Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. 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. 36 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.
The 25 most recent of 36, in the owner's own words
SUSPECT FUEL INJECTION CAUSED FIRE. DEALER WORKED ON PROBLEM WITH GAS FUMES APX 6 WEEKS PRIOR AND DID NOT CHECK FOR RECALL ON INJECTION SYSTEM. NISSSAN CONTACTED AND DENIES INVESTIGATION.*AK
THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED SOMETIMES IN 1997. NOW, I EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE: SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER, AND SMELL OF FUEL. I CONTACTED NISSAN. THE COMPANY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT THE DEALER PUT IN MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS . CONSUMER SAID THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. *AK
GAS WAS LEAKING OFF THE BACK OF THE FUEL INJECTOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THERE IS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN OUT ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER STATES THAT SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION. SHE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (95I006000) & MADE APPT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. WORK WAS DONE. VEHILCE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. TOOK IT BACK. INFORMED ANOTHER PART IS NEEDED THAT'S NOT ON RECALL & OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY. *AK
OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS FUEL INJECTORS AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABE FOR 6 MONTHS. RECALL NO.951006000. *AK
DEALER SAYS NO PARTS AVAILABLE, IT WOULD BE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK
FUEL INJECTOR LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE.
AFTER HAVING THE FUEL INJECTION SERVICE CAMPAIGN REPAIR WORK DONE, THE VEHICLE IS SMOKING AND SOMETIMES IS HARD TO START. *AK
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
WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 95I006000. PEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
FUEL INJECTOR FIRE.
FUEL INJECTOR LEAKED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH
DRIVING VEHICLE, STOPPED AT LIGHT, NOTICED SMOKE NEAR WINDSHIELD, THOUGHT WAS OTHER VEHICLE, PULLED OVER TO GAS STATION, LIFTED HOOD, NOTICED FIRE, DID NOT HAVE EXTINGUISHER, CALLED FIRE DEPT WHO PUT FLAMES OUT.AK
FUEL INJECTOR FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO ONE WAS INJURED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
DROVE VEHICLE TO CHURCH, AFTER CHURCH, STARTED VEHICLE, HEARD A POP SOUND, THEN VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR. *AK
FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM DEFECTIVE, CAUSING FIRE. *SD
FUEL INJECTOR RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *DH
THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE CAUSED BY FUEL INJECTORS.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
FUEL LINE LEAK. *SD
WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE CAR WAS TOTALED . TT
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE. TT
HAD BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE EARLY THAT DAY BUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE. TT
FUEL HOSES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
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.
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