Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 60 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Nissan Diesel CLA83, most frequently naming the other / unspecified, engine and electrical categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| Dec 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| Jan 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| Feb 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| Mar 2005 | 3 | 12 |
| Apr 2005 | 1 | 13 |
| May 2005 | 4 | 17 |
| Jun 2005 | 2 | 19 |
| Jul 2005 | 1 | 20 |
| Aug 2005 | 1 | 21 |
| Sep 2005 | 2 | 23 |
| Oct 2005 | 2 | 25 |
| Nov 2005 | 2 | 27 |
| Mar 2006 | 2 | 29 |
| Apr 2006 | 1 | 30 |
| Jun 2006 | 1 | 31 |
| Aug 2006 | 1 | 32 |
| Sep 2006 | 1 | 33 |
| Oct 2006 | 1 | 34 |
| Nov 2006 | 3 | 37 |
| Dec 2006 | 1 | 38 |
| Jan 2007 | 3 | 41 |
| Mar 2007 | 1 | 42 |
| May 2007 | 2 | 44 |
| Jun 2007 | 4 | 48 |
| Jul 2007 | 1 | 49 |
| Aug 2007 | 1 | 50 |
| Sep 2007 | 2 | 52 |
| Oct 2007 | 1 | 53 |
| Nov 2007 | 3 | 56 |
| Dec 2007 | 2 | 58 |
| Jan 2008 | 2 | 60 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
1 campaign cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
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Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
I OWN A 2004 ALTIMA WITH 97,000 MILES. CAR VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 60 AND GREATER. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT SATISFACTION. THIS VIBRATION WAS DUE TO INFERIOR ROTORS. AFTER I REPLACED THE ROTORS WITH ANOTHER NON-NISSAN BRAND AT 50,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. ALL THIS FRUSTRATION WAS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF NISSAN ROTORS. I WENT TO THE WEBSITE TIRERACK.COM AND BOUGHT BETTER QUALITY ROTORS. *TR
MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I NOTIFIED NISSAN, THEY TOWED MY CAR IN. MY CAR HAD SEVERAL RECALLS. NISSAN CHECKED MY CAR AND RESET MY ECM. WHEN I WENT TO GET MY CAR FROM MITCHELL NISSAN WHICH IS 30 MILES AWAY. THEY TOLD US THAT I HAD A POSSIBLE HEAD OR COIL FAILURE. WHEN WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WE DIDN'T CHECK THE OIL CAUSE WHEN THEY REPROGRAMMED THEY SUPPOSE TO HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING. WHEN MY HUSBAND CHECKED THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT IT WAS NO OIL. I DROVE MY CAR 30 MILES WITH NO OIL. MY CAR IS A 2002 ALTIMA I CHECKED THE RECALLS AND SAW THAT THE 2.5 2006 ALTIMAS HAS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AS WELL AS THE SENSOR LIKE THE EARLIER YEARS. THE RECALLS STATES SOMETHING ABOUT THE ECM AND ABOUT THE PISTONS AND DRIVING WITHOUT OIL. NOW I HAVE TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACED AND NISSAN IS SAYING IT IS NOT ON THEM. MY CAR WAS NOT ACTING UP NOR SMOKING UNTIL IT CUT OFF AND HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. I FEEL THIS MESSED UP MY ENGINE. *TR
NISSAN MURANO 2003 HAS PROBLEM WITH PRESSURE SENSOR INSIDE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE, 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN ACCELERATE. THIS ONLY STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO AND I HAVE 89K MILES ON IT. I ALMOST WAS STUCK BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DUE TO THE HESITATION. THERE ARE MANY MORE STORIES LIKE MINE ON EDMUNDS.COM. NISSAN DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT CLEARLY STATES THAT THE DEFECT WAS CORRECTED IN THE LATER MODELS. BIG SAFETY ISSUE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR
HAD STRUTS REPLACED AT 61,577 MILES DUE TO LEAKING MAY 2007, AND NEED STRUTS REPLACED AGAIN AT 71,300 MILES DUE TO LEAKING. NOW, ALSO NEED SWAY BARS REPLACED SINCE THEY ARE LOOSE, BUT NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE SWAY BARS UNLESS I PAY FOR THEM. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
I OWN A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. IT SEEMED GREAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND NOW AFTER 5 YEARS IT IS CRAP AND THE THING WONT RUN. THE CAR IDLES ROUGH WHEN IT FIRST STARTS IF IT STARTS AT ALL, THERE IS A WATER RUSHING SOUND UNDER THE DASH, AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I AM CONSTANTLY REFILLING THE RADIATOR WITH COOLANT AND ADDING SO MUCH OIL TO MY CAR IT IS CRAZY. MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHICH IS A MECHANIC, TOLD ME THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DETERIORATING INTO THE #4 CYLINDER WHICH IS CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE WHICH IS ALSO WHERE THE OIL AND COOLANT AND GAS ARE GOING. THE EASIEST FIX IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE, WHICH