2005 Nissan Pathfinder engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 342 complaints for the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 342 22% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 101,000 miles 310 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 31 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 88 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 74 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 51 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 28 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 310 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 101,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
A car ran into our lane made a sudden stop in front of me, to avoid hitting the car I turned to the right and hit a brick building. My air bag deploy on the driver side but not the passenger side. My wife was in the passenger side and she suffered a concussion she had her seatbelt on. Her face was badly bruised and is still receiving care.....updated 05-27-15 updated 9/17/2015
Internal components of the radiator fail allowing coolant to leak into the transmission via the tranny cooler. This ruins the internals of the transmission and cause irreparable damage.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
- Drivetrain & axles 452 complaints
- Fuel system 283 complaints
- Transmission 139 complaints
- Cooling system 96 complaints
- Electrical system 66 complaints
- Cruise control 31 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints