1994 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

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 FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE ASLO LOGGED A COMPLAINT WITH THE EPA. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER MODEL YEARS.*AK

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 THAT TIME THE DEALER (PUYALLUP NISSAN, PUYALLUP, WA.) STATE "THIS HAPPENS" WITH PATHFINDERS AND THEY STATED THERE IS NO KNOWN CORRECTION FOR IT. IN ANOTHER CIRCUMSTANCE SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED.*AK

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 SPINNING, VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, DEALER CLEANED CARBON BUILD UP IN THROTTLE CHAMBER HOUSING, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE, THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN SEPTEMBER 1997, SAME REMEDY APPLIED. *AK THE VEHICLES BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *YH

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 THE INCIDENT AND THE TIRE PREVIOUSLY APPEARED IN GOOD CONDITION. I QUESTION IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE TIRE RETAILER CONSIDERS THE FAILURE CAUSED BY "ROAD HAZARD". I DISAGREE AND WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P23575R15)

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 "KNOWN" FOR THIS FAILURE AND HE SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKED LOOK AT THAT TIME, I SHOULD EXPECT IT TO FAIL ANYWAY SOMEDAY BECAUSE THEY ALL DO. ABOUT 1-YEAR LATER, THAT OTHER MANIFOLD DID FAIL IN THE EXACT SAME WAY AND IT COST ME $600+ AT ANOTHER SHOP TO GET THAT ONE REPLACED AND RETAPPED AFTER DRILLING OUT BROKEN BOLTS. THE MECHANIC AT THAT SHOP SAID THAT HE WAS SURPRISED BOTH SIDES WEREN'T BAD SINCE ALL PATHFINDERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I EXPLAINED THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. WHY ISN'T NISSAN BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS???*AK

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

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.