12 of the 144 complaints about the 1999 Nissan Pathfinder are about the airbag system — 8% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 80,000 miles.
12
Complaints
11
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
MY LEFT WRIST WAS BURNED BADLY WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER AN ACCIDENT I WAS INVOLVED IN. IS WHATEVER IS PUT IN THE AIR BAG TO BURN A PERSON'S SKIN NECESSARY? IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?
NHTSA complaint #10723543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I DON'T KNOW WE ARE THE SECOND OR 3RD OWNER. JUST SHOWS ON CAR FAX THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT
NHTSA complaint #10716657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WROTE PREVIOUSLY ON ISSUES WITH MY 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER & RECALLS SAFETY DEFECTS ETC..ETC.. ? RE AIRBAG SWITCH INSTALLATION TO MY VEHICLE AFTER YEARS OF INQUIRIES & BEING TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERS & NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CONSUMER AFFAIRS THERE WERE NO RECALLS &/OR SAFETY ADVISORY EVEN AFTER RECEIPT OF A RED URGENT RECALL CARD FROM THE DEALER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM STATING THAT I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MY VEHICLE DIVISION OF THE EXISTING PROBLEM ???? I WAS TOLD OVER & OVER THERE WERE NOT ANY ISSUES SAFETY/RECALLS /TECHNICAL BULLETINS OR ANYTHING WITH MY VEHICLE FROM BOTH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS & DEALER WHO SENT THIS CARD & IT MUST HAVE BEEN SENT IN ERROR THIS CARD IS POSTMARKED 2/2008 & STATES I FAILED TO REPLY HOWEVER I NEVER RECEIVED ANY PRIOR NOTIFICATIONS & BLATANTLY TOLD PRIOR UPON MY INQUIRIES & AFTER THIS CARD THERE WERE NO ISSUES &THEY DON'T KNOW WHY I RECEIVED THIS CARD BLATANT LIARS THE CARD STATES VIN # JN8 MAKE NISSAN MODIFICATION RO705/OR 120705 NOTHING COMES UP ON EITHER WHAT IS THIS FOR ????? IM GETTING NOWHERE WITHOUT I BELIEVE INFORMATION MUST BE MISSING ON THIS CARD & EMPHATIC DENIAL FROM THE DEALER NISSAN AUTO MALL & NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY EVEN DENIED ANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS I MADE BLASPHEMOUS LIARS!!!!!! HELP!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10260404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I'M REPULSED @ THE GROSS DISREGARD FOR SAFETY & LIFE OF CONSUMERS MY 99 NISSAN --DEATH TRAP HEY IM ALIVE 3 CRASHES MAJOR STEERING LOCK UP SELF ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ELECTRICAL STALLING SHIMMY SEATBELTS DON'T LOCK AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS BRAKES LOCK UP CHRONIC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES DESPITE NUMEROUS INQUIRIES & COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN THEY DENIED ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES I HAVE NOW FOUND MULTIPLE FOREIGN CAMPAIGN RECALLS WHICH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WAS NOTIFIED BY MANUFACTURERS OF COMPONENTS IN THEIR US VEHICLES BY THESE FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS MANY YEARS LATER NISSAN IS ADVISING SERVICE/SAFETY BULLETINS HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS NOT NOTIFIED & EVEN MISLEAD AS TO SAFETY ISSUES UPON INQUIRY KEEP TRACK OF YOUR COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN -WHEN YOU CALL BACK THEY DENY ANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS YOU MADE AT LEAST THIS HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ----------WHEN THE WHOLE CHASIS MAINFRAME IS BENT IN 3 MAJOR MVA,S FRONT HEAD ON PLEASE AGAIN EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY & THE SEAT BELTS DON'T LOCK IT SEEMS TO DEPEND ON WAY 2 MANY REASONS ID LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE THEM DEPLOY YOUR ANSWER IS NO ANSWER THANKS FOR YOUR COMPASSION FOR HUMAN LIFE MINE WAS DESTROYED SINCERELY DISABLED DO THE RIGHT THING & SPARE ANOTHER HUMAN TRAVESTY!
