1992 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 1992 Nissan Pathfinder has 38 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (24%) concerns transmission. Next are engine (18%) and body & structure (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 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: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 36th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (8 complaints in that window).
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.
My wife was involved in a head on collision and her seat belt failed to hold her from slamming into the steering wheel as a result I beleive her injuries were more severe than they would have been if the seatbelt would have held her from slamming into the steering wheel. Her chest and mouth hit the steeringwheel causing her teeth to loosen and she has severe chest, neck and back pain.
I was driving on interstate 20 going from augusta, ga to atlanta, ga at approximately 2:30 pm on 10-10-1998. My rear right tire evidently burst due to delamination at approximately 70 MPH. From police reports and eye witnesses, my SUV then flipped multiple times across the medianand landed in the oncoming traffic lane. I sustained a sever head injury and required ventilation. I was airlifted to grady hospital where I was placed on a ventilator for two days.
Upon starting noticed a sour smell, turned off ignition and left vehicle, 15 minutes later vehicle caught fire, fire dept. Suspect elec. Short in wiring harness
1992 nissan pathfinder parked in driveway for more than 24 hours ignited spontaneously. Fire department opened car and extinguished blazed. Observed melted dash board behind the steering wheel and determined that cause was electrical. Checked under hood and found that engine was intact. Disconnected car battery.
1992 nissan pathfinder has problems with rear suspension frame. When taken to the service dealer they suggested that the consumer buy a new car because the frame was broken, but when the consumer took the vehicle in for regular maintenance no one ever mentioned that there was a problem with the frame being rusted. The consumer feels that the dealership should have recognized this problem during maintenance.