1995 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

RUSTED FRAME ON A NISSAN PATHFINDER 1994 AND 1995. *TR

THE TRUCK FRAME HAS STRESS FRACTURES AND INDICATIONS THAT IT WOULD CRITICALLY FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT. MOST DECAY IS FROM WITHIN THE FRAME SO THERE ARE LITTLE SIGNS IT IS OCCURRING. *TR ONCE I BEGAN HAMMERING ON THE FRAME A THREE FOOT LONG HOLE WAS CREATED. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THIS IS COMMON TO ALMOST ALL TRUCKS IN CORROSION PRONE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. I WOULD EXPECT THIS TO BE A HIGH RISK FOR REAR PASSENGERS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF FAILURE WHEN DRIVING. I AM UNSURE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES.

I OWN A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER XE WITH UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME ROT. I PAID $500 TO HAVE ONE SECTION REPAIRED BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE FRAME IS IN JEOPARDY OF ROTTING AS WELL. THE TRUCK STILL RUNS FINE WITH 125,000 ON IT AND I WANT TO KEEP IT BUT I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. NISSAN SHOULD EITHER REPAIR THE FRAME OR REIMBURSE ME THE MONEY I'VE PAID. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

DEFECT-THE FRAME ABOVE REAR WHEELS IS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT OF IMMINENT FAILURE. I FORTUNATELY WAS ALERTED TO THIS POSSIBILITY BY ANOTHER PATHFINDER OWNER AND UNCOVERED THE FIST SIZED HOLES IN THE FRAME ABOVE THE REAR SUSPENSION. HAD I NOT BEEN LOOKING FOR IT THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A HORRIFIC CRASH. IN SPEAKING TO FRAME REPAIR SPECIALISTS AND OTHER PATHFINDER OWNERS I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 93-95 MODEL YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING STRUCTURAL FRAME DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. UPDATED 11/06/08 *BF THE FRAME HAD RUSTED. UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT FOR A FRIEND, IT CONCERNS A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER, AND WHOSE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT, TO THE POINT THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK, AT THE REAR WHEELS HAS RUSTED AWAY MORE THEN 50%. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FIND THIS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE, AND INCLUDES MULTIPLE YEARS. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAULTY MANUFACTURING ON THIS FRAME. THANK YOU *TR

1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH A RUSTED FRAME. CUSTOMER STATES THAT NOW HER VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN. CUSTOMER BELIEVES THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS TO WHY IT IS RUSTED OUT. *KB

TRANSMISSION WILL BOGG DOWN AND GRADUALLY BUILD UP SPEED AND ALSO WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH UPHILL, THE CARPET AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT SUDDENLY ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED BY THE DRIVER WITH WATER AND THE AUTHORITIES WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE INSURANCE AGENCY FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THE HEAT SHIELD WAS MISSING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE FLOOR BOARD IN THAT AREA WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING EXTREME HEAT TO CONTACT THE CARPET. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEALER SELLING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FIRST INSPECTING FOR SAFETY PROBLEMS. THE RUST COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN VIEWED BY SIMPLY INSPECTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE.

ENGINE WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE, SO I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RIGHT-SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT HAD BROKEN OFF. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME WOULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. *JB

LAST FEBRUARY IT WAS THE RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. THIS YEAR IT WAS THE LEFT SIDE. FORTUNATELY I KNEW WHAT IT WAS WHEN I HEARD THAT FAMILIAR TICKING NOISE. AGAIN, I'M TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN PATHFINDER, AND I COULD HAVE SEVERELY DAMAGED MY ENGINE HAD I NOT BROUGHT IT IN WHEN I HAD. *JB

1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER FRAME BROKE IN HALF.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ON JUNE 19TH THE CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR PNEUMATIC AIR RIDE SHOCKS REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL THE BELTS AND WATER PUMP. ON THE WAY HOME FROM HAVING THESE REPAIRS DONE THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF. THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FRAME WAS MADE WITH INFERIOR METAL. *NM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER DROVE OVER A DIP. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD THE TWO FRONT TIRES HIT THE PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER THREE TIMES. DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND DIED AT THE SCENE. CONSUMER?S MOTHER STATED THAT, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DISCONNECTED, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE DECEASED CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S DOOR. THE VICTIMS MOTHER BELIEVES THAT THE PATHFINDER DOORS AND SEAT BELTS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. *NM

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER COASTED THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. UPON EXITING THE TRUCK CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING OUT OF THE SMOG FILTER. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD SECURED IT FOR TRAVEL. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ONE OR TWO OF THE VALVES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE FUEL CAP COULD BE THE CAUSE. BOTH VALVES, FUEL CAP, AND THE SMOG FILTER WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.*AK

