2003 Nissan Pathfinder

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CRACKED RESONATORS/CATALYTIC CONVERTERS UNDER VEHICLE ALLOWING EXHAUST GAS TO ENTER VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002/2003 PATHFINDER OWNERS AND NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. NO PAYMENT ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN OFFERED BY NISSAN TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *TR

• 12/23/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY -- THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR 2 YEARS NOW. WHEN I FILL IT UP, IT SHOWS AS FULL, BUT WILL NEVER GO LOWER THAN JUST OVER 1/2 TANK OF GAS. I HAVE TO RESET AND WATCH MY MILEAGE EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK, AND MAKE SURE I REFILL IT EVERY 225 MILES, TO ENSURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF FUEL. MY MECHANIC HAS DONE EVERYTHING HE CAN THINK OF TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT SO FAR NOTHING HAS WORKED. I NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

• 12/22/2018· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WAS SENT TO POST CARDS AT DIFFERENT TIMES TO FIX THE RECALL ONE WAS AFTER THANKSGIVING ABOUT THE 28TH OF NOVEMBER 2018 I WENT OUT THERE THEY FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS OR THE MECHANIC WASN'T AVAILABLE SO THEY SENT ANOTHER POSTCARD SAYING CALL BACK THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE NOW I GO THERE WHICH TODAY DECEMBER 23RD AND SHE'S TELLING ME THERE'S NO MECHANIC PEOPLE HAVE PLAYED GAMES WITH ME I WORK I DON'T HAVE TIME TO KEEP RUNNING BACK AND FORTH IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FIX THE CAR PLEASE SEND ME TO A NISSAN THAT WILL FIX THIS RECALL PROBLEM IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME I'M GOING TO SUE MAJOR BIG.

• 12/14/2012· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON FREEWAY WITH 1/4 TANK OF FUEL - ENGINE STALLED IN FAST LANE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS STUCK IN THE TRAFFIC LANE FOR 40 MINS UNTIL THE STATE POLICE HAD A TOW TRUCK TOW ME AWAY. TURNS OUT, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE BECAUSE MY TANK WAS EMPTY. MY GAUGE GOES ABOVE THE F WHEN I FILL UP AND IT IS EMPTY AT JUST ABOVE A THE 1/4 MARK. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OVER A FAULTY GAS GAUGE THAT SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. WHEN THE GAUGE GOES BAD - THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON SO I WAS COMPLETELY CAUGHT OFF GUARD. I WAS A SITTING DUCK ON THE FREEWAY WITH CARS SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME EVEN WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. PLEASE HELP. *TR

• 12/11/2017· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL' THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT COURT FLORIDA OF UNITED STATES INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK HAD A SAFETY RECALL. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO BRING MY TRUCK FOR REPAIR. IN DECEMBER 06, 2017, I WENT TO THE DEALER GOT IT FIX AFTER A LONG 9 HRES WAIT.

• 12/11/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1.) THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC EVENTS THAT LED TO THE FAILURE OF MY VEHICLE PART. 2.) MY 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 50K MILES ON IT HAS A CRACKED RESONATOR PIPE WHICH ARE THE FRONT PIPES THAT ATTACH IN TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE ARE OVER 200 PEOPLE ON THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/NISSAN/TTG7L43U0AKTKACBF THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I DO. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED DUE TO SAFETY AND EMISSION ISSUES. 3.) I PATCHED THE CRACKED PIPE BUT THE PATCH HAS SINCE FAILED. I AM LOOKING AT $1200 TO PUT NEW EXHAUST PIPES ON A VEHICLE WITH 50K MILES. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE 8/80 LAW DUE TO IT NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTING THE RESONATOR PIPES AS PART OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR

• 12/10/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE PULSATED AND MADE A RUBBING NOISE. DEALER ROTATED AND REPLACED THE ROTORS, ABS ACTUATOR, AND THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

• 12/06/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PAINT IS PEELING OFF DOWN TO BARE METAL. *TR

• 12/01/2005· STRUCTURE

  DT: THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE HOOD CAME UNLATCHED. IT BROKE THE WINDSHIELD ,AND DAMAGED THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH INTERFERED WITH THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HIT A YIELD SIGN WHEN PULLING TO THE SHOULDER. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LATCH SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE HOOD TO COME UNLATCHED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION. *AK.

• 11/28/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CAR REPEATEDLY DEMONSTRATES 1/2 TO 1/4 TANK OF GAS BUT IS EMPTY CAUSING USER TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING. NO FUEL LEAK, MECHANICS CONTINUES TO STATE THEY FIND NO PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/27/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AT SIDE SEAMS AND WAS PATCHED ONCE PER NISSAN OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION. ORIGINAL PATCH HAS WORN OUT AND SIDE SEAMS ARE BEGINNING TO FAIL AGAIN. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO COVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO 8 YEAR/80000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

• 11/19/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL HELLO, I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM NISSAN TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS INSPECTED. I WENT IN AND LEFT WITH NO ISSUES AND NO REPAIR WAS DONE, JUST AN INSPECTION. TWO MONTHS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I CALLED THEM AND ASKED THAT THEY FIX IT. THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $150 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I STATED THAT THEY CAUSED THE PROBLEM DURING THEIR INSPECTION AS IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE UNTIL THEN. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE CREATED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SCAM TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF CONSUMERS FOR AN UNNECESSARY REPAIR. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE? I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND FOR TWO YEARS WITH THE ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, COMPLAINED AND NOW THAT MY SON IS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE I NEED THIS ADDRESSED AND YOU ARE MY LAST EFFORT. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/19/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND SKIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT NEEDED A FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

• 11/19/2003· POWER TRAIN

  2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. IT JERKS INTO GEAR OR DRAGS BEFORE SHIFTING. DEALER HAS BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE AND HAS CLAIMED NO EXISTENCE OF SERVICE BULLETINS.*AK

• 11/18/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I TOOK MY 2003 PATHFINDER IN FOR AN UNRELATED MATTER AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE CRACKED EXHAUST PIPES AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ANY EXHAUST SYSTEM SHOULD LAST AT LEAST FOUR YEARS ON A NORMALLY USED VEHICLE. I HAVE 84,000 MILES ON MINE SO I GUESS IT STANDS OUTSIDE OF ANY MANDATED WARRANTIES, BUT I DO HAVE A NISSAN GOLD PLUS WARRANTY WHICH SHOULD COVER EVERYTHING UP TO 100K MILES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID NO AND WANTED $246 FOR THE PATCH. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER RECOURSE? I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T PASS THE NEXT INSPECTION WITHOUT THE PATCH. I NOTICED IN AN ON LINE FORUM THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2002-03 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. DOESN'T THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WARRANT A HEALTH HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE RECONCILED BY THE COMPANY? COULDN'T THE CRACKS SUBJECT PASSENGERS TO LETHAL EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE GASES? SINCE IT AFFECTS SO MANY CONSUMERS, DOESN'T THE PROBLEM POSE A PUBLIC HEALTH RISK? *TR

• 11/14/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL GAUGE INDICATED FUEL TANK WAS AT LEAST HALF FULL. VEHICLE DID NOT START BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. MECHANIC REPLACED MANY THINGS UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED CAR WAS OUT OF FUEL. COST ME CLOSE TO $1,000. CAR COULD HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL ON A HIGHWAY WHILE IN THE FAST LANE. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM 74 YEARS OLD AND NEVER HAD FAILED FUEL GAUGE. I AM TOLD THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO WARNING WAS EVER PROVIDED BY NISSAN THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. HOW MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

• 11/12/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MAINE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION REVEALED CRACK ALONG WELDED SEAM OF EXHAUST RESONATOR PIPE ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 37,400 MILES JUST OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY. DEALER WOULD NOT CONSIDER PART FAILURE UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY, BUT QUOTED REPAIRS OF NEARLY $200 OR PURCHASE OF KIT CONSISTING OF 4 METAL BARS, 4 BAND CLAMPS AND 1-2 OZ OF SEALANT FOR $70. NISSAN HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN RTB04-094 ? REPAIR OF EXHAUST LEAK/NOISE AT FRONT TUBE IMPLYING THEY HAVE HAD AN ON-GOING PROBLEM IN THIS AREA. LOCAL DEALER READILY ACKNOWLEDGED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM APPEARING LOCALLY. *TR

• 11/10/2020· STRUCTURE

  NISSAN IS CLAIMING THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED ON MY VEHICLE. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR A RECALL BUT THEY NEVER FIXED THIS RECALL BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY. WHEN I CALL NISSAN RIGHT NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING IT WAS FIXED ALREADY. THIS WAS NEVER FIXED AND MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT ISSUES OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. MY VIN# [XXX]. I AM REQUESTING NISSAN TO FIX THIS ISSUE PER THE RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/09/2019· ENGINE

  WE WERE DRIVING OUR PATHFINDER HOME IN THE WINTER THE ECSESSIVE AMOUNT OF SALT ON THE ROAD CAUSED OUR MAIN WATER FLOW TO CORRODE AND STALL THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE RADIATORS THERMOSTAT TO BREAK AND THE CAR OVERHEATED.

• 11/06/2019· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH MUFFLERS WERE RUSTED OUT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE REAR MUFFLER AND REAR TAIL PIPE WERE DETACHED DUE TO THE RUST. IN ADDITION, FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

• 11/06/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL CAN'T GET MY AIRBAGS FIXED BUT I HAVE HAD 2 RECALLS

• 11/06/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  COMMON COMPLAINT FROM WHAT I AM READING. 03 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 82K MILES, WITH A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND HE IS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK, BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF ISSUES I AM READING ABOUT, AND THAT NISSAN RECALLED THE 06 PATHFINDER WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE, ITS JUST IRRITATING THIS IS GOING UNRECOGNIZED BY NISSAN. GAUGE READS JUST OVER HALF A TANK ALWAYS AND SINCE I AM NEW TO THE CAR I AM REALLY GUESSING ON MILEAGE PER TANK, USING THE TRIP MILEAGE TO FIGURE WHAT I HAVE LEFT. BASICALLY I HAVE BEEN TOPPING OFF EVERY OTHER DAY. IS IT A GUMMED UP TANK AND THE FLOAT STICKING? A BAD GAUGE, A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT? A SHORT BETWEEN THE GAUGE AND SENDING UNIT? WE SHALL SEE. AND I JUST BOUGHT THIS LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, CAN I HOLD THE USED CAR DEALER RESPONSIBLE FOR IT? *TR

• 11/05/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY REPEATEDLY HAVE TO TOP OFF MY TANK THAT COSTS ME MORE MONEY THAN IT SHOULD TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF GAS AND IT COSTED ME $200 TO FIGURE OUT THAT I NEED SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THE GAS GAUGE THERE'S SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WHY HAS IT NISSAN DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO JUST LET THIS PROBLEM GO ON AND STICK THE CUSTOMERS THAT PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE VEHICLES. I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AFTER BEING AT THE HOSPITAL ALL NIGHT WITH MY MOTHER-IN-LAW AND ME AND MY WIFE HAD TO WALK SEVERAL MILES JUST TO GET CELL SERVICE TO GET PICKED UP AND MY CAR TOWED.

• 11/05/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL

• 11/03/2025· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  Buying a used vehicle checking on issues

• 10/27/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT HAS A CRACKED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES . NISSAN WILL NOT COMPLY TO THE 8/80 LAW. *TR

• 10/25/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND WAS APPARENT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RESONATOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LEAK EXHAUST FUMES. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, FOR A SERVICE CHARGE, USING A REPAIR KIT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,269 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WA 54,400.

• 10/19/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CATAYLITC CONVERTER CRACKED, SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ALONG WELDED SEEM WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES. TWO SEPERATE NISSAN DEALERS HAVE RECOMMENDED REPAIRING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WITH PART #20711-5W90A, A BAND AND SEALANT KIT, AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE, DENYING THE DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP IS COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS 8/80 WARRANTY. BOTH DEALERS STATE THAT THE CRACK DOES NOT EFFECT EMISSIONS.

