1987 Nissan Maxima
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1987 Nissan Maxima. Newest first.
This IS not a safety recall campaign in accordance with federal regulation 573. however, it IS deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. the campaign will replace the fuel injectors and related hoses of affected vehicles which could leak.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Fuel leaks in the engine could result in a fire.
Remedy
Nissan dealers will replace the fuel injectors and related hoses on the affected vehicles.
Owner complaints
176 complaints5 involved a crash97 involved a fire6 injuries1 deaths
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Electrical system · Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
1987 nissan maxima. the consumer writes in regard to vehicle fire under the hood. *smd the consumer stated while driving, one of the passengers started to smell burning wire. Soon after his wife noticed smoke coming from under the hood. The consumer managed to get to a safe spot and was able to…
1987 nissan maxima. the consumer writes in regard to vehicle fire under the hood. *smd the consumer stated while driving, one of the passengers started to smell burning wire. Soon after his wife noticed smoke coming from under the hood. The consumer managed to get to a safe spot and was able to put the fire out. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop where the he was informed the injectors did not want to shut down. The consumer was also informed a recall had been issued for an injector problem and the recall had never been performed.
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Fuel injector failure. *tr
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Vehicle was being operated and then was parked due to fuel leaking. engine caught on fire, and vehicle was completely destroyed. fire department determined fuel leak due to faulty fuel line and fuel injection.*ak
- Seat belts › Front › Retractor
Driver;s side automatic seat belt malfunction; stopped half way. now it does not work at all. *nlm
- Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery
Re: 1987 nissan maxim I own 3 of these vehicles. in 2 of them, the pressurized fuel line coming out of the gas tank has failed, allowing strong fuel vapors to enter the passenger compartment. this line IS directly under the rear passenger seat and raw fuel also IS able to flow under the seat. *la
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system › Injectors
Fuel inlectors leaking, the consumer states that there IS an injector recall. (recall not lifetime warranty)-dealer made the repairs *scc
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Seat belt on driver's side IS inoperable. Doesnot move when opening door. please add vin. *Ak
- Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal
Consumer IS calling to report that accelerator pedal sticks. Dealer has yet to be contacted. Please provide further details.*ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Recall 95i00600, 15 minutes after starting vehicle consumer could see flames coming from engine near fuel injectors. Consumer was 2ND owner of vehicle, and manufacturer sent a letter showing that it was done. problem has reoccurred, and consumer was looking forward to manufacturer to at least sent someone or give dealer authorization to inspect vehicle. *Ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
We had liability coverage only. nissan unwilling to settle for value of car.
- Tires
Dunlop qualifier, all season, steel radial tires, p195/60r15, failed early due to bubbles forming in the tire walls. *slc
- Seat belts
Seat belt on the driver side has oil on it. consumer said that oil was coming from the seat belts and are ruining her clothes. consumer took vehicle to the dealership, and the mechanic has no idea from were the oil was leaking. *Ak
- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood
Had come upon a stop light, started to take off & smelled fuel. noticed smoke coming from under the hood. Pulled over & lifted hood. Noticed flames & put out fire. Vehicle towed to dealership. Mechanic checked vin & noticed a recall affecting this vehicle. However, manufacturer refused recall repairs due to lack of maintenance records. *ak *ML
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
I kept smelling gas then I knew the injectors had been replaced because I had a starter replaced and tom peacock nissan ran a check to insure the recall had been performed it was already done so I was convinced the problem was resolved, so about a year later I'm smelling gas me and my father looked…
I kept smelling gas then I knew the injectors had been replaced because I had a starter replaced and tom peacock nissan ran a check to insure the recall had been performed it was already done so I was convinced the problem was resolved, so about a year later I'm smelling gas me and my father looked under the hood and saw that fuel was leaking from an injector so I called tom peacock nissan.considering they supposedly fixed the problem concerning injectors failing resulting in fires they said it had already been replaced and their best advice was to pay $915 for all new replacement injectors,so my reaction was why would I replace all of them if only one of them IS leaking,so I thought about it and said I will just buy one considering the others are still functioning so I called tom peacock nissan and ordered one injector it cost me $115.00 so I that's fine I'll order it and let them put the injector in when the injector came in I