Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Jan 2, 1996GA
VEHICLES ACCELERATOR CABLE PILLAR CAME LOOSE FROM FLOOR AND PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR.THE THROTTLE STAYED OPEN. TT
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1993 Nissan Altima complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 14, 1995SC
VEHICLE IS LEAKING MOTOR OIL BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE O-RINGS. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 5, 1995FL
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND INJURED THE DRIVER'S ELBOW. TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Lock
Filed Nov 13, 1995IL
TRUNK LID OPENED BEYOND DESIGN EXTENSION AND FLEW BACK INTO REAR WINDOW,SHATTERING REAR WINDOW/PIECES OF GLASS FELL OVER CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT. *TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 4, 1995FL
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK UP DURING FRONTAL COLLISION; RAN RED LIGHT, BROADSIDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE. TT
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Aug 11, 1995TN
VEHICLES GAS PEDAL BRACKET BROKE OFF THE FIRE WALL WHILE DRIVING. TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 2, 1995PA
VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, ALL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF. TT
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jul 25, 1995GA
PURCHASE CAR USED IT WAS PARK THE FRONT WINDSHEILD WAS CRACK DEALER DON'T WANT TO CHECK IT NOT UNDER WARRANTY . TT
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jul 19, 1995VA
THE VEHICLE'S HORN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES. TT
Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 28, 1995FL
UPON IMPACT, DURING REAR END COLLISION, AT APPROX. 15MPH, EXPERIENCED SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAILURE WHEN DIDN'T RETRACT, ALLOWED DRIVER TO HIT WINDSHIELD. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 14, 1995MA
VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash4 injured
Filed Apr 10, 199500
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *SKD
Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Apr 5, 1995MD
THE TRUNK LID FLEW OPEN BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS AFTER OWNER ACCIDENTLY POPPED TRUNK INSTEAD OF GAS CAP, AND SHATTERED BACK WINDOW. TT
Seat Belts
Filed Mar 24, 1995TX
WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RETRACT TIGHTLY. TT
Seat Belts
Filed Mar 23, 1995HI
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEATBELT OPENS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO PASS. FRONT BELT TIGHTENS IN MOTION, STATIONARY OR WHEN DOORS OPEN, PINNING PASS.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 13, 1995NY
NOISY BRAKES. *SKD
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 1, 1995CT
IN A REAR END ACCIDENT DRIVERS SEAT BELT JAMMED AND EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT. TT
Seat Belts
Filed Feb 8, 1995MD
WHILE DRIVING LOW TO HIGH SPEED, EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS LOCKUP, WHEN TURNING, STATIONARY OR DRIVING ALONG TO THE POINT OF CHOKING.
Seat Belts
Filed Feb 8, 1995MD
FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS PREMATURELY LOCKS UP DURING NORMAL DRIVING, WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 7, 1995VA
ENGINE WILL RAVE WHEN AUTO TRANSMISSION IS PLACED IN REVERSE. TT
Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Feb 7, 1995GA
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. TT
Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Jan 2, 199500
GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE CAB OF VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-035), CAUSING HEADACHES, REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO BEING PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. *SKD
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