1986 Nissan Stanza Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 6%of 16 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 138,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1986 Nissan Stanza, 6% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 138,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 1986 Nissan Stanza. As the contact parked her vehicle in the driveway, she noticed smoke underneath the hood. The engine compartment caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire, but did not know what caused the failure because the engine was totally engulfed in flames and badly burned. The Nissan manufacturer stated that the vehicle was too old. Five years ago, the contact's 1987 Nissan Stanza wagon caught fire in the same manner. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 138,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10263881, filed 2009-04, 138,000 milesEngine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 1986 Nissan Stanza
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1986 Nissan Stanza
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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