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2017 Nissan Pathfinder problems
Owners have filed 255 complaints about the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 32.5% of them — the clear leader, ahead of power train at 13.3%. A further 16.1% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints255
Crashes13
Fires2
Injuries9
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 32.5% · 83
Unknown or other 16.1% · 41
Power train 13.3% · 34
Electrical system 10.6% · 27
Service brakes 4.3% · 11
Steering 3.1% · 8
Fuel/propulsion system 3.1% · 8
Air bags 2.4% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 9 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder in this data, 2017 sits 10th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 45 in the last three years against 62 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 44,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The cooling fan started making very loud noise at 40000 miles. Issue seems very common as hundreds of owners have similar issue. Dealer asking $1200 to replace the fan. Since this is very common issue affecting most Pathfinder cars Nissan should issue a recall to fix the issue for free. This is safety related since if defective it will cause engine overheating specially in hot weather. Engine · reported at 40,000 miles
After about 34,000 miles I hear a rattling sound coming from engine. After getting diagnosed the Nissan service department in wake forest nc said that it was my fan motor and it's out of warranty. So I did my research and found out a lot of Pathfinder owners are dealing with the same exact issue. I heard the noise immediately after turning my air own pulling out of my driveway. Engine
Under 40,000 miles and the cooling fan started making a rattling noise. Another dead radiator fan, Nissan really needs to design these things to last more than just past the warranty period. Noticed the noise first when the wife pulled in but upon restart there was no noise, 5 mins later it was back and the fan assembly was visibly shaking. Engine · reported at 38,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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