Consumer Complaint Detail
NISSAN / PATHFINDER / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000065411 | Incident Date: Sep, 05 2000 |
| Consumer's City: TAMPA | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PATHFINDER | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JN8DR07X71W | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 14 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The steering pull and/or body vibration manifests itself at highway speeds of between 60 and 75 mph, regardless of road crown or imperfections of the surface. this defect impairs the steering considerably. steering becomes even more of a channlange during wet road conditions in respect of the recent nhtsa publication, showing a two star rollover rating for this vehicle, the referenced defect indeed has a seriousnegative impact on the safety of this vehicle whilst driven on highways at the speeds indicated. the manufacturer has not responded to phonecalls and letter of notification. arbitration was held under the bbb autoline program. request for repurchase was denied despite the fact that both the manufacturers representative and the arbitrator recognized the defect during the test drive. the arbitrator considered it a nusance. *ak |