Safari 6.1.6 crashes at Google Maps

v10.7.5 Lion is an outdated OS X. Safari 6.1.6 is also which is why you are having problems with Google Maps.

Recommended requirements for Chrome is v10.9 Mavericks > https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3209990?hl=en

With v10.7 Lion as the minimum.

In order to have the best security available on your Mac, see if your Mac meets 10.11 El Capitan requirements here > Upgrade to El Capitan

That would upgrade your Mac to v10.11.4 and Safari 9.1, a stabler platform.

El Capitan is free and available for download from the App Store.

El Capitan requires 8.8 GB's of storage space.

Not outdated for your Mac but your Mac is four OS X's behind. v10.8 Mountain Lion, v10.9 Mavericks, "v10.10 Yosemite, and v10.11 El Capitan.

Meaning you're going to have issues with Google Maps and some websites.

That's why you are seeing the alert to upgrade to Google Chrome.

That's why I suggested upgrading your Mac to El Capitan so you have the latest OS X available. It's free.

It's not a Java issue.

"I don't think you understand. I cannot upgrade to a later OS. I am already running the latest OS I can for this hardware."

Since you didn't mention this in your original post, we have no way of knowing.

Minimum requirements for the Firefox browser is v10.6 so your Mac can run Firefox.

When you have problems with Safari, you can use Firefox as a backup.

I have the same issue with Google Maps crashing Safari 6.1.6 on OS 10.7.5 on iMac. Google Maps worked fine on May 5, 2016 until about 3 PM MDT, then started crashing Safari. I tried the same things that you did; also tried deleting Safari preferences. Nothing helped, and the problem still exists. I suspect something on Google's end. Google Maps works in Firefox, so I'm using that for now.

Thanks for posting this. I also have v 10.7.5 and Safari 6.1.6 and have had the same problem all day with google maps crashing Safari. It was working fine yesterday morning. I too have tried all the normal fixes and now I know I can just stop wasting my time.

I can upgrade to El Capitan, but have been dragging my feet. I suppose I'll do it now. Will let you know if it fixes the problem.

I have the same problem on MacBook Pro running OSX 10.7.5 and Safari 6.1.6. Was opening and navigating Google Maps without problems and late last night Safari started crashing when opening Google Maps. I was attempting suggested fixes in Safari Preferences/Extensions when I found this thread and its unfortunate conclusion that we can now only open Google Maps in Firefox, which though inconvenient, works just fine.

As some suggest above, simply updating to the latest operating system is not always viable nor reasonable for all users -- particularly those whom employ perfectly functional peripherals and processing cards that have compatibility problems with newer versions of OSX -- particularly so with third-party media production peripherals and processors which are quite expensive.

Also, seems like the newer, "improved" versions of OSX since Lion/Mountain Lion have sacrificed features and flexibility for the end user -- herding us into a more IOS-like environment that doesn't necessarily serve the needs of more advanced users, particularly media producers.

So I'll accommodate the Firefox workaround and check back once in a while to see if either Apple (Safari) or Google Maps either release a patch or make some adjustment.

Interesting to note here that I'm using Firefox more and more these days because at this point, Mozilla/Firefox appears to be offering a better, more reliable and secure browser for OS X Lion users than Apple. Safari 6.1.6 has problems with more than a few websites that Firefox navigates flawlessly. At some point, I imagine we'll have to abandon Safari completely in favor of Firefox. Unfortunate, because Safari is fairly intuitive and easy to use.

I just tried again. The problem persists, so it is not solved.