1994 NISSAN PATHFINDER Problems & Recalls

WENT TO REPLACE FRONT STRUT ROD BUSHINGS AND FOUND NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH STRUT/TENSION ROD THAT CONNECTS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE ARM WAS BENT AT THE RUSTED SECTION AND WAS NEAR FAILURE. THIS POTENTIAL FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS I...

Mileage: 242,974

TOOK MY 1994 PATHFINDER FOR FRONT BRAKE SERVICES. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND FOUND THE FRAME COMPLETED RUSTED AND COULD NOT PLACE ON REGULAR LIFT. I WAS TOLD THAT ENTIRE FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN HAS RECALL ON PATHFINDER. I FOLLOWED UP WITH NISSAN AND WAS...

Mileage: 104,200

TOOK VEHICLE INTO REPAIR SHOP GETTING IT READY FOR INSPECTION. WAS TOLD BY SHOP THAT THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME OF VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT AND IS NON-REPAIRABLE. IT NEEDLESS TO SAY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ...

NOTICED SAGGING BUMPER AND TOOK 1994 PATHFINDER IN FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC TOLD ME THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. POKED HIS FINGER THROUGH THE FRAME WITH NO EFFORT. CAR HAS BEEN CARED FOR AND HAD UNDERCOATING APPLIED. MECHANICS SAY THEY SEE THIS EXACT PROBLEM QUITE OFTEN. INTERNET SEAR...

Mileage: 184,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE MAIN FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE INSPECTOR WAS ABLE TO PUSH HIS FINGER THROUGH WHAT USED TO BE A STEEL PART OF THE FRAME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO ...

Mileage: 135,166

TOOK VEHICLE INTO REPAIR SHOP GETTING IT READY FOR INSPECTION. WAS TOLD BY SHOP THAT THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME OF VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT AND IS NON-REPAIRABLE. IT NEEDLESS TO SAY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 135,166

I NOTICED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME OF MY VEHICLE IS ROTTED OUT, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY UNSAFE DEFECT. NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THE CHANCE OF FRAME FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN PATHFINDER. UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CAST IRON WAS RUSTED IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE INSPECTION STATION FAILED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IF THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP TOO HARD, THE VEHICLE COULD SPLIT INTO TWO PIECES. THE V...

Mileage: 130,000

POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE I AM DRIVING. "CLICK" "CLICK-CLICK" WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONE AND NOT TOUCHING ANY DOOR CONTROLS. DRIVER DOOR LOCK JAMS EASILY. CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. INTERIOR PLASTIC PARTS. GASOLINE DOOR KNOB BY DRIVER'S SEAT. BROKEN QUICKLY. HING...

POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE I AM DRIVING. "CLICK" "CLICK-CLICK" WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONE AND NOT TOUCHING ANY DOOR CONTROLS. DRIVER DOOR LOCK JAMS EASILY. CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. INTERIOR PLASTIC PARTS. GASOLINE DOOR KNOB BY DRIVER'S SEAT. BROKEN QUICKLY. HING...

POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE I AM DRIVING. "CLICK" "CLICK-CLICK" WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONE AND NOT TOUCHING ANY DOOR CONTROLS. DRIVER DOOR LOCK JAMS EASILY. CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. INTERIOR PLASTIC PARTS. GASOLINE DOOR KNOB BY DRIVER'S SEAT. BROKEN QUICKLY. HING...

POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE I AM DRIVING. "CLICK" "CLICK-CLICK" WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONE AND NOT TOUCHING ANY DOOR CONTROLS. DRIVER DOOR LOCK JAMS EASILY. CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. INTERIOR PLASTIC PARTS. GASOLINE DOOR KNOB BY DRIVER'S SEAT. BROKEN QUICKLY. HINGE TO THE...

POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE I AM DRIVING. "CLICK" "CLICK-CLICK" WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONE AND NOT TOUCHING ANY DOOR CONTROLS. DRIVER DOOR LOCK JAMS EASILY. CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. INTERIOR PLASTIC PARTS. GASOLINE DOOR KNOB BY DRIVER'S SEAT. BROKEN QUICKLY. HINGE TO THE...

POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE I AM DRIVING. "CLICK" "CLICK-CLICK" WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONE AND NOT TOUCHING ANY DOOR CONTROLS. DRIVER DOOR LOCK JAMS EASILY. CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. INTERIOR PLASTIC PARTS. GASOLINE DOOR KNOB BY DRIVER'S SEAT. BROKEN QUICKLY. HINGE TO THE...

