While driving through a drive-throug the consumer's vehicle hood started smoking. The consumer as soon as she saw the smoke she pulled to the side of parking lot where she has seen the vehicle on fire; the fire department came and they said the fire had started on the engine. A mechanic said everything under the hood was burned, the vehicle had not been repaired. *Ak
Engine & cooling
1986 Nissan Maxima Engine problems
Owners have filed 8 complaints about the 1986 Nissan Maxima's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 13% of all its complaints, most recently on December 23, 1997. They describe 0 crashes, 7 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 8
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 7
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Parked all day; drove less than two miles, while parking the vehicle started to smoke under the hood, resulting in a fire. *Ak fire was caused due to a fuel leak, recall 95i006 describes problems consumer experienced. Engine belts replaced. Strut failure caused noise while driving over bumps. Spark plugs replaced. Front and rear brake pads replaced, rotors turned. Power steering hose leak. *Slc
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE.
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE--CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Driving vehicle, stopped at light, noticed smoke near windshield, thought was other vehicle, pulled over to gas station, lifted hood, noticed fire, did not have extinguisher, called fire dept who put flames out.Ak
Consumer was driving and car caught on fire, no one was injured . Please describe .*Ak
Driving vehicle, smelled smoke, stopped vehicle, lift hood of vehicle, flames shot up quickly. *Ak
Engine compartment fire. (Ohio state police report)*sd
Nissan Maxima engine complaints by year
Maxima engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data