1993 Nissan D21 problems
Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Nissan D21. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 14% of complaints. After that come tires (14%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 150,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 12 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 150,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Nissan D21 with enough data (28 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Front seat belts failed during rollover causing driver to be ejected out of vehicle, resulting in driver's death/injury to passenger. (attorney for client) *skd
Truck stopped and was rear ended by another truck, in turn, vehicle a hit truck in front, backrest failed upon impact, resulting in an injuries.
I had a 1993 nissan ex cab p/u standard with A/C and power steering and I had a problem with the injectors staying on with the key off and would fill the engine full of gas. Needless to say it burnt up one day and the place where it burnt said for me to get it out of there before they towed it so it ended up in the scrap yard.
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.