1997 Nissan Pathfinder

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2011· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V244000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CORROSION ON THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS UN-REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE STRUT TOWER. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STRUT TOWER, IT'S THE FRAME, THAT IS THE PROBLEM.

• 12/27/2006· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR END ON MY 97 PATHFINDER SHIFTS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL MANY TIMES. AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T A RECALL. I WAS VERY SURPRISED CAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *NM

• 12/24/2009· SUSPENSION

  1997 PATHFINDER WOBBLES IN THE REAR WILDLY AT TIMES, USUALLY WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

• 12/23/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT REDUCED SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 12/23/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  THIS WAS A MULTICAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE PATHFINDER DRIVEN BY MY SON. THE PATHFINDER WAS STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER CAR (A PRIUS) AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE PATHFINDER WAS REAR-ENDED BY A SUV AT FULL SPEED (NO ATTEMPT TO BRAKE). THE SHOCK FROM BEHIND WAS SO VIOLENT THAT THE PATHFINDER HIT THE PRIUS, CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE PATHFINDER (BUMPER, GRILL, ENGINE HOOD, RADIATOR, ETC.) AND THE REAR OF THE PRIUS. THE INSURANCE DECLARED THE PATHFINDER A TOTAL LOSS. DESPITE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE BACK AND FRONT OF THE PATHFINDER, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED! LUCKILY FOR MY SON, THE SEAT-BELT DID ITS WORK. *TR

• 12/18/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/18/1998· VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  WHILE ANOHTER CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND THE PASSAGER SIDEALSO DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED.

• 12/17/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED MORE AND MORE, THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES NEAR LEFT REAR SIDE OF MY 1997 NISSAN PATHFNDER, NEAR THE FUEL CAP AREA. I HAVE ALSO BEEN GETTING A CHECK ENGINE CODE P0440. I INQUIRED WITH NISSAN ABOUT A NHTSA CAMPAIGN 07V435000, IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY FUEL FILL TUBE. I WAS INFORMED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY STATED MY 1997 PATHFINDER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT SINCE MY 1997 MODEL PATHFINDER WAS PRODUCED ON 11/1996, AND I AM THINKING NISSAN WILL ONLY HONOR VEHICLES LIKE MINE,,BUT ACTUALLY PRODUCED IN THE 1997 FISCAL YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, THE 1997 MODEL YEAR STARTED LATE IN 1996, LIKE MINE, AND USED THE SAME PARTS AS THOSE PRODUCED IN 1997 FISCAL YEAR. I BELIEVE, SINCE MINE IS AN ACTUAL 1997 MODEL, BUT PRODUCED IN 1996 FOR SALE AS A 1997, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INCLUDED UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN. NISSAN WILL NOT DISCUSS ANY DETAILS WITH ME, EVEN THOUGH I INFORMED THEM OF THE GAS FUMES,,AND THAT MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS UNDER THE CAMPAIGN. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA, ON BEHALF OF THOSE 1997 MODEL PATHFINDERS, BUT PRODUCED IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF 1996,,BUT AS A 1997 MODEL , TO INCLUDE THESE VEHICLES IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. NISSAN OF AMERICA, REFUSED TO EXPLAIN WHY MY 1997 PATHFINDER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THIS CAMPAIGN. AGAIN, I BELIEVE THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE OR PROCEDURAL ERROR, IN EXCLUDING THOSE 1997 MODEL PATHFINDERS, PRODUCED PRIOR TO JAN 1, 2007. SUCH AS MINE AND OTHERS. PROPERLY, IT IS OBVIOUS THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF MISTAKE, IN NOT INCLUDING OR REPAIRING THESE 1997 MODELS IN THIS CAMPAIGN. *TR

• 12/17/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH DUE TO AXLE FAILURE. *AK

• 12/16/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  A DEFECT IN THE COATING PROCESS OF THE FILL TUBE ALLOWED ROAD SALT TO FORM RUST ON THE FUEL FILL AND OR VENT TUBE RESULTING IN FUEL VAPORS TO ESCAPE IN THE AIR AROUND THE GAS TANK. IT IS HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NISSAN SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS NOTICED WHEN EVER YOU WALK BY THE CAR. STATIONARY. ANY WHERE

