Shortly after entering freeway I heard a loud "pop" and the steering wheel grabbed to the right. Due to light snow and icy conditions at the time I almost lost control of the vehicle. After pulling over I noticed the front right coil spring had snapped at about the first coil up from the bottom.
2002 Nissan Pathfinder steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the front end of the vehicle began to shake continuously. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired under a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 11v244000 (steering: column). However, after the remedy repair was performed the problem recurred. The manufacturer was notified and they recommended the vehicle be diagnosed by an authorized dealer at the expense of the owner. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
This vehicle was purchased in tennessee and moved to indiana less than 1 year later. Said vehicle has also made several trips to michigan. I received a letter from nissan stating there may be a problem with the strut housing which in turn can affect the steering. They made this to sound like a minor problem and to have it checked out if you hear noise or have difficulty steering. A concern would be if you are driving a vehicle that seems to steer correctly, however has a housing that is cracked, corroded and close to failing. Why would nissan not recall all the vehicles to have them checked instead of making it sound like the problem is not that significant. Nissan's note states they are currently developing a remedy for this condition and when the remedy is available they will send a second letter asking owner's to bring in vehicle's for an inspection and a remedy. I haven't heard anything from nissan since my first notice and that was months ago.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v244000(steering:column). A few weeks after the repairs, the contact started to notice pulling in the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised her that the recall was not done properly. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.
Recall issued for nissan pathfinder -1996-2004- steering column- called the nissan dealership and was told that my vehicle was not on some lists, well it does fall within the model years and I want it checked. Customer service rep was not helpful, asked to speak with a manager, have not heard back. Recall issued for nissan pathfinder-1996-2004- front suspension-called the nissan dealership and was told that my vehicle was not on some lists, well it does fall within the model years and I want it checked. Customer service rep was not helpful, asked to speak with a manager, have not heard back. The interior panel lights work when they want to, not safe if driving at night, this occurs very often and nothing has been done to correct this reported issue by nissan.
Within 5 minutes of pulling out of a parking lot and onto a main street, driving at 20 MPH in stop and go traffic , suddenly the vehicle veered to the right. The driver lost control of the vehicle , causing it to go over a curb, up onto a lawn, across the street, hitting a mail box and went back onto the road. The vehicle hit an on coming van, went back up onto a curb and stopped. The driver had no steering control. The vehicle is currently at the dealership being repaired. *jb
Creaking noise while steering.....replaced spiral cable. Two hours after having vehicle fixed - it started all over again. Now I have another appointment to fix this problem.
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