1999 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

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 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

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

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

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

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

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?????

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