1992 Nissan Maxima Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 95V244000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK HE SMELLED FUEL AND NOTICED IT LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VENT HOLES IN THE FUEL TANK WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188419. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188700.

ENGINE SHUTS OF INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FOR BRIEF MOMENTS (5-10 SEC.) SOMETIMES IN ISOLATED SINGLE EVENTS, SOMETIMES IN CLUSTERS. ENGINE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER THEN RETURNS. DASHBOARD AND RADIO CONTINUE TO WORK AS IF IT IS NOT ELECTRICAL. FEELS LIKE A FUEL DELIVERY PROBLEM. IT'S VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY OR WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC! NO CODES SHOW ON COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. REPLACED FUEL FILTER AND COMPUTER. WHILE SEARCHING THE NET I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. NO KNOWN FIXES. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT SPENT OVER $3000.00 ON THE 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAD A VARIETY OF FAILURES FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED ,BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY. ON 1/2/07 THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, AND THAT HE NEEDED TO GET A TOW TRUCK AND COME BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP PUT A NEW ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE, AND IT FELT AS IF THE ENGINE HAS BEEN IN THE CAR OVER 10 YEARS NOW. *AK

BOTH BACK WINDOWS FELL / STUCK DOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO FIND THE PART. I WENT TO/ CALLED ALL JUNK YARDS/ AUTO SHOPS IN TOWN, NO ONE HAD THE PART. IT IS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 45 MPH AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE RAN OFF SHOULDER AND STRUCK A UTILITY POLE. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, THERE WAS NO PASSENGER AIRBAG. CONSUMER SUFFERED BROKEN/BRUISED RIBS, AND HIS DAUGHTER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. *AK CONSUMER STATES 20 MONTH OLD SON WAS IN THE REAR SEAT SECURED IN A CHILD RESTARINT SEAT, HE SUFFERED BRUISES AND A ROPE BURN FROM HIS CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT BELT. *JB

MY DAUGHTER OVER-CORRECTED AND ROLLED THE CAR 4 TIMES, WHICH SHE WAS EJECTED ON THE FIRST ROLL, BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO HOLD HER IN. SHE HAS MARKS ON HER NECK SHOWING WHERE THE SEATBELT BURNED HER BEFORE FAILING TO HOLD HER INSIDE THE CAR. SHE HAS OVER 200 STITCHES IN HER BODY, LUCKILY NO BROKEN BONES OR INTERNAL INJURIES. IT APPEARS THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN ALSO, POSSIBLY THE EXIT POINT, SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE SHE WAS EJECTED FROM. *TR

I WAS THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE. I WAS WEARING MY LAP AND PASSIVE SHOULDER RESTRAINT. THE PASSIVE SHOULDER RESTRAINT CRUSHED MY LARYNX. *NM

MY DAUGHTER OVER-CORRECTED AND ROLLED THE CAR 4 TIMES, WHICH SHE WAS EJECTED ON THE FIRST ROLL, BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO HOLD HER IN. SHE HAS MARKS ON HER NECK SHOWING WHERE THE SEATBELT BURNED HER BEFORE FAILING TO HOLD HER INSIDE THE CAR. SHE HAS OVER 200 STITCHES IN HER BODY, LUCKILY NO BROKEN BONES OR INTERNAL INJURIES. IT APPEARS THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN ALSO, POSSIBLY THE EXIT POINT, SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE SHE WAS EJECTED FROM. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED DURING IMPACT, RENDERING SEATBELTS INEFFECTIVE. DRIVER TOSSED AROUND, RESULTING IN SEVERE BRUSING AND WHIPLASH. HAVE PHOTOS. *AK

1992 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH CORROSION ON REAR WHEEL HOUSING AREA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS CORROSION CAUSED THE FAILURE THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT RETRACTOR. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE RESULTED OF A RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED. RECALL 95V244000. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THERE HAD BEEN SOME INSTANCES WHEN IT APPEARED THAT THE REPAIRED AREAS HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY SEALED PERMITTING MUD AND SALT TO BE RETAINED AND THUS PRODUCING CORROSION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED IN DEC 2002. THE CONSUMER STATED OVER FOUR YEARS FOLLOWING THE REPAIR, HE FOUND SIGNIFICANT CORROSION DAMAGED. THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON THE FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK THE FUEL SYSTEM LEAKED. THE VEHICLE TOTALED. (THE FIRE MOBILE PROP OUTSIDE) THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE GEAR AND THE WHEEL AREA. (SHORT CIRCUIT) *SCC *JB

BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ENGINE IS NOISY AND ROUGH. CRANKSHAFT WAS DESTROYED WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. HEAT FROM AC WOULD COOL DOWN AFTER 15 MINUTES. ROUGH IDLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DURING BRAKING. TWO BOLTS FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE WHILE DRIVING. OLD ENGINE HESITATED AND THE REPLACEMENT DOES THE SAME. SOMETIMES THERE IS A SLOW ACCELERATION. AUTOMATIC AC CIRCULTION CUT OF AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. REAR POWER WINDOW FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST TWICE. POWER LOCK FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH. FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WERE BACKED UP BY SAND. FRONT END SUSPENSION IS EXTREMELY WEAK

BRAKE MALFUNCTION. GRINDING NOISE AND POOR PERFORMANCE, USUALLY IN WET, COOL WEAHTER. NOISE SEEMS TO COME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE.