IS A $6,300 FIX. I JUST FINISHED PAYING OFF MY CAR IN MAY AND 3 MONTHS LATER MY CAR START HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS. I CANT AFFORD TO FIX THIS AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO, CATALYTIC CONVERTER DON'T JUST DETERIORATE. HECK I AM THE ONLY OWNER TO MY CAR AND IT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. THIS IS CRAZY. I HAVE NOW REPLACED MY ENGINE AT MY OWN COST, BECAUSE THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR AT CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT BE ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING AND TO CALL NISSAN, WHICH I DID AND NISSAN DOES CARE. WELL AFTER SPENDING SIX GRAND ON FIXING MY CAR, MY MACHINE HAS INFORMED ME THIS IS ALL DUE TO PLUGGED PCV VALVE BECAUSE THE TWO INLACE HOLES FOR THIS VALVE ARE SO SMALL THEY GET CLOGGED SO EASILY AND THE DISCHARGE FOR THE PCV VALVE BECOMES IN INTAKE AND TO TO THE SIZE OF THE DISCHARGES THE OILED IS GETTING PULLING INTO THE ENGINE AND WELL AS OTHER FLUIDS WHICH IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AND DESTROYING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I AM GIVING YOU THE DATE MY CAR FINALLY DIED. IT TOOK ME OVER A MONTH AND A 1/2 TO GET THIS FIXED AND IT IS STILL FAR FROM BEING FIXED. PLEASE ALSO CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE FOR THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN DEALER THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.THENISSANFIGHT.COM/PHPBB3/INDEX.PHP HTTP://FORUMS.AUTOMOTIVE.COM/70/1106267/NISSAN/2002-NISSAN-ALTIMA-OIL-DROPPING-AT-108,000MILES-I-W/PAGE5.HTML#6468288. *TR
THIS IS MY 2ND NISSAN TITAN IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS! I TRADED IN A 2005 WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES BECAUSE OF 3 FULL TIRE SET REPLACEMENTS AND NEW BRAKES AT 6,000 MILES AND PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER STATED ARE CURRENTLY FIXED IN THE NEW 2007 MODELS. MY NEW 2007 AT 1200 MILES DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE RIMS WITH A NEW SET OF DEFECTIVE RIMS THAT ARE A AFTER MARKET PLASTIC HUBCAP GLUED TO THE STEEL RIM WHICH IS CLICKING AND POPPING WHILE IN MOTION AND AFTER 15 MINUTES DRIVING WHEN I PARK THEY STILL POP AND CLICK UNTIL THEY COMPLETELY COOL DOWN WHICH IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER. I ALSO HAVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW GO DOWN BY ITSELF AND STOP EXACTLY AT 3 INCHES AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE IT, MY AC DOES NOT COOL AT ALL AND OFTEN DOES NOT COME ON EVEN WHEN MY GPS SCREEN SAYS IT IS SET ON HIGH AND RUNNING I HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN OFF TRUCK THEN RESTART TRUCK TO GET AC TO COME ON. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TSB ON IT THAT I GAVE THEM! DEALER SAID WINDOW PROBLEM IS DUE TO GEORGIA HEAT, IT IS DOING WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO BUT MY OTHER 3 WINDOWS DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM! MY RIMS THEY STATED THAT THEY WANT TO PUT MORE GLUE A TSB TECH TO FIX THE PROBLEM! THAT IS NOT A REPAIR THAT IS A BAND AID THAT WILL NOT HOLD WITH THE HEAT TIRES PUT OFF! AS OF NOW I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANY NISSAN EVER AGAIN AND I WILL BE BUYING NEW RIMS FOR MY TRUCK AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS NOT HELPED AT ALL WHAT SO EVER ONLY TELL ME TO DO THE TSB GLUE REPAIR AND EVEN THOUGH I PAID 1800.00 EXTRA FOR CHROME RIM PACKAGE THEY WILL NOT REFUND OR PURCHASE NEW RIMS AT ALL SO I AM ON MY OWN. *TR
SINCE LEASE OF VEHICLE IN JULY 2005, MANY PROBLEMS. MOST RECENT IS LACK OF ACCELERATION AT RANDOM TIMES. VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND IN LESS THAT A WEEK OF IT RETURNED TO ME, PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING THAT THE CAR WILL CEASE TO ACCELERATE. IT IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN OR OTHERS CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I AM AFRAID FOR MY CHILDREN'S LIVES AS WELL AS MY OWN WHEN I AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW ENGINE WHEN IT WAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN A YEAR OLD, IT HAS HAD MANY OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH IT, HOWEVER THIS IS THE MOST SERIOUS AND POSSIBLY DEADLY. *TR
FAILURE OF FUEL TANK THAT HAD A SAFETY RECALL - AFTER INSTALLING THE GUARD ON TANK TANK STILL SPLIT OPEN CAUSING GAS TO GO ALL OVER THE ROAD WE COULD HAVE DIED. DEFECTIVE DESIGN WITH TANK ON BOTTOM OF VEHICLE DANGEROUS CLOSE TO ROAD. *JB
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.