Consumer Complaint Detail
NISSAN / PATHFINDER / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001079931 | Incident Date: Jul, 02 2001 |
| Consumer's City: WINTHROP | Consumer's State: ME |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PATHFINDER | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JN8AR05Y4VW | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 04 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: At speeds above 45 mph vehicle for no reason suddenly begins to rock rapidly from side to side. first encountered when driving vehicle back to maine. when arrived in maine had front struts and rear shocks replaced. problem continues. at highway speed if you even slighly release the accelerator pedal to slow down or coast, vehicle immediately begins to rapidly rock side to side. called nissan, they noted no one has reported incident. have since downloaded service bulliten # ntb98001, date 9804, nhtsa item # sb600088- component suspension. staes in part "... may exhibit excessive play in front/rear suspension." please advise what service bulliten refers to. what rights does service bulliten provide to the consumer? how do i obtain correction from manufacturer? what became of issue following the service bulletin. has nhtsa received similar complaints?*ak |