1995 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

SUBFRAME OF VEHICLE RUSTED, ALLOWING A HOLE TO FORM IN BETWEEN ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS. HEAT FROM ENGINE/EXHAUST SYSTEMS COULD CAUSE CARPET IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BROKEN, ALSO HAPPENED 5/00 WITH RIGHT MANIFOLD. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER FILLS VEHICLE WITH FUEL HE SMELLS GAS FOR A WHILE.*AK

THREE BOLTS FROM ENGINE MANIFOLD BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK A MECHANICE AT A GARAGE STATED THE BOLTS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND THAT THEY BREAK VERY EASILY. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF FRONT, AND HOOD WAS "BUBBLED". VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY, AND WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM.*JB

THE FUEL TANK IS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS NEVER OFF ROAD. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR 1/2 THE REPAIR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN INHERENT DEFECT. THE AMOUNT OF FUMES THAT ACCUMULATED IN MY GARAGE WAS PRETTY EXTENSIVE. COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER REPORTED CASES. THANKS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT FRAME AND BOTH BUMPERS WERE RUSTED BAD, DUE TO POSSIBILE ROAD SALT CONDITIONS CONSUMER DISAGREES THAT RUST IS DUE TO ROAD SALT CONDITIONS HE STATES WHERE HE TRAVELS, VERY SELDOMLY ARE ROADS ICY OR SNOWY. *JB

TRANSMISSION CHANGES SLOW AND IT GETTING WORSE HAD IT LOOKED AT AT MY MECH. HE TOLD ME THEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TANSMISSION AT ONE TIME I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS AND HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED

MANIFOLD WARPS BREAKING BOLTS & LEAKS EXHAUST. THIS TIME INSTEAD OF THE BOLTS BREAKING THEY ARE PULLED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD REQUIRING THE HEAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING (I ALSO OWNED A '91 PATHFINDER THAT HAD TO HAVE EACH MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED TWICE) . SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PARTS REQ'D REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER THAT DRIVES THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

MY SON WAS TURNING RIGHT OUT OF A GAS STATION WHEN THE ACCELATOR STUCK ON OUR 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. HE VEERED BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE STATION TO TRY AND GAIN CONTROL HOWEVER THERE WAS A CEMENT POLE IN HIS PATH AND HE JERKED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING THE POLE HEADON. THE PATHFINDER FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND LANDED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET FACING THE OTHER DIRECTION. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN A NISSAN PATHFINDER WHO HAS HAD THEIR ACCELARATOR STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS WRECKED ON ALL SIDES AND NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG INFLATED. WITNESSES ON THE SCENE REPORTED THAT THE WHEELS ON THE SUV WERE STILL TURNING AT A RAPID PACE EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS SIDE. THE SHERIFF INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *AK

RIGHT OEM MANIFOLD #4, INSTALLED BY NISSAN IS WARPED AND LEAKING EXHAUST AGAIN. THIS IS NOW THE 6TH ONE TO BE REPLACED COUNTING BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT. ALL REPLACED USING OEM EQUIPMENT, PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER *AK

THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR THE FOURTH TIME. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE EXISTS A CONDITION WHERE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPS, SHEARING THE BOLTS. THIS IS A $500+ REPAIR JOB. THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO NISSAN SINCE (AT LEAST) 1992. YET THEY CONTINUED TO MANUFACTURE A FLAWED DESIGN. IS THIS NOT FRAUD? NHTSA STATES ON THE WEBSITE THAT SAFETY-RELATED FAILURES MUST BE REPAIRED BY THE MFG- IN THIS CASE, IF THE VEHICLE IS AT IDLE EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN, AND CAN SUFFOCATE THOSE INSIDE. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE FAILING, CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM (TSB94041) THAT ANY MECHANIC WILL ATTEST TO. TOTAL REPAIR IS 800.00 FOR BOTH SIDES. NISSAN REFUSES TO OFFER ANY HELP IN THE MATTER. CARBON MONOXIDE MAY ENTER THE VEHICLE IF IT IS NOT FIXED. *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65MPH WHEN TIRE LOST ITS TREAD. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENED. ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. EXCHANGED TIRE WITH SPARE TIRE. DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE. FIRESTONE, FR410, DOT VDHL41A456 ON 1995, NISSAN, PATHFINDER, P235/75R15.*AK *SLC

EXHAUST LEAK ON RIGHT SIDE DUE TO CRACKED BOLTS AND WARPED MANIFOLD. THERE IS A POSTED RECALL FOR THE 1996- 1998 PATHFINDER THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, WHY WOULD THIS NOT COVER EARLIER YEARS IF THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED, THEN 40000 OR SO MILES LATER BOLTS BROKEN ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT MANIFOLD. REVERSE IN THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT WORK, HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION. DRIVERS SUNVISOR IS BAD DESIGN, YOU HAVE PROBLEMS SEEING WHEN IT IS DOWN.

