Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (1996)

159 consumer complaints on file.

#10105578January 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE STARTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY AND JOLT FORWARD. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096233October 22, 2004
WHEELS
MY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE A 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND WHEN RIDING OVER 60 MPH I START TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR BECAUSE IT FEELS AS MY CAR WANTS TO TILT OVER. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS HERE AND THERE.. NOT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TAKEN CONTROL ON THE CAR BY SLOWLY PRESSING ON THE BREAK AND STARTING UP AGAIN. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR NEXT WEEK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SINCE IT'S STARTING TO GET WORSE. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC AND HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND HE FINALLY TOLD ME TO JUST TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SHOULD BE KNOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090930September 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
B&J TIRES AND WHEELS SOLD ME A TIRE THAT WAS OVER TEN YEARS OLD AND THE HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED BY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THE RECALL OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086416August 8, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES ARE NOT WORKING. ONE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE SINCE JAN. OF 2004, NOW THE OTHER DOOR WON'T OPEN (AUG. 04). I DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN AND VERY RARELY USE THE REAR DOORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073991May 20, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 56 MPH VEHICLE WENT OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL, AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES, EJECTING THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER DIED AT THE SCENE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10063298March 16, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE STEPPING ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE RUNNING BOARD IT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THE RUNNING BOARD, PLACE IT INSIDE VEHICLE, AND DRIVE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RUNNING BOARD WAS RUSTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056179January 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CLUTCH STICKING - SUV TOWED TO DEALER - CLUTCH FLUID REPLACED AS POSSIBLE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, A WEEK LATER CLUTCH STARTED STICKING AGAIN WHEN DEPRESSED - DROVE SUV TO DEALER - THEY KEPT OVERNIGHT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM - PICKED-UP SUV AT DEALER STARTED IT NEXT MORNING AND CLUTCH WAS STICKING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049957December 3, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER'S SIDE RUNNING BOARD BRACKET RUSTED AND COULD FALL APART. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034347August 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. WHEN PLACING VEHICLE INTO GEAR MUST APPLY PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR TO RELEASE IT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT RELEASES SUDDENLY IN A WAY WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. ALSO VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE DRIVING . DEALER HAS REPLACED BALL JOINTS, BUT PROBLEM. STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033240August 21, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THIS CAR IS A 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH A SLEW OF PROBLEMS RANGING FROM: TICKING GAS, AND BRAKE PEDAL, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS/ VIBRATING, HEAT SHIELD, UNEVEN WEAR OF TIRE,LEAKING SUNROOF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028418July 16, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
SEVERE RUSTING OF FRAME, WORST AREA IS AT LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE AT TOP OF CURVE IN FRAME AT TIRE. SEVERAL BODY SHOPS AND A NISSAN DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT ABLE TO BE FIXED AT A COST EFFECTIVE RATE AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE USED AS INTENDED. IT COULD FALL APART UNDER TENSION. NISSAN CO. USA SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRENTY, SORRY FOR YOUR LUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016178April 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE HAD THE ECU ON MY 1996 PATHFINDER XE REPLACED TWO TIMES WITHIN THE 1 YEAR OF OWNING IT. AT THIS RATE I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011173March 10, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004243January 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING SHE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD ABOUT IT. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002391January 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S PULLEY IN THE ENGINE WOBBLES, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FREEZE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001415December 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATION PEDAL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769201November 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021971October 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER CALLED CONPLETING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES FAILURE INTERMEDIADLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTOR WERE CONTACTED AND HAS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM BUT CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED LAST MONTH. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566553July 9, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT HER SON WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A PATCH OF ICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL AND THE PASSENGER, CONSUMERS HUSBAND, TO BE EJECTED, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGERS SEAT WAS RECLINED, HOWEVER THE SEAT BELT WAS USELESS IN PREVENTING PASSENGER FROM SUBMARINING UNDER THE BELT AND BEING EJECTED, PASSENGER WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#6901110April 25, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
INSURED EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE,(GENERAL GRABBER 235/70/R15 DOT ADM1 2WH 385), CLAIM 43-R724-500. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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