2005 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 2005 Nissan Pathfinder has 1,560 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (29%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are engine (22%) and fuel system (18%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,560 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 1,413 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 | 31 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 29 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 137 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 253 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 366 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 286 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 171 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 90 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 34 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,413 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 93,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 105,000 miles (419 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (580 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.
2005 nissan pathfinder, vehicle rolled and the air bags did not deploy. According to the complaint, the driver was thrown from the vehicle, which resulted in her death. Updated 12/04/17
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
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated when driving at 40 MPH in overdrive, the vehicle would abnormally vibrate excessively as if driving over an extremely uneven road surface.the failure would correct itself when the accelerator pedal was depressed but would return momentarily. The failure became progressively worse and on one occasion, while driving at 70 MPH, the failure occurred and the contact was under the impression that he had a blown tire.
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.