• 10/13/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CAR LOST POWER AND THEN THERE WAS HIGH HEAT FROM UNDER THE CAR FOLLOWED BY A SMALL EXPLOSION WHEN TWO CATALYTIC CONVERTS BURST SIDE SEAMS AND BEGAN TO LEAK. BENNETT NISSAN IN WILTON CONNECTICUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEY CLAIM THAT THESE ARE RESONATORS AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE EIGHT YEAR OR 80,000 WARRANTY. THEY ALSO CLAIM THAT IF THERE IS NO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" THAT THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE EPA SYSTEM. THEY OFFER A "FIX" THAT SEALS THE DEFECT OF THIS EQUIPMENT AND CHARGE ABOUT $250. REPLACEMENT WITH NEW PARTS COSTS ABOUT $1500. I THINK: 1) THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EPA SYSTEM; 2) THERE IS DANGER FROM FIRE OR EXCESSIVE EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CAR. THE DEALER AND NISSAN ARE OBVIOUSLY WORKING TO CONCERT TO AVOID THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND PUSHING THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO THE CONSUMER AFTER THEY HAVE NO THEY BEYOND THE 8/80000 MILE COVERAGE. THIS IS WRONG. THIS ISSUE IS ON A 2003 PATHFINDER LE THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

• 10/12/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK WHICH WAS DISCOVERED BECAUSE THE CONTACT BECAME A VICTIM OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE ITO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD THEM CHECK THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED HER THE LEAK. IT WAS ABOUT FOUR INCHES LONG. THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ,NHTSA ITEM 10010378/SERVICE BULLETIN 04092; DATE OF BULLETIN 9/1/2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT SHE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A RECALL. SHE PURCHASED A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR, AND IT WAS LETTING HER KNOW THAT THERE WAS CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THEY CORRECTED THE EXHAUST PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOW THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT WAS IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM BECAME MORE INTENSE SINCE APRIL 2005. THE SERVICE INVOICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATED: CONCERN WHEN IN NEUTRAL AND COLD THERE IS A TICKING NOISE IN LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE, AND THERE IS A CARBON MONOXIDE SMELL IN THE VEHICLE, CARBON MONOXIDE FOUND LEAK AT HEATER PIPE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CLAIMED SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE BUT SHE COULD NOT SMELL IT BECAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE IS ODORLESS SO THAT STATEMENT IN THE SERVICE INVOICE WAS INCORRECT. *AK

• 10/11/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2003 PATHFINDER WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES. BOUGHT NEW. FRONT BRAKE JUDDER LEADING TO STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. *NM

• 10/10/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING TANK. A LEAK FROM FUEL FILLER NECK WAS THE ISSUE. REPAIR WAS MADE, BUT IT WAS OVER $400. SAW 2 OTHER COMPLAINS ON NHTSA #S 10781139 AND 10703027. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON PATHFINDERS THROUGH 2001. PERHAPS IT IS TIME THIS BE INVESTIGATED ON 2003S AS WELL.

• 10/09/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK, THE GAS FILLER NECK LEAKS, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IT IS CAUSED BY CORROSION. I;VE CONTACTED MFCTR. NISSAN/MANUFACTURER DO NOT HAVE ANY OPEN RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE YEAR OF MY VEHICLE, THEY DO HAVE AN EXISTING RECALL SAME ISSUE/GAS FILLER NECK LEAKING ON MODEL AND YEAR OF 1997 THRU 2001

• 10/09/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO LEAK FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

• 10/08/2015· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 35MPH HITTING THE REAR OF A STOPPED CAR DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE SR125 FREEWAY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE FRONT END CRUMPLED BUT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. HOOD, BUMPER, GRILL, QUARTER PANELS ALL CRUSHED, BUT AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. QUESTION WHETHER THE INFLATOR FOR THE AIRBAG HAS AN ISSUE AS THESE AIRBAGS/INFLATORS ARE PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL.

