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Nissan recalls 243,000 trucks and SUVs

01/06/2009, 5:12 PM

By Drew Johnson

Nissan’s lineup of trucks and SUVs may be among the most capable in the industry, but a byproduct of snowy weather could be enough to sideline their safety. As a result, Nissan North America has announced the recall of 243,000 trucks and SUVs.

The recall – which covers 2005-09 Pathfinders, Frontiers and Xterras – is due to a faulty crash sensor. In regions that use heavy amounts of road salt to clear icy roads, salt can cause the senor to corrode, resulting in the failure of front-impact airbags.

Because the safety issue is only a concern in snow regions, the recall only covers vehicles registered in 20 states and the District of Columbia. However, Nissan will bump up the warranty of the sensor to 10 years in other states, according to Automotive News.

No crashes or injuries have been linked to the defective sensor.

Owners of the recalled models should be notified within the next few weeks.

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01/06, 5:21 PM

posted by:

Struggle

Ruh Roh

Let the smack talking begin…..

Of course it’s only a sensor.

01/06, 5:34 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

Ok, japologists, before you come here and say “no big deal” please tell us what you would say if in the article instead of “Nissan” it said “GM” and instead of “Pathfinder” it said “Trailblazer.”

Personally I say “no big deal” even though I am not a japologist.

01/06, 5:42 PM

posted by:

MHW

mayer_ray_nagin, you seem to have forgot that a recall from a Japanese car company is not a real recall, it’s simply taking preventive measures to ensure the publics safety. (lol) If this had been one of the D3 on the other hand it would be an inexcusable sin.

01/06, 5:44 PM

posted by:

simonc

It can’t be … It’s a Japanese car … there must be some kind of mistake.

01/06, 5:49 PM

posted by:

A4

salt can cause alot of things to corrode.

01/06, 5:54 PM

posted by:

trantz

Where’s 1115 on this subject?

01/06, 6:25 PM

posted by:

crackerhemi

Don’t forget that Chrysler shares technology with Nissan for the development of their trucks and SUVs. The downside is that you get all their recalls, too.

Nissan needs to stop depending on bankrupt companies who rely on government loans as a means of profit.

01/06, 6:27 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Right here
This means nothing bc this isnt the J2 (HONDA & TOYOTA) This company is Renault Nissan Its a French Japanese company I never included Renault Nissan in with Honda and Toyota
Sorry Trantz If you want me to send a link for an american recall I can

01/06, 6:36 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

D3 on the other hand it would be an inexcusable sin No its not its the norm Im not even surprised when they have a recall they have been having steady recalls for 20 years and counting

01/06, 6:46 PM

posted by:

justagigilo85

This same exact recall was already reported. My girlfriend’s dad drives a pathfinder, and I remember telling him. Why report it a second time?

01/06, 6:48 PM

posted by:

MHW

Sorry buddy, but it is the norm for ALL manufactures. Even your holier than thou Toyota and Honda are not immune, and pretending that Nissan doesn’t exist doesn’t make it go away.

01/06, 7:09 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

No they exist they just arent Honda and Toyota lol it kills you that you cant catch me Keep up

01/06, 7:10 PM

posted by:

Gundy

Stupid non-global-warming… Yet another trillion-dollar invention: road salt that doesn’t $%^$!’n rust every #$^#$^’n thing it comes into contact with. Hasn’t NASA had enough time to work on this one?..

01/06, 7:11 PM

posted by:

Mutant@DCX

AIRBAGS

01/06, 7:16 PM

posted by:

MHW

Catch you??? You give yourself way too much credit, since you brought it up I have shut you up on many ocasions.

01/06, 7:28 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Name one

01/06, 7:40 PM

posted by:

MHW

Easy, just a couple days ago I proved you wrong with a link to your own source regarding the new CTS having the best resale value in the full-size car class.

01/06, 7:48 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

No ……. I informed you of Honda being the best brand and I told you the TL has a higher resale
Once again name one time

01/06, 7:55 PM

posted by:

MHW

Are you a complete idiot? You said the CTS was nowhere to be found, I then provided you with a direct link showing that the CTS received the 09 KBB resale value award in the full-size car category. You then conveniently ignored me and started arguing with others.

