2000 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 2000 Nissan Pathfinder has 166 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (25%) concerns suspension. Next are body & structure (17%) and steering (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 166 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 130,000 miles 100 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 19 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 19 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 12 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 100 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 130,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 133,000 miles (27 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 27th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (37 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.
I am looking for any information regarding 2000 pathfinders lossing control of steering at any speed or conditions, or direction to find this information. I am not the owner of the SUV, I am a family member of a person that lost his life in a crash while driving a pathfinder. I am looking for a reason for this crash, autopys showed no medical reason for crash and he was in good health, driving conditions were clear and warm temp. Any help would be very helpful. Thank you for your time.
My sixteen year old son along with my seven year old son were driving my car when car started wobbling, he lost control going approximately 60 miles an hour, over corrected and went head first into trees and the air bag did not deploy. Fortunately my sons were wearing seatbelts and did not sustain any major injuries, just bumps and bruises. The car then hit on the drivers side after the frontal impact then hit on the rear. My car was totaled. At no time did the air bag on the drivers side deploy.
Ignition lock refused to turn with coded, correct key inserted. Second key also failed to turn ignition. Dealer removed switch, sent lock out and reinstalled repaired ignition lock. Cost $300. On jan. 21, 2005, vehicle again would not start. Dealer removed ignition lock and ordered new. Part on backorder until feb. 18. Vehicle still at dealers. $350 plus is the estimate for repairs.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 nissan pathfinder. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 07v435000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs. After the repairs, the contact noticed fuel leaking from the fuel filler tube, which was recently replaced under the recall. The contact stated that he had not experienced a failure prior to the recall repairs.