1995 Nissan Pathfinder SE from North America - Comments

1993 Hardbody Pickup.

291,000km's.

Little surface rust at front of frame... remainder of frame is in fantastic condition.

Been driven in all sorts of weather and salted roads. Metal is no worse shape than any other of the metal parts.

Same for me, I am on disability low income, and bought a 1994 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4x4 in May 2006 with 151,000 miles and great outer body and the Nerf bar... roof window..

I put about $1000 into it... starter, battery, disks, muffler and flanges and upper and lower ball joints, and have only driven this 2100 miles in the 2-1/2 yrs I have had it, and now you can stick a screwdriver through the frame, and rust is falling off the frame..like filo dough.. the pastry ingredient of Greek Baklava pastry.

It's horrible, and I am on low income subsidized welfare due to serious injuries I sustained from a 1993 traumatic event... and here in the northeast Maine without a car in the winter, I'm a goner.

The vehicle looked fine 2-1/2 yrs ago, and now is falling apart... and I am told I will fail 2009 vehicle inspection, and the 4x4 Pathfinder will be towed to a junk yard for parts... this is truly going to hurt my freedom and ability to go anywhere.. as I bought this pathfinder believing it to be a fine vehicle.. only to find out it is a nightmare on Elm Street with the rusted frame...

Toyota bought back their rusted frames; why has Nissan not contacted the registered owners?? Very upset and concerned at my freedom in Maine.

1993 Nissan Hardbody.

Frame starting to rust on surface both face and behind... no holes yet, metal seems solid. Not sure of condition inside boxed frame areas.

|I just scraped off the flaking metal and spraybombed with rust paint.

I couldn't really care about it.. I've had it since 96.. it's got 300,000kms on it...

It's a shame, because if the frame was good, I could rebuild the motor and so forth and it would last another 15 years... but... oh well.

I just put new shocks on it and noticed the problem. I'll drive it a few more months and then sell it as a parts vehicle. Someone might want the engine.

Same thing as the other mass of pages...1995 Nissan Pickup with a bit over 100K. Total frame rot on passenger rail underneath the front area of the cab. What is once again sad is the fact that this truck didn't look half bad and ran great right up until the body began to settle... that was comforting let me tell you...Lawsuit? Toyota paid for it... why not Nissan?

I've got a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder as well, also in pretty good condition. Just last week I noticed extreme power loss. My gas pedal seems harder to press down, car feels heavier while driving, and car shakes when reaching 60MPH and over. I assumed the shaking might have been caused by my tires and shocks, but both have been replaced just last year. I also had an alignment done thinking that would improve the shaking, but it didn't. I'm beginning to believe the engine is shaking while at high speeds, causing the entire car to shake? Do you think this has anything to do with a rusted frame? After reading this post, I'm sure my frame is probably in the same condition. I just haven't checked yet.

Can anyone assist with my power loss issue? Would manifolds cause this to happen? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Yep, same frame rot problem for me. I bought the thing for 1600 dollars off of a used car dealer, and I'm assuming the guy was aware of this.

Anyways, the entire back part of the car is rusted off of the frame, only thing holding it up is the springs and some rod thing. I wasn't even driving it when it happened, woke up one morning and the car was like that.

I 2nd the comment about the early Pathfinders not having rust issues.

My frame on my '87 is flawless with 203k.

The '89 Pathfinder a girl at my school drives is flawless as well, shes got around 150k.

I stopped and looked at a buddy's-buddy's '93, and it was a little bit rusty but not too bad.

I've seen these frames flawless throughout all WD21 years (1987-1995) and I've seen them rusty as hell.

As most of you have written, I am also having problems with the frame of my 1995 Nissan pick-up truck rotting. The engine runs great, but soon that will be the only thing left. I have just logged my complaint at www.safercar.gov. I know several of you have suggested that and hopefully it will help encourage Nissan to treat their customers as Toyota has.

My 93 Pathfinder is more of the same. I'm assembling a pack to send to the president of Nissan USA. I love this truck and have spent thousands maintaining it and customizing it. I'm gonna get mine fixed darn it!

Just got hammered with this problem. 94 Pathfinder, with a great 96 low mileage motor. Took it into the shop this morning due to a gas odor and the sending unit had rusted out. HOWEVER, they were quick to point out that the entire rear frame was rotted out. He actually was able to poke his finger thru a spot. Have only owned this car less than a year. Called Nissan and it was useless. Did file complaint with NTSB. Any word on lawsuit?

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2001 Infiniti QX4 (Nissan Pathfinder) - rusted completely through the frame in the front of the vehicle. Dealer says out of warranty by years and mileage. Independent mechanics state it is TOO DANGEROUS to drive anywhere. Count me in the lawsuit.

I too own a 95 Pathfinder SE. Bought it back in July of 07 used. I am the second owner.

Found paperwork stating that this Pathfinder had been registered in Texas for several years, and was bought in New York and is now back in New York.

When I bought it, the frame was rusted like all the others above the rear wheels. The person I bought it from runs a small dealership and they usually have a few cars for sale at a time. He fixed that part of the frame before I purchased it, but knew that I would be buying it. He actually cut out the bad steel and replaced it with steel that was much thicker, which I think is part of Nissans problem.

Anyway I have not had a problem with those areas yet, and if you know how New York is with the road salt; they use in the winter and they really load it on. Now I took it back in July 08 to get it inspected and everything was fine except a fuel leak from the tank and the frame, so it would not pass.

I tried having the person who fixed it before fix it again, but he is to busy so I had a friend of my fathers weld it here just this past week and picked it up this morning. He says it's only cosmetic and not safe at all. It is rotted in another usual spot on the passenger side where the frame starts to slope up to the rear of the vehicle.

I paid $3500.00 for this and I still owe a little more than that on the loan. Now I'm told it's not safe and I can't sell it to anyone cause that would be bad, so what do I do? Almost got lucky yesterday and had a tree fall on it where it was getting fixed, and I can't sell it due to a lien on the title. I'm angry and I called Nissan to so hopefully something gets done. Hell I'd be happy if they paid off my loan, then I could go get a $500 beater that's safer than this.

I just bought a 95 Pathfinder for $300.00 because of the frame being rusted. I do this type of fabricating work so the rust repair may take four to five hours, and maybe $50.00 in parts. I had no idea this was such a problem with this unit till I found this webpage. Repair this weekend! 2 28 09. Are there any repair kits made for this? tlboehmler@gmail.com

I also own a 95 Pathfinder. Have owned it since it was new. Looks GREAT, runs GREAT. Just found out that it will not pass inspection in VA because of massive rust on the rear passenger side behind the rear wheel. This is much too common of a problem for us not to do something with it. Surprised that there hasn't been a death or serious injuries.

I also have a 95 Pathfinder SE. I hit a pothole and busted the entire rear end support between the frame. I did this going to work in NYC where potholes are a common thing in the winter.

I have 4 new 31x10.5 ($800.00) tires with only 1,200 miles, a trans with 14,000 ($2,800).

The truck is in great shape inside and out, the frame is trash, $3,000 for a new one, $800 or more for used which is turning out to be almost impossible to find. Plus 40 hours to do a body off chassis repair.

I would like to be in this class action lawsuit if it ever happens. I love my truck, I hate the steel they put in the frame. cuda0818@aol.com.