2005 Nissan Pathfinder fuel/propulsion system problems
31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“In the last 4 years I've replaced emissions system brakes rotors air conditioning system exhaust system radiator and transmission. Car was vibrating shaking cutting out leaking exhaust fumes and emissions system failed.”
filed Apr 30, 2021
“I has to replace the 2 gaskets on the oil galley gasket in the timing cover. It coat me over 1000 dollars and I had a 2005 nissan xterra that had 5he same problem and it cost be thousands to fix and I had to junk it because it smoked so much then valve train got f ried..”
filed Jan 4, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Pathfinder years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pathfinder | 3 | 7% |
| 2024 Pathfinder | 3 | 4% |
| 2023 Pathfinder | 21 | 21% |
| 2022 Pathfinder | 5 | 4% |
| 2020 Pathfinder | 4 | 8% |
| 2019 Pathfinder | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 Pathfinder | 2 | 3% |
| 2017 Pathfinder | 8 | 4% |
| 2016 Pathfinder | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 Pathfinder | 11 | 3% |
| 2014 Pathfinder | 12 | 2% |
| 2013 Pathfinder | 18 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.