Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| NTB98046DE | 05/15/2001 | 625172 | Subject regarding wind up clunk (old procedure),( amendment). *yd | 11/19/2001 | |
| NTB010027 | 05/01/2001 | 625022 | Subject regarding sunglasses holder lid will not open/close properly. *yd | 11/16/2001 | |
| NTB98046B | 02/15/2000 | NTB99074 | 613407 | Subject regarding vehicles within vin jn8ar07s4xw350 that exhibit wind-up clunk. *tt | 07/13/2000 |
| NTB98103A | 06/28/1999 | NTB98103 | 606714 | Service bulletin for vehicles exhibiting squeak and rattle noise(s). *tt | 09/01/1999 |
| NTB99041 | 06/17/1999 | 606204 | Vehicles built before jn8ar05yxw317099 may exhibit wind noise(s). *tt | 08/12/1999 | |
| NTB98108 | 01/15/1999 | 603934 | Vehicles may exhibit body / floor / seat vibration or a cabin noise is heard at constant speeds of 40 to 70 mph. *yc | 03/11/1999 | |
| NTB98046 | 07/15/1998 | 603250 | Some vehicles exhibit a clunk noise from the rear end of the vehicle when stopping. *tt | 02/16/1999 | |
| NTB98059 | 07/01/1998 | 601720 | Exhibing a wind or rattle noise from the roof rack. *yc | 08/20/1998 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| NTB99054 | 08/25/1999 | 607631 | Vehicles built before jn8ar07y9xw350101 may experience a rattling noise coming from the door finisher. *tt | 09/30/1999 | |
| NTB97006 | 01/29/1997 | 52163 | A pillar wind noise. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | |||||
| NTB00020 | 02/23/2000 | 621762 | Some vehicles may exhibit a squeak / rattle noise at the rear hatch. *tt | 10/01/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 05/17/2010 | 200000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1997 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the vehicle starts to sway back and forth while going 55 mph. when she took her foot off the accelerator the vehicle felt like it was hydro planing. also when going around a curve she will steer one way and the vehicle will try the other way. the vehicle has been to a local mechanic for this failure and the sway bar and ball joints were replaced, but did not solve the failure. the failure started approximately 8 months ago and is getting progressively worse. nissan has not been contacted at the time of the complaint. the failure and current mileages were approximately 200,000. rd | |||
| 07/17/2005 | 1 | 11/30/1997 | |
| #1 airbag light flashing - car 7 years old- manual says check at 10 years -nissan charged $80.00 to check- told me it would cost $750.00 to fix- i refused- light is off since they checked it- was told it will come back on-airbag is supposed to work while light is off -#2 also corrosion-support bar fell off -dangerous situation. *nm | |||
| 09/02/1998 | 07/24/1997 | ||
| Misalignment, causing tires to wear out. also, running board affects steering, causes poor handling of vehicle. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1997 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while having the vehicle examined by an independent mechanic for routine inspection, he was informed that the frame was corroded. the contact then received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 11v244000 (suspension:front). the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the corrosion on the body of the vehicle was not covered under the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. kmj | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1997 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while having the vehicle examined by an independent mechanic, he was informed that the frame was corroded. the contact then received the recall notice associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v244000 (suspension:front). the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the corrosion on the body was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. sm. | |||
| 01/19/2011 | |||
| I had to pay to repair the strut housing sheet metal, that was grinding against the steering arm, on the left side of the vehicle. the cost of the repair was approximately--and i am waiting to get the receipt,as it was paid by credit card---$1340.00. baroz was the name of the repair shop, in la jara, coloraodo. the repair was done before the recall campaign began. i am very disappointed and frustrated by nissan's lack of response, since i was informed of the recall. they state, in the document , that was sent to me, that i am eligible for reimbursement of related expense of repair. i have been trying to get a hold of nissan at 1-800-647-7261, and have not heard back from them, after numerous messages and voice-mails. nissan has not gotten back to me, after repeated attempts to reach them. | |||
| 06/06/2011 | 109000 | ||
| The left front strut tower has broken off from rust on the frame and is pushing up against the hood. my mechanic advised me that the vehicle is unsafe to operate at all and as a result of this failure i was forced to go out and purchase a new vehicle. i am the original owner of this vehicle and it has been meticulously maintained. it presently has just under 110,000 miles on it. | |||
| 03/31/2011 | 108000 | ||
| Left front strut tower, and frame rusted away causing strut to hit steering shaft. brake master cylinder hitting hood. vehicle unsafe to drive. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Wind noise within compartment. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 07/01/2001 | |||
| Consumer took vehicle back to the dealer to have alarm put on. since then power door locks unlocked and locked by themselves. cosumer has taken it back several times to be fixed, but no remedy solution found. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 11/08/2010 | 157000 | ||
| Rust/corrosion in unibody at lower control arm/strut assembly on 97' nissan pathfinder passenger side. the problem/failure is equivalent in severity to the situation nissan is recalling for the driver's side. (pe11004) also (nhtsa campaign id number: 11v244000). if the corrosion becomes severe enough, the stresses involved in the strut assembly operation loads, compounded by the lateral loads created by steering, and handling, may cause the lower control arm, lower ball joint/strut mount to separate from the unibody. this would invariably result in a loss of steering control, and quite probably, in a highway speed failure, throw the vehicle into a skid as the passenger side wheel stuffs itself into the wheel well area. | |||
| 04/12/2011 | 191000 | ||
| 1997 nissan pathfinder left front strut tower about to collapes due to severe rot | |||
| 08/15/2010 | 194000 | ||
| I noticed that the steering in my 1997 nissan pathfinder se was pulling to the left and i had experienced some resistance while turning the steering wheel, so i began to inspect the engine compartment and wheel wells. i found that the driver-side shock tower has almost completely separated from the rest of the body of the vehicle. the way it has bent away has caused it to put direct pressure on both the steering column and the master cylinder. if the tower was to fail completely, i'm reasonably certain that it would shear off the master cylinder (leaving me without brakes!) and possibly sever the steering column. | |||