Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (1995)

170 consumer complaints on file.

#870663September 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729732August 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THIS PROBLEM INVOLVES THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE BOLTS THAT SECURE IT TO THE ENGINE HEAD. THOUSANDS OF MECHANICS AROUND THE WORLD WILL TESTIFY THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAW INHERENT IN THE MANIFOLD. HERES WHAT HAPPENSSUPER HEATED EXHAUST FIRES OUT FROM THE PISTON HEAD AND IS CAPTURED BY THE MANIFOLD. BUT, DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE MANIFOLD CURVE (THE BEND IN THE METAL PIPING) THE GAS HITS THE METAL TOO HEAD ON AND OVER-HEATS THE MANIFOLD. THE HEAT IS SO INTENSE THAT IT WARP THE METAL. THE TOQUE OF THE BENDING METAL IS SO STRONG IT LITERALLY SHEARS THE BOLTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO SECURE THE MANIFOLD TO THE HEAD. THE METAL SHOULD NEVER GET THAT HOT, YET IT DOES SOLELY BECAUSE OF NISSANS DESIGN FLAW. ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN DEALER I TALKED WITH.THIS PROBLEM THEN LEAKS CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CAR. ONE MECHANIC SAID HE SEES MAYBE 4 OF THESE EVERY TWO WEEKS! (PATHFINDER AND MAXIMAS) THIS PROBLEM IS COSTING CONSUMERS A LOT OF MONEY. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554134August 29, 2000
TIRES
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (P235/75R15) TIRES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE, NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THAT IS BEING ISSUED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729262August 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THEM WARPING AND THE LEAKING EXHAUST. THEY WERE REPLACED AT 75,000 AND 90,191 MILES. NOW AT 143500 THE RIGHT ONE IS WARPED AND LEAKING EXHAUST AGAIN. FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN AND THIS ENGINE IN THE TRUCKS AND PATHFINDERS. NONE OF THE WORK DONE TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS HAS BEEN COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728144August 16, 2000
TIRES
A CATASTOPHIC FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE - THE TIRE HAD SEPERATED AND GONE FLAT AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW MATCHING TIRE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS) CONSIDERING THAT ONE TIRE HAS ALREADY FAILED I WISH TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED IMMEDIATELY - WHAT SHOULD I DO?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727707August 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAD TWO OF THESE TIRED COME APART ON ME. ONE FORTUNATELY WAS FLAT IN THE DRIVEWAY LEAKING AIR THROUGH THE MISSING TREAD AREA. THE SECOND WE WERE NOT SO FORTUNATE ON. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TREAD TARTED CHUNKING OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR WITHOUT INJURY TO THE KIDS I WAS TRANSPORTING TO SCHOOL. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD DONE, EITHER BY MY DRIVING HABITS. 4 WHEELING WHICH THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR, OR HITTING POT HOLES. AGAINST MY JUDGEMENT BOTH OF THE PROBLEM TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ATX'S. IN LIGHT OF YOUR INVETIGATION I FELT I AHOULD FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOU. I LIVE IN COLORADO, OBVIOUSLY NOT IN THE AREA WHERE FIRESTONE CLAIMS THE PROBLEMS ARE AND THE INCIDENT OCCURED ON C470 BEFORE UNIVERSITY. IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL ADI IN YOUR INVESTIGATOIN OR NOT. I AM VERY THATNKFUL NONE OF THE 4 CHILDREN AND MY SELF WERE INJRED AND THAT THE VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PM205 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727307August 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT VEHICLE IN NOV. '98. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION IN OR AROUND APRIL '99. WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT YEAR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION ONLY BECAUSE WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON AUGUST 7, THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN FAILED ONLY AFTER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. WE THOUGHT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THEY SAID THEY WOULD PULL TRANSMISSION TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL WHAT IT WAS. IN THE MEANTIME, I STARTED CALLING OTHER PLACES TO CHECK ON PRICING. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SOME KIND OF BOLT (?) OR SOMETHING THAT WAS A DEFECT IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BUT WERE STILL KNOWLINGLY REPLACING THESE TRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT CORRECTING THAT PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE WE TRUSTED THE RELIABILTY OF THE MAKE. NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE AROUND $2,000.00 OUT, PLUS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THE INCONVIENIENCE (WE WERE TO TAKE OUR VACATION THIS WEEK, NOW WE CAN'T). IF THIS SITE IS NOT THE CORRECT PLACE TO MAKE THIS KIND OF COMPLAINT I APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING UP YOUR TIME. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME RECOURSE FOR US. WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND THIS WILL GREATLY SET US BACK WHICH WAS THE PURPOSE OF GOING WITH A NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866410July 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006343June 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE KNOCKING WHEN STARTED COLD. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. **** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****724554. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724505June 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE REPORTED AS DEFECTIVE IN 1996, NOW DEALER DENIES IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723112May 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THERE IS A TICKING NOISE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, WHICH LESSENS AS THE ENGINE WARMS UP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK CAUSED BY A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF CAUSING A GAP BETWEEN THE EXHAUST AND THE MANIFOLD. ALSO, THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM REPORTED ON PATHFINDER'S. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858655March 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH ON FLAT DRY SURFACE ,WENT TO REDUCE SPEED BY APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY AND THEN ROLLED OVER WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
4
#856814February 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK HAS EXPANDED FROM ITS NORMAL SIZE, AND IS NOW STRESSING THE WELD THAT SEALS THE TWO SIDES TOGETHER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718751February 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 95 NISSAN PATHFINDER WILL NOT GO INTO THE REVERSE GEAR. THE DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAYS IT COULD BE A SOLENOID SWITCH. THEY WERE NOT CERTAIN OF THIS. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN PATHFINDERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855722January 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRAVELING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS NEEDED. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING POOR CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855726January 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HORN ASSEMBLY IS INOPERATIVE IN AN EMERGENCY OR WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. WHEN HORN IS NEEDED THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS LINKED THE PROBLEM TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713752October 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN STARTED. SERVICE BULLETIN SBN-008
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713444October 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE MAKE A PINGING NOISE AFTER A COLD START, ESPECIALLY DURING COLDER WEATHER == THE VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850125October 6, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND EVERYTHING WAS OFF, AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN DASH AREA. POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849700October 1, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 70 MPH HOOD CAME LOOSE , FLEW UP, HITTING TOP OF WINDSHIELD, AND CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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