1995 Nissan Pathfinder

I HAVE OWNED MY NISSAN FOR 4 YEARS. 144,400 MILES ON IT. DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE EXTENSIVE FRAME ROT UNTIL I HAD TO GET A NEW STARTER PUT ON. AT THAT TIME, I WAS INFORMED I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT DUE TO THE EXTENSION RUST AND ROT. BUT, WHEN IT'S THE ONLY 4X4 YOU HAVE, NEED IT TO GET TO WORK ON DAYS OF SNOW. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS, I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. THEY CONTACTED NISSAN. NISSAN TOLD THEM THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WILL NOT HELP IN ANY REPAIRS. *TR

MY 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS VERY LITTLE RUST ON THE BODY ANYWHERE BUT THE FRAME IS BEYOND REPAIR BECAUSE OF RUST. THE BACK HALF OF THE FRAME IS TERRIBLE. IT RATTLES AND SHAKES WITH EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I SHOULD STAY OUT OF IT FOR FEAR IT WOULD FALL APART GOING DOWN THE ROAD.EVERYTHING ELSE ON THIS VEHICLE IS GOOD AS CAN BE EXPECTED. HATE TO GIVE IT UP. *TR

WE HAVE A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT HAD THE FRAME REPAIRED FOR CORROSION TWICE IN THE PAST. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR POSSIBLY A THIRD REPAIR. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF NISSAN. SINCE TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THEIR VEHICLES FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM, THE NISSAN PROBLEM SHOULD ALSO BE INVESTIGATED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. *TR

MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FRAME ON MY 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS ROTTED OUT AND WAY BEYOND SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL. WE TAKE CARE OF THIS THE SAME AS OTHER VEHICLES WE OWN, SOME THAT ARE OLDER, AND THERE IS NO FRAME ROT PROBLEMS WITH THEM. SOME ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE AN EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN NISSAN PATHFINDERS. ALTHOUGH IT'S AN OLDER TRUCK, IT'S A DESIGN FLAW AND MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. TOYOTA HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND TOOK CARE OF IT, I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY WE WILLING TO DO NOTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME RAIL WAS MISSING. AFTER INSPECTING UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RAILS HAD RUSTED AND FELL OFF. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

NISSAN 1995 PATHFINDER HAS TWO HOLES CAUSED BY CORROSION DIRECTLY UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS THAT ALLOWED SEVERAL ITEMS (SPARE TIRE JACK PARTS) TO FALL ONTO THE ROAD. THEY ALSO ALLOWED AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST TO ENTER THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN THE EXHAUST PIPE CORRODED THROUGH AND SEPARATED FROM THE MUFFLER. ALSO, A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE FRAME FROM JUST BEFORE THE WHEEL WELL TO THE END OF THE FRAME. THE MUFFLER HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT THE FRAME CORROSION APPEARS TO MASSIVE TO REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE SCRAPPED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

IT IS A ABSOLUTE INJUSTICE THAT NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE ABOUT THE FRAME RUST ISSUE ON THE 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. I JUST PURCHASED ONE A MONTH AGO THINKING I WAS GETTING A GOOD DEAL! THE EXTERIOR OF THE FRAME LOOKED TO BE SOLID. I WAS PUTTING NEW BRAKES ON WHEN I GRABBED THE FRAME FROM THE INSIDE FOR LEVERAGE. MY HAND WENT RIGHT THROUGH. THE BEST PART IS THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I LIVE IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AND FREQUENT JOE'S U PULL IT SALVAGE YARD. THERE ARE LITERALLY A HUNDRED OR MORE PATHFINDERS IN THE YARD THAT LOOK VERY NICE WITH NO FRAME LEFT. I HAVE ALSO STUMBLED ACROSS NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. I GUESS NHTSA WILL JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEM UNTIL A CERTAIN NUMBER IS REACHED OF FATALITIES. WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS IMMINENT PROOF THAT THE DEATHS WERE DUE TO STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE FRAME. *TR