Brake Disc Caliper Problems of Nissan Pathfinder

For approximately the last month there had been a shimmy on the front end. When taking it to be serviced at the Nissan dealer there were 13690 miles on the car. The car is primarily driven locally a couple of times weekly because the owner works from home. The service center came back and said there were no front brakes left and was surprised we had gotten in. When asked how this could happen after so few miles the service manager said the driver must have a heavy foot. The driver is a 59 year old woman who only drives locally. The brakes and rotors were replaced. Nissan corporate was contacted. Their customer service manager came back and stated that the brake fluid may have broken down. Both explanations are implausible. A regional customer service manager called today and gave no other explanation but stated since the car was 14 months past warranty they would not be responsible. We have since contacted two acquaintances who are mechanics and both said Nissan's explanation is not plausible. This affected only the front brakes and the calipers were unaffected. We can send a copy of the service bill if needed.

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At 33,392 miles, I went to have my brakes inspected at my local service shop due to a slight squeaking when in reverse. The outside surface of the rotors were smooth so I thought it was just brake dust build up. Upon inspection at the shop, the inside surface of both front rotors were badly rusted and the brake pad that presses against the inside surfaces were partially gouged. Both rotors could not be resurfaced due to the extensive rust and required replacement. And even though the outer pads were still an ok thickness and the outer rotor surface was smooth, they all needed replacement due to the badly rusted rotors! after taking the parts to my Nissan dealer to show them the rusted rotor surfaces, they suspected that the inside-caliper sliding pins had rusted inhibiting the pad from contacting the inside rotor surface, but still wouldn't pay for my replacement since "rust" wasn't covered! the kicker is that the brakes were inspected during a "complimentary multi-point check" only one year prior with no problem reported. Considering I drive the vehicle every day to work, if the calipers were sliding and grabbing the rotors properly there should have been no rust build up at all. But apparently the inside brake pads were not making contact with the rotor surface and could have resulted in a dangerous situation had I needed to brake hard in an emergency. I still have all damaged parts, receipts, and paperwork (and pictures of all too) for anyone wishing to inspect them. Check it out before someone gets hurt!.

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We purchased a new Nissan Pathfinder (VIN #jn8dr09y61w608169) in July 2001 from white plains Nissan, inc. In white plains, NY. October 12, 2003: the car began making a screeching noise when braking. I removed the front right tire to see what was going on, and immediately saw that part of the caliper broke off, and was leaning against the inside part of the rim, at which point I put the tire back on, and began calling Nissan to set up an appointment (the car is still under original manufacturers warranty). October 13, 2003: we took it to the local Nissan dealer in stamford, stamford motors, inc. , Nissan division. When my wife olga dropped the car off at the dealership, she stated clearly what the problem was (broken caliper) and asked how long it would take to get it fixed under the manufacturers warranty. She also pointed out that, according to the piece of paper given to her by the service representative, she could get charged for the time to diagnose the problem, while it was obvious what the problem was. The dealership representative said it was standard procedure, and she had to sign it. The following day, nobody contacted me or my wife and we had to call ourselves. When my wife called the dealership for an update, their service manager steve berman said that the part wasn't going to be covered, because they think that the part had been tampered with. When my wife asked mr. Berman to elaborate, he said that these parts rarely break unless tampered with, and because there was a scratch on the outside on the caliper, they think that someone was trying to change the break pads himself, and broke the caliper.  we have already shown the part to several independent shops, including a metal expert, all of which recognized a fatigue failure and not something that could have been caused by tempering . We are intending to pursue this matter further, until Nissan decides to take responsibility and fix this very serious customer care issue.

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Caliper bolt missing on drivers side and top bolt loose causing noise when braking and the brake pedal to go to the floor while braking. Nlm.

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