2002 Nissan Pathfinder Electrical Problems

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN AZ. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CAME FROM CONNETICUT. IT HAS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN ACCELERTING AND DECELLERATING.

NHTSA ID

10959478

Incident

Feb 24, 2017

Mileage

283,798 mi

THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING THE PATHFINDER IN REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. TO RESTART THE ENGINE I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE.THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING AGAIN THE SAME DAY, CRUISING ALONG AT ABOUT 50 MPH IN TRAFFIC, AND THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOWED ALL THE TYPICAL "DUMMY LIGHTS" AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED THE FIRST TWO TIMES. WHEN WE PARKED THE PATHFINDER WE COULD SMELL GAS AT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WE TOOK THE PATHFINDER TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. FUEL SMELL WAS CORRECTED BY INSTALLING A FUEL PUMP SEAL AND THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM WAS RESEATED, AND REINSTALLED AFTER AN INCORRECT INSTALLATION BY A PREVIOUS MECHANIC. AFTER RECEIVING THE PATHFINDER BACK FRO OUR SHOP, THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN WHILE SITTING IN A PARKED POSITION RUNNING IN AN IDLE STATE. NO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN ENGINE DIED THIS TIME (THE 3RD TIME), NO CHECK ENGINE OR CODES DISPLAYED. THEN WHILE DRIVING AGAIN AT 50 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN, NO INDICATION OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES, NO FLASHES IN HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, NO FLUX IN THE HVAC FAN, NOTHING. TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO WITH NO OTHER INDICATION THE ENGINE DIED, NO VIBRATION, NO JERKING. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, SHUT OF THE KEY, AND TRY TO RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. I COASTED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE KEY OFF AND REMOVED IT FROM THE IGNITION AND THEN RE INSERTED IT TO RESTART THE PATHFINDER. AGAIN, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NO CODES, NOTHING TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED ONLY DAYS AGO 11/30/2014, AND IT HAS SPENT EVERYDAY IN THE SHOP TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. IT HAS ONLY 96540 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT, AND IS A VERY CLEAN VEHICLE *TR

NHTSA ID

10663147

Incident

Nov 29, 2014

Mileage

96,480 mi

I RECENTLY BROUGHT UP TO THE ATTENTION OF NISSAN A PROBLEM I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH MY CAR. THE "CHECK ENGINE SERVICE" LIGHT IS ON AND IT JUST DOESN'T TURN OFF. LET ME EXPLAIN. WHEN I FIRST NOTICE THE PROBLEM, AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER. HOWEVER, JUST TO HOOK UP THE CAR TO THE COMPUTER OF THE DEALERSHIP IS OVER $100. NOT TO GET FIXED, JUST TO HOOK UP. I THINK THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. SO I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT PLACES, A LOCAL MECHANIC AND AUTOZONE, BOTH EQUIPPED WITH COMPUTER HOOK UPS, CAPABLE OF "READING" NISSAN CODES. AT FIRST, THE CODE INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE "R" VALVE TIMING SOLENOID, WHICH I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CONTINUED ON. I TOOK IT BACK, AND NOW IT WAS THE "L" SIDE, WHICH I ALSO CHANGED. THESE TWO CHANGES COST ME $500. BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUES ON. NOW IS GIVING CODES FOR THE CAM/CRANK SENSOR, DIRT BUILD UP, THE IVT CONTROL SOLENOID OPEN OR SHORTED. AT THIS POINT IS WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER (11149465) AND EVENTUALLY TALKED TO A [XXX], 800/343-6913, EXT 458103. SHE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD IF I DID NOT TAKE THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER. THEY STILL WOULD CHARGE OVER $100 JUST TO CONNECT TO THE COMPUTER. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE MONIES ALREADY SPENT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OTHER OWNERS OF NISSAN VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST (PATHFINDER, 2002) AND PROBLEM. THAT I HAD BEEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECK UP SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW, WHICH COULD BE EASILY VERIFIED. THAT THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES.HOWEVER, THAT WAS NISSAN FINAL POSITION. I CAN PROVIDE THE BILL PAID AND DIAGNOSIS. THIS PROBLEM IS, AND HAS BEEN, A HEADACHE FOR US OWNERS, NOT TO MENTION THE EXPENSE AND TIME COMMITMENT. ALL I WAS REQUESTING WAS TO GET THIS PROBLEM FINALLY SOLVED, WITHOUT INCURRING IN ADDITIONAL EXPENSES AND UNNECESSARY WASTE OF TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10512379

Incident

Nov 16, 2012

Mileage

55,000 mi

I HAVE HAD THE PULLEY REPAIRED ON MY 2002 PATHFINDER REPAIR TWICE, IN 2006 AND AGAIN IN 2008 I BELIEVE. AND IT IS STILL GIVING ME A PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SEAT MOTOR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, AND IN EXTREME HOT WEATHER, MY MOTOR DRAGS, AND IT IS HARD TO START THE ENGINE. THE CD PLAYER NEVER WORK RIGHT. *KB