BRIDGESTONE SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE ATTACHED TO THE TIRE CARRIER ON THE BACK OF TH 1994 NISSAN PATTHFINDER. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NO-ONE WAS NEARBY. THE TIRE WAS RUINED, AND THE TIRE COVER WAS DESTROYED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE A GENERAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE FRAME ALONG BOTH REAR AXLES WAS CORROSIVE AND THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE RESTORED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 165,000

FRAME IN REAR WHEEL AREA RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. UNDER COATING HAD HIDDEN THIS UNTIL A SMALL CRACK HAD APPEARED. NISSAN CANADA WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE WHO INDICATED THAT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN FOR VEHICLES OVER 5 YEARS OLD. *JB

DURING A ROUTINE AUTOMOBILE CHECK UP MECHANIC NOTICED THE BODY FRAME WAS RUSTED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED VISA E-MAIL.*AK THE FRAME OVER THE REAR WHEELS HAD RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS NOT VISIBLE BECAUSE OF THE UNDER COATING. *JB

Mileage: 138,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 1994 PATHFINDER VEHICLE. * BF SINCE THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK 5 TIMES FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. *NM

COMPLETELY CORRODED FRAME AFT, BEGINNING AT THE FRONT OF BOTH REAR WHEEL WELLS. *PH THE FRAME CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THE CONSUMER COULD PUT A FINGER THROUGH THE CORRODED AREAS. *NM

THERE IS A LARGE HOLE IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST. CONSUMER IS AN AUTO REPAIR MECHANIC, AND BELIEVES VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

Mileage: 168,000

AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS VERY LOUD, AND THE EXHAUST SOUNDED AS IF T MARBLES WERE RATTLING AROUND. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR VEHICLES OF SAME MAKE/MODEL AND CERTAIN YEARS, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE BOLTS TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OVERHEATED AND BROKE OFF INTO THE MANIFOLD COVER...

Mileage: 50,000

UPON TAKING IN THE VEHCILE FOR ROUTINE MAINETENCE, OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, & WINETRISE SPECIAL. WAS INFORMED THAT MY EXAUSHT MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACING, AFTER THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH TWO MAJOR INSPECTIONS NOT OVER A YEAR AGO. 1) FOR PURCHASEING A USED VEHICLE AND 2) FOR OUT...

Mileage: 99,420

AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES, A BOLT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD WARPING AWAY FROM THE ENGINE. BOLT WAS REPLACED, BUT FUTURE PROBLEMS WERE PREDICTED BY THE MECHANIC.

Mileage: 100,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE FAILED. RECALL NEEDED REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE AGE/MILEAGE. TSD HAS BEEN ISSUED SO COMPANY RECOGNIZES PROBLEM BUT IS NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY. ALSO, MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE.*AK IN ADDITION, VEHICLE SOMETIMES "STICKS" IN 1ST GEAR (A/T). FLUID HAS BEE...

Mileage: 106,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, CONSUMER HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE RAIN AND FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, AND HIT A MERIDIAN. CONSUMER FELT THAT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE MASTERCRAFT M/S P23575R15. *AK

THE FRAME OF THE CAR HAS RUSTED OUT. MAINLY ABOVE THE REAR AXLE MOUNTS. THIS CARS HAS BEEN WASHED AND UNDERCARRIAGE CLEANED CONSTANTLY. IT SEEMS THAT THE METAL WAS NOT PURE BUT PROBABLY RECYCLED. THUS THE RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT. NISSAN DIDN'T WANT TO HELP, JUST PUT THE COMPLAINT ON FILE. SO WAY TO...

Mileage: 139,368

RIGHT AND LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 98,385

TRANSMISSION BLEW. THESE CARS ARE SOLD AS CARS WHO HAVE A VERY LONG ENGINE LIFE. I JUST LOVE MY CAR AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I ONLY GOT 125K OUT OF IT. THE BODY AND ALL OTHER PARTS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. I SERVICE THIS CAR RELIGIOUSLY. I SEE ON YOUR SITE A FAIR AMOUNT OF OTHERS WHO HAVE THE S...

Mileage: 125,000

WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, BRAKE OR GO OVER BUMPS REAR AXLE MOVES AND CHANGES DIRECTION OF STEERING. CAR WILL PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD. THE CAR WILL NOT GO DOWN THE ROAD STRAIGHT. REAR FRAME SECTION RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT MOUNTING LOCATIONS OF AXLE SUPPORT AND SPRING AREAS. OTHER PEOPLE H...

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HOOD AND THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO START VEHICLE,HAD VEHICLE SERVICED.THE ENGINE HAD LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO SPEAK TO CONSUMER.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, LOSES POWER STEERING AS A RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN ENGINE INJECTORS. HAD PART REPLACED TWICE.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, LOSES POWER STEERING AS A RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN ENGINE INJECTORS. HAD PART REPLACED TWICE.*AK

FRAME CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. LOCATION OF THE CORROSION IS NEAR THE REAR TIRES ON BOTH SIDES IN THE WEEL WELL. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, THEY CAN NOT MAKE THE REPAIR DUE TO LIBALITY PROBLEMS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED "THIS IS A COMMOND PROBLEM WITH THI...

