Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (1997)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#10000762January 7, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE BACK END OF THE CAR BEGINS A VIOLENT WOBBLE UNEXPECTEDLY AT 50 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. AFTER MUCH TROUBLE, THE DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THAT BUSHING FAILURES IN THE REAR AXLE LINK ASSEMBLYS ARE THE CULPRIT, AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 59,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS ERXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND SHOCKING THAT A WORN PART COULD CAUSE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767919September 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST SYSTEM MANIFOLD CRACKED. NISSAN JUST MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR MY VIN NUMBER ON THAT PART TILL 2006. BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED!! MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016283August 14, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 40-45 A REAR TIRE WAS MAKING NOISE, STEERING WHEEL AND REAR TIRES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER TRIED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HAD NO POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786053July 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011994June 18, 2002
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT DOT VDHL AWR, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND AND VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901107April 25, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CLAIM NUMBER 43-R733-414 - WHILE DRIVING REAR TIRE (GENERAL ALL SEASON P235/70R15 DOT A3M1 2WH OR 81240-1P870131404) BLEW OUT CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN ENBANKMENT INTO A REVENE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#6901108April 25, 2002
TIRES
CLAIM NUMBER 38-J636-167 - WHILE DRIVING (ROADHUGGER RADIAL GT / PERFORMANCE RADIAL GT P235 70R15; DOT# IS PJM1 DXKR 489) TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES, 4 INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#6901109April 25, 2002
STEERING
CLAIM NUMBER 05-4603-579 - WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LFET TURN WHEN VEHICLE'S STEERING LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A FENCE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761146April 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
PROBLEM: THE PATHFINDER SWAYS/ROCKS "LIKE A BOAT IN WATER" WHEN IT HITS SMALL BUMPS ON THE FREEWAY. THE PROBLEM GETS EXACERBATED IF I AM DRIVING OVER 60MPH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008553April 24, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT 50MPH OR HIGHER IF VEHICLE HIT A PUMP OR UNEVEN PATCH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE SWAYS AND ROCKS, MAKING DRIVER UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007455April 11, 2002
SUSPENSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
SUSPENSION CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING 50MPH.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE TIRES WORE OUT AT 20,000 MILES, THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS WERE REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE VEHICLE SWAYING, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THE TRAILING ARMS WERE REPLACED WHICH THEN CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, ALSO THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED DUE TO STRESS, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING, THE CENTER CAP THAT GOES ON THE STOCK WHEELS ON THE FRONT SEAT WAS INSTALLED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005182March 8, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
VEHICLE WAS RATTLING ON RIGHT SIDE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND WHEN MECHANIC MOVED VEHICLE, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. MECHANIC INDICATED STRUT HAD BROKEN.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755682December 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STARTED ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE AS IF IT WANTED TO ROLL OVER. HAD THE SHOCKS AND SPRINGS REPLACED. THIS WASN'T THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW, THE SHOCKS WEAR OUT FASTER THAN NORMAL. BUT THE SWAYING WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR BUSHINGS GOING BAD AND WEARING FASTER THAN NORMAL. APPARENTLY NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAW BUT ISN'T WILLING TO ADDRESS IT OR ISSUE A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755378December 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY CAR HAD A NOISE ON THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. HE REPLACED THE MANIFOLD. HE SAID THAT THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD CHANGED THE DESIGN DUE TO DEFECT. THE OLD PART NUMBER WAS 14004-0W000 U40 MANIFOLD - E. THE REPLACEMENT PART USED WAS 14004-2W600 WITH NO COVER AVAILABLE. THE COVER WAS NOT REPLACED . THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. NOW I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT MANIFOLDS. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN BECOME VERY HOT AND START A FIRE. NOW I AM AFRAID OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MANIFOLD CRACKS AND START A FIRE OR FUMES GET INTO THE CAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD CHECK ON THIS AND LET ME KNOW THE OUTCOME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899131November 14, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON GAS PEDAL AND IT WILL STICK TO FLOOR IN A DOWN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. BUT, NO SOLUTION HAD BEEN FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753846October 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897713October 15, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE ALARM PUT ON. SINCE THEN POWER DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. COSUMER HAS TAKEN IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO BE FIXED, BUT NO REMEDY SOLUTION FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752679September 28, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FEARED FORD EXPLORERS THAT ROLL OVER AND THE 96-98 NISSAN PATHFINDERS UTILIZE THE SAME FRAME! THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE WEIGHT IS TOO MUCH FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION, THUS, FORD'S ROLL OVER AND NISSANS RUIN THEIR TIRES AND SUSPENSION. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BY AN EMPLOYEE THAT WORKED MAKING THE FRAMES FOR BOTH VEHICLES. I IMMEDIATELY BOUGHT NEW RIMS AND TIRES (WIDER FOR MORE STABILITY AND BETTER WEAR). IT MADE THE SITUATION BETTER, BUT THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS RUINED. WITH THE EXTRA WEIGHT ON THE FRONT, BOTH VEHICLES HAVE A NOTICABLE "PIGEON TOE" WHILE DRIVING AND OVER BUMPS. THE FRONT TIRED BOW OUT TOWARDS THE BOTTOM TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EXTRA WEIGHT IN THE FRONT. NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. VEHICLE NOW IS VERY SCARRY TO RIDE IN, I REFUSE TO PAY $1,500 FOR A WHOLE NEW FRON SUSPENSION WHICH IS JUNK TO BEGIN WITH. PLEASE HELP! ANY INFO, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT: [email protected] - THANK YOU!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752681September 28, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELLERATOR STICKS BADLY! DURING COLD STARTS AND IDLE TIME (EG. AT STOP LIGHT OR CRUISE CONTROL ON) YOU GO TO PRESS ON THE ACCELLERATOR PEDAL AN IT'S STUCK. YOU PUSH HARDER WITH YOUR FOOT TO LOOSEN IT UP, AND THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND LURCH FORWARD BADLY. I'VE HAD 3 (THREE) NISSAN PATHFINDERS, ALL DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. 1987, 1992 AND 1997 ALL THE SAME PROBLEM! NISSAN SUGGESTS YOU REPAIR BY A CLUTCH ASSEMBLY KIT, WHICH COSTS $200+ INSTALLED. BUT IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, IN ALL NISSAN VEHICLES, WHY DON'T THEY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM PERMANENTLY??? ANY IDEAS OR HELP, CONTACT [email protected] - THANK YOU!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896917September 26, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING AT HWY SPEED OF 50 MPH THE VEHICLE COMMENCE TO SEVERELY VIBRATE AND SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL; DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WAS MADE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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