Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Nissan Pathfinder has 369 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
369
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed s... |
| May 15, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission began to fail suddenly, resulting in a situation where the car would not accelerate in ... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | While driving on US 95 in DC, MD and NJ, when the traffic became stop and go, my SUV could not get i... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | OVER HEATS, COOLENT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT |
| Sep 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | STARTED UP DROVE FINE THEN WHEN I STOPPED IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED OFF WENT THROUGH GEARS COU... |
| Nov 20, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE P... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | RADIATOR INTERNALLY FAILED CAUSING FLUIDS TO MIX. COOLANT WAS RUN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING I... |
| May 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE HAVING NO IDEA OF THIS ISSUE, I DIDN'T INVESTIGATE BECAUSE THIS IS OUR 7TH NISS... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | COMPLETE LOSS POWER AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHOP, THE DIAGNOSE WAS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COO... |
| Aug 12, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | COOLANT DAMAGE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR LOST POWER IN MOTION |
| Jul 26, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | KNOWN TO NISSAN CORP, A DESIGN DEFECT MAKES THE ENGINE RADIATOR RUST AND LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION.... |
| Jun 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON THE WAY TO WORK. LIGHT TURNS GREEN TRIES TO ACCELERATE AND HARDLY ANYT... |
| May 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | IN THE LAST 4 YEARS I'VE REPLACED EMISSIONS SYSTEM BRAKES ROTORS AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM EXHAUST SYS... |
| Mar 16, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED I... |
| Feb 22, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE SUV. I HAD ONLY HAD THE SUV FOR 4-6 MONTHS... |
| Jan 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED STATING THAT THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION A... |
| Oct 20, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TRAQNSMITTION OIL IN COOLANT HAD TO HAVE SHOP FLUSH OUT RAIADIATOR AND COOLANT SYSTEM AND REPLACE O... |
| Oct 5, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE BEGAN AT 133834 MILES. WHEN DRIVING, AT TIMES IT WOULD VIBRATE OUT OF NO... |
| Oct 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | RADIATOR FLUID HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE TRANSMISSION. I F... |
| Jul 26, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | CAR HAS EXPERIENCED LEAKAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER RADIATOR TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CAU... |