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING. *AK *NM

SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE WITH A 1995 PATHFINDER - MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR IS NECESSARY. IT'S BEEN BAD FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE JUST IGNORED THE TICKING SOUND.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANS/ NO REVERSE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH TRANS NOW NO REVERSE. WARNING NO SIGNS OF THINGS TO COME, JUST DROVE FROM POINT A TO POINT B (ABOUT 1/2 A MILE) AND REVERSE WAS GONE. HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER 1995 PATHFINDER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF ENGINE. FOUND IT A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WON'T FIX. *AK

SPLITTER PLATE IN THE BACK OF CHILD SEAT IS LOP-SIDED. *MR ONE STRAP WOULD SINCH TIGHTLY WHILE THE OTHER STRAP WAS VERY LOOSE. (EVENFLO TRIBUTE/MODEL#3792098 P1) *SCC *JB

I HAVE A VERY DEAR FRIEND WHO WAS KILLED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, HE WAS EJECTED FROM HIS VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY DOOR LATCH AS WELL AS HIS SELTBELT FAILED. HE WAS DRIVING A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EVER BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. THANK YOU. COMPLAINAT SAW THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. COMPLAINAT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. CW

BOLTS ON EXHAUST BROKE. *TT

@ 50K LEFT MANIFOLD FAILURE - REPLACE/COVERED BY WARRANTY. @ 65K RIGHT MANIFOLD FAILURE, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE. NOW, @ 90K ANOTHER MANIFOLD FAILURE. *NLM

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILS TO GIVE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES IT WORKS, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WORK. *JB

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAVE FAILED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CARBON MONOXIDE WAS ENTERING DIRECTLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FORCED ME TO PAY THE ~$900 TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED. ATTEMPTING TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. *NLM

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT MOST CYLINDER HAD ONE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD BREAK OFF AND AFTER CAREFULLY INSPECTING OTHER STUDS ON PASSENGER SIDE AT LEAST ONE MORE IS BROKEN. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX ALSO VERY FRUSTRATING!!! *JB

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK ON MY 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. IT WAS LAST REPLACED 1 MONTH AGO AND IS BEGINNING TO LEAK AGAIN. EACH TIME SPOT WELDS ON THE TANK HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE, RESULTING IN A SLOW LEAK AND BUILD UP OF FUMES UNDER THE GAS TANK. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD THIS POSES. *NLM

THE LEFT AND RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WARPED.*AK *JB

AT MY 60K SERVICE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND REPLACED IT. FORTUNATELY, THIS WAS COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT IS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN PATHFINDERS ALTHOUGH NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL REOCCUR AGAIN AS MY VEHICLE APPROACHED 100K.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD BROKEN

MY 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER'S TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED DO TO FAILURE OF NISSAN IN THE DESIGN OF THE COOLING TUBES. AFTER CONTACTING SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS I WAS TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM AFFECTING ALL NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS UP TO YR 98. THAT IS WHEN NISSAN FIXED THE PROBLEM BY MAKING THE COOLING TUBES LARGER DIAMETER. THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THIS BUT DID NOT. THE REVERSE GEAR IS THE FIRST ONE TO BURN OUT. IF YOU CAN GET 125K ON ANY OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS YOU ARE VERY LUCKY. THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS SAY TO MAKE IT OVER 150K IS A MIRACLE. I MADE IT TO 189K. MAKE NISSAN RECALL THIS PRODUCT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TS

THERE WAS A GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP PULLED GAS TANK,BUT DIDN'T FIND A LEAK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE NOTICED THAT GAS WAS SEEPING THREW 5 STUDS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK.*AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN. OBVIUOSLY NISSAN IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR PATHFINDER OWNERS. THEIR NEGLECT AT ADDRESSING THIS SITUATION COMPOUNDS MY FRUSTRATION. WILSON NISSAN IN LOGAN UTAH ESPECTS ME TO REPLACE THEM AT MY COST EVERY TIME THEY BREAK, WHICH COULD HAPPEN AS SOON AS THEY ARE REPLACED. I SUGGEST A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FROM ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES IS IN ORDER TO GET NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. HAD KNOWN OF THIS I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A NISSAN PRODUCT, AND I NEVER WILL AGAIN.

