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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 25 of 167 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 42 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Seat Belts. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
9 crash reports3 fire reports5 injury reports
What owners actually said
167 reports
Mileage unknown · Jul 2, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline
WE HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHEN EITHER CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN OR DRIVING THROUGH HOT DESSERT CONDITIONS THAT OUR MINIVAN WOULD SUDDENLY STOP! THE AAA WORKER TOLD US THAT HE SEES THIS "ALL THE TIME" AND HAS TO DO "WEAK FUEL PUMPS" IN MINIVANS THAT FAIL WHEN STRESSED! OUR LAST INCIDENT WAS DANGEROUS OCCURRING ON HWY 40 TO B…
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WE HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHEN EITHER CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN OR DRIVING THROUGH HOT DESSERT CONDITIONS THAT OUR MINIVAN WOULD SUDDENLY STOP! THE AAA WORKER TOLD US THAT HE SEES THIS "ALL THE TIME" AND HAS TO DO "WEAK FUEL PUMPS" IN MINIVANS THAT FAIL WHEN STRESSED! OUR LAST INCIDENT WAS DANGEROUS OCCURRING ON HWY 40 TO BE REPEATEDLY STUCK WITH HIGH SPEED TRUCKS PASSING BY US. OUR NISSAN DEALER CHECKED HIS RECORD (A FEW MONTHS BACK)AND CONFIRMED THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT IT WOULD COST US >$700 TO FIX TO CHANGE THE FULE PUMP. THE LATEST NISSAN RECALL OF THE FUEL HOSE MAY ALSO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS ISSUE. WELL WE FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY IN THE HOT DESSERT SINCE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT SURFACE DRIVING IN THE "COOLER" LOS ANGELES AREA.*AK
NHTSA ODI #747693
Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE STALLED, VEHICLE LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME, CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #891563
Mileage unknown · May 24, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline
AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK FUEL GAUGE ERRATICALLY REGISTERS CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #889063
Mileage unknown · May 11, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHEN VEHICLE REACHES SPEED OF 70 MPH AND ON VERY HOT DAYS, OVER 90 DEGREES, VEHICLE WILL DIE. VEHICLE MUST SIT FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE CAN RESTART. THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS EVERY YEAR, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #887997
Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
BOLTS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAVE BROKEN WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE ENGINE PROBLEMS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #886273
Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline
THE PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP WIRING INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WITH THE FUEL PUMP'S PERFORMANCE,SUCH AS HUMMING SOUND FROM TANK SECTION OR NO PUMP START UP AT STARTING THE ENGINE. BUT LAST DAY OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR I WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE CAR AT ALL DUE TO COMPLETE PUMP FAILURE. I CONSIDER M…
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THE PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP WIRING INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WITH THE FUEL PUMP'S PERFORMANCE,SUCH AS HUMMING SOUND FROM TANK SECTION OR NO PUMP START UP AT STARTING THE ENGINE. BUT LAST DAY OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR I WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE CAR AT ALL DUE TO COMPLETE PUMP FAILURE. I CONSIDER MY SELF AS VERY GOOD MECHANIC AS FAR AS CAR IS CONCERN. WHEN I OPEN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY , I DISCOVERED TWO ELECTRCAL WIRES,RED(+) AND BLACK(-), WERE TANGLED EACH OTHER. DUE TO FRICTION OF TWO WIRES TOGETHER, RED WIRE'S INSULATION WERE MAY BE TWO PAPER-THIN LEFTBOF BARE COPPER WIRE. BLACK WIRE WERE EVEN THINNER THAN RED'S WHERE I CAN ALMOST SEE THE BARE WIRES. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPEN WITH ELECTRICAL SHORT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP WITH ORIGINAL FACTORY PART WITH DIFFERENT REARRANGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL WIRES. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO FIND THE PROBLEM EARLIER. YOU MAY CALL ME AT WORK OR E-MAIL ME .*AK