• 12/15/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STARTED ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE AS IF IT WANTED TO ROLL OVER. HAD THE SHOCKS AND SPRINGS REPLACED. THIS WASN'T THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW, THE SHOCKS WEAR OUT FASTER THAN NORMAL. BUT THE SWAYING WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR BUSHINGS GOING BAD AND WEARING FASTER THAN NORMAL. APPARENTLY NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAW BUT ISN'T WILLING TO ADDRESS IT OR ISSUE A RECALL.*AK

• 12/13/2004· VISIBILITYFire

  I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 NISSIAN SENTRA TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND WAS APPOARCHING THE GUARD GATE. PUSHED THE SWITCH TO ROLLED DOWN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVE SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. PULL OVER ON THE SIDE THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. RAN UP TO THE GUARD GATE AND OBTAINED A FIRE EXTERISHER. TURNED TO THE CAR AND SAW A TWO TO FOUR INCH FLAME COMING OUT OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. I PUT OUT THE FIRE. CHECKED THE FUSE BLOCK FOR A BLOWN FUSE AND THERE WAS NONE. THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW FOR THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW CIRCUIT. PULLED SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND DISCONNECTED THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR. PLANNING ON REPLACING THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND SIDE PANEL.

• 12/11/2004· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH BAD. *JB

• 12/10/2003· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A CURB. THE VEHICLE'S AXLE BROKE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. *JB THE BRAKE SYSTEM RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK, THERE WAS A RATTLING/BUZZING SOUND UPON ACCELERATION, THE BRAKES SLIPPED, AND THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT RESPOND AT TIMES. *SCC PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE STRUTS LEAKED AND THE LEFT FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS REPLACED. *JB

• 12/07/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING ABNORMALLY AND BECOMING UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,443.

• 12/06/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY CAR HAD A NOISE ON THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. HE REPLACED THE MANIFOLD. HE SAID THAT THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD CHANGED THE DESIGN DUE TO DEFECT. THE OLD PART NUMBER WAS 14004-0W000 U40 MANIFOLD - E. THE REPLACEMENT PART USED WAS 14004-2W600 WITH NO COVER AVAILABLE. THE COVER WAS NOT REPLACED . THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. NOW I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT MANIFOLDS. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN BECOME VERY HOT AND START A FIRE. NOW I AM AFRAID OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MANIFOLD CRACKS AND START A FIRE OR FUMES GET INTO THE CAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD CHECK ON THIS AND LET ME KNOW THE OUTCOME.*AK

• 12/01/1999· POWER TRAIN

  1800.00 TO 3800.00 TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION. OUT OF WARENTY BY 7000 MILES

• 11/28/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V244000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

• 11/22/2021· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  The vehicle swings left to right when cruising at about any speed. When the vehicle is pulling it does not swing or sway, however once the vehicle has got up to a desired speed and you try to maintain a steady speed it starts a “death wobble” which nearly cannot hold it on correct side of the road. You have to increase speed or reduce speed dramatically to regain control of the vehicle.

• 11/22/2011· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,WHEELS

  I MOVED TO CHARLESTON SC IN JUNE OF 2007 FROM RICHMOND VA. I BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING SOUND WHENEVER I WOULD TURN A CORNER OR TURN STEERING WHEEL TO PARK OR LEAVE DRIVEWAY ABOUT A YEAR AGO. EVERYTIME I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE OR MAINTENANCE, I WOULD TELL MECHANIC. IT WASN'T UNTIL MAY OF 2011 SOMEONE ACTUALLY CHECKED FRONT TIRES AND AXLES AND STRUT MOUNTS. THIS IS WHEN I WAS INFORMED OF DAMAGE. I STILL HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS TRYING TO REPAIR NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS BECAUSE NOONE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR THREE FRONT END ALIGNMENTS IN TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NOW I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER UNTIL ABOUT 2 OR 3 WEEKS AGO AND IT DOES NOT LIST RICHMOND VA AS ONE OF THE STATES, HOWEVER, EVERY YEAR I LIVED IN VA WE HAD LOTS OF SNOW AND SALT WAS PUT DOWN WITH SAND. WE ALSO HAD FLOOD GASTON IN AUGUST OF 2005 SO THERE WERE NUMEROUS STATE THAT EXPERIENCED REGULAR SALT USE IN THE WINTER.I WOULD APPRECIATE NISSAN SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/20/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK ON WET PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE SKIDS AND WILL NOT STOP. A MONITOR WAS INSTALLED FOR THE ABS AND IT STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/18/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER, NO EVENT, ENGINE BURNED UP. UNDER HOOD FIRE. HAD TO REPLACE ALL COMPONENTS OR BUY A NEW ENGINE. *JB

• 11/17/2006· SUSPENSION

  REPORTING A VEHICLE ISSUE THAT IS KNOWN BY NISSAN "IF A 1996-98 PATHFINDER EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, THE CAUSE MAY BE FROM WORN BUSHING(S) IN THE REAR SUSPENSION UPPER AND/OR LOWER LINKS. EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE REAR AXLE ESPECIALLY DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. VEHICLE PULLING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. EXCESSIVE SWAY AND ROCKING MOTION IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN COMING TO A STOP. TO CORRECT THESE CONDITIONS, USE THE SERVICE PROCEDURE ON PAGE 2. " THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT CAN EASILY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT CAUSES VERY VIOLENT SHAKING/ROCKING OF THE CHASSIS. *JB

• 11/16/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I READ FROM NHTSA A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER REGISTERED IN PENNSYLVANIA. I SENT AN INQUIRY TO NISSAN OF AMERICA, TO SEE IF I COULD BE PUT ON A LIST TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. IT EXHIBITS THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL, I.E. GAS FUME SMELL NEAR THE FUEL TANK FILLER ON OCCASIONS. I EMAILED NISSAN TWICE,,AND THEY DENY THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE NHTSA #07V435000 RECALL ON MY 1997 PATHFINDER..THIS IS CONFUSING,,AND I INQUIRED A SECOND TIME..STILL THEY DENY ANY RECALLS CURRENT OR TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/15/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVER'S SEATBELT REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO LOCKING UP TOO TIGHTLY, WON'T RELEASE ONCE TIGHTENED. CONSUMER HAS NO MOVEMENT, DEALER KEPT REPLACING BELTS WITH SAME TYPE. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH FILLER TUBE, IT OVERFLOWS WHEN GETTING GAS, IT FILLS RESERVOIR. MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD CAUSE PROBLEM. CANISTER WAS REPLACED. *AK ACCELERATOR STUCK. *YH

• 11/14/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON GAS PEDAL AND IT WILL STICK TO FLOOR IN A DOWN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. BUT, NO SOLUTION HAD BEEN FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/12/1997· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY MAKES A LOUD ROLLING THUMP AS IF SOMEONE REAR ENDED VEHICLE.IS AT DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/11/2008· SUSPENSION

  THE LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER HAS PUSHED UP INTO THE HOOD DUE TO RUST ON THE FRAME. AFTER 118,000 MILES, THE ODOMETER ON OUR 97 PATHFINDER STOPPED WORKING AND WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A VERY LOUD BANG EVERY TIME WE HIT A BUMP WITH THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME HAD ROTTED AND THE STRUT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE SAID IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. WE HAD THE PATHFINDER TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE, AND AFTER PLACING ON THE FRAME MACHINE DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $2100.00 TO REPAIR AND ADVISED US NOT TO SPEND THE FUNDS TO REPAIR. THEY TOLD US THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, AND COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT SUCH A WELL TAKEN CARE OF PATHFINDER WAS NOT SAFE AND READY TO BE CRUSHED. WE ARE NOW LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT LOOKS AND RUNS FINE, BUT CANNOT BE DRIVEN OR SOLD. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT WE DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR HURT ANYONE, BUT ARE NOW OUT $5000.00 (VALUE OF THE PATHFINDER). *TR

