1998 Nissan Maxima electrical system problems
24 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1998 Nissan Maxima, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 130,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 130,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 fires.
What owners wrote
Diagnose from nissan elmwood for $39.22 states: " a ck fog lamp burnt by ignition wiring whoever installed alarm system in vehicle tapped into harness near ignition and left wires bare and after time these wires touch and burnt. Bring vehicle back to whoever installed alarm system into vehicle for repairs!!!". I brought my car to nissan route 22 were I had alarm installed. They want to charge me for diagnoses and perhaps repairs then.
When we bought our nissan at 96648 miles, there was remarkably little rust underneath. The alternator went out on 10-12-12 and we had the car towed to a repair shop. They refused to repair it after finding that the core support for the motor is rusted and rotted out. Further research indicates that this issue has occurred in this model of car for many years. If we had known that this car was so unsafe we would never have purchased it in the first place.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Nissan Maxima
- Air bags 27 complaints