Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2003)
110 consumer complaints on file.
- #10230651June 6, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH EXHAUST LEAK. CONSUMER STATES THAT TECHNICIAN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACKED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURER STATED THE DEFECTED PART WAS RESONATORS NOT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10229914June 4, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER EXHAUST SYSTEM DISINTEGRATED AT CONNECTION POINT (VEHICLE HAS 85,000 MI.). HAVE HAD THE DEALERSHIP ADVISE AND COST WILL BE $1200.00 TO FIX. HAVE SEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND PROBLEM TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH 2002-2003 PATHFINDERS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10226738May 5, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
SEPTEMBER 2007- WENT TO REPAIR SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE, WAS MADE AWARE OF CRACKED CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOVEMBER 2007- REAR EXHAUST PIPE FELL OFF JANUARY 2008- WENT TO MUFFLER SHOP, WAS TOLD THAT 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND ENTIRE EXHAUST PIPE NEED REPLACING. MAY 2008- WENT TO NISSAN DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, BUT MY "DOWN PIPES" THAT HAVE SEVERE CRACKS IN THEM. QUOTED OVER $600 FOR REPAIR KIT, AS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CLAIM TO HAVE SEEN OFTEN ENOUGH TO CREATE A PATCH KIT FOR. QUOTED $1300 FOR NEW PARTS. SEVERE EXHAUST IN THE VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, BOTH WITH WINDOWS OPENED AND CLOSED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, WHICH 2 OTHER REPAIR SHOP HAVE IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBLEM, ARE COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT THE DOWN PIPES, WHICH ONLY NISSAN CLAIMS TO BE THE PROBLEM, ARE NOT. THIS IS NOW A VERY EXPENSIVE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE EXHAUST IS UNBEARABLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10215926January 24, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY AAA LIGHT DUTY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED MY 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH A CRACKED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HE TOLD ME IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND UNDER 8 YEARS, 80,000 MILES EMISSIONS LAW. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND ASKED, THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY THE TUBES AND CHARGED ME $700 NOT INCLUDING LABOR TO REPLACE. SEEMS LIKE THE TUBES SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAME ACT SINCE THE CAT CONVERTER CAN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY WITHOUT THE PROPER TUBING. I THINK THIS DEALERSHIP FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE WARRANTY AGREEMENT AND FROM THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE FOUND, I BELIEVE NISSAN HAS SHOWN NO ACCOUNTABILITY TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10209269November 18, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I TOOK MY 2003 PATHFINDER IN FOR AN UNRELATED MATTER AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE CRACKED EXHAUST PIPES AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ANY EXHAUST SYSTEM SHOULD LAST AT LEAST FOUR YEARS ON A NORMALLY USED VEHICLE. I HAVE 84,000 MILES ON MINE SO I GUESS IT STANDS OUTSIDE OF ANY MANDATED WARRANTIES, BUT I DO HAVE A NISSAN GOLD PLUS WARRANTY WHICH SHOULD COVER EVERYTHING UP TO 100K MILES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID NO AND WANTED $246 FOR THE PATCH. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER RECOURSE? I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T PASS THE NEXT INSPECTION WITHOUT THE PATCH. I NOTICED IN AN ON LINE FORUM THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2002-03 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. DOESN'T THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WARRANT A HEALTH HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE RECONCILED BY THE COMPANY? COULDN'T THE CRACKS SUBJECT PASSENGERS TO LETHAL EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE GASES? SINCE IT AFFECTS SO MANY CONSUMERS, DOESN'T THE PROBLEM POSE A PUBLIC HEALTH RISK? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10208713November 12, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MAINE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION REVEALED CRACK ALONG WELDED SEAM OF EXHAUST RESONATOR PIPE ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 37,400 MILES JUST OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY. DEALER WOULD NOT CONSIDER PART FAILURE UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY, BUT QUOTED REPAIRS OF NEARLY $200 OR PURCHASE OF KIT CONSISTING OF 4 METAL BARS, 4 BAND CLAMPS AND 1-2 OZ OF SEALANT FOR $70. NISSAN HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN RTB04-094 ? REPAIR OF EXHAUST LEAK/NOISE AT FRONT TUBE IMPLYING THEY HAVE HAD AN ON-GOING PROBLEM IN THIS AREA. LOCAL DEALER READILY ACKNOWLEDGED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM APPEARING LOCALLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10206887October 25, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND WAS APPARENT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RESONATOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LEAK EXHAUST FUMES. