Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | |||||
| NTB12-027 | 03/22/2012 | 10043771 | Nissan: pathfinder, xterra, and frontier; power steering hose service part change. *js | 04/26/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 03/06/2012 | 91000 | ||
| Tuesday morning after dropping my children off at school, i had just made a left hand turn through an intersection in heavy traffic. i was traveling approx. 45 mph when bam!....my car all but stalled and would not accelerate. the car behind me almost hit me, i could barely get the car to steer and had trouble getting enough juice to pull it over safely to the side of the road. after much research, i see that nissan radiators are defective; they rupture and allow the coolant to spill over into the coolant system in transmission, contaminating both and ruining both radiator and transmission. there are countless stories of people stalling in traffic or completely losing enough acceleration power in a very abrupt manner that someone is going to get very hurt, if not die. what if my kids had been in the car with me? what if we would have been in heavier traffic in different circumstances? the thought of this makes me sick to my stomach. i was very lucky not to have been hurt or hurt someone else after what happened. nissan and you all need to acknowledge that a real safety risk exists here. a recall must be done! sickens me to think of those who will eventually lose their lives. how can going from a full functioning speed to no speed at all in the most abrupt, nerve-jarring manner possible in heavy traffic and not being able to maneuver your vehicle not be a safety issue? please explain this to me. oh, and as if it isn't enough that nissan obviously has no regard for their consumer's saftey, they are limiting the warranties in such an unrealistic manner that the consumer is forced to foot $6,000-$8,000 to fix the issue that they clearly knew about and could have prevented from the get-go. | |||
| 12/29/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph and making a turn the steering wheel suddenly locked and the vehicle swayed left and right out of control. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis and they informed her that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 99,000. tb | |||
| 11/13/2010 | 117720 | ||
| Vehicle shuts off while driving and has faulty fuel gage and sending unit | |||
| 11/11/2010 | 65680 | ||
| In march 2010 we took the vehicle to a dealership for a check engine light staying on and the fuel gauge malfunctioning. the problems discovered were a fuel sending unit failure and an evap air control valve failure. estimated repairs cost around $1300. we were told the fuel sending issue did not effect fuel delivery so we elected to wait and save up for the costly repair. on oct. 23, 2010 while driving the power steering and brakes stiffened and the vehicle died while crossing traffic leaving a stop sign. it started rough and we proceeded to a fuel station thinking the broken fuel gauge reported fuel in an empty tank. when i attempted to fuel the vehicle it only took about 4 gallons. the tank had plenty of fuel. this stalling and dieing then happened more times in traffic causing us to barely maneuver out of the lane to safety. each time it died it was rough to start, but started. we made a service appointment for nov. 12, 2010 to have this looked at and get the fuel sending unit repaired under the new warranty extension (thank you nissan!). on nov 11, 2010 after pulling out of a parking space the vehicle died again and this time would not start. as a result of our location (no local nissan dealership), we then had to have it towed (at our expense) 38 miles to the nearest dealer to look at it. we also had to cancel our original appointment for service at another dealership. they informed us that the new non-starting and stalling problem was a faulty ignition power distribution module (ipdm). this ipdm is a known recall issue in other 2004-06 nissans but pathfinder was not listed. our new estimate to replace the ipdm so it will start and run is approximately $700. the ipdm failure almost caused multiple accidents, stalling in traffic. i can't believe that nissan used a different ipdm in just the pathfinder and will own-up and recall their mistake. | |||
| 11/13/2010 | 117720 | ||
| Vehicle shuts off while driving and has faulty fuel gage and sending unit | |||
| 11/11/2010 | 65680 | ||
