Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | 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 | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | 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 | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | 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 | 08/12/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| 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 put the fire out. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop where the he was informed the injectors did not want to shut down. the consumer was also informed a recall had been issued for an injector problem and the recall had never been performed. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 04/17/1993 | 6 | 08/01/1987 | |
| I have replace numerous parts in shorts periods of time | |||
| 03/01/1990 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle stalls due to alternator failure, causing fuel odor to emanate from engine. *dh | |||
| 12/01/1993 | 1 | ||
| Alternator failed. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 04/17/1993 | 6 | 08/01/1987 | |
| I have replace numerous parts in shorts periods of time | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 04/25/1996 | |||
| Vehicle caughton fire caused by the ignition switch. please describe. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 10/11/1996 | |||
| Consumer was driving and smelled smoke and car caught on fire. please describe . *ak | |||
| 02/19/1996 | |||
| Drove car back/forth to work, stopped at gas station, went to pay, started smoking, had help to move car which caught on fire, fire dept put out flames. *ak | |||
| 08/02/1995 | |||
| Experincing electrical problems;keeps burning out alternators, head lamps, batteries; control panel lights comes on for no apparent reason;smell of wire burning | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 01/27/2000 | 1 | ||
| 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 repairs due to lack of maintenance records. *ak *ml | |||
| 09/14/1998 | 0 | ||
| After driving car for about half mile and parked, consumer saw smoke coming from under hood. popped hood and there were flames. *ak | |||
| 08/14/1996 | 02/24/1990 | ||
| Upon parking, moments later, noticed smoke coming from right side of hood, then engine compartment caught fire.*ak | |||
| 08/17/1996 | |||
| Caught fire under the hood. please give more information describing the fire.*ak | |||
| 06/28/1996 | 1 | 03/06/1995 | |
| While parked, vehicle caught on fire underhood, fire seemed to be mostly in right side area of engine, entire engine totaled, cause unknown. *ak consumer received recall 95i006 prior to incident, does not specify if recall repair had been completed or not. *slc | |||
| 02/14/1996 | |||
| Engine compartment fire, unknown source of fire. tt | |||
| 09/26/1994 | |||
| The vehicle caught on fire from the engine compartment. please describe. tt | |||
| 11/23/1995 | 1 | 08/01/1986 | |
| Vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment. the driver and passenger had to jump out of a moving vehicle because the brakes and transmission failed. tt | |||
| 10/13/1995 | |||
| Parked vehicle; restarted, shifted from park to reverse, noticed smoke coming from underhood, opened hood; fire broke out. tt | |||
| 08/04/1995 | |||
| The vehicle burst into flames while driving and it came from under the hood. please describe. tt | |||
| 10/04/1991 | 1 | ||
| Smoke and flames coming from underneath the hood while driving, rdesulting in vehicle fire. tt | |||
| 02/25/1995 | |||
| While driving vehicle caught on fire engine compartment fire, ea94-018 active. tt | |||
| 12/22/1994 | 1 | ||
| Engine compartment fire, driving vehicle for a period 0f 10 min. vehicle was parked and caught fire without warning. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| 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. | |||