8 complaints reported

1992 Nissan Pathfinder Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
8
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2003

IN ORDER FOR THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE TO DISENGAGE THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A TURN CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED ALL IS NORMAL. TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1992 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2003
Nov 2001

TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY 11/99. REPLACED AT DEALER W/REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN 11/01 AND MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1992 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2001
Feb 2001 Injury

WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK, IT SUDDENLY LUNGED BACKWARDS, SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE PARK OR NEUTRAL AND KEY COULD NO BE TURNED, VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO REST AFTER IT HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, 1 PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1992 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2000
Feb 2000

EVERYTHING STARTED AFTER A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE AT 66, 300 MILES LAST APRIL AT A LOCAL GERMAN AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 4K MILES, I START TO NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. I DIDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL THEN. I WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE FLUID AND THE FILTER AGAIN, WHICH I DID. AFTER I CHANGED THE TRASNM. FLUID/FILTER AGAIN, THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING AGAIN, UNTIL STOP WORKING AGAIN AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 300 MILES (NOW HAS 71, 244 MILES). NOW IT DOESNT DO ANYTHING CAN NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE DEALER AND EVERY MECAHNIC I TALK TO TELL ME THAT I NEED TO GET A NEW TRASNMISSION. THIS VEHICLE IS USED BY MY WIFE JUST TO GO TO WORK AND DO THE GROCERIES AND TO GO ON TRIPS ONCE IN A WHILE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1992 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 1999
Sep 1999

I'V HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE DATE WITH THE TRUCK, SEEMS LIKE POWER SURGES BECAUSE MY TACK JUMPS BUT THE SERVICE DEPT. HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. HAS THIS BEEN REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1992 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 1998
Jun 1998

VEHICLE HAD ONLY 40,000 MILES / 6 YEARS OLD; A/T TRANSMISSION FAILED; REPLACED WITH MANUFACTURER REMADE TRANSMISSION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1992 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 1998
Feb 1996

PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1992 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 1996
Aug 1995

INACCURATE SPEEDODOMETER READING. *SD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1992 NISSAN PATHFINDER, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 1995

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1992 Nissan Pathfinder has 8 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.