1998 Nissan Pathfinder SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
Chronological view of owner reports
LOAD SENSING VALVE ---BRACKET WELDED TO DIFFERENTIAL HAS RUSTED OFF. SPRING APPLYING TENSION TO LOAD SENSING VALVE IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE BRACKET THUS MAKING THE VALVE INOPERABLE. REAR BRAKE PRESSURE NO LONGER CONTROLLED BY THE VALVE DEPENDING ON LOAD. INCREASED CHANCE OF REAR WHEEL LOCK UP AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *TT
BRAKE LINE TUBE, THATS THE METAL PART OF BRAKE LINE, RUST CAUSE LINE TO BREAK WHILE DRIVING AND LEAK-OUT ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID. *KB
THE ABS(BRAKES) IS A FAILURE ON MY TRUCK . IT WAS NEVER ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY. *LA
UPON BUYING VEHICLE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THRITY DAYS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CALIPER BOLT MISSING ON DRIVERS SIDE AND TOP BOLT LOOSE CAUSING NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. NLM
BRAKES FAILED. YH
ABS SYSTEM IS FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WHENEVER BRAKES ARE NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OTHER THEN DRY GROUND OR ALL OTHER CONDITION, VEHICLE WOULD SKID BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL FOR ABS ON WET CONDITIONS. *AK
Trend Over Time
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Other Issues
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Quick Summary
The 1998 Nissan Pathfinder has 7 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.