Three problems related to steering column have been reported for the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1997 Nissan Pathfinder. The vehicle was included and repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 11v244000 (steering:column). While driving approximately 35 mph, the driver of the vehicle noticed that the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technicians stated the failure was not due to the recall and did not inform the contact of the repairs needed. The contact inspected the vehicle and stated that the strut housing was corroded and the recall repair had failed. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The approximate failure mileage was 166,600.
I received Nissan car recall program(11v24400) and got inspection at local Nissan dealer(Nissan north America,inc. Ny) on 07/14/11. The inspection report showing my car "found excessive corrosion on left strut" since last year(07/14/11) inspection Nissan didn't give me any service of my car problem(I been call their dealer few times). I got answer from Nissan is they don't have this parts.
I noticed that the steering in my 1997 Nissan Pathfinder se was pulling to the left and I had experienced some resistance while turning the steering wheel, so I began to inspect the engine compartment and wheel wells. I found that the driver-side shock tower has almost completely separated from the rest of the body of the vehicle. The way it has bent away has caused it to put direct pressure on both the steering column and the master cylinder. If the tower was to fail completely, I'm reasonably certain that it would shear off the master cylinder (leaving me without brakes!) and possibly sever the steering column.