1989 Nissan Pickup problems
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Common 1989 Nissan Pickup problems
The Nissan Pickup, also known as the Nissan Hardbody, is a popular compact pickup truck that was produced from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. While the truck is known for its durability and simplicity, there are some common problems that owners of the 1989 Nissan Pickup have reported.
One of the most common problems with the 1989 Nissan Pickup is rough idling, which can be caused by a variety of issues. According to forum posts, some possible causes of rough idling in the 1989 Nissan Pickup include faulty spark plugs, clogged fuel filters, and issues with the emissions system.
Another issue that has been reported by some owners of the 1989 Nissan Pickup is a tendency for the engine to rev up and down when the gas pedal is pressed. This can be caused by a variety of issues, including problems with the air and fuel mixture, which can be affected by a number of factors including the throttle position sensor, idle air control valve, and other components of the engine management system.
In addition to these specific issues, some owners of the 1989 Nissan Pickup have reported experiencing electrical problems with the vehicle. These can be particularly challenging to diagnose and repair, as they may be caused by a variety of factors including faulty wiring, blown fuses, or issues with the vehicle's battery or alternator.
Despite these common problems, the 1989 Nissan Pickup is generally regarded as a reliable and durable vehicle. However, it is important for owners to stay on top of routine maintenance and to address any issues as soon as they arise in order to avoid more serious problems down the line.
1989 Nissan Pickup car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Nissan Pickup problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Seat belts problems
- Power train problems
- Unknown or other problems
- Electrical system problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 1989 Nissan Pickup vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
1989 Nissan Pickup complaints
The NHTSA has received 16 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 1989 Nissan Pickup.
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1N6ND11S4KC
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: A SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE NEW SEAT BELT WILL SUDDENLY UNBUCKLE WILL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE SEAT BELTS ARE UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING DO TO THE UNABILITY TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM.*AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-10-04
- VIN: IN6ND16S2KC
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER. *JG
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-10-04
- VIN: IN6ND16S2KC
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *JG
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-10-04
- VIN: IN6ND16S2KC
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *JG
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-05-24
- Number Of Injuries: 2
- Number Of Deaths: 1
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1N6HD16Y7KC
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: ON 5/24/1998 MY 16 YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH AT 9:30AM THAT SUNDAY MORNING WHEN HE WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE, HIS RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT OFF THE ROAD, HE OVER CORRECTED WHEN TRYING TO BRING TRUCK TIRE BACK ON ROAD, TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL, FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND MY SON (GREG DYAL) WAS THROWN FROM DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHEN HIS SEAT BELT HE WAS WEARING AT THE TIME CAME LOOSE. I RETAINED AN ATTORNEY AFTER I CHECKED WITH NISSAN DEALERSHIP & FOUND OUT THERE WERE 2 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SEATBELTS. (LISTED IN YOUR REPORT ON 10/20/1998 AS NHTSA ACTION # EA95007). MY ATTORNEY HIRED A SEATBELT SPECIALISTS TO COME IN & INVESTIGATE ,WHICH HE DID FIND EVIDENCE THAT MY SON WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I PAID $1500 FOR THIS SPECIALIST. MY SON WAS THROWN APPROX 80-90 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. I CAME UP ON THE ACCIDENT W/IN 5 MINUTES & MY SON WAS UNCONSIOUS AND BARELY ALIVE. HE DIED WITHIN 1 1/2 HRS AT THE HOSPITAL. HAD HE NOT BEEN THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE, MOST LIKELY HE WOULD'VE SURVIVED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY DAMAGED ON HIS CAB SIDE. MY ATTORNEY DRAGGED HIS FEET ON THIS SO LONG THAT I WAS TOLD THE 2 YR STATUE HAD RAN OUT & THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO NOW. I NEED SOME JUSTIFICATION ON THIS MATTER. THE PRINCIPAL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL MY SON ATTENDED WAS THE PREVIOUS & ONLY OWNER OF THIS TRUCK WHEN HE TRADED IT IN AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WORKED AT THE TIME. HOW CAN I LET NISSAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. THERE'S NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DONT CRY CAUSE I MISS MY SON SO MUCH & HE SHOULDN'T HAVE DIED IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID HE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALLS ON THE SEATBELT OR HE WOULD'VE HAD THEM FIXED HIMSELF. PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS MATTER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. I ALSO HAVE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NASSAU COUNTY, FL DOT, BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD & THE POT HOLES ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND THE NARROWNESS OF THE ROAD WHICH HELPED CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. PLEASE RESPOND & HELP ME ON THIS. THANK YOU.*AK
UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1995-05-15
- VIN: 1N6ND16S7KC
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: I WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING EARLIER, BUT DID NOT RALIZE I HAD ANY RECOURSE. THE RUBBER SEAL IS SELF EXPLANITORY, IT STARTED ROTTING AFTER ABOUT 3-4 YEARS. THE OTHER IS THE PAINT. ALL THE PAINT ON THE TOP OF THE TRUCK HAS FLAKED OFF, FROM THE HOOD TO THE BED. THE SIDES ARE FINE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1N6ND16S3KC
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT SEEMS TO ENGAGE BUT DOESN'T, AND THEN POPS LOOSE LATER. I THINK IT PERFORMS BETTER NOW THAN ORIGINAL DID BEFORE REPLACEMENT, BUT MAYBE I AM JUST MORE CAREFUL ABOUT TESTING IT. IN ANY CASE, IT STILL REPEATEDLY FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY. *AK
UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-02-11
- VIN: 1N6ND11S3KC
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: NO SUMMARY.
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-05-24
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Number Of Deaths: 1
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1N6HD16Y7KC
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: WHILE TRAVELLING AT 70MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SLIDE, IMPACT, AND FLIPPED OVER. SHOULDER BELT CAME LOOSE, AND DRIVER WAS KILLED WHEN THROWN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE DRIVER PULLING AGAINST THE SEAT BELT, THE DOOR CAME OPEN AND DRIVER FELL OUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. ALSO, THERE WAS ONE MINOR INJURY. *AK
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1N6ND11SXKC
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT BACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1N6ND16S0KC
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IT OPENS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1995-04-11
- VIN: 1N6HD16S6KC
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MADE BY TAKATA IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS BROKEN PIECES IN THE INSIDE. TT
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1994-12-02
- VIN: JN6ND11S9HW
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE CLICKS AS IF IT WAS LOCKED, BUT WITH PRESSURE SEATBELT COMES LOOSE. TT
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1995-01-15
- VIN: 1N6ND16S4KC
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE RED BUTTON BROKE OFF IN THE BUCKLE, CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION, FISHED PART OUT AND BY BANGING SEAT BELT IT CAN BE USED. TT
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1995-02-14
- VIN: TF521G615KM
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: NO. 521 SEAT BELTS WILL LATCH, BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO BEND OVER OR MOVE AROUND TOO MUCH THEY UNLATCH. TT
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1994-06-23
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER READINGS. *SKD
1989 Nissan Pickup recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 1 recalls for different components of the 1989 Nissan Pickup.
- Manufacturer: CK MOTORSPORT, INC.
- Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Summary: CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
- Consequence: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
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