Model year record
1996 Nissan Maxima
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 117 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Air bags: frontal | 10 | 135,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 8 | — |
| Air bags | 7 | 75,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 6 | — |
| Unknown or other | 6 | — |
| Suspension: front | 5 | — |
| Tires | 4 | 185,600 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 3 | 115,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 3 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 3 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 3 | 75,984 mi |
| Electrical system | 2 | 206,576 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling | 2 | 50,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 2 | 143,000 mi |
| Seats | 2 | — |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump | 2 | 75,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members | 2 | 95,000 mi |
| Suspension: rear | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 1 | 198,000 mi |
| Electrical system: starter assembly | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 1 | — |
| Engine | 1 | 100,300 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (EGR valve) | 1 | 120,000 mi |
| Equipment | 1 | 206,576 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | 206,576 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch | 1 | 84,000 mi |
| Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL) | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft: seal | 1 | 48,000 mi |
| Power train: clutch assembly | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: differential unit | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: power adjust | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 1 | — |
| Steering | 1 | 100,300 mi |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: gear box: shaft pitman | 1 | — |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist system | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: shock absorber | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: windshield: electrical heating element | 1 | — |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
The 1995 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 1997 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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