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1995 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed May 12, 1998FL

EXHAUST LEAK, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Jan 27, 1998CD

LEFT AND RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 11, 1997NJ

KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE UPON START UP.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 12, 1997GA

ENGINE FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed May 12, 1997CA

INTERMITTENT SURGING, STALLING.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed May 6, 1997MI

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 30 SECONDS AFTER A 8 MILE DRIVE AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGTH ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Mar 31, 1997CA

WHEN SWITCHING FROM 2-WHEEL TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash2 injured
Filed Feb 20, 1997AZ

STARTED JEEP, TRIED TO PUT INTO DRIVE GEAR WOULDN'T MOVE, PLAYED WITH IT, GOT IT TO MOVE; WAS DRIVING, PARKED JEEP AGAIN AND COULDN'T NOT GET KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. PUT INTO NEUTRAL WITH BRAKES ON AND THE JEEP ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A BUILDING. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 20, 1997MI

WHEN DRIVING ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY 65--75 MPH THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TIPPING OVER ALWAYS TO THE LEFT. IF PASSING OR A TRUCK PASSES THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TIPPING OVER ALSO TO THE LEFT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 4, 1996NY

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY LOCKING UP AND SKIDDING RESULTING IN TWO COLLISIONS.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 7, 1996AL

ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM IS NO LONGER OPERATING PROPERLY.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 24, 1996NY

ABS BRAKES; SOMETIMES BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Mar 4, 1996CA

THE DEFOGGER FOGS UP THE WINDOWS INSTEAD OF DEFOGGING THEM AND CAUSES NO VISIBILITY FOR A WHILE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Mar 4, 1996CA

THE DEFOGGER FOGS UP THE WINDOWS INSTEAD OF DEFOGGING THEM AND CAUSES NO VISIBILITY FOR A WHILE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Power Train
Filed Feb 2, 1996OH

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 28, 1995NC

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, CONSUMER STATES SHE NOTICED A HUMMING AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEAR, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP BY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, HOWEVER SHE HAD ALREADY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. *SLC

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Oct 25, 1995GA

ELECTRICAL DASH FIRE TOTALLED VEHICLE. TT CONSUMER'S INSURANCE REP WROTE IN STATING THEIR EXPERT'S OPINION IS THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE WIRING HARNESS, HOWEVER NISSAN IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 29, 1995NY

ABS, APPLIED THE BRAKES, HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Jul 12, 1995CA

PROBLEMS WITH A BLIND SPOT WHEN CHANGING LANES. TT

Structure › BodyCrash
Filed Feb 6, 1995NY

DESIGN OF DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR BLOCKS FIELD OF VISION; CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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