1997 Nissan D21 problems
Owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA about the 1997 Nissan D21. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (10%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 72 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 31 complaints mention a crash; 14 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% 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 1997 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Nissan D21 with enough data (45 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.
Frontal crash with livestock - airbag did not deploy. Also the passenger seatbelt did not lock into place preventing passenger from going forward into dash and windshield. Ts
The vehicle was rear ended and both front seats broke and twisted towards resulting in injuries to the occupants. *nlm
I have a 1997 nissan pu truck and have been having a lot of problems with the timing chain assembly. I have had 2 timing chains replaced and brought the vehicle to the dealer at least 8 times concering this problem. The manager of the nissan repair department in missoula finally tould me that every 1997 nissan pu that he had ever seen has the same problem but he did not inform me of a recall of the truck.
I have a 1997 nissan pickup truck that has a dangerous hesitation problem. Whenever I drive the truck up any hills or encounter strong head winds, the truck's engine looses power and speed. Consequently, I have almost been rear-ended on multiple occasions. In 2005 I took the vehicle to an authorized nissan dealer. Unfortunately, I was charged $450.00 to replace a part that was not responsible for the problem and was told that the service personnel do not know what is causing the malfunction.