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1997 Nissan Pathfinder brakes problems

16 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
16 6% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving 35 MPH, another vehicle suddenly stopped in front of the consumer's vehicle which caused the consumer to veer off the road and hit a curb. The vehicle's axle broke and was towed to the dealership for analysis. The brake system resulted in a complete lost of control of the vehicle. The vehicle pulled to the right, the accelerator pedal would stick, there was a rattling/buzzing sound upon acceleration, the brakes slipped, and the accelerator did not respond at times.

Reported at 90,000 miles, October 2003 CrashInjury

I moved to charleston sc in june of 2007 from richmond va. I began to hear a clicking sound whenever I would turn a corner or turn steering wheel to park or leave driveway about a year ago. Everytime I took vehicle in for oil change or maintenance, I would tell mechanic. It wasn't until may of 2011 someone actually checked front tires and axles and strut mounts. This is when I was informed of damage. I still have spent hundreds trying to repair numerous other problems because noone knew exactly what was wrong.

Reported at 136,000 miles, November 2010

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