Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1985 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.

2
Open recalls
75
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
3
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

75 filed
1
Crashes
55
Fires
4
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    19
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection SYSTEM:INJECTORS
    17
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    9
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    7
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2

Recalls

2 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.

NHTSA investigations

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

FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY LEAKAGE

Led to recall95I006000

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

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

Led to recall87V098000

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