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, FOR A SERVICE CHARGE, USING A REPAIR KIT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,269 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WA 54,400.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10206333October 19, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATAYLITC CONVERTER CRACKED, SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ALONG WELDED SEEM WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES. TWO SEPERATE NISSAN DEALERS HAVE RECOMMENDED REPAIRING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WITH PART #20711-5W90A, A BAND AND SEALANT KIT, AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE, DENYING THE DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP IS COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS 8/80 WARRANTY. BOTH DEALERS STATE THAT THE CRACK DOES NOT EFFECT EMISSIONS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202068September 6, 2007UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:NISSAN IS UNDER A FEDERAL MANDATE TO WARRANTY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY VEHICLE, 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER, FOR 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES.MY TRUCK CURRENTLY (AS OF TODAY) HAS UNDER 39,000 MILES.I DID NOT FIND OUT UNTIL AFTER THE WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY NISSAN. I AM SURE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE EMISSIONS AND I AM SURE PEOPLE WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT NISSAN IS LOOKING FOR ANY WAY THEY CAN GET OUT OF COVERING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS REQUIRED THEM TO COVER.I THEN CONTACTED NISSAN DIRECTLY.AFTER SPEAKING WITH A MAN IN INDIA,I WAS SENT TO GLORIA IN THE US. MY FILE NUMBER WAS 5793503. I WAS THEN CONTACTED BY ILYSA WHO STATEDIT IS OUR POLICY TO ONLY WARRANTY SERVICE DONE AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP.WHICH MAKES SENSE. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO WARRANTY ANY SERVICE DONE AT ANOTHER SHOP.I AM NOT ASKING THEM TO COVER THE SERVICE. ONLY THE PART THAT WAS PUT ON THIS TRUCK ORIGINALLY IN A NISSAN PLANT IS WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS MANDATED THAT THEY COVER.AFTER GETTING NO WHERE WITH ILYSA @ X57743 I REQUESTED THAT MY CONCERN BE PASSED TO HER SUPERVISOR.I RECEIVED A VERY SHORT PHONE CALL FROM KIM(615.725.7761) WHO ALSO SAID THAT IS OUR POLICY.AT THIS POINT I HAVE HAD 2 PEOPLE TELL ME THEY WILL NOT FOLLOW THE FEDERAL MANDATE OF COVERING THIS PART.AFTER GETTING NOWHERE WITH KIM I ASKED TO BE PUT IN TOUCH WITH HER SUPERVISOR.SHE ABSOLUTELY REFUSED AND SHE WAS VERY ANIMATE IN TELLING ME SHE WOULD NOT BE ESCALATING MY ISSUE.I TOLD HER THAT I,AS A CONSUMER AND CUSTOMER,WAS REQUESTING TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AND SHE TOLD MEAND I QUOTE IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOU WANT. AND AGAIN I QUOTE I DONT CARE IF YOU ARE A CLIENT. AFTER EXCHANGING SOME FRUSTRATION AND WORDS SHE SAID I WILL NOT ESCALATE THIS CALL AND FURTHER AND HUNG UP ON ME.I HAVE SINCE HEARD FROM ILYSA AT NISSAN (X57743) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 AND SHE REITERATED THAT THEY WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10198134August 1, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD USE A REPAIR KIT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. SHE WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD PASS THE SAFETY INSPECTION AND STATED THAT SINCE THERE IS AN OPEN TSB (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10010378) FOR THIS FAILURE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS WELL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,472.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10169092September 15, 2006TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2003 PATHFINDER'S TIRE BELTS BEGAN TO BREAK. *TS WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TIRE BELTS ON ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO BREAK. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 449870 MILES. THE TIRE FAILED AT 64000 MILES, BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT. *NM
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10144128December 1, 2005STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
DT: THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE HOOD CAME UNLATCHED. IT BROKE THE WINDSHIELD ,AND DAMAGED THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH INTERFERED WITH THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HIT A YIELD SIGN WHEN PULLING TO THE SHOULDER. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LATCH SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE HOOD TO COME UNLATCHED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION. *AK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10139473October 12, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK WHICH WAS DISCOVERED BECAUSE THE CONTACT BECAME A VICTIM OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE ITO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD THEM CHECK THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED HER THE LEAK. IT WAS ABOUT FOUR INCHES LONG. THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ,NHTSA ITEM 10010378/SERVICE BULLETIN 04092; DATE OF BULLETIN 9/1/2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT SHE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A RECALL. SHE PURCHASED