01/06, 7:59 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

I never said that What was said is that the TL still has a better resale and if anything you saw the commercial and didnt know that Honda was the best brand. Afterwards you felt like an ass …and should have
Please name a time when you shut me up

01/06, 8:01 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Also I don’t recall you sending any link

01/06, 8:07 PM

posted by:

MHW

I already knew Honda had good resale, once again you give yourself way too much credit. I provided the link because you said you couldn’t find the CTS mentioned anywhere. When I used the term “shut you up” it was a figure of speech that you were proven wrong. Everyone knows that 1115 will never shut up regardless of how wrong you are.

01/06, 8:22 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Sure you knew Honda had the best THE BEST RESALE NOT GOOD
If you are referring to the SRX thread you never sent a link SO you are a liar Also you never shut me up so you are a liar and now you are trying to change the definition and say you proved me wrong when you did nothing of the sort ….liar
Just for the record you havent named one time when you have shut me up/proven me wrong

01/06, 9:02 PM

posted by:

Lionwithoutpride

+1 MHW

-1 racist scumbag, wants us all to bukkake him, got into an accident while giving a guy head-tripleonefive

01/06, 9:05 PM

posted by:

MHW

Looks like leftlane no longer allows direct links, the link still shows up in the original thread when I’m logged in but no longer shows up when I log out. I have tried 3 more times in this post and the same thing happens. That being the case you will have to copy and paste plus remove the spaces. Here it is one more time. ht tp: // w w. k b b. com/kbb News And Reviews/BestResaleValueAwards.aspx?SelectedIndex=3#Content

01/06, 9:07 PM

posted by:

MHW

And I do not appreciate being called a liar

01/06, 9:20 PM

posted by:

MHW

The last link didn’t work, try this one removing the spaces. If that doesn’t work just Google kbb resale value awards and it will give you a direct link. ht tp ://w ww.kb b.co m/kbb /New sAndRevie ws/Be stResaleVal ueAwards.aspx?Selected Index=3#Content

01/06, 9:32 PM

posted by:

vortec4200

My launch control on my Datsun 1600 made my 0-60 mph time went to 13.1 seconds instead of 3.1. Am I eligible for a recall too Nissan?

01/06, 9:38 PM

posted by:

trantz

1115 there has got to be a message board out there were everyone sees things your way you can permanently go to. On the same token people would miss riling you up. Either way you’re a one way street full of Hondas and Toyotas and no one dares driving on it for risk of getting caught in a traffic jam.

(see that metaphor? eh? EH?)

01/06, 9:41 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

wants us all to bukkake him, got into an accident while giving a guy head-Lionprides sister
It wont show up in the original thread bc you never sent a link so you got caught in a LIE!
I went on the site you cant send the link now You said you already sent it and you didnt now you are trying to make up for it and still failing
Shame MHW shame

01/06, 9:50 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Keep your day job (if you have one) and give up on the metaphors my friend

01/06, 10:03 PM

posted by:

MHW

You can call me a liar all you want and it doesn’t change the fact that it was posted several days ago. Why would it benefit me to try and make it up??? It’s this simple, if I was making it up I wouldn’t have been able to provide you with a link. So what exactly do you have to say to the fact that the CTS has the highest resale in the full-size car category? And for the record I had to correct you again yesterday only to once again have you ignore my comment afterwords. You said and I quote “THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL BETWEEN A GMC AND A CHEVY” They share a platform and drivetrain but have different interior color options, accent treatments and trim levels. The biggest difference coming in the body style, only the doors are shared, the hoods, fenders, bumpers, lights, grills, and wheels are unique to each. You again spouted off in all caps your lack of knowledge and had to be corrected. Do you want me to go on?

01/06, 10:10 PM

posted by:

Lionwithoutpride

+2 MHW

-2 tripleonefive

. . . it’s getting to be not even close anymore. There really should be a mercy rule . . .

01/06, 10:14 PM

posted by:

Lionwithoutpride

If tripleonefive would shut up he at least wouldn’t be losing points. If it wasn’t a waste of time, I’d create a scoreboard to keep track of tripleonefive’s losses (so we could present them as “facts,” which he gets off on).

