2002 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 2002 Nissan Pathfinder has 206 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns suspension. Next are engine (21%) and exhaust system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 206 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 146 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 | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 18 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 18 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 146 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 97,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 120,000 miles (33 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (71 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
The throttle on the vehicle stuck when parking the vehicle. The vehicle "flew" into my place of business barely missing an employee. The vehicle has $9,500 worth of damage and I am terrified that the throttle will again stick after the body work is completed. Although there was considerable damage to the front, side, and back the air bag also did not deploy and I wound up with a broke wrist. I want to know where I can get assurance that the throttle will not agai n stick.
The front driver's seat belt in my nissan pathfinder le does not lock properly. I got in an accident recently and the seat belt did not restrain me, resulting in a head injury when I was thrown up into the roof.
Within 5 minutes of pulling out of a parking lot and onto a main street, driving at 20 MPH in stop and go traffic , suddenly the vehicle veered to the right. The driver lost control of the vehicle , causing it to go over a curb, up onto a lawn, across the street, hitting a mail box and went back onto the road. The vehicle hit an on coming van, went back up onto a curb and stopped. The driver had no steering control. The vehicle is currently at the dealership being repaired.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle rolled downhill while in the park position. The vehicle was running and on level ground prior to the incident. The vehicle incurred extensive damage and the dealership was contacted. Updated 09/15/06.
My car wont stop and when I push the brakes it will push the gas pedal or got stock and I all ready have a two accidents because of that first I hit a store wall and damage big time and the second time did a cement post so I need to know if is this car or what