Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Nissan 200sx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 NISSAN 200SX. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS OR EXCEED 20 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT T… |
| 2007-11-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WIPER ARM LINKAGE POPS OFF AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL SECTION, BOTH WIPERS BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL. LOCAL NISSAN DEALER … |
| 2007-04-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ENTERING A RIGHT TURN ON A CLOVER LEAF THE CAR MADE A SUDDEN SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH AND WAS FO… |
| 2006-08-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WIPER ARM LINKAGE DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPERS WERE ACTI… |
| 2006-07-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 NISSAN 200SX WITH . I PURCHASED THE CAR IN LATE SUMMER OF 2005. ON JULY 5 2006 MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR … |
| 2005-10-24 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK I… |
| 2005-06-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM BALL JOINT FAILED RESULTING IN THE INOPERABILITY OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER. … |
| 2005-04-30 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH CABLE FAILED, UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING. THIS CONDITION WAS INTERMITTENT AND HAP… |
| 2005-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 4 OR 5 HOURS. OWNER HEARD A LOUD POP BUT IGNORED IT BECAUSE HE RESIDED CLOSE TO THE INTERSTATE. … |
| 2004-11-24 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN THE FIRST DAY OF SNOW DURING VERY BAD WHETHER CONDITIONS. TOOK THE … |
| 2004-02-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY. DLR SAYS SRS COMPUTER HAS FAILED AND WILL COST $600.00 TO REPAIR. DLR SHOULD PAY FOR … |
| 2002-08-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | REAREND COLLISION WITH 2000 DODGE P/U. INJURIES INCLUDE CONCUSSION, FACIAL AND CHEST BRUISES, THREE BROKEN BONES ON RIG… |
| 2001-08-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES. DEALER SAYS AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND COMPUTER MODULE IS BAD WITH A REPLACEMENT COST TO US (TH… |
| 2001-07-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT BRAKES WERE GRINDING. ALSO, WHEN SHE PUT VEHICLE IN… |
| 2000-09-09 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | SET OF 4 TIRES WERE BOUGHT AS REPLACEMENT TO VEHICLE, AFTER 13500 MILES OF USE A LARGE BULDGE WAS OBSERVED ON RIGHT FRO… |
| 2000-06-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A DIASTER FOR US SINCE WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT ON MARCH 18, 1996. WITHIN THE FIRST SIX M… |
| 1999-08-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILED WITHOUT ANY REASON. CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION, AND HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT OF ANY KI… |
| 1999-03-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30MPH SUDDENLY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT, AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON/OFF.… |
| 1998-10-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MP THE REAR WHEEL ROLLED OVER THE CURVE WHICH CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY… |
| 1998-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY AND IDLES HIGH. OCCUPANT HAS TO PRESS THE BRAKES HARD IN ORDER TO STOP … |
| 1998-09-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5-10MPH, THE BACK TIRE HIT THE CURB, RESULTING IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS . THE DRIVER SUSTA… |
| 1998-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH MAKES GRINDING/CHATTERING NOISE WHEN FULLY DEPRESSED. DEALER REPLACED THROWOUT BEARING AND ADJUSTED LINKAGE, BUT… |
| 1998-01-29 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD FREEZE UP WHEN ENGAGED AT 33 DEGREE OR LOWER. UNABLE TO MOVE UNTIL WEATHER G… |
| 1997-09-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY A DODGE VAN. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE IN F… |
| 1996-12-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH WHEN SUDDENLY AIR BAGS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. *AK |
| 1996-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MAP SENSOR FAILED. |
| 1996-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON . *AK |
| 1996-07-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUNROOF FAILED. |
| 1996-06-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING OUT OF WHERE PARKED WITH NO … |
| 1996-05-27 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKES : WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 35 THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FREEZE AND WILL NOT RELEASE. CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS … |
| — | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW UNIROYAL P175/65R14 WW UNIR AS TIRE ON 10-13-2001 AND STATES THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE WITH … |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON OR WARNING. DRIV… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN, BUT THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RE… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPERS WOULD PAUSE INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | ALL SHOULDER SEAT BELT RETRACTORS EXCEPT ON DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED UP WHEN MAKING ANY KNID OF MOVEMENT AND SOMETIMES WHEN… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM CAUSING CONFUSION DUE TO INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATING W… |