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1991 Nissan Pathfinder Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

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Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Oct 5, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
21%
of 39 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Nissan Pathfinder submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Engine
Filed Oct 5, 1999

LH AND RH EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
712813
Incident
Jun 22, 1999
Engine
Filed Mar 26, 1998

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS CAME APART. *AK

NHTSA ID
533327
Incident
Feb 18, 1997
Engine
Filed Mar 24, 1998

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS EXHAUST FLUID. WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP THE FUMES COME UP TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
822079
Engine
Filed Jan 27, 1998

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS LEFT AND RIGHT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
530014
Incident
May 1, 1991
Heating & air conditioningDriver assistanceEngine+3 more
Filed Nov 5, 1997

AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING ON AN INCLINE.

NHTSA ID
524481
EngineVisibility
Filed Feb 28, 1997

POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ID
515230
Incident
Feb 28, 1997
Engine
Filed Aug 6, 1996

EMISSION SYSTEMS FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
507138
Incident
Jul 19, 1996
Engine
Filed Oct 26, 1995
Fire reported

THE EMC UNIT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CAUSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO CATCH ON FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
973988

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Transmission14

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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