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SteeringPart report

2018 Nissan Pathfinder Steering Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
8%of 78 total for the year
Median mileage
11,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the steering of the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder, 8% of the 78 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 11,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“Anti collision light keeps coming on and beeping intermittently and vehicle seems to jerk when problem occurs. There is no other vehicle around me. And anti collision light stays on until vehicles is turned off then on again problem has occurred 3 times in 1 weak .driving freeway 2 times 1 city driving straight ahead. And when vehicles jerks afraid it just wants to just stop in motion were I'm at but doesn't.”

NHTSA complaint #11231037, filed 2019-07, 11,000 miles

“I was in the process of turning on a back road, there was a guardrail to my left and and a truck with a trailer turning in front of me on my right. My sensors must have thought they were too close because my car locked up and I could not turn causing me to hit the guardrail.”

NHTSA complaint #11271046, filed 2019-10, 29,000 miles

“We have had our car into the dealer 9 times since june 2018. They have been replacing the cruise control sensors and the car started pulling to the right very hard. We have worked thru the dealer, the corporate headquarters, contacted the bbb auto and have an open account there. We got our car back yesterday and took it for a long ride on highway 95 north this afternoon and for 100 miles the car kept pulling to the right and then to the left and continued for every mile. We turned off onto a 3 lane road and were going slower and it went across all three lanes each way, left and right. …”

NHTSA complaint #11175948, filed 2019-02, 9,588 miles

“Takata recall my vehicle is non operable and had problems with suspension, axel, knocking in the engine, transmission, window, back up camera, and many more”

NHTSA complaint #11256217, filed 2019-09, 19,000 miles

“The engine began to fail because of a lack of adequate breathability into the crankcase, causing high crankcase pressure, excessive oil blowby, severe exhaust smoke, severe engine sludge, severe engine shuddering, and lack of response to the power steering because of engine power loss. The failure of the PCV system was at fault. Produced codes P0300, P0306, and P0430. …”

NHTSA complaint #11641015, filed 2025-02

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Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026213%
202433%
202221%
201911%
201868%
201784%
201633%
201531%
201492%
2013131%
201229%
201124%
2010513%
200913%
200831%
200761%
2006415%
200591%
200423%
20031413%
20021711%
20013515%
20002724%
19992019%
1998117%
19972612%
19962415%
199532%
199312%
199138%
1989213%
198816%
1987211%

Other parts of the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder

Brakes
21 complaints
Other or unknown
19 complaints
Electrical system
14 complaints
Engine
13 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
12 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Electronic stability control
6 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
5 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 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