Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| NTB99017A | 02/10/2000 | NTB99071 | 610985 | Some customers may indicate that a light ticking or humming noise can be heard coming from the blower motor of an applied vehicle when the motor is run at low fan speeds. *tt | 05/23/2000 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| NTB00054 | 06/19/2000 | 613977 | Vehicles built before jn1ca31d1yt746029 may exhibit a engine timing chain noise. *tt | 09/22/2000 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| NTB98050 | 06/15/1998 | 601730 | Experiencing spark knock during engine start. *yc | 08/20/1998 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| NTB99019 | 04/15/1999 | 604788 | Service manual procedure change for rear oxygen sensor dtc(s) p0137, p0138, p0139, p0140, p0141 and three-way catalyst dtc p0420. *tt | 05/12/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| NTB98053 | 07/01/1998 | 602097 | Condition with (mil) malfunction indicator lamp on with rear oxygen sensor dtc p0137 ( minimum voltage monitoring ) ( rear h02s ) stored in the ecm. *yc | 09/14/1998 | |
| NTB98029A | 06/15/1998 | NTB98029 | 601728 | Vehicles exhibiting a mil 'on' with one or more of the below dtcs stored, the cause may be insect nest(s) in the evaporative ( evap ) emission control system. *yc | 08/20/1998 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 239900 | 1 | |
| When we bought our nissan at 96648 miles, there was remarkably little rust underneath. the alternator went out on 10-12-12 and we had the car towed to a repair shop. they refused to repair it after finding that the core support for the motor is rusted and rotted out. further research indicates that this issue has occurred in this model of car for many years. if we had known that this car was so unsafe we would never have purchased it in the first place. toyota had a similar problem with their pickup trucks and they were buying back the trucks for large sums of money. why isn't nissan doing / being forced to do the same? we expected another 50,000 miles out of this car and now it is worthless. there are so many complaints about this issue, there has to be a huge safety concern. a major structural component should be the last thing to corrode. *tr | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 148000 | 1 | |
| Engine core support rotted rusted and split in half. engine and radiator could fall out and cause crash. this is a nys vehicle. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/29/2007 | 69000 | 1 | 11/01/1998 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 nissan maxima. while driving 25 mph, the contact noticed smoke rising from under the hood of the vehicle. he shut the vehicle off when he arrived home and it failed to restart. he inspected the vehicle and determined that the alternator failed. the manufacturer stated that his vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number 02v171000 (electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator). the current and failure mileages were 69,000. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 06/23/2003 | 47700 | 3 | 07/03/1998 |
| Check engine light on. required replacement of gas sensor, oxygen sensor and fuel recovery valve assembly. *jb | |||
| 04/17/2002 | 35302 | 2 | 07/03/1998 |
| Check engine light on. required a new gas sensor and oxygen sensor. *jb | |||