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1994 Nissan Maxima Electrical Problems

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

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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 Oct 29, 2003
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.
9%
of 89 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.
1
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 1994 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

ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Oct 29, 2003

1994 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 138,000 MILES. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. WHEN DRIVING, THE DIGITAL READOUT ON THE CAR CLOCK BEGINS TO FADE. THEN THE RADIO CUTS ON AND OFF. THEN, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE LOST, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE CAR DIES. AFTER BEING TOWED, THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED, THE ALTERNATOR SHOWED IT WAS CHARGING THE BATTERY, AND THE CAR CRANKED AND RAN FINE. IT WILL RUN FINE FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEN IT TOTALLY CUTS OFF WHEN IT IS BEING DRIVEN. TO MAKE THINGS MORE INTERESTING, THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WINDOW WILL GO DOWN WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED, BUT WILL NOT GO UP UNTIL THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES. INDIVIDUAL TAIL LIGHTS ARE OUT AT TIMES, BUT IT IS NEVER THE SAME BULB AT ANY TIME AND THE BULB IS NOT BAD.*AK

NHTSA ID
10043842
Incident
Oct 27, 2003
Mileage
137,990 mi
Electrical
Filed Apr 3, 2002

BOSE RADIO/CD/TAPE PLAYER FAILS PARTICULARLY IN COLD WEATHER/NOW ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
760205
Body & structureElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Dec 29, 2000

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
785205
Electrical
Filed Nov 10, 1998

IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT BEARING VERY NOISY.

NHTSA ID
542526
Incident
Mar 14, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jan 6, 1998

RADIO STOPPED WORKING.

NHTSA ID
527824
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Electrical
Filed Mar 31, 1997

BOSE STEREO FAILS TO WORK IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. IT WILL START WORKING AFTER ONE HOUR OF DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID
515838
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 30, 1996
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505040
Incident
May 22, 1996
Electrical
Filed Mar 7, 1996

VEHICLE'S HORN FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, HAS TOTALLY GONE OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
980408
Incident
Mar 7, 1996

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 system21Engine18Visibility18Transmission8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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