1999 Nissan Pathfinder Problems & Complaints

1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED AN HOUR BEFORE THE FIRE AND SMELLED GAS. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. NISSAN DECLINED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY FOR 19 YEARS AND NO RECENT MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER.*JS

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF, STAYS OFF EVEN WHEN PARKED.

1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STRUT TOWER SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DECLINED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR STATING THE WORK WOULD BE INSUFFICIENT AND CONSIDERS IT TO BE BEYOND WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF DOING. *JS

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT WITH STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A QUARTER OF A TURN BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTS TO TURN AND WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THIS CAUSES ME TO DRIFT INTO OTHER LANES . THIS DELAY WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR DOESN'T TURN IS VERY SCARY. IT IS ALMOST LIKE WHEN YOU HIT AN ICE PATCH AND APPLY THE BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STRUT TOWER BRACE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BYRELY NISSAN (4027 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40216) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS OLD AND NO LONGER IN THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECIEVE THE RECALL #11V244000 NOTICE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING RUSTED AND BROKE LOOSE, AND IS RUBBING AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT HOUSING. IN ADDITION, THERE HAD BEEN RUST PROGRESSING OVER TIME ON THE UNDERBODY/FRAMING. THE DEALER (MOUNT HOLLY NISSAN, 1513 NJ-38, HAINESPORT, NJ 08036, (609) 267-2886) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 (STEERING, SUSPENSION) IN 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING COULD CRACK AND CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. **TR CONSUMER STATED THE RUST PROBLEM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED BY THE RECALL - OBVOUSLY NOT THE CASE. THE PASSENGERS SIDE SHOWS SURFACE RUST BUT NO RUST THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. UPDATED 11/1/18*JB

STRUT HOUSING HAS BEEN LEAKING WHILE PUTTING GAS ABNORMAL METAL CORROSION PROBABLY D/T TO A POOR COATING PROCESS GRINDING NOISES

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 11V-244 RECALL, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: R1108. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WHICH WAS IN SEATTLE WA. I LIVE IN ILLINOIS AND TOOK THIS CAR YESTERDAY TO ANDERSON NISSAN IN ROCKFORD, IL FOR THE OPEN RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THEIR INSPECTION SHOWED NO RUST AND DUE TO THE LIFE OF THIS CAR, NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THIS RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THAT NOW THAT THIS CAR WILL BE EXPOSED TO SNOW AND SALT, IT WILL RUST!! THIS CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND I HOPE TO GET MANY MORE YEARS OUT OF IT (ODOMETER IS 152,500 MILES). I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, CASE# 24193883, WHO SAID THAT MY REQUEST TO REMEDY THE STRUT HOUSING (I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FIX IS REMOVE RUST AND THEN APPLY PAINT) WILL BE REFERRED TO THEIR REGIONAL OFFICE. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE ON THIS ISSUE?

I WAS SOLD A SET OF FOUR 31/1050R-5/16 PEGASUS ADVANTA AT ALL SEASONS OWL ON 10/15/2012 FROM LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER MILEAGE WAS 114360 ON MY 09 NISSAN PATHFINDER 2WD AFTER/DURING PUTTING 16000 MILES ON THEM I NOTICED THAT A WOBBLE AT SLOW SPEEDS (5-15MPH)LIKE A THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED I NOTICED BULGING IN THE SIDEWALL THEY HAVE WORN OUT MY STRUTS AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE AT 60 MPH THE CAR WILL VIOLENTLY START TO SHAKE I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES FOR AN ALIGNMENT THE ONLY OPTION WAS A BRAND NEW SET OF TIRES PEGASUS ADVANTA AT ALL SEASONS OWL SHOULD BE RECALLED SEE ALSO:HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CRO/NEWS/2014/11/COUNTERFEIT-CAR-TIRES-POSE-CONSUMER-RISK/INDEX.HTM

MY LEFT WRIST WAS BURNED BADLY WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER AN ACCIDENT I WAS INVOLVED IN. IS WHATEVER IS PUT IN THE AIR BAG TO BURN A PERSON'S SKIN NECESSARY? IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?

I DON'T KNOW WE ARE THE SECOND OR 3RD OWNER. JUST SHOWS ON CAR FAX THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT

I AM WRITING AS REQUESTED ON OUR PHONE CALL ON JANUARY 3 2015 AS YOU ARE AWARE MY WIFE AND ELEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 15 2014. MY 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAD GONE BACK TO THE DEALER IN 2014 AS THERE WAS A RECALL ON STRUT TOWER FAILURE IN HIGH ROAD SALT SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THEY REPAIRED THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER AND HALF OF THE PASSENGER SIDE TOWER THE ENCLOSED PICTURES SHOW WHERE THEY STOPPED THE REPAIR. THIS IS WHERE THE TOWER FAILED. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC IF THEY HAD COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY THIS PART OF THE TOWER WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKE LINES TO SEPARATE AND BREAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOUNTING STRUTS WERE CORRODED AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAD THE PATHFINDER TESTED FOR THE RUSTED STRUT MOUNT AND CORROSION ISSUE IN 2011. NOW IT IS MORE THAN THREE YEARS SINCE I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THE PATHFINDER THREE AND A HALF YEARS LATER IS NOW SAFE TO DRIVE. WHAT IS THE NHTSA POLICY ON RUST-RELATED ISSUES WHEN AN OWNER WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THEIR VEHICLE BUT WITH INCREASED DRIVING TIME ON SALTY ROADS, THEY NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO THE RECALL THAT WAS DESIGNED TO ENSURE SAFETY? I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN MAJOR MAINTANENCE ON THE VEHICLE YET I DO NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WOULD PASS THE RECALL THAT IT WAS TESTED FOR SOME 40 MILES AGO AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THREE VERY HARD WINTERS ON SALTY STREETS. *TR

AFTER A 1500 MILE TRIP BACK FROM NEW YORK STATE I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALL BRAKE FLUID WENT ONTO THE GROUND IN MY DRIVEWAY. DUE TO EXTREME ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHEAST SALT AND SNOW THE BRAKE LINES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY FAILED I LOST BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER A $1500 REPAIR ON BOTH BRAKE LINES AND EXHAUST THE CAR WAS BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN. NOW 3 YEARS LATER THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE HOOD HAVE FAILED THANKFULLY IN THE DRIVEWAY, ALL FLUID LOST AND NO BRAKES FROM OR REAR. *TR

NOISE AND WOBBLE IN STEERING. REPAIR SHOP SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT STEERING CONTROL ARM AND FRAME ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. THIS CONNECTION IS WEAK. SHOULD THIS CONTROL ARM BREAK LOSE, STEERING WOULD FAIL. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MANSFIELD OHIO NISSAN MMG DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED FOR A CORROSION RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED ME WITH A LOANER WHILE THE INSPECTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT. NISSAN DECIDED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND OFFERED TO BUY THE VEHICLE FOR $5,600. I HAD A FEW DAYS TO CONSIDER THE OFFER BUT WAS UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE AND THREATS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR STORAGE CHARGES FOR MY CAR ON THEIR LOT AND ALSO THE LOANER CAR IF I DID NOT ACCEPT THEIR OFFER. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN THREATENED RESORTING TO "OTHER MEASURES" WHICH I INTERPRETED AS "CALL THE POLICE" IF I DID NOT EITHER ACCEPT THE OFFER OR RETURN THE LOANER CAR. WE ARE A SINGLE INCOME FAMILY, PARTIALLY DISABLE SPOUSE WHO CAN'T WORK WITH 2 KIDS IN COLLEGE SO I CAN'T AFFORD A CAR PAYMENT OR TO TAKE A LOSS ON THE VEHICLE. I TOLD NISSAN THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD THEIR OFFER BECAUSE I HAD DECIDED ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT I NEED TO GET ANOTHER 100K MILES OUT OF THIS CAR AND THEN PROCEEDED TO INVEST ABOUT $4,000 INTO MAJOR MAINTENANCE THAT WOULD EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I WAS WILLING TO PROVE ALL OF IT WITH RECEIPTS. I WAS TOLD BY NISSANN THAT THEY WOULD NEVER PAY ME FOR THIS MAINTENANCE, NO MATTER WHAT. I ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT SO I COULD ASSESS THE RISK AND THAT WAS DENIED. I COULD NOT FINANCIALLY AFFORD THE OFFER AND COULD NOT LONGER TOLERATE THE STRESS OF WORRYING ABOUT NOT HAVING A CAR OR THE POLICE AFTER ME SO I RETURNED THE LOANER AND PICKED UP MY CAR AND HAVE PUT IT BACK INTO FULL SERVICE. WHEN LEAVING THE LOT I HEAR A NOISE IN THE FRONT AND FELT SOMETHING IN THE STEERING THAT I HAVE NEVER NOTICED BEFORE. I HAVE SINCE HEARD IT A FEW MORE TIMES. I ASKED NISSAN IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE INSPECTION BUT THEY ARE NOT ANSWERING ME. WHY WOULD CORROSION MAKE A NOISE ? I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR, CAN'T AFFORD THE OFFER, CAN'T HANDLE ANY MORE THREATS. HELP ? *JS

THIS IS FOR NISSAN PATHFINDER VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 1996-2004 PATHFINDER IN SALT STATES LEFT FRONT STRUT HOUSING CORROSION CAMPAIGN ID # R1107 NHTSA # 11V-224. I DROPPED IN PATHFINDER IN THE DEALERSHIP AT THE END OF SEPT.2011. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND LEASED A CAR TO ME. I HAVE NOT GOT ANY INFORMATION UNTIL MARCH 27, 2012. DEALERSHIP CALLED ME SAID THAT CAR WAS FIXED. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT THINK IT WAS REPAIRABLE, BUT NISSAN WANTED THEM TO REPAIR. BASED ON NHTSA SAFE RECALL COMPENDIUM (A GUIDE FOR THE REPORTING, NOTIFICATION, AND REMEDY OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 49 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, CHAPTER 301 AND SUPPORTING FEDERAL REGULATIONS) PREPARED BY THE RECALL MANAGEMENT DIVISION OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UNDER II RECALL REMEDY (PAGE 10) THAT IF THE REPAIR PERIOD EXCEED 60 DAYS, MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE ITEM WITH AN IDENTICAL OR REASONABLY EQUIVALENT ITEM OR FOR A VEHICLE, REFUND ITS PURCHASE PRICE LESS A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR DEPRECIATION. BUT NOW NISSAN DOES NOT FOLLOW THIS RULE AND ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. I DON'T KNOW WHICH DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE CARE THAT NISSAN IS AGAINST THE NHTSA RULE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUT HOUSING CRACKED AND DETACHED AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT THEN FOUND THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V224000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES RELATED TO THE NISSAN SALT STATES RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN MARCH 2010, SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MAKING A GRINDING AND RUBBING NOISE DURING STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DOCUMENTED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION, LEFT HOUSING AND LEFT SIDE STRUT SEAMS WERE RUSTED AND BROKEN DUE TO MAJOR CORROSION. THE CORROSION CAUSED PARTS OF THE UNIT TO RUB AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH CAUSED THE GRINDING NOISE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STRUT AND APRON WERE NOT SAFE TO SUPPORT THE DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE DRIVER LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE'S STRUT TO CORRECT THE DRIVER-SIDE SUSPENSION AND OVERALL STEERING. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT AS SHE REFERENCED RECALL #11V244000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V244000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT) WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE NEAR THE STRUT MOUNT ON THE FRAME ASSEMBLY AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THIS FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 132,298.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED. THE ENGINE WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WAS ALSO LOCKED -UP AND I LOST CONTROL, THE CAR SPUN OUT, AND HIT THE JERSEY BARRIER WITH THE BACK. *TR

VEHICLE SWAYS BACK AND FORTH AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR

1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STRUT HOUSING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PAID FOR THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING REPAIRS PRIOR TO RECEIVING A NOTICE. THE CONSUMER IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT OF $500.00. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V244000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT). AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE STRUT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,177. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE COMPONENTS AFFECTED IN HER COMPLAINT ARE RELATED TO A SUSPENSION RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY SUBJECT TO A RECALL RELATED TO THE SUSPENSION/CORROSION OF THE STRUT HOUSING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE DUE TO THE IMPAIRMENT. UPDATED 11/08/11*LJ UPDATED 11/21/11

I TOOK MY NISSAN 1999 PATHFINDER TO DEALER ON RECALL AND WAS ADVISED VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS GIVEN RENTAL AND TOLD NISSAN WOULD BUYBACK VEHICLE. *KB

NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST TRACTION AND MAKING NOISE THE CAR MADE A 360 DEGREE TURN AND HIT THE CURB AND CONCRETE ON THE DRIVER SIDE CAUSING THE VEHICLE IMPACTING FRONT AND BACK. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD AND WET CONDITION UNTIL I SEE THE REASON FOR RECALL AND PER THE ESTIMATE FROM BODY SHOP AFTER THE INCIDENT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED, WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THE COOLANT WAS LOW, THE WATER PUMP WAS NOT WORKING, AND CORROSION FORMED ON THE DS STRUT TOWER BASE, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC; , HOWEVER SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,00 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

OUR 1999 1/2 NISSAN PATHFINDER'S STEERING COLUMN SEPARATED FROM THE WHEELS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CURBING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND THEY DID A TEMPORARY FIX BUT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SO RUSTED OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE THAT IT NEEDED TO BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER WITH A PIECE OF SHEET METAL. WE SPOKE TO THREE DIFFERENT SHEET METAL SHOPS AND ALL SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. WE BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER AND LED TO OUR LOOSING OUR STEERING. THIS OCCURRED IN JULY 2009, AT THAT TIME, WE KNEW NOTHING OF A RECALL INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM, I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, WE HAD TO JUNK IT. THE CAR WAS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND ALWAYS MAINTAINED. I FEEL WE SHOULD GET SOME REIMBURSEMENT AS THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH SOMETHING, HOWEVER, IF THE STEERING COLUMN IS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND CORROSION IS SO BAD, WE COULD NOT SELL THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. WE WOULD LIKE SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS CORRODED AND CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES. AS A RESULT, THE MASTER CYLINDER AND INTAKE FILTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 202,185.

BOTH FRONT STRUT HOUSING RUSTED. DRIVER SIDE STRUT HOUSING CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE ASSEMBLY, DAMAGING STRUT, HOUSING TOUCH THE STEERING COLUMN, GRINDING NOISES FROM STEERING COLUMN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR UNRELATED ISSUES BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WELDING FOR THE FRONT STRUT TOWER WAS FRACTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V244000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT). THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 340,000. UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND HE WOULD BE CONTACTED. UPDATED 05/31/11

THE 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED IT WAS LEANING TO THE DRIVERS SIDE A BIT. I LOOKED AT THE SUSPENSION AND FOUND THE DRIVERS FRONT STRUT MOUNTING AREA WAS CORRRODED AWAY SEVERLY. I WAS GOING TO REPAIR IT BUT THE COST IS VERY HIGH AND ONE PLACE DID NOT WANT TO DO IT. I AM AFFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW IN FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN DRIVING OVER ROAD BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE STRUT TOWER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. HE AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT SAW NOTHING WRONG SO HE DROVE IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER SEPARATED FROM THE SUSPENSION AND DISABLED THE ABS LINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

I OWNED A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE AND IN APRIL 2010 I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT WELL WAS SHIFTED UP INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I CALLED NISSAN USA HEADQUARTER IN TN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC/BODY SHOP AND UPON INSPECTION SAW THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT STRUT HOUSING WAS TEARING APART FRONT THE CHASSIS DUE TO RUSTING. IT COST ME $500.00 TO HAVE THE SHOP REMOVED AND WELDED A NEW SECTION. NOW , I NOTICE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WELL -HOUSING HAVE A SMALL RUSTED HOLE. THE REASON FOR THIS POSTING IS THAT I READ AN ARTICLE ON THE WEB FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINT A FEW NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS HAVE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE DRIVER NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DRIVER WAS TOLD THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND GRINDING UP AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE UNIBODY STRUTS WERE RUSTED ON THE FRAME WHICH SAT ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A WELDER WHO WELDED THE UNIBODY WITH NEW STRUTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

MASSIVE CORROSION IN THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL AROUND THE STRUT HOUSING. HOLE DEVELOPED AND FAILED INSPECTION. WAS TOLD TO REMOVE FROM ROAD UNTIL REPAIRED. STRUT TOWER WAS ABOUT TO BREAK THROUGH. HAD TO HAVE WHEEL WELL REBUILT. APPROXIMATE COST OF $2000.00. REPAIRS DONE TO VEHICLE IN 2009 PERTAINS TO NHTSA ACTION PE11004. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM OF RECALL 07V435000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPILLING FUEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL STATED THAT THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED, NOT ONLY INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FILLER TANK FOR THE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER AS THE VIN DID NOT APPEAR IN THE DATABASE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AS THE VIN COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY, WOULD NOT RETURN QUICKLY. HAD IT LOOKED INTO. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FRAME SPLIT RIGHT THROUGH. CAUSING THE STRUT TOWER TO BE PUSHED UP AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN. TOP OF THE STRUT TOWER PUSHED UP INTO THE HOOD. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, "DEATH TRAP" HAD TO JUNK SO NO ONE WOULD BE HURT. UPDATED 02/10/11 *BF *TR UPDATED IVOQ 04/21/11

1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER REAR SUSPENSION "SWAYING" FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO ROLL OVER. VERY SCARY TO DRIVE. OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT MOSTLY AT HIGHER RATE (55-60 MPH) REPLACED - PER NISSAN DEALER- FRONT/REAR SHOCKS/ STRUTS. WHEN THIS DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM THEN WAS TOLD ABOUT REAR BUSHINGS NEEDED REPLACING BUT ONLY 4 OF THEM. COST $1200. STILL HAVE PROBLEM. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND TOLD ANOTHER/DIFFERENT 4 REAR BUSHING NEEDED REPLACING ANOTHER $1200. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET BACK TO DEALER YET. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL-VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING HER VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLES FRAME HAD BEGAN TO RUST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE SERVICED, THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS.THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 183000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I TURNED A CORNER HEARD A "CLUNK" MY STEERING WAS TIGHT. I THEN TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND LOST MY STEERING. FORTUNATELY I WAS MOVING SLOW AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD ROTATED UP AND INTO MY STEERING COLUMN BREAKING THE SPRING IN THE COLUMN AND KNOCKING OUT MY STEERING. SO FAR NISSAN AND MY DEALER HAVE DONE NOTHING. THEY HAVE REJECTED MY CLAIM THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN ME A FORMAL ESTIMATE OF THE COST TO REPAIR. THEY DID OFFER ME $500 OF TRADE IN VALUE TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE. ON NOVEMBER 13, 2009 I REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED AT MY COST. I VISITED THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 1, 2009 TO CHECK ON PROGRESS, AND AS OF THIS AFTERNOON DECEMBER 4, 2009 THEY HAVE NOT PREPARED AN ESTIMATE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AN ADDITIONAL BRACKET WOULD PREVENT THE WHEEL WELL FROM HITTING THE STEERING COLUMN. I AM LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY LATER THAT DAY WAS GOING TO DRIVE THAT VEHICLE TO NEW YORK STATE WHERE IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS AND POSSIBLE FATAL CRASH. INSTEAD I DROVE A RENTAL CAR AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *TR

