I took my Nissan 1999 Pathfinder to dealer on recall and was advised vehicle unsafe to drive and was given rental and told Nissan would buyback vehicle.

- Xenia, OH, USA

I owned a 1999 Nissan Pathfinder SE and in April 2010 I noticed that the driver side strut well was shifted up into the engine compartment. I called Nissan usa headquarter in tn and was told that the vehicle was not under warranty. I took the vehicle to a local mechanic/body shop and upon inspection saw that the entire front strut housing was tearing apart front the chassis due to rusting. It cost me $500 to have the shop removed and welded a new section. Now, I notice that the passenger side strut well -housing have a small rusted hole. The reason for this posting is that I read an article on the web from the Washington post about the same complaint a few Nissan Pathfinder owners have with their vehicles. I hope you can help me.

- East Meadow, NY, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Nissan Pathfinder. While driving approximately 25 mph, it became difficult to control the steering. The contact stated he was able to drive the vehicle to his independent mechanic where the mechanic stated the unibody struts were rusted on the frame which sat on the steering column. The vehicle was taken to a welder who welded the unibody with new struts. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000.

- Belrose, NY, USA

Steering was not responding properly, would not return quickly. Had it looked into. The front drivers side frame split right through. Causing the strut tower to be pushed up against the steering column. Top of the strut tower pushed up into the hood. According to several mechanics, "death trap" had to junk so no one would be hurt. Updated 02/10/11 updated IVOQ 04/21/11

- Pembroke, MA, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Nissan Pathfinder. While the contact was having her vehicle inspected by the Nissan dealership she was informed that the vehicles frame had began to rust. The contact was informed by the dealership that the failure could not be serviced, there were no prior warnings.the current and failure mileages were 183000

- Coatsville, PA, USA

My 1999 Nissan Pathfinder has extensive frame rust, rusting from the inside out. It failed a Virginia safety check. Virginia law prohibits frame repair on vehicles. The report and pictures were sent from the local Nissan dealer to Nissan corporate, and they dismissed any liability, saying the vehicle was too old, with too many miles (200K). I have researched this and found hundreds of reports on the internet. The rust is so extensive that you can literally see through the frame in some spots.

- King George, VA, USA

1999 Nissan Pathfinder had front struts replaced last summer. Over the winter I started to get a bumping feeling in the steering. It was really bad when I hit a bump in the road. I didn't think it was that bad until I hit large bump and the vehicle would not allow me to turn. I went off the road and when I hit another bump it turned. I was able to get the truck home. I return to have the front struts and steering checked the mechanic showed me how the unibody separated and is pushing against the steering shaft. He explained there was no fix and to junk the vehicle, and stop driving as soon as possible. This vehicle is only 10 years old.

- Waterford, MI, USA

I've had the same problem as others with my one owner 99 Pathfinder. The front drivers side wheelwell frame assembly has rusted and separated to the point that it is too dangerous to drive. It is at the repair shop now, I am waiting for the estimate for repair cost, I've been told to expect a minimum of $1500. I hope others respond and complain so that maybe Nissan will own up to manufacturing a vehicle with defective metal and at least issue a recall. These vehicles are dangerous as the entire wheel assembly can collapse and cause serious injury or death. I took excellent care of my SUV, the engine and the rest is in excellent condition, but I was totally unaware of the extensive rust until I took it to the shop for strut replacement and they informed me of the condition. Luckily I was able to drive the vehicle home but that drive home caused more damage and that's when I saw that the frame had completely separated caused by the weight of the vehicle and I had to have it towed to the repair shop. I was told that it could have pushed the entire tire assembly straight upward and through the hood. Please be warned, and make sure to have your Pathfinders thoroughly inspected for this problem.

- Chicago, IL, USA