SHAKEnBLAKE wrote:2005 WHITE PF LE
Reviving this old thread. I don't care if my Pathfinder is a 2005, there is no reason my paint should just be chipping off; it's very well maintained and regularly washed and waxed. I had a body guy say that it is simply due to a poor prep job at the factory. I painted the roof gutters when I first got it in 2014 and thought I was done dealing with the issue, but now the paint is peeling off my front fenders and doors, and is nearly gone from the A-pillars.
Anyone talk with Nissan about this issue? Is it only the white ones, or is it all pathfinders? I'm trying to decide If I want to get the beast repainted, or if I should just pony up and buy a 4Runner like we all should have in the first place.
I noticed lots of cracking paint on the gutters of our Xterra 6 months after buying it (brand new). I haven't done the bedliner on it yet, but will. Aside from bedlining the roof gutters on my Pathfinder, I also had a problem with the front driver's side panel. The paint had bubbled up, popped and started peeling. I had a shop repaint that and my hood, since the hood was dinged up from rocks. Now, the rear driver's side door handle has a bunch of paint coming off of it. Looks like it is melting off.
And yes, I will be buying a 4Runner next. Just waiting to see what the updated redesign will bring to the table.