NISSAN NISSAN TRUCK 1988 Safety Review #10258425
NISSAN NISSAN TRUCK 1988 car safety problem was reported on July 10, 1999.NISSAN NISSAN TRUCK 1988, manufactured by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. had a problem with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL . THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT INVOLVES THE APPARENT AND FREQUENT DEGRADATION OF SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES IN NISSAN VEHICLES. THE DEGRADATION (CURLING) IS A CONSEQUENCE OF HEAT. I LIVE IN TUCSON AND APPARENTLY THE RATE AND PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE IS REGULAR AND WIDESPREAD. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HEAT WAS A FACTOR IN WHY THE PLASTIC NEEDLES CURL. CURLING PREVENTS THE SPEEDOMETER FROM OPERATING TO REGISTER CURRENT SPEED AS IF STUCK. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OR TO REFER TO A THIRD PARTY REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. GIVEN THE RELIABILITY OF NISSAN VEHICLES THIS DEFECT IS A CLEAR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ONCE CURLED DOES NOT WORK. NO VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED REGARDLESS OF RELIABILITY HAS EVER HAD A DEFECT (CURLING) OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE, THEY OPERATE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. TO HAVE TO SPEND $600+ OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE A SPEEDOMETER WHICH ONLY NEEDS A NEEDLE REPLACEMENT TO RESTORE SAFETY TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IS UNTENABLE. I WANT TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INCIDENT OCCURRING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE SPEEDOMETER NOT OPERATING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE CURLING DUE TO HEAT. *TR.0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 105000 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):JN6ND11S1JW. Nissan Nissan Truck 1988 problem was reported in TUCSON, AZ. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. VEHICLE SPEED: 0 mph.
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