NHTSA ODI #744246
Mileage unknown · Apr 16, 2001
Suspension
WHILE IN PARK POSITION DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND BROKE, CAUSING FRONT TIRE TO PUNCTURE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #885935
Mileage unknown · Apr 16, 2001
Wheels
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #744141
Mileage unknown · Apr 12, 2001
Exterior LightingVisibility
WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START GOING VERY FAST, OTHER TIMES THEY WILL JUST STOP. ALSO, TAIL LIGHTS BLEW OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BOTH PROBLEMS, COULD NOT REMEDY SITUATION.*AK THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS ON RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT THE CONS…
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WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START GOING VERY FAST, OTHER TIMES THEY WILL JUST STOP. ALSO, TAIL LIGHTS BLEW OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BOTH PROBLEMS, COULD NOT REMEDY SITUATION.*AK THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS ON RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED BUMPER TO PUMPER WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE WIPER PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATES WITHOUT WIPERS WORKING IT WAS NOT SAFE TO TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE DURING THE RAINY SEASON. *YH
NHTSA ODI #885805
Mileage unknown · Apr 11, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline
GAS DOES NOT STAY IN TANK LONG. AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE THERE IS HARDLY ANY GAS LEFT IN TANK. CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS IN CAR.*AK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE ALLOWS AIR TO VENT FROM THE FUEL TANK DURING REFUELING. CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE VENT HOSE. IF (1) THE FUEL TANK IS OVERFILLED, NOT ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL IN THE VENT HOSE TO FLOW BACK INTO THE TANK, (2) THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER REFUELING AND, (3) THERE IS SUBSEQUENTLY SIGNIFICANT HEATING OF THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL IN THE TANK CAN EXPAND INTO THE VENT HOSE AND LEAK FUEL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
THE REAR LAMP SOCKET MAY NOT ILLUMINATE BECAUSE THE METAL CAN IN THE LAMP SOCKET MOVES OR SEPARATES FROM THE PLASTIC SOCKET HOUSING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN MALFUNCTION OF THE STOP OR REAR RUNNING LAMPS. CENTER HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP FUNCTION IS UNAFFECTED. REAR LAMP MALFUNCTION CAN RESULT IN FOLLOWING DRIVERS NOT BEING ALERTED TO THE SUBJECT VEHICLE'S PRESENCE OR INTENDED ACTIONS, PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE IN WHICH BOTH LAMPS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED REAR LAMP SOCKET AND WIRING ASSEMBLIES.
AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION CONDITION IN THE SEAT CABLE ROLLER PULLEY ASSEMBLY CAN ALLOW THE CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE SEAT ADJUST LEVER TO THE LATCH TO BE PINCHED IN THE ROLLER ASSEMBLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THIS CONDITION CAN PREVENT THE LATCH ON THE LEFT SIDE FROM FULLY ENGAGING THE SEAT RAIL. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS."
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PULLER ASSEMBLY IN THE THIRD ROW SLIDING BENCH SEAT LATCH ASSEMBLY.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
3
EA00015 · Fuel Tank Vent Hose Leakage
Opened May 22, 2000 · Closed Jan 4, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
