2006 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

MY DISTANCE TILL EMPTY GAS GAUGE JUST STOPPED WORKING JUST AS MY CAR HIT 36,100 MILES. MY WARRANTY WAS FOR 36 MONTHS OR 36,000 MILES. OF COURSE THIS HAPPENS THAT STUFF TEARS UP ARE THE WARRANTY IS UP. TWO DAYS ARE THE GAS GAUGE GOES OUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE GAS GAUGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR OVER A YEAR. I'VE NOTICED MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'VE READ THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENDING UNIT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT JUST STARTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE A CONSTANT "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ON AND IT WAS CHECKED OUT BY THE MECHANIC AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID IT IS A SENSOR PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAUGE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ABOUT 46,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT COMPLAINT ABOUT 2005/2006 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THIS IS A SAFELY ISSUE BECAUSE IT MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TRACK IT MANUALLY FOR THE TIME BEING. *TR

NISSAN PATHFINDER GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. THE PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE AND THE DEALERS ARE CHARGING APPROX $500 FOR REPAIRS. NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND AN INJURY OR FATALITY WILL RESULT IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION TO PUT GAS AND WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE THE FUEL LEVEL WAS STILL READING EMPTY AND MY DTE WAS READING ----. THEN MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE ONLY WAY I CAN TELL IF I HAVE GAS OR NOT IS BY ESTIMATING THE MILEAGE I HAVE DRIVEN. MY PATHFINDER HAS ABOUT 60K MILES. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD 1/2 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. IT CONTINUED TO REGISTER AS EMPTY(------) AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE GAS DID REGISTER IN THE TANK. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND HAD COMPUTER TESTED I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR. I HAVE OVER 60,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS--ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATE LEVEL OF FUEL AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT 3 DAYS AGO. *TR

THE FUEL SENSOR ON PATHFINDERS DOES NOT WORK AND DOES NOT READ THE FUEL LEVEL AFTER FILL UP AND CAUSES THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND ISSUE FOR MANY NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS. WE BOUGHT OUR CAR BRAND NEW 2 YEARS AGO AND DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $600 TO FIX THIS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND IMMEDIATE FIX BY NISSAN!!! *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS APPEARED AND MY FUEL GAGE WAS EITHER STUCK OR NOT WORRY CORRECTLY DURING THIS PERIOD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE CODE READ AND THE RESPONSE WAS "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT". UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON NISSAN CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING AND THERE'S AN ACTUAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ITEM (NTB07-069A). AGAIN, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE ON THIS ITEM, IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND AS A 'RECALL ITEM'. *TR THANK YOU, TERRANCE BAKER

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, STAYS ON EMPTY, APPARENT MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

I LIVE IN A VERY COLD PLACE DURING THE WINTER AND WOULD LIKE THE SENSOR RECALL REPLACEMENT PERFORMED FOR MY NISSAN PATHFINDER 2006. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH A FUEL GAUGE THAT DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO FILL IT UP WITH GAS AND WHEN WE TURNED IT ON IT READ "EMPTY". AFTER A FEW MILES THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED THAT WAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $525.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE PART. THEY TOLD ME THAT AS LONG AS I COULD FIGURE OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD GAS I WOULD BE FINE AS LONG AS IT DIDN'T RUN OUT. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS HAZARD FOR THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IF I WERE TO BE ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE DID RUN OUT OF GAS AND DIDN'T INDICATE IT. WELL, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE HALT AND SO WOULD THE PILE UP BEHIND ME. NOT GOOD! I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY IT IS TOO COMMON AND DESERVES A RECALL. EVERYONE IS PAYING THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS AND THEY ARE MAKING AN ENORMOUS PROFIT AFTER KNOWING THAT THEY MADE THESE VEHICLES WITH FAULTY PRODUCTS AND OBVIOUSLY WHILE THE MONEY IS POURING IN THEY DON'T CARE. SOMEONE UP THE HILL HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! RECALL NEEDED PLEASE! *TR

I PURCHASED AN AFTER-MARKET ENGINE COLD AIR INTAKE FOR MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AFTER I INSTALLED THE INTAKE A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE INTAKE BROKE OF AND GOT LODGED IN THE THROTTLE OF MY VEHICLE DURING A TRIP TO LOS ANGELES, CA. THE METAL PIECE CAUSED MY CAR'S ENGINE TO STALL THE DIE COMPLETELY ON THE FREEWAY WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN BARSTOW, CA WHO REMOVED THE METAL DEBRIS FROM THE THROTTLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE METAL HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM INSIDE THE INTAKE. WHEN I REMOVED THE INTAKE AND EXAMINED THE INSIDE I FOUND MORE PIECES OF METAL READY TO BREAK FREE. THE METAL FRAGMENTS WERE LEFT HANGING AND CLEANED UP AFTER THE METAL WAS CUT AND THE O2 SENSOR FITTING WAS WELDED ON. *TR

I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6,2009 AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL. NEXT THING I KNOW THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE JIGGLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE BECAUSE IT IS SO LOOSE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME AND IT TIGHTENED UP AGAIN AFTER A FEW TURNS. IT BECAME LOOSE ONCE AGAIN AFTER TURNING A FEW MORE TIMES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A STEERING COME LOOSE AND FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME OFF THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. AS OF NOW, WE HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET, WE ARE TAKING THE CAR IN ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 9,2009 TO GURLEY LEEP NISSAN IN MISHAWAKA INDIANA. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CAPTURE THIS ON A SHORT VIDEO. DO YOU HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT WE CAN SEND THIS VIDEO TO? WE ARE FILING A COMPLAINT FOR A SAFETY CONCERN. WE ARE CURIOUS IF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD ANY SIMILAR ISSUES GOING BACK TO 2005 AND NEWER. THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE STEERING WHEEL COMING OFF THE COLUMN OR LOSING THE ABILITY TO STEER ALTOGETHER. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR, THIS IS NOT FROM NORMAL DRIVING OR WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE. I AM VERY CAREFUL WITH MY VEHICLE AND KEEP UP ON THE MAINTENANCE. *TR

ERROR CODE PO463 HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED ON MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 40600 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL PUMP/SENSOR UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM TOLD IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I AM CURRENTLY GETTING PRICE QUOTES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING, I APPARENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS, EVEN THOUGH MY GAS GAUGE SHOWED I HAD OVER A 1/4 TANK, AND MY DTE SHOWED 61 MILES TO GO. SEVERAL TIMES, MY GAUGE WOULD BE DOWN TO A 1/4 TANK, AND SUDDENLY JUMP UP TO A 1/2, AND MY DTE WOULD INCREASE BY ABOUT 20-30 MILES. IT'S A GOOD THING I HAVE AAA. THEY BROUGHT ME SOME FUEL, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION AND FILL UP. THIS IS EQUIPMENT FAILURE ON NISSAN'S PART, AND NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, AS IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS OF BOTH PATHFINDERS, AND XTERRA'S. *TR

STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS MADE STEERING DIFFICULT. WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO STRAIGHT POSITION WITH OUT HELP. I THINK THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. TOOK SUV TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COL. NISSAN DID NOT PAY ANY OF THE REPAIR COST BECAUSE SUV HAD 43, 000 MILES. I KEPT THE OLD PARTS JUST TO PROVE PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THAT NISSAN WOULD PAY SOME OF THE REPAIR COST BUT THEY DID NOT. THEY BELIEVED THIS WAS A NORMAL WEAR. FIRST ONE I HAVE HAD! I HAVE DRIVEN CARS AND PU TRUCKS OVER 750,000 MILE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN. DOES THE MANUFACTURER PAY FOR THESE PROBLEMS. DRIVING WAS UN SAFE IN MY OPINION...PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OF WORSE..... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE PROCEEDING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATE, THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND BECAME VERY STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER SHAFT NEEDED TO BE LUBRICATED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $91. THE VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED UNTIL THE CONTACT RETURNED TO HER LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN AND COUPLER WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $442. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS, BUT THE LABOR WOULD HAVE TO BE COVERED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,750 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,260. UPDATED 02/05/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON 12/24/08. ROAD CONDITION WAS WET WITH SOME SLUSH. THE TRACTION LIGHT (SLIP) AND LOW TIRE INDICATORS WERE ON AS THIS WAS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH FLAGPOLE NISSAN IN ONEONTA NY AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED THEN EVENTUALLY ROLLED OVER TWO TIMES. SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, BEING STOPPED BY SEVERAL TREES, SO IN ADDITION TO ROLLOVER DAMAGE, SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE RESULTED, THE IMPACT INTO THE TREES SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE FRONT END TO BEND, SO ONE FRONT WHEEL POINTS LEFT WHILE THE OTHER POINTS RIGHT. SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FULLY, DASHBOARD AIRBAGS DID NOT. THE AIRBAGS WERE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THERE REPAIR ONLY CORRECTED THE WARNING LIGHT BUT ITS OPERATION WAS STILL FLAWED. THIS CAN BE PROVED AS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, MY MECHANIC ACCESSED THE CODES STORED AND FOUND NUMEROUS FAULTS, SOME BEING AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FAILURE AND CRASH ZONE COMM. AND UNIT FAILURE, AMONG OTHER RELATED TROUBLE CODES. ALSO AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE ENGINE STARTED LIKE A TOP, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE BRAKES HAD FULL POWER (THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAK). MY WIFE HAD INJURIES TO HER HEAD, (FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL), NECK, BACK AND LEG INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT POPPED ON. READ OWNERS MANUAL. ADVISED TO OPEN AND RE-CLOSE GAS CAP. DID THAT. LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. DECEMBER 10, GAS GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY. DTE LIGHT APPEARED ------. FILLED UP. GAS GAUGE DIDN'T MOVE. THEN, DECEMBER 12, 2008 GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY ROSE TO A LITTLE OVER HALF TANK. DTE ODOMETER DISPLAY SHOWS 78 MILES TO EMPTY WITH OVER HALF TANK. LOOKED UP PROBLEM ONLINE. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM IN PATHFINDERS AND X-TERRAS. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY 2006 PATHFINDER HAS 71K ON IT. NISSAN SAYS $600 TO REPAIR. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PRODUCT/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. DTE READS-----. *TR