A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR, AND IT WAS LETTING HER KNOW THAT THERE WAS CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THEY CORRECTED THE EXHAUST PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOW THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT WAS IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM BECAME MORE INTENSE SINCE APRIL 2005. THE SERVICE INVOICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATED: CONCERN WHEN IN NEUTRAL AND COLD THERE IS A TICKING NOISE IN LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE, AND THERE IS A CARBON MONOXIDE SMELL IN THE VEHICLE, CARBON MONOXIDE FOUND LEAK AT HEATER PIPE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CLAIMED SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE BUT SHE COULD NOT SMELL IT BECAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE IS ODORLESS SO THAT STATEMENT IN THE SERVICE INVOICE WAS INCORRECT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10129907July 25, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DT: ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE EXHAUST TUBES SPLIT. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THIS WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST TUBES. THE OWNER NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPAIRED IT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK IN 24 HOURS. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE EXHAUST TUBES, THEY JUST PATCHED THEM. THE CONSUMER SAYS THERE MUST BE A DEFECT WHERE HEAT CAUSES PROBLEMS IN THE EXHAUST. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10121289May 18, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH HAVING PROBLEMS OF STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I ASKED THE NISSON DEALER IN MY AREA TO FIX THE BRAKE PEDAL ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE THE PEDAL DEPRESSED SO FAR THAT IT WOULD BE AT OR BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL'S LEVEL. AT FIRST THEY DECLINED. AFTER I TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND THAT IT WAS A "SAFETY ISSUE", THE NISSON DEALER FIXED IT. WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. THIS PROBLEM HAS SHOWN UP IN SEVERAL OF THE 2003 PATHFINDER COMPLAINTS. I HOPE THIS REPORT WILL SAVE SOMEONE FROM AN ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10112746March 8, 2005AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. AIRBAG OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD, STARTLED THE DRIVER AND CAUSED LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR AND UTILITY POLE.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10111809February 19, 2005FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS IS MY SECOND AND A FOLLOW-UP COMPLAINT TO THIS WEBSITE. VEHICLE DIES RUNNING AFTER ENGINE REACHES NORMAL TEMP AND SO FAR ONLY IN FREEZING OUTSIDE TEMPS. RESTARTS, DIES, RESTARTS, DIES, ETC. DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK FROM DEALER WITH A FUEL PUMP RELAY REPLACEMENT. ON THE VERY FIRST COLD DAY (15 DEGREES) SINCE IT WAS RETURNED, I HAD A REPEAT EPISODE OF MY PRIOR COMPLAINT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10108455February 2, 2005FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
VEHICLE DIES RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED AFTER THE ENGINE HAS REACHED NORMAL RUNNING TEMP. SO FAR ONLY OCCURS IN BELOW 32 DEGREE OUTSIDE TEMPS. USUALLY RESTARTS (ONCE DIDN'T AT ALL) CONTINUES TO DIE AFTER ABOUT 1/10 OF A MILE 2 OR 3 TIMES AND MOST OF THE TIME I CAN INCH MY WAY HOME. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY DEALER BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. THEY HAVE SO FAR REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR AND SWITCH AND HAVE A FUEL PUMP RELAY ON ORDER BASED ON A BULLETIN THAT THEY ADMIT DOESN'T MATCH MY SYMPTOMS. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITHOUT MUCH SATISFACTION AND CONSIDER THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER MORE THAN 30 DAYS SINCE DEC. 2003 AND IS CURRENTLY THERE FOR 2 WEEKS. BELOW IS CURRENT INCIDENT DATE. FYI SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS UNDIAGNOSED AND I WAS REQUIRED TO CHOOSE A COMPONENT TO SUBMIT COMPLAINT FORM, I PICKED FUEL DELIVERY BASED ON LATEST PARTS ORDER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10109074January 13, 2005WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
SINCE THE VERY FIRST DAY OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT SCRAPPING NOISE THAT COULD BE HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT IDLE SPEED, THE NOISE DISAPPEARED WHEN GENTLE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND THE NOISE WOULD COME BACK AGAIN AFTER THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. *BF THE DEALER DID ADMIT THAT THEY HEARD PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A HORRIBLE AND SCRAPPING SOUND WHEN SUDDENLY THE CONSUMER LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER COULD STILL HEAR THE METAL SOUNDS COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE,HE SAW THAT THE WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 4 OF THE 6 STUDS WERE MISSING. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10093915October 11, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 PATHFINDER WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES. BOUGHT NEW. FRONT BRAKE JUDDER LEADING TO STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0