| Issue ID | 572751 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10145496 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 03/09/05 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I recently purchased a 2005 nissan pathfinder, i started to notice a problem on my first road trip while out on route 95 going to philadelphia. The vehicle becomes very hard to control while going over bumps at 55-65 mph especially going around long sweeping turns. When you hit a bump the steering wheel becomes uncontrollable and the vehicle want to shift into the other lane pending on the type of turn (left or right hand). No luck after three service visits and many phone calls to nissan north america. Contacted attorney and i am pursuing it through the courts under the lemon law. The dealer told me they are aware of the problem but nissan has no fix at this time. Very disappointed with nissan to say the least. Thanks for reading. 12/16/05. *nm |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 200 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HOPEWELL, NJ |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18W35CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 27/08/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 60 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | FLEMINGTON NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | 908 782 3673 |
| Dealer's city | FLEMINGTON |
| Dealer's state code | NJ |
| Dealer's ZIP code |