Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Nissan Pathfinder has 55 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
55
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | ENGINE | Timing chain failure at 88,000 miles on well maintained vehicle. Could cause catastrophic engine fai... |
| May 4, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine failure in my vehicle equipped with the VQ35DD engine, which I believe is the result of a wid... |
| Aug 25, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Jun 28, 2024 | ENGINE | PCV Valve hose clogging rendering system useless and resulting in sludge buildup in engine. The slud... |
| May 19, 2024 | ENGINE | On Sunday [XXX] while driving to Savannah Georgia to attend a funeral my 2017 Nissan Pathfinder brok... |
| Apr 5, 2024 | ENGINE | Complete engine failure while driving on highway putting the safety of my family(including 2 young k... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | ENGINE | The dealership is recommended a brand new engine despite it only having 130,000 on it. |
| May 1, 2023 | ENGINE | According to the dealership the engine has sludge and unrepairable |
| Aug 18, 2022 | ENGINE | Nissan 2017 pathfinder 67000 miles.engine making noise went to dealership.I call Nissan consumer aff... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the deal... |
| Mar 23, 2022 | ENGINE | The radiator fan is failing at 62k miles. Researching online it was found that this is a common occu... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed s... |
| Nov 26, 2021 | ENGINE | Began hearing a rapid patterned running at first, which quickly developed into a shaking that could ... |
| Oct 29, 2021 | ENGINE | My 2017 pathfinder has 41,000. The fan AC/heating sound loose and makes loud noise. |
| Oct 18, 2021 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the ve... |
| May 1, 2021 | ENGINE | Cooling fan is failing, bearings wearing and fan hits shroud. It is available to inspect. Problem in... |
| Apr 30, 2021 | ENGINE | MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR BROKE WHILE IN USE AND CUT THE ENGINE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. |
| Apr 16, 2021 | ENGINE | RUIDO EXTREMO CUANDO ENCIENDES EL ACONDICIONADOR DE AIRE , TERMINO SIENDO EL BEARING DEL ABANICO DEL... |
| Feb 15, 2021 | ENGINE | RADIATOR COOLING FAN DIED AT ONLY 47,141 MILES. COST IS 978.00. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE THIS IS NOT CO... |
| Feb 11, 2021 | ENGINE | THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OU... |