Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Buying a used vehicle checking on issues |
| 2025-08-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | This vehicle no longer meets the EPA TiER 3 standards That are needed to be on the road . I as the customer am not … |
| 2025-07-22 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | Unknown . The steering column broke |
| 2025-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated there was corrosion on the passenger’s side front struts.… |
| 2020-11-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | NISSAN IS CLAIMING THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED ON MY VEHICLE. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DE… |
| 2020-06-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY REPEATEDLY HAVE TO TOP OFF MY TANK THAT COSTS ME MORE MONEY THAN IT SHOULD TO GET B… |
| 2020-03-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The gas gauge stopped working a few months ago. Had an appointment to have the fuel sensor replaced. The fuel sensor is… |
| 2019-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH MUFFLERS WERE RUSTED OUT. WHILE THE VEHICLE… |
| 2019-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY NISSAN PATHFINDERS AIR BAG DASH LIGHT IS FLASHING. I HAVE HAD IT RESET AND IT STARTS FLASHING AGAIN AFTER A FEW HOUR… |
| 2019-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE CAR BEGINS TO WOBBLE, HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM INVOLING FAULTY TRAILING ARM BU… |
| 2018-11-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS SENT TO POST CARDS AT DIFFERENT TIMES TO FIX THE RECALL ONE WAS AFTER THANKSGIVING ABOUT THE 28TH OF NOVEMBER 201… |
| 2018-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 (ST… |
| 2018-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING OUR PATHFINDER HOME IN THE WINTER THE ECSESSIVE AMOUNT OF SALT ON THE ROAD CAUSED OUR MAIN WATER FLOW T… |
| 2018-08-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL. *AS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION PERTAI… |
| 2018-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECENTLY DISCOVERED A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT FREQUENTLY SHOWS ITSELF WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (OVER 45) AND ONE HIT… |
| 2018-04-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEAR… |
| 2018-04-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER I HIT POTHOLE ON A CITY STREET, HEARD LOUD BANG, SHORTLY AFTER COMPLETELY LOST ALL… |
| 2018-02-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY -- THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR 2 YEARS NOW. WHEN I FILL IT UP, IT SHOWS AS FULL, BUT … |
| 2017-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2017-09-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING TANK. A LEAK FROM FUEL FILLER NECK WAS THE ISSUE. REPAIR WAS MADE, BUT IT WAS … |
| 2017-09-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V244000 THE STRUT HOUSING CORRODED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL ON MY 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDE… |
| 2017-06-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL' THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT COURT FLORIDA OF UNITED STATES INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK HAD A SAFETY RECALL. … |
| 2017-05-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE INDICATED FUEL TANK WAS AT LEAST HALF FULL. VEHICLE DID NOT START BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. MECHANIC RE… |
| 2016-08-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIHT IS ON |
| 2016-07-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 30 MPH, AN UNKNOWN NOISE WAS HEARD WHENEVER A TUR… |
| 2016-07-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL CAN'T GET MY AIRBAGS FIXED BUT I HAVE HAD 2 RECALLS |
| 2016-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE… |
| 2016-06-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS THE BACK-END SWAYS OFF AND ON WHICH CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL. THE HEAD LIG… |
| 2015-11-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE A… |
| 2015-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FLOORBOARDS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAVE STANDING WATER. WHEN IT RAINS THE CAR FLOODS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN … |
| 2015-10-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO LEAK … |
| 2015-10-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK, THE GAS FILLER NECK LEAKS, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IT IS CAUSED BY CORROSION. I;VE CONTACTED… |
| 2015-10-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 35MPH HITTING THE REAR OF A STOPPED CAR DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE SR125 FR… |
| 2015-08-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE STRUT TOWER REPAIR THAT WAS MADE BY NISSAN IN 09/2011 AS PART OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #11V24000 (STRUT TOWER CORRO… |
| 2015-08-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL HELLO, I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM NISSAN TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS INSPECTED. I WENT IN AND LEFT WI… |
| 2015-05-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT F… |
| 2015-05-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | INNER WHEEL WELL AREA ROTTING, NEAR THE STRUT MONT |
| 2015-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE METAL ON THE FILLER NECK ON THE GAS TANK HAS CORRODED TO A HOLE BIG ENOUGH THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FUELED GASOLINE… |
| 2015-02-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE COMING OFF RAMP DUE TO BLACK ICE CAUSING REAR END TO SLIDE OUT TO THE LEFT AT A 90 CAUSING FRON… |
| 2015-01-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING … |
| 2014-11-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | COMMON COMPLAINT FROM WHAT I AM READING. 03 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 82K MILES, WITH A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. I JUS… |
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR. *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE… |
| 2014-09-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OU… |
| 2014-07-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE BODY IS RUSTING , MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE, SUSPENSION IS FALLING AWAY FROM THE TRUCK. I LOVED THIS TRUCK AND H… |
| 2014-06-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE TO LEVEL INDICATED. ON EMPTY INDICATES FULL TANK. ONCE FILLED IT WILL RE… |
| 2014-01-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE TO LEVEL INDICATED. ON EMPTY INDICATES FULL TANK. ONCE FILLED IT WILL … |
| 2013-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS RUSTED THROUGH BETWEEN THE RESONATOR AND MUFFLER. THE FLANGE CONNECTING THE 2 EXHAUST COMPONE… |
| 2013-04-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | OPEN NISSAN RECALL R1107 ON THIS VEHICLE FOR STEERING AND STRUT HOUSING. THERE ARE VISIBLE DEFECTS RELATING TO THIS REC… |
| 2013-04-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST SYSTEM SEPARATED (RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH) AT THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD … |
| 2013-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE GA… |