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 1990 record →
OWNER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS BROKEN AT THE SEAMS AND NOT REPAIRABLE. THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED CORROSION PROBLEMS IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND UP INTO THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FRAME.
FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES.
EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON NISSAN V6 ENGINES WARP AND EXHAUST FUMES LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO MEET THE EMISSIONS STANDARDS.
TWO POWER WINDOW REGULATORY ASSY FAILURES.
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED OF TRACK, SEAT IS LOOSE, MOVES BACK AND FORTH. DEALER SAID SEAT WENT OFF TRACK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE TRACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BECOME UNSTABLE. *AK *SLC
BACK LIGHT BULB HAD MELTED PLASTIC OF LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BULB WAS LAYING SIDEWAYS IN HOUSING.
BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED DUE TO DESIGN OF THE CONNECTION ON THE ALIGNMENT BAR BEING MADE OF PLASTIC.
DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN VHEICLE STARTED TO JERK & SHUTTER; FINALLY TURNED IT OFF; WOULD NOT START PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED FUEL INJECTORS GOING BAD. HAD THEM ALL REPLACED. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING; HAD REPLACED MOTOR OIL; VEHICLE STILL SHAKES; DRIVING & NOTICED SMOKE FROM A/C & UNDERHOOD; VEHICLE LOST BRAKES; PULLED OVER & CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. UNDERHOOD NOTICED ENGINE HAD MELTED (ALUMINUM BLOCK). FIRE DEPT. SAID FUEL RELATED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE HEADS WERE REMOVED AND ALL THE VALVES WERE REPLACED DUE TO BEING BENT. *SLC
CONSUME STATES THAT THE GEAR SHIFT STICKS IN PARK. DRIVER HAS TO PRESS SHIFT RELEASE CONTROL KNOB TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE ONCE IT HAD BEEN PUT IN PARK. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOOSE, FAILING TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, CAUSING INJURY.
WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ANOTHER VEHICLE, GOING ABOUT 30 MPH, REARENDED NISSAN, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS AND TWISTED, UPON IMPACT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED.
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING.
BOLT CONNECTION FROM BOOSTER TO MASTER CYLINDER BROKE OFF, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
GAS TANK LEAKING.
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED.
WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO DROP DOWN ABOUT 5 INCHES.
DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE.
HEAT GENERATED BY HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LAMP BULB MELTED THE AREA AROUND THE LIGHT BULB ALONG WITH THE RED LENS.
CONTACTED DEALER (2) WEEKS AGO AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL REGARDING RECALL 95V244000. *AK *JB
VEHICLE WAS POORLY DESIGNED, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER LOCK HAS SEIZED NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE DLR STATED THAT DUE TO LACK OF USE THIS DOES OCCUR. THE DOOR WAS USED BETWEEN 50-100 TIMES, THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD IN EVENT OF FIRE OR CRASH. *AK
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT RAIL AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ALTERNATOR REPLACED DUE TO STALLING.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED.
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
VEHICLES 2 FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WINDOWS REGULATORS HAVE FAILED AND 1 REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ALSO FAILED OF THE SAME DEFECT. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
STALLS WIHILE DRIVING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR POWER WINDOW CABLE BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, 1:00 POSITION, SPEED 20MPH. IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, 3RD BRAKE LIGHT USED EXTENSIVELY, HOUSING STARTED SMOKING, CAUSED BY PLASTIC HOUSING MELTING ON LIGHT BULBS, LOCAL SERVICE SATION DISENGAGED POWER, COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.*AK
RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED THROUGH HEATER CORE ONTO FLOOR CARPET, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORT TO ECU AND EQUIPMENT UNDER FLOOR, RESULTING IN FIRE.
VEHICLE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING.*AK POOR INECTORS ALSO CAUSING POOR GAS MILEAGE, 3 SETS OF INJECTORS WERE REPLACED IN A 6 YEAR PERIOD, DESIGN PROBLEM. *SLC
THE REGULATOR FOR THE POWER WINDOWS KEEP GOING OUT ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS AND THE WINDOW WILL FALL INTO THE CAR.*AK
FUEL INJECTORS CONTINUALLY FAILING.
WHEN OPENING TRUNK WITH KEY, ALARM GOES OFF. *AK
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. *DH
BRAKES GRIND. *SD
THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB IS SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE PLASTIC COVER AND COULD CAUSE A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED. *SD
LEAKAGE AROUND THE FUEL INJECTION HOSES. TT
FUEL INJECTORS FAIL. *DSH
DRIVERS SEAT HAS FATIGUE CRACKS ON FRAME OF WELDS.SEAT BACK FELL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS. TT
THE FUEL INJECTORS OF THE CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ELECTRONIC WINDOWS; WINDOWS WILL EITHER LOWER ON ITS OWN OR NOT AT ALL. SYSTEM WORKED ON (5) TIMES WITH TEMPORARY RESULTS. TT VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER. *SLC
SPEEDOMETER FAILED, NEEDLE WILL BE AT CERTAIN SPEED AND THEN WILL DROP TO ZERO/WILL NOT RETURN TO SPEED FOR SOME TIME. *AK
HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ODOMETER NOT WORKING NISSAN REPLACED IT BUT PROBLEM STILL EXSIST. TT
BOTH POWER WINDOWS ON DRIVER'S SIDE INOPERABLE DUE TO UNIT TANGLED/TWISTED. *SD
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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