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 1991 record →
THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM (THE REGULATOR) HAS FAILED ON (3) WINDOWS. THE REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE REAR WINDOWS. PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR IN OCTOBER OF 96/DRIVER'S SIDE REAR IN JULY OF 97. THE PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW IS NOW BROKEN. *AK
SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL.
DRIVER'S SEATBACK FAILED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO UNEXPECTEDLY FALL BACKWARDS AND SLIDE COMPLETELY ONTO REAR SEAT. *AK
DRIVER SEAT: METAL HINGE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING FRONT SEATBACK TO FALL BACKWARDS. TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS AND DEALER SAID CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS FATIGUE. *AK
BRAKE LINES LEADING TO REAR OF VEHICLE ARE PROTECTED BY A SHROUD WHICH ALSO PROTECTS THE LINES FROM GETTING CLEANED IN CAR WASHES, RESULTING IN SALT AND DIRT ACCUMULATING WITHIN THE BRAKE LINES, CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
THE BRAKE LINES LEADING TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ARE PROTECTED BY A SHROUD. THIS SHROUD ALSO PROTECTS THE BRAKE LINES FROM GETTING CLEANED IN "WASHES", SO SALT AND DIRD ACCUMULATE AND LEAD TO PREMATURE FAILURE.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. *AK
ODOMETER INOPERATIVE.
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.
BRAKE FADE/EXCESSIVE WEAR TO BRAKE PADS/ROTORS IN EMERGENCY BRAKING.
WATER PUMP FAILED.
GAS FUMES INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *DSH
LIGHT BULBS IN THIRD BRAKE LIGHT MELTED PLASTIC LENS CAUSING TOXIC FUMES. *DSH
FUEL TANK RELEASES FUEL ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE DURING COLD WEATHER UNTIL VEHICLE WARMS UP. *SD
THE OWNER WAS IN ACCIDENT AND THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD,BUT THE LAP BELT WAS FINE. HAS SPOKEN TO NISSAN AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE CAR ON THE 15
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS . TT
SAFTEY FEATURE ON GEAR SHIFT IS FREEZING IN COLD WEATHER AND WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT CAR INTO GEAR EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WAS HIT FROM REAR DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT
SEATBELT SECURES DRIVER TO THE POINT OF NOT ALLOWING ANY MOVEMENT, AFFECTING MANUEVERABILITY OF VEHICLE. *SD
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED, CAUSING WINDOWS TO FALL INSIDE DOOR. *SD
ENGINE SURGE CAUSED ACCIDENT. *DSH
THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS NOT LATCHING PROPERLY AND THE SEATBELT SIGNAL IS COMING ON. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
REAR DOOR HINGE REPLACED, ALSO RIGHT FRONT/REAR DOORS REQUIRE EXECESSIVE EFFORT TO OPEN. *SKD
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT, LEAVING TOO MUCH SLACK IN BELT. *AW
WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED GOING TO STOP THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE CHECKED OUT BY DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. TT
STRUT BEARING FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GRIND.
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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