2005 Nissan PATHFINDER - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2005 Nissan Pathfinder 4-DR has an overall safety rating that is not rated. However, it received a solid 4-star rating for both front crash driver side and front crash passenger side. In terms of side crash safety, it performed even better with a 5-star rating for both driver side and passenger side. The car also comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, which can significantly enhance its safety capabilities on the road. Unfortunately, it does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems to provide additional safety features.

In terms of recalls and complaints, the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder has had 4 recalls and 1047 complaints filed. This indicates that there have been some issues reported by owners or detected by manufacturers that required corrective action. It is recommended for potential buyers to thoroughly research these recalls and complaints before making a purchase decision.

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Complaint Count

1,047

Recall Count

4

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2005 Nissan Pathfinder 4-DR Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder 4-DR

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2005 Nissan Pathfinder 4-DR Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder 4-DR Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 3 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2005 Nissan PATHFINDER

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. the contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to immediately restart. after restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. the dynamic control warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. after investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to voluntary recall campaign: pc068. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 170,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2026-06-01
Complaint:
"transmission began to fail suddenly, resulting in a situation where the car would not accelerate in busy traffic."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-03-05
Complaint:
"over heats, coolent leaked into transmission causing transmission to go out"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2020-05-11
Complaint:
"started up drove fine then when i stopped it would not accelerate. turned off went through gears couple times and had to do that 3 times before it would accelerate and shift. i drove 50 miles home next day it did same thing after driving 1/2 mile. goes into reverse but will not go over 5 miles per hour moving forward."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2020-07-09
Complaint:
"radiator internally failed causing fluids to mix. coolant was run through the transmission causing it to fail."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2021-02-08
Complaint:
"complete loss power and transmission problems shop, the diagnose was a failed transmission fluid cooler integrated into the radiator that allowed engine coolant to mix with and contaminate the automatic transmission fluid. the vehicle did not report any warning signs before the failures other than a sudden loss of ability to move the vehicle. my pathfinder is 2005 with only 81000 because i am in the military and i did not drive it, and i have no report of a recall."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2019-11-03
Complaint:
"coolant damage transmission. the car lost power in motion"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2018-12-08
Complaint:
"known to nissan corp, a design defect makes the engine radiator rust and leak into the transmission. my car has always been properly maintained and i jus took it to perform the 90,000 miles service. coolant fluid was found in the transmission oil and dealer quoted me $6,884.59. after a class action lawsuit i just learned about, nissan has extended the warranty with partial copay up to 10years/100,000 miles whichever comes first. my vehicle is now out of warranty. this is something unacceptable and nissan should be held accountable and fix it for free for life."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2020-02-07
Complaint:
"was sitting at a red light on the way to work. light turns green tries to accelerate and hardly anything happens besides a whining noise. radiator fluid has leaked into transmission fluid causing a milkshake like fluid mix. now nissan dealer wants me to replace radiator, and transmission on my on dime. i have seen several forums where this has been the case. now nissan has not recalled this vehicle for any safety fixes of the nature."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2019-03-06
Complaint:
"purchased vehicle in 2005. in 2017 took to dealership with problem of loss of power to transmission on freeway while my daughter needed to pull over due to problem. problem of noise in engine timing belt was also told of at dealership. with extended warranty of 10yrs./100,000mi. they said they were not liable & needed $6971.28 to repair. vehicle had 80,825 miles on it but was two years out of coverage. after finding out in 2013 a lawsuit was filed by mendelsohn and mazie slater katz & freeman for known defect to nissan, problem was never contacted to me for some reason? was just informed by falco v. nissan notice administrator to file paperwork on known problem with engine timing belt for possible 20% return of payment made to repair of defective tensioner assembly. why four years ago was i not informed of radiator leak causing possible damage to vehicle & possible injury to driver?"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2019-06-03

Recalls for the 2005 Nissan PATHFINDER

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan is recalling certain front and rear lower links, p/nos. 54501zq00a, 54500zq00a, 551a1zq00a, 551a0zq00a , 54501ea00a, 54500ea00a, 551a1ea500, 551a0ea500, 54501zr00a, and 54500zr00a, sold between november 25, 2009 and may 14, 2010 as replacement parts for model year 2004 through 2010 titan, armada, and qx56, and model years 2005 through 2010 frontier, xterra, and pathfinder vehicles. the lower control link assembly has two cylindrical collars forming the inboard attachment points to the chassis. due to an improper welding process some collars may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications."
Consequence:
IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy:

NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED LOWER LINK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Component(s) Involved: SUSPENSION > FRONT > CONTROL ARM > LOWER ARM
Date of incident: 2010-05-20

NISSAN Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

NISSAN ranks 5 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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