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Yeah mine did that, I just put some dressing on the weatherstripping and it went away.

Hmm... well from what I understand the dealer sent the car to a body shop which re-aligned the subframe as it was apparently off. Is there any part of the steering that goes through or bolts to the subframe? I just need to know because if anything is then something in the steering was probably damaged as well. This is all being taken care of through my insurance but it has been one long drawn out affair to say the least. I had asked the whole steering issue be looked at while it was there for the alignment issue and they simply attributed it to the "large tires" and the rack and pinion steering. The large tires being the factory size tires on the factory wheels and basically saying Nissan put in a car steering system in an SUV. Needless to say I was not impressed with the explanation and unfortunately I have been to all the other Nissan dealers in this area and this one is the most competent of the three, not saying much I know. It is at the dealer right now so I'm hopeful they will do whatever is necessary to get it fixed as I have left it there for a week since I'm out of the country.

Hmm, yeah but the dealer replaced both the front struts and lower control arms because they claimed they were bent, I don't know if they actually were or not as it was paid by my insurance. In any event I know something is wrong just by having driven other Pathfinders that don't behave anything like mine does. But I will check and see because you never know.

Recently I've had some problems with the alignment on the car. It seems something hit the subframe and shifted it therefore throwing out the alignment. That has since been fixed however I find the steering wheel is rather loose and any bump or imperfection in the road causes the steering wheel to shake pretty badly. I also notice whenever I come to a stop something seems to moving when it shouldn't be beneath my feet. The best way to describe it is it feels like something in the steering or suspension is moving when it shouldn't be and it's coming from what feels like directly underneath the pedals. Anyway before I drop it at the Nissan dealer I would like to know if there are any suggestions on what the problem might be or what to check for. Any input would be greatly appreciated. The car in question is an 04 Pathfinder LE 4WD with approximately 36K.

I wouldn't say grille guards cause more damage. Perhaps in certain situations they might. In my old 01 we hit a deer at 75MPH and the grille guard absorbed much of the impact saving alot of of body damage.