IllustrationENGINE WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE, SO I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RIGHT-SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT HAD BROKEN OFF. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME WOULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. *JB
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
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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
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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 reports1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER FRAME BROKE IN HALF.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ON JUNE 19TH THE CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR PNEUMATIC AIR RIDE SHOCKS REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL THE BELTS AND WATER PUMP. ON THE WAY HOME FROM HAVING THESE REPAIRS DONE THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF. THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FRA…
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1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER FRAME BROKE IN HALF.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ON JUNE 19TH THE CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR PNEUMATIC AIR RIDE SHOCKS REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL THE BELTS AND WATER PUMP. ON THE WAY HOME FROM HAVING THESE REPAIRS DONE THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF. THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FRAME WAS MADE WITH INFERIOR METAL. *NM
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER DROVE OVER A DIP. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD THE TWO FRONT TIRES HIT THE PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER THREE TIMES. DRIVER…
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WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER DROVE OVER A DIP. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD THE TWO FRONT TIRES HIT THE PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER THREE TIMES. DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND DIED AT THE SCENE. CONSUMER?S MOTHER STATED THAT, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DISCONNECTED, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE DECEASED CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S DOOR. THE VICTIMS MOTHER BELIEVES THAT THE PATHFINDER DOORS AND SEAT BELTS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. *NM
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER COASTED THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. UPON EXITING THE TRUCK CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING OUT OF THE SMOG FILTER. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD SECURED IT FOR TRAVEL. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ONE OR TWO OF THE VALVES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, A…
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VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER COASTED THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. UPON EXITING THE TRUCK CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING OUT OF THE SMOG FILTER. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD SECURED IT FOR TRAVEL. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ONE OR TWO OF THE VALVES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE FUEL CAP COULD BE THE CAUSE. BOTH VALVES, FUEL CAP, AND THE SMOG FILTER WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.*AK
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING. *AK *NM
SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE WITH A 1995 PATHFINDER - MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR IS NECESSARY. IT'S BEEN BAD FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE JUST IGNORED THE TICKING SOUND.*AK
AUTOMATIC TRANS/ NO REVERSE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH TRANS NOW NO REVERSE. WARNING NO SIGNS OF THINGS TO COME, JUST DROVE FROM POINT A TO POINT B (ABOUT 1/2 A MILE) AND REVERSE WAS GONE. HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER 1995 PATHFINDER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK
EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF ENGINE. FOUND IT A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WON'T FIX. *AK
SPLITTER PLATE IN THE BACK OF CHILD SEAT IS LOP-SIDED. *MR ONE STRAP WOULD SINCH TIGHTLY WHILE THE OTHER STRAP WAS VERY LOOSE. (EVENFLO TRIBUTE/MODEL#3792098 P1) *SCC *JB
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.