• 10/01/2014· AIR BAGS

  2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR. *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL, BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT ORIGINAL FROM THE FACTORY. RECALL # 14V361000. *JB

• 09/23/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE SPRING OF 2009, SHE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN MAKING NOISES. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, IN ADDITION TO OTHER WORK TOTALING OVER $660. HOWEVER, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE STEERING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT THE STEERING COLUMN STILL WAS NOT FEELING RIGHT. FINALLY, THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT WHO WAS ABLE TO ASCERTAIN AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE RACK AND PINION VERY TIGHT AND ADJUSTED THE STEERING GEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE NISSAN ONLY SENT HER AN INTERIM NOTICE, SHE DID NOT KNOW SHE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A FREE SERVICE, NOR DID SHE KNOW TO INFORM THE MECHANIC ABOUT THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING DAMAGE TO THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB

• 09/19/2018· AIR BAGS

  2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL. *AS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION PERTAINING TO THE AIRBAG RECALL, BUT WAS INFORMED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION TO CONFIRM WHETHER NOT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *JS

• 09/17/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BARRIER ON THE FREEWAY AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM BACK PAIN, NUMBNESS IN THE ARM AND HAND WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAG). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,558.

• 09/15/2006· TIRESCrash

  2003 PATHFINDER'S TIRE BELTS BEGAN TO BREAK. *TS WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TIRE BELTS ON ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO BREAK. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 449870 MILES. THE TIRE FAILED AT 64000 MILES, BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT. *NM

• 09/13/2017· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V244000 THE STRUT HOUSING CORRODED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL ON MY 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAD PROBLEM WITH STEERING BEING HARD TO TURN I HAVE FOUND A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT BEING THAT I LIVE IN TEXAS THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS RECALL.

• 09/12/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST TUBES ON 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER CRACKED BEFORE REACHED THE 24,000 WARRANTY EXPIRATION. NISSAN "PATCHED" TUBES RATHER THAN REPLACED THEM. THE PATCH FAILED THIS YEAR AND I AM FIGHTING WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE USED NEW PARTS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I CAN NOT TELL IF THIS IS ENDANGERING THE ENVIRONMENT, HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT MANY PATHFINDER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING EARLY FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND NISSAN IS NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

• 09/06/2007· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:NISSAN IS UNDER A FEDERAL MANDATE TO WARRANTY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY VEHICLE, 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER, FOR 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES.MY TRUCK CURRENTLY (AS OF TODAY) HAS UNDER 39,000 MILES.I DID NOT FIND OUT UNTIL AFTER THE WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY NISSAN. I AM SURE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE EMISSIONS AND I AM SURE PEOPLE WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT NISSAN IS LOOKING FOR ANY WAY THEY CAN GET OUT OF COVERING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS REQUIRED THEM TO COVER.I THEN CONTACTED NISSAN DIRECTLY.AFTER SPEAKING WITH A MAN IN INDIA,I WAS SENT TO GLORIA IN THE US. MY FILE NUMBER WAS 5793503. I WAS THEN CONTACTED BY ILYSA WHO STATEDIT IS OUR POLICY TO ONLY WARRANTY SERVICE DONE AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP.WHICH MAKES SENSE. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO WARRANTY ANY SERVICE DONE AT ANOTHER SHOP.I AM NOT ASKING THEM TO COVER THE SERVICE. ONLY THE PART THAT WAS PUT ON THIS TRUCK ORIGINALLY IN A NISSAN PLANT IS WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS MANDATED THAT THEY COVER.AFTER GETTING NO WHERE WITH ILYSA @ X57743 I REQUESTED THAT MY CONCERN BE PASSED TO HER SUPERVISOR.I RECEIVED A VERY SHORT PHONE CALL FROM KIM(615.725.7761) WHO ALSO SAID THAT IS OUR POLICY.AT THIS POINT I HAVE HAD 2 PEOPLE TELL ME THEY WILL NOT FOLLOW THE FEDERAL MANDATE OF COVERING THIS PART.AFTER GETTING NOWHERE WITH KIM I ASKED TO BE PUT IN TOUCH WITH HER SUPERVISOR.SHE ABSOLUTELY REFUSED AND SHE WAS VERY ANIMATE IN TELLING ME SHE WOULD NOT BE ESCALATING MY ISSUE.I TOLD HER THAT I,AS A CONSUMER AND CUSTOMER,WAS REQUESTING TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AND SHE TOLD MEAND I QUOTE IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOU WANT. AND AGAIN I QUOTE I DONT CARE IF YOU ARE A CLIENT. AFTER EXCHANGING SOME FRUSTRATION AND WORDS SHE SAID I WILL NOT ESCALATE THIS CALL AND FURTHER AND HUNG UP ON ME.I HAVE SINCE HEARD FROM ILYSA AT NISSAN (X57743) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 AND SHE REITERATED THAT THEY WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

