2000 Nissan Pathfinder Steering

MY PATHFINDER WAS FIXED FOR RECALL R1107 STRUT TOWER CORROSION SALT ABOUT 18,000 MILES AGO. THE EXACT SAME ISSUE CAME BACK AND THEY SAID BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED THEY WILL NOT REVISIT IT. THIS IS INSANE. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS FROM OTHER CAUSES, BUT IF THEIR "REPAIR" DID NOT TRULY REPAIR IT, HOW IT IT OK TO SAY IT WAS FIXED? I'VE HAD CARS 3 TIMES THE AGE OF THIS ONE NEVER HAVE FRAME RUST ISSUES. THIS IS A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT THAT NISSAN JUST DOES NOT CARE. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR A RECALL FREE OF CHARGE. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID THAT THEY CANNOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND THE CARD DOES NOT WORTH IT. THEY REFUSE TO GIVE MY CAR BACK BECAUSE THEY SAID BY THE LAW THEY CANNOT GIVE IT BACK WITHOUT REPAIR IT. IT HAS BEEN 2 WEEKS ALREADY. THEY SCREWED EVERYTHING BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR TO WORK. THEY TOLD ME THAT I CAN HAVE A CAR BUT I NEED TO PAY 20 DOLLARS DAILY. IT IS THAT ACCEPTABLE. WHY THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME MY CAR BACK. I HAD DROVE MY CAR FOR MORE THAN 8 YEARS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I GIVE MAINTENANCE TO MY CAR REALLY WELL AND JUST BOUGHT NEW TIRES. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT IT. HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO RESOLVE IT. I DO NOT NEED MONEY FOR MY CAR I NEED MY CAR BACK BECAUSE I NEED IT. I HAVE TO LOAN A CAR FROM MY COUSIN TO GO TO WORK AND DROPPED MY CHILD TO SCHOOL. *TR

MECHANICAL RECALL OF NOVEMBER 2011 WAS NEVER COMPLETED PROPERLY. ON OR ABOUT DEC. 21, 2014, THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CALL AFTER THE INCIDENT. HE IS WILLING TO SUBMIT AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT THE RECALL WAS NEVER PROPERLY COMPLETED. I HAVE PHOTOS SHOWING THE UN-REPAIRED STEERING AND HOUSING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. THE PHOTOS CLEARLY INDICATE REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE AS REQUIRED BY THE RECALL. NISSAN USA INSISTS IT HAS NO OBLIGATION TO MAKE REPAIR. ...UPDATED 02-03-15 *BF THE MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND SAW BREAKAGE IN THE RUSTY METAL HOUSING NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH ALLOWED WATER FROM THE ROAD TO ENTER THE AREA OF THE STEERING COLUMN. UPDATED 03/02/15*JB.. ...UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF UPDATED 04/02/15*JB UPDATED 06/8/2015 *JS

IN DECEMBER 2014, NHTSA'S WEBSITE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. IT NOW SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. ABOUT DEC 21, 2014, MY VEHICLE SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT NHTSA DESCRIBED (A STEERING COLUMN THAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING) IN THE NHTSA NOTICE GIVEN FOR RECALL (SEE BELOW) VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2000 MAKE: NISSAN MODEL: PATHFINDER NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 11V-244 RECALL DATE: APRIL 20, 2011 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: R1101 SUMMARY: IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAY ENTER AN ASSEMBLY LOCATION HOLE IN THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING, CAUSING WATER TO COLLECT AT THE MATING SURFACE OF THE STRUT HOUSING PANEL AND THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THIS SNOW/WATER AND SALT INTRUSION MAY RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING IN SOME SUBJECT VEHICLES. THIS RECALL AFFECTS VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. SAFETY RISK: THE STRUT HOUSING MAY CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO GRINDING NOISES, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: THE MANUFACTURER WILL INSPECT THE STRUT HOUSING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE MANUFACTURER NOTES: PLEASE CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT (800) NISSAN-1 (OR 800-647-7261) FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00AM TO 7:00PM CST THIS RECALL DATA LAST REFRESHED: INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NISSAN USA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH THE NHTSA RECORDS SHOWS THERE IS A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF STEERING COLUMN BREAKAGE. THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING BUT NISSAN SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT WOULD NOT REPAID MY VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL FOR MY VIN, THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER REFERRED ME TO THE NISSAN USA WEBSITE, WHICH STATES THERE IS NO RECALL. (SEE BELOW). NISSAN RECALL LOOKUP 2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER VIN: [XXX] CHANGE VIN THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS OR CAMPAIGNS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU CAN SEARCH FOR SAFETY RECALLS ALL THE WAY BACK TO MARCH 1994. THIS INFORMATION WAS LAST UPDATED ON DECEMBER 29, 2014. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING VEHICLE RECALLS, EMAIL US OR CALL 1-(800) NISSAN-1 BEGIN_OF_THE_SKYPE_HIGHLIGHTING 1-(800) NISSAN-1 FREE END_OF_THE_SKYPE_HIGHLIGHTING. - SEE MORE AT: HTTP://WWW.NISSANUSA.COM/RECALLS-VIN#/RESULT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING,MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NHTSA LISTS MY VEHICLE AS BEING INVOLVED IN A RECALL. BUT NISSAN SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE NHTSA INFORMATION IS CORRECT, AND WHAT I SHOULD WITH NISSAN'S CONTENTION THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. YEAR: 2000 MAKE: NISSAN MODEL: PATHFINDER NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 11V-244 RECALL DATE: APRIL 20, 2011 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: R1101 SAFETY RISK: THE STRUT HOUSING MAY CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO GRINDING NOISES, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: THE MANUFACTURER WILL INSPECT THE STRUT HOUSING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE MANUFACTURER NOTES: PLEASE CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT (800) NISSAN-1 (OR 800-647-7261) FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00AM TO 7:00PM CST *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V244000 ( STEERING:COLUMN), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. TWO MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, THE DEALER HAD NOT YET RECEIVED THE PARTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE KNOWING A FAULTY STRUT HOUSING WAS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HEARD A NOISE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V244000 (STEERING:COLUMN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING TURNS AT ANY SPEED, A NOISE THAT SOUNDED SIMILAR TO BANGING PIECES OF METAL COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V244000 (STEERING: COLUMN). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION REGARDING 2000 PATHFINDERS LOSSING CONTROL OF STEERING AT ANY SPEED OR CONDITIONS, OR DIRECTION TO FIND THIS INFORMATION. I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THE SUV, I AM A FAMILY MEMBER OF A PERSON THAT LOST HIS LIFE IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING A PATHFINDER. I AM LOOKING FOR A REASON FOR THIS CRASH, AUTOPYS SHOWED NO MEDICAL REASON FOR CRASH AND HE WAS IN GOOD HEALTH, DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND WARM TEMP. ANY HELP WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

AFTER A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE DURING SPEEDS OF 35-40 AND AGAIN AT 50-65. STEERING RACK REPLACED, REAR DIFF REPLACED, TIRES REPLACED, TIRES BALANCED, DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED. NOW VEHICLE HAS A EXCESSIVE VIBRATION A SPEEDS OF 30-35, AND AGAIN AT 50-60. CAUSES NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN HANDS AND NOTED ON FEET. IT IS NOT JUST THE WHEEL THAT VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY, IT CAN BE FELT ON THE SHIFTER AND DOWN BY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FOOT WELL.