1997 Nissan Pathfinder Steering Problems

“When I drive at highway speeds the truck will start to rock and fishtail at random and erratic times causing a potentially dangerous accident. I have read thousands of other peoples experience with this same incident and feel Nissan should correct there engineering failure.”

“At random... This Pathfinder will go into a crazy death wobble, to the point to were it wants to put your head and the heads of your children threw the windows. I have replaced the shocks in the car. But yet the problem remains. My car is at the Nissan dealership right now racking up a bill that I can not afford, for something they will most likely not be able to fix. I have read a hundred complaints on line that describe the same problem to a t. God help us!”

“I noticed that the steering in my 1997 Nissan Pathfinder se was pulling to the left and I had experienced some resistance while turning the steering wheel, so I began to inspect the engine compartment and wheel wells. I found that the driver-side shock tower has almost completely separated from the rest of the body of the vehicle. The way it has bent away has caused it to put direct pressure on both the steering column and the master cylinder. …”

“I have a 1997 Nissan Pathfinder. When I drive it on highway at around 50-75 MPH, sometimes the car would wobble for no reason. If I move my foot away from the gas pedal, the wobble would stop. It makes me feel very scared. It's been happening for about two years. One of my friends has the same car with same problem. He had it fixed by replacing some bushings at the back. I am going to do the same thing. When I search internet, I found a lot of Pathfinder owners have the same problem. Should this be taken care of by Nissan?”

“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. I've had to pay for three front end alignments in two weeks because of this problem. …”