• 11/09/2007· SUSPENSION

  I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MY 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE (81,000 MILES); AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT THE FRONT SHOCKS WERE SHOT; THEN A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT NO - IT WAS THE FRONT STRUTS. I HAVE SINCE FOUND A WEB SITE WITH MANY OWNERS OF THIS VINTAGE MODEL THAT TELL ME THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE 8 REAR CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS - THIS IS DANGEROUS. AT VERY LEAST, THEY SHOULD NOTIFY OWNERS. *TR

• 11/07/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  THE NISSAN DEALER CREATS ALL KIND OF TACTICS TO DELAY TO FIX ALL THE KNOWN PROBLEMS TO NISSAN PATHFINDER MODEL. I HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCES AND WITNESSES TO PROVE THAT THEY UNDERMINE CUSTOMER 'S TRUST. THEY DOCTORED THE PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF RECOGNIZING THEM AND FIX THEM.

• 11/06/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR MY 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER STRUT TOWER HOUSING ASSEMBLY. ON THE RECALL NISSAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLES REGISTERED IN CERTAIN STATES THAT USES ROAD SALT CAN DEVELOP CORROSION THAT CAN LEAD TO STEERING DAMAGES. HOWEVER, THE RECALL LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO ME WAS STATING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN THAT STATES AND ALSO STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED FOR THE APPLICABLE REPAIRS. WHEN I WAS IN ACTIVE MILITARY I WAS STATIONED TO GREAT LAKES IL. FROM SEPTEMBER 2006 TO JUNE 2010. I WAS RESIDING AT[XXX]. MY IL STATES DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER WAS [XXX] AND WAS ISSUED [XXX]. I'M WRITING THIS COMPLAINT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL APPLICABLE INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS FOR MY VEHICLE WILL BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/06/2000· TIRES

  SEVERE TIRE WEAR AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES DESPITE PROPER CARE, PRESSURE, SCHEDULED ROTATING FOLLOWED. (TIRESIZE: 235 70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 70R15 )

• 11/02/1998· TIRES

  UNDO WEAR ON TIRES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM DEALER. AFTER 3RD TIME, TOLD TOO MUCH EXCESSIVE WEAR AFTER 28,000 MILES. TIRES ARE BALD. *AK

• 10/29/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 10/29/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A COLLISION. DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

• 10/27/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO A BRICK WALL. *AK

• 10/27/1998· TIRES

  EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR.

• 10/25/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I HAD TO PAY TO REPAIR THE STRUT HOUSING SHEET METAL, THAT WAS GRINDING AGAINST THE STEERING ARM, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY--AND I AM WAITING TO GET THE RECEIPT,AS IT WAS PAID BY CREDIT CARD---$1340.00. WAS THE NAME OF THE REPAIR SHOP,. THE REPAIR WAS DONE BEFORE THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BEGAN. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED BY NISSAN'S LACK OF RESPONSE, SINCE I WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL. THEY STATE, IN THE DOCUMENT , THAT WAS SENT TO ME, THAT I AM ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF RELATED EXPENSE OF REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261, AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM, AFTER NUMEROUS MESSAGES AND VOICE-MAILS. NISSAN HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME, AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REACH THEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

• 10/25/2011· SUSPENSION

  1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STRUT TOWERS CORROSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DETERIORATION OF THE STRUTS CAUSED VERY NOTICEABLE SHIMMYING AND SWAYING OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. THE CORROSION OF THE STRUTS WAS SO SEVERE, THAT THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE STRUTS IMMEDIATELY. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH STRUTS WERE ENTIRELY CORRODED, TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RELYING ON THE SPRINGS FOR SUPPORT. *JB

• 10/24/2012· SUSPENSION

  EXTREME REAR END WOBBLE (SWAY) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

• 10/22/1999· EQUIPMENT

  THE COMPACT DISC FAILS TO PLAY PROPERLY. IT WOULD SKIP OR STOP PLAYING. ALSO WOULD MAKE CLICKING SOUNDS BEFORE IT WOULD EJECT CD. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WOULD MAKE FUNNY NOISES ON RIGHT SIDE. THE CHECK ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON & STAYING. HAD CONTACTED & TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC NOTICED LEAKING OUT OF MANIFOLD. REPLACED THE GASKETS & THE MANIFOLD.

• 10/21/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED AN INSPECTION THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FRONT STRUT TOWER AS BEING CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

• 10/18/2000· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE CONSUMER TO FIX PROBLEM, CONSUMER FELT AIRBAG SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR.*AK

• 10/16/2000· SUSPENSION

  WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-70 MPH VEHICLE SWAYED BACK AND FORTH WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TIRES/ STRUTS/ SHOCKS, AND DID WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT DEFECT KEPT OCCURRING.*AK

• 10/15/2001· STEERING,STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE ALARM PUT ON. SINCE THEN POWER DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. COSUMER HAS TAKEN IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO BE FIXED, BUT NO REMEDY SOLUTION FOUND. *AK

• 10/14/2006· SUSPENSION

  1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4WD, TERRIBLE WOBBLE ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS. NISSAN DID NOT KNOW WHY. I REPLACED ALL TIRES..FRONT STRUTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS..FINALLY FOUND ON INTERNET SITE, THAT THE REAR UPPER AND LOWER LINK BUSHINGS WEAR. THIS CAUSES THE REAR AXLE TO SHIFT, IN EFFECT,,THE REAR AXLE STEERS THE VEHICLE..CAUSE OF THE BAD BUSHINGS. *NM

• 10/14/1997· POWER TRAIN

  REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, CAUSING A LOUD THUMP THEN LURCHES FORWARD.

• 10/13/2013· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME, INCLUDING CHASSIS, SUSPENSION AND BODY HAS EXTENSIVE RUST. THE SUSPENSION IS CAVING INTO THE CHASSIS DUE TO EXTENSIVE CHASSIS RUST. THE RUST IS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF VEHICLE. IT IS DUE TO INADEQUATE COATING TO PREVENT RUST. THE VEHICLES OF SAME MODEL (YEAR) OF OTHER MAKES HAVE MINIMAL RUST COMPARED TO THIS VEHICLE. EVEN THE MECHANICS I HAVE APPROACHED HAVE SIMILAR OPINION THAT THIS VEHICLE ACROSS THE BOARD IS POORLY BUILT, AND MORE RUST PRONE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC IF THE RUST EATS THROUGH AND MAKES SUSPENSION/AXLES COLLAPSE, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR RUST ISSUES, BUT THE RECALL ONLY COVERED PART OF THE PROBLEM, WHILE THERE IS MORE EXTENSIVE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

• 10/13/1998· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR OUT. ALSO, RUNNING BOARD AFFECTS STEERING, CAUSES POOR HANDLING OF VEHICLE.

• 10/12/2000· SUSPENSION

  I CONTACTED MY NISSAN DEALER THE FIRST TIME THE STRUTS WENT OUT. THEY REPLACED ONLY 1 STRUT NOT 2. WHEN THE STRUTS WENT OUT THE 2ND TIME I CONTATED THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CAR REPAIR SHOP THEY ADVISED ME YOU NEVER REPLACE ONLY 1 STRUT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS THEY SAID TOO BAD. MY PATHFINDER STILL HAD THE BANGING NOICE IN THE FRONT. I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF CAR PLACES THEY SEEMED TO KNOW OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR NISSAN FAULT. THE NEXT TIME THE STRUTS WENT OUT I WAS IN IDAHO VISITING FAMILY. IT AS AGAIN A VERY SCARY ORDEAL. I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY WINDY CANYON ROAD WITH THE RIVER RIGHT BESIDE ME. I HAD A NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER IN EMMETT IDAHO WHO ADVISED ME THEY KNEW OF A REPORT OUT ON THIS MAKE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. THIS IS THE FIRST I HEARD OF NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OR REINBURSE ME FOR ALL THE EXPENSE. MY CHILDEN AND I COULD OF BEEN KILLED A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH THIS REOCCURING PROBLEM AND NISSAN DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO CONTACT US. WHAT IS MY CHOICES ON ACTION TO TAKE AGAINST THE COMPANY? PLEASE HELP ME MAKE THIS LARGE COMPANY LISTEN TO ONE VERY DISSATISFIED AND CONCERNED PERSON.