Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / PATHFINDER / 1997

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002194347 Incident Date: Dec, 22 2002
Consumer's City: EDMONDS Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: PATHFINDER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN8AR05Y7VW Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 06 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 09 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The back end of the car begins a violent wobble unexpectedly at 50 to 70 miles per hour on the straight and level. after much trouble, the dealer has confirmed that bushing failures in the rear axle link assemblys are the culprit, and the car has only 59,000 miles on it. this is erxtremely dangerous, and shocking that a worn part could cause unexpected loss of control of the vehicle.