ON AUGUST 5, 1999, MY HUSBAND PURCHASED 4 GENERAL GRABBER AP RADIALS FROM WTC (WHOLESALE TIRE COMPANY) LOCATED AT 2250 HEMPSTEAD TPKE., EAST MEADOW, NEW YORK (516) 794-9050 FOR A TOTAL OF $429.22 OF WHICH INCLUDED AMERICAN CAR CARE CENTER FREEDOM PLAN NATIONALWIDE TIRE WARRNATY (800) 473-1939, PURCHASE INFORMTION 0780023. WE CALLED THEM AND THEY WANTED TO SPEAK WITH THE COMPANY WHO ALIGNED AND ROTATED THE TIRES. THE COMPANY,BRADLELEY-LAWLESS PONTIAC, INC. WENT OUT OF BUINESS. OUR NEW MECHANIC AT CHAMPION NISSAN TOLD US AS WELL AS CALLING WARRANTY HOTLINE, THAT THE TIRES WITH OR WITHOUT ALIGNMENT ARE UNUSALLY WORN AND VERY DANGEROUS. WE DO NOT HAVE MONEY AT THIS TIME TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND AFTER ALL THE FIRESTONE INCIDENTS, HAVE HARDLY DRIVEN THE TRUCK. OUR WARRANTY STATES COVERAGE FOR 48 MONTHS AND/OR 50,000 MILES. IT'S BEEN 1 YEAR AND ALMOST 21,000 MILES, AFTER HAVING THE WHEELS ALIGNED, ROTATED AND BALANCED, WITH ALL THE TIRE PROBLEMS SURFACING, I'M SHOCKED WTC WON'T HONNOR THEIR WARRANTY. (DOT NUMBER: DK54805 TIRESIZE: 31X1050R15)

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.*AK

THIS PROBLEM INVOLVES THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE BOLTS THAT SECURE IT TO THE ENGINE HEAD. THOUSANDS OF MECHANICS AROUND THE WORLD WILL TESTIFY THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAW INHERENT IN THE MANIFOLD. HERES WHAT HAPPENSSUPER HEATED EXHAUST FIRES OUT FROM THE PISTON HEAD AND IS CAPTURED BY THE MANIFOLD. BUT, DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE MANIFOLD CURVE (THE BEND IN THE METAL PIPING) THE GAS HITS THE METAL TOO HEAD ON AND OVER-HEATS THE MANIFOLD. THE HEAT IS SO INTENSE THAT IT WARP THE METAL. THE TOQUE OF THE BENDING METAL IS SO STRONG IT LITERALLY SHEARS THE BOLTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO SECURE THE MANIFOLD TO THE HEAD. THE METAL SHOULD NEVER GET THAT HOT, YET IT DOES SOLELY BECAUSE OF NISSANS DESIGN FLAW. ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN DEALER I TALKED WITH.THIS PROBLEM THEN LEAKS CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CAR. ONE MECHANIC SAID HE SEES MAYBE 4 OF THESE EVERY TWO WEEKS! (PATHFINDER AND MAXIMAS) THIS PROBLEM IS COSTING CONSUMERS A LOT OF MONEY. PLEASE HELP.

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (P235/75R15) TIRES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE, NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THAT IS BEING ISSUED. *MJS

EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THEM WARPING AND THE LEAKING EXHAUST. THEY WERE REPLACED AT 75,000 AND 90,191 MILES. NOW AT 143500 THE RIGHT ONE IS WARPED AND LEAKING EXHAUST AGAIN. FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN AND THIS ENGINE IN THE TRUCKS AND PATHFINDERS. NONE OF THE WORK DONE TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS HAS BEEN COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY.

A CATASTOPHIC FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE - THE TIRE HAD SEPERATED AND GONE FLAT AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW MATCHING TIRE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS) CONSIDERING THAT ONE TIRE HAS ALREADY FAILED I WISH TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED IMMEDIATELY - WHAT SHOULD I DO?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

I HAD TWO OF THESE TIRED COME APART ON ME. ONE FORTUNATELY WAS FLAT IN THE DRIVEWAY LEAKING AIR THROUGH THE MISSING TREAD AREA. THE SECOND WE WERE NOT SO FORTUNATE ON. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TREAD TARTED CHUNKING OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR WITHOUT INJURY TO THE KIDS I WAS TRANSPORTING TO SCHOOL. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD DONE, EITHER BY MY DRIVING HABITS. 4 WHEELING WHICH THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR, OR HITTING POT HOLES. AGAINST MY JUDGEMENT BOTH OF THE PROBLEM TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ATX'S. IN LIGHT OF YOUR INVETIGATION I FELT I AHOULD FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOU. I LIVE IN COLORADO, OBVIOUSLY NOT IN THE AREA WHERE FIRESTONE CLAIMS THE PROBLEMS ARE AND THE INCIDENT OCCURED ON C470 BEFORE UNIVERSITY. IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL ADI IN YOUR INVESTIGATOIN OR NOT. I AM VERY THATNKFUL NONE OF THE 4 CHILDREN AND MY SELF WERE INJRED AND THAT THE VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PM205 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

