We have had this problem since the beginning, locking steering column with the occasional no start up on the engine, dead as a doornail. This past week we have had weather in the -37C to -17C range, my wife called in an emergency after her dog walk being stuck in remote part of the city because of this problem. The ignition would not start along with locked the steering column and her phone was about to die. At this time a blizzard had kicked up with winds 75km and temp at -35C, she was lucky that I had answered to help her out because her only choice other than freeze, was to walk to the nearest intersection about 2 km away.

Thank you Nissan Canada for taking care of your owners, by not calling this a recall as there are many who think it should be done. I have a suggestion, lets get your pussy-footed recall department to endure these temperatures with possible frost bite.Then you can understand what your customers feel daily like this example, and then make your decision in the cold to recall or no recall, because the experience is really part of your vehicle that you built.

Steering wheel all of a sudden became VERY difficult to turn regularly when driving/turning. After a couple weeks the steering column became very loose and caused the steering wheel to wobble. When turning the wheel I would notice a severe grinding sound. Upon detailed online research the same occurrence has happened to several 2006 Nissan Pathfinder owners with similar mileage. After taking my car to the Nissan dealership for further investigation we have found that Nissan has issued a service part to correct this issue. My repair will cost an upward of $1300. I feel that Nissan should make this issue a recall as the dealership informed me that if I continued to drive the car the steering wheel would lock up and potentially cause a hazardous accident!! This is a severe issue for myself and others.