waited a week for my next pay check to pay for the repairs,that time came and I called tom peacock to set up a time to bring in the car, I notified them that I had already bought the injector I just needed it installed they said they don't work on cars 10 years or older and referred me to a gordon automotive, which surprised me considering they made the car and guy I spoke with previously said just bring the car buy we will replace the injectors all of them for $915 I am just very upset with nissan why make car that can you can't repair,if they had a recall on the same problem,why should I have to pay anything regarding something they were forced into a recall in 1996,all I see IS the same problem occuring again and again I'm sure I'm not the only one with this problem.i hope you can help me with this problem because it IS not being resolved it's being avoided. *ak
- Seat belts
Automatic seat belt retractor cable popped out and it would'nt move. Now it only works manually. *jb
- Unknown or other
No summary listed for above vehicle. *Ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc
Continually squeaks at any speed, even with new brakes. *ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Received notice 95i006000. Contacted dealership. Took vehicle for fuel injection systems recall repairs. mechanic replaced old clips with same type of fuel injector clips. Vehicle caught fire due to clamps pieced together wrongly. Returned hose pieced together with metal tube. *Ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
I was given a recall notice at the time of purchase 6-10-99. I took the car to don davis nissan two times. Both times they told me they didn't have the parts in stock to repair the defect. They told me to return later. I called them two more times and both times they told me they were " too busy…
I was given a recall notice at the time of purchase 6-10-99. I took the car to don davis nissan two times. Both times they told me they didn't have the parts in stock to repair the defect. They told me to return later. I called them two more times and both times they told me they were " too busy " and the shop was "too full" at the time I called. About six months from the time of purchase the rubber fuel lines on the fuel injector hoses caught fire and burned the injectors, injector wires, and other wires on top of the engine. I had the car towed to don davis nissan. They charged me $60 for a dammage estimate which they sent to nissan corp. , along with photos of the damage. three months later, 3-24-99 nissan corp. Notified don davis nissan that they would not pay for the damage, because I didn't have enough maintainance records of oil changes and tune-ups. I had the car towed to my father's house where it remains. I have called nissan and argued with them. The most recent time 7-23-99 case or call # 2865398. I told them during this last call I was going to file this complaint with the nhtsa. They told me to go ahead and file that you couldn't do anything about my problem anyway because the recall was voluntary on nissan's part. can you please help me? My car burned and hasn't run for months because of this manufacturer's defect. sarah ash
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
While driving at 40 mph timing belt blew out for the fourth time, and dealer can't determine the cause. *ak
- Electrical system › Wiring › Interior/under dash
Have ocaisionally found parking lights on first thing in the morning. Sometimes battery IS dead. Can turn off by rotating sw hard to "off". Only happens in spring (?) 2 yrs. Running now. Rubber band holding sw in "off" works most days.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline · Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Vehicle experienced rough idle, due to engine failure. *yc
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Fuel injection system recalled, was not repaired due too lack of parts, vehicle caught on fire due to possible fuel injection failure and lack of recall repair.
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Terrible smell of gas and now car runs very rough when accelerating. mechanic said fuel injectors are bad. *ak
- Electrical system › Alternator/generator/regulator · Electrical system › Ignition · Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system · Power train › Manual transmission · Vehicle speed control
I have replace numerous parts in shorts periods of time
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Fuel injector assembly leakage
An engineering analysis closing report IS included in the public file.service campaign 95i-006.
- Sudden acceleration
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10032506Nissan: vent control valve replacement. When replacing the evap canister vent control valve for reason: use the one listed on page 2; for vent control valve replacement procedure, refer to the appropriate section of the electronic service manuals (esm; when installing the new valve, do not add any lube to its o ring; for frontier (D40 series) only, install the protector listed in parts information. Includes 2005-09 frontier. Updated 12/8/10.
- 10031305Nissan: tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning light on/flashing. No models or model years listed. Updated on 08-11-2011.
- 10030165Nissan: the 12 volt battery IS an important part of the vehicle electrical system and IS required to stay connected when the engine IS running. To prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. No model years listed.
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