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Cosmetic rust appeared on running boards and rear bumper at about 80,000 miles. Very poor design job on rear bumper which catches moisture inside the assembly.
Frame almost completely rusted through in the last 6 months. This makes the vehicle an accident waiting to happen due to frame collapse. Otherwise the vehicle is in excellent condition but is headed to the junkyard. Have heard a number of other similar horror stories concerning 94 - 98 Pathfinders and pick-ups that use the same frame. A mechanic asked my neighbor if he was driving his '95 in the ocean because his frame was also about to collapse.
Stay away, very far away from these model years. They are about 10 years old now and beginning to die of frame cancer. Affected owners and former owners should probably band together in a class action suit against Nissan, especially if this led to any accidents.
Just found out today that my 1994 Nissan King cab 4x4 just failed Virginia inspection because of a severely rusted frame. The mechanic said that there is about a 4 inch long crack starting in a rusted section of the frame over the passenger side rear wheel. I do not live anywhere near the ocean nor do I overload this truck so this was a complete surprise. My hope is try and get the frame welded/repaired by a body shop at a reasonable cost.
1994 Pathfinder-Just had the Pathfinder in for brakes at Midas and they called me to say that we probably don't want to put another dime into our 10 year old, 100,000 mile suv because of the completely rusted out frame. What is that about?
Well I guess the good news is that at least the shop didn't tell you about the frame after doing the brake work.
I'm surprised at the frame issues. I had a 1987 Pathfinder, for 13 years in New England, and never had an issue with rust or rot. Did they change something on the later models?
Our 1995 Pathfinder SE was excessive frame rust too. I agree with the statement concerning a possible class action suit. Any thoughts on this. My Pathfinder cost me a small fortune and now has failed inspection due to the excessive frame rust.
My story is the same. put car in for Pa. stat inspection and got call from Mech. the rear frame is rusted thur and cannot be welded in this state. he called the local nissan dearer and was told that is a common problem as the frame is a box constitution and has no weep hole for water to run out. This is a very poor design and if a class action is out their I want to be included. my 92 xv6 pathfinder is in grate shape, except for the frame. Now I have to replace it at a $ loss. wee1@iname.com.
I have a ’94 pathfinder XE with 169k miles. My rear upper links have completely rusted away from the frame. Also, I can stick a screwdriver through the frame at many of the other frame weld points. I was considering a ’95 SE until I read this thread. I really like this truck, but extensive frame rust is not repairable.
Add me to the list of rotted frames. 1994 pathfinder, total loss due to frame rot at the rear wheels. Luckily I got over 200,000 miles out of the truck and it is still running fine, but the frame leaves it one good pothole from the junkyard. It's a shame, the exhaust lasted longer than the frame!. I've been looking for another of the same vintage, figuring to have lots of spare parts if I hang onto the old one, but every one I see has the same condition to some degree. Once it starts to rust it doesn't take long to become a mess. Definitely a quality issue with the steel used in these trucks, in my opinion.
My ex-wife's 94 pathfinder just had the frame section above the rear axle brake on both sides to release the entire rear axle. A 15" length of the box frame separated on both sides. The brake line failed to the rear and only the sway bar links held the axle from falling off completely. Fortunately it was at low speed in city driving.
I have a 94 Pathfinder as well and I took it in to have the brakes done and was told by my mechanic not to waste my time either. The frame is rusted so bad in the back that people could fall through the back seat. Furthermore, the coils are about to break off of the frame and come through the body because the rust damage is so bad. I have photographed everything and I am taking a case up about this because I just had it in the body-shop 6 months ago for a fender bender and I was assured by 3 different people at the body-shop (a Nissan dealership and bodyshop) that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the frame. They took me for 3600.00 in body work and then proceeded to send me on my way in a deathtrap. I will let you know what the Attorney General says though.
YES!!! it happened! I was driving my blue 1994 Pathfinder down an extremely bumpy road, on my way to my friend's house, when I failed to see a humongo pothole in the road ahead of me. I was doing like 25 when I hit it. next? I felt the truck statring to "sag" on the driver's side. after a little more driving, the sag increased, and was now visible in the floor. I was so creeped out that I pulled the damn thing over and jumped out. I looked at the car in utter disbelief. the front quarterpanel was seperated from the door! the poor thing looked like it was literally bent in half! I called up my friend and he came out an picked meup. I had to have a flat bed come and get the truck because any normal tow truck would've ripped the front end off! YES! STAY AWAY!!! THEY ARE A DEATH TRAP!
Just found that my 94' Nissan truck has a rusted frame on both sides in the front down slope. I think I am going to try to repair it, for there's nothing else wrong with it. It would be nice to get something from Nissan for it though? Good luck everybody.
I own a 1995 Nissan 4x4 XE. I had a brake line repaired and the mechanic told me that the truck needed more brake work, but that it might not pass inspection because of the frame. On closer looked I noticed a sizable hole under the passenger side. I took it to another shop that was in the phone book for frame repair. I was under the impression that were going to weld on a plate and fix, some other slight holes, and undercoat. I picked it up and paid for it. When I took a closer look at it I noticed it was bubbled out slightly. I touched it and it collapsed inward! They only filled it! I'm so mad. I'm going to bring it back tomorrow and tell them to fix it the right way or give me my money back. If I can get it welded it might be a temporary soultion. I bought this truck used, I'm guessing the seller knew about this problem, but he has since moved to another state. Other wise the truck is in pretty good condition. This web pages is the first that I've heard of others having frame problems. It wasn't listed in any of the reviews I looked at before buying the truck.
I am also a victim of the pathfinder. My 1994 SE looked to be a good buy. I had great luck with my 1998 so I figured the same to be true with the 1994. No such luck. When I went to rotate the tires after having the truck a month I found fist size holes in the frame above the axle. Took it to the body shop and was told the only way to fix it is to replace the frame. Not exactly what I wanted to here about my new purchase. As far as the lawsuit count me in.
I also have frame rust on the right rear side over the rear wheel area, on my 1995 Pathfinder SE. This definitely is a manufacturer safety defect in my opinion, as it seems to be a wide spread problem. Mike R.
Same problem with my 1995 Nissan Pathfinder. Went to have it inspected and was told that the entire frame was rusted through. Was told that a new frame would cost approximately 2800.00. Count me in on any lawsuit.
Dennis N.