1993 Nissan Maxima problems
Owners have filed 102 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Nissan Maxima. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 13% of complaints. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (13%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 108,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 11 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 108,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Nissan Maxima with enough data (42 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
This was a front end collision that occured at a high rate of speed in which the drivers side air bag did not deploy. We contacted nissan they didn't seem interested and sent some literature to us. We have a statement from the auto shop it was towed to in which the ower stated the air bag should have went off. The car was totalled and this was our 3rd maxima. Needless to say this will sadly be our last. I'm very disappointed that nissan didn't seem to care about the air bag not deploying.
While driving undercarriage of vehicle hit the road and driver's airbag deployed, causing a crash and injuries. Manufacturer said airbag was suppose to deploy in undercarriage impact. Please provide further information.
While driving 35 MPH the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. The drivers air bag deployed and as a result the driver sustained second degree burns to the face. *nlm *scc
While having the brakes repaired, the mechanic found a hole in the fuel tank. The mechanic recommended replacing the fuel tank as soon as possible to prevent a fire in the event of a collision. Please provide further details.
Fuel system:fuel injector failure. Fuel injectors have failed several times in the recent past. Was advised by nissan factory trained mechanic at nissan dealership that the problem is in the wiring harness and that nissan knows about this particular problem and has issued a "secret" advisory to their service personnel about this possibly being a fire hazard, but have not seen any public information concerning this problem.