2019 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 2019 Nissan Pathfinder has 124 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (13%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (11%) and forward collision avoidance (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 124 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 49 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 | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 49 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 40,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (93 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2019 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that her vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle travelling at 60 MPH. The crash caused her seatbelt to unlatch. The contact was able to brace herself but her spine was injured and shifted. The contact was not transported by an ambulance but went to urgent care that same day and then went to another doctor for more xrays. The contact was unsure if the other driver was injured.
Our renter states that the vehicle was great up until the incident. States that they filled the vehicle up with gas around 4pm before parking it just out in front of where they were staying. At 1am they were awoken by a disturbance outside and someone banging on their door telling them they needed to come outside - when he arrived he noticed the vehicle completely engulfed in flames. The fire department arrived but it took almost an hour, per renter, to put out the flames as the vehicle kept leaking gasoline.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that at start-up the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to pinnacle nissan (7601 e frank lloyd wright blvd, scottsdale, az 85260) where the mechanic informed him that he could smell fuel coming from the vehicle and that the issue was due to a loose gas cap. Upon return of the vehicle, the contact continued to smell a fuel odor coming from the vehicle and decided to buy a new gas cap.
Aeb (automatic emergency braking) light randomly comes which means aeb function has been turned off. This action disables intelligent cruise control which relies on aeb to automatically slow the car if it encounters a slower vehicle ahead. Only had the car a week or so, bought used with 40,000 miles on it from enterprise car rental. Reading the web indicates this could be an issue if you are driving with cruise control enabled and then cruise control is randomly turned off due to faulty (bosch?) radar sensor.