1999.5 NISSAN PATHFINDER. BODY OF CAR IS ROTTING AWAY. PRIORITY IS NOTED AT THE ATTACHMENT OF THE BODY TO THE STRUT. THE BODY TORE AWAY DUE TO RUST CAUSING A 270 DEGREE TEAR AROUND THE STRUT. THIS CAUSED THE BODY TO DROP 4' AND I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN IF I DIDN'T NOTICE A RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL (I WAS HITTING THE CONTROL ARM WITH MY TIRE)... ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF THAT LED TO FAILURE WOULD BE THAT THE SHOCKS WENT OUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO IT GOING AND THEY WERE REPLACED. RUBBING NOISE NOTED 1.5 MONTHS AGO... OTHER FRONT WHEEL WELL INTACT BUT NOTED TO BE RUSTING AS WELL... I HAD THE MECHANIC PULL THE PIECE DOWN TO THE REST OF THE BODY AND WELD/BOLT METAL SHEET TO IT SO AS TO STRENGTHEN THE TEAR... I'M UPSET BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE 146,000 MILES ON CAR AND IT HAS NEEDED VERY LITTLE WORK. NOW THE WHOLE CAR CANNOT BE TRUSTED AND I WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE SOON. I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN MORE OUT OF THIS CAR THAN WHAT I DID... PREVIOUS NOTATION FROM COMPANY IS THAT NOT ENOUGH INSULATION WAS PUT ON FILL PIPE TO GAS TANK FOR NEW ENGLAND WINTERS. BUT NO MENTION OF RUSTING OUT BODY SO MY TIRE WOULD ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT... SERIOUSLY, ONE MORE BAD BUMP AND THIS THING WOULD HAVE GIVEN WAY. I'M VERY LUCKY TO HAVE CAUGHT IT IN TIME. *TR

TOTAL FRAME RUST 1999 PATHFINDER. BOUGHT NEW. *TR

EXTENSIVE BODY AND STRUCTURAL RUST. FRONT STRUT REPAIR REQUIRED (IMMINENT FAILURE) DUE TO RUST. BODY RUST APPEARING IN ALL SECTIONS OF CAR. 1999.5 PATHFINDER. *TR

MY 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST, RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. IT FAILED A VIRGINIA SAFETY CHECK. VIRGINIA LAW PROHIBITS FRAME REPAIR ON VEHICLES. THE REPORT AND PICTURES WERE SENT FROM THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO NISSAN CORPORATE, AND THEY DISMISSED ANY LIABILITY, SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD, WITH TOO MANY MILES (200K). I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET. THE RUST IS SO EXTENSIVE THAT YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE THROUGH THE FRAME IN SOME SPOTS. *TR

I HAVE MADE PRIOR REPORTS IN REFERENCE TO AIRBAG NON DEPLOYMENT /SEAT BELTS NOT LOCKING IN 3 HEAD ON COLLISIONS FROM 2004 WHICH LEFT ME DISABLED I WAS AN RN FOR 20 YRS IN 2 SUBSEQUENT HEAD ON COLLISIONS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN MY 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER STILL NO RECALL AMAZING !!!! I HOWEVER HAVE NOTED NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR OTHER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN FOR AIR BAGS INCLUDING SENTRAS MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS HAD SAME AIR BAG SYSTEMS A DISGRACE THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN HOWEVER IT IS LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CORPORATION TO VOLUNTARILY RECALL WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF NHTSA I THOUGHT IT WAS TO INSURE CORPORATE MV MANUFACTURERS TO COMPLY WITH SAFETY FOR THE PEOPLE /ENFORCE SAFETY ISSUE COMPLIANCE. *TR

1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAD FRONT STRUTS REPLACED LAST SUMMER. OVER THE WINTER I STARTED TO GET A BUMPING FEELING IN THE STEERING. IT WAS REALLY BAD WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT BAD UNTIL I HIT LARGE BUMP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND WHEN I HIT ANOTHER BUMP IT TURNED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK HOME. I RETURN TO HAVE THE FRONT STRUTS AND STEERING CHECKED THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME HOW THE UNIBODY SEPARATED AND IS PUSHING AGAINST THE STEERING SHAFT. HE EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO FIX AND TO JUNK THE VEHICLE, AND STOP DRIVING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD. *TR

I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED WITH WHAT I'M INTERPRETING AS TO REPORTING OF EWR & SAFETY RECALLS MANDATES HERE IN THE USA I PRAY I MISINTERPRETED THE DOCUMENTS COULD THIS BE RIGHT RE.... REPAIRS FOR COMPLAINTS ONLY REPORTABLE IF PAID FOR UNDER WARRANTY / MANUFACTURER X SUPPLIED PARTS FOR VEHICLES IN THE USA BUT IDENTICAL VEHICLES NOT SOLD HERE EVEN THOUGH PART X IS IN USA VEHICLES & WAS RECALLED ELSEWHERE ARE NOT REPORTABLE HERE & THE #S OF DEATHS PERTAINING TO PARTS/ VEHICLES ARE NOT INCLUDED ? UNLESS THEY MEET A CERTAIN # QUARTERLY RETROSPECTIVE TO THE LAST 9 YEARS EVEN IF THEY DO IN FACT MEET THE #S BUT ARE TITLED UNDER A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SAME VEHICLE/MANUFACTURER/&/OR PART PLEASE TELL ME I AM MISINTERPRETING THESE ISSUES WHICH APPEAR TO CONTRADICT NPRM GUIDELINES SECONDARY TO THESE REPORTING GUIDELINES I PRAY I HAVE INCORRECTLY INTERPRETED PLEASE CLARIFY. *TR

AIRBAGS/SAFETY RESTRAINTS/ON-OFF SWITCHES & OTHER MODIFICATIONS I AM AGAIN STATING GREAT CONCERN OVER LEGAL REGULATIONS REGARDING VEHICLE/&/OR COMPONENTS -MODIFICATIONS/COMPLAINTS/PROBLEMSETC & THE REPORTING STATUTES THERETO AS I AM PERCEIVING THEM FROM FRM NRM & VARIOUS SITES I READ THAT VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS OF SAFETY STANDARDS INCLUSIVE OF AIRBAG ON-OFF SWITCHES &/OR DEACTIVATION WAS NOT REPORTED TO NHTSA UNTIL APRIL OF 2001 & THEREFORE WOULD NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO CONSUMERS EVEN IF IT WAS VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT HOWEVER IF PERFORMED BY VEHICLE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE ON RECORD & SUBSEQUENT BUYER WOULD BE UNAWARE & WOULD NOT REFLECT ON VIN SEARCH HOWEVER DEALERSHIP SHOULD & DOES HAVE RESPONSIBILITY ON RESALE TO INSPECT SAID VEHICLE & BRING IT TO FEDERAL STANDARDS HOW DO I SEARCH A DEALERSHIP TO FIND MODIFICATIONS THEY AUTHORIZED OR MADE TO A VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY LISTED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTRY OF WHICH I WAS THE 2ND OWNER & RECEIVED AN URGENT RECALL CARD NOTIFICATION SPECIFYING MODIFICATION 120705 I DID RESPOND NUMEROUS X TO THEM & NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS & BLATANTLY TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS /SERVICE BULLETINS OR ANYTHING ELSE & I RECEIVED THIS CARD IN ERROR I NEED ANSWERS & AM DISGUSTED AT THE RUNAROUND & DECEPTION NOW 3 MAJOR COLLISIONS LATER WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT & SEAT BELT FAILURE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES I AM BEGGING FOR THE TRUTH ENOUGH NONSENSE !!! MY LIFE HAS BEEN DESTROYED I WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS I WILL NOT STOP NO ONE ELSE SHALL ENDURE '!@#$% DUE TO A LACK OF INFORMATION THEY ARE ENTITLED TO AND TIRED OF THESE BIG CORPORATIONS NOT HAVING TO ABIDE BY EVERY CITIZENS LAW I PRAY OUR PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL PUT A STOP TO THE CORPORATE CORRUPTION .....WE THE TAXPAYERS CANT KEEP FUNDING THE GROTESQUE ABUSE WHICH CONTINUES TO PERPETUATE CORPORATE AMERICA HAS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE JUST AS WE THE PEOPLE ARE THE LAW IS THE LAW FOR US ALL!!!!!!! *TR

I WROTE PREVIOUSLY ON ISSUES WITH MY 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER & RECALLS SAFETY DEFECTS ETC..ETC.. ? RE AIRBAG SWITCH INSTALLATION TO MY VEHICLE AFTER YEARS OF INQUIRIES & BEING TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERS & NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CONSUMER AFFAIRS THERE WERE NO RECALLS &/OR SAFETY ADVISORY EVEN AFTER RECEIPT OF A RED URGENT RECALL CARD FROM THE DEALER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM STATING THAT I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MY VEHICLE DIVISION OF THE EXISTING PROBLEM ???? I WAS TOLD OVER & OVER THERE WERE NOT ANY ISSUES SAFETY/RECALLS /TECHNICAL BULLETINS OR ANYTHING WITH MY VEHICLE FROM BOTH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS & DEALER WHO SENT THIS CARD & IT MUST HAVE BEEN SENT IN ERROR THIS CARD IS POSTMARKED 2/2008 & STATES I FAILED TO REPLY HOWEVER I NEVER RECEIVED ANY PRIOR NOTIFICATIONS & BLATANTLY TOLD PRIOR UPON MY INQUIRIES & AFTER THIS CARD THERE WERE NO ISSUES &THEY DON'T KNOW WHY I RECEIVED THIS CARD BLATANT LIARS THE CARD STATES VIN # JN8 MAKE NISSAN MODIFICATION RO705/OR 120705 NOTHING COMES UP ON EITHER WHAT IS THIS FOR ????? IM GETTING NOWHERE WITHOUT I BELIEVE INFORMATION MUST BE MISSING ON THIS CARD & EMPHATIC DENIAL FROM THE DEALER NISSAN AUTO MALL & NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY EVEN DENIED ANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS I MADE BLASPHEMOUS LIARS!!!!!! HELP!!!! *TR

NISSAN/INFINITI -ISSUES IM SICKENED WHEN WILL ANYTHING BE DONE WITH THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA VEHICLES -WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE! EG..AIRBAGS,SEATBELTS, STRUCTURE,STEERING,BRAKE SYSTEMS,ACCELERATION PROBLEMS,ELECTRICAL,FIRES,SEATS,ROLLOVERS,& NUMEROUS VALID SAFETY ISSUES NISSAN HAS EXTREMELY LOW RECALLS &/OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THESE NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS DESPITE RECALLS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES *** CONSUMERS PLEASE NOTE THE FIRST LETTER OF YOUR VIN # REPRESENTS --- THE LOCATION WHERE YOUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED EG J= JAPAN AS PER DMV I WOULD ASSUME #S REFLECT PARTS FROM MORE THAN 1 LOCATION UPON MUCH INVESTIGATION I SEE IGNORANCE OF THE REPORTED PROBLEMS & CORRECTION OF THESE PROBLEMS I LOOKED INTO EWR (EARLY WARNING REPORTS????)INFO 4 NISSAN & SEE NUMEROUS INJURY/DEATH REPORTS RELATING TO ISSUES PREVIOUSLY LISTED HOWEVER THE COMPLAINTS DON'T REFLECT RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS WHY??????? I DON'T EVEN SEE MY DISABLING INJURY REFLECTED WHY????? WHO WOULD EVEN KNOW 2 LOOK AT EWR INFORMATION YOU WOULD HOPE THAT THESE #S WOULD REFLECT AT LEAST SERVICE BULLETINS &/OR SAFETY RECALLS HOWEVER MUCH OF THIS IS DONE ON AN OPTIONAL BASIS OF THE MANUFACTURER UNLESS MANDATED BY THE NHTSA IN THE INTERIM IT IS THE CONSUMERS WHO SUFFER DISGRACEFULLY TO SAY THE LEAST!!!!!!! *TR

I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS WITH MY ONE OWNER 99 PATHFINDER. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEELWELL FRAME ASSEMBLY HAS RUSTED AND SEPARATED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT IS AT THE REPAIR SHOP NOW, I AM WAITING FOR THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR COST, I'VE BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT A MINIMUM OF $1500. I HOPE OTHERS RESPOND AND COMPLAIN SO THAT MAYBE NISSAN WILL OWN UP TO MANUFACTURING A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE METAL AND AT LEAST ISSUE A RECALL. THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS AS THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN COLLAPSE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF MY SUV, THE ENGINE AND THE REST IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, BUT I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE EXTENSIVE RUST UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP FOR STRUT REPLACEMENT AND THEY INFORMED ME OF THE CONDITION. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME BUT THAT DRIVE HOME CAUSED MORE DAMAGE AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW THAT THE FRAME HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED CAUSED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD HAVE PUSHED THE ENTIRE TIRE ASSEMBLY STRAIGHT UPWARD AND THROUGH THE HOOD. PLEASE BE WARNED, AND MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PATHFINDERS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS, WILL NOT PUSH DOWN. MUST STEP ON IT HARD AND IT JERKS YOUR VEHICLE AND ACCELERATES FAST. CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN AT RED LIGHT BY EITHER REAR ENDING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU OR NOT BEING ABLE TO STEP ON THE GAS TO GET YOUR VEHICLE MOVING WHEN VEHICLES ARE BEHIND YOU. CAUSES YOU TO BE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE ON THE HIGHWAY. CAN NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTED BUT IS GETTING WORSE. GAS GAUGE ALSO QUIT WORKING. SERVICE STATION SAYS IT COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. HAVE TO JUDGE GAS ON MILEAGE USED. *TR

I'M REPULSED @ THE GROSS DISREGARD FOR SAFETY & LIFE OF CONSUMERS MY 99 NISSAN --DEATH TRAP HEY IM ALIVE 3 CRASHES MAJOR STEERING LOCK UP SELF ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ELECTRICAL STALLING SHIMMY SEATBELTS DON'T LOCK AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS BRAKES LOCK UP CHRONIC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES DESPITE NUMEROUS INQUIRIES & COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN THEY DENIED ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES I HAVE NOW FOUND MULTIPLE FOREIGN CAMPAIGN RECALLS WHICH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WAS NOTIFIED BY MANUFACTURERS OF COMPONENTS IN THEIR US VEHICLES BY THESE FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS MANY YEARS LATER NISSAN IS ADVISING SERVICE/SAFETY BULLETINS HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS NOT NOTIFIED & EVEN MISLEAD AS TO SAFETY ISSUES UPON INQUIRY KEEP TRACK OF YOUR COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN -WHEN YOU CALL BACK THEY DENY ANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS YOU MADE AT LEAST THIS HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ----------WHEN THE WHOLE CHASIS MAINFRAME IS BENT IN 3 MAJOR MVA,S FRONT HEAD ON PLEASE AGAIN EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY & THE SEAT BELTS DON'T LOCK IT SEEMS TO DEPEND ON WAY 2 MANY REASONS ID LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE THEM DEPLOY YOUR ANSWER IS NO ANSWER THANKS FOR YOUR COMPASSION FOR HUMAN LIFE MINE WAS DESTROYED SINCERELY DISABLED DO THE RIGHT THING & SPARE ANOTHER HUMAN TRAVESTY! *TR

1999.5 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4WD LX WITH LESS THAN 130K MILES STARTED RUSTING LAST YEAR AND NOW HAS EXCESSIVE BODY RUST. FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM CAR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND REWELDED IN 2007, GAS FILL PIPE WAS RECALLED FOR REPAIR BY NISSAN DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. SINGLE OWNER GARAGED CAR NEVER TAKEN NEAR SALT WATER. *TR

SINGLE OWNER 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER 181K MILES: LEFT FRONT BODY WELDS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, SO THAT ENGINE VISIBLY SEPARATED FROM BODY. REPORT FROM CLAY NISSAN READS: "LEFT FRONT BODY WELDS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE." *TR

AIRBAG FAILURE 2 DEPLOY X2 1ST 2004 HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH LEAD 2 PERMANENT DISABILITY & LOSS OF MY CAREER OF 20+ YRS POLICE REPORT STTS AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED & IM LUCKY IM NOT DEAD I FILLED THIS FORM PRIOR I HAD SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES HOWEVER IT STATES NO INJURIES AGAIN IN 2007 MY CHILD HEAD ON MVA & AGAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SEAT BELTS ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN HELP ANYONE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM CALL ME AS I'VE ONLY BEEN TOLD NO COMPLAINTS BY NISSAN I ALSO NOTED 54+ SERVICE NOTIFICATIONS OF WHICH NONE OF I WAS NOTIFIED NISSAN DOES NOT RECALL THEIR VEHICLES 1999 MV NOW RECALLED WHAT DO THEY NEED BEFORE THEY RECALL THEIR VEHICLES LOOKING 4 ANSWERS CALL ME. *TR

AIRBAG FAILURE X2 ON FRONT END CRASH WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE & DISABLING INJURIES IN 2004 & AGAIN IN 2006 I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ON SAME & WAS TOLD NO OTHER LIKE COMPLAINTS ON ANY 99 NISSANS. *TR

1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH FUEL LEAKAGE AND CORRODED BRACKET. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOWER MOUNTING BRACKET CORRODED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUEL FILLER TUBE CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. HE WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED THE RECALL AFTER HE HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. RECALL # 07V435000. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING IN THE FRONT GEAR BOX. THE MECHANIC FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT IT MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THAT FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAVE A 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AS THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AS I WAS RETURNING FROM WORK. THE VEHICLE IS IN "EXCELLENT" CONDITION ALL OVER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH JUST COST ME $2,568 TO GET REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST INFORMED ME THAT I WAS THE 3RD 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT HE RECEIVED THERE WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON THEM, ALL WERE MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER, 1998, AND THAT HE HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ON EACH ONE PF THEM. HE INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAD A PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF BUT NEVER BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES. HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. FUNNY, ALL MADE IN NOVEMBER, 1998. THERE IS NO WAY A PATHFINDER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION GIVE OUT. I SENT 4 EMAILS TO NISSAN WITHOUT ANY SATISFACTION INCLUDING ONE TO THEIR PRODUCT EXECUTIVE WHO DID NOT RESPOND. THE ONLY RESPONSE I RECEIVED WAS TAKE IT TO A DEALER. HOW COULD I DO THIS WHEN IT HAD TO BE TOWED? THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL AND FAILED TO INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS BUT HOW IS IT THAT I CAME ACROSS 2 OTHERS IN ONE DAY? THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NISSAN KNEW IT! *TR

IGNITION COIL PROBLEM, EGR VALVE PROBLEM. *AK

EMISSIONS CONTROL SOLENOIDS/VALVE FAILURE HAVE PLAGUED THE VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 4,000 MILES. AS TESTIMONY TO PRECISION MANUFACTURING SKILL, THEY ALL FAIL AT THE SAME TIME, I.E., NOT LONG AFTER THE FEDERAL WARRANTY ON EMISSIONS PARTS EXPIRES. THE VACUUM CUT-VALVE BYPASS VALVE (A SOLENOID), THE EMISSIONS CANISTER CUT-VALVE, AND THE EMISSIONS CANISTER VENT ALL FAILED AT A COST OF $300 IN PARTS ALONE. *JB

1999 PATHFINDER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK TWO PARKED CARS AND A BUILDING. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING ANY INFORMATION ON RECALLS OR PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAGS. *TS *NM

ENGINE MISSED OFF AND ON AFTER 30K MILES. I THOUGT IT MIGHT BE INJECTORS SO KEPT ADDING CLEANERS TO GAS TANK. AT 74000 MILES DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS ENGINE COILS AND REPLACE ALL 6 TO CURE MISSING AND HESITATION PROBLEM.

