40 of the
466 complaints filed about the Nissan D21
are about the transmission —
9% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1995.
40
Complaints
9%
Share of all complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year
WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TRYING TO DOWN SHIFT AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE, I FIND THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS COMPLETELY DEPRESSED (BOTTOMED OUT) UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO DOWN SHIFT OR MOVE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10147160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL START TO MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
NHTSA complaint #8022808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DUE TO THE DESIGN OF BALL JOINTS/TIE RODS WEAR OUT, CAUSING TIRE TO WEAR MORE FREQUENTLY. ALSO A NOISE IN THE FUEL TANK, AND AXLE BEARING SQUEALS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #872981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AROUND 35 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER'S NEEDLE MOVES FROM 0 TO 100 MPH UNTIL IT GETS TO ABOUT 40 MPH. WHILE IT IS MOVING, IT MAKES A STRANGE NOISE. ALSO, THE NEEDLE SOMETIMES MOVES OVER TO 100 MPH AND STAYS FOR A FEW SECONDS, NO MATTER THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING.
NHTSA complaint #716879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN ABOVE IN THIS WEB FORM TO REQUEST A FORM TO SIGN TO SEND A NOTICE TO MFG? I DON'T CARE OR MIND YOU DOING IT? I THOUGHT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENNS ANYWAY. DO YOU NEED MY SIGNATURE??? MY TRUCK HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #716471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND IN O/D AND DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND BUMPS, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE, OVER DRIVE SWITCH INOPERATIVE REPLACED SOLENOID AND VALE BODY.
NHTSA complaint #509162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLOPE AND LEFT IN FIRST GEAR, IT IS POSSIBLE TO LEAN AGAINST THE VEHICLE AND ACTUALLY CAUSING IT BEGIN TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL. UNLESS BRAKE IS ON, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, IF BUMPED OR EVEN LEANED AGAIINST. ALSO, HORN IS SOFT AND ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #538215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.