1990 NISSAN PATHFINDER

2 recalls — 44 complaints

95V103002 May 24, 1995
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
Remedy: OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.
2,730,462 vehicles affected
90V072000 Apr 17, 1990
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
INCORRECT TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES WERE PRINTED ON CERTIFICATION LABELS.
Remedy: INSTALL CORRECTED TIRE INFORMATION LABEL ON DOORPOST CERTIFICATION LABEL.
750,000 vehicles affected
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Mar 30, 2004
INQUIRY WHETHER NISSAN IS OBLIGATED TO REPAIR OR COVER THE COST OF REPAIR FOR BROKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS WHICH COULD CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE PROBLEMS. *PH *LA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Mar 4, 2004
EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS HAVE BROKEN ON BOTH MANIFOLDS AT AN ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL OF $800. WE HAVE NO CHOICE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS WE CANNOT RECEIVE OUR EMMISSION TEST APPROVAL TO GET OUR VEHICLE REGISTERED (1990 PATHFINDER) THERE IS NO WARNING FOR THIS DEFECT AND IT WAS NOT DETECTED LAST MAY BECAUSE IT DID PASS THE INSPECTION AT THAT TIME. THE BOLTS ON THE VALVE COVERS WORK THEMSELVES LOOSE AND I AM ABLE TO MOVE THEM WITH MY BARE FINGERS. ALSO, WE CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE HIGH-BEAM OF THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WON'T WORK.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Mar 4, 2004
EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS HAVE BROKEN ON BOTH MANIFOLDS AT AN ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL OF $800. WE HAVE NO CHOICE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS WE CANNOT RECEIVE OUR EMMISSION TEST APPROVAL TO GET OUR VEHICLE REGISTERED (1990 PATHFINDER) THERE IS NO WARNING FOR THIS DEFECT AND IT WAS NOT DETECTED LAST MAY BECAUSE IT DID PASS THE INSPECTION AT THAT TIME. THE BOLTS ON THE VALVE COVERS WORK THEMSELVES LOOSE AND I AM ABLE TO MOVE THEM WITH MY BARE FINGERS. ALSO, WE CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE HIGH-BEAM OF THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WON'T WORK.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Jan 30, 2003
MULTIPLE STUDS BROKEN ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD MULTIPLE TIMES. RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE TWICE. LEFT SIDE ONCE.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Apr 16, 2002
NISSAN RECOGNIZED EXHAUST MANIFOLD DESIGN DEFECTS LEADING TO MANIFOLD WARPAGE AND REPEATED EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BREAKAGE. EVENTUALLY CAUSING EXHAUST GAS LEAKS AND NOISE PROBLEMS . NISSAN RECOGNIZES DESIGN FAILURE BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE SPENT OVER $1500 REPAIRING EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. PLEASE HAVE NISSAN RECALL THE FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND BOLTS!
TIRES:TREAD/BELT Dec 31, 2001
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, GENERAL AMERI-TECH TIRES, SIZE P23575R15, DOT#3HL27W443; REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CONSUMER HAS TIRES. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TO SEND TIRES TO OFFICE OF DEFECTS. *AK TREAD KICKED UP, SMASHING REAR LEFT PANEL, LEFT TAIL LIGHT AND MUD FLAP. *TT
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 20, 2001
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF INTERNAL COMPONENETS. THERE SEEM TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AROUND THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 1990 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 10 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE PRIMARY DRIVER FOR THE SECOND FIVE YEARS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. IN ADDITION MY DEALER INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN DID REDESIGN THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THI IS A HUGE PROBLEM. IS THERE A WAY TO BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION INTO NISSAN SURROUNDING THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Dec 13, 2000
EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS ARE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PATHFINDER WITH MANY OF THE REPAIRS BEING PERFORMED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. MY FIRST REPAIR WAS COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 1996 WITH THE MANIFOLDS REMOVED, TRUED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS, BROKEN MANIFOLD STUDS REPLACED WITH THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED PARTS AND REASSEMBLED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR CAST $800.00 AND LASTED 6 MONTHS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE MANIFOLDS AND IN 1997 ISSUED A "SILENT" RECALL ON THEIR 1996 AND 1997 PATHFINDERS BUT WILL NOT HELP THE FOLKS WITH THE OLDER TRUCKS. FACTORY REPLACEMENTS OF THE MANIFOLDS HAVE NOT ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM FOR OTHERS AND AT $800.00 FOR THE REPAIR DOING IT MORE THAN ONCE SEEMS EXCESSIVE. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS WELL DOCUMENTED, WE FEEL THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO BE PUSHED TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Aug 24, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Aug 14, 2000
EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPED, CAUSING BOLTS , THAT HOLD THE ENGINE, TO BREAK. VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, EXHAUST VAPOR GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT THE BOLTS WERE TOO SMALL TO HOLD THE ENGINE. *AK
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS Aug 7, 2000
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LOSS OF ALL BRAKES AND CLUTCH WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE MAY BE LINKED TO THE FUEL INJECTOR WHICH POSSIBLE HAD A CRACK CAUSING A LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Jun 23, 1999
EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 22, 1999
