2001 Nissan Pathfinder Electrical Problems

IN APRIL 2019, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH TOWING A SMALL TRAILER IN THE RIGHT MOST LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. AS I APPROACHED A HILL, THE PATHFINDER SUDDENLY SMELLED LIKED SOMETHING WAS ON FIRE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. THE BURNING SMELL LASTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES, BUT I COULD NOT TELL WHERE THE SOURCE WAS AT THE TIME. I RAN SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, INCLUDING ECU CODES, BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING INDICATIVE OF A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE. IN JANUARY 2020, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER REPLACING SEVERAL WORN OUT DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS (CLUTCH, ENGINE, RADIATOR, ENGINE GASKETS) AND FOUND THAT IT WOULD NOT START. I FOUND A BURNED OUT FUSE TO THE ECCS2, 10 AMP CIRCUIT. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON OR RUNNING AT THE TIME. AGAIN THE SMOKE LASTED SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE COMPUTER CASING OF THE VEHICLE'S ECU. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IMMEDIATELY AND REMOVED THE ECU FROM THE VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED A BURNED CHIP INSIDE. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF RESEARCH, I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE AND LEARN THAT THIS HAPPENS TO MANY OTHER MODELS OF NISSAN VEHICLES OF SIMILAR YEAR MODEL. THE CAUSE IS ALWAYS THE SAME - THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE SEALS FAIL, THEN WATER GETS INSIDE THE ELECTRIC IACV MOTOR AND WHEN THE ECU TRIES TO COMPENSATE FOR THE IACV FAILURE, IT OVERLOADS THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND SHORTS OUT THIS PARTICULAR CHIP. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED SPENDING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE NISSAN REPLACE PARTS AND REPAIR THEIR ECU AS THESE VEHICLES ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

11299157

Incident

Apr 13, 2019

Mileage

198,000 mi

BOSSE 6 CD CHANGER SHOWS ERROR2 ON DISPLAY AND DOSE NOT PLAY ANY MUSIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10332052

Incident

Apr 15, 2005

Mileage

67,000 mi

MY COMPLAINT IS QUITE THE SAME AS I CAN SEE ALL READY LISTED ON THIS SITE. I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2004. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY SWAY BAR WHICH NO ONE ESPECIALLY THE DEALER KNOWS HOW IT GOT BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY 6CD BOSE CHANGER ALSO SHUT DOWN ON ME IN 2007 JUST STOP WORKING AND NOT EJECTING CDS AND DOING A CLICK CLICK NOISE ALL THE TIME I HAVE TWO CDS IN THERE I CAN NOT REMOVE OR GET OUT. ACCORDING TO NISSAN THEY DON'T HANDLE THESE ISSUES AND DO NOT FIX THEM THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE CD CHANGER FOR $700-$800. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND ISSUE WITH THEM AND THEIR SISTER COMPANIES WITH THE BOSE SYSTEM THE VEHICLES ARE PROVIDED WITH WHEN YOU PURCHASE THEM. YOU DO NOT ORDER THE SYSTEM IT COMES WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THEY WONT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY NOR FIX IT. I ALSO HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM AND TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHOM STATED WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CODE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND HAD TO TAKE TO NISSAN BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE AND WAS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY BEING UNDER 80,000. QUOTE PER NISSAN ALL IT WAS IS AN ELECTRICAL COMPUTER UPGRADE CODE. NEEDED TO UPGRADE MY ELECTRICAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE?????? THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON AND NEVER SHUT OFF UNTIL NISSAN REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM. I ALSO HAD MY MUFFLER FALL COMPLETELY OFF FROM THE BACK END UP UNTIL THE MIDDLE PART. WAS TOTALLY RUSTED AND CAME RIGHT OFF AND OF COURSE IT FELL OFF RIGHT AFTER NISSAN PASSED ME FOR MY INSPECTION W/ EMISSIONS 30 DAYS PRIOR??? I SEE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND FOR YEARS AND NOTHING BEING DONE NOR ARE THEY TAKING CARE OF ANYTHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY REPETITIOUS ON THE SITE ALL THE SAME COMMON COMPLAINTS BUT YET NISSAN NOT DOING ANYTHING NOR THIS SITE TO HELP US CONSUMERS AND HAVE NISSAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OF THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10258730

Incident

May 6, 2005

CD PLAYER ON '01 NISSAN PATHFINDER QUIT WORKING, ERR 2 MESSAGE AND WHIRRING AND CLICKING SOUNDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252478

Incident

Jun 5, 2006

CLARION 6 DISC CD CHANGER ARE DEFECTIVE, ERROR 2. *TR

NHTSA ID

10248073

Incident

May 5, 2007

I OWN A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE THAT IS CONFIGURED WITH A BOSE/CLARION 6 CD CHANGER UNIT. THE UNIT FAILED IN 2007 GIVING AN ERR 2 MESSAGE. I HAD THE UNIT REMOVED BY EMPIRE NISSAN LAKEWOOD, CO WHO SENT IT TO BE REPAIRED TWICE TO A SERVICE CONTRACTOR. BOTH TIMES THE UNIT WAS RETURNED REINSTALLED AND FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED MANY OTHER CONSUMERS REPORTING THE EXACT SAME ERR 2 PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AUDIO SYSTEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10247763

Incident

Apr 15, 2007

Mileage

104,000 mi

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON' HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR ON MY 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER (MILEAGE IS A LITTLE OVER 70,000). I TAKE THE CAR TO A GARAGE (DELMAR AUTO & RADIATOR INC., 90 ADAMS STREET, DELMAR, NY 12054, 518-439-0311) ON 8/1/08 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED ($144.40) AND THE CODE SAYS THE OXYGEN SENSOR (P0140) NEEDS REPLACEMENT ($219.37). THE WORK IS DONE AND AFTER ABOUT 80 MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON COMES BACK ON. I TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE GARAGE (8/7/08) HAVE IT DIAGNOSED ($144.40) AND THE CODE SAYS MASS AIR FLOW SIGNAL IS WEAK ($563.00). THE WORK IS DONE AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON COMES BACK ON. I CALL THE GARAGE (8/18/08) AFTER THEY RETURN FROM VACATION AND THEY WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER AND HAVE THE ECM REPROGRAMMED AT COST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238662

Incident

Aug 7, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE BOSE 6 DISC CHANGER IS ALSO GIVING ME AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THE DREADED 'ERR 2' ERROR AND WILL NOT EJECT OR PLAY DISCS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235607

Incident

Jul 1, 2007

Mileage

102,000 mi

FACTORY CD CHANGER FOR 2001 PATHFINDER LE BECOMES JAMMED, WILL NOT PLAY CDS OR EJECT THEM, SHOWS AN ERROR CODE OF ERR2. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THAT THE UNIT IS MANUFACTURED BY CLARION AND THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF NISSAN KNOW ABOUT THAT PROBLEM WHY DON'T RECALL IT? *TR

NHTSA ID

10224586

Incident

May 20, 2007

6 CD CHANGER CD PLAYER NEVER WORKS, I HAVE TRIED TO CALL NISSAN AS I FOUND 100 OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT NO RESPONSE. THE CD SYSTEM IS BY BOSE. ONE OF THE TOP CD MAKERS IN THE WORLD. DEALERS WILL CHARGE 2000 TO FIX IT, IS IT REALLY WORTH FIXING IT FOR 2K I WOULD RATHER INSTALL OF THE MKT ONE, HOWEVER IT SHOWS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND QUALITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10218000

Incident

Feb 13, 2008

MY 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER 6 DISC CD CHANGER WENT OUT ON ME THE OTHER DAY WITH THE DREADED "ERR2" MESSAGE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING CARE OF. SOMETHING MUST ME DONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212688

Incident

Dec 24, 2007

Mileage

111,000 mi

MY NISSAN PATHFINDER CD CHANGER KEEPS FAILING WITH A ERROR MESSAGE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10203512

Incident

Jun 5, 1995

I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT HAS THE 6 DISC BOSE CD CHANGE, I HAVE CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL DEALER OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS NISSAN AND CLARION, THE MANUFACTURE OF THE CD PLAYER AND HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE SNOW JOBS. ALL I AM LOOKING FOR IS THE DEFECTIVE PLAYER TO EITHER BE FIXED OR REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT, I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE AFTER RESEARCHING SAID PLAYER ON THE INTERNET. I FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL HUNDRED IF NOT THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10202123

Incident

Oct 11, 2006

Mileage

61,000 mi

NISSAN PATHFINDER 2001 LE - 6 DISC BOSE/CLARION CD CHANGER DOES NOT WORK EVEN AFTER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. DEALER WILL ATTEMPT TO REPLACE AS A COURTESY, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT SERVICE MANAGER AND INTERNET USERS BOTH STAD THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10196379

Incident

Jul 15, 2007

Mileage

75,567 mi

CLARION/ BOSE STEREO ERR2 ON CD PLAYER , 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK & HOUSES CD'S INTERNAL. CD'S WILL NOT EJECT . SAFETY CONCERN AS PEOPLE TRY TO FREE CD'S MAY GET ELECTRICAL SHOCK..MANUFACTURER WILL NOT RECALL ITEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10193333