01/06, 11:27 PM

posted by:

Automotive_United_Nations

Congratulations everyone on turning another routine recall into a complete Domestic vs. Import fist fight. Seriously. The entire industry was down for 2008, and most manufacturers posted negative sales vs. last year for December. Open your eyes and see that this kind of stuff just hurts (already low) buyer confidence even more, regardless which brand post the recall. This whole Domestic vs. Import dispute is getting old; most of the import manufacturers are building cars in the U.S. and Canada anyway, so please tell me what an Import really is? The Canadian or American built car with the foreign badge, or the foreign-built car with the Domestic badge?

01/07, 12:06 AM

posted by:

Impulsive

At least the wipers and driver’s side windows work on a Nissan after 10 years of ownership … can’t say the same for a Honda.

01/07, 12:14 AM

posted by:

Automotive_United_Nations

Funny as I own a 1999 (10 years old for those who can’t count) CR-V (Honda) and both those things work great. Thanks for generalizing, but next time you want to take a useless and unsupported shot at an import, save it.

01/07, 12:15 AM

posted by:

Automotive_United_Nations

It’s called m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e. Try it sometime.

01/07, 12:18 AM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Well I could care less what you appreciate or not Im glad you haveLionpride as your cheerleader lol “If MHW cant do it no one can” He was watching bring it on or something

You are a liar You did not post a link you did not prove me wrong and did not shut me up.

Yea you can go on and talk about how you said pop up nav was new and I cited 3 cars that you asked and stomped on your 3 samples stating that they have pop up but are interface systems lol

Now you are trying desperately to pick anything I said like the GMC/CHEVY. You actually said they have different interior colors lol. Only the drive train the doors the interior (except the color)The front grille is the same the interiors Trim levels don’t make a difference mechanically they are the same and inside and out they are the same (minus the colors lol) HA
Is that seriously your best shot They are different bc the colors and trim levels are different HAHAHA
You are a LIAR and you were proven wrong and when you tried to explain you dug yourself in a deeper hole lol
Here is a little lesson for you The Accord and TL have different interiors and exteriors Camry and ES have different interiors and exteriors. There is a difference that goes beyond different exterior colors

Keep trying liar and ask Lionpride sister for some head if she is not a paraplegic from her accident, even then she can still use her mouth
Sleep on it

01/07, 12:27 AM

posted by:

Automotive_United_Nations

^Unnecessarily graphic near the end there tripleonefive (never again, PLEASE.), but good defense.

01/07, 12:51 AM

posted by:

MHW

The only thing you have proven is that you cant read and your ignorance in general. You have resorted to calling me a liar as your best defense, weak, very weak. If you could read you would see that the only exterior piece of sheet metal shared between a Chevy and GMC is the doors, everything else is unique, you conveniently missed that part for the second time. You are still wrong no matter how much you try and spin it. Your arguments on the SRX were so weak they were pathetic. I invite you to argue with the many magazines that have praised the Cadillac Nav as having some of the best graphics and ease of use in the industry. I honestly laugh out loud at most of your comments that you seem to think are so powerful. I will never take anything you have to say seriously until you can get over your holier than thou attitude. And I will sleep just fine thank you, especially since I have stated nothing but the truth. If you want me to send you a picture of the link with the date in the SRX thread I will be happy to. Go ahead and post a direct link yourself and see what happens to your post smarts.

01/07, 1:31 AM

posted by:

darkwingduck

Ok so we learn once again that no company is immune to recalls. Nissan did this with their older QX4, with the fuel line. Where it would corrode and catch fire, if I remember that correctly.

01/07, 8:12 AM

posted by:

HoosierHero

Well, it might “only be a sensor”, but I’d hate for my front impact airbags to to fail! (And by airbags, I mean most of the posters on this site.) :P

01/07, 9:40 AM

posted by:

Need more oil for GM

A japanese car with a recall? Say it ain’t so!

And where are these GM bashers who say that the japs never break down? When was the last time a GM vehicle got recalled?

Oh, that’s right. They don’t.

You want quality? Dependibility? A vehicle that lasts for hundreds of thousands of miles with narry a problem?

Look no further than GM. An American Revolution.

