Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES
PE99078NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.12/28/199905/22/2000FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE
 Since july 1988, odi has received 12 complaints alleging fuel spillage from the fuel tank fill vent hose in 1994 through 1995 mercury villager and nissan quest vehicles.nine of the reports were submitted in 1999.several complaints allege leakage from cracked, split deteriorated, or rotted vent hoses.the subject vent hose is a short, shaped section of hose that is clamped to a pipe extending from the outboard (left) side of the fuel tank aft of the filler hose.table 1 shows the vehicle volumes and odi complaint inputs by make and model year.figures 1 through 3 show the subect tank vent hose routing and fittings.figures 4 through 6 show cracks in a tank vent hose from a complaint vehicle (1994 mercury villager).
EA00015NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.05/22/200001/04/2001FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE00V419002
 There is no summary currently available
EA00015NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.05/22/200001/04/2001FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE00V419001
 There is no summary currently available

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
08/01/1994
 Original incident 08/21/00 loss of power to accelerator, all idiot lights come on, high pitched hum. dealer replaced o-2 sensor and ignition switch then in feb. 2001 replaced a back press hose (check engine light had been coming on since repair in august