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1986 Nissan Maxima Electrical Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Electrical reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Jul 8, 1998
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
13%
of 60 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
8
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1986 Nissan Maxima submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming electrical

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Electrical
Filed Jul 8, 1998
Fire reported

AFTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES, IT BURSTED INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ENTIRE HOOD WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
825179
Incident
Apr 10, 1998
Electrical
Filed Oct 21, 1997
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING ALONG SMELLED GAS, AND KIND OF IGNORED IT BECAUSE WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH AUTOMOBILE. KEPT GOING AND WAS TOLD THAT HIS AUTOMOBILE WAS ON FIRE- HE RECEIVED HELP TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
817353
Incident
Jan 15, 1997
Electrical
Filed Mar 18, 1997
Fire reported

TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
800034
Incident
Apr 29, 1996
BrakesElectricalEngine+3 more
Filed Nov 13, 1996
Fire reported

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 ID
804868
Incident
Nov 8, 1996
Electrical
Filed Feb 23, 1996
Fire reported

IN NORMAL CITY TRAFFIC SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE HOOD PULLED OVER AND FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
979608
Incident
Feb 15, 1996
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Jul 21, 1995
Fire reported

FUEL HOSES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
484625
Incident
Jul 11, 1995
Electrical
Filed Mar 6, 1995
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
961433
Incident
Feb 21, 1995
Electrical
Filed Jan 4, 1995
Fire reported

ON COLD START DRIVER HAD DIFFICULTY. SECOND ATTEMPT VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
958192
Incident
Dec 17, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Fuel system36Engine9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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