1988 Nissan Pathfinder Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 6%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1988 Nissan Pathfinder, 6% of the 17 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was a passenger in the Pathfinder and my son was driving on the night of march 3, 2000. We were traveling on a blacktop secondary road with the high beams on. Suddenly and without warning the lights went out. My son was able to stop the vehicle without having an accident. We soon realized that the low beams would still work and were able to drive safely home. The low beams still work and we are still able to use the Pathfinder even at night, but the high beams still don't work. …”
NHTSA complaint #720067, filed 2000-03Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 2 | 4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 6 | 3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 8 | 2% |
| 2014 | 7 | 1% |
| 2013 | 14 | 2% |
| 2012 | 1 | 4% |
| 2008 | 2 | 1% |
| 2003 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 2 | 2% |
| 1999 | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 | 2 | 1% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 | 1 | 3% |
| 1988 | 1 | 6% |
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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