2017 Nissan Pathfinder Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 3%of 188 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,950miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder, 3% of the 188 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,950 miles.
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.
“Occasionally, the navigation screen goes blank when the vehicle is put on drive and stays blank for a few minutes while the vehicle is still moving and the radio station still on and talking as normal. This happens occasionally, most recently july 5, 2019 and has occurred in 2018 several times.”
NHTSA complaint #11235223, filed 2019-07, 12,300 miles“Driver side fog light bracket broke, fog light flew back into transmission cooler, taken to dealership, they stated that there was no impact to the light nor the vehicle, that the 4 metal clips on the bracket some how broke off and that they have no idea how this could have happen, they stated they were sending the part to Nissan for them to investigate as possible faulty material. The fog light could have struck and destroyed the coolers that sit behind it. They replaced the fog light housing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10979423, filed 2017-04, 1,600 miles“Recently, I have noticed that my SUV has not had good luminating ability so I naturally assumed it was a faulty or weak bulb. I have since then changed the bulbs to LED and still the same issue exists, I cannot see 3 feet in front of me at night. It is a danger to me, my occupants and others. It seems that the headlamp assembly is delaminating from the inside causing the reflective piece to become ineffective, regardless of how strong of a bulb you have. …”
NHTSA complaint #11505901, filed 2023-02“While driving and going down the highway my vehicles HUD and all electronics inside the vehicle will just randomly kick out momentarily for not no more the 30seconds, but the head lights stay one and the car still runs. It kicks the cruise control off and this just started happening.”
NHTSA complaint #11584828, filed 2024-04“the low beams are dangerously dim, for a car of just 4 years old with the original OEM Lights, the light bulbs were replaced, and the lights are still low, I have to use the high beams in order to see anything.”
NHTSA complaint #11420919, filed 2021-06Related service bulletins
- 10235698Apr 5, 2023HEADLAMP, FOG LAMP, OR REAR COMBINATION LAMP FOGGING This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- 10138264Apr 20, 2018FOG LAMP AND/OR HEADLAMP FOGGING This bulletin has been amended to add Fog Lamps and modify one step in the flow chart on page 3. No other changes have been made. Please discard…
Exterior 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% |
Other parts of the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder
83 complaintsOther or unknown
41 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
34 complaintsElectrical system
27 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsForward collision avoidance
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder
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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