Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (1997)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#896924September 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN APPLYING CLUTCH IT MAKE A WHINNING SOUND INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751998September 10, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE STICKS WHEN STARTING FROM STOP/IDLE. NOT IN CABLE LINKAGE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. APPEARS TO BE IN THROTTLE BODY. SERIOUS CONCERN WHEN PARALLEL PARKED, OR IN STRING OF VECHICLES AT STOP SIGN. HELP!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751747September 5, 2001
SUSPENSION
AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH VEHICLE FOR NO REASON SUDDENLY BEGINS TO ROCK RAPIDLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. FIRST ENCOUNTERED WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE BACK TO MAINE. WHEN ARRIVED IN MAINE HAD FRONT STRUTS AND REAR SHOCKS REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUES. AT HIGHWAY SPEED IF YOU EVEN SLIGHLY RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN OR COAST, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO RAPIDLY ROCK SIDE TO SIDE. CALLED NISSAN, THEY NOTED NO ONE HAS REPORTED INCIDENT. HAVE SINCE DOWNLOADED SERVICE BULLITEN # NTB98001, DATE 9804, NHTSA ITEM # SB600088- COMPONENT SUSPENSION. STAES IN PART "... MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE PLAY IN FRONT/REAR SUSPENSION." PLEASE ADVISE WHAT SERVICE BULLITEN REFERS TO. WHAT RIGHTS DOES SERVICE BULLITEN PROVIDE TO THE CONSUMER? HOW DO I OBTAIN CORRECTION FROM MANUFACTURER? WHAT BECAME OF ISSUE FOLLOWING THE SERVICE BULLETIN. HAS NHTSA RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895339August 28, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH OR MORE VEHICLE WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH, MAKING IT HARDTO STEER VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894081August 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A NOISE.BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749261July 26, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I'M JUST WONDERING IF MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PART BRAKE. NISSAN IS OFFERING TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE REPAIR, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS MIGHT BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR THEM SO I WANT TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A RECALL ITEM. THEY ALREADY HAVE A "NOTICE" OUT ON THE PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE STICKS AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS SO WE ARE NOT DRIVING THE CAR TILL THIS BECOMES RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748748July 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
THE SUSPENSION ON THIS CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RESULTED IN THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLING VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CAUSE WAS THE FAILURE OF RUBBER BUSHINGS ON THE REAR AXLE LINK ASSY. THIS VEHICLE IS A 4WD WITH AN "OFF ROAD" PACKAGE. EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR OFF ROAD DRIVING, THE SUSPENSION STILL FAILED AND CAUSED AN UNSAFE CONDITION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE REQUIRED PARTS ARE BACKORDERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748162July 9, 2001
SUSPENSION
JUST NOTICE THIS PROBLEM AT ABOUT 66,000MILES VEHICLES WOBBLES SIDE TO SIDE AT ACELLERATION 55-70MPH AND CONTINUES IF YOU HIT A DIP, BUMP IN THE ROAD DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM NEED HELP MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED BUT NISSAN DOESN'T EITHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747740July 3, 2001
TIRES
PURCHASED 4 TIRES FROM SEARS ON 07/27/00 AT COST OF $561.75. ON 05/05/01 WOBBLING NOTICED WITH ONLY 23423 MILES OF WEAR. RETURNED TO SEARS ON 07/02/2001 TO REPORT PROBABLE BELT SEPARATING. THEY REPORTED FEATHERING OF TREAD. THEY WANTED TO SELL ME NEW TIRES, NOT HONOR WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. ADVISED BY NISSAN DEALER NOT TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCE DUE TO POSSIBLE BLOW OUT. CONTACTED SEARS CUSTOMER RELATIONS. AWAITING REPLY. THESE ARE BF GOODRICH TIRES ALL TERRAIN RADIALS, 30X9.50R15LT. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 30950R15LT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747284June 23, 2001
AIR BAGS
IN ALL EFFORTS TO CONTACT THE NISSAN CO. NOONE WAS INTERESTED IN HEARING MY COMPLAINT. THEY JUST SAID I WASN'T EDUCATED IN WHAT MAKES AN AIRBAG WORK. WITH ALL DO RESPECT I FEEL LIKE A HEAD-ON COLLISSION WITH A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR AN AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY AND IF NOT THEY ARE NOT WHAT SAFETY REGULATORS SAY THEY ARE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887062April 30, 2001
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WHEN MECHANIC WITH NATIONAL AND BATTERY DISCOVERED THAT FRONT STRUT WAS BLOWN,AND THAT WAS CAUSING MISALIGNMENT. BOTH FRONT STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743265March 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION:REAR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE STRUTS WENT AT 52,000 MILES $800 TO REPLACE, EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED(WARRANTY). TODAY THE NEWS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUST"WORN OUT " $235, THE REAR SUSPENSION LINCS WERE "WORN OUT" $350, THE INTAKE PINIUM(SP?) WAS LEAKING $660. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT NISSAN AND THEIR "WORN OUT" VEHICLES. IT'S NOT EVEN PAID FOR YET!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883826March 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION ON DRIVER'SSIDE AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882431March 8, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, VEHICLE SPUN AND HIT A STEEL POST CAUSING $4000 IN DAMAGE, TIRES ARE BF GOODRICH , SIZE P265/70R15. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741919March 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ENGINE WILL NOT START AT HIGH ALTITUDES AND COLD OUTSIDE AIR TEMPS. POTENTIALLY SERIOUS IF VEHICLE IS IN AN ISOLATED AREA AND DRIVER IS STRANDED. IT'S LUDICROUS TO MAKE A 4X4 FOR THAT CAN GET YOU TO PLACES FROM WHICH YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN. IT'S HIGHLY CONCEIVABLE YOU COULD HAVE TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN YOUR CAR DURING A NASTY WINTER STORM IF YOU WENT SNOWSHOEING FOR THE DAY AND WERE UNABLE TO START THE CAR UPON YOUR RETURN. I AM TOLD NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT FIGHTS CUSTOMERS TOOTH AND NAIL TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740803February 12, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HAVE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE IDLING. ENGINE REVS UP AND TACH STICKS FROM 1500-2000 RPM ALMOST CONSTANTLY. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN FIRST GEAR IT WILL STICK AND TAKE OFF BY IT SELF AND EVEN SPEED UP EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS SEEN TRUCK 4 TIMES NOW AND "CAN NOT" FIND THE PROBLEM. NON DEALER REPAIR DIAGNOSED THE VALVE IN ONE VISIT. ARE THERE REPORTS OF ANY OTHER NISSAN PATHFINDERS OR VEHICLES THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? IT'S DANGEROUS!!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878135January 12, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT TIRES P235/75R15 HAVE CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALL FROM THE TREAD NEAR THE CASING, IN THE FALL OF 1997 THERE WAS A RECALL DUE TO THESE TIRE WEARING UNEVENLY, AFTER SEEING THESE TIRES, BRIDGESTONE DEALER STATED THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE PREVIOUS RECALL, HOWEVER BRIDGESTONE REFUSED TO ADJUST THE TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874989November 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DRIVER'S SEATBELT REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO LOCKING UP TOO TIGHTLY, WON'T RELEASE ONCE TIGHTENED. CONSUMER HAS NO MOVEMENT, DEALER KEPT REPLACING BELTS WITH SAME TYPE. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH FILLER TUBE, IT OVERFLOWS WHEN GETTING GAS, IT FILLS RESERVOIR. MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD CAUSE PROBLEM. CANISTER WAS REPLACED. *AK ACCELERATOR STUCK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735858November 6, 2000
TIRES
SEVERE TIRE WEAR AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES DESPITE PROPER CARE, PRESSURE, SCHEDULED ROTATING FOLLOWED. (TIRESIZE: 235 70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873993October 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO A BRICK WALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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