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1986 Nissan Maxima

Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1995-11-01 95I006000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM 686,649 Details
1986-07-16 86V096000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD 33,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2002-05-18 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 SUSPECT FUEL INJECTION CAUSED FIRE. DEALER WORKED ON PROBLEM WITH GAS FUMES APX 6 WEEKS PRIOR AND DID NOT CHECK FOR RE…
2002-01-08 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED SOMETIMES IN 1997. NOW, I EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLE…
2001-01-10 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 CAR GARAGE KEPT FROM NEW/FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT ONLY IN THE AREA WHERE THE REAR ANTI SWAY BAR ATTACHES/RIGHT SIDE HAS DET…
2000-02-14 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS . CONSUMER SAID THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING …
1998-04-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 AFTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES, IT BURSTED INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID FLAMES CAME F…
1997-11-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A DRIVE-THROUG THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HOOD STARTED SMOKING. THE CONSUMER AS SOON AS SHE SAW THE S…
1997-10-23 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 GAS WAS LEAKING OFF THE BACK OF THE FUEL INJECTOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THERE IS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN OUT ON…
1997-08-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (95I006000) & MADE APPT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. WORK WAS DONE. VEHILCE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. TOOK I…
1997-01-24 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 DEALER SAYS NO PARTS AVAILABLE, IT WOULD BE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK
1997-01-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 WHILE DRIVING ALONG SMELLED GAS, AND KIND OF IGNORED IT BECAUSE WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH AUT…
1996-11-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 PARKED ALL DAY; DROVE LESS THAN TWO MILES, WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, RESULTING IN A …
1996-11-05 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE RECEIVED RECALL LETTER …
1996-10-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD CONSUMER BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE THEN SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING UP THROUGH THE DASH, AFTER GETTING O…
1996-10-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE.
1996-10-01 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 MANUAL TRANSMISSION THROW OUT BEARING FAILED. NLM
1996-08-23 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 1 FUEL INJECTOR FIRE.
1996-08-23 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE--CAUSE UNKNOWN.
1996-07-09 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 DRIVING VEHICLE, STOPPED AT LIGHT, NOTICED SMOKE NEAR WINDSHIELD, THOUGHT WAS OTHER VEHICLE, PULLED OVER TO GAS STATION…
1996-06-12 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 FUEL INJECTOR LEAKED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH
1996-04-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
1996-04-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 DRIVING VEHICLE, SMELLED SMOKE, STOPPED VEHICLE, LIFT HOOD OF VEHICLE, FLAMES SHOT UP QUICKLY. *AK
1996-04-09 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 FUEL INJECTOR RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *DH
1996-04-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *AK
1996-04-07 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM DEFECTIVE, CAUSING FIRE. *SD
1996-04-07 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 DROVE VEHICLE TO CHURCH, AFTER CHURCH, STARTED VEHICLE, HEARD A POP SOUND, THEN VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY ENGULFED IN FLAM…
1996-03-27 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Yes 1 VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 9:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER DID NOT RETRACT. SEAT…
1996-03-02 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 FUEL LINE LEAK. *SD
1996-02-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 IN NORMAL CITY TRAFFIC SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE HOOD PULLED OVER AND FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. CAR CAUGHT ON FI…
1996-02-11 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE CAUSED BY FUEL INJECTORS.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-01-08 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 FUEL INJECTOR FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL.
1995-12-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)*SD
1995-09-17 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE CAR WAS TOTALED . TT
1995-07-12 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 HAD BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE EARLY THAT DAY BUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE. TT
1995-07-11 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL No 0 FUEL HOSES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
1995-06-28 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE No 0 FUEL RAIL CONNECTOR HOSE LEAKED GASOLINE, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *AW
1995-06-26 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL No 0 FUEL LINE LEAK, CAUSING FIRE. *SD
1995-06-14 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND HAS CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
1995-06-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE. TT
1995-05-25 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 REAR SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLATCH. TT
1995-05-19 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO ONE WAS INJURED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
1995-05-05 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 THERE IS A GAS ODOR IN THE CAR. TT
1995-03-24 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 FUEL INJECTOR BUSTED AND CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
1995-03-22 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS DEFFECTIVE, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT
1995-03-13 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 CONSUMER PULL INTO A GAS STATION TURN CAR OFF CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT
1995-03-09 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Yes 0 FOOT ON BRAKE SHIFTED TO REVERSE, ACCELERATOR STUCK, VEHICLE SURGED REARWARD UP A BRICK WALL. TT
1995-02-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
1995-01-05 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 FUEL HOSE LEAK, RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. *AK
1995-01-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 FUEL LINE LEAKS NEXT TO MUFFLER. TT
1995-01-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, RESULTING IN FAILURE. TT
1994-12-29 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, PRECEEDED BY A GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. TT