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vehicle
2001 / nissan / pathfinder
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
239 on file (2000-09-05 → 2024-10-11)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
72 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Rear suspension sway and wobble at highway speedSUSPENSION22 complaints2005-02 → 2018-06pathfinder-2001-rear-suspension-sway
10511932 REAR END SWAYS UNCONTROLLABLY WOBBLE. WOBBLE HAPPENS AFTER 50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING AROUND CORNER AND OR ON FREEWAY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY ... *TR
10208561 THE CAR WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH LIKE RIDING A BOAT IN RUFF WATERS. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE AND 2 DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR MEN HAVE NOT YET FIGURED OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR
10483761 THE CAR'S REAR END SWAYS ON SLOWING DOWN AND UP ON ACCELERATION, IT SEEMS TO HAVE A LOSS OF TRACTION. *TR
Fuel filler neck and tank corrosion leakFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE23 complaints2006-09 → 2018-07pathfinder-2001-fuel-filler-neck-corrosion
10201790 FUEL FILLER LINE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS AND IS LEAKING NEAR DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. *TR
10169294 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A GAS LEAK WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE GAS FILLER HOSE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
10335164 I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR MY 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER FOR A FAULTY FUEL FILLER TUBE. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TUBE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO DUE TO LEAKING GAS. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THIS WORK? *TR
Bose Clarion 6-disc CD changer ERR2 failureEQUIPMENT37 complaints2005-10 → 2011-05pathfinder-2001-cd-changer-err2-failure
10401979 BOSS 6 CD CHANGER FAILURE WITH "ERROR 2"
10138481 AUDIO DISC PLAYER WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT ANY DISC FOR PLAY. *JB
10248073 CLARION 6 DISC CD CHANGER ARE DEFECTIVE, ERROR 2. *TR
10038886 PREMATURE WEAR AND WARPAGE OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE 34,000 MILES AND HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS MACHINED 2 TIMES. *PH
10292888 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS EXPERIENCED TWO EVENTS WHERE THE BRAKES HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE FIRST EVENT INVOLVED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WITHOUT THE DRIVER PULLING UP ON THE EMERGENCY HANDLE
Driver seat power positioner motor failureSEATS4 complaints2005-06 → 2012-09pathfinder-2001-driver-seat-positioner-failure
10355816 DRIVERS SEAT STUCK IN THE BACK POSITION. COULD NOT ADJUST SEAT TO DRIVE AS I AM VERY SHORT WAS VERY SCARY TRYING TO GET HOME. *TR
10157882 THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IT MAKES DRIVER NERVOUS WHEN IT HAPPENS AND IT MAY NOT BE SAFE IN SOME CONDITIONS. NISSAN SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE AT THE CUSTOMERS REQUEST, BUT THEY WON'T. *JB
Oxygen sensor failure and check engine lightENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8 complaints2004-11 → 2008-08pathfinder-2001-oxygen-sensor-check-engine
10218158 NISSAN PATHFINDER- OXYGEN SENSOR KEEPS ON FALLING. VERY POOR QUALITY. *TR
10105236 THE OXYGEN SENOR FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE OXYGEN SENOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
10383832 STRUT TOWER SEPERATED FROM UNIBODY AT WELD ON BOTH SIDES OF DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL, CLEAN SHEAR AT WELD SEAM LIKE A DELAMINATION OF POOR WELD
10379870 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER SEVERELY RUSTED AT DRIVERS FRONT STRUT TOWER, SEPARATING THE STRUT FROM THE FRAME. *LN
11058408 BASE RUSTED AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE I WAS DRIVING MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE FENDER POPPED LOOSE THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND COULDN'T TURN ANYMORE, LUCKILY IT WAS JUST A TURN DOWN THE STREET OF MY HOUSE. PLEASE HELP
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2001 Nissan Pathfinder vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/nissan/pathfinder
@misc{wrenchpro_2001_nissan_pathfinder_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2001 Nissan Pathfinder},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/nissan/pathfinder}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
