Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (1997)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#710178August 18, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. NEED TWO NEW FRONT TIRES AFTER 28,000 MILES! CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE IMPROPER TIRE THAT WAS SELECTED FOR THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED IT WAS POOR ENGINEERING OF THE FRONT END SUSPENSION ON NISSAN'S PART. NISSAN HAS ADMITTED THAT IT HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844534August 6, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844322August 4, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PLASTIC PIECE IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, ALLOWING THE STRAP TO SEPARATE FROM THE BUCKLE. DEALER WILL REPLACED THE BUCKLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709166July 26, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE COMPLAINT. OTHER OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547462July 22, 1999
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION SYSTEM WHICH HAS CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708329July 7, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I FEEL, AS MANY OTHER 96-97 PATHFINDER CUSTOMERS DO, THAT EXCESSIVE AND UNEVEN (CUPPING) TIRE WEAR AND PREMATURE STRUT FAILURE, APPEAR TO BE SYMPTOMS OF A LARGER PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION OF THE 96-97, POSSIBLY 98 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. NISSAN WILL NOT ADMIT THERE IS A POTENTIALLY HUGE PROBLEM. I HAVE WEB POSTINGS/E-MAILS CONFIRMING MANY CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME AND WORSE PROBLEMS THAN MY OWN. TWO POSTINGS REPORT ACCIDENTS. ONE DRIVER OF A 1998 PATHFINDER LOST CONTROL AS THE CAR MYSTERIOUSLY VEERED TO THE LEFT, ACROSS TRAFFIC, AND THE DRIVER BROKE A FINGER TRYING REGAIN CONTROL. THE OTHER POSTING RECOUNTS A STRUT COMPLETELY FAILING WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION AND SENT THE CAR SPINNING. NISSAN OFFERED TO REPLACE THE ONE TIRE THAT WAS "CHEWED UP BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION." I BELIEVE NISSAN IS IGNORING THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE HOPES OF AVOIDING AN EXPENSIVE RECALL. IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO GET HURT BEFORE THEY LISTEN? I HAVE CONTACTED CORPORATE IN GARDENA ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THIS IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" ON MY VEHICLE. OTHER CUSTOMERS REPEAT THE SAME RIDICULOUS REACTION FROM NISSAN. I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE NISSAN REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 17TH. HE HAS COPIES OF THE POSTINGS/E-MAILS THAT I METIONED EARLIER SUSTANTIATING THE SIZE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE MEETING SHOULD PROVE INTERESTING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707334June 8, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEMS STARTED AT 2,600 MILES. TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 3,000, CAR SHAKES BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED, AND CAR SHIMMYS TO A STOP. VEHICLE HAD $6,000.00 IN REPAIRS TO FIX A REAR END THUMP. FRONT END "BOTTOMS OUT" WHEN GOING OVER LARGE BUMPS, NEW STRUTS WERE INSTALLED ,NOW PROBLEM IS WORSE. VIBRATION NOISE IS NON-FIXABLE ACCORDING TO NISSAN. NISSAN SERVICE CLAIMS ALL PROBLEMS ARE INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545008April 15, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LOWER CONTROL ARM BENT CAUSING RIM OF TIRE TO BEND AND DAMAGE TO TIRES DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS/PULLING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703901March 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES KEEP FAILING INTERMITTANTLY , NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX AND WILL NOT ASSIST ME VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO ME AND OTHERS "HELP"
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544071February 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703055February 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606143February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE SENSOR FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702651January 27, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT HEADACHES WITH IT AND THE DEALERSHIP. I PURCHASED, MY SECOND, NISSAN PATHFINDER FROM JOHN ELWAY NISSAN IN DECEMBER OF 1997. FROM THAT MOMENT ON I HAVE BE LIVING A NIGHTMARE. I SPENT OVER 8 HOURS IN THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET MY ORIGINAL CAR (VW JETTA) BACK SO I COULD JUST LEAVE AND NOT GET THE PATHFINDER I HAD TEST DRIVEN. THE DEALERSHIP, SALESMAN, HAD MY KEYS AND KEPT THEM FROM ME AND CONTINUED TO WORK A DEAL SO THAT HE COULD GET ME INTO THE NEW PAHTFINDER. I TOLD HIM, SEVERAL TIMES, THAT I JUST WANTED TO GET MY KEYS AND GO. I HAD NO INTENTION OF PURCHASING A CAR THAT DAY, ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS TEST DRIVE A FEW CARS AND CHECK OUT ALL MY OPTIONS. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN, AS I SAID THEY CONTINUED TO KEEP ME THERE FOR 8+HOURS. WHEN THEY FINALLY PULLED MY NEW PATHFINDER AROUND, IT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL CAR I HAD TEST DRIVEN AND I WAS THROUGHLY UPSET. IT WAS LATE AND I WAS TIRED, MY BOYFRIEND AND HIS SON MET ME THERE. I TOLD THEM I WAS BEAT AND NEEDED TO GO HOME. SO WE LEFT AND DECIDED I WOULD GO BACK ON MONDAY MORNING,UTILIZED MY OPTION OF RETURNING THEIR CAR WITH IN 2 BUSINESS DAYS AND GETTING MINE BACK WITH NO OBLIGATIONS. THIS BEGAN THE NIGHTMARE ALL OVER, ONCE AGAIN! THEY TOLD ME I HAD WAIVED MY RIGHT TO RETURN THE CAR, SHOWED MY A PAGE IN WHICH I INITALED STATING I WAIVED MY RETURN POLICY. I THEN POINTED OUT TO THEM THAT AFTER BEING IN THEIR SHOWROOM FOR OVER 8 HOURS, I WAS GOING THROUGH ALL KINDS OF PAPER WORK AND SIGNING WHERE I WAS TOLD TO SIGN, NEXT TO OR ON THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED MARKS. THE OPTION OF WAIVING MY RIGHT TO RETURN THE CAR WAS ONLY HIGHLIGHTED IN ONE SPOT, THAT WAS TO WAIVE MY RIGHT, INSTEAD OF BEING HIGHLIGHTED IN BOTH SPOTS, GIVING MY THE OPTION TO RETURN OR DENY. I QUCIKLY POINTED OUT THAT THIS WOULD NOT HOLD UP IN A COURT OF LAW, THEY HAD BAITED ME AND I WOULD HAVE NO HESITATION TO TAKE IT TO COURT AND FIGHT IT. THEY GENEREAL MANAGER WAS NOW BROUGHT INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781789January 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832476December 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832490December 18, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE ANOHTER CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND THE PASSAGER SIDEALSO DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829943November 2, 1998
TIRES
UNDO WEAR ON TIRES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM DEALER. AFTER 3RD TIME, TOLD TOO MUCH EXCESSIVE WEAR AFTER 28,000 MILES. TIRES ARE BALD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781410October 27, 1998
TIRES
EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781217October 13, 1998
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR OUT. ALSO, RUNNING BOARD AFFECTS STEERING, CAUSES POOR HANDLING OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781149October 12, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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