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1988 Nissan Stanza 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 Apr 19, 2000
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.
1
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 Oct 18, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Nissan Stanza. 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 1–6 of 6

Brakes
Filed Apr 19, 2000

I FEEL THIS VEHICLE I PURCHASED WAS NOT SAFE TO LEAVE THE CAR LOT, IT HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS AND BAD BRAKES ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPREICATED. *AK

NHTSA ID
721668
Engine
Filed Feb 3, 2000

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD FAILED.*ET

NHTSA ID
784479
Incident
Jul 16, 1999
Engine
Filed Nov 16, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
714857
Incident
Oct 1, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 6, 1998

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER'S DOOR POPPED OPEN FOUR TIMES WHILE THE LOCK WAS ON. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR OR IN THE TRACK. *SLC

NHTSA ID
825038
Incident
Jul 4, 1998
Body & structureExterior lighting
Filed Oct 1, 1996

FRAME RAILS HAVE COMPLETELT ROTTED OUT, ALSO TWO HEADLAMP LENSES CRACKED/DISCOLORED. *AK

NHTSA ID
509340
Fuel system
Filed Oct 18, 1995
Fire reported

TURNED ON IGNITION, WOULD NOT START;NOTICED BIG FUEL PUDDLE/HOOD SCORCHED; LIFTED HOOD, ENGINE PARTS WERE BURNT; FIRE MUST HAVE OCCURRED WHILE PARKED 2 DAYS.

NHTSA ID
973568
Incident
Jul 10, 1995

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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