1999 Nissan Pathfinder

Defect. NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1996-2004 PATHFINDER AND MODEL YEAR 1997-2003 INFINITI QX4 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAY ENTER AN ASSEMBLY LOCATION HOLE IN THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING, CAUSING WATER TO COLLECT AT THE MATING SURFACE OF THE STRUT HOUSING PANEL AND THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THIS SNOW/WATER AND SALT INTRUSION MAY RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING IN SOME SUBJECT VEHICLES.

Risk. THE STRUT HOUSING MAY CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO GRINDING NOISES, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. NISSAN WILL INSPECT THE STRUT HOUSING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN MAY 2011. THE SECOND NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Defect. DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

Defect. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA , WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DURING THE COATING PROCESS OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY, AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF COATING MAY HAVE BEEN APPLIED AT THE LOWER MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN OPENING IN THE COATING WHICH CAN ALLOW WATER TO ENTER AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BARE METAL OF THE TUBE.

Risk. THIS MAY RESULT IN SURFACE RUST BUT NOT PERFORATION OF THE TUBE. HOWEVER, IN THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHICH USE HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT IN THE WINTER, IF A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BARE METAL, CORROSION MAY OCCUR TO A DEGREE WHICH RESULTS IN PERFORATION OF THE TUBE. IN THIS CASE FUEL LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR WHEN FILLING THE TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ONE WITH AN IMPROVED COATING PROCESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 26, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

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 SERVI

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