1995 Nissan D21

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

Defect. CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. A REAR LAMP WILL NOT ILLUMINATE BECAUSE THE METAL BARREL IN THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET MOVES OR SEPARATES FROM THE PLASTIC SOCKET HOUSING DUE TO INADEQUATE HEAT RESISTANCE OF THE PLASTIC AT THE LAMP OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

Risk. THE STOP/TAIL COMBINATION LAMP OR THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT FUNCTION.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BULB SOCKETS IN THE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS.

Defect. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER PISTON SEAL GROOVE WAS IMPROPERLY MACHINED CAUSING A BRAKE FLUID LEAK WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Defect. TRUCKS WERE ASSEMBLED WITHOUT A DOOR LOCK PLATE IN THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE DOOR NOT LATCHINGCORRECTLY, IN AN ACCIDENT, EXPOSING PASSENGER TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL DOOR LOCK PLATE IN VEHICLES WHICH ARE MISSING A DOOR PLATE.

THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE 1995 NISSAN HARDBODY PICKUP IS RUSTING APART, THIS IS THE SECOND TRUCK OF THIS TYPE IVE OWNED AND HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NO LONGER DEEMED SAFE BY MECHANICS TO MEET N.C.D.M.V. INSPECTION STANDARDS . THE PROBLEM IS FROM THE SAME AS THE NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCKS RECALLED, COIL ROLLED FRAME AND NO DRAINAGE FOR WATER, MUD, SALT ETC ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS X2 SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND NISSAN I HAVE OWNED. THANKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN PICKUP TRUCK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME WAS CORRODED AND EXHIBITING HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE CORROSION FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER COMFORTABLE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. UPDATED 06/06/12 *BF

I BOUGHT A ONE OWNER LOW MILEAGE 63,000 MILES 1995 NISSAN KING CAB 4X4 TRUCK. I TOOK IT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND WAS REFUSED SERVICE DUE TO THE FRAME DEEMED UNSAFE TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE WHILE RESTING ON THE VEHICLE LIFT. I HAVE DOCUMENTED WORK ORDERS FROM ZIEBART STATING WHEN NEW FROM THE DEALER UNDERCOATING WAS APPLIED AND YEARLY INSPECTED FOR THE DURATION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTY (10 YRS). STILL THE FRAME IS 40% GONE. DOES NISSAN UNDERSTAND MY BLUE BOOK VALUED TRUCK OF $5,300.00 IS NOT ONLY WORTHLESS IT COULD KILL ME OR OTHERS WHEN THE FRAME DOES COLLAPSE UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY USAGE. PLEASE NISSAN DO SOMETHING! *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A ONE OWNER TRUCK. I HAVE CAREFULLY MAINTAINED AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP A SERIOUS FRAME RUST PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CORPORATE USA NISSAN. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS MY REPEATED REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. I CAN NOT BE CERTAIN AT WHAT POINT THE TRUCK BECOMES UNSAFE TO OPERATE. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ASAP TO PREVENT ANY SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AS OTHER MANUFACTURES HAVE IN THE PAST. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED SMALL HOLES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE MECHANIC PATCHED UP ALL THE HOLES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A FRAME SPECIALIST, WHO REPLATED THE FRAME WITH STEEL. THE VEHICLE AGAIN WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AGAIN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I SEE THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THE FRAMES ON THE INFINITI QX AND NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THE NISSAN HARDBODY TRUCKS ALSO SUFFER THE SAME FRAME PROBLEMS AS THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLES. HERE IS A LINK THAT WILL SHOW YOU THAT FRAME FAILURE IS ALSO COMMON IN THE HARDBODY TRUCKS. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/PATHFINDER/R78984/COMMENTS/PAGE-13/ THERE ARE MANY HARDBODY OWNERS ON THERE ASKING FOR A REMEDY AS WELL. MY FRAME ON MY 95 IS RUSTED AND CRACKING AS WELL RIGHT BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE FRAME GIVES WAY AND CAUSES A CRASH ON MY TRUCK AND SEVERAL OTHERS. NISSAN MOTOR CORP NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND GET THESE TRUCKS OFF THE ROADS. *TR

FRAME OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTED OUT VERY BADLY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO NOTIFICATIONS OF THE COMMON DEFECT. OTHER OWNERS AND DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL NEEDS TO MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THESE TRUCKS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

