Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1993 Infiniti G20

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine2
111
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage1
000
Seat Belts1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors1
000
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap97V072000
Filed Apr 22, 199785,000 vehiclesNissan North America, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CORROSION OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY CAN OCCUR, ESPECIALLY THOSE VEHICLES OPERATED IN THE "SALT BELT," RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AND REPLACE THE TUBE WITH A NEW ONE. ANY OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY WHICH ARE DAMAGED OR DETERIORATED WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage96V083000
Filed May 9, 199679,000 vehiclesNissan North America, Inc.

Defect. A HARNESS CONNECTOR PROTECTOR LOCATED NEAR THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER CAN IGNITE DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE COMBUSTION GAS GENERATED BY THE PRE-TENSIONER WHEN THE DEVICE IS TRIGGERED.

Risk. A FIRE CAN OCCUR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THESE VEHICLES.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HARNESS CONNECTOR PROTECTORS WITH ONES HAVING SUFFICIENT RESISTANCE TO THE COMBUSTION GAS OF THE PRE-TENSIONERS WHEN ACTIVATED.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineFire
Filed Sep 22, 1999OH

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 60MPH & HAD JUST CHECKED REARVIEW MIRROR. NOTICED FLAMES DROPPING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. VEHICLE THEN FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE. PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE & LEFT IT. VEHICLE THEN BLEW UP. FIRE DEPT ARRIVED & EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. HAD INDICATED THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Aug 18, 1999TX

THE MOTORIZED BELT LOCKS UP WITH MINOR BRAKING OR JERKING CAUSING SEVERE TIGHT HOLDING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND HENCE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO COLLISION

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Apr 24, 1999IL

ORIGINAL INJECTORS HAVE FAILED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE LAST 5 YEARS. THE FAILURE RESULTS IN SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, AND STALLING.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 3, 1998CA

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR DEFECTIVE CAUSING MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES, (LIGHTS, BATTERY,BELTS, ETC).

Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 21, 1997AZ

ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. DEALER ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS.

Seat Belts
Filed Jul 21, 1995CA

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT LOCKED PASSENGER IN AND WILL NOT LOOSEN WITHOUT FORCE, HAVE HAD BELTS REPLACE 3 TIMES. TT

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20025000Routine
20017000Routine
200010000Routine
19997000Routine
199613100Routine
199521200Routine
19947200Routine
1993 — this page6210Routine
19928200Routine
19918210Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 22, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.