Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / PATHFINDER / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003243702 Incident Date: Oct, 23 2003
Consumer's City: CATONSVILLE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: PATHFINDER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN8DR09Y82W Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 28 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 10 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After 12 months of driving brake pedal began to respond differently after depressing it on some occasions, not on others. steering wheel began to shake noticeably when brakes were depressed at highway speeds. at low speed, brakes failed entirely, causing rear end collision, then, they began to work again. no consistency or pattern determined whether brakes would fail to respond or when they would respond unusually. diagnostic tests initially showed no overt problem with abs when the brakes were responding normally.*ak