Three problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 1998 Nissan Pathfinder. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
This complaint is regarding morley vehicle services (hereinafter "mvs") & Nissan north America, inc. (hereinafter "nnai") improperly handling a recent recall on his 1998 nisan Pathfinder (hereinafter "vehicle"). 1998 Nissan Pathfinder, we delivered the vehicle to autonation Nissan arapahoe (hereinafter "an") on March 7, 2014 for inspection due to safety recalls, at least 1 of which affects steering & breaks, & could result in a crash. Concerned about this issue we made sure an was aware of all the publically reported recalls on the vehicle & abnormal performance related to the breaks & steering. Kevin, an employee at an that "he did not have any idea how to repair the vehicle in its condition; however, the vehicle has been submitted for inspection. " ms. Karen sweet of mvs on March 21, 2014. Stated, "the 1998 Nissan Pathfinder had been submitted for inspection for the Nissan corrosion recall. " after this call, neither her, nor mvs gave proactive updates on the status of his vehicle. When contacting an about his vehicle, they informed that mvs has instructed them to "keep their hands off the vehicle. " after weeks of not hearing back from mvs, we reached out to an & was advised by kevin, of an on April 14, 2014 that "his team was not convinced the vehicle could be restored to its safe condition & he has advised mvs of their concern, however, mvs disregarded their concern & insisted autonation fix the vehicle. " on April 15, 2014, an stated their intent to deliver the vehicle to an auto body shop for repairs. We're very alarmed that mvs & nnai chose to send the vehicle to a body-shop. Body shops do not specialize in structural integrity & safety of vehicles. We're concerned his vehicle will be returned in an unsafe condition. This is our family vehicle & our children's safety is top priority.
Load sensing valve ---bracket welded to differential has rusted off. Spring applying tension to load sensing valve is no longer connected to the bracket thus making the valve inoperable. Rear brake pressure no longer controlled by the valve depending on load. Increased chance of rear wheel lock up and loss of control.
As I was approaching the end of an exit ' I put my foot on the brakes to slow down but instead the car took off at an excessive speed while I watched in horror and fearing for my life. It kept going until it hit a free . The car was totaled. I escaped with minor injuries. The problem I have is that I had dropped collision a few months before so now I'm out of a car and about $6,000. 00 for which the car was more or less worth.