SHIFTER BUSHINGS DRY OUT FROM EXHAUST HEAT, CAUSING SHIFTER TO REMAIN IN DRIVE GEAR WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, ALSO PREVENTSMOVEMENT WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR..

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN THIRD GEAR. TT

ABOUT MARCH 1995 THE SPOILER BEGAN TO LOOSEN. ON 3/24/98 TINY'S BODY SHOP TO REPAIR THE LOOSE SPOILER. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING TO SCREW THE SPOILER INTO. ON 5/30/2000 I GOT AN APPRAISAL FROM VIKING OLDSMOBILE IN ROCHESTER MN (507-288-1811) FOR REPAIR OF THE SPOILER. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED HALF A DOZEN SPOILERS ON THIS SAME MAKE OF CAR. THEY GAVE ME A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF $541.74 BUT STATED THAT IT MAY BE MORE IF RUST WAS INVOLVED. THEY SENT THE ESTIMATE AND REPORT TO NISSAN. THE NISSAN COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE NEW SPOILELR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL SITUATION. MY SPOILER IS NOW COMPLETELY LOOSE ON BOTH ENDS. ONLY THE MIDDLE CONNECTION IS INTACT. IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND EVEN DEATH IF THIS SHOULD FLY OFF ON THE ROAD. I KNOW MOST OTHER NISSAN MAXIMAS MUST BE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT. I DO NOT INTEND TO TRADE THE CAR IN ON A NEW ONE. I WISH TO DRIVE IT LONGER AND THEN GIVE IT TO MY SON. I AM AFRAID OF AN ACCIDENT AS THINGS STAND NOW. THE CAR IS BEGINNING TO RUST AT THE SPOILER CONNECTIONS AND I AM AFRAID OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS WITH SPOILERS THAT I CAN SEE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK0101

THE SIDE PANEL OF BOTH DOORS BOTH SIDES BROKE, AND BUMP GUARDS HAVE DISCOLORED. *AK

REAR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WIND NOISE. NLM

BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ENGINE IS NOISY AND ROUGH. CRANKSHAFT WAS DESTROYED WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. HEAT FROM AC WOULD COOL DOWN AFTER 15 MINUTES. ROUGH IDLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DURING BRAKING. TWO BOLTS FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE WHILE DRIVING. OLD ENGINE HESITATED AND THE REPLACEMENT DOES THE SAME. SOMETIMES THERE IS A SLOW ACCELERATION. AUTOMATIC AC CIRCULTION CUT OF AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. REAR POWER WINDOW FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST TWICE. POWER LOCK FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH. FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WERE BACKED UP BY SAND. FRONT END SUSPENSION IS EXTREMELY WEAK

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SEVERE TOP END NOISE. PRIOR OWNER COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIME SINCE 1996 ABOUT NOISE. VARIOUS MECHANICS INDICATE TO ME THAT "THEY ALL DO THIS". FOUND OUT THERE ARE TWO TSB'S ON THE PROBLEM INDICATING VTC FAILURE. ON THE BBS FOR THIS CAR THE PROBLEM IS DISCUSSED DAILY AND SEEMS TO AFFECT ALMOST ALL MAXIMA SE'S WITH VE30DE ENGINES. THE NISSAN MECHANIC SAYS HE FIXES THIS ALL THE TIME- THEY ARE GOUGING CUSTOMERS FOR A FAULTY PART WITH AN EXTREMLY HIGH FAILURE RATE. I THINK THEY SHOULD DO IT AT N/C OTHERWISE I'M NOT BUYING ANYMORE NISSANS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE ENGINE SOUNDING LIKE IT'S FALLING APART.

FRONT STRUTS/SPRINGS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN FROM SIDE TO SIDE/EXCESSIVE LEAN ON TURNS AND FEELING OF INCIPIENT LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

LH TOURING, P205/65R15, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 50000 MILES ON A 1992 NISSAN MAXIMA. TREAD SEPARATION ON PASSENGER REAR TIRE AT 70 MPH, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*JB

REAR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WIND NOISE. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

VEHICLE ACCELERATES IN EVERY GEAR EXCEPT IN DRIVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ENGINE IS NOISY AND ROUGH. CRANKSHAFT WAS DESTROYED WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. HEAT FROM AC WOULD COOL DOWN AFTER 15 MINUTES. ROUGH IDLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DURING BRAKING. TWO BOLTS FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE WHILE DRIVING. OLD ENGINE HESITATED AND THE REPLACEMENT DOES THE SAME. SOMETIMES THERE IS A SLOW ACCELERATION. AUTOMATIC AC CIRCULTION CUT OF AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. REAR POWER WINDOW FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST TWICE. POWER LOCK FAILS TO OPERATE ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH. FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WERE BACKED UP BY SAND. FRONT END SUSPENSION IS EXTREMELY WEAK

BRAKE MALFUNCTION. GRINDING NOISE AND POOR PERFORMANCE, USUALLY IN WET, COOL WEAHTER. NOISE SEEMS TO COME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE.

LEFT FRONT AXLE BOOT SPLIT OPEN AND ALL GREASE WAS LOST. REPAIR WORK WAS DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CURRENTLY, ON THE RIGHT SIDE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. DEALER CONTACTED, NOT AWARE OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. *AK

REAR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WIND NOISE. NLM

HEAD LAMPS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY GUIDE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. TT