Five problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2002 Nissan Pathfinder. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Nissan Pathfinder based on all problems reported for the 2002 Pathfinder.
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Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder le. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, there was a rocking vibration emerging from the rear end of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximately 136,000. The VIN was not availiable. Ng.
Part from butterfly valve came loose and fell inside engine. Destroyed engine.
Cracked resonator/catalytic converter at 60k miles. Was told that the parts were no covered by Nissan, that there hasn't been a recall, but to purchase a 'fix' kit. It appears that this is common with the Pathfinder and Nissan will not recall the items.
I was completely stopped at an atm waiting for my turn, I had been stopped for serveral minutes. Suddenly, my car revved up and accelerated forward fast, brakes were engaged. I tried turning to avoid the truck ahead of me. Struck the truck, went over a curb, down an emabnkment where I struck a tree, and ended up in a different parking lot where the Nissan Pathfinder finally came to a stop. At no time did my foot leave the brake pedal. Had car towed to dealer. They contacted Nissan in san diego and were instructed to not have anyone touch the car until they flew out an engineer and possibly a lawyer. Ten days later, the engineer finally arrived. He stated several times that I would be "lucky" if he was able to compile, analyze, and present the findings to the Nissan legal team within the next 5 days. Shockingly, I received a call from Nissan consumer affairs in san diego not 2. 5 hours after I left the shop here in utah (where the engineer still was and had not visited the crash site yet to document it) stating they had determined that they were not responsible for the accident. Based on the time frame, I can not imagine that the engineer had even returned to san diego, let alone developed the 4-5 rolls of film he took and analyzed/compiled everything and presented it to the legal team. As mentioned, the crash was a result of a malfunction with the Nissan. I was completely stopped for a priod of time prior to this occuring. This is not the first time a Nissan Pathfinder has done this (as well as other models of their cars/trucks/suvs). The NHTSA has numerous documents of this occuring. What can I do as a consumer as I am terrified to put my family back in that car and worry about the threat this car may pose to other individuals.