Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
NTB9502202/01/199539330Vehicles may exhibit noise from the vtc (variable timing control) intake camshaft sprockets under certain operating conditions. *tw11/01/1995

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
 Consumer had the variable timing control assembly replaced at 43k miles. the vehicle is pressently at 99k, and the assembly has to be replaced again. owner notified the dealer and the manufacturer about the problem. *ak
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
06/01/1998
 Vehicle stalls at any speed. at dealer at this time, power transistor and efi relay being replaced. efi relay was replaced before, a couple of years ago. *ak
05/18/20001
 The vehicle is noisey while driving at low speeds and whiole at idle, consumer believes it has something to do with the vtc sprockets which were replaced at 67k because they had a tendency to be noisy. nlm
11/30/1998111/01/1998
 My vehicle contains most of the technical service bulletins and a couple of the recalls. my main concern/question is why won't nissan cover the expenses for the repair of the front end noise (one of the tsb's #ntb93189) which will lead to further damage of the vehicle??? no safety defect listed in the summary. *ak
10/20/1999
 Vehicle stalls / shift very hard and experiencing rough idling causing sudden acceleration at high speed which results in lost of power. *yc
104/01/1993
 Engine continues to experience sluggish, hesitation and performance problems, replacement of various components did not rectify engine performance problems.
 Replace oxygen sensor due to strong smell of rich exhaust, replace vtc sprockets three times due to excessive engine noise and fault parts.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
3
 During heavy traffic the consumers daughter sharply turned the steering wheel and lost control of the vehicle. another driver stopped to inform the consumers daughter that the axle appeared to have broken. the axle was replaced. a loud noise had developed, which was due to a defective manifold and muffler. the abs brakes developed a leak and malfunctioned, which kept the warning light on. the consumer also owns a nissan pathfinder, and found that any impact to the front end would make a dent, there is no support in the front bumper. *mr *scc *nlm
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL
104/01/1993
 Oxygen sensor failed causing strong smell.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
05/05/199909/01/1993
 I do not recall the exact date last year that i complained to the local nissan dealer, and then wrote to nissan in california and had several telephone conversations with them. the exhaust manifold bolts are breaking on my car, causing a loud noise that the local dealer admits is a nissan problem that has been known about for a long time. nissan in california as much as admitted there is an exhaust manifold bolt breakage problem, and offered to give me a $500 certificate toward the purchase of another nissan. i only had 40,000 miles on the car at the time, and now have only 60,000. i do not want to trade. i also do not want another nissan since their refusal to fix what they know is a problem exists. yes, my car was out of the mileage and the years warranty, but a car that only has 40,000 miles should not experience this kind of problem. i have a 1962 ford falcon that has no problems and no recalls that i know of, and that has never caused me the first problem. i realize nissan is not going to do anything. but i think the government should force nissan to recall these cars on which they know they have had an exhaust problem for several years.
09/01/199911/01/1993
 Fuel leak on top of engine under manifold may, could cause fire, *ak