1991 NISSAN PATHFINDER

1 recalls — 49 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
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Aug 25, 2013
REAR FRAME ON THESE SUV RUSTED OUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT, WAS PULL A SMALL TRAILER AND THE FRAME AT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL COME APART AND WENT TO MANY JUNKYARDS TO FIND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL PATHFINDER FROM 89-95 THEY RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT GIVING NO WARNING THAT IT IS FAILING, SOME THAT I CHECK WITH A HAMMER AT THE JUNKYARD THE HAMMER WENT THREW THE FRAMES, NISSAN HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT COULD CAUSE A WRECK IF THE FRAME IS WEAK ,WITH NO WARNING !!!! *TR
TIRES Jul 8, 2005
1991 NISSAN PATHFINDER DEVELOPING PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRE EQUIPMENT. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ONE OF THE VEHICEL' S FRONT TIRES WAS CUPPED SEVERELY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO WANDER WHEN DRIVEN (GOODYEAR FORTERA H1). *NM
TIRES Jun 16, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK, DOT BB604RB307. *AK
SUSPENSION Jul 25, 2003
STEERING MECHNISM HAS FAILED, CAUSING UNVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
STEERING Jul 25, 2003
STEERING MECHNISM HAS FAILED, CAUSING UNVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
TIRES:TREAD/BELT Jul 11, 2003
ABNORMAL TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
TIRES:TREAD/BELT May 14, 2002
CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR 4 P235/75R15 FIRESTONE ATX STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES HE PURCHASED WHICH WERE PART OF SAFETY RECALL 00T005. *TT
TIRES:TREAD/BELT Feb 22, 2002
CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR 4 P235/75R15 FIRESTONE ATX STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES HE PURCHASED WHICH WERE PART OF SAFETY RECALL 00T005. *TT
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Oct 2, 2001
WHILE IN A CAR CRASH REAR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS RECLINED UPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Sep 24, 2001
RECALL 95V103002 REPAIRS WERE PREVIOUSLY DONE. HOWEVER, SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE FAILING TO REMAIN LOCKED, PREVENTING PASSENGERS FROM BEING PROPERLY RESTRAINED. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 23, 2000
UNKNOWN TO ME AS EXPLAINED TO ME BY TRANSMISSION MECHANIC THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DISINTEGRATING OVER TIME PUTTING DEBRIS INTO TRANSMISSION COOLER LOCATED INSIDE THE RADIATOR. THIS CLOGGED UP THE RADIATOR THUS PREVENTING COOLING OF TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION GEARS THUS WORE OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE MECHANIC WHOSE SPECIALTY IS TRANSMISSIONS HAS RECEIVED BULLETINS FROM HIS TRADE ASSOCIATION AND NISSAN ON THIS MATTER BUT AT THE TIME COULD ONLY SHOW ME BULLETIN FROM THE "INFINITY Q45 "MODEL WHO HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND PROBLEMS. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT NISSAN ADVICE WAS TO ADD AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH WOULD ALLOW A LITTLE LONGER LIFE, BUT EVENTUALLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL GO. I HAD ONLY 62K MILES AND CONSIDER THIS NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS THUS WILL NOT HELP OUT ON EXPENSES. I FEEL THEY SHOULD CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING SINCE THEY KNOWINGLY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS A POORLY MANUFACTURED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER Jun 23, 2000
UNKNOWN TO ME AS EXPLAINED TO ME BY TRANSMISSION MECHANIC THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DISINTEGRATING OVER TIME PUTTING DEBRIS INTO TRANSMISSION COOLER LOCATED INSIDE THE RADIATOR. THIS CLOGGED UP THE RADIATOR THUS PREVENTING COOLING OF TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION GEARS THUS WORE OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE MECHANIC WHOSE SPECIALTY IS TRANSMISSIONS HAS RECEIVED BULLETINS FROM HIS TRADE ASSOCIATION AND NISSAN ON THIS MATTER BUT AT THE TIME COULD ONLY SHOW ME BULLETIN FROM THE "INFINITY Q45 "MODEL WHO HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND PROBLEMS. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT NISSAN ADVICE WAS TO ADD AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH WOULD ALLOW A LITTLE LONGER LIFE, BUT EVENTUALLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL GO. I HAD ONLY 62K MILES AND CONSIDER THIS NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS THUS WILL NOT HELP OUT ON EXPENSES. I FEEL THEY SHOULD CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING SINCE THEY KNOWINGLY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS A POORLY MANUFACTURED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Oct 5, 1999
LH AND RH EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Sep 19, 1999
NO SUMMARY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Mar 11, 1999
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Mar 11, 1999
FUEL/TEMP GAUGE FAILED TWO TIMES.
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER Mar 11, 1999
FUEL/TEMP GAUGE FAILED TWO TIMES.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Mar 11, 1999
MUFFLER ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO LEAK, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR Mar 11, 1999
STEERING WHEEL REPLACED DUE TO DISTORTION (ONE SIDE WAS LIKE A PLIABLE RUBBER HOSE).
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER Mar 11, 1999
AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR VERY LOUD.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Mar 11, 1999
AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING ON AN INCLINE.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Feb 22, 1999
DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP UNTIL VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. TRANSMISSION IS BEING REBUILT BY AAMCO. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Jan 1, 1999
THE FUEL TANK WAS NEITHER DAMAGED OR RUSTY, YET AT ONLY 65K MILES IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THE TANK FAILED THE RECENTLY INTRODUCED PRESSURE TEST IN DE WHEN UNDERGOING ITS 2 YEARLY INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TANK HAD WARPED JUST ENOUGH WHERE THE PUMP SEALS TO THE TANK THAT IT WAS BUBBLING AND AS THE TANKS WERE MADE OUT OF TOO THIN A METAL AT THAT POINT, AND AS THIS WAS THE 4TH ONE TO GO THIS YEAR AND THEY HAD ALREADY TRIED 2 SEALS, AND LIQUID SEALANT, ALL TO NO EFFECT, THAT I THEREFORE NEEDED A NEW TANK. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE AN ITEM THAT SHOULD LAST A VEHICLES LIFETIME. ALSO, AS ONLY A FEW STATES HAVE THE PRESSURE TEST, JUST HOW MANY OF THESE OLDER PATHFINDERS ARE IN USE THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE SEALS, POLLUTING THE ATMOSPHERE AND POSING A FIRE HAZARD, THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING UNNOTICED? IS THIS SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL AND RESOLVE AS A MATTER OF SAFETY. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED AS TO THE OUTCOME. THANKYOU,
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM Nov 10, 1998
REAR DRUM AUTOMATIC BRAKE ADJUSTERS ARE INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKE CAPABILITY. *AK
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Apr 24, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Apr 7, 1998
SEAT BACK COLLAPSED INTO BACK SEAT, WHEN REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash 1 injured
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Mar 26, 1998
EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS CAME APART. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Mar 24, 1998
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS EXHAUST FLUID. WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP THE FUMES COME UP TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Jan 27, 1998
EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS LEFT AND RIGHT FAILED.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION May 27, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Mar 25, 1997
MANIFOLD LEAK.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS Mar 25, 1997
POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Mar 19, 1997
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Mar 10, 1997
UPON ACCELERATING AFTER MAKING A STOP, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Feb 18, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Feb 18, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Jan 23, 1997
TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED ON HOT DAYS AFTER RUNNING HEATER ON HIGH FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Sep 10, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK
Fire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL Sep 9, 1996
EMISSION SYSTEMS FAILURE.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jun 27, 1996
STARTING VEHICLE, POUNDED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL MUST SHIFT GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. *AK
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Jun 19, 1996
GAS TANK IS LEAKING DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE WHEEL WELL. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR Oct 26, 1995
THE EMC UNIT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CAUSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO CATCH ON FIRE. TT
Fire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 1, 1995
TRANSMISSION IS DESIGNED WITH POOR COOLING SYSTEM, CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. *SKD
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION May 18, 1995
TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1ST GEAR INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. *SKD
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY May 2, 1995
THE FRONT PASSENGER TAKATA SEAT BELT COMES LOOSE AT ANYTIME. TT
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Mar 27, 1995
THE DRIVERS SEATBELT DOES NOT LATCH ALL THE TIME. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Mar 23, 1995
DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM PLANETARY HOUSING AND GEAR, CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD
Crash 1 injured
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE Mar 3, 1995
VEHICLE COMPARTMENT FIRE, SECURITY SYSTEM WIRING CAUGHT FIRE, FACTORY INSTALLED SECURITY SYSTEM. TT
Fire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jan 30, 1995
AUTO TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED TWICE AFTER 92K MILES. TT