Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / PATHFINDER / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002262646 Incident Date: Apr, 19 2002
Consumer's City: CHICO Consumer's State: CA
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#: JN8AR05Y8VW Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 29 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: rear end of car sways violently and unexpectedly, back and forth, at speeds above 45 mph. started at about 75,000 miles. got new tires, shocks and struts, even dealer was either unable ,or unwilling to diagnose problem correctly. finally was informed by dealership service department that a recent service bulletin indicated problem was due to premature failling of rear rear support link bushings(about $1000 to fix). nisson needs to address this very serious safety issue. *ak