01/07, 11:09 AM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Hey Auto
I dont want the board to go like this but people get so offended when I state the facts about J2 cars being better
Its that good old American pride and Patriotism that enrages people when someone says that Honda and Toyota are better and backs it up with fact
I always give praise where its due to any cars company whether it be Hyundai D3 or J2 and i am equally as critical

01/07, 11:57 AM

posted by:

Lionwithoutpride

Haha, awwww, tripleonefive DOES care what someone thinks about him! He has a crush on Auto!

Auto, you can chastise us all you want, but you are missing out on, literally, months of tripleonefive launching into posters for no reason. My own dislike of him began when I tried to compliment him and he had his usual hissy-fit because I qualified the compliment by disagreeing with a PORTION of what he said. We all have a right to defend ourselves and that is what you see people doing with tripleonefive. He has been a bully on these forums for more than a year. He even had to get a new screename (gee, I wonder why). He often spouts ethnocentric views (he literally says things that make many think he believes only the Japanese can do something right) and he personally attacks the family members of posters. It seems unimportant to stand up to evil on an internet forum, but you must confront evil wherever it may be. You are free to associate with tripleonefive all you would like and if you can engage him successfully then we would all be happy that someone could. I would, however, still urge you to spend a little time monitoring his posts before you are so quick to pass judgement on the rest of us.

01/07, 12:34 PM

posted by:

Impulsive

Who is this fool, ‘Auto Useless Natterer’?

I post FACTS chimp … three of my friends drive late 90s Civics, all have had wiper issues, two of the three have power window issues. Nothing to do with maintenance, dolt.

Keep your useless drivel for your cuddly bear you sleep with.

01/07, 12:38 PM

posted by:

Need more oil for GM

Late 90’s Civics that actually run? The 2000 models have all rusted into oblivion already, those friends of yours must live in Arizona, because they sure as hell wouldn’t last anywhere else. The Cavalier was a much better built and much more reliable car than the Civic.

01/07, 12:40 PM

posted by:

Lionwithoutpride

Impulsive-

I’ll repost my usual anecdotal story to buttress yours:

My sister had an ‘08 Honda Civic whose side-impact airbags DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH! There is no excuse for that. You cannot write it off as “well it was a one in a million thing.” Safety equipment must work. There is no excuse for Hondas being so unsafe. After that, it would be nearly impossible for anyone in my family to buy a Honda again. The point? Honda is not infallible and sometimes there most important features fail.

01/07, 12:42 PM

posted by:

Lionwithoutpride

*”their,” not “there” in that last line of my last post.

01/07, 12:56 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

Did Auto actually say that there is a m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e schedule for Honda windshield wiper motors?

Is Honda so pathetic that their wiper motors need a constant lube job like 1115’s always gets from his boyfriend?

01/07, 1:03 PM

posted by:

Tripleoneflipper

You guys leave me alone. This is the only way I can be a man is by starting fights on the internet and trying to be someone I am not. If the truth be known, I am an overweight 24 year old man. I live with my Mom and her boyfriends in a room in the back of a trailer. I have no job because my mental condition and need for 24hr suicide watch keeps me in my room. I never been with a girl before. They always made fun of me so I just surf porn and LLN all the time. That should be obvious as anyone can see I always post right back, regardless of time or day.
I love Acura’s. That is because a) KBB is the hand of God and b) My Mom’s Vigor is indestructible. Now it’s even better because she just paid it off. Come to think of it I don’ really need any of you guys, I always have my Mom. The only girl I need.

01/07, 1:10 PM

posted by:

Tripleoneflipper

In fact, the reason I dislike America and Patriotic people is because of how unfair life has been to me. Why can’t I have a girl? Or a life that isnt a made up fantasy I make for myself on the web, why did my Mom’s boyfriends always make me watch TV with them and I was not allowed to wear any pants?
Not fair. To those happy Americans whom so love the country they live in , screw you, I hate you. If it means I have to stay a miserable hateful human being the rest of my shameful life then so be it.
I can’t even go out for a beer because of my twice daily Lithium I have to take to keep myself from killing stray kittens and furry bunnies that romp around the trailer park.

So if you dislike the ignorant and nothing to back my facts stupidity I post then it is you who should go to another site. Maybe some “I love America” site. Hillbillies.

