Total Complaints
16 filings
NISSAN 300ZX · model year
16 NHTSA complaints, 2 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1993NISSAN300ZX carries 16 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 2 crashes, 0 fires, 1 injury, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1993 300ZX is electrical system with 4 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission (3) and air bags (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 54 investigation files overlapping the 1993 300ZX, and 5 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
16 filings
Crashes Reported
2 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
THIS IS A STATEMENT PERTAINING TO A MEDICAL DEGREE THAT NEVER SETTLED, A DAY BEFORE I PURCHASED A CAR. THE EVENT STARTED WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT PURPOSELY REMOVED THE CORRECT MEDICAL STATE THROUGH THEMSELVES TO CONJOIN AND INTERRUPT MY OWN MENTAL STATE TO OTHERS PUBLICALLY. THE TYPE OF CHARACTERISTICS IT IS SHOWING TO ME, IS THAT PEOPLE WHERE STALKING ME IN REAL LIFE, AND USING THE EFFORT WITH OTHERS AND DO UNDERSTAND THE MANIFESTATION OF USING MY ENTIRE TOWN AND BEYOND TO INCORPORATE THE WRONG MENTAL RESTITUTION SEPARATION FROM MYSELF. THE END RESULT WAS THAT THE DIAGNOSIS CONTRADICTED MY PROGRESSION THROUGH LATENT ABNORMAL AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS. AND CAUSED A ONGOING PRO CURE PROBLEM ONCE THE CAR WAS OWNED BY ME. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE CAR WAS OWNED, I AM ASSUMING THE OBVIOUS, THAT THE INDIVIDUALS STOPPED MY OWN GOVERNMENT DEGREE IN MY SLEEP, WHICH INTERRUPTED THE CARS RECREATION TO MY OWN PROFESSIONAL DEGREE. THIS TOOK PLACE AT HOME, UNDER ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL DEGREE OF MY GRANDFATHER.
Mileage: 144,257
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN 300ZX. WHILE INSIDE THE PARKED VEHICLE, THE SECURITY SYSTEM SHUT DOWN CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE LOCKED INSIDE FOR FIVE TO EIGHT MINUTES. HE STATED THAT A SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE WINDOWS, DOORS, STEERING, IGNITION, GLASS T-TOP AND TRANSMISSION WERE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. TWO PEOPLE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT THE DOORS REMAINED LOCKED. AFTER THE EIGHT MINUTES LAPSED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LATCH RELEASED ALLOWING HIM TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 208,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN
Mileage: 208,000
BOUGHT THE CAR 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION WITH APPROX 80,000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE JUST LOCKED DOWN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRANMISSION WENT COMPLETLY OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL STILL SOMETIMES JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHILE AND IS A MONEY TRAP. SPENT APPROX. $9,000 IN 1 YEAR IN REPAIRS!
Mileage: 80,000
BOUGHT THE CAR 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION WITH APPROX 80,000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE JUST LOCKED DOWN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRANMISSION WENT COMPLETLY OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL STILL SOMETIMES JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHILE AND IS A MONEY TRAP. SPENT APPROX. $9,000 IN 1 YEAR IN REPAIRS!
Mileage: 80,000
BOUGHT THE CAR 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION WITH APPROX 80,000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE JUST LOCKED DOWN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRANMISSION WENT COMPLETLY OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL STILL SOMETIMES JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHILE AND IS A MONEY TRAP. SPENT APPROX. $9,000 IN 1 YEAR IN REPAIRS!
Mileage: 80,000
BOUGHT THE CAR 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION WITH APPROX 80,000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE JUST LOCKED DOWN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRANMISSION WENT COMPLETLY OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL STILL SOMETIMES JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHILE AND IS A MONEY TRAP. SPENT APPROX. $9,000 IN 1 YEAR IN REPAIRS!
Mileage: 80,000
THE POWER TRANSISTOR ON THIS CAR IS PRONE TO FAILURE. THIS RESULTS IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER, GREATLY REDUCED STEERING AND BRAKING, MAKING THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL. A REAL HAZARD DURING MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND IN CORNERING. THE COMPANY HAD A "VOLUNTARY PROGRAM" TO REPLACE THESE, BUT THE REDESIGNED PART ALSO FAILS. IN MY CASE IT ONLY LASTED 15,000 MILES!*AK
Mileage: 35,528
SPEAKERS CUT OUT AND ANY POINT, FOR SUCH A HIGH DOLLAR CAR THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK
TRANSMISSION BURNED UP DUE TO A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLING FILTER. THE FILTER IS LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR AND IF IT GETS CLOGGED THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION BURNS UP. MOST CARS SHOULD HAVE COOLING FILTER EXTERNAL TO RADIATOR WHERE IT CAN BE SERVICED. THIS PROBLEM IS OF DESIGN AND NISSAN HAD NO RECALLS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. TOTAL COST WAS $3000 WITH AN EXTERNAL COOLER ADDED. THERE ARE TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I KNOW. ALL AT ROUGHLY THE SAME MILAGE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND HIT A TREE BECAUSE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDN'T HOLD. *AK
THREE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR NO KNOW REASON AT 72000 MILES, PURCHASES CAR W/56000 MILES. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I TAKE GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR. I PURCHASED CAR AT THIS DEALERSHIP AND MY CONFIDENCE IS LOW WITH THEM. *AK
THREE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR NO KNOW REASON AT 72000 MILES, PURCHASES CAR W/56000 MILES. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I TAKE GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR. I PURCHASED CAR AT THIS DEALERSHIP AND MY CONFIDENCE IS LOW WITH THEM. *AK
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
OWNER REQUESTING ANY RECALL INFORMATION.
CAR STRUCK HEAD ON (40MPH). AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
VEHICLE HAD CUT OFF, LOSS ALL OF ITS POWER, ELECTRICAL. JUST WOULD NOT START, AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A (RECALL)? THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT IN WHEN IT HAD REACHED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT IN THE MANUAL, AND IS THIS PROBLEM GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN?
Driver Airbag Inflator Rupture
Inner Tie Rod Failures
Side curtain air bags may deploy inadvertently
Reduced Power After Engine Stall
Loss of motive power due to broken crankshaft with no ability to restart.
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.