Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / PATHFINDER / 2000

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004282910 Incident Date: May, 14 2004
Consumer's City: RALEIGH Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: PATHFINDER Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Ignition key switch fails to turn. a new key was purchased at the cost of $100 and it also does not turn in the ignition switch. the 2000 nissan pathfinder has approximately 75k miles. this appears to be a common failure mode with nissan. the cost for parts and labor for a new ignition key switch is around $300. but how long will this part take to also fail.? i have had vehicles with over 200k miles and never had a problem with a key switch. why does this part fail abnormally? the vehicle is used normally, no excessive restarting to cause excessive wear of the switch. only 2 other keys are attached to the key ring, so could not wear due to additional weight on the tumblers internal to the key switch.*ak