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1993 Nissan Maxima

Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1994-10-05 94V194000 WHEELS 97,000 Details
1994-01-12 94V007000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 65,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2018-02-02 SEAT BELTS No 0 MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. IT IS MOSTLY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION (IT DOES NOT AU…
2013-06-10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK LEAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. …
2007-01-19 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 I HAVE A 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE FILLING MY GAS TANK UP IN JAN 07 I NOTICE A STEADY STREAM OF GAS LEAKING FROM THE T…
2006-07-06 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 FUEL SYSTEM:FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE RECENT PAST. WAS ADVISED BY NISSAN F…
2005-11-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 MY CAR WAS LOSING POWER. CAR WOULD NOT START AND MY RADIO HASN'T WORKED FOR THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ALT…
2005-03-28 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP No 0 RECALL CAMPAIGN 95V244000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: PIPE FILLER NECK: WHILE REFILLING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICE…
2004-11-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 SERVICE BRAKES MAKE A PULSATING SOUD WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAD VEHICLE…
2004-02-09 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD No 0 THE FIBERGLASS MATERIAL UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINE OPERATION. THE MATERIAL WAS OLD AND FR…
2003-05-23 TIRES No 0 GOODYEAR EAGLE 205-65-15 TIRE BLEW OUT SUDDENLY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT, IT JUST SUDDENLY OCCURRED. …
2003-04-29 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND AS A RESULT THE…
2003-02-03 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 BRAKE SYSTEM.. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS NOISE AND A DELAYED REACTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HA…
2003-01-23 PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT No 0 NISSAN MAXIMA-1993-52000 MILES-ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILED(BRAKE LIGHT ON).DEALER TURNED LIGHT OFF, ADDED FLUID, TOLD ME "NO…
2002-07-21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SPEED IN REVERSE. CONSUMER C…
2001-12-21 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 WHILE DRIVING FUEL INJECTORS WERE LEAKING FUEL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
2001-08-31 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 1 WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO KNOWN REASON, DRIVER WAS INJURED ON RIGHT ARM AND CHEST AREA, D…
2001-07-01 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 IN THE PAST FOUR WEEKS WE HAVE REPLACED THREE OUT OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ON OUR 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE P…
2001-05-20 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 2 THIS WAS A FRONT END COLLISION THAT OCCURED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN WHICH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. …
2000-12-21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHILE IN DRIVE & ATTEMPTING TO PARK, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, (MAX RPM). UPON GAINING CONTROL OF VEHICLE & SHUTIN…
2000-12-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLES. *AK
2000-08-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 FOR THE FIRST PROBLEM ELECTRICAL UNDER THE DASH. I HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE BOX AND FUSE RELATING TO THE SHIFT L…
2000-05-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THE VEHICLE IS NOISEY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHIOLE AT IDLE, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE…
2000-04-02 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 1 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT 30 MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY ON RIGHT SIDE…
2000-03-29 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 1 I TALK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. AND THEY SAID ONLY THE AIRBAG WAS TO BE RECALLED. *AK
2000-02-08 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED . DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO ST…
1999-10-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE STALLS / SHIFT VERY HARD AND EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLING CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED WHICH RESULTS …
1999-09-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF ENGINE UNDER MANIFOLD MAY, COULD CAUSE FIRE, *AK
1999-06-18 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY MAXIMA BECAUSE OF A LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE THAT CRACKED. THE P…
1999-05-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 I DO NOT RECALL THE EXACT DATE LAST YEAR THAT I COMPLAINED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, AND THEN WROTE TO NISSAN IN CALI…
1998-11-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 MY VEHICLE CONTAINS MOST OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND A COUPLE OF THE RECALLS. MY MAIN CONCERN/QUESTION IS W…
1998-11-29 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 1 WHILE CHANGING BATTERY UNDER FRONT HOOD OF MY VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, HOOD SLAMMED SHUT HITTING ME IN HEAD AND INJURI…
1998-08-21 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILURE (2ND AND 4TH GEARS.)
1998-07-11 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WILL NOT COME UP. *AK
1998-06-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WHEN HIS WIFE PARKED VEHICLE SHE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT UNDER HOOD, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE COMPLETLY. VEHICLE WAS T…
1998-06-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. AT DEALER AT THIS TIME, POWER TRANSISTOR AND EFI RELAY BEING REPLACED. EFI RELAY WAS REPLA…
1998-01-13 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES No 0 DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BECAME INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAILURE OF NYLON TYPE MATERIAL IN…
1998-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 I NEED TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS Y2K COMPLIANT.
1997-11-12 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR PUTTING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THEY WILL WORK WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE, AND CUT OFF IN TH…
1997-04-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE HIT THE ROAD AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING A CRASH AND INJURIES. MAN…
1997-02-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES POWER ANTENNA TO RETRACT UP/DOWN.
1996-08-23 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 EVERY WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND I HAVE HAD ONE FAIL TWICE. SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS …
1996-03-08 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE WARMING UP STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
1996-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
1995-12-20 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. TT
1995-11-11 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION WILL NOT HOLD IN PARK POSITION. COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK
1995-10-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS No 0 EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKES, HAD BRAKE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 30K. *AK
1995-08-27 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 2 NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG, CAUSING INJURY. RECALL 94V007000. *DSH
1995-08-24 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED BY 5-6 MPH, ALSO SURGES. *SKD
1995-08-13 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AFTER BEING HIT FIVE TIMES FROM THE REAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVER…
1995-08-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE TIMIMG SPROCKET WENT BAD TOOK TO DEALER KNOW OF THE PROBLEM . TT *JB
1995-06-07 TIRES Yes 1 POOR TRACTION OF TOYO TIRES CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY.