2005 Model Year

Nissan Pathfinder

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
1,050
Recalls
0
Crashes
14
Severe
28

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Electrical System
Jul 2025

I am reporting a serious safety defect with my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder (VIN: [XXX] ). My vehicle has an open recall for the airbag emblem (NHTSA #23E-0...

Air Bags
Jul 2024

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contac...

Power Train
Jan 2024

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power....

Air Bags
Nov 2023

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact received recall notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E012000 (Air Bags) however, the part t...

Air Bags
May 2023

The component that is malfunctioning is the emblem on the airbags. Nissan has known of this issue for a while. In the event of a crash, when the airba...

Engine
Mar 2023

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered. The check engine warn...

Air Bags
Oct 2022

Air Bag Front Impact Sensor has failed due to road salt. Not covered under recall because someone doesn't think Virginia uses road salt.

AIR BAGS,ENGINE
Aug 2022

Car stalled out and won't restart.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Aug 2021

I got this vehicle from my parents which they bought brand new . So no other owners . When I got it was acting up and took to repair . They said my ra...

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Jul 2021

While driving on US 95 in DC, MD and NJ, when the traffic became stop and go, my SUV could not get into 1st gear to go. The engine revved, the car sho...

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Summary

The 2005 Nissan Pathfinder has 1050 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Power Train. 14 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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