NHTSA Complaint #765225 — 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	765225
Vehicle	1996 NISSAN MAXIMA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 2, 2002
Date Filed	August 8, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE NISSAN USED PLASTIC SPROCKETS IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND THEY ARE FAILING. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS SINCE CHANGED THE PRODUCTION FROM USING PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC SPROCKETS BREAK WHICH CAN THEN CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. TO HAVE THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM REPAIRS WILL COST ME IN EXCESS OF $2K BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER CHOOSE TO EXPERIEMTN WITH USING PLASTIC IN THE ENGINE.*AK

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