2017 Nissan Pathfinder Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 41about this part
- Share
- 22%of 188 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 23,150miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 41 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder, 22% of the 188 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 23,150 miles. 3 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.
“I bought my car used about 6 months ago. It has 47k mile on it now and about 4 days ago while driving it I started hearing a loud buzzing/rattling sound coming from the front of the car. I pulled over in a parking lot and opened the hood and found the radiator/cooling fan assembly shaking around like it was totally out of balance. I shut off the A/C system and the fan stops shaking. …”
NHTSA complaint #11161277, filed 2018-12, 47,000 miles“I recently purchased a 2017 Pathfinder with 10,300 miles on the odometer. Yesterday january 18, 2018 I was driving with my wife when there was a loud noise coming from the engine compartment followed by the smell of burning electrical smell. The noise stopped but the smell continued for a short time. The operation of the vehicle was not affected. I drove the vehicle again today but there was no repeat performance. What could this be as I found a similar problem posted.”
NHTSA complaint #11063815, filed 2018-01, 2 miles“I have a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder last month I started to have problem with the vehicle went entering a highway the vehicle begins to stutters and sometimes it hesitate for a few seconds and returns to normal but that's constantly I took it to the dealer but did said that nothing is wrong with the vehicle to keep driving until it give a code it has happen several times and the dealer cant find anything what's next wait until the transmission goes and I have to pay for it not fare”
NHTSA complaint #11035353, filed 2017-10, 7,880 miles“My Nissan Pathfinder 2017 s has 38k miles and started noise on engine/AC cooling fan. It sounds like fan bearing is making noise. I think this is a manufacturing defect.”
NHTSA complaint #11278615, filed 2019-11, 38,000 miles“We purchased a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder for our family 5 from peters Nissan in nashua n.h. August 2017. In november 2018 we started having problems with the vehicle losing power, and shaking like it's ready to stall out. We took it in to Nissan and they claimed they replaced all 6 fuel injectors and 5 upper injector 0-rings. We brought it back on dec 3, 2018 for the same problem and Nissan documentation states that they performed road test and vehicle road gauge read all the way empty even though the vehicle had one half a tank of fuel. …”
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Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 20% |
| 2025 | 16 | 28% |
| 2024 | 20 | 23% |
| 2023 | 30 | 28% |
| 2022 | 26 | 19% |
| 2020 | 9 | 17% |
| 2019 | 20 | 26% |
| 2018 | 19 | 24% |
| 2017 | 41 | 22% |
| 2016 | 23 | 22% |
| 2015 | 79 | 25% |
| 2014 | 88 | 15% |
| 2013 | 111 | 12% |
| 2012 | 5 | 22% |
| 2011 | 3 | 7% |
| 2010 | 5 | 13% |
| 2009 | 2 | 5% |
| 2008 | 22 | 7% |
| 2007 | 35 | 6% |
| 2006 | 44 | 5% |
| 2005 | 40 | 4% |
| 2004 | 3 | 4% |
| 2003 | 6 | 5% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1% |
| 2001 | 5 | 2% |
| 2000 | 2 | 2% |
| 1999 | 7 | 7% |
| 1998 | 7 | 5% |
| 1997 | 8 | 4% |
| 1996 | 2 | 1% |
| 1995 | 6 | 4% |
| 1994 | 2 | 2% |
| 1993 | 1 | 2% |
| 1989 | 2 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder
83 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
34 complaintsElectrical system
27 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsExterior lighting
6 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology