IT IS THE O2 OXYGEN SENSORS - THEY ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BEFORE THEIR "LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION" EXPIRED. I BELIEVE I HAVE A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT AND THAT NISSAN HAS AN OBLIGATION TO HONOR IT BY REIMBURSING ME AND REPLACING THE 4TH O2 OXYGEN SENSOR IN THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND ANY OTHER PARTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #742488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Carrollton, TX
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THE EARLIEST TIME THE VEHICLE HAVING ONLY 28299 MILES. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED AND EXHAUST LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A BLANK SPOT ON THE STARTER. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK DUE TO A POWER WIRE RIVET THAT WAS LOOSE AND LOOSING CONTACT. THE DOME LIGHT, THE DOOR LIGHTS, AND THE MAP LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB FOR THE MAP LIGHT. THE FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM WOULD GO OFF UNLESS THE KEYLESS ENTRY WAS USED, THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE TRUNK OPEN AND DOOR AJAR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. THE HYDRAULIC HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED, IN ORDER TO CHECK THE ENGINE OR MAKE ANY REPAIRS THE HOOD HAS TO BE PROPPED OPEN. RECENTLY THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CV BOOT WAS TORN AND THAT THE CLICKING NOISE MEANT THE AXLE WAS DAMAGED, HOWEVER, LATER THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY THE STRUT MOUNT BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, SO BOTH OF THEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #737229 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lisle, IL
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER USES PREMIUM GAS. VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/ FUEL INJECTORS HAVE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #874183 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bovina, TX
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
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.
NHTSA complaint #728737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
North Haven, CT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
REPLACE REAR 02 SENSOR, MARCH 3, 2000 SAME REAR 02 SENSOR FAILED AFTER 27,052 MILES OF WEAR.
NHTSA complaint #9000516 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Corning, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #719588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Worth, TX
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #711682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Jose, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
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.
NHTSA complaint #700094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brea, CAFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #537271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Englewood, NJ
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FUEL COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE, OVERFLOWING THE ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint #523152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, NJFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING FELT A JERK IN VEHICLE. OWNER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, A SAW THAT THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #815385 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Smithtown, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #601934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Long Beach, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
GASKET FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #601529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cincinnati, OH
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON A COLD STAR THERE IS A NOISE IN CAR DEALER TRY TO FIX IT FOUR TIME PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #979739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cincinnati, OH
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON A COLD STAR THERE IS A NOISE IN CAR DEALER TRY TO FIX IT FOUR TIME PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #979739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.