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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

11 crash reports3 fire reports10 injury reports

What owners actually said

87 reports

77,785 miles · Apr 26, 2006

Tires

WE HAD OUR TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED ON A FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY MORNING WE ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL 110 MILES NORTH OF OUR CITY. TRAVELING AT 75 MPH OUR FRONT LEFT BRIDGESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE HAD NO INDICATION OF DRIVING OVER ANYTHING AT THE TIME. WE HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 8 MILES FROM OUR HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10156191

47,301 miles · May 15, 2005

Electrical System

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ELECTRICAL WIRING: HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. FIRST THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. PRESSING ON THE CONNECTOR WOULD MAKE IT WORK. I DISASSEMBLED CONNECTOR/WIRING AND REASSEMBLED IT. IT HAS BEEN WORKING. NEXT THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. PRESSING ON THE CONNECTOR WILL MAKE IT WORK. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED HER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WHERE OUT. NO BLOWN FUSES, BURNT WIRES OR CONNECTORS FOUND. WILL TRY TO CORRECT TODAY. IN ADDITION I FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE RADIO DISPLAY WHICH WENT OUT ONE WEEK AFTER WARRANTY. DEALER WILL NOT COVER RADIO.

NHTSA ODI #10120931

48,000 miles · Feb 7, 2005

Exterior Lighting

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YOUR CLOSED DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER STATED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE BULB THAT WAS USED UNTIL JULY OF 1999. AFTER BOTH MY HEADLIGHT BULBS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE SUMMER OF 2004, MY MECHANIC REPLACED NOT ONLY THE BULBS, BUT THE CONNECTORS TOO. GUESS WHAT? MY HEADLIGHT BULB JUST MELTED IT'S CONNECTOR AGAIN...IN 2005... USING THE "CORRECTED" BULB INDICATED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. WHY ISN'T NISSAN AND FORD AND THEIR SUPPLIER CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM? IT IS HARD TO GO ON A TRIP OR WORK AT NIGHT WHEN MY OTHER LIGHT MAY GO OUT BEFORE THE OTHER IS FIXED. IT ALSO COST ABOUT $100 TO FIX. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10110055

Mileage unknown · Feb 7, 2005

StructureInjury

WHILE TRAVELING THE LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE DOOR BY CALLING ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THEN, DROVE IT TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ODI #10107046

37,000 miles · Jan 14, 2005

Exterior Lighting

THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS DID NOT WORK UNLESS THE HARNESS WAS ADJUSTED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. *JB *SC

NHTSA ODI #10096593

Mileage unknown · Nov 2, 2004

Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD FAILED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10099262

31,000 miles · Oct 19, 2004

Air BagsInjury

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SRS AIR LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10092699

Mileage unknown · Sep 19, 2004

Equipment

THE RADIO DISPLAY WOULD GO INTERMITTENT, DISPLAYING RADIO INFO ONLY PART OF THE TIME. CONTINUAL DEGRADATION IN THE WEEKS TO FOLLOW. THE RADIO DISPLAY PERMANTLY DOES NOT DISPLAY RADIO INFO ALTHOUGH ALL RADIO FUNCTIONS WORK.*AK NISSAN WILL NOT COVER IT SINCE IT STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED.

NHTSA ODI #10091271

38,900 miles · Aug 18, 2004

Exterior Lighting

BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. MY MECHANIC STATED THE CONNECTORS MELTED. WHEN HE TRIED TO OBTAIN THEM FROM NISSAN, HE WAS TOLD THEY NO LONGER ARE AVAILABLE! THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT IT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE IF THEY HAVE STOPPED SELLING THE CONNECTORS. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10088109

40,000 miles · Aug 9, 2004

Exterior Lighting

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADLAMP CONNECTORS, BUT THE PROBLEMS RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10087527

Official recalls

00V292002 · Steering:rack And Pinion

Oct 2, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE BOLTS THAT MOUNT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THERE COULD BE A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY NOISE OR VIBRATION.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES AND, IF THE BOLTS ARE MISSING, WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS. ALL BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.

00V228005 · Seat Belts

Sep 7, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DATE CODE ON CERTAIN SEAT BELT BUCKLES OF YOUR VEHICLE AND REPLACE ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLES THAT FALL WITHIN THE SUSPECT DATE CODE RANGE.

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NHTSA investigations

PE04020 · Failing Headlights

Opened Feb 26, 2004 · Closed Jun 24, 2004

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Exterior Lighting:headlights

NISSAN AND FORD FOUND THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT HEADLIGHT STAINLESS STEEL BULB TERMINALS MAY OVER TIME CAUSE ELEVATED CONTACT RESISTANCE AND OVERHEAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HOUSING.THIS CAN RESULT IN A HEADLIGHT FLICKERING, BULB OUTAGE AND HEAT DEFORMATION TO THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR.IN APRIL 1999, THE SUPPLIER OF THE HEADLIGHT FOR NISSAN AND FORD CHANGED TO A BULB USING THE STAINLESS STEEL TERMINALS THAT DID NOT MEET ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS.ON JULY 17, 2000, THE SUPPLIER BEGAN USING A BULB MEETING THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.THIS PROBLEM CAN AFFECT INDEPENDENTLY EITHER HEADLIGHT BUT DOES NOT CAUSE SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM ALSO DOES NOT AFFECT FRONT PARKING LAMPS.AS A RESULT, THE COMPLAINTS TYPICAL REPORT SINGLE FAILURE OF ONE HEADLIGHT.THERE ARE NO CRASHES OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL REPORTED.A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.