1995 Nissan Pathfinder Structure

TAKATA RECALL. JUST LIKE ALMOST ALL OTHER 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDERS MY FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT. ONLY AFTER 2 MONTHS IT PASSED A VEHICLE INSPECTION ORDER I NOTICED A 4 INCH HOLE SURROUNDED BY RUST AND LOTS OF IT, I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME READING ONLINE AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN LOTS OF 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. I DONT SEE HOW THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN CHEATED BY NISSAN JUST BEING CHEAP AND I FIND IT NOT ACCEPTABLE

I PURCHASED A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE IN JUNE, 2007 FOR $3000. IN 2010 I HAD TO HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE WAS LOADED ONTO A TRAILER TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FRIEND OF MINE TO HAVE THE NEW STARTER PUT ON. WHEN HE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME, AFTER THE STARTER WAS PUT ON, HE HAD ME LOOK AT THE FRAME. IT WAS SO RUSTED OUT THAT I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. BUT I HAD TO, ONLY VEHICLE TO DRIVE. YOU COULD PUT YOUR FIST THROUGH THE RUST. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT ALOT OF 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE. I ALSO CONTACTED THE INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE AND GOT THEM INVOLVED. STILL NO SOLUTION SINCE NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. FINALLY IN JUNE OF 2011, I SOLD IT TO A JUNK YARD FOR $250. YES, I COULD HAVE SOLD IT TO A PRIVATE PARTY, BUT DID NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE IF THEY DROVE IT AND THE FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE CAN BE AN INVESTIGATION IN THIS. TOYOTA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND REIMBURSED THOSE PEOPLE AT 150% OF BOOK VALUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, HE WAS INFORMED THAT PORTIONS OF THE FRAME WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CORRODED PORTIONS OF THE FRAME WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON VARIOUS OTHER PORTIONS OF THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE FRAME ON MY CAR HAS RUSTING AWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. NOW, THE REAR OF THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES IS 50% GONE! THE FRONT FRAME ON BOTH SIDES HAS RUSTED THROUGH AT THE WHEEL WELL. THERE IS EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT AND I HAVE KEPT IT IN THE GARAGE IT'S ENTIRE LIFE. I HAD IT DETAILED EVERY SPRING AND EVERY FALL. I CALLED NISSAN TO COMPLAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO NOTHING SINCE MY CAR WAS SO OLD. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 6 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. IT HAS LESS THAN 94,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I FEEL THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I STRONGLY FEEL NISSAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT AND SHOULD MAKE SOME EFFORT TO RECTIFY THIS MATTER WITH ME. THE FIRST MUFFLER ON THIS CAR OUTLASTED THE FRAME. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WAS DEEMED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE IS SO ROTTED THAT MY MECHANIC TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT. NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA HAD ME BRING IT TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS TO INSPECT IT. THEY TOOK PHOTOS OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT WAS UNFIXABLE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT ON LINE AND READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT PATHFINDER FRAME ROT. *TR

SEVERE FRAME RUST AT REAR AXLE, BEHIND REAR WHEELS, RUSTED THROUGH ON 3 SIDES OF FRAME RAIL, REAR END OF BODY BOUNCES OFF FRAME WHEN HIT BUMPS, SLAMS DOWN LOUD AND HARD IN BACK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HEARD THAT A COMBINATION OF POOR STEEL FROM CHINA AND PROBLEMS WITH THE COATING PROCESS HAVE LED TO THE FRAME ROT THAT IS COMMONPLACE WITH PATHFINDERS FROM 1993-2005. UPDATED 07/26/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS DEEMED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

PATHFINDER FRAME IS RUSTING APART. NISSAN SHOULD HOLD A RECALL OF EVENTS. *TR

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

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

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.

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

WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, NOTICED THAT HOLES ARE RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH THE FRAME IN THE AREA OVER THE REAR AXLE. *TR

WE OWN A 95 NISSAN PATHFINDER.LAST WEEK THE REAR FRAME AND REAR STABILIZERS BROKE IN 2.TRUCK CANT BE DRIVEN,AS WHEN THAT HAPPENED IT PULLED AND SEVERED THE REAR BRAKE LINES.THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT ON THESE. TOYOTA HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR FRAMES ON THEIR TACOMA TRUCKS.THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THEM,TO GET THEM OFF THE ROAD. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO THE SAME,IMO,BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED..THEIR ARE MANY STORIES ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. JUST GOOGLE NISSAN PATHFINDER FRAME RAILS FOR MORE. THANKS. *TR

I OWN A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT WAS PURCHASED IN 1997. SINCE THAT TIME I HAD TO HAVE THE FRAME WELDED 2 TIMES IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION AND TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS NEVER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD TO ABSORB THE COST ON MY OWN. THIS APPARENTLY IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE AND REPAIRMEN WHO DEAL WITH FRAME REPAIRS AND MECHANICS. THIS NOT ONLY IS AN ECONOMIC ISSUE BUT ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THE FRAMES HAVE CORROSION PROBLEMS THE FRAME CAN COLLAPSE DURING A COLLISION BECAUSE THE STABILITY OF THE FRAME WAS COMPROMISED BY THE CORROSION PROBLEM. RECENTLY, TOYOTA HAS VOLUNTARILY RECALLED 1995 TRUCKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO DO THE SAME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ALLEGATION BECAUSE I THINK YOU WILL FIND IT VERY CREDIBLE. *TR

WHILE WASHING MY 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE, I NOTICED THAT THE MAIN FRAME RAILS ARE RUSTED OUT. THIS IS IN THE ARCH ABOVE THE REAR AXLE AREA AND IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE BOX SECTION MOVING OUTWARD. THEREFORE, THE DAMAGE IN COMPLETELY INVISIBLE UNTIL IT WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH THE HEAVY METAL OF THE FRAME. THE DAMAGE THAT I CAN EASILY SEE IS ABOUT 10 INCHES LONG AND UP THE WHOLE HEIGHT OF THE RAIL. FEELING WITH MY FINGERS I CAN FEEL RUST ALL ALONG THE INTERIOR. THIS VEHICLE IS A LOCAL VEHICLE IN WICHITA, KANSAS AND HAS NOT EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE ROAD SALTING. I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER FOR 5 YEARS AND KNOW THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED UNDER COVER THROUGHOUT ITS ENTIRE LIFE. NIGHT TIME IN A GARAGE AND IN A COVERED PARKING GARAGE DURING WORKING HOURS. THE EXTERIOR PAINT IS LIKE NEW, BUT THE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT. NO CORRECTIONS TO REMEDY THE RUSTED FRAME HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT AS OF YET. *TR

BOUGHT A NISSAN PATHFINDER, 1995. GOT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUST AND FRAME ROT. THEY SAID THAT THE CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION THE WAY IT IS AND IS UNSAFE FOR ROAD USE. *TR

FRAME RUSTED OUT ON MY PATHFINDER FAILED INSPECTION. ONLY OWNED IT 11 MONTHS. I HAVE OWNED AND LEASED 6 NISSAN IN THE PAST AND NISSAN WILL NOT EVEN RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT. IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE (NISSAN COMMENTS )THIS SITE HAS OVER 100 OTHER CONCERNED CUSTOMERS WITH EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. *TR

1992-1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER FRAMES ARE RUSTING AWAY THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACED THE CHASSIS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WERE THE CAR RESIDES. *TR

RUSTED FRAME ON A NISSAN PATHFINDER 1994 AND 1995. *TR