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN SIGN OR RED LIGHT THE CAR STARTS SHAKING AND STALLS. THIS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW DISTRIBUTOR. THEY FOUND SHATTERED PIECES OF METAL INSIDE AND HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THE INTERRMITTENT STALLING IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE STOPPED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART FOR INSPECTION IF NECESSARY

THE SUNVISOR BRACKET ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA BROKE, CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO FALL ON MY ARMS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD WITH A 25 MPH SPEED LIMIT WHICH PREVENTED ANY ACCIDENT. WHILE LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT, I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS DEALER THAT THEY GET A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR THE PART AND NISSAN ONLY SELLS THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY AT A INFLATED PRICE. I ASLO WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL AUTO SALVAGE BUSINESSES THAT THE SUNVISOR BREAKS ON THIS VEHICLE ALL THE TIME AND THAT THEY CAN'T KEEP ANY INVENTORY ON HAND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEMAND.*AK

FRONT END CRASH IN WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA. AIR BAGS WENT OFF AS DESIGNED. THE SUN VISOR WHICH WAS DOWN AT THE TIME, DETACHED & HIT MY SPOUSE IN THE HEAD. THE VISOR WAS FOUND IN THE BACK SEAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT.*AK

FRONT WHEEL SHIMMY AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. VIBRATION CAUSED ME TO PURCHASE 4 NEW TIRES FOR THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE NISSAN PATHFINDER

PAINT IS VERY THIN, HAS PEELED OFF IN A FEW PLACES. NOT SHINY - NO GLOSS. CAR HAS BEEN WAXED SINCE BEING PURCHASED. CAR SHOULD BE REPAINTED.

SINCE DAY ONE, RANDOMLY, WHEN I TURN THE KEY, THE ENGINE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED, BUT IN FACT, HAS NOT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A WHILE, THEN PARK, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A TIME AND WHEN I GET BACK IN THE CAR, THEN TURN THE KEY TO START. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TWO DEALERS AS WELL AS NISSAN CORPORTATE WITH NO SATISFACTION. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS FOUR YEARS AFTER PURCHASE (PURCHASE DATE 2/99). THE DANGER IS THAT IF I THINK THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND I MOVE THE SHIFT, THE CAR CAN ROLL IF ON AN INCLINE WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO DOT WITH NO SATISFACTION. H E L P.

I RECENTLY PURCHASE A 1999-1/2 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE LIMITED. SOON AFTER WE HAD 3 TO 4 EXPERIENCES WHERE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHILE COMING TO A STOP. EVEN APPLY THE BRAKES CANT STOP THE CAR FROM WANTING TO RACE OFF, I HAVE TO QUICKLY TURN THE INGNITION OFF WITH THE KEY. IVE HAD 2 NISSAN DEALER SERVICES AND THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM TEST AND DRIVE OVER 50-60 MILES AND NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.MY WIFE AND I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH TO US OR SOMEONE IF IT EVER HAPPENS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH.*AK

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I FILLED IT UP WITH GAS. WAS TOLD IT WAS AN OXYGEN SENSOR PROBLEM AND THEN THE CODE WAS CLEARED. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT CAN'T BE SEEN AT DEALER FOR ANOTHER WEEK. A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND THE REAR AND FRONT SHOCKS REPLACED AND THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THE COMPANY SAYS THAT THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES. *NLM

DUNLOP GRAND TREK TG35 TIRE BLEWOUT LOOSING ITS TREAD WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TT *JB

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AND THE FRONT END OF THE PATHFINDER WAS SMASHED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE SAID HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE COME OUT. THE AIR BAGS IN THE OTHER CAR INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT DEPLOYED. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CAR. DT

WHEN DRIVING 75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN ALABAMA. THE CAR SUDDENLY FELT VERY BUMPY (AS WE WERE DRIVING ON THE TIRE RIM) AND THEN IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL BUT MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER LETTING IT SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND TAKE ITS COURSE. AFTER EXAMINING THE TIRE, WE SAW THAT THE TREAD HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE, ALL THE WAY AROUND THE ENTIRE TIRE. IT REMAINED HELD TOGETHER BY A FEW STEEL THREADS, BUT 90% OF THE STEEL THREADS ARE STICKING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND THE TIRE IS COMPLETELY TORN APART AT THE TREAD SEPARATION POINTS. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. IT IS THE ORIGINAL EXTRA TIRE (STORED ON THE BACK OF THE CAR AS A SPARE), THAT WAS PUT ON THE CAR IN JULY OF 1999 AFTER A FLAT IN ONE OF THE OTHER TIRES. THE 2 FRONT TIRES ON THE CAR ARE ALSO OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL (DUNLOP GRANDTREK TG35 P265/70R15), AND WE ARE VERY AFRAID THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND WE WON'T BE AS LUCKY AS WE WERE TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS. DT *TS

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (BRIDGESTONE DUELER 255 65R 16).*JB

ADDITIONAL DETAILS AVAIABLE UPON REQUEST. NLM

THERE IS ROUGH CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CLAIM # 42-1281-769 - WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT RAMP, HOWEVER VEHICLE'S STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND AND BEGAN TO SWIRL LEFT TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY AND BACK AGAIN, GOING OFF THE BANK RESULTING IN AN OVERTURN, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *TT

CLAIM NUMBER - 20-5208-313 WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER, THERE WERE SIX INJURIES. *TT

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, CONSUMER CAN INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *YD

