1996 Infiniti G20

Routine

Owners filed 13 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine2
000
Vehicle Speed Control1
000
Unknown or Other1
000
Tires › Tread/Belt1
000
Tires1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000
Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Buckle Assembly1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap1
000

1 safety recall

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires
Filed Oct 21, 2015900 milesAZ

20 OCTOBER 2015 TO:NHTSASEND VIA WEBSITE RE: COMPLAINT ? FAULTY FALKEN TIRES JUST OVER FOUR MONTHS AGO ON JUNE 2, 2015, I PURCHASED AND HAD INSTALLED TWO FALKEN TIRES, P195/65R14 SINCERA T, FROM WALMART IN COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA. ON OR NEAR OCTOBER 1, 2015 BOTH TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN TWO DAYS OF ONE ANOTHER AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THE OUT-OF-STATE REPLACEMENT DEALER CLAIMED THE TIRES WERE FAULTY. PLEASE CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THIS COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU! *TR

Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Buckle Assembly
Filed Nov 27, 200794,500 milesCA

WHEN MY DAUGHTER WENT TO BUCKLE HER SEATBELT IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR, THE BUCKLE WOULDN'T LATCH. I TRIED IT, TOO--THE METAL PIECE SLID INTO THE OTHER PART WITHOUT LATCHING. THEN IT'D LATCH; NEXT TRY IT WOULDN'T. I COULDN'T TRUST THE SEATBELT, SO WE COULDN'T LET THE CHILDREN RIDE IN THAT CAR ANY LONGER. THANKFULLY THE SEATBELT FAILED WHEN WE WERE BUCKLING THE CHILD IN THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY HEADING OUT--AND NOT DURING AN ACCIDENT, OR ON THE WAY HOME. I'M MAD THAT THE SEATBELT COULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING LIKE THAT. HOW CAN I TRUST THAT THE SEATBELT WILL WORK PROPERLY WHEN IT'S NEEDED???!! I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY CONFIRMED A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE SEATBELT. 11/26 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SEATBELT MECHANISM UNDER WARRANTY AND CHECKED THE FUNCTION OF THE OTHER SEATBELTS. I'M SATISFIED THAT THEY'VE FIXED IT... BUT STILL CONCERNED IF THE OTHER SEATBELTS WILL FAIL WITHOUT MY KNOWING, AND CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THE OTHER CARS OF MY MAKE/MODEL OUT THERE, WHOSE SEATBELTS MAY HAVE FAILED AND PARENTS DON'T YET KNOW IT. *TR

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jul 8, 200536,000 milesLA

DT: INFINITI G20 1996. TIRE SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THREE OF FOUR OF THE TIRES. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE DEFECT HAPPENED, AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE DOING THE SAME THING. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL PRORATE THE TIRES AND NOT GIVE THE CONSUMERS TIRES FOR FREE. *AK *SC *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 28, 2003NV

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AUTOMOBILE WELL MAINTAINED PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 22, 2000TX

MOTOR MOUNTS THAT FAIL AT UNDER 60,000 MILES ARE DEFINITELY A HAZARD, AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 31, 2000TX

TWO (2) ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 4, 2000PA

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED GAS. MECHANIC CHECKED, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. CONSUMER FELT THIS MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 16, 1998IL

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 31, 1998CA

BRAKES MAKE SQUEAKY SOUND FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN.VEHICLE BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP FOUR TIMES. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SQUEAKY SOUND FROM THE BRAKES WAS NORMAL. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 29, 1998IL

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Aug 19, 1997VA

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V072000). CALLED DEALER TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. WAS TOLD COULD NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT DUE TO CONTRACT INDICATING GETTING A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE OWNER'S VEHICL IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 12, 1996TX

OILPRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Dec 13, 1995NY

BRAKE PEDAL COMPRESSES WHEN VEHICLE MAKES ABOVE NOISE.

13 of 13 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20025000Routine
20017000Routine
200010000Routine
19997000Routine
1996 — this page13100Routine
199521200Routine
19947200Routine
19936210Routine
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.