33 complaints reported

2001 Nissan Pathfinder EQUIPMENT

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
33
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

May 2010

BOSSE 6 CD CHANGER SHOWS ERROR2 ON DISPLAY AND DOSE NOT PLAY ANY MUSIC. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2005
Mar 2009

MY BOSE CD CHANGER IN MY 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER HASN'T BEEN WORKING IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. IT COMES UP WITH AN ERR2 MESSAGE. I KNOW IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND NISSAN HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ANY COMPLAINTS I'VE HAD ABOUT THIS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2006
Feb 2009

I PURCHASED A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE 6 DISC BOSE CD PLAYER WORKED PERFECT FOR A FEW YEARS. IN 2006 IT READ ERR2. I ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE THE CD'S BUT THEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. AS A RESULT THE PLAYER CONTINUOUSLY CLICKED AND THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED. NOW IT DOES NOT DO ANYTHING. I HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE VERY COMMON IN 2001 PATHFINDER AND INFINTIY QX4. THERE IS NOT A CD PLAYER MADE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH BOSE THAT WILL SOUND GOOD. TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH PRICE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE IN FORUMS THAT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE BROKEN UNIT ONLY TO HAVE IT LAST A FEW MONTHS. I REFUSE TO THROW AWAY MONEY AND WANT TO HAVE MY UNIT REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT NO CHARGE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A TREND HERE WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER TO BE HANDLED CORRECTLY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2006
Dec 2008

CD PLAYER ON '01 NISSAN PATHFINDER QUIT WORKING, ERR 2 MESSAGE AND WHIRRING AND CLICKING SOUNDS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2006
Nov 2008

6 DISC CD CHANGER SHOWS ERR2 ON SCREEN AND WILL NOT EJECT ANY DISC. PROBLEM OCCURRED AROUND 70K MILES AND DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER EVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. QUOTED $1500 FOR NEW ONE OR $500 FOR REPAIR. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2006
Sep 2008

I PURCHASED A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER FROM A FAMILY MEMBER. THE BOSE 6 CD CHANGER COMES UP WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE ERR2. I'M BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE: THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT BUT WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE. I'M TRYING TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE WITH NISSAN? *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc. Type: Equipment, Vehicle: 9999 NISSAN 999R5-AR000, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2007
Sep 2008

CLARION 6 DISC CD CHANGER ARE DEFECTIVE, ERROR 2. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2007
Jul 2008

THE BOSE 6 DISC CHANGER IS ALSO GIVING ME AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THE DREADED 'ERR 2' ERROR AND WILL NOT EJECT OR PLAY DISCS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2007
May 2008

I OWN A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE THAT IS CONFIGURED WITH A BOSE/CLARION 6 CD CHANGER UNIT. THE UNIT FAILED IN 2007 GIVING AN ERR 2 MESSAGE. I HAD THE UNIT REMOVED BY EMPIRE NISSAN LAKEWOOD, CO WHO SENT IT TO BE REPAIRED TWICE TO A SERVICE CONTRACTOR. BOTH TIMES THE UNIT WAS RETURNED REINSTALLED AND FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED MANY OTHER CONSUMERS REPORTING THE EXACT SAME ERR 2 PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AUDIO SYSTEMS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2007
Apr 2008

FACTORY CD CHANGER FOR 2001 PATHFINDER LE BECOMES JAMMED, WILL NOT PLAY CDS OR EJECT THEM, SHOWS AN ERROR CODE OF ERR2. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THAT THE UNIT IS MANUFACTURED BY CLARION AND THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF NISSAN KNOW ABOUT THAT PROBLEM WHY DON'T RECALL IT? *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2007
Mar 2008

BOSE 6 CD CHANGER DOES NOT WORK AND HAS NEVER WORKED FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2002
Feb 2008

6 CD CHANGER CD PLAYER NEVER WORKS, I HAVE TRIED TO CALL NISSAN AS I FOUND 100 OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT NO RESPONSE. THE CD SYSTEM IS BY BOSE. ONE OF THE TOP CD MAKERS IN THE WORLD. DEALERS WILL CHARGE 2000 TO FIX IT, IS IT REALLY WORTH FIXING IT FOR 2K I WOULD RATHER INSTALL OF THE MKT ONE, HOWEVER IT SHOWS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND QUALITY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2008
Jan 2008

CD PLAYER NO LONGER WORKS; DISPLAYS ERR 2. RADIO VOLUME CONTROL KNOB NO LONGER WORKS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2008
Dec 2007

MY 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER 6 DISC CD CHANGER WENT OUT ON ME THE OTHER DAY WITH THE DREADED "ERR2" MESSAGE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING CARE OF. SOMETHING MUST ME DONE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2007
Dec 2007

I JUST PURCHASED A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE 6 DISC CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK, IT SAYS "ERR2". I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN WORKING CONDITION AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER TO FIX IT AT THEIR COST THEY WOULD NOT DO IT. I THINK THIS IS BAD BUSINESS SINCE I MENTIONED THE FACT THAT I LIKED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A 6 DISC CD WHEN I TEST DROVE IT. I AM FINDING OUT THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CD NOT WORKING. WHY DOESNT NISSAN RECALL IT AND CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2007
Sep 2007

MY NISSAN PATHFINDER CD CHANGER KEEPS FAILING WITH A ERROR MESSAGE. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 1995
Jul 2007

NISSAN PATHFINDER 2001 LE - 6 DISC BOSE/CLARION CD CHANGER DOES NOT WORK EVEN AFTER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. DEALER WILL ATTEMPT TO REPLACE AS A COURTESY, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT SERVICE MANAGER AND INTERNET USERS BOTH STAD THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2007
Jun 2007

CLARION/ BOSE STEREO ERR2 ON CD PLAYER , 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK & HOUSES CD'S INTERNAL. CD'S WILL NOT EJECT . SAFETY CONCERN AS PEOPLE TRY TO FREE CD'S MAY GET ELECTRICAL SHOCK..MANUFACTURER WILL NOT RECALL ITEM. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2007
Jun 2007

I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT HAS THE 6 DISC BOSE CD CHANGE, I HAVE CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL DEALER OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS NISSAN AND CLARION, THE MANUFACTURE OF THE CD PLAYER AND HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE SNOW JOBS. ALL I AM LOOKING FOR IS THE DEFECTIVE PLAYER TO EITHER BE FIXED OR REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT, I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE AFTER RESEARCHING SAID PLAYER ON THE INTERNET. I FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL HUNDRED IF NOT THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2006
May 2007

I PURCHASED NISSAN PATHFINDER 2001 ON MARCH 2001, AND THE IN-DASH 6-CD CHANGER DEFECTED FIRST TIME LESS THAN A YEAR WITHIN THE WARRANTY. IT WAS SENT TO FACTORY TO BE REFURBISHED. AFTER THAT IT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN TWICE. AFTER I BOUGHT THE SERVICE MANUAL FOR THE CLARION UNIT I FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY PLASTIC GEARS THAT CONTINUED TO BREAK. THE PLASTIC WILL GET BRITTLE OVER TIME AND BREAK OR STRIP OUT. KNOWING THIS, CLARION CONTINUED TO USE PLASTIC GEARS THAT WERE KNOWN TO BREAK DURING NORMAL USAGE. THIS WAS POOR ENGINEERING ON CLARION'S PART. IF THE GEARS WERE MADE OF SOMETHING STRONGER , SUCH AS TEFLON? THE GEARS WOULD NO LONGER BREAK OR STRIP OUT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO ONE AT NISSAN/INFINITI OR CLARION ADMITTED TO THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM MENTIONED HERE COULD BE FOUND IN MOST ALL OF THE CLARION 6-DISC CHANGERS INSTALLED IN NISSAN/INFINITI VEHICLES. A SMALL GROUP ACROSS THE U.S. WAS NOW SPREADING THE WORD NOT TO BUY NISSAN/INFINITI PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF THIS SINGLE PROBLEM. THE DISSATISFIED GROUP WAS ONLY GOING TO GET LARGER AS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FIND OUT HOW NISSAN/INFINITI AND CLARION WERE DENYING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2007
Jan 2007

SECOND TIME BOSE 6 CD CHANGER HAS FAILED SINCE PURCHASE OF MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN APRIL 2004. SAME ERR2 MESSAGE - GRINDING OF CD'S - NO PLAY, NO EJECT. ALREADY SPENT $250 GETTING FIXED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO - NOW SAME PROBLEM RECURRING. *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2007
Nov 2006

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE 6-CD IN-DASH CHANGER DOES NOT WORK. IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN YOU TRY TO PLAY A CD AND DISPLAYS "ERR2" ON THE SCREEN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE CD CHANGER IS RENDERED USELESS ONCE THIS HAPPENS. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2005
Oct 2006

FACTORY CD CHANGER FOR 2001 PATHFINDER LE BECOMES JAMMED, WILL NOT PLAY CDS OR EJECT THEM, SHOWS AN ERROR CODE OF ERR2. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THAT THE UNIT IS MANUFACTURED BY CLARION AND THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2006
Oct 2006

SUBJECT VEHICLE IS 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE 3.5. ERR 2 DIPLAYED ON STEREO/ CD PLAYER. SIX (6) CD'S IN UNIT CANNOT BE EJECTED. *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2006
Oct 2006 Injury

I OWN 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND THE CLARION BOSE 6 CD PLAYER KEEPS BRAKING DOWN. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE AND NISSAN NOR CLARION ARE WILLING TO FIX. MOREOVER I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER USERS ACROSS DISCUSSION FORUMS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. CLARION MADE A CRAP OF CD PLAYER SO THEY SHOULD STAY BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THANK YOU! *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2006

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The 2001 Nissan Pathfinder has 33 EQUIPMENT complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.