Recall Alert!

[nissangirl74]

The vehicles affected include 195,991 copies of the 1996-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and the 1997-2003 Infiniti QX4.

...and.....

In both, the vehicles could be exposed to heavy road salt, which could in turn find its way into the struts. The intrusion can lead to rusting inside the strut tower housing--which may cause cracking and failure, and a loss of steering control


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[RCA]

Wait, so is Nala in the clear?

[exvin]

Yep - this recall is in effect in Canada as well. I have to take my own pathfinder to the dealership to be handled

[m0nkeyprince]

too bad its only in certain states that are valid in the US. I live in CA but i drive up to tahoe and snowy places all the time where they salt the roads.

frkn nissan, "sorry sir, we only offer recalls for people who have a slightly higher chance of completely losing their steering control and crashing"

[m0nkeyprince]

and with all that effort, i would think they would offer recalls for the lower trailing arm bushings that so many people have to replace that causes heavy swaying at highway speeds

[thaomyt]

I just installed new struts & shocks last summer. i wish they could refund my $

[jhong1226]

Are they going to replace the whole strut? or just part of it?

[Towncivilian]

Are they going to replace the whole strut? or just part of it?

Second, Nissan will issue a second owner notification once the remedy is fully

developed advising all owners of the subject vehicles to have their vehicles inspected and

remedied. The dealers will inspect the strut housing and if no or only slight surface corrosion

is present, an anti-corrosion sealant will be applied. If moderate corrosion is present, resin

patches will be applied in addition to the sealant. If there is evidence of more significant

corrosion, a metal reinforcement plate will be used to reinforce the strut housing assembly.

In addition to the campaign remedy, and in the interest of customer satisfaction, owners of

similar vehicles that are not subject to this recall because they were originally sold in and are registered in states where corrosion causing this issue is unlikely to occur will receive a

courtesy notification. For those customers wishing to have their vehicles inspected, the strut housing will be inspected and repaired, if necessary, in the same manner as described above.

[jhong1226]

I see, I was hoping that they would replace the struts too.

[CanuckQx4]

will they replace struts for this recall?

I dont quite get what is being replaced

[m0nkeyprince]

unless you have corrosion, nothing is being replaced. they will just inspect, then if no significant corrosion is found, they will apply a sealant. I wonder what happens if you change the struts like im about to do.

[jhong1226]

I dont think they will replace any strut, just reinforce the strut mount with a plate i guess. a strut replacement would be nice though.

[Pathfound49]

What a waste of time. It figures, nissan would opt for more half-a** repairs along the lines of their defective catalytic converter weld fix. Pack it with $3/tube muffler cement and put a hose clamp around it.

[rydebynite]

http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/20 ... anger.html

sucks though only states in According to Nissan and NHTSA, the recalled Pathfinders and QX4s were originally sold in: Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin