1993 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

THE VEHICLE IS NOISEY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHIOLE AT IDLE, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE VTC SPROCKETS WHICH WERE REPLACED AT 67K BECAUSE THEY HAD A TENDENCY TO BE NOISY. NLM

I TALK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. AND THEY SAID ONLY THE AIRBAG WAS TO BE RECALLED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT 30 MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY ON RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

MY VEHICLE CONTAINS MOST OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND A COUPLE OF THE RECALLS. MY MAIN CONCERN/QUESTION IS WHY WON'T NISSAN COVER THE EXPENSES FOR THE REPAIR OF THE FRONT END NOISE (ONE OF THE TSB'S #NTB93189) WHICH WILL LEAD TO FURTHER DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE??? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED . DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

REAR WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL IN WINDOW CLOSED POSITION. BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ONCE IN UP POSITION EVEN THOUGH THEY GOT VERY LITTLE USE. THE RH REAR FAILED IN UP POSITION AFTER ABOUT TWO DOZEN CYCLES OVER A FEW YEAR PERIOD. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS $225.00. AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO MILAGE, EVEN THOUGH THE REAR SEAT IS ALMOST NEVER OCCUPIED. I CURRENTLY BLOCK THE FAILED WINDOWS IN OPEN POSITION SINCE THEY FAIL SO FAST. IT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE THE REAR SEAT WINDOW WAS NEEDED FOR EGRESS. THERE IS NO AFTERMARKET UNIT AVAILABLE AND THE OEM PART IS PLASTIC JUNK THAT ONLY LASTS A FEW CYCLES TO FAILURE. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A HAZARD SINCE THE WINDOWS WILL PROBABLY NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT SINCE THEY ARE POWERED OFF THE BATTERY. MY POSITION IS THAT THE WINDOWS NEED TO WORK AS DESIGNED AND A MANUFACTURING DESIGN DEFICIENCY SHOULD NOT BE CAUSE FOR AN OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED IN A THE CAR. *AK

WHILE TRAVLEING 35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION , AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS / SHIFT VERY HARD AND EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLING CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED WHICH RESULTS IN LOST OF POWER. *YC

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY MAXIMA BECAUSE OF A LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE THAT CRACKED. THE PART LASTS JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE IS NOW METAL REINFORCED IN THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW REGULATORS. *AK

ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR WINDOWS SHORTED OUT DUE TO A FAILED MECHANISM. THIS HAPPENED ALL WITHIN A 6 WEEK PERIOD. DEALER FIXED ALL WINDOWS. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN ON PASSENGER'S REAR WINDOWS. *AK