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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
52 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Mar 5, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT SECURE IT TO ENGINE HEAD. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAWS. MANIFOLD DIRECTS HOT EXHAUST GAS BACK INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO BE BURNED OR EXPELLED FROM THE CAR. NO RECALL, BUT NISSAN KNOWS THE ANGLE OF THE MANIFOLD CURVE IS MISALIGNED. GAS HITS THE METAL HEAD ON AND OVERHEATS THE MA…
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PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT SECURE IT TO ENGINE HEAD. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAWS. MANIFOLD DIRECTS HOT EXHAUST GAS BACK INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO BE BURNED OR EXPELLED FROM THE CAR. NO RECALL, BUT NISSAN KNOWS THE ANGLE OF THE MANIFOLD CURVE IS MISALIGNED. GAS HITS THE METAL HEAD ON AND OVERHEATS THE MANIFOLD AND STUDS. THE HEAT WARPS THE METAL AND SHEARS THE BOLTS WHICH SHOULD KEEP THE PART SECURE.
NHTSA ODI #9004633
Mileage unknown · Feb 19, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
RIGHT SIDE MANIFOLD FAILED, BOLTS BROKEN IN ENGINE. THIS IS A KNOWN NISSAN DEFECT AND SUBJECT OF MANY COMPLAINTS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #758437
Mileage unknown · Feb 17, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING AND THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. DIDI THEY EVER DO A RECALL? I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I FIXED THE MANIFOLD AND HEAD BOLTS THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD REPEAT ITSELF. IS THERE ANY THING I CAN DO ? THANK YOU.*AK
NHTSA ODI #758348
Mileage unknown · Dec 26, 2001
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES AROUND 35-45 MPH, DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8001079
Mileage unknown · Oct 15, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE COMING INTO VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOLTS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD BROKEN OFF. WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #897778
Mileage unknown · Jul 28, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
A CONNECTING ROD FAILED AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEED. WAS TOLD THAT CERTAIN 6 CYLINDER NISSAN ENGINES OF 1995-96 WERE RECALLED,WARRANTIED FOR JUST SUCH A PROBLEM, FAILED RODS, CRANKSHAFTS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #749373
Mileage unknown · Jun 14, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BROKEN, ALSO HAPPENED 5/00 WITH RIGHT MANIFOLD. *AK
NHTSA ODI #746822
Mileage unknown · May 17, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
THREE BOLTS FROM ENGINE MANIFOLD BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK A MECHANICE AT A GARAGE STATED THE BOLTS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND THAT THEY BREAK VERY EASILY. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #888538
Mileage unknown · Jan 26, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
MANIFOLD WARPS BREAKING BOLTS & LEAKS EXHAUST. THIS TIME INSTEAD OF THE BOLTS BREAKING THEY ARE PULLED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD REQUIRING THE HEAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #739975
Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train
MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING (I ALSO OWNED A '91 PATHFINDER THAT HAD TO HAVE EACH MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED TWICE) . SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PARTS REQ'D REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER THAT DRIVES THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #739519
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