PERIODIC EXPOSURE TO LIQUID GASOLINE MAY RESULT IN EXTRACTION OF ANTIDEGRADANTS FROM THE SUBJECT FUEL TANK VENT HOSE.HOSES WHICH HAVE SUFFERED LOSS OF ANTIDEGRADANT CAN DEVELOP CRACKS IN AREAS OF HIGH STRAIN.FUEL MAY SPRAY OR DRIP FROM CRACKED VENT HOSES FOLLOWING TANK FILL.STARTING AT JOB#1 1998 MY (CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS VEHICLES) AND JOB#1 1999 MY (FEDERAL EMISSIONS VEHICLES), THE SUBJECT VENT HOSE COMPOSITION CHANGED FROM NITRILE RUBBER HOSES WITH CHLOROPRENE RUBBER COVERS (NBR/CR) TO FLUORACBON RUBBER HOSES WHICH AN OUTER LAYER BLEND OF NBR/PVC.THE CHANGES WER MADE TO IMPROVE HYDRACARBON RESISTANCE FOR COMPLAINCE WITH NEW EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS REGULATIONS.THE MODIFIED HOSES ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RESISTANT OT DEGRADATION AND CRACIKING. IN A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 14, 2000, NISSAN NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE SUBJECT VENT HOSE IN AFFECTD VEHICLES WITH THE REDESIGNED HOSE.NISSAN WILL BEGIN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ON FEBRUARY 5, 2001.NISSAN WILL FINISH ITS OWNER MAILINGS ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2001.OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN REVERSE ORDER OF VEHICLE AGE.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
PERIODIC EXPOSURE TO LIQUID GASOLINE MAY RESULT IN EXTRACTION OF ANTIDEGRADANTS FROM THE SUBJECT FUEL TANK VENT HOSE.HOSES WHICH HAVE SUFFERED LOSS OF ANTIDEGRADANT CAN DEVELOP CRACKS IN AREAS OF HIGH STRAIN.FUEL MAY SPRAY OR DRIP FROM CRACKED VENT HOSES FOLLOWING TANK FILL.STARTING AT JOB#1 1998 MY (CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS VEHICLES) AND JOB#1 1999 MY (FEDERAL EMISSIONS VEHICLES), THE SUBJECT VENT HOSE COMPOSITION CHANGED FROM NITRILE RUBBER HOSES WITH CHLOROPRENE RUBBER COVERS (NBR/CR) TO FLUORACBON RUBBER HOSES WHICH AN OUTER LAYER BLEND OF NBR/PVC.THE CHANGES WER MADE TO IMPROVE HYDRACARBON RESISTANCE FOR COMPLAINCE WITH NEW EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS REGULATIONS.THE MODIFIED HOSES ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RESISTANT OT DEGRADATION AND CRACIKING. IN A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 14, 2000, NISSAN NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE SUBJECT VENT HOSE IN AFFECTD VEHICLES WITH THE REDESIGNED HOSE.NISSAN WILL BEGIN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ON FEBRUARY 5, 2001.NISSAN WILL FINISH ITS OWNER MAILINGS ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2001.OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN REVERSE ORDER OF VEHICLE AGE.
Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
PERIODIC EXPOSURE TO LIQUID GASOLINE MAY RESULT IN EXTRACTION OF ANTIDEGRADANTS FROM THE SUBJECT FUEL TANK VENT HOSE.HOSES WHICH HAVE SUFFERED LOSS OF ANTIDEGRADANT CAN DEVELOP CRACKS IN AREAS OF HIGH STRAIN.FUEL MAY SPRAY OR DRIP FROM CRACKED VENT HOSES FOLLOWING TANK FILL.STARTING AT JOB#1 1998 MY (CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS VEHICLES) AND JOB#1 1999 MY (FEDERAL EMISSIONS VEHICLES), THE SUBJECT VENT HOSE COMPOSITION CHANGED FROM NITRILE RUBBER HOSES WITH CHLOROPRENE RUBBER COVERS (NBR/CR) TO FLUORACBON RUBBER HOSES WHICH AN OUTER LAYER BLEND OF NBR/PVC.THE CHANGES WER MADE TO IMPROVE HYDRACARBON RESISTANCE FOR COMPLAINCE WITH NEW EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS REGULATIONS.THE MODIFIED HOSES ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RESISTANT OT DEGRADATION AND CRACIKING. IN A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 14, 2000, NISSAN NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE SUBJECT VENT HOSE IN AFFECTD VEHICLES WITH THE REDESIGNED HOSE.NISSAN WILL BEGIN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ON FEBRUARY 5, 2001.NISSAN WILL FINISH ITS OWNER MAILINGS ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2001.OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN REVERSE ORDER OF VEHICLE AGE.
SQ00008 · Unexpected Opening On Sliding Door
Opened May 12, 2000 · Closed Apr 1, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
There is no summary currently available
PE99078 · Fuel Tank Vent Hose Leakage
Opened Dec 28, 1999 · Closed May 22, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
There is no summary currently available
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