Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1984 Nissan 300ZX

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

5
Open recalls
42
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
3
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

42 filed
0
Crashes
22
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    19
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection SYSTEM:INJECTORS
    11
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND Fittings
    2

Recalls

5 campaigns
95I006000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1995-11-01

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. THE CAMPAIGN WILL REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED HOSES OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WHICH COULD LEAK.

RiskFUEL LEAKS IN THE ENGINE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixNISSAN DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED HOSES ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

87V098000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT1987-07-06

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MAY OCCUR, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE PARK POSITION.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixINSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FROM BEING MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

85V021000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH1985-03-01

IMPURE LUBRICATING GREASE USED IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCHES COULD CONTAMINATE ONE OR MORE CONTACT POINTS. OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS COULD BE DELAYED OR NOT LIGHT WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON OR WHEN THE DIMMER SWITCH IS OPERATED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS NECESSARY.

84V057000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1984-05-02

BRAKES MAY FAIL SUDDENLY WHEN APPLIED. COMPONENTS WITHIN THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY BE EXPELLED BECAUSE A CLIP WHICH RETAINS THEM MAY NOT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED.

FixA NEW "C" CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE.

83V125000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH1983-11-20

THE HOOD LATCH MAY FAIL TO HOLD THE HOOD IN POSITION DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH. THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO A DEFORMATION OF THE HOOD DURING MANUFACTURE.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY LATCH AT NO CHARGE.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
EA94018·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1994-06-23 → 1995-11-08

FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY LEAKAGE

Led to recall95I006000

EA89031·SEATS1989-07-28 → 1990-10-31

SEAT FAILURES

PE88092·SEATS1988-08-09 → 1989-07-28

SEAT FAILURES

EA85029·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1985-05-09 → 1989-07-11

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

Led to recall87V098000

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