7 complaints reported

1993 Nissan Maxima VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
7
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2002

THE CONSUMER HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PLACED THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS WHILE THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, AS A RESULT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Jul 2002

WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SPEED IN REVERSE. CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE UNTIL TURNING VEHICLE OFF. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2002
Dec 2000

WHILE IN DRIVE & ATTEMPTING TO PARK, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, (MAX RPM). UPON GAINING CONTROL OF VEHICLE & SHUTING DOWN ENGINE,WAITED ABOUT 5 MIN. AND RESTARTED ENGINE. RPM SHOT UP A LITTLE MORE THAN NORMAL STARTUP, ENGINE IDLED FINE AFTER STARTUP. PLACED VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND PROCEED TO BACK OFF SIDEWALK/CURB, VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATES IN REVERSE! I WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY PLACING TRANSMISION IN PARK & SHUTING DOWN ENGINE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2000
Dec 2000 Crash

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLES. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2000
Oct 2000

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED . DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2000
Aug 1995

WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, SPEED FLUCTUATES UNSTEADILY WITH SURGING. TOOK VEH TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. KT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 1993
Aug 1995

CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED BY 5-6 MPH, ALSO SURGES. *SKD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 1995

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1993 Nissan Maxima has 7 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.