IllustrationSUBFRAME OF VEHICLE RUSTED, ALLOWING A HOLE TO FORM IN BETWEEN ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS. HEAT FROM ENGINE/EXHAUST SYSTEMS COULD CAUSE CARPET IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
1995 Nissan Pathfinder
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Nissan Pathfinder do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 97.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
30–25K
125–50K
450–75K
875–100K
23100–150K
21150K+
60 reports with mileage · 110 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 58 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports6 fire reports4 injury reports
What owners actually said
170 reportsEXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BROKEN, ALSO HAPPENED 5/00 WITH RIGHT MANIFOLD. *AK
THREE BOLTS FROM ENGINE MANIFOLD BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK A MECHANICE AT A GARAGE STATED THE BOLTS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND THAT THEY BREAK VERY EASILY. *SLC
WHEN CONSUMER FILLS VEHICLE WITH FUEL HE SMELLS GAS FOR A WHILE.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF FRONT, AND HOOD WAS "BUBBLED". VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY, AND WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM.*JB
THE FUEL TANK IS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS NEVER OFF ROAD. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR 1/2 THE REPAIR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN INHERENT DEFECT. THE AMOUNT OF FUMES THAT ACCUMULATED IN MY GARAGE WAS PRETTY EXTENSIVE. COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE OT…
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THE FUEL TANK IS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS NEVER OFF ROAD. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR 1/2 THE REPAIR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN INHERENT DEFECT. THE AMOUNT OF FUMES THAT ACCUMULATED IN MY GARAGE WAS PRETTY EXTENSIVE. COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER REPORTED CASES. THANKS.*AK
CONSUMER STATES UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT FRAME AND BOTH BUMPERS WERE RUSTED BAD, DUE TO POSSIBILE ROAD SALT CONDITIONS CONSUMER DISAGREES THAT RUST IS DUE TO ROAD SALT CONDITIONS HE STATES WHERE HE TRAVELS, VERY SELDOMLY ARE ROADS ICY OR SNOWY. *JB
TRANSMISSION CHANGES SLOW AND IT GETTING WORSE HAD IT LOOKED AT AT MY MECH. HE TOLD ME THEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TANSMISSION AT ONE TIME I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS AND HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED
MANIFOLD WARPS BREAKING BOLTS & LEAKS EXHAUST. THIS TIME INSTEAD OF THE BOLTS BREAKING THEY ARE PULLED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD REQUIRING THE HEAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING (I ALSO OWNED A '91 PATHFINDER THAT HAD TO HAVE EACH MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED TWICE) . SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PARTS REQ'D REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER THAT DRIVES THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.