1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER Electrical System Problems
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CAR HAS MANY AFTER MARKET PARTS WHICH ARE OLD AND RUSTED WHICH CAUSES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN EVEN AFTER REPLACING MANY PARTS ALSO WHEN SEARCHING GOR PARTS ITS HARD TO FIND I HAVE TO GET PARTS FOR A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHEN MY VEHICLE IS A 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE STARTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY AND JOLT FORWARD. *SC
Mileage: 125,000
I HAVE HAD THE ECU ON MY 1996 PATHFINDER XE REPLACED TWO TIMES WITHIN THE 1 YEAR OF OWNING IT. AT THIS RATE I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. NLM
TRUCK WILL NOT START AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND COLD TEMPERATURE, THEREFORE LEAVING YOU STRANDED IN COLD WEATHER. NISSAN IS AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK
VEHICLE FAILS TO START AT LOW TEMPERATURES/ HIGH ALTITUTE UPON COLD STARTUP. VERY DANGEROUS IN REMOTE AREAS OF COLORADO IN THE WINTER AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP. *AK
THERE IS A LEAKAGE COMING FROM STRUTS. ALSO, STEERING LOCKS UP AND VEHICLE WON'T START UP. *AK
BATTERY FAILED. MJS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.
ECU SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO SURGE.
BATTERY FAILED. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO ENGINE.
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STARTING POSITION, THE VEHICLE STALLS.*AK
DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, DEALER SAID THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK