IllustrationWHILE DRIVING AND AND MAKING ANY STOP OR TURN, VEHICLE WOULD STALL/CUT OFF,*AK CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS IN A VEHICLE THAT WON'T START.
1999 Nissan Maxima
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Nissan Maxima do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 99.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Maxima years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
1125–50K
2950–75K
1375–100K
28100–150K
6150K+
89 reports with mileage · 76 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 83 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports5 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
165 reportsWHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCURRED AND THERE WAS A CRASH. DURING THIS OCCURRENCE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD CONSUMER, CAUSING HIS CHEST TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
I HOPE MY REPORT WILL NOT BE IGNORED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. AFTER GOING TO MY DEALER, CALLING NISSAN, CALLING NAT. SAFETY HOTLINE, GOING TO A CERTIFIED SAFETY SEAT TECH. I WAS TOLD THAT NO CARSEAT WILL FIT PROPERLY IN MY CAR!
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, RESULTING INJURY (BACK). NLM
VEHICLE INVOVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH RAN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER SIDE; CONSUMER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.