NHTSA complaint #10244278 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I'M REPULSED @ THE GROSS DISREGARD FOR SAFETY & LIFE OF CONSUMERS MY 99 NISSAN --DEATH TRAP HEY IM ALIVE 3 CRASHES MAJOR STEERING LOCK UP SELF ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ELECTRICAL STALLING SHIMMY SEATBELTS DON'T LOCK AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS BRAKES LOCK UP CHRONIC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES DESPITE NUMEROUS INQUIRIES & COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN THEY DENIED ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES I HAVE NOW FOUND MULTIPLE FOREIGN CAMPAIGN RECALLS WHICH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WAS NOTIFIED BY MANUFACTURERS OF COMPONENTS IN THEIR US VEHICLES BY THESE FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS MANY YEARS LATER NISSAN IS ADVISING SERVICE/SAFETY BULLETINS HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS NOT NOTIFIED & EVEN MISLEAD AS TO SAFETY ISSUES UPON INQUIRY KEEP TRACK OF YOUR COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN -WHEN YOU CALL BACK THEY DENY ANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS YOU MADE AT LEAST THIS HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ----------WHEN THE WHOLE CHASIS MAINFRAME IS BENT IN 3 MAJOR MVA,S FRONT HEAD ON PLEASE AGAIN EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY & THE SEAT BELTS DON'T LOCK IT SEEMS TO DEPEND ON WAY 2 MANY REASONS ID LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE THEM DEPLOY YOUR ANSWER IS NO ANSWER THANKS FOR YOUR COMPASSION FOR HUMAN LIFE MINE WAS DESTROYED SINCERELY DISABLED DO THE RIGHT THING & SPARE ANOTHER HUMAN TRAVESTY!
NHTSA complaint #10244278 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG FAILURE 2 DEPLOY X2 1ST 2004 HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH LEAD 2 PERMANENT DISABILITY & LOSS OF MY CAREER OF 20+ YRS POLICE REPORT STTS AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED & IM LUCKY IM NOT DEAD I FILLED THIS FORM PRIOR I HAD SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES HOWEVER IT STATES NO INJURIES AGAIN IN 2007 MY CHILD HEAD ON MVA & AGAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SEAT BELTS ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN HELP ANYONE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM CALL ME AS I'VE ONLY BEEN TOLD NO COMPLAINTS BY NISSAN I ALSO NOTED 54+ SERVICE NOTIFICATIONS OF WHICH NONE OF I WAS NOTIFIED NISSAN DOES NOT RECALL THEIR VEHICLES 1999 MV NOW RECALLED WHAT DO THEY NEED BEFORE THEY RECALL THEIR VEHICLES LOOKING 4 ANSWERS CALL ME.
NHTSA complaint #10219149 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG FAILURE X2 ON FRONT END CRASH WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE & DISABLING INJURIES IN 2004 & AGAIN IN 2006 I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ON SAME & WAS TOLD NO OTHER LIKE COMPLAINTS ON ANY 99 NISSANS.
NHTSA complaint #10219037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
1999 PATHFINDER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK TWO PARKED CARS AND A BUILDING. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING ANY INFORMATION ON RECALLS OR PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAGS. *TS
NHTSA complaint #10150840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #10044070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10015257 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AND THE FRONT END OF THE PATHFINDER WAS SMASHED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE SAID HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE COME OUT. THE AIR BAGS IN THE OTHER CAR INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT DEPLOYED. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CAR. DT
NHTSA complaint #770624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE WERE HIT HEAD ON AT 50+MPH IN OUR 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER.THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS ,THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT SOME TIMES THE AIR BAGS WORK,SOMETIMES THEY DONT AND WE CANNOT PUT THAT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL BECAUSE CONSUMERS WILL ASK ,WHY HAVE AIRBAGS ?WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT FOR AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES FIRST BEFORE AN UNEXSPECTED HEAD ON COLLISION.MYSELF MY WIFE AND OUR 21MONTH OLD CHILD WERE ALL INJURED.NISSAN SAID THEY WILL MAIL US THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE OWNERS MANUAL EXPLAINING WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDNOT GO OFF, THAT DOES ME A LOT OF GOOD NOW THAT WE ARE ALL INJURED.
NHTSA complaint #741344 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.