Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (1995)

170 consumer complaints on file.

#10130808August 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
LAST FEBRUARY IT WAS THE RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. THIS YEAR IT WAS THE LEFT SIDE. FORTUNATELY I KNEW WHAT IT WAS WHEN I HEARD THAT FAMILIAR TICKING NOISE. AGAIN, I'M TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN PATHFINDER, AND I COULD HAVE SEVERELY DAMAGED MY ENGINE HAD I NOT BROUGHT IT IN WHEN I HAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130193July 8, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER FRAME BROKE IN HALF.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ON JUNE 19TH THE CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR PNEUMATIC AIR RIDE SHOCKS REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL THE BELTS AND WATER PUMP. ON THE WAY HOME FROM HAVING THESE REPAIRS DONE THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF. THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FRAME WAS MADE WITH INFERIOR METAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106692January 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079658August 3, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER DROVE OVER A DIP. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD THE TWO FRONT TIRES HIT THE PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER THREE TIMES. DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND DIED AT THE SCENE. CONSUMER?S MOTHER STATED THAT, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DISCONNECTED, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE DECEASED CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S DOOR. THE VICTIMS MOTHER BELIEVES THAT THE PATHFINDER DOORS AND SEAT BELTS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10081440July 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER COASTED THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. UPON EXITING THE TRUCK CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING OUT OF THE SMOG FILTER. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD SECURED IT FOR TRAVEL. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ONE OR TWO OF THE VALVES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE FUEL CAP COULD BE THE CAUSE. BOTH VALVES, FUEL CAP, AND THE SMOG FILTER WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059775April 20, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051504January 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE WITH A 1995 PATHFINDER - MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR IS NECESSARY. IT'S BEEN BAD FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE JUST IGNORED THE TICKING SOUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050964December 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANS/ NO REVERSE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH TRANS NOW NO REVERSE. WARNING NO SIGNS OF THINGS TO COME, JUST DROVE FROM POINT A TO POINT B (ABOUT 1/2 A MILE) AND REVERSE WAS GONE. HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER 1995 PATHFINDER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048792November 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF ENGINE. FOUND IT A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WON'T FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042797October 12, 2003
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
SPLITTER PLATE IN THE BACK OF CHILD SEAT IS LOP-SIDED. *MR ONE STRAP WOULD SINCH TIGHTLY WHILE THE OTHER STRAP WAS VERY LOOSE. (EVENFLO TRIBUTE/MODEL#3792098 P1) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039612September 26, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A VERY DEAR FRIEND WHO WAS KILLED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, HE WAS EJECTED FROM HIS VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY DOOR LATCH AS WELL AS HIS SELTBELT FAILED. HE WAS DRIVING A 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EVER BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. THANK YOU. COMPLAINAT SAW THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. COMPLAINAT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. CW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10020844June 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
BOLTS ON EXHAUST BROKE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019231May 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
@ 50K LEFT MANIFOLD FAILURE - REPLACE/COVERED BY WARRANTY. @ 65K RIGHT MANIFOLD FAILURE, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE. NOW, @ 90K ANOTHER MANIFOLD FAILURE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018888May 18, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILS TO GIVE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES IT WORKS, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016152April 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAVE FAILED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CARBON MONOXIDE WAS ENTERING DIRECTLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FORCED ME TO PAY THE ~$900 TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED. ATTEMPTING TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013594March 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT MOST CYLINDER HAD ONE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD BREAK OFF AND AFTER CAREFULLY INSPECTING OTHER STUDS ON PASSENGER SIDE AT LEAST ONE MORE IS BROKEN. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX ALSO VERY FRUSTRATING!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010146March 8, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK ASSEMBLY
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK ON MY 1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. IT WAS LAST REPLACED 1 MONTH AGO AND IS BEGINNING TO LEAK AGAIN. EACH TIME SPOT WELDS ON THE TANK HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE, RESULTING IN A SLOW LEAK AND BUILD UP OF FUMES UNDER THE GAS TANK. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD THIS POSES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007189February 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE LEFT AND RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WARPED.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005488February 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
AT MY 60K SERVICE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND REPLACED IT. FORTUNATELY, THIS WAS COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT IS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN PATHFINDERS ALTHOUGH NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL REOCCUR AGAIN AS MY VEHICLE APPROACHED 100K.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005237February 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD BROKEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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