1987 NISSAN MAXIMA

1 recalls, 194 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.

Complaint Statistics

194 total complaints 6 crashes 101 fires 7 injuries 5 deaths

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	41
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS	36
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	12
SEAT BELTS	8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	6
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	4
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	4

Incident date: Nov 1, 2012

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 P... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Nov 1, 2012

Fire

Incident date: Nov 6, 2007

FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. *TR

Incident date: Apr 30, 2004

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

Fire

Incident date: Jun 7, 2003

DRIVER;S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION; STOPPED HALF WAY. NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *NLM

Incident date: Sep 15, 2003

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. *... Read more

FUEL INLECTORS LEAKING, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS AN INJECTOR RECALL. (RECALL NOT LIFETIME WARRANTY)-DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS *SCC

SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS INOPERABLE. DOESNOT MOVE WHEN OPENING DOOR. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

Incident date: Jul 10, 2001

CONSUMER IS CALLING TO REPORT THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Incident date: Feb 12, 2001

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 LE... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Nov 15, 1999

WE HAD LIABILITY COVERAGE ONLY. NISSAN UNWILLING TO SETTLE FOR VALUE OF CAR.

Fire

DUNLOP QUALIFIER, ALL SEASON, STEEL RADIAL TIRES, P195/60R15, FAILED EARLY DUE TO BUBBLES FORMING IN THE TIRE WALLS. *SLC

Incident date: Jun 1, 1999

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

Incident date: Jan 27, 2000

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 RE... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Feb 13, 1999

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 31, 1998

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CABLE POPPED OUT AND IT WOULD'NT MOVE. NOW IT ONLY WORKS MANUALLY. *JB

Incident date: Mar 30, 1998

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Aug 30, 1999

CONTINUALLY SQUEAKS AT ANY SPEED, EVEN WITH NEW BRAKES. *AK

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

Fire

Incident date: Jan 10, 1999

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 "... Read more

Fire

Incident date: May 12, 1996

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH TIMING BELT BLEW OUT FOR THE FOURTH TIME, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

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.

Incident date: May 1, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLE, DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. *YC

Incident date: May 3, 1999

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 12-95, RECALL WORK PREFORMED ON 7-31-97, HOWEVER FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO LEAKAGE ONTO EXHAUST PIPE. *YC

Fire

Incident date: Oct 22, 1996

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.

Fire

Incident date: Jul 1, 1998

TERRIBLE SMELL OF GAS AND NOW CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH WHEN ACCELERATING. MECHANIC SAID FUEL INJECTORS ARE BAD. *AK

Incident date: Apr 17, 1993

I HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS IN SHORTS PERIODS OF TIME

1 deaths

Incident date: Apr 17, 1993

I HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS IN SHORTS PERIODS OF TIME

1 deaths

Incident date: Apr 17, 1993

I HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS IN SHORTS PERIODS OF TIME

1 deaths

Incident date: Apr 17, 1993

I HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS IN SHORTS PERIODS OF TIME

1 deaths

Incident date: Apr 17, 1993

I HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS IN SHORTS PERIODS OF TIME

1 deaths

Incident date: Oct 18, 1998

POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. OCCUPANTS WERE TRAPPED INSIDE AND HAD TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE DOOR IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. POWER WINDOWS COULD BE LOWERED TO PASS IGNITION KEY TO SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF T... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

Incident date: Oct 1, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Incident date: Oct 18, 1998

CONSUMER WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND WAS HIT HEAD-ON, CAUSING THE METAL PART AND THE TRACK OF THE SAFETY BELT TO BREAK, NOT HOLDING THE SHOULDER PART IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD, AND THEIR WAS NO SUPPORT. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Sep 14, 1998

AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR ABOUT HALF MILE AND PARKED, CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. POPPED HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES. *AK

Fire

THE RACK ALWAYS NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE.

Incident date: Sep 5, 1998

RECALL 95I0006000, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. RECALL CAMPAIGN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ABOUT 20 MONTHS AGO, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT. *AK

Incident date: Sep 5, 1998

RECALL 95I006000, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE CAMPAIGN WORK WAS DONE 20 MONTHS AGO, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REMEDIED. *AK

Incident date: May 21, 1998

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1993

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A FIRE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT. BECAUSE VEHICLE SMOKED, THEY POPPED UP THE HOOD AND ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. AFTER FIRE WAS PUT OUT THE FIREMEN SAID THAT FIRE WAS STARTED ON THE FUEL INJECTOR BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AND THE FUEL INJECTOR HAD BEEN CLEANED TWICE SINCE BY DEALER... Read more

Fire

UNSPECIFIED.

Incident date: Jun 18, 1998

OWNER NOT NOTIFIED OF FAULTY FUEL LINES AND FUEL INJECTOR CAMPAIGN.

THE FUEL INJECTION WAS LEAKING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

Fire

Incident date: May 12, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE DRIVER CHECKED IT OUT AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FUEL INJECTION RELATING TO FIRE. 95I-006. *AK

Fire

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH SUN ROOF FLEW OFF . OWNER STATES PROBLEM OCCURRED BECAUSE OF AGE OF VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK.

Incident date: Jan 25, 1998

WHILE DRIVING WITH SUN ROOF CLOSED, THE VEHICLE'S SUN ROOF FLEW UP WITHOUT REARSON, RSULTING IN SUN ROOF HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Nov 9, 1997

THE DEFECTIVE HEAD BOLT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE OFF AND JAMMED THE CAMSHAFT, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. *AK

OWNER OF VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND HAS HAD NO LUCK OBTAINING THE RECALL INFORMATION/PARTS FOR THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.

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EPA Fuel Economy, 1987 NISSAN MAXIMA

Trim / Engine	City MPG	Highway MPG	Combined MPG	Fuel Type	Annual Fuel Cost
3.0L 6-cyl, Automatic 4-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	16.0	22.0	18.0	Regular	$3,450
3.0L 6-cyl, Manual 5-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	16.0	24.0	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, 1987 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