SEVERE FRAME RUST WHICH WEAKENS THE STRUCTURE. REQUIRED WELDING SEVERAL PIECES OF STEEL PLATE TO THE FRAME TO STRENGTHEN THE RUSTED AREAS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AT OTHER AREAS OF THE FRAME AS CHUNKS OF RUSTED METAL CONTINUE TO SEPARATE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME RAILS. *TR

FRAME IS ALL ROTTED OUT AND IS BREAKING IN HALF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN PICKUP. THE ENTIRE SUB-FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAD CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT SINCE THE SUB-FRAME FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN A DRIVABLE CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. TWO YEARS AGO THE FUEL TANK STARTED TO SPILL GAS ONTO THE GROUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AS A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 05/12/10

MY 1995 NISSAN PICKUP TRUCK WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES HAS SERIOUS FRAME RUST. TRUCK LOOKS BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR BUT BODY SHOP AND MECHANIC HAVE SAID RUST IS TOO SEVERE TO REPAIR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME IS RUSTED OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GASOLINE LINES, THE BRAKE LINES AND THE POWER STEERING LINES. THE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND CAN NOT PASS INSPECTION. EVERY COMPONENT UNDER THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUSLY RUSTED AND FRAIL. BOTH FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS ARE ALSO FALLING OFF. ALSO EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS DISINTEGRATING. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS AGENCIES, INCLUDING NISSAN, BOTH DEALERSHIPS AND THEIR HEADQUARTERS, INQUIRING ABOUT RECALLS DUE TO THE RUSTED OUT FRAME ISSUES AND GET NOWHERE. THEY DENY ANY PROBLEM EXISTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A SIMILAR ISSUE AND HAS TAKEN EXTREME ACTIONS TO BUY BACK OR REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

FRAME RUST ON A 1995 NISSAN TRUCK -- HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE FRAME REPAIRED BUT RUST DAMAGE IS TOO MUCH. REPAIR SHOP SAID TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

FRAME RAILS ON 1995 NISSAN PICKUP RUSTING OUT FROM INTERIOR. RESEARCHING WEB FOR SOLUTIONS INDICATE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHILE IT IS AN OLD TRUCK WITH HIGH MILES, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT A DEFECT IN DESIGN, FINISHING, OR MATERIALS MAKES THIS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE PICKUPS (AND PATHFINDERS) ON THE ROAD TODAY. *TR

EXTENSIVE RUSTED FRAME. *TR

FRAME RUSTED BADLY AND ROTTED THROUGH AT REAR LEAF SPRING FORWARD MOUNT, REAR CAB MOUNT AND FRONT BED MOUNT. *TR

ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NOT LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT YET, THE FRAME ON MY 1995 NISSAN PICKUP TRUCK IS RUSTING SO BAD IT APPEARS TO BE ROTTING. I CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT, BUT SCARED TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW TOYOTA HAS BOUGHT BACK THERE OLDER PICKUPS AND I THINK NISSAN SHOULD DO SOMETHING OTHER THEN TURN THEIR CHEEK. *TR

RUSTED FRAME ON 1995 NISSAN PICKUP KINGCAB, 4X4 A SAFETY HAZARD. NO WAY IT SHOULD BE THAT BAD. MECHANIC SAYS NOT WORTH PUTTING MONEY INTO IT GIVEN THE FRAME. BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MY BROTHER WHEN IT HAD 30K OR SO MILES. ON-ROAD MILES ONLY. A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1995 NISSAN PICK UP TRUCK THAT HAS SEVERE FRAME RUST BEYOND WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. IT IS TO THE POINT THAT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAD CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO DO. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE ON NISSANS PART AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO OWN UP TO IT. I CAN SEND YOU PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF THE FRAME TO PROVE THAT IT IS NOT REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC LAST WEEK AND THE TRUCK WAS DEEMED UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST. *TR

MY FRAME IS ROTTED ON MY TRUCK AND LOOKING INTO IT, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THIS IS THE SITE HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_78984.HTML I HAVE A 95 NISSAN TRUCK IN CT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I DO PLAN ON CALLING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CT AND TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT THE FAME OF A TRUCK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ANY THING!!!!! *TR

THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK IS ROTTING THROUGH. IT STARTED WITH THE AREA OVER THE BACK WHEELS, THE GARAGE REFUSED TO GIVE ME A STATE INSPECTION UNTIL I HAD IT REPAIRED. I HAD METAL PATCHES WELDED OVER THE DEFECTIVE AREAS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY VEHICLE. NOW A YEAR LATER THE FRAME HAS SPLIT IN BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK BEHIND THE FRONT WHEELS. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE AS WELL AS THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 95, 4X4 NISSAN PICKUP IN 2006. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, ARMORY NISSAN IN ALBANY, NEW YORK FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT, SO I BOUGHT IT. 2 YEARS LATER, WITH ONLY 70 SOME ODD THOUSAND MILES ON IT, I CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BECAUSE THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED OUT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ( I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE) I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND MY STATEMENT WAS TAKEN. THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AND GET A DIAGNOSTIC AND SEND THE REPORT TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC - $46.00. I HAD TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE TO NISSAN ARMORY. I TOLD THEM THIS TIME THAT IF THE FRAME CAME DIAGNOSED AS "OK" I WAS GOING TO ASK THEM TO INSPECT IT AND PUT A STICKER ON IT (IT IS DUE FOR INSPECTION NEXT MONTH). DIAG. CAME BACK - FRAME TOTALLY RUSTED, TRUCK NOT FIT TO DRIVE. SO, I CALLED BACK CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHO TOLD ME -- SORRY, YOU LOSE, IN SO MANY WORDS, NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU. MY QUESTION TO THEM WAS, IF YOU KNEW YOU WEREN'T GOING TO ASSIST ME, WHY DID YOU HAVE ME TOW THE VEHICLE AND PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC? THEY JUST SAID, MORE OR LESS, TOO BAD FOR YOU. NOW LET'S COMPARE TO TOYOTA, WHO HAD RUST PROBLEMS ALSO WITH PICKUP TRUCKS. THEY REACHED OUT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND OFFERED SOME SOLUTIONS WHILE NISSAN JUST INCURS MORE EXPENSE FOR THE CUSTOMER. THE PROBLEMS WERE THE SAME -- INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN FRAMES. BUT AT LEAST TOYOTA ADDRE

FORCED TO DRIVE NISSAN P/U WITH NON-OPERATIVE ODOMETER ON DELIVERIES. *TR

MY 95 NISSAN PICKUP HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM (TAIL LIGHT FAILURE DUE TO NO CONTACT IN THE SOCKET) DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL 98V234000. HOWEVER, THE VIN DOES NOT FALL INTO NISSAN'S RANGE OF AFFECTED VIN'S. *NM

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL FROM NISSAN. I DISCOVERED THE RECALL ON MY OWN. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, WHICH WAS ONLY A NUMBER OFF. I CONTACT NISSAN AND AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WITH NO RETURN CALL AND BEING TOLD ONE TIME THAT I WOULD BE GRANTED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FIX THE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS AND AFTER BEING DIRECTED TO SEVERAL NISSAN SPECIALIST I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER MY PROBLEM BEING THE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS, EXACTLY THAT OF THEIR RECALL, AND THAT OF A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE LIFTER VALVE WAS MAKING A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ENGINE FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OR REPAIRED.*AK

DT: CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING CALLER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE AND HE HEARD A POP AS HE HIT THE BRAKE.WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. CALLER DOWN SHIFTED AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE WIRES ON TOP OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT GO INTO MOLDED PLASTIC. THE WIRES AND PLASTIC SEPARATEDCAUSING THE WIRES TO CONTACT, THEN NO CONTACT, THIS CAUSED THE FUSE TO BLOW. *BF

THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKE CALIPER WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE PULL TO THE RIGHT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL 94V251000. *AK

TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM SEVEN TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD A SHORT IN IT SOMEWHERE, HAS TO BE STARTED DAILY SO THAT THE BATTERY WILL NOT GO DEAD. BATTERY BEEN REPLACED, THEN IT STARTED TO BLOW FUSES RIGHT AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED, TAKEN IN TO SPECIALIST AND CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

WHILE DRIVING TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. RECALL 98V234000. WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIPS WOULD NOT REPAIR THE TAIL LIGHTS BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

I HAVE A 1995 NISSAN PICKUP THAT I JUST PURCHASED FROM MY SISTER-IN-LAW, THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS CHONIC PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. THE METAL LIGHT SOCKET BARREL WILL SEPARATE FROM THE PLASTIC SOCKET THAT HOLDS THE LAMP IN THE LENS ASSEMBLY. MY NEPHEW WHO DROVE THE TRUCK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS HAD TO REINSERT THEM IN ORDER SO THEY WOULD WORK. THIS PROBLEM I LEARNED WAS COMMON WITH THIS NISSAN PICKUP HAD RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL (#98V-234) CAMPAIGN BY NISSAN. HOWEVER I WAS INFORMED THAT MY PICKUP DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER NOT BEING WITHIN THE APPLICABLE RANGE. EVEN SO MY TRUCK HAS THIS PROBLEM AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE RECALL SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS IF THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES EXIBITING THIS PROBLEM. IF NISAN WILL NOT FIX IT THEY COULD AT LEAST PROVIDE ME WITH THE PARTS TO DO IT MYSELF.*AK

