20 Most Recent 1997 Nissan Pathfinder - Page 5 Questions & Answers

Unlock all doors with the key or the key fob. Manually push down and pull up on the one door lock giving trouble. Leave it in the unlocked position and try again both with the inside handle and the outside on. If no go, you will need to get into the door..or take the problem to an expert..this will be cheaper than ripping into the door card etc. a locksmith may also know a trick or two about getting in without damage. Could you please get back to us with the solution to the problem as this may help someone in the future.

Let us tell all thieves how to disable the system. Take your vehicle and proof of purchase and some personal identity documents to a Nissan dealer and see if he will explain how to defeat a system that is there to prevent your vehicle from being stolen.. Somehow I don't think this will be a happening thing......

Disconnect both battery cables from the battery terminals. Hold ends of battery cables together for 2 minutes. This drains all the residual electricity in the vehicle. Reconnect battery leads to battery. Try starting again....... please get back to us with the solution to this problem as it may help in the future.

The vehicle is trying to tell you there is a problem which it has recorded on it's little electronic brain. Go and have the computer scanned and find out what the problem is before something a lot worse happens.....

Find each end of the earthing straps that connect the battery to the chassis, and the chassis to the engine and transmission. Take these connections off and test the cables for continuity, bend them and move them like they would be when the engine and trans move when acelerating and engine braking, as well as going over bumps etc then sandpaper the earthing points on the chassis, engine etc and both ends of the cables until they are bright metal. Dab on some dielectric grease or I use copper slip to reduce future corrosion and tighten up all the connections good and tight. Electrickery requires a return path to the battery that is just as good as the large positive cables supplying to the various components. If there is a break in the earth cables or corrosion etc the movement of the vehicle while driving could randomly act like an on off switch...........

Replace the wiper motor under the wiper blades. It is dieing.

Suspect a wiper switch issue. The switch controls the ground for wiper operation and could have an internal circuit board issue.

Stuck brake caliper or bad wheel bearing.

The shock is designed to stop spring oscillation causing bounce. Are the shocks in good working order

If you can get to the back side of the tailgate handle, you will probably find a broken plastic part that would normally pull the latch at either both or one side. It seems to be a design defect, or enough corrosion in the latch to strain these plastic parts.

You will have to take off the inside panel and find out what became disconnected.

u will need to replace the blower switch

go rent a free tool rental called a coolant pressure tester usually from autozone, advance auto parts or even pepboys. remove radiator cap and top up fluid with just water if needed. install appropriate tester cap on it and pump it up to ~13-26 psi... then you'll see where the leak is while the engine is off and you can verify if your radiator isn't cracked

this is normal. The car must also be in park or reverse. If you had a manual trans, you would have to push in the clutch pedal.

replace ignition switch, not cylinder.

It will! if it goes bad, it changes the timing and runs bad

I have to ask, what was the last thing you were hooking up before the problem started. Did you do any wiring under the dash possibly a radio install, or a wiring harness for trailer at the back of the car. If so, you should look for shorts in those areas. I don't know how easy this will be for you, but start looking.GOOD LUCK FRIEND.

Try disconnecting the battery, wait about 15 seconds and reconnect the cable. It may reset the radio.