THERE ARE 2 RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT APPEAR TO BE PATENT DEFECTS WITH MOST EARLY 90'S PATHFINDERS. THEY DESERVE INVESTIGATION BY DOT. FIRST IS PREMATURE AND REPEATED FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, PROBABLY (BUT NOT CERTAINLY) DUE TO INADEQUATE OIL COOLING. I NOTE THAT IN THE YOUR DATABASE THERE ARE 30+ REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES (SEVERAL OF THEM INDICATING MULTIPLE FAILURES) FOR MODEL YEARS 1989-1991. THERE ARE ALSO A DOZEN OR MORE REPORTS OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD FAILURE - MOST INDICATING MULTIPLE FAILURES - AND NISSAN DEALERS REPORT THAT THIS HAPPENS TO VIRTUALLY EVERY EARLY 90'S PATHFINDER. AT $300-400 A POP, THIS IS AN OUTRAGE...AND IF YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD (WHICH MAY WARP WHEN THE STUD BREAKS), IT'S $1,300 PLUS! I'VE SPENT OVER $8,000 ON REPAIRS FOR THESE 2 TYPES OF PROBLEMS, AND NISSAN IS UNRESPONSIVE. I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR OWN RECORDS SHOW IN TERMS OF # AND $ VOLUME OF DEALER SERVICE INCIDENTS RELATING JUST TO THESE PATENT DEFECTS. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Jun 22, 1999
THERE ARE 2 RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT APPEAR TO BE PATENT DEFECTS WITH MOST EARLY 90'S PATHFINDERS. THEY DESERVE INVESTIGATION BY DOT. FIRST IS PREMATURE AND REPEATED FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, PROBABLY (BUT NOT CERTAINLY) DUE TO INADEQUATE OIL COOLING. I NOTE THAT IN THE YOUR DATABASE THERE ARE 30+ REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES (SEVERAL OF THEM INDICATING MULTIPLE FAILURES) FOR MODEL YEARS 1989-1991. THERE ARE ALSO A DOZEN OR MORE REPORTS OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD FAILURE - MOST INDICATING MULTIPLE FAILURES - AND NISSAN DEALERS REPORT THAT THIS HAPPENS TO VIRTUALLY EVERY EARLY 90'S PATHFINDER. AT $300-400 A POP, THIS IS AN OUTRAGE...AND IF YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD (WHICH MAY WARP WHEN THE STUD BREAKS), IT'S $1,300 PLUS! I'VE SPENT OVER $8,000 ON REPAIRS FOR THESE 2 TYPES OF PROBLEMS, AND NISSAN IS UNRESPONSIVE. I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR OWN RECORDS SHOW IN TERMS OF # AND $ VOLUME OF DEALER SERVICE INCIDENTS RELATING JUST TO THESE PATENT DEFECTS. *AK
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Feb 19, 1999
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT AN HIGH SPEED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR IN ORDER FOR ENGINE NOT TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING UNTIL THE RPM COME BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. COST FOR REPAIR WOULD GO TO CONSUMER. CAN YOU HELP IN THIS MATTER.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Feb 17, 1999
VEHICLE HAS NO POWER, HEARS KNOKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, FOUND VEHICLE JUMP TIME, REMOVED AND REPLACED TIMING BELT, FUEL PUMP SHOULD STILL BE REMOVED AND FOLLOWED UP, PROBLEM OCCURED AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Aug 23, 1998
ENGINE FAILURE. OWNER CLAIMS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF VG30 ENGINE FAILURES.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT Jul 13, 1998
REPEATED TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Mar 10, 1998
DEALER ADVISES WARPING OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSED EXHAUST STUDS TO BREAK. ALSO STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Feb 7, 1998
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED WITH KEY.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Dec 18, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 4, 1997
WAS DRIVING AND TRUCK STALLED ( CUT OFF) WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, TOOK TO MECHANIC, HE SAID IT THAT THE REAR THRUST WASHER IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR May 27, 1997
CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPAIRED.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE May 27, 1997
TIMING BELT REPLACED DUE TO LOSS OF POWER.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Mar 18, 1997
THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY BUCKLED, PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED BY DEALER. *AK
STRUCTURE Feb 27, 1997
THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR SEATBACK IS RUSTING OUT, NO ONE WILL HELP HIM GET IT FIXED. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Feb 14, 1997
VEHICLE HAS NO POWER AND A "KNOCKING" NOISE HEARD WHEN ACCELERATING.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Feb 14, 1997
VEHICLE HAS NO POWER AND A "KNOCKING" NOISE HEARD WHEN ACCELERATING.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jan 28, 1997
OWNER STATES THAT FOR NO REASON HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT .FIRE DEPARTMENT STATES THAT IT MAY HAVE STARTED FROM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Jan 10, 1997
THE IDLE SPEED OF THE ENGINE SURGES.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Dec 31, 1996
TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Aug 16, 1996
REPLACED LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Jun 1, 1996
BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH
Crash
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION May 31, 1996
TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Mar 14, 1996
V6 ENGINE LEAKS FUEL EXCESSIVELY DUE TO FUEL INJECTION FAILING. INJECTORS LEAK CONSTANTLY W/DEALER SAYING FIRE COULD OCCUR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Dec 28, 1995
PURCHASE CAR NEW AT 77,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . TT
TIRES Sep 21, 1995
THREE FIRESTONE TIRES CRACKED. *SKD
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Jun 15, 1995
METAL PARTICALS CIRCULATING FROM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE COOLING LINES, CAUSING RADIATOR CORE/TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SKD
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Jun 15, 1995
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSFER CASE FOR 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN TRAVELING ON BEACHES NEAR OCEAN TIDE POOLS. *SKD
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 15, 1995
TRANSMISSION LUBRICATION PASSAGE TOO SMALL, RESULTING IN LACK OF LUBRICANT/SLIPPING OF TRANSMISSION. *SKD
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Jun 14, 1995
THE DRIVERS SEATBELT BUCKLE FAILS AND DOES NOT LOCK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 1, 1995
TRANMISSION LURCHED/REVED THEN STARTED SLIPPING AND WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICANT AND SIZE OF ORFACE. *SKD
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jan 26, 1995
TRANSMISSION; FAIL. TT
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Jan 25, 1995
DRIVERS SIDE AND BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RESTRAIN PASSENGERS, BELTS ARE TOO LOOSE. TT