2000 Nissan Pathfinder body problems

Filed Jul 2, 2024 · Body · CO

This is in regards to a recall repair for the driver side strut tower. It has rusted out do to an improper recall repair.

Filed Feb 28, 2018 · Airbags, Body · 207,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 nissan pathfinder. While the contact was driving 2 MPH and making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The driver's air bag deployed with force, which impacted the contact's right eye. The contact sustained bruises and head injuries that required stitches and medical treatment. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 207,000.

Filed Sep 4, 2017 · Body, Suspension · VA

The left front strut housing has corroded and is breaking away. This seems to be similar to the following recall:campaign id #: :r1107; the federal safety agency #11v‑244. This vehicle, however, is not registered in designated "salt states" but owned and operated within 30 miles of 2 such states.

Filed Feb 28, 2017 · Body, Steering · OK

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 nissan pathfinder. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 11v244000 (steering, suspension). The dealer diagnosed that the frame had separated into the steering column, which potentially fractured. There was extensive rust and corrosion. The dealer kept the vehicle for further diagnostic testing. The contact was eventually provided with a loaner vehicle. The dealer refused to remedy the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified and indicated that a dealer should be able to provide the remedy for the repair. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Dec 28, 2015 · Body, Brakes · NJ

I heard a rubbing sound and the passenger side front brake was acting unusual so I took my truck to my mechanic assuming it needed brakes. When the driver front wheel was taken off it was ovious that my brake pad was fine. It was noted that my tires were wearing unevenly and it was also very very ovious that the entire wheel wheel area was corroded,rusted and missing. There was a extremely large hole being the wheel area. Looking further it was noted that the steering column was rubbing against a part of the engine area. That explains the rubbing sound and diffuculty turning the wheel. It was also noted that the suspension was rotted and that the engine measured around 2 inches lower as it was leaning on the drivers side. I was told by my mechanic that the damage was so extensive that it could not be repaired. There wasn't any metal available under the truck to even weld any reinforcement to. The truck was unsafe to drive and to take it to nissan. We never went any further with an inspection of the passenger side ect. I did take it to nissan in the afternoon and was called the following morning and told my truck was fixed. I was told they replaced the strut on the drivers side and put some fiberglass underneath the truck. They did say that it passed their 100 and something point safety check. They never addressed anything else. I have been without transportation for a week now.

Filed Nov 20, 2014 · Body · 160,000 miles · CA

I was driving my nissan into the dealership for an inspection on a recall it was under. I hit a pothole and could not drive over forty miles an hour. When I got it to the dealership they informed me my frame was broke. The dealership did the recall repairs and said they couldn't repair the frame because the rust was outside the recall area. I have only owned the vehicle for a year and a half and there is no way that it rusted this bad to cause the frame to break. I feel that the frame was fatigued and it should either be fixed or I should at least get market value for my vehicle that I can no longer drive due to it being unsafe. I would appreciate it if you could help me out. I need my vehicle or a refund in order to put a down payment on a new one.

Filed Mar 11, 2014 · Body, Suspension · 168,000 miles · WI

Pulling out of the driveway heard a loud grinding noise coming from the front drivers side wheel. Grinding noise every time I turn the steering wheel to the left. I inspected the front end and noticed the strut housing is tearing away from the frame. I googled the issue, found out about the recall, and called nissan. I was told by nissan the vehicle was already repaired for this recall.

Filed May 28, 2012 · Body, Steering · 116,000 miles · OH

We purchased a new 2000 nissan pathfinder in march of 2000. The vehicle has 116,000 miles on it and has been driven exclusively on urban roadways and highways (no off-road usage). There has been no unusual usage of the vehicle. We have not used it for towing or transport of heavy or corrosive materials. The vehicle has never been involved in any accidents. The vehicle has been maintained per the manufacturer requirements. When not in use, the vehicle is stored in a garage. The vehicle has been regularly evaluated and inspected by nissan mechanics during the free inspections offered by nissan dealerships. They never reported any serious problems with the vehicle. About a month ago, we developed a noise in the front end when turning the vehicle. We took it to a dealership for an evaluation. The dealership determined that a portion of the frame was severely corroded and had cracked. I immediately requested that they inspect the rest of the frame for corrosion. They refused and told me that any repair would have to be made by a body shop. They said the vehicle was no longer under warranty. . After picking up the vehicle I immediately drove the vehicle to an auto body shop for evaluation and repair. The auto body shop removed the engine from the vehicle and inspected the frame. They found extensive corrosion of the frame. There are many locations in the frame where it has rusted completely through. The vehicle manufacturer must have improperly or inadequately applied anti-corrosive materials to the frame. It is obvious nissan is aware of corrosion issues with pathfinder frames. Nissan repaired a corrosion related problem with the strut housing while the car was at the dealership. There are numerous references to pathfinder frame corrosion on the internet.

Filed May 11, 2012 · Body, Suspension · 199,501 miles · NY

Sever body frame corrosion causing the vehicle to be very unsafe to drive (examined by the local nissan dealership) and surely will not pass the new york state safety inspection. Service recall on the "strut tower" corrosion last year but did not take care of the body frame corrosion due to the same corrosion factor that makes me very upset about nissan. This might be a life death impact on the body frame corrosion where the vehicle might be break in 1/2 due to no body frame support at all. I m not sure why nissan do not take any proper action like the way toyota foreseen the impact on the life death incident due to body frame corrosion. According to many web discussion and forum resources, many nissan pathfinder owners are sharing the same corrosion issues complaints. I m writing to address and to kindly inform you to communicate this experience to the public and this might be in relationship to possible future life death incident if nissan choose not to take care of this body frame corrosion in a serious matter. Thank you for your attention and time.

Filed Mar 26, 2012 · Body · 57,400 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the steering wheel became abnormally loose and hard to maintain. The contact took the vehicle to a private mechanic and was advised that the front end frame was rusted completely. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they stated that the vehicle could not be repaired due to the rust failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 57,400.