1985 NISSAN MAXIMA

2 recalls, 64 complaints - 5 TSBs

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

Defect Description

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.

Consequence

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.

686,649 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

Defect Description

THERE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT THICKNESS OF ADHESIVE IN THE CONTACT AREA BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS AND THE BODY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS LACK OF ADHESIVE MAY CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO ... Read more

Remedy

ADD MORE ADHESIVE TO BOTTOM OF FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS.

33,000 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Complaint Statistics

64 total complaints 2 crashes 43 fires 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS	15
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	6
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM	4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL	1

Incident date: May 15, 2003

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AS A RESULT OF ADMITTED DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS(ON RECALL). NISSAN REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS AT NO CHARGE, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE OTHER DAMAGED ITEMS SUCH AS, POWER STEERING, "SEVERE" SEAL DAMAGE CAUSING LARGE OIL LEAK, AND OTHER DAMAGES. I HAVE CALLED AND WRITTEN NISSAN. AL... Read more

Fire

Incident date: May 15, 2003

Fire

Incident date: May 15, 2003

Fire

Incident date: May 5, 1990

FONTANA DEALER WHICH IS NOW PURCHASED BY SAN BERNARDINO NISSAN ADVISED ME SOMETIME IN 1993 THAT FUEL INJECTORS ARE TO BE CHANGED UNDER RECALL. I GAVE MY CAR WITH TRUST TO PERFORM NECESSARY REPLACEMENTS OF INJECTORS AND RELATED HOSES.THE JOB WAS NOT DONE. WHEN OTHER DEALER AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL TEC... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2001

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. ROYED INJECTORS AND OWER STEERING PUMP, NUMEROUS OIL SEALS, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, ETC. IN ADDITION THERE WAS GENERAL SOOT ALL OVER THE ENGINE, WHICH WIIL NOT COME OFF.*AK FURTHERMORE, IT WAS A DANGEOUS SITUATION, AND HAD TO CALL T... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jul 7, 2001

NISSAN MAXIMA FUEL INJECTORS LEAKED CAUSING LARGE FIRE IN ENGINE AREA. INJECTORS ARE ON RECALL BECAUSE OF DEFECT BUT I WAS NOT INFORMED. NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY FOR ALL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE FIRE. NISSAN ADMITS INJECTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. *NLM

Fire

Incident date: Oct 1, 2000

HAD FUEL INJECTORS SERVICE 10/2001, NOW VEHICLE DOES NOT PASS EMISSION TEST AND DEALER DENIES ANY CONNECTION. SAYS NEEDS $2100.00 PLUS REPAIR WORK. *AK

Incident date: Oct 1, 2000

HAD FUEL INJECTORS SERVICE 10/2001, NOW VEHICLE DOES NOT PASS EMISSION TEST AND DEALER DENIES ANY CONNECTION. SAYS NEEDS $2100.00 PLUS REPAIR WORK. *AK

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED, THE CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL 95I-006, DUE TO TIME PERIOD. *MJS

WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL DUE TO ENGINE FIRES BY A FRIEND WHO WORKED AT NISSAN. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE REPAIR TO BE DONE AND WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST. WAS NEVER CONTACTED BACK. WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR ONE DAY, THE ENGINE BLEW UP LIFTING THE FRONT END OF MY CAR OFF THE GROUND AND MY CARS FRON... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Apr 25, 1995

I HAVE SINCE HAD MY LEAK REPAIRED AFTER LEARNING OF THE RECALL ON THE INTERNET (CAR POINT). I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY NISSAN OF THE RECALL IN 1995. I PAID TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN APRIL OF 1995 BUT CAR STILL SMELLED LIKE GAS INTERMITTENTLY AND I WAS NEVER TOLD BY ANYONE THAT MY C... Read more

Incident date: Jan 16, 1998

FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.*AK

Fire

Incident date: Jul 8, 1996

RECALL REPAIR (P5137) COMPLETED ON THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR DAMAGES TO ENGINE RESULTING FROM DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. MJS

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS, PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF RECALL REPAIR, WHICH CAUSED WIRING HARNESS TO BURN.

Fire

TIRE FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

RECALL NOTICE NOT RECEIVED ON THE FUEL INJECTORS.

FUEL INJECTION WIRING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Feb 26, 1998

STARTED VEHICLE AT NOON. AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR 2 HOURS, SAW SMOKE THEN FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD AREA OF VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Jan 8, 1998

HAD RECEIVED NOTICE (395I006000) & CALLED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. TOOK NOTIFICATION & TORE IT UP. DROVE TO A STORE & VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Apr 3, 1997

MR. SWINSON HAS LOOKED AT (15) NISSAN MAXIMA'S BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1985 THROUGH 1988 AND FOUND THAT THEY ALL HAD BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON EITHER THE LEFT SIDE OR FRONT SIDE . *AK

Incident date: Feb 18, 1997

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Feb 18, 1997

ENGINE FIRE CAUSE BY POSSIBLE FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR.

