The vehicles fuel tank cracked at mounting strap and started leaking fuel, the tank has a know issue among other owners. The tank is very specific to the chassis with no available replacement. The issue happens mostly at the same location but nissan has so solution. This happened under normal driving condition.
1995 Nissan 240SX: fuel leak
15 of the 60 complaints about the 1995 Nissan 240SX describe fuel leak.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 25%
- typical mileage
- 120,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fuel leak by model year
- 19961
- 199515
- 19905
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 nissan 240sx. The contact stated the fuel tank fractured and leaked fuel out of the vehicle. The contact called the trophy west covina nissan located at 205 n citrus st, west covina, ca 91791, and was informed that the replacement fuel tank was no longer available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that he had two other year make and model vehicles that had similar failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 187,750.
Driving and noticed smell of gasoline. Parked car and inspected. Noticed that the fuel tank was leaking from a stress crack near the fuel tank strap. Fuel leak is obviously a safety hazard.
Filled the tank on my way to work and began smelling gas. Upon coming out at the end of the day there was a large puddle of gas under the car. At this point the smell of gasoline in the car was unbearable. Got the car home and found fuel leaking on the passenger side near the rear wheel. Looking under the car and found fuel streaming from the front portion of the fuel tank near the support strap. It appears that the tank is cracking in this location. Without removing the tank it appears to be a stress fracture of some kind in the plastic tank.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 nissan 240sx. The contact stated that he was idling at a light when ne noticed the smell of gasoline. The contact parked the vehicle and then noticed there was a fuel leak from the vehicle. The contact replaced the fuel tank and the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or mechanic for inspection. The manufacturer was notified and advised that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 136,000.
95 nissan 240sx gas tank failure, cracked and leaking gasoline. Nothing was done to the tank, it just cracked and started leaking.
Gas tank leaks fuel due to crack developed from normal driving. Could have caused fire and serious fines from epa.
Vehicle was left unused for several days while out of town, and developed a fuel leak from the gas tank for no reason.
Fuel tank is leaking gas onto the ground.
The gas tank on the 1995-1998 nissan 240sx is made of a composite material. Between friday may 7, and saturday may 8, 2010 a stress fracture in the fuel tank formed on the passenger side of the vehicle, adjacent to the strap which holds the tank to the car. The fracture in the tank resulted in a large quantity of fuel leaking over the garage floor. This was a very serious problem as it could have LED to a severe vehicle and house fire. The failure has not yet been corrected. To prevent more fuel from leaking from the vehicle, and to reduce the possibility of a fire, the vehicle's battery was disconnected, and the remaining fuel in the vehicle was siphoned into gasoline container. The replacement of the tank requires removing the entire rear subframe of the vehicle which consists of the rear suspension and driveline-- a labor intensive process. This is the second composite part that has failed on the vehicle within two months. The manufacturer also uses a radiator with composite inlets and outlets. Over time and due to heat cycling, the composite material developed a stress fracture resulting in coolant being dumped out of the vehicle.
Where the gas tank stap is mounted to the car has rubbed against the gas tank and has created a horrible gas leak. I can't even fill the tank an eighth of the way without it leaking. This could catch on fire and needs to be taken care of.
1995 nissan 240sx gas tank failure, cracked and leaking gasoline. Nothing was done to the tank, it just cracked and started leaking.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1995 Nissan 240SX fuel leak
Is fuel leak a common problem on the 1995 Nissan 240SX?
15 of 60 owner complaints about the 1995 Nissan 240SX (25%) mention fuel leak. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Nissan 240SX?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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