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1986 Nissan 200SX Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 7, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 7, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Nissan 200SX. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–11 of 11

Engine
Filed Mar 7, 2001

WHOLE CAR SHAKES BECAUSE OF THIS ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
742097
Incident
Feb 28, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 6, 2000

I WAS DOING A LOT OF INTERSTATE DRIVING. THE FIRST ONE SHREDDED IN CENTRAL IDAHO AND THE SECOND IN SALT LAKE. I WAS LIVING IN DENVER AT THE TIME AND GOT NOWHERE WITH THE DEALER. SAID IT MUST HAVE BEEN MY FAULT OR ROAD CONDITIONS, ETC. YA RIGHT, SOUND FAMILIAR. PASSED ME ON TO AN 800 NUMBER. I MOVED TO SEATTLE TRIED TO FOLLOW UP AGAIN BUT KEP GETTING PASSED OFF BETWEEN DEALER AND 800 NUMBER AND FINALLY GAVE UP. I STILL HAVE TWO OF THOSE ORIGINAL FOUR TIRES. ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF THEY BLOW ALSO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

NHTSA ID
730446
Incident
Sep 20, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Jan 20, 2000

VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AT FIRST & HAD DIED OUT ON HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & HAD TEMPORARY REPAIR DONE ON FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS. LATER, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER HAVING FUEL PUMP REPAIRED. VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME LEAKAGE PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE BACK & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVING FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO RHODE ISLAND WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. OWNER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH ANSWER. *AK

NHTSA ID
855261
Incident
Dec 20, 1999
EngineSeat belts
Filed Sep 23, 1998

EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS FAILED CAUSING LEAKS ON THREE OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID
541048
Engine
Filed Oct 8, 1997

EXHAUST LEAKED INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, CAUSING CONSTANT SMELL OF EXHAUST FLUID. THERE IS A POSSIBLE RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID
523855
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed May 6, 1997

THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED (3) TIMES SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 1995. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HOOD BECOMES UNLATCHED, HITS THE WINDSHIELD AND FLIES RIGHT OVER THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
806458
Incident
Dec 16, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 11, 1997

HEADLIGHTS AND COMMUNCATION SYSTEM, THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS/LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CONTINUES TO FAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
807778
Incident
Jan 15, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Apr 8, 1996

FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING FUEL ONTO MANIFOLD; COULD CAUSE ENGINE FIRE; 4 CYLNDER; NOT INCLUDED IN SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY NHTSA #951006000. *AK

NHTSA ID
982411
Incident
Mar 18, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 1, 1996

RECALL ON SEATBELT, DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT BUCKLE AT ALL, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART.

NHTSA ID
502900
Seat belts
Filed Jan 29, 1996

SEAT BELT PARTS NOT REPLACED AFTER RECALL/FRAUD. *SD

NHTSA ID
501654
Incident
Jan 29, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 7, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
961401
Incident
Jan 7, 1994

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.

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