2005 Nissan Pathfinder fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 283 complaints for the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 283 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 258 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 80 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 84 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 43 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 24 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 258 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
2005 pathfinder se- with 52k miles vehicle shut off while traveling at high speed (70MPH) on freeway- all power controls failed problem was identified to be with a failure of the fuel level sensor- reports acquired indicate that this is a widespread problem with premature failure of this unit on 2005 and newer model year pathfinders- fuel level indicator fails and gives inaccurate reading to driver - when tank is empty shows it to be 1/2 full.
Fuel sending unit in my wife's 2005 nissan pathfinder went bad not allowing her to know how much fuel was remaining.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
- Drivetrain & axles 452 complaints
- Engine 342 complaints
- Transmission 139 complaints
- Cooling system 96 complaints
- Electrical system 66 complaints
- Cruise control 31 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints