1999 Nissan Pathfinder steering problems

Filed Feb 21, 2019 · Steering · 160,000 miles · MN

When turning left or right with steering wheel there is a quarter of a turn before the vehicle starts to turn and when traveling on the freeway this causes me to drift into other lanes . This delay when I turn the steering wheel and the car doesn't turn is very scary. It is almost like when you hit an ice patch and apply the breaks and the vehicle keeps going in the forward direction

Filed Sep 10, 2014 · Body, Steering · 159,890 miles · NE

I had the pathfinder tested for the rusted strut mount and corrosion issue in 2011. Now it is more than three years since I had the recall performed but I have no way of knowing if the pathfinder three and a half years later is now safe to drive. What is the federal safety agency policy on rust-related issues when an owner would like to keep their vehicle but with increased driving time on salty roads, they no longer have access to the recall that was designed to ensure safety? I am at the point where I have to make a substantial investment in major maintanence on the vehicle yet I do not know if the vehicle would pass the recall that it was tested for some 40 miles ago and, more importantly, three very hard winters on salty streets.

Filed Oct 24, 2012 · Body, Steering · 103,500 miles · NY

Noise and wobble in steering. Repair shop said the passenger side, front steering control arm and frame are severely rusted. This connection is weak. Should this control arm break lose, steering would fail.

Filed Jun 8, 2012 · Steering · 188,483 miles · OH

I took my car to the mansfield ohio nissan mmg dealership to be inspected for a corrosion recall. The dealership provided me with a loaner while the inspections were carried out. Nissan decided that the car was not repairable and offered to buy the vehicle for $5,600. I had a few days to consider the offer but was under immense pressure and threats that I would have to pay for storage charges for my car on their lot and also the loaner car if I did not accept their offer. The dealership even threatened resorting to "other measures" which I interpreted as "call the police" if I did not either accept the offer or return the loaner car. We are a single income family, partially disable spouse who can't work with 2 kids in college so I can't afford a car payment or to take a loss on the vehicle. I told nissan that I could not afford their offer because I had decided about a year ago that I need to get another 100k miles out of this car and then proceeded to invest about $4,000 into major maintenance that would extend the life of the car. I was willing to prove all of it with receipts. I was told by nissann that they would never pay me for this maintenance, no matter what. I asked for a copy of the inspection report so I could assess the risk and that was denied. I could not financially afford the offer and could not longer tolerate the stress of worrying about not having a car or the police after me so I returned the loaner and picked up my car and have put it back into full service. When leaving the lot I hear a noise in the front and felt something in the steering that I have never noticed before. I have since heard it a few more times. I asked nissan if this could have been caused by the inspection but they are not answering me. Why would corrosion make a noise ? I'm scared to drive the car, can't afford the offer, can't handle any more threats. Help ?

Filed Apr 23, 2012 · Steering, Suspension · IL

This is for nissan pathfinder voluntary safety recall campaign 1996-2004 pathfinder in salt states left front strut housing corrosion campaign id # r1107 the federal safety agency # 11v‑224. I dropped in pathfinder in the dealership at the end of sept.2011. The dealership told me that the car was unrepairable and leased a car to me. I have not got any information until march 27, 2012. Dealership called me said that car was fixed. Dealer told me that they did not think it was repairable, but nissan wanted them to repair. Based on the federal safety agency safe recall compendium (a guide for the reporting, notification, and remedy of motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment in accordance with title 49 of the united states code, chapter 301 and supporting federal regulations) prepared by the recall management division office of defects investigation the federal safety agency u.s. Department of transportation, under ii recall remedy (page 10) that if the repair period exceed 60 days, manufacturer needs to replace the item with an identical or reasonably equivalent item or for a vehicle, refund its purchase price less a reasonable amount for depreciation. But now nissan does not follow this rule and asked me to take the car back. I don't know which department will take care that nissan is against the federal safety agency rule?

Filed Nov 16, 2011 · Driver assistance, Steering · 139,000 miles · CT · crash

I was driving my vehicle when suddenly the front wheels locked. The engine went off and the power steering was also locked -up and I lost control, the car spun out, and hit the jersey barrier with the back.

Filed Oct 30, 2011 · Steering, Suspension · 165,000 miles · LA

Vehicle sways back and forth at speeds above 60 MPH.

Filed Aug 3, 2011 · Body, Steering · 200,000 miles · OH

I took my nissan 1999 pathfinder to dealer on recall and was advised vehicle unsafe to drive and was given rental and told nissan would buyback vehicle.

Filed Jul 22, 2011 · Steering · 140,000 miles · MA · crash

Our 1999 1/2 nissan pathfinder's steering column separated from the wheels causing the vehicle to crash into a curbing. We had the car towed to our mechanic and they did a temporary fix but stated that the vehicle was so rusted out on the driver side that it needed to be welded back together with a piece of sheet metal. We spoke to three different sheet metal shops and all said that they would not do it because of safety concerns. We believe this problem occurred due to excessive corrosion on the driver's side strut tower and LED to our loosing our steering. This occurred in july 2009, at that time, we knew nothing of a recall involving this problem, I called nissan and they said there was nothing they could do and there were no recalls. Due to the fact that the vehicle could not be repaired, we had to junk it. The car was only 10 years old at the time and always maintained. I feel we should get some reimbursement as the car should have been worth something, however, if the steering column is no longer attached and corrosion is so bad, we could not sell this vehicle to anyone. We would like some type of reimbursement.

Filed Jun 20, 2011 · Steering, Suspension · 116,324 miles · MA

Both front strut housing rusted. Driver side strut housing crack and pull away from the assembly, damaging strut, housing touch the steering column, grinding noises from steering column.