1991 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 1991 Nissan Pathfinder has 49 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (31%) concerns transmission. Next are engine (18%) and exhaust system (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 34th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (13 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Defective aluminum planetary housing and gear, caused transmission failure, resulting in loss of control/accident/injury. *skd
While in a car crash rear driver's and passenger's seatbacks reclined upon impact. Please provide further information.
The exhaust manifold leaks exhaust fluid. When the vehicle comes to a stop the fumes come up to the passenger compartment. The dealer has been notified.
While driving 70 MPH driver's side rear tire blew out. Consumer pulled off the road, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined. Firestone, firehawk, DOT bb604rb307.
Rear frame on these SUV rusted out from the inside out, was pull a small trailer and the frame at the driver side rear wheel come apart and went to many junkyards to find that this is a problem with all pathfinder from 89-95 they rust from the inside out giving no warning that it is failing, some that I check with a hammer at the junkyard the hammer went threw the frames, nissan has to know about this problem it could cause a wreck if the frame is weak ,with no warning !!!!