NO SUMMARY. DT

UNDAMAGED AND NON-CORRODED FUEL TANK LEAKS FROM THE BOTTOM. 'DIMPLE' WHERE TANK WAS STAMPED UPON MANUFACTURE HAS SMALL CRACK WHICH SLOWLY LEAKS FUEL. MUST KEEP VEHICLE OUTSIDE OR GARAGE DOOR OPEN OR FUMES BUILD UP OVER TIME. IF LEFT PARKED IN ONE SPOT PUDDLE FORMS UNDER TANK. DT

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. ALSO, ELECTRICAL LOCKS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED.DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS.*AK

GOING 70 MPH AND THE TIRE TREAD RIPPED OFF LIKE A FRUIT PEEL. THE TIRE STILL HAD HAD ALL ITS AIR IN IT WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I DID NOT CRASH AND NO BODY WAS HURT. I SENT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. THEY SAID THE TIRE WAS NOT INFLATED CORRECTLY AND IT WAS MY FAULT. MY INSURANCE CO. HAS PAID FOR THE COST OF DAMAGE BUT NOT FOR MY NEW TIRES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT I MIGHT CONTACT? I STILL HAVE THE TIRE WITH ME. I ASKED FIRESTONE TO SEND IT BACK TO ME AND THEY DID. THE TIRES WERE 60 THOUSAND MILE TIRES AND I HAD ABOUT 30-40 THOUSAND ON THEM. I HAVE PICTURES AND A SHORT VIDEO OF THE OLD TIRE AND ITS MATES SHOWING THE TREAD DEPTH.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 TO 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE SOUND AND DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF AND ROLLED AWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKE, CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK ON RIGHT & LEFT SIDES OF ENGINE. *AK

EXHAUST LEAK AT RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THREE STUDS FAILED ALLOWING MANIFOLD TO PULL AWAY FROM CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING HEAD WARPAGE. FOURTH OCCURRENCE ON SAME SIDE OF MANIFOLD.*AK

UPON TURNING THE HEAD LIGHTS HIGH BEAMS ON THEY DEFUSE THE LIGHT, EVEN TRYED USING A BRIGHTER BULB WITH 20%, BUT DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NLM CONSUMER STATES THE MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY EITHER THE LENS OR THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE THAT FOCUSES THE LIGHT IN THE COMPOSITE HEAD LIGHT UNIT HAD DETERIORATED. *YH

PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT SECURE IT TO ENGINE HEAD. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAWS. MANIFOLD DIRECTS HOT EXHAUST GAS BACK INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO BE BURNED OR EXPELLED FROM THE CAR. NO RECALL, BUT NISSAN KNOWS THE ANGLE OF THE MANIFOLD CURVE IS MISALIGNED. GAS HITS THE METAL HEAD ON AND OVERHEATS THE MANIFOLD AND STUDS. THE HEAT WARPS THE METAL AND SHEARS THE BOLTS WHICH SHOULD KEEP THE PART SECURE.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RIGHT SIDE MANIFOLD FAILED, BOLTS BROKEN IN ENGINE. THIS IS A KNOWN NISSAN DEFECT AND SUBJECT OF MANY COMPLAINTS.*AK

I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING AND THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. DIDI THEY EVER DO A RECALL? I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I FIXED THE MANIFOLD AND HEAD BOLTS THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD REPEAT ITSELF. IS THERE ANY THING I CAN DO ? THANK YOU.*AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT ON ALMOST ALWAYS. HAD FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED SOON AFTER PURCHASE IN OCT. '99. SAME PROBLEMS WITH MANNIFOLD AS MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING. PASS. DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK WITH KEY. ANTI-THEFT ALARM GOES ON WHEN TRYING TO START IN VERY COLD CONDITIONS. PULLS TO THE RIGHT FREQUENTLY EVN AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS. ALSO BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH GEAR SHIFTING. WHEN TURNING WHEELS TO EXIT OR ENTER A DRIVEWAY IN DRIVE OR REVERSE OFTEN THERE IS A VERY LOUD GRINDING SOUND, A FREIND WITH A NISSAN PICKUP HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN ASKING THE DEALER ABOUT IT, THEY REPORTED IT IS NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT- "THEY ALL MAKE THAT SOUND".

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES AROUND 35-45 MPH, DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF, EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, AS CONSUMER WAS WALKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE SHE HEARD A NOISE, TURNED AROUND, AND SAW VEHICLE GOING BACKWARD. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A METAL DIVIDER IN PARKING LOT. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL APPLIED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE COMING INTO VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOLTS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD BROKEN OFF. WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

A CONNECTING ROD FAILED AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEED. WAS TOLD THAT CERTAIN 6 CYLINDER NISSAN ENGINES OF 1995-96 WERE RECALLED,WARRANTIED FOR JUST SUCH A PROBLEM, FAILED RODS, CRANKSHAFTS.*AK