Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-18 | 07V435000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 372,250 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The vehicle swings left to right when cruising at about any speed. When the vehicle is pulling it does not swing or sw… |
| 2020-09-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE TAKEN MY NISSAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DECODE MY ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE PAID FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS TO HAVE THE EVAL CO… |
| 2019-01-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE SHIMMY WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON DRY PAVEMENT… |
| 2017-01-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 (STEERING , SUSPEN… |
| 2015-10-05 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLED VIOLENTLY ESPECIAL… |
| 2015-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVING TRUCK GOT SO BAD IT WAS HARD TO KEEP IN ROAD..WOULD GO SIDE TO SIDE ON HIGHWAY AND TURNS WERE NOT EASY TO SAY … |
| 2014-08-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKEN IN 2011 ( REPLACED WITH USED PART ) STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKEN IN 2013 ( REPLACED WITH NEW NI… |
| 2014-07-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2014-04-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE TRAILER ARMS FAILED. THIS IS WHAT HOLDS THE REAR AXLE STEADY AND WILL CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SWAY OR HULA HOOP THE REAR… |
| 2014-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | A DEFECT IN THE COATING PROCESS OF THE FILL TUBE ALLOWED ROAD SALT TO FORM RUST ON THE FUEL FILL AND OR VENT TUBE RES… |
| 2013-10-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME, INCLUDING CHASSIS, SUSPENSION AND BODY HAS EXTENSIVE RUST. THE SUSPENSION IS CAVING INTO THE CHASSIS DUE TO … |
| 2013-08-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTS SWAYING DANGEROUSLY, AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH . AT A HIGHER SPEED THE CAR WILL STARTS BACK SWAYING AND … |
| 2013-06-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE ROUND RUNNING BOARDS ARE RUSTING SEVERELY AND POSE A DANGER TO ANYONE ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. THIS ITEM S… |
| 2013-02-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE SWAYS VERY BAD DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION AND STOP IF YOU PUSH THE BRAKE OR SPEED UP. FEELS REALLY DANGEROUS … |
| 2012-08-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT RANDOM... THIS PATHFINDER WILL GO INTO A CRAZY DEATH WOBBLE, TO THE POINT TO WERE IT WANTS TO PUT YOUR HEAD AND THE … |
| 2012-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAK… |
| 2012-07-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR RO… |
| 2012-07-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE DISPLAYED HAVING A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL IN… |
| 2012-06-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER A SPEED… |
| 2012-04-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11… |
| 2012-03-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER A FEW MONTHS AGO AS MY SECOND VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK SOME 30 MILES ON… |
| 2012-02-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMB… |
| 2012-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE AND WAS TAKEN TO… |
| 2012-01-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 97 PATHFINDER SAFETY PROBLEM WITH REAR SUSPENSION LINKS. SIDE TO SIDE SWAY. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO FLIP … |
| 2012-01-24 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | I RECEIVED NISSAN CAR RECALL PROGRAM(11V24400) AND GOT INSPECTION AT LOCAL NISSAN DEALER(NISSAN NORTH AMERICA,INC. NY) … |
| 2011-12-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THIS WAS A MULTICAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE PATHFINDER DRIVEN BY MY SON. THE PATHFINDER WAS STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER CAR … |
| 2011-11-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR MY 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER STRUT TOWER HOUSING ASSEMBLY. ON THE RECALL NISSAN STATED THAT THE VE… |
| 2011-11-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN INDEPEND… |
| 2011-10-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTR… |
| 2011-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE… |
| 2011-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V244000 (SUSPENSIO… |
| 2011-06-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER HAS BROKEN OFF FROM RUST ON THE FRAME AND IS PUSHING UP AGAINST THE HOOD. MY MECHANIC ADVIS… |
| 2011-05-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND TH… |
| 2011-05-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT STRUT TOWER RUSTED AND FAILED, DROPPED 4 INCHES, IN CONTACT WITH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, NEAR STEERI… |
| 2011-04-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER, IT IS GRINDING AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT YET BECA… |
| 2011-04-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AS T… |
| 2011-04-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK WILL START TO ROCK AND FISHTAIL AT RANDOM AND ERRATIC TIMES CAUSING A POTENTIA… |
| 2011-04-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER ABOUT TO COLLAPSE DUE TO SEVERE ROT. *TR |
| 2011-04-11 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES, LINE SIZE 265/70/R15 (N/A). THE CONTAC… |
| 2011-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AT AROUND 120000 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY. MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. ONLY WAY TO STOP … |
| 2011-03-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER, AND FRAME RUSTED AWAY CAUSING STRUT TO HIT STEERING SHAFT. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HITTING HOOD. … |
| 2011-03-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | EXTREME REAR END WOBBLE (SWAY) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR |
| 2011-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AT THIS TIME, THIS HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THERE IS SEVERE FRAME RUST THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FR… |
| 2011-01-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAD TO PAY TO REPAIR THE STRUT HOUSING SHEET METAL, THAT WAS GRINDING AGAINST THE STEERING ARM, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF T… |
| 2011-01-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AB… |
| 2010-11-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE V… |
| 2010-11-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | I MOVED TO CHARLESTON SC IN JUNE OF 2007 FROM RICHMOND VA. I BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING SOUND WHENEVER I WOULD TURN A COR… |
| 2010-11-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STRUT TOWERS CORROSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DETERIORATIO… |
| 2010-11-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | RUST/CORROSION IN UNIBODY AT LOWER CONTROL ARM/STRUT ASSEMBLY ON 97' NISSAN PATHFINDER PASSENGER SIDE. THE PROBLEM/FAIL… |
| 2010-11-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE STRUT TOWER HOUSING WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I RECEIVED A RECA… |