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1987 Nissan Pulsar 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 May 30, 2002
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 Jul 15, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Nissan Pulsar. 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 1–3 of 3

Other / unspecified
Filed May 30, 2002

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD TWO LUGS NUTS HOLDING TIRE, ONE ONE THE TWO LUG NUTS WAS BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED PLEASE ADD VIN.*JB

NHTSA ID
8010755
Fuel system
Filed Feb 27, 2001

WHEN PUMPING GAS IN TANK GAS LEAKS OUT FROM UNDER CAR WHEN ALMOST FULL. GAS BURNS FAST. *AK

NHTSA ID
881550
Incident
Feb 27, 2000
Engine
Filed Jul 15, 1997
Fire reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE HAND WENT COMPLETELY UP. THEN STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEY PULLED OVER. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND A FIRE BROKE OUT, CAUSING INJURIES TO HER BACK AND HAIR, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. *AK

NHTSA ID
814194
Incident
Jul 3, 1997

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.

Data sources

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