1997 nissan pathfinder left front strut tower about to collapse due to severe rot.
1997 Nissan Pathfinder body complaints
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Left front strut tower, and frame rusted away causing strut to hit steering shaft. Brake master cylinder hitting hood. Vehicle unsafe to drive.
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.
#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.
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.
Driver's seat belt failed.
Misalignment, causing tires to wear out. Also, running board affects steering, causes poor handling of vehicle.
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