2002 Nissan Pathfinder suspension problems
45 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2002 Nissan Pathfinder, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 22% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 120,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 120,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
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.
Not pleased with the way nissan repaired the strut housing recall on my pathfinder! There was a foot long gash that was about 3in. Wide that nissan repaired with a piece of sheet metal ,4 nuts n bolts, and cocking..now a couple of months later I have two more cracks showing up in front of fix that are running from frame up towards the hood. Going to take it to a few different state inspection places to have them take a look at it before I take it back to nissan dealer because nissan is saying there fix is good.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Nissan Pathfinder
- Engine 43 complaints
- Exhaust system 26 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints
- Steering 17 complaints