Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (1995)

170 consumer complaints on file.

#10005085February 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER'S TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED DO TO FAILURE OF NISSAN IN THE DESIGN OF THE COOLING TUBES. AFTER CONTACTING SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS I WAS TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM AFFECTING ALL NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS UP TO YR 98. THAT IS WHEN NISSAN FIXED THE PROBLEM BY MAKING THE COOLING TUBES LARGER DIAMETER. THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THIS BUT DID NOT. THE REVERSE GEAR IS THE FIRST ONE TO BURN OUT. IF YOU CAN GET 125K ON ANY OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS YOU ARE VERY LUCKY. THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS SAY TO MAKE IT OVER 150K IS A MIRACLE. I MADE IT TO 189K. MAKE NISSAN RECALL THIS PRODUCT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004696January 27, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THERE WAS A GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP PULLED GAS TANK,BUT DIDN'T FIND A LEAK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE NOTICED THAT GAS WAS SEEPING THREW 5 STUDS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002937January 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN. OBVIUOSLY NISSAN IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR PATHFINDER OWNERS. THEIR NEGLECT AT ADDRESSING THIS SITUATION COMPOUNDS MY FRUSTRATION. WILSON NISSAN IN LOGAN UTAH ESPECTS ME TO REPLACE THEM AT MY COST EVERY TIME THEY BREAK, WHICH COULD HAPPEN AS SOON AS THEY ARE REPLACED. I SUGGEST A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FROM ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES IS IN ORDER TO GET NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. HAD KNOWN OF THIS I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A NISSAN PRODUCT, AND I NEVER WILL AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768791October 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768620October 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
UNDAMAGED AND NON-CORRODED FUEL TANK LEAKS FROM THE BOTTOM. 'DIMPLE' WHERE TANK WAS STAMPED UPON MANUFACTURE HAS SMALL CRACK WHICH SLOWLY LEAKS FUEL. MUST KEEP VEHICLE OUTSIDE OR GARAGE DOOR OPEN OR FUMES BUILD UP OVER TIME. IF LEFT PARKED IN ONE SPOT PUDDLE FORMS UNDER TANK. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018535September 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. ALSO, ELECTRICAL LOCKS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED.DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766970September 10, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOING 70 MPH AND THE TIRE TREAD RIPPED OFF LIKE A FRUIT PEEL. THE TIRE STILL HAD HAD ALL ITS AIR IN IT WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I DID NOT CRASH AND NO BODY WAS HURT. I SENT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. THEY SAID THE TIRE WAS NOT INFLATED CORRECTLY AND IT WAS MY FAULT. MY INSURANCE CO. HAS PAID FOR THE COST OF DAMAGE BUT NOT FOR MY NEW TIRES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT I MIGHT CONTACT? I STILL HAVE THE TIRE WITH ME. I ASKED FIRESTONE TO SEND IT BACK TO ME AND THEY DID. THE TIRES WERE 60 THOUSAND MILE TIRES AND I HAD ABOUT 30-40 THOUSAND ON THEM. I HAVE PICTURES AND A SHORT VIDEO OF THE OLD TIRE AND ITS MATES SHOWING THE TREAD DEPTH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015233July 31, 2002
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 TO 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE SOUND AND DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF AND ROLLED AWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761144April 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKE, CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK ON RIGHT & LEFT SIDES OF ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760738April 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST LEAK AT RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THREE STUDS FAILED ALLOWING MANIFOLD TO PULL AWAY FROM CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING HEAD WARPAGE. FOURTH OCCURRENCE ON SAME SIDE OF MANIFOLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006437March 26, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
UPON TURNING THE HEAD LIGHTS HIGH BEAMS ON THEY DEFUSE THE LIGHT, EVEN TRYED USING A BRIGHTER BULB WITH 20%, BUT DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NLM CONSUMER STATES THE MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY EITHER THE LENS OR THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE THAT FOCUSES THE LIGHT IN THE COMPOSITE HEAD LIGHT UNIT HAD DETERIORATED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004633March 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT SECURE IT TO ENGINE HEAD. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAWS. MANIFOLD DIRECTS HOT EXHAUST GAS BACK INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO BE BURNED OR EXPELLED FROM THE CAR. NO RECALL, BUT NISSAN KNOWS THE ANGLE OF THE MANIFOLD CURVE IS MISALIGNED. GAS HITS THE METAL HEAD ON AND OVERHEATS THE MANIFOLD AND STUDS. THE HEAT WARPS THE METAL AND SHEARS THE BOLTS WHICH SHOULD KEEP THE PART SECURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758557February 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758437February 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
RIGHT SIDE MANIFOLD FAILED, BOLTS BROKEN IN ENGINE. THIS IS A KNOWN NISSAN DEFECT AND SUBJECT OF MANY COMPLAINTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758348February 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING AND THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. DIDI THEY EVER DO A RECALL? I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I FIXED THE MANIFOLD AND HEAD BOLTS THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD REPEAT ITSELF. IS THERE ANY THING I CAN DO ? THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757277January 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ABS WARNING LIGHT ON ALMOST ALWAYS. HAD FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED SOON AFTER PURCHASE IN OCT. '99. SAME PROBLEMS WITH MANNIFOLD AS MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING. PASS. DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK WITH KEY. ANTI-THEFT ALARM GOES ON WHEN TRYING TO START IN VERY COLD CONDITIONS. PULLS TO THE RIGHT FREQUENTLY EVN AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS. ALSO BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH GEAR SHIFTING. WHEN TURNING WHEELS TO EXIT OR ENTER A DRIVEWAY IN DRIVE OR REVERSE OFTEN THERE IS A VERY LOUD GRINDING SOUND, A FREIND WITH A NISSAN PICKUP HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN ASKING THE DEALER ABOUT IT, THEY REPORTED IT IS NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT- "THEY ALL MAKE THAT SOUND".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001079December 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES AROUND 35-45 MPH, DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899096November 14, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF, EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, AS CONSUMER WAS WALKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE SHE HEARD A NOISE, TURNED AROUND, AND SAW VEHICLE GOING BACKWARD. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A METAL DIVIDER IN PARKING LOT. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL APPLIED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897778October 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE COMING INTO VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOLTS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD BROKEN OFF. WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749373July 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A CONNECTING ROD FAILED AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEED. WAS TOLD THAT CERTAIN 6 CYLINDER NISSAN ENGINES OF 1995-96 WERE RECALLED,WARRANTIED FOR JUST SUCH A PROBLEM, FAILED RODS, CRANKSHAFTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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