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. *JG

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. *JG

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. WHILE THIS IS NOT LIFE THREATENING, IT IS INDEE AN EXPENSIVE NUISANCE THAT THE DEALER FEELS I SHOULD KEEP PAYING FOR. MY TRUCK IS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE TO REPLACE AN OXYGEN SENSOR 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40-50 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN IN A 180 DEGREE TURN. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED GROUND HAS ALWAYS BEEN WET. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES ALREADY. *AK

WHEN TURNING IGNITION ON CONSUMER THINKS VEHICLE IS STARTING, BUT IT IS NOT. ALSO, WHEN PUTTING CAR IN GEAR VEHICLE WILL ROLL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS. *AK

WHEN ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER TWICE, TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED, DUNLOP GRAND TREK P265/70R15, CLAIM 59-V902-289. *SLC

UN-CONTROLLABLE STEERING WOBBLE AT 70 MPH. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO DEALER TWICE, WITH ONLY TIRES REPLACED. FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON A YAHOO WEBSITE, WITH CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN, THAT HAVE RECEIVED NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WILL SEND EMAIL TO YOUR WEB ADDRESS WITH COMMENTS FROM YAHOO MESSAGE BOARD.*AK

WE WERE HIT HEAD ON AT 50+MPH IN OUR 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER.THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS ,THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT SOME TIMES THE AIR BAGS WORK,SOMETIMES THEY DONT AND WE CANNOT PUT THAT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL BECAUSE CONSUMERS WILL ASK ,WHY HAVE AIRBAGS ?WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT FOR AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES FIRST BEFORE AN UNEXSPECTED HEAD ON COLLISION.MYSELF MY WIFE AND OUR 21MONTH OLD CHILD WERE ALL INJURED.NISSAN SAID THEY WILL MAIL US THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE OWNERS MANUAL EXPLAINING WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDNOT GO OFF, THAT DOES ME A LOT OF GOOD NOW THAT WE ARE ALL INJURED.*AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. NLM

WHEN IN 4-WHEEL H AND CONSUMER SHIFTS TO 2 WHEEL H, IT WILL NOT ENGAGE. ALSO ON 6 JAN 2001, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE, DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD EXIT THE VEHICLE AND ROCK IT BACK AND FORTH TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT LOCKS UP, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS INDICATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT OPERATE AS INTENDED. *AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A NISSAN PATHFINDER, DUELER H/T 689 BRIDGESTONE. ALL 4 TIRES ARE MAKING SQUEACHING NOISE. *AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TREADS FOR THE TIRES ARE STARTING OR ABOUT TO SHOW SEPARATION AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FIRESTONE. *YH

WE WERE TOWING OUR 18FT BOAT UP A HILL NEAR A LAKE IN SAN DIEGO WHEN WE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE/POWER/BRAKE FAILURE ON A HILL WITH NO GUARD RAIL. THE WEIGHT OF THE BOAT PULLED US BACKWARD OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL WE JACKNIFED TO THE LEFT INTO THE SIDE OF THE HILL WHICH HELD US IN PLACE UNTIL THE PARK RANGERS TOWED US OUT. IF WE HAD JACKNIFED TO THE RIGHT, OUR ENTIRE FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER THE EDGE OF THE HILL AND DOWN A CLIFF. ALL BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILED (FOOT AND EMERGENCY) AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT PULL THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER/BOAT. THE TRAILER/BOAT WERE WELL WITHIN THE MANUFACTUER'S GUIDLINES FOR TOWING CAPACITY OF 3,500 LBS.

TIRE TREAD SEPERATED ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. TIRE COMPLETELY DISINTERGRATED( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 IN. )

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE AT HIGH SPEED SIMILAR TO THAT REPORTED ON FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE NEWS. THOUGHT THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE HELPFUL IN YOUR DATA BASE. NOT SURE I HAVE THE DOT# CORRECT. CAN CALL AT 713-527-6382 TO CONFIRM.( DOT NUMBER: KW876MA TIRE SIZE: P265-70R15 )

TRANSMISSION PAN IS LEAKING- WORRIED ABOUT FUTURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ELECTRICAL ARCING BENEATH HOOD AT RF FENDER, ALONG WIRING HARNESS FROM ABS ACTUATOR TO FUSE BLOCK. WIRING INSULATION ETC IGNITED WHILE VEHICLE PARKED CAUSING LOCALISED DAMAGE. *AK

CONSUMER CAN NOT GET 4-WHELL DRIVE TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE MANUAL WAS WRONG, THAT THE SELECTOR LEVER WAS TO BE IN 'PARK' AND THEN WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MATTER OF TECHNIQUE. NLM

FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT,HOUSING AND BEARINGS WERE DESTROYED, COULD HAVE POSSIBLY LOCKED UP ON ME, WHEN I HAD THE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS, AND NISSAN WON'T REPLACE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR THREE, TO FOUR WEEKS. THEY ARE TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO MY LIFE. YET, I DON'T FEEL VERY COMFORATBLE DRIVING THAT VEHICLE, AND DEFINITELY NOT TRANSPORTING CHILDREN. WHAT CAN I DO?????

FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT,HOUSING AND BEARINGS WERE DESTROYED, COULD HAVE POSSIBLY LOCKED UP ON ME, WHEN I HAD THE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS, AND NISSAN WON'T REPLACE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR THREE, TO FOUR WEEKS. THEY ARE TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO MY LIFE. YET, I DON'T FEEL VERY COMFORATBLE DRIVING THAT VEHICLE, AND DEFINITELY NOT TRANSPORTING CHILDREN. WHAT CAN I DO?????

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WAS HAVING VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING 45MPH. EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS IDLING IT WOULD VIBRATE. COULD FEEL IT THROUGH THE SEATS & SEE IT SHAKING INSIDE. HAD THE WHEELS REPLACED & THE SUSPENSION TIGHTENED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE SHIMMIES/VIBRATES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70MPH. *AK

SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY/ WANDERING AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH. VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. NISSAN DEALER INFORMS ME THAT THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL, AND CANNOT BE FIXED.FOUR SETS OF TIRES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, FINALLY CHANGING TO MICHELIN BRAND TIRES. FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED BY NISSAN DEALER/NOIMPROVEMENT/CONDITIONS STILL PERSISTS. NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ON 06-24-1999. *AK( DOT NUMBER: B78N TIRE SIZE: P255/65/16 )

DRIVETRAIN WINDS UP WITH A "CLUNK". TSB DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM, NO FIX CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. ANNOYING AND POSSIBLE DRIVETRAIN DAMAGE WILL EVENTUALLY OCCUR. NOT ON A PREVIOUS MODELS I HAVE OWNED. *AK