1999 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 1999 Nissan Pathfinder has 144 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (26%) concerns suspension. Next are steering (14%) and body & structure (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 144 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 45 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 130,000 miles 80 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 18 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 80 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 130,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 145,000 miles (25 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 29 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 45 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 1999 ranks 22nd most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (59 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
We were hit head on at 50+MPH in our 1999 nissan pathfinder.the car was a total loss ,the air bags did not deploy.I contacted nissan and was told that some times the air bags work,sometimes they dont and we cannot put that in the owners manual because consumers will ask ,why have airbags ?was told by nissan that for airbags to deploy I would have to apply the brakes first before an unexspected head on collision.myself my wife and our 21month old child were all injured.nissan said they will mail us the supplement…
Claim number - 20-5208-313 while driving in rainy weather, consumer experienced steering problems, causing vehicle to flip over, there were six injuries.
Airbag failure 2 deploy x2 1st 2004 head on collision which lead 2 permanent disability & loss of my career of 20+ yrs police report stts airbags should have deployed & im lucky im not dead I filled this form prior I had substantial injuries however it states no injuries again in 2007 my child head on mva & again airbags did not deploy seat belts also failed to restrain help anyone with similar problem call me as I've only been told no complaints by nissan I also noted 54+ service notifications of which none of I…
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the filler tank for the fuel tank leaked fuel when the vehicle was being fuel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who referred the contact to the manufacturer as the VIN did not appear in the database. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance as the VIN could not be found. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Noise and wobble in steering. Repair shop said the passenger side, front steering control arm and frame are severely rusted. This connection is weak. Should this control arm break lose, steering would fail.