Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (1997)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#873305October 18, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE CONSUMER TO FIX PROBLEM, CONSUMER FELT AIRBAG SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873056October 16, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-70 MPH VEHICLE SWAYED BACK AND FORTH WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TIRES/ STRUTS/ SHOCKS, AND DID WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT DEFECT KEPT OCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734185October 12, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I CONTACTED MY NISSAN DEALER THE FIRST TIME THE STRUTS WENT OUT. THEY REPLACED ONLY 1 STRUT NOT 2. WHEN THE STRUTS WENT OUT THE 2ND TIME I CONTATED THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CAR REPAIR SHOP THEY ADVISED ME YOU NEVER REPLACE ONLY 1 STRUT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS THEY SAID TOO BAD. MY PATHFINDER STILL HAD THE BANGING NOICE IN THE FRONT. I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF CAR PLACES THEY SEEMED TO KNOW OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR NISSAN FAULT. THE NEXT TIME THE STRUTS WENT OUT I WAS IN IDAHO VISITING FAMILY. IT AS AGAIN A VERY SCARY ORDEAL. I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY WINDY CANYON ROAD WITH THE RIVER RIGHT BESIDE ME. I HAD A NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER IN EMMETT IDAHO WHO ADVISED ME THEY KNEW OF A REPORT OUT ON THIS MAKE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. THIS IS THE FIRST I HEARD OF NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OR REINBURSE ME FOR ALL THE EXPENSE. MY CHILDEN AND I COULD OF BEEN KILLED A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH THIS REOCCURING PROBLEM AND NISSAN DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO CONTACT US. WHAT IS MY CHOICES ON ACTION TO TAKE AGAINST THE COMPANY? PLEASE HELP ME MAKE THIS LARGE COMPANY LISTEN TO ONE VERY DISSATISFIED AND CONCERNED PERSON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871374September 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED. REPAIRED BY NISSAN AT NO CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730770September 8, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 75 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW. THE TREAD HAD COME OFF. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A PUNCTURE (NAIL, SHARP OBJECT.,,,,) THE STORE WHERE I TOOK MY TIRE TO FOUND NO SIGNS OF PUNCTURES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO REPORT IT IN CASE ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: ??? TIRE SIZE: P235/70/R1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730584September 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STUCK OCCATIONALLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727559August 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE RUBBER STRIPED OFF TWO TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HOLD ANY RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE REPAIRS. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO REPAIR MY CAR. I HAVE NOTIFIED CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE CO. THRU THEIR WEBSITE TWO DAYS AGO AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. I HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS WHEN THE TIRES STIPED THE RUBBER. I WAS TRAVELING BACK TO MY HOME IN AR FROM A FAMILY FURNERAL IN GA. THE FIRST TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WENT ABOUT 50 MILES OUT OF MACON, GA. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE THE SPARE TIRE PUT ON THE CAR. ABOUT AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER THE REAR DRIVE SIDE TIRE DID THE SAME THING. WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE AT AN EXIT RAP AT TALLADAGA, GA. I WAS FORCED AT THIS TIME TO PURCHASE A TIRE, WHICH DOES NOT FIT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THAT IS ALL THEY HAD AT THIS LOCATION. WE THEN DROVE TO ANNASTIN, AL TO A SEARS STORE AND PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE THAT WAS THE CORRECT SIZE INORDER TO MAKE OUR TRIP BACK HOME TO AR. THESE TIRES LOST THE TREAD AS IF THEY WERE RECAPS, VERY MUCH LIKE THE TIRE PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. I HAVE NOT GONE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR GENERAL TIRES SINCE I WAS ABLE TO FIND THEIR WEBSITE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM, BUT AS I STATED I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A REPLY FROM THEM IN TWO DAYS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH THESE TIRES ON IT, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED US TO GO TO AR TIRE CO. AS THEY WERE THE ONES WHO SUPPLIED THE TIRES THAT ARE ON MY CAR. I HAVE NOT DONE SO BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WOULD GET A REPLY FROM GENERAL TIRES BY NOW. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863003June 5, 2000
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE VIBRATES & ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE BETWEEN 60-70MPH. WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723204May 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN LEASE EXPIRED NISSAN EXPECTED PAYMENT FOR EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. NISSAN DEALERS TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS LIKE GARBAGE AND RIP THEM OFF BY BLAMING THEM FOR DEFECTS THEY KNOW EXIST BUT REFUSE TO ADMIT. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT HIGH PITCHED FRONT END NOISE AND SHIMMYING IN THE STEERING BASICALLY BEEN IGNORED UNTIL THE SHIMMYING MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I PAID OVER $200 TO GET MY FRONT END REALLIGNED AT 24,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON WITH SUVS'. NOT ACCORDING TO NHTSA COMPLAINTS DATABASE. NISSAN HAS EVERYONE BEAT HANDS DOWN! NOW NISSAN WON'T ALLOW ME TO DISPUTE MY END OF LEASE REPORT WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER PRINTED ON THE REPORT TO DISPUTE REPORTS. WHAT A BUNCH OF SCHEMING LIARS! I WILL NEVER GIVE ONE CENT TO NISSAN AGAIN AND I WILL SPREAD THE WORD TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784651May 23, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED CAUSING THE BELTS TO HANG OUT OF THE DOOR WHEN CLOSED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722260May 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS AT A STOP OR WHEN THE PEDAL HAS BEEN AT A CONSTANT SPOT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE THE PEDAL IS TO TAP IT WITH YOUR FOOT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721225April 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
