NHTSA Complaint #10437136 — 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER

2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING CORROSION ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT, THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED AS A RESULT OF A CORROSION ISSUE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE STRUTS AND OR THE STEERING MECHANISM. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN CORPORATE WOULD CONTACT HIM FOR A RESOLUTION. THE CONSUMER STATED WEEKS PASSED AND HE NEVER HEARD FROM NISSAN. THE CONSUMER WAS FINALLY INFORMED THAT A THIRD PARTY VENDOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD PARTY VENDOR DETERMINED THE VEHICLE COULD INDEED BE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR NISSAN TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. *JB