| In march 2010 we took the vehicle to a dealership for a check engine light staying on and the fuel gauge malfunctioning. the problems discovered were a fuel sending unit failure and an evap air control valve failure. estimated repairs cost around $1300. we were told the fuel sending issue did not effect fuel delivery so we elected to wait and save up for the costly repair. on oct. 23, 2010 while driving the power steering and brakes stiffened and the vehicle died while crossing traffic leaving a stop sign. it started rough and we proceeded to a fuel station thinking the broken fuel gauge reported fuel in an empty tank. when i attempted to fuel the vehicle it only took about 4 gallons. the tank had plenty of fuel. this stalling and dieing then happened more times in traffic causing us to barely maneuver out of the lane to safety. each time it died it was rough to start, but started. we made a service appointment for nov. 12, 2010 to have this looked at and get the fuel sending unit repaired under the new warranty extension (thank you nissan!). on nov 11, 2010 after pulling out of a parking space the vehicle died again and this time would not start. as a result of our location (no local nissan dealership), we then had to have it towed (at our expense) 38 miles to the nearest dealer to look at it. we also had to cancel our original appointment for service at another dealership. they informed us that the new non-starting and stalling problem was a faulty ignition power distribution module (ipdm). this ipdm is a known recall issue in other 2004-06 nissans but pathfinder was not listed. our new estimate to replace the ipdm so it will start and run is approximately $700. the ipdm failure almost caused multiple accidents, stalling in traffic. i can't believe that nissan used a different ipdm in just the pathfinder and will own-up and recall their mistake. | |||
| 11/13/2010 | 117720 | ||
| Vehicle shuts off while driving and has faulty fuel gage and sending unit | |||
| 11/11/2010 | 65680 | ||
| In march 2010 we took the vehicle to a dealership for a check engine light staying on and the fuel gauge malfunctioning. the problems discovered were a fuel sending unit failure and an evap air control valve failure. estimated repairs cost around $1300. we were told the fuel sending issue did not effect fuel delivery so we elected to wait and save up for the costly repair. on oct. 23, 2010 while driving the power steering and brakes stiffened and the vehicle died while crossing traffic leaving a stop sign. it started rough and we proceeded to a fuel station thinking the broken fuel gauge reported fuel in an empty tank. when i attempted to fuel the vehicle it only took about 4 gallons. the tank had plenty of fuel. this stalling and dieing then happened more times in traffic causing us to barely maneuver out of the lane to safety. each time it died it was rough to start, but started. we made a service appointment for nov. 12, 2010 to have this looked at and get the fuel sending unit repaired under the new warranty extension (thank you nissan!). on nov 11, 2010 after pulling out of a parking space the vehicle died again and this time would not start. as a result of our location (no local nissan dealership), we then had to have it towed (at our expense) 38 miles to the nearest dealer to look at it. we also had to cancel our original appointment for service at another dealership. they informed us that the new non-starting and stalling problem was a faulty ignition power distribution module (ipdm). this ipdm is a known recall issue in other 2004-06 nissans but pathfinder was not listed. our new estimate to replace the ipdm so it will start and run is approximately $700. the ipdm failure almost caused multiple accidents, stalling in traffic. i can't believe that nissan used a different ipdm in just the pathfinder and will own-up and recall their mistake. | |||
| 11/13/2010 | 117720 | ||
| Vehicle shuts off while driving and has faulty fuel gage and sending unit | |||
| 11/11/2010 | 65680 | ||
| In march 2010 we took the vehicle to a dealership for a check engine light staying on and the fuel gauge malfunctioning. the problems discovered were a fuel sending unit failure and an evap air control valve failure. estimated repairs cost around $1300. we were told the fuel sending issue did not effect fuel delivery so we elected to wait and save up for the costly repair. on oct. 23, 2010 while driving the power steering and brakes stiffened and the vehicle died while crossing traffic leaving a stop sign. it started rough and we proceeded to a fuel station thinking the broken fuel gauge reported fuel in an empty tank. when i attempted to fuel the vehicle it only took about 4 gallons. the tank had plenty of fuel. this stalling and dieing then happened more times in traffic causing us to barely maneuver out of the lane to safety. each time it died it was rough to start, but started. we made a service appointment for nov. 12, 2010 to have this looked at and get the fuel sending unit repaired under the new warranty extension (thank you nissan!). on nov 11, 2010 after pulling out of a parking space the vehicle died again and this time would not start. as a result of our location (no local nissan dealership), we then had to have it towed (at our expense) 38 miles to the nearest dealer to look at it. we also had to cancel our original appointment for service at another dealership. they informed us that the new non-starting and stalling problem was a faulty ignition power distribution module (ipdm). this ipdm is a known recall issue in other 2004-06 nissans but pathfinder was not listed. our new estimate to replace the ipdm so it will start and run is approximately $700. the ipdm failure almost caused multiple accidents, stalling in traffic. i can't believe that nissan used a different ipdm in just the pathfinder and will own-up and recall their mistake. | |||
| 11/13/2010 | 117720 | ||
| Vehicle shuts off while driving and has faulty fuel gage and sending unit | |||
| 11/11/2010 | 65680 | ||
| In march 2010 we took the vehicle to a dealership for a check engine light staying on and the fuel gauge malfunctioning. the problems discovered were a fuel sending unit failure and an evap air control valve failure. estimated repairs cost around $1300. we were told the fuel sending issue did not effect fuel delivery so we elected to wait and save up for the costly repair. on oct. 23, 2010 while driving the power steering and brakes stiffened and the vehicle died while crossing traffic leaving a stop sign. it started rough and we proceeded to a fuel station thinking the broken fuel gauge reported fuel in an empty tank. when i attempted to fuel the vehicle it only took about 4 gallons. the tank had plenty of fuel. this stalling and dieing then happened more times in traffic causing us to barely maneuver out of the lane to safety. each time it died it was rough to start, but started. we made a service appointment for nov. 12, 2010 to have this looked at and get the fuel sending unit repaired under the new warranty extension (thank you nissan!). on nov 11, 2010 after pulling out of a parking space the vehicle died again and this time would not start. as a result of our location (no local nissan dealership), we then had to have it towed (at our expense) 38 miles to the nearest dealer to look at it. we also had to cancel our original appointment for service at another dealership. they informed us that the new non-starting and stalling problem was a faulty ignition power distribution module (ipdm). this ipdm is a known recall issue in other 2004-06 nissans but pathfinder was not listed. our new estimate to replace the ipdm so it will start and run is approximately $700. the ipdm failure almost caused multiple accidents, stalling in traffic. i can't believe that nissan used a different ipdm in just the pathfinder and will own-up and recall their mistake. | |||
| 03/13/2006 | 1000 | 3 | 02/03/2006 |
| Purchased 2005 nissan pathfinder feb 2006. 1st visit to dealership for maintenance requested dealership to check the directional stability (wandering) of the vehicle. in addition, i asked the dealership about the violent shaking when the vehicle hits a bump on the freeway at speeds of 50 mph or higher. the dealership advised that they adjusted air in tires. tire pressure prior to appointment was 35 psi; after appointment tire pressure was 35 psi. 3-13-06/ 2nd visit to dealership for oil change at 2500 miles and issue of directional stability still causing vehicle to wander. i was advised that the mechanic had adjusted the cam and toe of the front end and the alignment was checked for accuracy. the directional stability was improved, but not to acceptable standards. 3rd visit to the dealership for an oil change and my request to rotate tires. again stated that the vehicle wanders and violently shakes when hitting any bump. dealership changed oil, rotated tires and test drove the 2005 nissan pathfinder. i was advised wandering and shaking was a characteristic of the vehicle and there was nothing more nissan could do. the wandering was attributed to tall tires, short wheel base and no load. i contacted nissan north america and filed a complaint:#5332144. my area's regional representative from nna advised me to have a certified nissan mechanic from a different dealership go on a drive-along to experience the issue of wandering and violent shaking. i made an appointment with a different nissan dealership and rode as their lead tech drove my 2005 nissan pathfinder at highway speeds. he experienced the wandering and violent shaking. he advised that those were all characteristics of the vehicle. this was reported to the regional representative and i was advised if i had any further issues i could write a letter of complaint to nna. certified mechanics form nna have identified a serious safety characteristic of my vehicle. however,they are of the opinion that characteristic is acceptable. *jb | |||