THIS IS TO REPORT THE SECOND HIGH SPEED BLOW OUT ON A SET OF MICHELIN TIRES THAT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM. THE TIRE WAS RETURNED TO SAM'S CLUB, UNDER THEIR ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN LESS THAT SIX MONTHS ON THE SAME SET OF TIRES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVE STEMS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED WITH EACH NEW TIRE. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE REMAINING TWO STEMS NOR DID THEY ALERT ANYONE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A PROBLEM. IN BOTH INCIDENTS, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BUT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HWY THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE JUST FLIPPED UP. THIS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO BE SMASHED AND THE HOOD TO BE BENT OUT OF SHAPE. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS TO BE DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SQUEAKED AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE CALIPER. *NLM THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ORIGINAL BRAKE CALIPERS. ACCORDING TO NISSAN, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TAKEN BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THESE WERE GENUINE NISSAN PARTS AND ALSO RESULTED IN CALIPER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE PULLED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT UPON BRAKE APPLICATION. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WIRE HARNESS ROUTED OVER THE ENGINE NUT CAUSING ACCELARATING CHAFING WHICH CAUSED A FIRE ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE SAME REASON. ALSO CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPEND TWICE. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL START TO MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS AT THE ENGINE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH THE MANIFOLD STUDS. SOME MODELS AND MODEL YEARS HAVE BEEN COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH MY ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS, NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THEY EVEN REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT THIS NISSAN ENGINE HAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE. ASK ANYONE THAT WORKS IN A CAR REPAIR OR EXHAUST REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH ALL NISSAN 3.0 L ENGINES, INCLUDING MINE. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE, TIME CONSUMING REPAIR AND OFTEN NEEDS TO BE DONE MORE THAN ONCE DURING OWNERSHIP.*AK

WITHIN 60,000 MILES EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS CRACK, CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO ESCAPE, AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGES TO ENGINE. *AK *YH

98 V 234 000/LIGHT BULB SOCKET: VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT BULBS HAVE TO BE REPLACE EVERY TWO WEEKS OR LESS; DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

I HAVE FIXEED THIS PART 2 TIMES ALLREADY SOMETHING IS GONING ON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES TIRES WERE LOOSING AIR AND WAS HAVING TO ADD AIR TO TIRES AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO MECHANIC TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED AND INQUIRED TO MECHANIC IF THERE WERE ANY SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE FIRESTONE (FR486) TIRES WERE SEPARATING.*JB

SAME AS NHTSA COMPAIN NUMBER 98V234000. NISSAN OF BRANDON ACKNWLEGED THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME SINCE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL 1-800-NISSAN1. AFTER SOME RUNAROUND, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING NISSAN COULD DO SINCE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. THEY DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED THAT THE SAFETY PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA COMPAIN NUMBER 98V234000 MAY BE AFFECTING MORE VEHICLES THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

I WAS MAKING A SLOW TURN, AND HEARD A LOUD `THUNK'. AFTER THE TURN, I ACCELERATED SLOWLY, NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPEND, AND WHEN ABOVE 15 MPH., THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, APPARENTLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FRONT WHEELS. WE TRIED TO MAKE A U-TURN JUST UP THE ROAD, AND THE FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS! THE REPAIR FACILITY WHICH WE WERE TOWED TO SAID THE TIE RODS BECAME UNSCREWED, RATHER THAN BREAKING, AND THEY'D NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE. HAD WE BEEN GOING AT ANY SPEED WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE MIGHT EASILY HAVE FLIPPED OVER, AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WROTE TO NISSAN IN MARCH, WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, BUT HAVE HAD NO REPLY TO DATE.

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD TIRE BLOWOUT. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND STEERED IT ONTO SHOULDERS. HE NOTICED THAT REAR TIRE AND PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT. ALSO, THIRD TIRE BLEWOUT ON 29 OF MARCH. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, P21570R14 NTS #DOT W2HYFRN161. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK

CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THEN, RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE.NISSAN MANUFACTURER WAS NOT REPAIRING, AND CONSUMER HAD BEEN FINED BECAUSE OF THE REPAIR. *AK