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 AT NISSAN SO I SUSPECT THIS MAY BE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN JUST MY VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719027February 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I'VE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ALIGNMENT (TAKEN TO DEAL AND NUMEROUS OTHER PLACES) IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED, TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED, ETC. 7 (TIMES) AND I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG HMMMM. HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED AT 30,740 MILES. NISSAN DENIES ITS A DEFECT ON THEIR CAR. I'VE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR (OR BRAKES) AGAIN "NO PROBLEMS FOUND--CANT DUPLICATE PROBLEM". WELL, NOW I'M TOLD MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT END "STEERING" IF VERY SENSITIVE AND WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN MOVEMENT, THE CAR OVERCOMPENSATES TOSSING YOU THROUGHOUT THE CAB. CD AND RADIO AS WELL AS ANTENNA MOTOR HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND DANGEROUS!!!!!! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718146February 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FACTORY BULLETIN ISSUED ABOUT A PROBLEM IN TRANSMISSION. MY CAR CLUNKS WHEN STOPPING AND STARTING. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO ME BUT THEY CANNOT DO IT SINCE MY CAR HAS OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. WHY NOT??? IF THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GET WORSE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CARS PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE FUTURE SAFETY HAZZARD, THEN THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES IS ON THE CAR WHEN PURCHASED! PLEASE, HELP! THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716874January 4, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUMMARY OF THE INCIDENT: IT WAS A NEAR-MIRACLE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED FROM THIS SCARY EXPERIENCE DURING THE RUSH HOUR LASTING OVER A MILE OR LONER STRETCH FOR MANY MINUTES. THE CAR HAD UNUSUAL, UNCONTROLLABLE, AND VERY DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SITUATION WAS SO BAD THAT IT ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A FEW OTHER CARS AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS.EVENTS:(1) WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY RAMP, GRADUALLY ACCELERATING (WITH SPEED AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH), THE ENGINE HESITATES. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ROARED AND ACCELERATED BY ITSELF WITH THE CAR QUICKLY GAINED SPEED ABOVE 55MPH - WITHOUT APPLYING ANY GAS PADDLE. NO CRUISE CONTROL WAS USED OR TURNED ON. THE DRIVER TRIED TO APPLY SERVICE-BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE WAS VERY STIFF WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE EVEN WITH EXTRA EFFORT. THE DRIVER NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS AT 6000RPM.(2) THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THOUGH THE SHIFT-LEVER-POSITION DID ENTER THE "NEUTRAL" INDICATION, THE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM STILL STAYED AT THE "DRIVE" AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND GAINING SPEED. (THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO USE SERVICE-BRAKE ALL THE TIME TO NO AVAIL.)(3) THE DRIVER TRIED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BY SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR ("2"), THE CAR SPEED SLOWED DOWN VERY GRADUALLY. AT THAT TIME, THE DRIVER APPLIED EMERGENCY HAND-BRAKE.(4) EVENTUALLY THE CAR STOPPED USING THE HAND-BRAKE. RIGHT AFTER THIS, THE DRIVER SHIFTED THE LEVER TO "PARK" THEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY (AND IMMEDIATELY) SHOT UP TO 6000RPM AGAIN - AND THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO RE-ENGAGE AND MOVED THE CAR FORWARD WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY TURNED-OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715459December 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1800.00 TO 3800.00 TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION. OUT OF WARENTY BY 7000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714452November 7, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE NISSAN DEALER CREATS ALL KIND OF TACTICS TO DELAY TO FIX ALL THE KNOWN PROBLEMS TO NISSAN PATHFINDER MODEL. I HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCES AND WITNESSES TO PROVE THAT THEY UNDERMINE CUSTOMER 'S TRUST. THEY DOCTORED THE PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF RECOGNIZING THEM AND FIX THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851529October 22, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE COMPACT DISC FAILS TO PLAY PROPERLY. IT WOULD SKIP OR STOP PLAYING. ALSO WOULD MAKE CLICKING SOUNDS BEFORE IT WOULD EJECT CD. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WOULD MAKE FUNNY NOISES ON RIGHT SIDE. THE CHECK ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON & STAYING. HAD CONTACTED & TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC NOTICED LEAKING OUT OF MANIFOLD. REPLACED THE GASKETS & THE MANIFOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846494September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. ALSO WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP INSTANTLY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710413August 24, 1999
TIRES
MANUFACTURER ADVISED DEALER TO RECOMMEND TIRE ROTATION EVERY 3250 MILES RATHER THAN 7500 AS STATED IN OWNER'S MANUAL. EVEN WITH ROTATION, TIRES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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