1.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
90,000 miles

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1997 Nissan Pathfinder brakes problems

brakes problem

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1997 Nissan Pathfinder Owner Comments

problem #2

Aug 092013

Pathfinder

  • 180,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The vehicle starts swaying dangerously, at a speed of 20 mph. At a higher speed the car will starts back swaying and fish tailing and would flip specially on a wet roads, no control to it.

- Fullerton, CA, USA

problem #1

Mar 152012

Pathfinder 6-cyl

  • miles
I bought my 1997 Nissan Pathfinder a few months ago as my second vehicle to get back and forth to work some 30 miles one way. I can't drive it more than up the street because it has developed a severe swaying defect when driving at speeds over 40 mph. It is so bad that it feels like an amusement park ride!. it is very very dangerous to drive on the highway. After looking on the internet to try to get some information about this problem, I found out that there are way too many comments from people over several years that have experienced this "death sway" that it is actually appalling that Nissan or the consumer safety department hasn't stepped in to correct this dangerous problem. The majority of the people found that it is a rear upper and lower bushing arm that seems to fix the problem but at a hefty expense of up to $1,000. A life shouldn't have to be taken for Nissan to accept responsibility for this well documented defect. Nissan not being held accountable for this defect is inexcusable.

- Mcdonough, GA, USA

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