MY FUEL TANK WAS ABOUT 1/2 FULL AND NOTICED THAT MY DTE READ ---- FROM THAT POINT ON IT EITHER READS 0 OR ---. AT TIMES IT EVEN FLUCTUATES THE MILES LEFT ON THE DTE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW REMAINS ON. UGH. MY CARE ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT. I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. *TR

I WAS IN A FRONT IN CAR ACCIDENT GOING AROUND 45-50MPH AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK INTO I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE DTE WERE READING IMPROPERLY. I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK FULL AND THE GAUGE WAS READING EMPTY AND THE DTE HAD ALL -------. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER SEARCHING HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FUEL SENSOR GAUGE NOT WORKING, INCORRECT READINGS WILL SHOW EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. 2006 PATHFINDER, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS HAD FOR YEARS AND HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP, FUEL GAUGE READS 1/4 FULL AND DTE GIVES READING OF ----. HAPPENS EVERY TIME REFILL FOR THE LAST MONTH. VEHICLE HAS 46K MILES. FRIEND HAS A 2006 XTERRA THAT HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WERE TOLD TO REPLACE SENDING UNIT MODULE. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, MY DTE GAUGE READS ---- WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE GETS DOWN TO 1/4 OF A TANK AND MY GAS LIGHT IS ON EVEN WITH A FULL TANK. CODE REGISTERED ERROR CODE PO463 AND THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR NEEDLE REMAINS ON THE EMPTY SYMBOL, EVEN WHEN FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWO WEEKS LATER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS A SHORT IN THE CLUSTER AND THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM PUERTO RICO. THE PART ARRIVED A WEEK AND A HALF LATER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUSTER. ONE WEEK LATER, THE ODOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY THE INCORRECT MILEAGE. THE ODOMETER WAS LATER REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AS SOON AS IT WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TENSION BELT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT, BUT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BELT WAS REPLACED AGAIN, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNSURE IF THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, SPEED, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,566 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 693.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, IT PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE STREET AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. ROSSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED CASE NUMBER 070703509. NISSAN SENT AN INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE TOW YARD TO THE DEALER. THE INSPECTOR FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND NISSAN STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,013.

FOR ALL THOSE REPORTING THE SWAYING ASSOCIATED WITH THE 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, I HAVE A NISSAN TERRANO WHICH LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE THE PATHFINDER. I EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SWAYING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 40 MPH. I HAVE TRIED EVERY MECHANIC I KNOW, CHANGED MY SHOCKS, AND YOU NAME IT...LATELY, I WOULD HEAR A THUMP IN THE REAR WHEN I PULLED OFF FROM STOP POSITION. THE THUMP ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I RUN OVER A SHORT SPEED BUMP. WHEN I CAME HOME ONE EVENING, I WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE TO CONDUCT A VISUAL INSPECTION TO SEE IF I WILL FIND ANYTHING. LO AND BEHOLD, I FOUND OUT THAT THE BUSHINGS OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE WORN OUT TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE BREAKING UP(THE BUSHINGS) WHICH ALLOWS METAL TO RUB OR HIT ANOTHER METAL AND THAT EXPLAINS THE THUMP THAT I WILL USUALLY HEAR. IN MY OPINION THE WORN OUT BUSHINGS ALSO EXPLAIN THE SWAYING THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE REAR BECAUSE JUST FIGURE IT OUT, THE BUSHINGS OF THE ARMS THAT LINK THE REAR AXLE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE ARE WEAK, BUT THIS WILL NOT CAUSE SWAYING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND EVEN IF IT DID IT WILL BE UN-NOTICEABLE. THIS SWAYING AT HIGH SPEEDS IS DIFFICULT TO TELL SOMETIMES IF IT IS COMING FROM THE REAR OR FRONT. MY ADVISE IS TO CHANGE ESPECIALLY THE BUSHINGS OF THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS, THERE SHOULD BE FOUR OF THEM, TWO LONG ONES AND TWO SHORT ONES. IT MAKES SENSE TO ME AFTER ALL THE VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD! ALSO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF THOSE CONTROL ARMS ARE BENT. FEEL FREE TO SEND ME A QUICK EMAIL. *TR