• 09/01/2015· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUT TOWER WAS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELLS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 (STEERING, SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

• 08/28/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE TO LEVEL INDICATED. ON EMPTY INDICATES FULL TANK. ONCE FILLED IT WILL REMAIN ACCURATE UNTIL 1/2 EMPTY THEN BEGINS TO CHANGE LEVELS EACH TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED. AT TIMES IT READS FULL, OTHER TIMES 1/2 FULL AND THEN JUMPING TO FULL. NO ERROR CODE. *TR

• 08/26/2015· STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE STRUT TOWER REPAIR THAT WAS MADE BY NISSAN IN 09/2011 AS PART OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #11V24000 (STRUT TOWER CORROSION RECALL BECAUSE OF SALT IN NEW ENGLAND STATES) FAILED ON 8/17/2015. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT TOWER, THE BREAK-LINE SEVERED CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE BREAKING FAILURE, AND ALSO MADE THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL FAILURE WHICH EXPOSED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE INTERIOR WHEEL WELL. AS OF 8/26/2015, NISSAN USA CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIV. REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE $1,300 IN REPAIRS (PARTS & LABOR) STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS MORE THAN 8 YEARS OLD, AND THEY ALREADY FIXED IT AS AS A LEVEL 1 REPAIR AS REQUIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY DID'T CARE THAT THEIR REPAIR WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A VISUAL/SAFETY INSPECTION PERFORMED BY A NISSAN DEALER LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS.

• 08/26/2010· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrashFire

  WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 30 MPH IN THE LEFT TURN LANE I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT FELT LIKE THE GEARS STUCK. THE CAR THEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, REVVED UP,SPEED FORWARD WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING AND BRAKES WERE NON RESPONSIVE, AND I HAD NO CONTROL. MY CAR, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CROSSED THREE ADDITIONAL LANES STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE(ACTUALLY SPLIT THE POLE IN 2 PLACES), TRANSFORMER, FIRE HYDRANT, AND FINALLY ROLLING DOWN A HILL WHERE IT CAME TO REST IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS FIRE FROM THE POWER LINES TOUCHIN AND WATER GUSHING FROM THE FIRE HYDRANT AT THE SAME TIME. MY FATHER WAS TWO CARS AHEAD OF ME AND WITNESSED THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT. WE HAD JUST LEFT FROM GETTING THE ANNUAL EMISSIONS CHECKED ON OUR VEHICLES AND HAD TRAVELED LESS THAN A MILE TOWARDS HOME, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS TOLD BY THE PARAMEDICS THAT THEY NEVER SAW ANYONE WALK AWAY FROM AN ACCIDENT THIS SEVERE. I SUFFERED WHIPLASH, MINOR CUTS AND A 2ND DEGREE CONCUSSION BUT THIS MALFUNCTION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

• 08/23/2016· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIHT IS ON

• 08/16/2013· STRUCTURE

  I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE REAR BUMPER FELL OFF. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, I NOTICE THE FRAMES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND EVERYTHING THAT IS CONNECTED TO IT IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF AS WELL INCLUDING THE FRONT BUMPER THAT IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF AT ANYTIME. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT I AM SURE IT IS NOT AT ALL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL, I FEAR SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. *TR

• 08/05/2025· STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  Unknown . The steering column broke