1994 NISSAN D21 Complaints

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS II TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AFTER HAVING ONLY 20000 MILES ON THEM, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF BALL JOINTS/TIE RODS WEAR OUT, CAUSING TIRE TO WEAR MORE FREQUENTLY. ALSO A NOISE IN THE FUEL TANK, AND AXLE BEARING SQUEALS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NOTICE TRUCK START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. LOOKED OUT LEFT MIRROR AND SEEN A BUBBLE IN MY LEFT REAR TIRE. STOPPED VEHICLE FOUND TREAD WAS RAISED UP ABOUT AN INCH HIGH FOR ABOUT 12 INCHES IN LENGTH AND HALF THE TREAD WIDTH. PUT SPARE TIRE ON AND PROCEEDED WITH EXTREME CAUTION TO MY DESTINATION. FIRESTONE WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE ONE TIRE DUE TO IT NOT BEING A RECALLED MODEL YET. CHANGED ALL FOUR WITH COMPETITORS TIRE. SPOUSE SPOKE WITH FIRESTONE OVER THE PHONE AND THEY SAID UNTIL IT GETS RECALLED THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ONE. SPOUSE ALSO USED YOU SITE TO DOWNLOAD INFO REGARDING THIS MATTER AND WE CONTINUE TO CHECK FOR UPDATES ON THE SITUATION.( DOT NUMBER: VD60AXC096 TIRE SIZE: 31X10.50R1 )

SECOND OCCURRENCE OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK DUE TO BROKEN BOLTS/STUDS. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD (REPAIRED 3/98 @ 55028MI.) CAUSES LOUD ENGINE NOISE AND OCCASIONAL SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER REPAIR ALTHOUGH TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED AND NUMEROUS CLAIMS FOR THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN FILED.*AK

THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON I10 JUST RIGHT OUTSIDE OF GULFPORT MS. IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY. I CHECKED THAT THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED (30PSI) BEFORE I LEFT HOME. I DID NOT HIT/RUN OVER ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS TIRE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL AS THIS IS THE FIRST TIRE I HAVE EVER OWNED TO BLOW OUT.( DOT NUMBER: VDKC41A117 TIRE SIZE: 205 75 R14 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A NOISE. LOOKED THOUGH REARVIEW MIRRIOR AND SAW TIRE TREAD FLYING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE FR440, SIZE P195/75R14 AND DOT # EJP9DJD096. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, AND ATTENDANT TOLD HER THAT THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ON RECALL. *AK WHEN THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, IT RIPPED OFF THE FENDER LINING AND DAMAGED THE FENDER. *YH

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TIMING BELT GUIDE WENT BAD, EATING UP THE TIMING BELT COVER, AND CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND IS OFFERING NO HELP. *AK *ML

GOING 35MPH WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SHORT NOTICE. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER IN SIDE. UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER & THE DRIVER'S CHEST HIT STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER INJURED & HOSPITALIZED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER & CAUSE NOT FOUND. *AK

UPON MAKING SUDDEN STOP AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT HAND TURNS, THE VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *AK