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I see, Thanks! I located the part and tried moving it and it has the same play as my rear shocks when twisted side to side. Does that mean I have to change the shcoks too? Or the trailing arm by itself will fix the wobble?

By rear lower control arms, you mean these?

I found a good deal for a 1999 pathfinder couple weeks ago with a mileage of almost 160k. The guy was asking 700 dollar for it and the only issues it has is that its extremely dirty inside, it has exterior scratches, a minor dent in the back, some suspension issues. The reason I picked it up is that the tranny and the engine are as smooth as it can get. I have a few things that I need to fix and wanted to check it out with others before proceeding. As far as suspension goes, there are certain thigns wrong with it but I havent really had the time to jack up the car and do a visual inspection yet. -The main issue I have is that above speeds of 40 mph(freeway mostly) certain small bumps cause the vehicle to roll left to right. I drive it as-is because the rolls cease after a full swing or two. I googled this and I saw that there is a nissan bulletin on a similar issue saying that the issue is caused by sway bar links at the rear.. I just wanted to know if there are any other things that can cause this so I can check for them when I jack the car up? -Another issue I noticed is that at lower speeds during city driving when I go over bumps I hear strange noises coming from the front.. Maybe struts or the mounts? I have never driven a car before with a coil suspension and I am not quite sure what the symptoms are when a part goes bad on those.. - Also I was inspecting the rear shocks with the vehicle parked and I noticed they could be twisted by hand to a certain degree on both sides. Is this a serious issue? The upper mount seemed to be the source. The engine of the car is pretty smooth, it turns on quite fast, no rough idles, no strange noises or anything except at start up... When I start the car in the I hear a belt squeek for like a fraction of a second and then it goes away, afterwards the rpm(mostly durring early morning starts) suddenly jumps to 1400 and stays there until I put it in reverse or drive and then it lowers to around 680. Is 1400 a normal number for these cars? My other car which is a 2001 chevy blazer would only go up to 1000 rpm during early morning start up. There is one last thing that is really bothering me and that is the timing belt on this engine... I have heard that belts need to be changed(every 100k I believe?) or they may ruin the engine.. This car has 160k miles and the previous owner only had the car for a few months and he himself bought it from a dealer who got it from an auction. Would this car have survived to present day with factory belt and is it safe to assume that it was changed at around 100k?

Thank you for your response and sorry I shouldnt have really asked that question because that stuff is found in the manual you posted the link to.. I just didnt notice it was a service manual and didnt check it at first. I am currently unlocked my car through the passenger side but I will open the door panels and check for that today.

I took them all out because I have to put new speakers in anyway. Behind the drivers door speaker there was a cut wiring line(which goes to power the speakers) along with a small black connector that wasnt connected to anything... Is this were the sensor is or more towards the lock?

IT WORKED! I went back to the car in the morning and unlocked the car from the passenger door and the alarm stopped... So I am guessing there is something wrong with the drivers side door and the car doesnt recognize it when the doors are opened from that side... any clues on how to fix this issue?

Hello everyone, Today I bought myself a 1999 Nissan Pathfinder because I had crashed my previous car and I am in need of a vehicle for work and school. I got the car and i drove it home and everything was fine except some suspension issues. Anyway... I parked the car in the afternoon and I went to drive it around for a bit after like 4-5 hours and when I unlocked the car the alarm went off.. I went in and tried to start the car because my previous cars alarm would go silent when the car was turned on... but nope it wouldnt turn on... I disconnected the 3 horns on the vehicle (2 at the front and one behind the battery but unfortunately that only eliminated the noise... The alarm was still active because the front lights were flashing still and the car wouldnt even start. The key that I got has no buttons for an alarm and nothing else seems to stop the alarm.. I even tried to disconnect the wiring that is at the bottom left of the steering wheel... For now I have taken the battery terminal off so it wont drain it with the flashing lights. What can I do to start my car? I dont really want the alarm on there and Id be better off without it but I am sure that as long as the alarm is activated the car cant be turned on... Is there any way to disable it fully? The fuse panel is missing too so I am not sure if it has a fuse for it and whether or not pulling it would make any difference. If any pictures are required to help me fix this please let me know Thanks!