Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 1, 1997FL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45-55 MPH OWNER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S OR DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. ALSO ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
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1997 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 1997 record →
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit BreakersFire
Filed Mar 18, 1997NY
FIRE STARTED BY FUSE BOX IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, THEY WOULD RELOCK DOORS. *AK
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Feb 24, 1997NJ
POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH WINDSHIELD GLASS DURING RAIN, PATTERN APPEARS.
Air Bags
Filed Feb 23, 1997PA
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit BreakersFire
Filed Feb 14, 1997NY
ELECTRICAL FIRE IN FUSE BOX IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, WITHOUT WARNING. POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD RELOCK DOORS AFTER MANUAL UNLOCK RESULTING IN PROBLEMS EXITING VEHICLE.
Steering
Filed Dec 30, 1996MI
STEERING PROBLEM.
Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Dec 19, 1996OH
REAR SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED, PERSON CALLED IN NOT OWNER. HE CALLED FROM FRED MARTIN, BARBERTON, HAVE NO PARTS. *AK
Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Sep 9, 1996NY
UPON RELEASING TRUNK LID, WIND BLEW LID UP INTO REAR WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING GLASS.
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