Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest Aug 22, 2013
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 170 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
6
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Nissan Pathfinder submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structureBrakesFuel system
Filed Aug 22, 2013
BAKER PLATE RUSTED AND WEDGED INTO BRAKES AND ROTORS - LITERALLY TORE EVERYTHING UP.. CV BOOT DAMAGED- ROTORS DEFACED- BRAKES DEFACED- ALL NEED REPLACING AND MIND YOU THE BRAKES WERE NEWER HAD THIS NOT RUSTED I WOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS EXPENSE. *TR I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS SUV AND RUSTED FRAME. BOTH SIDE RAILS ARE TORN OFF -DUE TO RUST THE GAS TANK HAS HAD TO BE FIXED TWICE DUE TO THE FRAME RUBBING ON IT. I LOVE THIS SUV AND AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED THAT ALTHOUGH BUILT TO LAST ITS TRULY NOT LASTING.. I AM SHOCKED AND AMAZED THAT AT THE RUST AND DETERIORATION OF FRAME . NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO HELP US RESOLVE THESE ONGOING PROBLEMS THE DANGER IN GAS TANK LEAKS DUE TO FRAME ROTTING IS EXTREME. I HAVE HAD MY GAS TANK FIXED TWICE - MY NISSAN IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. *TR
NHTSA ID
10536701
Incident
Aug 2, 2013
Body & structureBrakesFuel system
Filed Sep 13, 2011
WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE MY BRAKES ON OUR NISSAN PATHFINDER I SAW THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND FULL OF HOLES, THE GAS TANK AND REAR END HAVE FALLEN DOWN AND ARE HANGING ON BY THE FRAME. THIS VEHICLE WAS USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF MY FAMILY, AND I WAS TOLD BY AN ENGINEER THAT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE, AND VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT KILL ANY INNOCENT PEOPLE. THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. WHAT KIND OF COUNTRY DO WE LIVE IN THAT PUTS THE LIVES OF ITS CITIZENS IN DANGER FOR A CAR COMPANY? I PRAY NOT THIS ONE, PLEASE ACT. *TR
NHTSA ID
10425192
Incident
Sep 9, 2011
Body & structureBrakes
Filed Oct 21, 2009
VEHICLES STEEL FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING IT TO SEVER. OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. THE HANGING METAL PARTS THEN SEVERED MY BRAKE LINE CAUSING LEAK, ENDANGERING MY SAFETY. THIS DAMAGE IS NOT DUE TO OWNER NEGLIGENCE. NEARLY ALL OWNERS OF 1995NISSANPATHFINDERS EXPERIENCE SIMILAR ISSUE. NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM ENDANGERS THE DRIVER AND MAY BE FATAL. A RECALL SHOULD BE PUT IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE BUT IS IMMOBILE DUE TO FAULTY AND CORRODED FRAME. *TR
NHTSA ID
10289204
Incident
Oct 21, 2009
Mileage
150,000 mi
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jan 24, 2002
ABS WARNING LIGHT ON ALMOST ALWAYS. HAD FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED SOON AFTER PURCHASE IN OCT. '99. SAME PROBLEMS WITH MANNIFOLD AS MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING. PASS. DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK WITH KEY. ANTI-THEFT ALARM GOES ON WHEN TRYING TO START IN VERY COLD CONDITIONS. PULLS TO THE RIGHT FREQUENTLY EVN AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS. ALSO BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH GEAR SHIFTING. WHEN TURNING WHEELS TO EXIT OR ENTER A DRIVEWAY IN DRIVE OR REVERSE OFTEN THERE IS A VERY LOUD GRINDING SOUND, A FREIND WITH A NISSAN PICKUP HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN ASKING THE DEALER ABOUT IT, THEY REPORTED IT IS NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT- "THEY ALL MAKE THAT SOUND".
NHTSA ID
757277
Brakes
Filed Nov 14, 2001
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF, EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, AS CONSUMER WAS WALKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE SHE HEARD A NOISE, TURNED AROUND, AND SAW VEHICLE GOING BACKWARD. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A METAL DIVIDER IN PARKING LOT. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL APPLIED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO INJURIES.*AK
NHTSA ID
899096
Incident
Nov 10, 2001
Brakes
Filed Jul 31, 2000
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ID
866410
Brakes
Filed Mar 16, 2000
Crash reported4 deaths reported
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH ON FLAT DRY SURFACE ,WENT TO REDUCE SPEED BY APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY AND THEN ROLLED OVER WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
NHTSA ID
858655
Incident
Mar 5, 2000
Brakes
Filed Oct 4, 1996
ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY LOCKING UP AND SKIDDING RESULTING IN TWO COLLISIONS.
NHTSA ID
507258
Incident
Jun 12, 1995
Brakes
Filed Apr 24, 1996
ABS BRAKES; SOMETIMES BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
983456
Brakes
Filed Nov 28, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, CONSUMER STATES SHE NOTICED A HUMMING AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEAR, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP BY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, HOWEVER SHE HAD ALREADY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. *SLC
NHTSA ID
975566
Incident
Nov 28, 1995
Brakes
Filed Aug 29, 1995
Crash reported
ABS, APPLIED THE BRAKES, HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
NHTSA ID
971236
Incident
Jul 31, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own