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1997 Nissan Pathfinder steering problems

The 1997 Nissan Pathfinder has 26 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

26

Steering complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Pathfinder steering complaints by model year41 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 1 complaints1989: 2 complaints1991: 3 complaints1993: 1 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 25 complaints1997: 26 complaints1998: 11 complaints1999: 20 complaints2000: 27 complaints2001: 36 complaints2002: 17 complaints2003: 14 complaints2004: 2 complaints2005: 9 complaints2006: 41 complaints2007: 6 complaints2008: 3 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 2 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 13 complaints2014: 9 complaints2015: 3 complaints2016: 3 complaints2017: 8 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 1 complaints2022: 2 complaints2024: 2 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Pathfinder steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“AT AROUND 120000 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY. MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SWAY IS TO TAP THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATE. HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN AND IS DOWNRIGHT SCARY AT TIMES. ALSO THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY / FRAME IS EXTREMELY CORRODED. VEHICLE SHOULD NOT CORRODE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · April 1, 2011

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder steering — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.