THIS IS THE 13TH MANIFOLD STUD THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY WANT TO REPLACE ALL 6 AGAIN AT A COST OF $636.00. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS ALSO AN EMISSIONS ISSUE AS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEPAREATES...

4 EXHAUST BOLTS HAVE SHEARED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS, BUT ONLY COVERED VEHICLES FROM 1995 AND NEWER AND UNDER 100,000 MILES.*AK

WHEN IN FORWARD GEAR AT IDLE THE ENGINE ACCELERATED UP TO 5000 RPM. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP THE AUTO FROM CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF MY GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE GARAGE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT TEN TIMES APPROXIMATELY TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO. AT T...

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, CONSUMER RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, AND CONSUMER FELT THROTTLE STICKING, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN EVEN AFTER CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, CONSUMER USED BOTH FEET TO APPLY BRAKES, WITNESS STATED REAR WHEELS WERE SPI...

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, CONSUMER RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, AND CONSUMER FELT THROTTLE STICKING, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN EVEN AFTER CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, CONSUMER USED BOTH FEET TO APPLY BRAKES, WITNESS STATED REAR WHEELS WERE SPI...

WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT AUTOMATIC LOCK WOULD LOCK ALL THE DOORS. SOMETIMES WOULD UNLOCK, AND THEN RELOCK BY ITSELF. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

MICHELIN LTX M/S P23575R15 FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LEFT FRONT TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. TWO RUPTURES OCCURRED ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. BOTH RUPTURES WERE RADIAL, EACH 3-4 INCHES LONG AND APPROX. 18 INCHES APART. NO APPARENT OBSTACLES WERE ENCOUNTERED PRIOR TO TH...

IN DEC OF 1999 AN EXHAUST LEAK STARTED. COSTS $650 TO REPAIR SINCE MANIFOLDS WARP AND BREAK BOLTS OFF IN ENGINE BLOCK. THE BOLTS THEN HAVE TO BE BORED OUT AND THE HOLES IN THE ENGINE HAVE TO BE RETAPPED FOR THREADS. HE SAID IT WAS SURPRIZING THAT BOTH SIDES WEREN'T BAD BECAUSE PATHFINDERS WHERE "...

TREAD SEPARATION. *AK WILDERNESS HT LT235/75R15 BELT SEPARATION DAMAGE TO DRIVVERSIDE REAR QUATER PANEL AND SIDE DOOR FROM EXPLODING TREAD.*JB

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES FAILED. NLM

ACCORDING TO THE DEAL THIS IS A " KNOWN ISSUE " FOR PATHFINDERS AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE INTERNET ALOT OF REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM, INFACT I GOT THIS WEB ADDRESS FROM THE NISSAN WEBSITE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT & RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BECAUSE A DESIGN FLAW CAUSED THE STUDS TO START BREAKING OFF.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS ARE BROKEN FROM FATIGUE ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE ENGINE, POSSIBLE ENGINEERING/DESIGN DEFECT. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD (PASSINGER SIDE) CRACKED DUE TO FATIGUE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK BLOWER NOISE IN A/C SINCE THE BEGINING. *YH

EXHAUST MANIFOLD (PASSINGER SIDE) CRACKED DUE TO FATIGUE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK BLOWER NOISE IN A/C SINCE THE BEGINING. *YH

TRANSMISSION WOULD STICK. WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING WHEN TRANSMISSION STICKS. WOULD STICK IN 2ND GEAR & ONLY GOING 25MPH. ALSO, DOOR LOCKS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHEN KEY IS NOT IN IGNITION. WOULD WORK FINE IF KEY IN IGNITION. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD STICK. WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING WHEN TRANSMISSION STICKS. WOULD STICK IN 2ND GEAR & ONLY GOING 25MPH. ALSO, DOOR LOCKS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHEN KEY IS NOT IN IGNITION. WOULD WORK FINE IF KEY IN IGNITION. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT. NLM

I WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERS TO TAKE THESE PROBLEMS SERIOUSLY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

I WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERS TO TAKE THESE PROBLEMS SERIOUSLY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL STUCK AND WHEN TAPPED TO FREE IT, SURGED FORWARD AT CONSIDERABLE SPEED OVER A CURB, OVER THE TOP OF A FENCE WALL (ABOUT 18" HIGH AT PARKING LOT LEVEL) AND THROUGH A CYCLONE FENCE, DROPPING ABOUT EIGHT FEET TO THE SIDE OF A RAILROAD TRACK. THE DISTANCE COVERED TO GO OVER THE ...

EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED TWICE ONCE IN DECEMBER 1998 AND IN MARCH 2000 DUE TO BOLTS BREAKING OFF WHICH WERE TOO SMALL AND NARROW,AND THEN WARPED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND BURNED UP. *AK

1) SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER BROKEN @ 72500 MILES. 2) EXHAUST STUDS BROKEN, TECH BULLETIN OUT (#94041) BUT DEALER WOULDN'T FIX IT.

1) SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER BROKEN @ 72500 MILES. 2) EXHAUST STUDS BROKEN, TECH BULLETIN OUT (#94041) BUT DEALER WOULDN'T FIX IT.

NUTS BROKE OFF HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

MECHANIC STATED UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO GAS LEAK FROM INJECTORS AND PARTS ARE ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER FROM JAPAN...I'M WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *AK

HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE DESIGN DEFECT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR. MUST GO TO N, SHUT DOWN AND RESTART ENGINE, THEN BACK TO D TO CLEAR PROBLEM. *AK

RIGHT REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED. *AK

CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND BROKEN MANIFOLD STUDS CAUSED NOISE AND OCCASIONAL EXHAUST SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (WHEN ON FRESH AIR VENT). BROKEN MANIFOLD STUDS ARE A KNOWN DEFECT WITH A TSB IN EFFECT (OVER 10% OF ALL COMPLAINTS REGISTERED IN THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT DATABASE RELATE TO THIS ISSU...

COMMON EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT FAILURE PROBLEM/ GOV'T HELP NEEDED FOR CUSTOMERS.

HOLE IS DEVELOPPING COMPLETELY THROUGH FLOOR BURNING MULTIPLE HOLES IN MAT FROM EXHAUST HEAT COMING THROUGH PANEL. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING ON THE FRESH AIR, EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSES FUMES AND VAPOR SMELLS TO GET INTO VEHICLE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FAILED.

THROTTLE STICKS AT HIGH SPEED DRIVING. POTETIAL CAUSE FOR CRASH WITH FATALITIES.

VEHICLE JUST DIE WHEN RUNNING ON THE ROAD.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL IDLE HIGH AND LOW. THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR WILL CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL IDLE HIGH AND LOW. THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR WILL CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS ARE BROKEN FROM FATIGUE ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE ENGINE, POSSIBLE ENGINEERING/DESIGN DEFECT.

UNSPECIFIED.

PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED AT 59000 MILES COVERED BY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. DRIVER SIDE STUDS FAILED AT 63000 MILES WILL NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. NISSAN IS AWARE OF DEFECT AND HAS ISSUED A TSB, YET FAIL TO ADMIT IT IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW AND WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL.

VEHICLE STALLS AND STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION, HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY AND SLOW SPEEDS IN NEIGHBORHOOD, DEALER CONTACTED SEVEN TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE RUNS NORMAL WITH A SLIGHT TICKING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ESPECIALLY DURING ACCELERATION. POSSIBLY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD MOULDING IS COMING OFF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF THE ROOF ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FAILED.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 45 MPH.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 45-50 MPH MOST OF THE TIME WITH ANY SIGNIFICANT INCLINE.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO SPARK PLUG FAILURE.

WHILE TRAVELING IN HIGH ALTITUDES VEHICLE WILL ONLY GO 45 MPH.

REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES FAILED. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE CABLE DISINTEGRATED. *AK

REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES FAILED. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE CABLE DISINTEGRATED. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOST. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

WHEN FOOT IS OFF GAS PEDAL CAR GOES FORWARD. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELEARATE PAST 20MPH.

OPENED UP BACK GLASS PART TO THE DOOR AND WENT TO SHUT THE GLASS AND THE WHOLE GLASS EXPLODED IN DRIVER'S FACE . THE GLASS EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE CHANGING FRON FIRST TO SECOND GEAR.

ABS BRAKES; APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SLOWED BUT DIDN'T STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ABS BRAKES; APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SLOWED BUT DIDN'T STOP. TT

ABS BRAKES; APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SLOWED BUT DIDN'T STOP. TT

GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION/ACCIDENT. *SD

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL, THE AXLE OF THE TRAILER DISCONNECTED FROM THE WHEEL, CAUSING TRAILER TO SKID/LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, POWER BOOSTER FAILED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT. TT

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO OVERHEAT. *AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD

REAR HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON RIGHT SIDE FELL OFF WHILE IN USE AND DOOR FELL DOWN ON OWNER CAUSING INJURIES. TT

HEATER CONTROL FAILED. *AK

SPEAKERS FAILED.

FRONT TIRES SHOW EXCESSIVE WEAR AND STEEL BELTS. NISSAN IS OFFERING TO REPLACE TWO TIRES. TT