IllustrationRIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED, THEN 40000 OR SO MILES LATER BOLTS BROKEN ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT MANIFOLD. REVERSE IN THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT WORK, HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION. DRIVERS SUNVISOR IS BAD DESIGN, YOU HAVE PROBLEMS SEEING WHEN IT IS DOWN.
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
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
Power Train complaints
20 reportsTRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.*AK
BOUGHT VEHICLE IN NOV. '98. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION IN OR AROUND APRIL '99. WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT YEAR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION ONLY BECAUSE WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON AUGUST 7, THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN FAILED ONLY A…
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BOUGHT VEHICLE IN NOV. '98. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION IN OR AROUND APRIL '99. WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT YEAR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION ONLY BECAUSE WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON AUGUST 7, THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN FAILED ONLY AFTER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. WE THOUGHT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THEY SAID THEY WOULD PULL TRANSMISSION TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL WHAT IT WAS. IN THE MEANTIME, I STARTED CALLING OTHER PLACES TO CHECK ON PRICING. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SOME KIND OF BOLT (?) OR SOMETHING THAT WAS A DEFECT IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BUT WERE STILL KNOWLINGLY REPLACING THESE TRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT CORRECTING THAT PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE WE TRUSTED THE RELIABILTY OF THE MAKE. NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE AROUND $2,000.00 OUT, PLUS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THE INCONVIENIENCE (WE WERE TO TAKE OUR VACATION THIS WEEK, NOW WE CAN'T). IF THIS SITE IS NOT THE CORRECT PLACE TO MAKE THIS KIND OF COMPLAINT I APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING UP YOUR TIME. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME RECOURSE FOR US. WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND THIS WILL GREATLY SET US BACK WHICH WAS THE PURPOSE OF GOING WITH A NISSAN.
ENGINE KNOCKING WHEN STARTED COLD. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. **** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****724554. *AK *JB
MY 95 NISSAN PATHFINDER WILL NOT GO INTO THE REVERSE GEAR. THE DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAYS IT COULD BE A SOLENOID SWITCH. THEY WERE NOT CERTAIN OF THIS. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN PATHFINDERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *AK
CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRAVELING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS NEEDED. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING POOR CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHENEVER SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER GEAR, IT WOULD BE JUMPING. CASING WAS SLIPPING FROM DIFFERENTIAL. DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED CHAFING DUE TO DROPPING. TWO DEALERS COULD NOT DO IT DUE TO LACK OF CORRECT TOOLS. *AK
INTERMITTENT SURGING, STALLING.
WHEN SWITCHING FROM 2-WHEEL TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.