Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (1995)

170 consumer complaints on file.

#891814July 2, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME OF VEHICLE RUSTED, ALLOWING A HOLE TO FORM IN BETWEEN ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS. HEAT FROM ENGINE/EXHAUST SYSTEMS COULD CAUSE CARPET IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746822June 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BROKEN, ALSO HAPPENED 5/00 WITH RIGHT MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888531May 17, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN CONSUMER FILLS VEHICLE WITH FUEL HE SMELLS GAS FOR A WHILE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888538May 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THREE BOLTS FROM ENGINE MANIFOLD BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK A MECHANICE AT A GARAGE STATED THE BOLTS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND THAT THEY BREAK VERY EASILY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887472May 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF FRONT, AND HOOD WAS "BUBBLED". VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY, AND WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742811March 21, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK IS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS NEVER OFF ROAD. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR 1/2 THE REPAIR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN INHERENT DEFECT. THE AMOUNT OF FUMES THAT ACCUMULATED IN MY GARAGE WAS PRETTY EXTENSIVE. COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER REPORTED CASES. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560270March 8, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER STATES UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT FRAME AND BOTH BUMPERS WERE RUSTED BAD, DUE TO POSSIBILE ROAD SALT CONDITIONS CONSUMER DISAGREES THAT RUST IS DUE TO ROAD SALT CONDITIONS HE STATES WHERE HE TRAVELS, VERY SELDOMLY ARE ROADS ICY OR SNOWY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741858March 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CHANGES SLOW AND IT GETTING WORSE HAD IT LOOKED AT AT MY MECH. HE TOLD ME THEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TANSMISSION AT ONE TIME I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS AND HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739975January 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MANIFOLD WARPS BREAKING BOLTS & LEAKS EXHAUST. THIS TIME INSTEAD OF THE BOLTS BREAKING THEY ARE PULLED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD REQUIRING THE HEAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739519January 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING (I ALSO OWNED A '91 PATHFINDER THAT HAD TO HAVE EACH MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED TWICE) . SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PARTS REQ'D REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER THAT DRIVES THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738755January 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY SON WAS TURNING RIGHT OUT OF A GAS STATION WHEN THE ACCELATOR STUCK ON OUR 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. HE VEERED BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE STATION TO TRY AND GAIN CONTROL HOWEVER THERE WAS A CEMENT POLE IN HIS PATH AND HE JERKED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING THE POLE HEADON. THE PATHFINDER FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND LANDED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET FACING THE OTHER DIRECTION. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN A NISSAN PATHFINDER WHO HAS HAD THEIR ACCELARATOR STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS WRECKED ON ALL SIDES AND NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG INFLATED. WITNESSES ON THE SCENE REPORTED THAT THE WHEELS ON THE SUV WERE STILL TURNING AT A RAPID PACE EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS SIDE. THE SHERIFF INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#738595January 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
RIGHT OEM MANIFOLD #4, INSTALLED BY NISSAN IS WARPED AND LEAKING EXHAUST AGAIN. THIS IS NOW THE 6TH ONE TO BE REPLACED COUNTING BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT. ALL REPLACED USING OEM EQUIPMENT, PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785108December 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR THE FOURTH TIME. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737342December 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737093November 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THERE EXISTS A CONDITION WHERE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPS, SHEARING THE BOLTS. THIS IS A $500+ REPAIR JOB. THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO NISSAN SINCE (AT LEAST) 1992. YET THEY CONTINUED TO MANUFACTURE A FLAWED DESIGN. IS THIS NOT FRAUD? NHTSA STATES ON THE WEBSITE THAT SAFETY-RELATED FAILURES MUST BE REPAIRED BY THE MFG- IN THIS CASE, IF THE VEHICLE IS AT IDLE EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN, AND CAN SUFFOCATE THOSE INSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737054November 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE FAILING, CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM (TSB94041) THAT ANY MECHANIC WILL ATTEST TO. TOTAL REPAIR IS 800.00 FOR BOTH SIDES. NISSAN REFUSES TO OFFER ANY HELP IN THE MATTER. CARBON MONOXIDE MAY ENTER THE VEHICLE IF IT IS NOT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875358November 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65MPH WHEN TIRE LOST ITS TREAD. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENED. ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. EXCHANGED TIRE WITH SPARE TIRE. DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE. FIRESTONE, FR410, DOT VDHL41A456 ON 1995, NISSAN, PATHFINDER, P235/75R15.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735321October 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST LEAK ON RIGHT SIDE DUE TO CRACKED BOLTS AND WARPED MANIFOLD. THERE IS A POSTED RECALL FOR THE 1996- 1998 PATHFINDER THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, WHY WOULD THIS NOT COVER EARLIER YEARS IF THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735302October 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED, THEN 40000 OR SO MILES LATER BOLTS BROKEN ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT MANIFOLD. REVERSE IN THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT WORK, HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION. DRIVERS SUNVISOR IS BAD DESIGN, YOU HAVE PROBLEMS SEEING WHEN IT IS DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733879October 10, 2000
TIRES
ON AUGUST 5, 1999, MY HUSBAND PURCHASED 4 GENERAL GRABBER AP RADIALS FROM WTC (WHOLESALE TIRE COMPANY) LOCATED AT 2250 HEMPSTEAD TPKE., EAST MEADOW, NEW YORK (516) 794-9050 FOR A TOTAL OF $429.22 OF WHICH INCLUDED AMERICAN CAR CARE CENTER FREEDOM PLAN NATIONALWIDE TIRE WARRNATY (800) 473-1939, PURCHASE INFORMTION 0780023. WE CALLED THEM AND THEY WANTED TO SPEAK WITH THE COMPANY WHO ALIGNED AND ROTATED THE TIRES. THE COMPANY,BRADLELEY-LAWLESS PONTIAC, INC. WENT OUT OF BUINESS. OUR NEW MECHANIC AT CHAMPION NISSAN TOLD US AS WELL AS CALLING WARRANTY HOTLINE, THAT THE TIRES WITH OR WITHOUT ALIGNMENT ARE UNUSALLY WORN AND VERY DANGEROUS. WE DO NOT HAVE MONEY AT THIS TIME TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND AFTER ALL THE FIRESTONE INCIDENTS, HAVE HARDLY DRIVEN THE TRUCK. OUR WARRANTY STATES COVERAGE FOR 48 MONTHS AND/OR 50,000 MILES. IT'S BEEN 1 YEAR AND ALMOST 21,000 MILES, AFTER HAVING THE WHEELS ALIGNED, ROTATED AND BALANCED, WITH ALL THE TIRE PROBLEMS SURFACING, I'M SHOCKED WTC WON'T HONNOR THEIR WARRANTY. (DOT NUMBER: DK54805 TIRESIZE: 31X1050R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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