1988 Nissan Maxima
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1988 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
60 complaints2 involved a crash32 involved a fire2 injuries1 deaths
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Tires
Tire in front blew out on side wall bigo tires said good luck getting falken to honor the tire warranty and a day later my rear tire has now a bubble on the side wall that will be resulting in the same blow out sooner or later according to big o tires. *Tr
- Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar
Consumer stated vehicle's stablizer wheel broke into causing vehicle to lose control. Please provide additional information. Ts
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
There IS a fuel leakage in vehicle due to fuel injection. Vehicle IS not included in recall. 95I006000. Please provide more information.*ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Gas fumes smell from engine, sounds of air blowing from engine, try to accellerate and there IS hesitation during take off. gas fumes coming thru floor vents when heat IS on.r. *Ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe · Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system › Injectors · Vehicle speed control › Cruise control
There was a very bad gas smell in car, took vehicle to mechanic and they said gas was pouring out of injectors. consumer stated that dealer corrected injector recall, and that recall caused a problem with mass air flow and idle air control. *ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system › Injectors
All 6 fuel injectors failed causing gas leakage and gas fumes. nlm
- Visibility › Sun/moon roof assembly
Closed sun roof blew off while driving on interstate at 65 mph. *ak
- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood
Turned off vehicle and then went inside of store. Then, saw smoke and flames coming from under glove compartment. Tried to open hood, and fire was coming from hood. fire department was called. vehicle was totaled. *ak
- Exterior lighting › Headlights
Headlight assy forms condensation, causing several light bulbs to be replaced. *Ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Fuel injection was leaking which caused an underhood fire. Dealer has not seen vehicle.
- Seat belts › Front · Seat belts › Front › Webbing
Shoulder belt locks at varying speeds. yh
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Recall 95i-006 000 nissan/fuel ingection system: vehicle experienced an under hood fire while pulling into a parking space. Consumer believed nhtsa recall maybe was the cause of fire. Asking nhtsa help in this matter. Dealer/mfr was not contacted at this time. *ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
I had the fuel injector system replace by nissan (service campaign notice nov.05,1997).but I'm still smelling gas sometimes.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
While driving vehicle just started to burnup, resulting in a fire. *ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Vehicle fire due to failed fuel injector system which leaked into engine, prior repairs were done to leaking fuel injectors.
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system › Fuel rail
Fuel injector failure caused vehicle fire, resulting in total destruction of vehicle.
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system › Fuel rail · Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system › Injectors
Fuel injector leaked, causing fire.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Vehicle was in garage with the ignition off and the engine caught fire. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Vehicle fire.
- Suspension › Rear
The rear suspension has crack . *ak
- Seat belts · Steering › Column locking › Anti-theft device · Vehicle speed control
Driver's side automatic seat belt broke/ cruise control does not work and alarm system malfunctioned. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control › Catalytic convertor
Catalytic converter replaced.
- Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar
Failure on the steering wheel and column, the steering wheel IS soft, causing the consumer to lose control of vehicle when making a turn. *ak
- Seat belts
Driver's side automatic seat belt system failed. *Ak
- Electrical system › Wiring
Consumer was driving and there was smoke, went home to check, car was on fire . fire was a result of a recall on the fuel injectors. nissan does not want to reimburse for repairs. *ak *ML
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.
- Engine compartment fires
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.
- 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.
Every Nissan Maxima model year
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