Four problems related to brake electric antilock have been reported for the 1996 Nissan Pathfinder. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving on an incline vehicle suddenly surged forward. Owner applied the brakes, the cable broke, causing the vehicle to collide into another vehicle. The dealer and the manufacturer has been notified.
Coming down a hill, applied the abs brakes and they locked up twice, once resulting in an accident. This happened twice on same road .
Abs problem; on any kind of damp or grit road, in a normal situation, when applying the brakes, the abs system kicks, but the vehicle requires more stopping distance. This incident caused a crash on 4. 24/97. Vehicle has been at dealer since 6/1/97 to correct problem.
When driving vehicle on wet road conditions, the vehicle will hydroplane and abs brakes lock up.