TIRE FAILURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS LESS THAN 7,000 MILES. THE TIRE SHOWS CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE TIRE NOT JUST ON THE SPOT OF FAILURE. THE OTHER TIRE HAD THE SAME VISIBLE CRACKS BUT THE TIRE RETAILER CLAIMED THAT TIRE FAILED DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4X4. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONGTRAIL T/A, P265/70 R16 111T M+S. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE WERE STOLEN. IN ORDER TO FUEL THE VEHICLE, ALL THE LOCKS MUST BE UNLOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.

THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BACK WILL NOT HOLD A CONSTANT POSITION. THE SEAT GRADUALLY MOVES FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND IS NEVER IN THE SAME POSITION WHEN YOU GET BACK IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SEAT NEEDS READJUSTED EVERY TIME YOU SIT DOWN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW SWITCH 4 WEEKS AGO AND CLAIMS THAT IT IS OWN BACK ORDER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARD, A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. IT ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CLIPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. A PASSENGER HAD A MINOR INJURY TO THE ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB

ON JULY 6, 2006 > 5 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY BRAND NEW NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TIGHTEN. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS BECOMING HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION TO CHANGE LANES. WHICH WAS SCARY BECAUSE I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. I WAS ABLE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND BY THE TIME I GOT THERE I COULD BARELY TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO TURN IN. WHEN THEY EXAMINED THE CAR THEY FOUND THE UPPER BEARING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHEARING AND HAD COME APART. I WAS LUCKY I WAS CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM HOME OR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WERE I COULD NOT PULL OVER. THEY HAD MY CAR IN THERE OVER A WEEK AND A HALF WHICH WAS A BIG INCONVENIENCE BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS LOCATING THE PART AND I WAS GETTING A RUN AROUND ABOUT IT. I WOULD CALL AND THEY WOULD NOT CALL ME BACK FOR A DAY OR TWO. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY WERE AWARE THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THIS HAPPENING TO THE NEW PATHFINDERS AND THEY HAD MADE A NEWER PART FOR IT THAT WOULD NOT COME APART. SO THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN WITH A NEW ONE AND SO FAR IT HAS DRIVEN GREAT. IT WAS A BIT UPSETTING TO GET A BRAND NEW CAR THOUGH AND IN ONLY 5 MONTHS I WAS ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE NEW FROM THE DEALER. WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT FELL OFF. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WERE BROKEN CLIPS. THEY ORDERED A NEW SEAT-BACK AND INSTALLED IT. A WEEK OR SO AFTER THIS, THERE WAS A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR AIR WAS ON FULL-BLAST. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED A FINISHING CLIP AND RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. DURING THIS VISIT TO THE DEALER, I ALSO POINTED OUT HOW THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. BEING THAT THIS "LOOSE" STEERING WHEEL WAS BECOMING ANNOYING, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS WITH THE STEERING. A TECH CONFIRMED MY COMPLAINT AND ARE NOW ORDERING A NEW STEERING COLUMN. *NM

I GOT THIS VEHICLE FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 3-11-2006. THIS DEALERSHIP DID FRAUD. FIRST OF ALL THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO MILES ON IT BUT IT DID HAD MILES ON IT AND PLENTY OF THEM. THEY GAVE ME THE WRONG CAR. THE CAR THEY SHOWED ME THAT I WAS GOING TO RECEIVED IS NOT THE CAR I RECEIVED. WHEN I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS TOO LATE. THIS DEALERSHIP IS A COMPLETE LIAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT GETS BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. *JB