NHTSA ID

10419832

Incident

Apr 6, 2006

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, NO PATTERN. THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES WILL NOT OPERATE ON OCCASION. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNING IT BACK ON DOESN'T HELP. BUMPS, TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE, ETC. SEEM TO HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE ISSUE. IT MAKES IT UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AS YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10389869

Incident

Oct 1, 2002

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ON THE 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER DEFECTIVE 6-DISC CD PLAYER. THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE MADE AWARE THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THERE ARE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON ONE WEBSITE STATING THIS FACT. HTTP://FORUM.ECOUSTICS.COM/CGI-BIN/BBS/SHOW.PL?4/137782 PLEASE HELP. *NM

NHTSA ID

10181176

Incident

Jan 30, 2007

Mileage

56,000 mi

1) NISSAN PATHFINDER 2002 -AIR CONDITIONING FAN WOULD ONLY WORK ON SPEED 4 (HIGH) AND WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. RUNS CONTINUOUSLY 2) FAN WOULD ONLY SHUT OFF IF IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF - ELECTRICAL SHORT ISSUE 3) NISSAN HAD A "KIT" THAT WAS TO FIX THE PROBLEM & WAS INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE. ONCE INSTALLED IT FIXED THE FAN ISSUE (NISSAN ISSUED A TSB 10-16-2003 - COMPONENT 353600 EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER) BUT CREATED ANOTHER PROBLEM. NOW FAN WON'T COME ON FOR HEAT OR DEFROSTER (WHILE ON AUTO) WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 60 DEGREES. NISSAN DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM ONLY THAT THEY ARE NOW SUGGESTING TO POSSIBLY REPLACE THE AC AUTO AMP UNIT OR THE INSIDE SENSOR OR POSSIBLY BOTH. ONLY A SUGGESTION BUT NOT A "FIX FOR SURE" AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE. I ALREADY PAID $428.42 BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS 4000 MILES OVER WARRANTY AND NOW THEY WANT TO EXPERIMENT AT MY EXPENSE FOR ANOTHER $500.00. I REFUSED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEEING THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ENGINEERS/TECHNICIANS REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE NEW ISSUE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10136776

Incident

Aug 31, 2005

Mileage

40,752 mi

I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT AN ATM WAITING FOR MY TURN, I HAD BEEN STOPPED FOR SERVERAL MINUTES. SUDDENLY, MY CAR REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED FORWARD FAST, BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. I TRIED TURNING TO AVOID THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME. STRUCK THE TRUCK, WENT OVER A CURB, DOWN AN EMABNKMENT WHERE I STRUCK A TREE, AND ENDED UP IN A DIFFERENT PARKING LOT WHERE THE NISSAN PATHFINDER FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. AT NO TIME DID MY FOOT LEAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY CONTACTED NISSAN IN SAN DIEGO AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO NOT HAVE ANYONE TOUCH THE CAR UNTIL THEY FLEW OUT AN ENGINEER AND POSSIBLY A LAWYER. TEN DAYS LATER, THE ENGINEER FINALLY ARRIVED. HE STATED SEVERAL TIMES THAT I WOULD BE "LUCKY" IF HE WAS ABLE TO COMPILE, ANALYZE, AND PRESENT THE FINDINGS TO THE NISSAN LEGAL TEAM WITHIN THE NEXT 5 DAYS. SHOCKINGLY, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN SAN DIEGO NOT 2.5 HOURS AFTER I LEFT THE SHOP HERE IN UTAH (WHERE THE ENGINEER STILL WAS AND HAD NOT VISITED THE CRASH SITE YET TO DOCUMENT IT) STATING THEY HAD DETERMINED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. BASED ON THE TIME FRAME, I CAN NOT IMAGINE THAT THE ENGINEER HAD EVEN RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO, LET ALONE DEVELOPED THE 4-5 ROLLS OF FILM HE TOOK AND ANALYZED/COMPILED EVERYTHING AND PRESENTED IT TO THE LEGAL TEAM. AS MENTIONED, THE CRASH WAS A RESULT OF A MALFUNCTION WITH THE NISSAN. I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED FOR A PRIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO THIS OCCURING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME A NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS DONE THIS (AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS OF THEIR CARS/TRUCKS/SUVS). THE NHTSA HAS NUMEROUS DOCUMENTS OF THIS OCCURING. WHAT CAN I DO AS A CONSUMER AS I AM TERRIFIED TO PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THAT CAR AND WORRY ABOUT THE THREAT THIS CAR MAY POSE TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS.

NHTSA ID

10070032

Incident

Oct 15, 2003