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Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 30, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline
CAR RAN FLAWLESSLY UNTIL RECALL PERFORMED ON FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. AFTER RECALL, CAR WOULD NOT IDLE. RETURNED TO DEALER AND REPLACED PARTS. CAR STILL DID NOT PERFORM WELL. TOOK BACK TO DEALER THAT PERFORMED RECALL AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. CAR DOES NOT IDLE WELL AND WILL NOT RUN OVER 3-5 MILES WITHOUT STALLING OR QUITING ENTI…
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CAR RAN FLAWLESSLY UNTIL RECALL PERFORMED ON FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. AFTER RECALL, CAR WOULD NOT IDLE. RETURNED TO DEALER AND REPLACED PARTS. CAR STILL DID NOT PERFORM WELL. TOOK BACK TO DEALER THAT PERFORMED RECALL AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. CAR DOES NOT IDLE WELL AND WILL NOT RUN OVER 3-5 MILES WITHOUT STALLING OR QUITING ENTIRELY. NISSAN WAS WROTE, BUT NO RESPONSE WAS GIVEN TO CUSTOMER. CAR SITS AND ONLY IS DRIVEN ON OCCASSION SO NOT TO ENDANGER OTHERS.
NHTSA ODI #710693
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NHTSA investigations
3
EA89031 · Seat Failures
Opened Jul 28, 1989 · Closed Oct 31, 1990
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats
SUMMARY:APPROXIMATELY SIXTY PERCENT OF THE REPORTS ALLEGED A FAILURE ORMALFUNCTION OF THE SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY, TWELVE OF WHICH INVOLVED ANACCIDENT.THE REMAINING FORTY PERCENT OF THE REPORTS ALLEGED A FAILUREOR MALFUNCTION OF THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY, SIX OF WHICH INVOLVED ANACCIDENT.===
PE88092 · Seat Failures
Opened Aug 9, 1988 · Closed Jul 28, 1989
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats
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EA85029 · Sudden Acceleration
Opened May 9, 1985 · Closed Jul 11, 1989
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
SUMMARY: ODI HAS SENT FOUR IRS TO NISSAN (11/29/84, 10/10/85, 4/9/86, &11/14/86).ETF HAS TESTED 6 NISSAN VEHICLES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATESUDDEN ACCEL.ODI INSPECTED 9 VEHICLES AND ALL OPERATED NORMALLY.ALL15 VEHICLES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SUDDEN ACCELERATIONINCIDENTS.ANALYSIS: THERE ARE THREE POSSIBLE CAUSES OF SA. (1) THE DRIVER PUSHED ONTHE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, (2) THE VEHICLE WAS UNRESPON-SIVE TO THE DRIVERS INITIAL APPLICATION OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURESO THE DRIVER PRESSES HARDER AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLYACCELERATES AT A FASTER RATE THAN ANTICIPATED AND WITH THE CLOSE PROXIMITYOF OTHER CARS OR BUILDINGS THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME TOAVOID AN ACCIDENT, (3) FLOOR MAT BUNCHES UP AND INTERFERESWITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL.STATUS:BY LETTER DATED 6/29/87, NISSAN ANNOUNCED THE RECALL OF183,519 VEHICLES (87V-098) TO INSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK KIT.AN AUDITSURVEY OF THE RECALL WILL BE INITIATED BY NHTSA IN THE FALL OF 1988.NHTSA WROTE TO NISSAN ON MAY 24, 1988 CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESHIFT-LOCK DEVICE INSTALLED DURING RECALL CAMPAIGN 87V-098.A RESPONSEIS DUE ON AUGUST 16, 1988.===
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