i am in the market for a 1995-1999 maxima.
i was wondering what kind of problems should i be lookin for in these cars?
mike
the reason for my name is becasue i have only own honda products in the past
There are not too many reported problems with 95-99 Maximas, because they're awesome cars. If the car was well taken care of, it will take care of you. My uncle drives a 97 Max GLE, and that sucker hauls arse, and has been a reliable ride for him.
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There are several problems that are occasionally seen in Maximas. First off, the oil pressure sending unit is prone to failure. Don't worry about it. The part is about 8-9 bucks, and its easy to get to so you can do it yourself. Second, the differential bearings in 5 speed 4th gen Maximas have been known to go bad. This usually occurs at about 80,000 + miles or so, and requires a complete rebuild of the tranny since both sets of gears have to be removed to access the differential. The way you can tell, and mine is doing it now, is if you have a leaking problem where the CV axle shafts meet the tranny. I replaced my seals, and they still leaked. IF that happens, the axles are wobbling and causing the seals to leak. You will also know if you get a whine or whirring sound when driving, espetially when downshifting. Mine doesn't do this YET, but I'm sure will start soon. The best thing to do is check the car out really good at the tranny. If you see what looks like it may be a leak, then try to get them to come down on the price. A 5 speed Maxima is very rare, but they are extremely quick. I wouldn't recomend anything less. Just be sure to check it out first. As for Automatics, there are no known tranny problems. If you are planning on doing any boosting to an auto Max, I would Highly reccomend a Valve Body upgrade, but if you simply do bolt ons, then you should be OK.
I would try to find a 97-98 Maxima. The tail lights are much easier to modify if that interests you, and the 99 model computers are OBD II and a pain to modify. If you stick to 97-98 models, you can't go wrong, but there is nothing wrong with the 95-96 models either. Both cars have the same motor, power and performance.
it's a 5speed. i started sfbay-corollas.dhs.org so you can imagine whatever you want about this max, but i'm just looking to give it proper TLC for the next year or so.
89k
no abs
rusted out muffler
cloth
5spd
old tires
any recommendations? prev owner seemed lax, oil changes every 4 instead of 3, but he did use syn...
Hi outsider i have owned a a32 max for 10 yrs now its done 122k never had any real problems with it.other than a new starter mtr. and belt tenshion idler pulley
both cheap and easy to replace.i would say it would have to be one of the best cars ive owned . I dont know how they rate them in the u.s. but they are problaby one of the
most under rated cars in aus. i think because people just dont know how good they are.
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