Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1990 Nissan Pathfinder.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS HAVE BROKEN ON BOTH MANIFOLDS AT AN ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL OF $800. WE HAVE NO CHOICE TO HAVE IT… |
| 2003-01-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | MULTIPLE STUDS BROKEN ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD MULTIPLE TIMES. RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE TWICE. LEFT SIDE ONCE. |
| 2001-06-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF INTERNAL COMPONENETS. THERE SEEM TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF … |
| 1999-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPED, CAUSING BOLTS , THAT HOLD THE ENGINE, TO BREAK. VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, EXHAUST… |
| 1998-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | REPEATED TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE. |
| 1998-02-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DEALER ADVISES WARPING OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSED EXHAUST STUDS TO BREAK. ALSO STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WI… |
| 1998-02-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED WITH KEY. |
| 1998-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | NISSAN RECOGNIZED EXHAUST MANIFOLD DESIGN DEFECTS LEADING TO MANIFOLD WARPAGE AND REPEATED EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BREAKA… |
| 1998-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT AN HIGH SPEED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO… |
| 1997-02-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR SEATBACK IS RUSTING OUT, NO ONE WILL HELP HIM GET IT FIXED. *AK |
| 1997-01-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AND TRUCK STALLED ( CUT OFF) WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, TOOK TO MECHANIC, HE SAID IT THAT THE RE… |
| 1996-05-27 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1996-05-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| 1996-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT REPLACED DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. |
| 1996-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | REPLACED LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK |
| 1995-08-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS ARE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PATHFINDER WITH MANY OF THE REPAIRS BEING PERFORMED MULTIPLE TIMES… |
| 1995-01-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE AND BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RESTRAIN PASSENGERS, BELTS ARE TOO LOOSE. TT |
| 1995-01-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION; FAIL. TT |
| 1995-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEATBELT BUCKLE FAILS AND DOES NOT LOCK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT |
| 1994-12-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANMISSION LURCHED/REVED THEN STARTED SLIPPING AND WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICANT AND SIZE OF ORFAC… |
| 1994-12-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LUBRICATION PASSAGE TOO SMALL, RESULTING IN LACK OF LUBRICANT/SLIPPING OF TRANSMISSION. *SKD |
| 1994-11-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH TRANSFER CASE FOR 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN TRAVELING ON BEACHES NEAR OCEAN TIDE POOLS. *SKD |
| 1994-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH |
| 1994-07-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | THREE FIRESTONE TIRES CRACKED. *SKD |
| 1994-05-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | METAL PARTICALS CIRCULATING FROM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE COOLING LINES, CAUSING RADIATOR CORE/TRANSMISSION… |
| 1993-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES. |
| 1993-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THERE ARE 2 RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT APPEAR TO BE PATENT DEFECTS WITH MOST EARLY 90'S PATHFINDERS. THEY DESERVE INVESTIG… |
| 1992-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE. OWNER CLAIMS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF VG30 ENGINE FAILURES. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASE CAR NEW AT 77,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE IDLE SPEED OF THE ENGINE SURGES. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LOSS OF ALL BRAKES AND CLUTCH WHEN THE VEHI… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY BUCKLED, PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED BY DEALER. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INQUIRY WHETHER NISSAN IS OBLIGATED TO REPAIR OR COVER THE COST OF REPAIR FOR BROKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS WHICH COULD … |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OWNER STATES THAT FOR NO REASON HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT .FIRE DEPARTMENT STATES THAT IT… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | V6 ENGINE LEAKS FUEL EXCESSIVELY DUE TO FUEL INJECTION FAILING. INJECTORS LEAK CONSTANTLY W/DEALER SAYING FIRE COULD OC… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |