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1989 Nissan Stanza

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

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10Owner complaints

Model-year median: 6

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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198621
19876
198810
198936
199033
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Structure
2Power Train
1Seat Belts
1
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 10 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.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

10 reports
Mileage unknown · Jan 3, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSED MOTOR TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. YH

NHTSA ODI #550169

Mileage unknown · Jan 13, 1999
Structure

THE VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED UNIBODY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE ALIGNED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #833478

Mileage unknown · Nov 30, 1998
Structure

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DOOR ASSEMBLY. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR, IT FELL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #831429

Mileage unknown · Sep 16, 1998
Power Train

BAD CYLINDER RINGS CAUSED ENGINE TO BURN OIL EXCESSIVELY AT 45000 MILES AND HAD TO REBUILD THE ENGINE AT 70000 DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE.

NHTSA ODI #541509

Mileage unknown · Aug 25, 1997
Fuel System, Gasoline

TWO FUEL INJECTORS LEAKED FUEL ONTO INTAKE MANIFOLD WHEN ENGINE RUNNING , CAUSING STRONG SMELL OF GAS WITHIN ENGIEN COMPARTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #518500

Mileage unknown · Mar 4, 1997
Fuel System, Gasoline

FUEKL INJECTOR: WHEN IDLE GAS FUMES COMING FROM VEHICLE. FUMES ARE NOT AS STRONG WHEN THE WINDOW IS DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN FOR REPAIRS AND DEALER4 SAID THAT HER FUEL INJECTORS WERE LEAKING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #809636

Mileage unknown · Dec 10, 1996
Fuel System, Gasoline

THE VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE #1 FUEL INJECTOR, CAUSING A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ODI #806077

Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 1996
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #986903

Mileage unknown · Jun 18, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

WHEN SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED, BRAKES APPLIED, HIT BUILDING, HOOD FLEW UP. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985757

Mileage unknown · May 23, 1995
Seat Belts

CENTER REAR SEATBELT RED BUTTON CHIPPED OFF AND FELL DOWN IN THE MECHANISM, INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA ODI #965737

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

0

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