Fire

RECEIVED RECALL LETTER #95I00600, HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS, CAR IS STARTING TO SMELL GAS . *AK

RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED ON FUEL INJECTORS, ONE YEAR PRIOR TO RECALL CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Jul 6, 1996

ENGINE FIRE. *DH

Fire

Incident date: Oct 22, 1996

FUEL INJECTOR FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Dec 5, 1996

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OWNER SMELLED GAS, WHEN OWNER PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE ENTIRE ENGINE AREA WAS BURNED. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Oct 1, 1994

FUEL INJECTOR FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Sep 7, 1996

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM EMITS GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE.

Incident date: Dec 1, 1984

VEHICLE LEAKS GAS.

Incident date: Sep 23, 1996

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A SMOG CHECK, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES BECAUSE OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, RECALL 951006000.*AK *JB

Fire

PURCHASED CAR USED, HAD ONE MONTH, CAR WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE , MANUFACTURER MADE AND OFFER OF 750.00 ON CAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Fire

Incident date: May 15, 1996

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAK, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*SD

TOOK MAXIMA IN FOR REPAIR AND NISSAN ASKED FOR PAPER WORK, MR. GRAHAM SENT IT IN AND NISSAN CONTINUES TO ASK FOR MORE WHICH GRAHAM DOES NOT HAVE (95I-006). *AK

Crash Fire

Incident date: May 23, 1996

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER, WAITED & LIFTED HOOD, SAW FIRE, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, SMOTHERED FLAMES W/BLANKET.

Fire

Incident date: Nov 28, 1995

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD

Fire

Incident date: Nov 28, 1995

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

Incident date: Dec 1, 1995

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE. *SD

Fire

THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD TAKE 6 TO 8 WEEKS TO DO A RECALL FOR EXHAUST/CRANKCASE EMISSION 95I00600. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR LET UP, VEHICLE THUMPS AS VEHICLE WAS HIT AND CONTROL IS LOST. *AK

Incident date: Jun 12, 1995

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE GEAR, RESULTED IN ACCIDENT/INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Feb 22, 1996

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE,THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL INJECTORS. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Feb 22, 1996

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE,THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL INJECTORS. *AK

Fire

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN SUDDENLY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, DUE TO FUEL INJECTOR LEAK, HAD PRIOR NOTICE OF GAS FUMES. *AK

Fire

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN SUDDENLY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, DUE TO FUEL INJECTOR LEAK, HAD PRIOR NOTICE OF GAS FUMES. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Dec 3, 1994

FUEL HOSES LEAKED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Jun 15, 1995

ENGINE DAMAGED BY ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD

Fire

Incident date: Dec 2, 1995

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FUEL INJECTORS LEAKING FUEL. TT

Fire

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Fire

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EPA Fuel Economy, 1985 NISSAN MAXIMA

Trim / Engine	City MPG	Highway MPG	Combined MPG	Fuel Type	Annual Fuel Cost
3.0L 6-cyl, Manual 5-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	17.0	22.0	19.0	Regular	$3,300
3.0L 6-cyl, Automatic 4-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	15.0	20.0	17.0	Regular	$3,650
3.0L 6-cyl, Manual 5-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	17.0	23.0	19.0	Regular	$3,300

CO2 Emissions: -1.0 g/mile (Compact Cars)

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Actual fuel economy may vary based on driving conditions.

Technical Service Bulletins, 1985 NISSAN MAXIMA

5 manufacturer communications from 3 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	1
111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	1
111100 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES	1
199000 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS	1
355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL	1

199000 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

NISSAN: TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WARNING LIGHT ON/FLASHING. NO MODELS OR MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED ON 08-11-2011. *KB

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NISSAN: 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

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NISSAN: 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 MOD

111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

111100 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

NHTSA Safety Investigations, NISSAN MAXIMA

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE, Closed , Model Year: 2007

TRANSMISSION HOSE LEAK

THIS PE WAS OPENED FOR MODEL YEAR (MY) 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA VEHICLES BASED ON EARLY WARNING DATA THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE MAY HAVE PINHOLES AND/OR CRACKS RESULTING IN A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK.THE LEAKED FLUID CAN CONTACT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IGNITE.NISSAN HAS SHOWN THAT THE ROOT ... Read more

PE, Closed , Model Year: 2004

GLASS ROOF SHATTERING

THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED THIS INVESTIGATION ON APRIL 12, 2004, BASED ON FIVE REPORTS INDICATING THAT THE SKYVIEW GLASS-PANELED ROOF, WHICH IS STANDARD EQUIPMENT IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA VEHICLES, WOULD SUDDENLY SHATTER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE.FIVE INJURIES HA... Read more

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1997

ALTERNATOR FIRES

EA, Closed , Model Year: 1995

SEAT TRACK

SEE EA95-032 CLOSING REPORT EA95-032 WAS OPENED OCTOBER 31, 1995 TO CONTAINUE EVALUATIONS OF THE EXTENT AND CONSEQUENCES OF PARTIAL ENGAGEMENT OF MANUAL FRONT SEAT TRACK LATCHES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1995

SEAT TRACKS