1999.5 nissan pathfinder. Body of car is rotting away. Priority is noted at the attachment of the body to the strut. The body tore away due to rust causing a 270 degree tear around the strut. This caused the body to drop 4' and I wouldn't have known if I didn't notice a rubbing noise when turning the wheel (I was hitting the control arm with my tire)... Only thing I can think of that LED to failure would be that the shocks went out 6 months prior to it going and they were replaced. Rubbing noise noted 1.5 months ago... Other front wheel well intact but noted to be rusting as well... I had the mechanic pull the piece down to the rest of the body and weld/bolt metal sheet to it so as to strengthen the tear... I'm upset because I only have 146,000 miles on car and it has needed very little work. Now the whole car cannot be trusted and I will have to get a new one soon. I should have gotten more out of this car than what I did... Previous notation from company is that not enough insulation was put on fill pipe to gas tank for new england winters. But no mention of rusting out body so my tire would enter the engine compartment... Seriously, one more bad bump and this thing would have given way. I'm very lucky to have caught it in time.
1999 Nissan Pathfinder body complaints
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Total frame rust 1999 pathfinder. Bought new.
Extensive body and structural rust. Front strut repair required (imminent failure) due to rust. Body rust appearing in all sections of car. 1999.5 pathfinder.
My 1999 nissan pathfinder has extensive frame rust, rusting from the inside out. It failed a virginia safety check. Virginia law prohibits frame repair on vehicles. The report and pictures were sent from the local nissan dealer to nissan corporate, and they dismissed any liability, saying the vehicle was too old, with too many miles (200k). I have researched this and found hundreds of reports on the internet. The rust is so extensive that you can literally see through the frame in some spots.
1999 nissan pathfinder had front struts replaced last summer. Over the winter I started to get a bumping feeling in the steering. It was really bad when I hit a bump in the road. I didn't think it was that bad until I hit large bump and the vehicle would not allow me to turn. I went off the road and when I hit another bump it turned. I was able to get the truck home. I return to have the front struts and steering checked the mechanic showed me how the unibody separated and is pushing against the steering shaft. He explained there was no fix and to junk the vehicle, and stop driving as soon as possible. This vehicle is only 10 years old.
I've had the same problem as others with my one owner 99 pathfinder. The front drivers side wheelwell frame assembly has rusted and separated to the point that it is too dangerous to drive. It is at the repair shop now, I am waiting for the estimate for repair cost, I've been told to expect a minimum of $1500. I hope others respond and complain so that maybe nissan will own up to manufacturing a vehicle with defective metal and at least issue a recall. These vehicles are dangerous as the entire wheel assembly can collapse and cause serious injury or death. I took excellent care of my SUV, the engine and the rest is in excellent condition, but I was totally unaware of the extensive rust until I took it to the shop for strut replacement and they informed me of the condition. Luckily I was able to drive the vehicle home but that drive home caused more damage and that's when I saw that the frame had completely separated caused by the weight of the vehicle and I had to have it towed to the repair shop. I was told that it could have pushed the entire tire assembly straight upward and through the hood. Please be warned, and make sure to have your pathfinders thoroughly inspected for this problem.
1999.5 nissan pathfinder 4wd lx with less than 130k miles started rusting last year and now has excessive body rust. Front driver side strut assembly completely separated from car and had to be replaced and rewelded in 2007, gas fill pipe was recalled for repair by nissan due to excessive rust. Single owner garaged car never taken near salt water.
Single owner 1999 nissan pathfinder 181k miles: left front body welds completely rusted through, so that engine visibly separated from body. Report from clay nissan reads: "left front body welds have rusted through and cannot be repaired due to excessive rust. Car is not safe to drive."
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