Acura’s rule and Planet Drivehas a cute butt.

Love

1115

01/07, 3:30 PM

posted by:

mosh03

that was elaborate.

01/07, 3:33 PM

posted by:

HoosierHero

Whoa! A NMOFGM sighting! Hey Need More Oil, do you feel you can spew your rhetoric better now that GM got bailed out?? lol “An American Revolution” my ass…

01/07, 4:09 PM

posted by:

Struggle

NMOFGM and 1115 are one in the same.

Schizo perhaps. Bipolar even.

But one in the same.

01/07, 4:11 PM

posted by:

jackjimturkey

doesn’t seem too big a deal.
I won’t add to the book that’s already been written here.

01/07, 4:32 PM

posted by:

Need more oil for GM

That’s funny struggle, 1115 wouldn’t last a day where I work so I don’t know where you come to that conclusion bub.

01/07, 4:35 PM

posted by:

Need more oil for GM

Hey Hoosier, get a life. You precious imports got recalled again, go cry in the corner pal.

Again, when was the last time a GM vehicle got recalled? That’s right, because they don’t.

An American Revolution punk.

01/07, 6:06 PM

posted by:

Automotive_United_Nations

Wow….I don’t know who to carpet bomb first. Let’s start with the good:

Lionwithoutpride,

Thanks for the welcome. Just wanted to point out that I didn’t side with anyone, just appreciated the fact that he chose to defend his side of the argument. How right or wrong he was or will continue to be remains to be seen, so I will agree with your notion of waiting to see what people are about.

Impulsive….

Where do I start. Name one electronic device you own that you use MULTIPLE times daily for a DECADE that still works? And that you bring with you everywhere you go, and drive 20-25,000 km annually over rough roads and through all conditions. My point? Electronics fail. grow up. Maybe if your friends would stop going through the damn Drive-thru so often their windows may work.

And the only cuddly bear i sleep with is your girl. Yeah i went there. Bring it.

Need more oil for GM,

I’d rather drive a Civic with holes in the doors the risk my life in a Sunfire or Cavalier of that vintage. The build quality on those things is appalling. Were they good cars? Sure, but the body gaps, both inside and out, are awful.

Mayer_ray_nagin,

LOL.

My comment was in reference to following proper maintenance schedules to avoid things failing. As Lionwithoutpride has said, no brand or vehicle is impervious to part failure.

HoosierHero,

LOL…your comment was priceless.

01/07, 6:11 PM

posted by:

Automotive_United_Nations

Need More Oil For GM,

Just because a manufacturer doesn’t make a recall doesn’t mean there isn’t still a defect. Some brands can afford to step up and admit they’ve made a mistake because of their brand value. Others, like if you’ve ever seen “Fight Club” evaluate the cost of doing a recall vs. the probability and cost of a lawsuit, and if the first doesn’t exceed the second, they don’t announce it. You will never know. Honda could be holding back that V-TEC causes cancer. or Chevrolet that Pushrods can actually fly out of the block and through the windshield in the event of an accident. We all drive our vehicles at are at the mercy of our manufacturers.

01/07, 11:44 PM

posted by:

salmon8ter

CrackerHemi-you need to get your facts straight. Nissan does not share technologies with Dodge. I think you’re referring to future Nissan pickups contracted to be built by Dodge. Hasn’t happened yet.

01/08, 8:58 AM

posted by:

Need more oil for GM

Japcrap is nothing but road litter. ANybody who buys one is a terrorist.

01/08, 12:13 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Awwww Lionwithpride, You think I’m a bully Are you scared of bullies? Are you crying ?

Ok I wont take your lunch money anymore lol
Also Im not judging you or your paraplegic whore sister If she wants to take the breathing tube out of her mouth and put a **** in her mouth that is her business.
The NMOFGM Cavalier comment was hilarious

01/08, 3:30 PM

posted by:

Impulsive

‘Auto Useless Natter’, that has to be the most pathetic retort I’ve ever read. Funny how no other friends have had issues with either parts on their vehicles.

Thanks for your feeble attempt at defending subpar products. The quality of your posts has equated to the same quality of their products … FAILURES.

Back to your cuddly bear, chimp. Hot chicks are only in your dreams.

 
 
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