2005 Nissan Pathfinder Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 144about this part
- Share
- 14%of 1,050 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 106,250miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 144 complaints about the engine of the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder, 14% of the 1,050 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 106,250 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“A car ran into our lane made a sudden stop in front of me, to avoid hitting the car I turned to the right and hit a brick building. My air bag deploy on the driver side but not the passenger side. My wife was in the passenger side and she suffered a concussion she had her seatbelt on. Her face was badly bruised and is still receiving care.....updated 05-27-15 updated 9/17/2015”
NHTSA complaint #10717555, filed 2015-05, 90,000 miles“I began to hear a noise and hesitation in gear change. Told tires but continue to hear. Had a oil change at twin city Nissan. Rep advice coolant in transmission would charge $3000 to repair and warranty on radiator expires soon. Radiator and transmission and fluids flushed for $3000 cost to me. Contact 1800 Nissan 1 and told over 368 complaints its manufacturing defect he advice can't. Help.”
NHTSA complaint #10683464, filed 2015-02, 93,000 miles“During the time I was driving the Pathfinder I notice that the transmission started pulling. I got into the turning lane to pull over to check it out but when I stopped and then try to turn the vehicle would not move more then 3 feet that left me in the middle of the road. Lucky no one was hurt but it could have been a bad situation if I was on a busy street.”
NHTSA complaint #10537240, filed 2013-08, 105,000 miles“Nissan dealership just diagnosed that my radiator was leaking into my transmission. This was problematic because the radiator coolant has damaged the transmission. In april of 2014, I had my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder to the same dealership for the same issue and they had flushed and replaced my transmission fluid.”
NHTSA complaint #10626590, filed 2014-08, 243,000 miles“This is a engine control module (ECM) issue. My 2005 Nissan Pathfinder is stalling at low engine speeds, red lights, during rush hour traffic. My vehicle only has 65k miles and has had four (4) ECM replaced. My last one went bad three hours after driving out of a Nissan dealership where I spent $1300 to replace it. Nissan refuses to pay for it stating they already replaced one via recall and things fail .”
NHTSA complaint #10701345, filed 2015-03, 60,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10152515Nov 28, 2018OBD II EVAP Tube Warranty Enhancement The update below was sent out to Regions and Dealers in August of this year. We are re-circulating this update to make regional and dealer…
Engine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 16% |
| 2024 | 19 | 22% |
| 2023 | 15 | 14% |
| 2022 | 18 | 13% |
| 2020 | 17 | 32% |
| 2019 | 15 | 20% |
| 2018 | 13 | 17% |
| 2017 | 83 | 44% |
| 2016 | 27 | 26% |
| 2015 | 74 | 23% |
| 2014 | 62 | 11% |
| 2013 | 105 | 12% |
| 2012 | 5 | 22% |
| 2011 | 10 | 22% |
| 2010 | 6 | 15% |
| 2009 | 7 | 19% |
| 2008 | 61 | 19% |
| 2007 | 114 | 20% |
| 2006 | 147 | 18% |
| 2005 | 144 | 14% |
| 2004 | 4 | 6% |
| 2003 | 6 | 5% |
| 2002 | 5 | 3% |
| 2001 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 1 | 1% |
| 1999 | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
585 complaintsEngine cooling
290 complaintsFuel system
276 complaintsElectrical system
66 complaintsOther or unknown
40 complaintsVehicle speed control
31 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaintsEquipment
11 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsSuspension
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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