Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Nissan Maxima.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHIC… |
| 2011-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | CAR FIRE. MY SON'S CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT DUE TO A PART NISSAN KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A RECA… |
| 2009-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF IN THE MIDNIGHT, AND IT WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. I R… |
| 2008-12-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH JUST STARTED FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY THEN I JUST SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL. HOWEVER MY CAR … |
| 2008-08-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | OF 4 TIRES PURCHASED IN MAY 2008, 3 HAVE FAILED. ONE TIRE WAS REPLACED DUE TO RADIAL TIRE PULL. A SECOND WAS REPLACED… |
| 2008-03-24 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN | No | 0 | I FACED A RARE (I DON'T KNOW I AM THINKING IT AS RARE) PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN… |
| 2007-07-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA. SHE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THA… |
| 2007-05-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1. I WAS PARKING NEAR DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AT A CURB PARKING SPOT. WHILE ALIGNING MY CAR TO THE CURB WITH MY FOOT ON THE BR… |
| 2007-05-11 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONSTANTLY FLASHED ON THE INST… |
| 2006-08-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT MUST MAKE 5 OR 6 ATTEMPTS IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. OCCASI… |
| 2006-06-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRONT RADIATOR SUPPORT RUSTED OUT AND CAN CAUSE VEHICLE'S ENGINE TO DROP OUT. *NM |
| 2005-11-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER 55-60 TRIPS TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. IN ADDITION TO… |
| 2004-09-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AFTER THE 1ST… |
| 2004-02-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS HOOD LATCH SNAPPED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURES TO THE CONSUMER WHILE MAKING REPAIRS UNDER THE HOOD… |
| 2004-01-29 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA, LOW MILEAGE (50,000) FAILED NC STATE INSPECTION DUE TO FAILURE OF BOTH CV JOINT BOOTS. IF THE BOOTS… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2003-05-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER CRASHED THE VEHICLE AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AFFECTS FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYM… |
| 2003-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING A LITTLE ROUGH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TEN… |
| 2003-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WATER PUMP LEAKS RADIATOR COOLANT. THIS HAS LED TO ENGINE-OVERHEATING AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE ENGINE FAILURE (A SAFETY ISS… |
| 2002-10-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO SOON AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON IS ON. IF OVERDRIVES IS OFF THERE … |
| 2002-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE NISSAN USED PLASTIC SPROCKETS IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND THEY ARE FAILING. IT IS ALSO MY UNDER… |
| 2001-12-21 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | Yes | 0 | THIS CAR WAS PARKED ON A DRIVEWAY ON THE SIDE OF A HOME. THE CAR WAS FACING THE STREET AND THE DRIVEWAY HAD A SLOPE DO… |
| 2001-12-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-02-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | WELDS ON THE BRACKETS HOLDING THE DRIVER'S SEAT CUSHION TO THE POWER SEAT ACTUATING RODS HAVE BROKEN. THE SEAT CUSHION… |
| 2000-11-26 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES (NO MAKE OR SIZE) DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH WAS ALSO CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL T… |
| 2000-10-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-09-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY A SUV TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 MPH, AND FORCED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. AIRBAG… |
| 2000-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING, USUALLY IT OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSTION OR ACCELE… |
| 2000-08-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT & WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. REAR BUMPER WAS PUSHED IN THE BACK SEAT. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY… |
| 2000-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | EMISSIONS CONTROL PARTS FAILURE - MIL LIGHT ON-KNOWN PROBLEM/VOLUNTARY RECALL BUT NOT COVERED FOR CA VEHICLES SO COST I… |
| 2000-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER COULD LEAVE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING USED FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THEN WHEN TRYING TO START ENGINE, IT WILL NOT START… |
| 2000-03-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE GONE OUT OF ROUND AND HAVE A NOTICEABLE SIDE TO SIDE MOTION AT SLOW SPEEDS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215R15)(… |
| 2000-02-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING FRONTAL COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVERS NECK AND SHOULDER. NLM |
| 2000-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THERE IS A DECREASE IN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE IS SLOW AND SLUGGISH. ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR.… |
| 1999-12-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES GIVE A LOUD SQUEEKING NOISE WHEN APPLIED. HAVE BEEN FIXED 4 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM PRESISTS. *AK |
| 1999-04-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFI… |
| 1998-11-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 5MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER HIT BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL … |
| 1998-11-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WITHIN 4 WEEKS OF PURCHASE, THE PAINT BEGAN TO WEAR THIN ON THE SIDE MOULDINGS ON THE DOORS. MY CAR IS BURGUNDY AND I … |
| 1998-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHENEVER VEHICLE COMES TO … |
| 1998-07-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT … |
| 1998-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM.IT CONTINUALLY TURNS ON, AND THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH WHEN LIGHT IS ON.THIS ALS… |
| 1998-04-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | INTERLOCK CABLE BETWEEN IGNITION SWITCH AND SHIFTER BROKE MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE KEY TO BE TAKE OUT OF THE IGNITION… |
| 1998-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE CONSUMER HAD TO FORCE IT. PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD NI… |
| 1998-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS DELAYED WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. *AK |
| 1997-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. |
| 1997-05-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO STALLING UPON SHIFTING INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. |
| 1997-03-20 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR END HOPS WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS. |
| 1997-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MANUAL SEAT, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE WHEN THE VE… |
| 1997-01-27 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | Yes | 1 | THERE IS A BLIND SPOT THAT BLOCKS OUT VISION FOR SHORT DRIVERS. OWNER CAN'T SEE ONCOMING VEHICLES FROM LEFT AT INTERSEC… |
| 1997-01-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK |