1998 Nissan Pathfinder: jerking or lurching

Filed Feb 17, 2008 · Engine · 13,989 miles · FL

While on my way to virginia from florida, my 1998 nissan pathfinder began to jerk, sputter, and cut off on interstate 95. So I took it to all tune & lube on friday morning for a tune-up, after they replaced the spark plugs, wires, fuel filter, air filter, oil change, new belts, reset timing, fuel injector cleaning. It still did the same thing, so dave at all-tune kept my truck four days running all kinds of test and still could not figure out the problem, he called a friend at nissan and he knew what the problem was. It was a casting flaw on the intake collector, leaking anti - freeze into the intake mixing with the gas and air. He told me that nissan knew about this problem and never recalled the pathfinder. The bulletin came out on april 1, 1999 t.s.b #ntb99-015. All-tune told me that it would cost me $700.00 dollars to fix this problem. I drove my fiancee to virginia to start her new job at v.c.u she has to take cab to work for $80.00 a day for a serious problem that nissan should have taken care of along time ago.

Filed Dec 2, 2005 · Transmission · 87,653 miles · NJ

I was on my way to work mileage at 88000 on the pathfinder when the vehicle started to jerk and took it to my mechanic and he told me the planetarium on the transmission was shot now I need to rebuild or get a new one and this is not the only 1998 vehicle I been hearing a lot of complaints about this year pathfinder transmission.

Filed Sep 1, 2003 · Acceleration · 32,149 miles · FL

On march 11, 2003, my nissan pathfinder was involved in an incident of unexplained sudden acceleration. The vehicle was already shifted into drive, and my foot was on the brake pedal while I was waiting for a red light to change. Suddenly, the pathfinder lurched forward at a high speed. Almost simultaneously, I heard a loud noise coming out of the motor. The noise sounded like the one produced by an increase in the number of motor revolutions. I turned off the engine immediately when I realized that that I could not stop the vehicle by depressing the foot pedal. Fortunately, no persons or vehicled were at the street intersection when the vehicle jumped forward. My wife was in the passsenger's seat at the time. On march 12, 2003, I took the pathfinder to nissan's service department to correct this problem. Nissan's service advisor told me that the vehicle needed a clean-up of the entire fuel system. So, he scheduled a bg fuel induction service to rectify the problem. The pathfinder had 32,149 miles at the time. My records show that maintenance on the pathfinder has been performed as scheduled at bill seidle's nissan. Prior to the incident, a major routine maintenance had been scheduled and performed at 30,000 miles on oct. 16, 2002. No additional failure occurred until aug. 21, 2003 (the day of the accident).

Filed Sep 1, 2003 · Acceleration · 34,107 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

My pathfinder has been involved in two similar incidents in a span of 5 months. The first incident occurred on march 11,2003 (please see odi number 10036981).it is my opinion that a vehicle malfunction caused both incidents.it is a fact that repairs ordered by the dealer (bg fuel induction service) on march 12,2003 did not address the problem. Second incident: on aug. 21,2003, at approximately 8:00 am, I drove the pathfinder to the second floor of my school parking garage.the parking spaces are at a right angle to the building outside wall; therefore, a driver is required to describe a small arc to park a vehicle within the two boundary lines painted on the floor.I usually park away from other vehicles, if possible, to avoid opening-door contact with vehicles already parked. As the steering wheel is being turned to park in a specific spot, a vehicle usually moves slowly because of its own forward motion when in drive;therefore, it's normal to keep a foot on the brake pedal to come to a final stop.a narrow sidewalk separates the parking area from the building outside wall.I approached the sidewalk slowly to avoid hitting the curb with the tires.suddenly, the pathfinder lurched forward, hitting the curb at a high speed.I was not able to stop the vehicle even though I pressed the brake pedal fully.the vehicle climbed on the sidewalk and hit the wall.the impact on the wall caused both front air bags to be activated, the windshield cracked on the passenger side,and the car alarm went off as the front fender hit the wall. I received cuts and bruises on both arms, probably caused by by the seat belt and the air bag.the pathfinder suffered $ 7,218.74 in damages.building property damage (still undetermined) was also caused.the wall on each floor of the parking garage is made of pre-stressed concrete slabs about 4 or 5 feet tall and reinforced with stretched steel cables.the concrete slab cracked and bent slightly outwards along the middle;fortunately, it did not collapse.

Filed Sep 27, 2001 · Acceleration · OH

Consumer states the accelerator pedal sticks when at a stop, causing the vehicle to lurch foward when it catches.

Filed Apr 25, 2000 · Acceleration, Brakes · ND

When I tried to accelerate my vehicle, the gas pedal will sometimes stick and when I get enough pressure on the pedal it will then lurch the vehicle forward. The brakes squeal continuously when the weather is above freezing. I have had it in numerous times to the local nissan dealer and they can not find anything wrong with them. The vehicle's ABS systems seems to grab before it should when the ground is dry with gravel or there is snow or ice on the ground. Eems to.

Filed Apr 19, 2000 · Acceleration · TX

When depressing the accelerator pedal from a dead stop, nothing happens. Suddenly the pedal catches and vehicle lurches. Problem was reported to the dealership and has been corrected. Manufacturer commented that this problem is considered a routine maintenance, which concerns the owner. *ak