BOUGHT VEHICLE IN NOV. '98. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION IN OR AROUND APRIL '99. WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT YEAR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION ONLY BECAUSE WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON AUGUST 7, THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN FAILED ONLY AFTER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. WE THOUGHT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THEY SAID THEY WOULD PULL TRANSMISSION TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL WHAT IT WAS. IN THE MEANTIME, I STARTED CALLING OTHER PLACES TO CHECK ON PRICING. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SOME KIND OF BOLT (?) OR SOMETHING THAT WAS A DEFECT IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BUT WERE STILL KNOWLINGLY REPLACING THESE TRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT CORRECTING THAT PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE WE TRUSTED THE RELIABILTY OF THE MAKE. NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE AROUND $2,000.00 OUT, PLUS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THE INCONVIENIENCE (WE WERE TO TAKE OUR VACATION THIS WEEK, NOW WE CAN'T). IF THIS SITE IS NOT THE CORRECT PLACE TO MAKE THIS KIND OF COMPLAINT I APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING UP YOUR TIME. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME RECOURSE FOR US. WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND THIS WILL GREATLY SET US BACK WHICH WAS THE PURPOSE OF GOING WITH A NISSAN.

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE KNOCKING WHEN STARTED COLD. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. **** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****724554. *AK *JB

ENGINE REPORTED AS DEFECTIVE IN 1996, NOW DEALER DENIES IT.

THERE IS A TICKING NOISE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, WHICH LESSENS AS THE ENGINE WARMS UP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK CAUSED BY A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF CAUSING A GAP BETWEEN THE EXHAUST AND THE MANIFOLD. ALSO, THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM REPORTED ON PATHFINDER'S. *AK

WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH ON FLAT DRY SURFACE ,WENT TO REDUCE SPEED BY APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY AND THEN ROLLED OVER WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

THE GAS TANK HAS EXPANDED FROM ITS NORMAL SIZE, AND IS NOW STRESSING THE WELD THAT SEALS THE TWO SIDES TOGETHER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MY 95 NISSAN PATHFINDER WILL NOT GO INTO THE REVERSE GEAR. THE DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAYS IT COULD BE A SOLENOID SWITCH. THEY WERE NOT CERTAIN OF THIS. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN PATHFINDERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRAVELING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS NEEDED. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING POOR CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HORN ASSEMBLY IS INOPERATIVE IN AN EMERGENCY OR WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. WHEN HORN IS NEEDED THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS LINKED THE PROBLEM TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN STARTED. SERVICE BULLETIN SBN-008

THE ENGINE MAKE A PINGING NOISE AFTER A COLD START, ESPECIALLY DURING COLDER WEATHER == THE VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED

WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND EVERYTHING WAS OFF, AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN DASH AREA. POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 70 MPH HOOD CAME LOOSE , FLEW UP, HITTING TOP OF WINDSHIELD, AND CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS. MANY ALIGNMENT CHECKS SHOW NOTHING WRONG. WHATS UP?

WHENEVER SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER GEAR, IT WOULD BE JUMPING. CASING WAS SLIPPING FROM DIFFERENTIAL. DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED CHAFING DUE TO DROPPING. TWO DEALERS COULD NOT DO IT DUE TO LACK OF CORRECT TOOLS. *AK

BOLTS ARE SNAPPING OFF AND THE ENGINE MANIFOLD IS BREAKING.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER NISSAN WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY MENTIONED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE MY RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO A VERY NOISY "LEAK" INCLUDING EXHAUST LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (ROTTEN EGG SMELL) WITH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM RUNNING!!! NOT A GOOD SITUATION TO HAVE. THE MECHANIC AT TOWN NORTH NISSAN (AUSTIN, TX) SAID THAT EITHER THE MANIFOLD BOLTS OR THE GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE MANIFOLD TO DISTORT, CAUSING THE LEAK. AFTER 2 WEEKS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT MANIFOLD IS NOW LEAKING AT THE GASKET TOO. THE LABOR AND 2 NEW MANIFOLDS WILL COST A TOTAL OF $1000 TO FIX. I HAVE TALKED TO A LOT OF NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS THAT HAVE NOTICED THE SAMETHING. SEE WEB SITE HTTP://SATURN.GUESTWORLD.TRIPOD.LYCOS.COM/WGB/WGBVIEW.DBM?OWNER=PATHQA FOR MORE INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED IT, SEVERAL WHEEL ALIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BUT NEVER HAVE THEY RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER WAS IN AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT OF 40-55MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. (PLEASE ADD VIN#). *AK

RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS CAUSING THE FUMES TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

TIRE RACK ON REAR OF TRUCK IS PLACED ON THE SHEET METAL SIDE PANEL. WHEN YOU OPEN THE TIRE RACK THERE IS NO STOP . THE RACK CRUSHES THE REAR QUARTER PANEL CAUSING $600.00 IN DAMAGE, WHICH NISSAN SAID THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND.

EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED A TICKING NOISE HAPPENS. AFTER WARMED UP NOISE GOES AWAY. NOISE IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS WHEN WEATHER IS COLD. NOT AT DEALERSHIP YET. *AK