Incident

Jun 12, 2007

Mileage

62,000 mi

I PURCHASED NISSAN PATHFINDER 2001 ON MARCH 2001, AND THE IN-DASH 6-CD CHANGER DEFECTED FIRST TIME LESS THAN A YEAR WITHIN THE WARRANTY. IT WAS SENT TO FACTORY TO BE REFURBISHED. AFTER THAT IT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN TWICE. AFTER I BOUGHT THE SERVICE MANUAL FOR THE CLARION UNIT I FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY PLASTIC GEARS THAT CONTINUED TO BREAK. THE PLASTIC WILL GET BRITTLE OVER TIME AND BREAK OR STRIP OUT. KNOWING THIS, CLARION CONTINUED TO USE PLASTIC GEARS THAT WERE KNOWN TO BREAK DURING NORMAL USAGE. THIS WAS POOR ENGINEERING ON CLARION'S PART. IF THE GEARS WERE MADE OF SOMETHING STRONGER , SUCH AS TEFLON? THE GEARS WOULD NO LONGER BREAK OR STRIP OUT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO ONE AT NISSAN/INFINITI OR CLARION ADMITTED TO THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM MENTIONED HERE COULD BE FOUND IN MOST ALL OF THE CLARION 6-DISC CHANGERS INSTALLED IN NISSAN/INFINITI VEHICLES. A SMALL GROUP ACROSS THE U.S. WAS NOW SPREADING THE WORD NOT TO BUY NISSAN/INFINITI PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF THIS SINGLE PROBLEM. THE DISSATISFIED GROUP WAS ONLY GOING TO GET LARGER AS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FIND OUT HOW NISSAN/INFINITI AND CLARION WERE DENYING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10190719

Incident

Apr 10, 2007

Mileage

8,000 mi

SECOND TIME BOSE 6 CD CHANGER HAS FAILED SINCE PURCHASE OF MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN APRIL 2004. SAME ERR2 MESSAGE - GRINDING OF CD'S - NO PLAY, NO EJECT. ALREADY SPENT $250 GETTING FIXED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO - NOW SAME PROBLEM RECURRING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10179427

Incident

Jan 21, 2007

Mileage

60,000 mi

NISSAN HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH FAULTY IGNITION COILS. MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN THE IGNITION COIL FAILED. THE ONLINE PETITION BELOW SHOWS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD WITH NISSAN AND IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/NIS_IGN/PETITION.HTML *JB

NHTSA ID

10177724

Incident

Nov 24, 2006

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE 6-CD IN-DASH CHANGER DOES NOT WORK. IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN YOU TRY TO PLAY A CD AND DISPLAYS "ERR2" ON THE SCREEN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE CD CHANGER IS RENDERED USELESS ONCE THIS HAPPENS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10174793

Incident

Jun 1, 2005

MY NAME IS [XXX]AND I AM A OWNER OF 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT JUST HIT 78K MILES. THE FACTORY INSTALLED 6 DISC CHANGER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING. IT TAKES CDS AND MAKES NOISES AS IT SHUFFLES THE CDS BUT IT WON'T READ/PLAY ANY OF MY CDS. IT JUST GIVE ME AN ERROR "ERR2". CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE THE BELOW LINK: HTTP://FORUM.ECOUSTICS.COM/BBS/MESSAGES/4/171690.HTML. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10173133

Incident

Nov 1, 2006

FACTORY CD CHANGER FOR 2001 PATHFINDER LE BECOMES JAMMED, WILL NOT PLAY CDS OR EJECT THEM, SHOWS AN ERROR CODE OF ERR2. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THAT THE UNIT IS MANUFACTURED BY CLARION AND THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171563

Incident

Aug 20, 2006

SUBJECT VEHICLE IS 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE 3.5. ERR 2 DIPLAYED ON STEREO/ CD PLAYER. SIX (6) CD'S IN UNIT CANNOT BE EJECTED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171385

Incident

Oct 19, 2006

Mileage

49,000 mi

I OWN 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND THE CLARION BOSE 6 CD PLAYER KEEPS BRAKING DOWN. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE AND NISSAN NOR CLARION ARE WILLING TO FIX. MOREOVER I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER USERS ACROSS DISCUSSION FORUMS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. CLARION MADE A CRAP OF CD PLAYER SO THEY SHOULD STAY BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THANK YOU! *NM

NHTSA ID

10171071

Incident

May 18, 2006

Mileage

58,000 mi

THE CD CHANGER IN THE NISSAN PATHFINDER 2001 HAS INHERENT DEFECT. IT APPEARS THAT THE MECHANISM INSIDE FAILS NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF REPAIR IT GOES THROUGH. I CONTACTED BOTH NISSAN AND BOSE AND NO ASSISTANCE WHAT SO EVER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171011

Incident

Jun 1, 2005

I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE THAT HAS APPROXIMATELY 74000 MILES ON IT. THIS SUMMER, THE OEM 6 DISC CD CHANGER BY CLARION IN THE CAR HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT WAS NOT USED INAPPROPRIATELY OR ABNORMALLY IN ANY WAY. I INSERTED A CD INTO IT, AND IT DISPLAYED "ERR2" ON THE SCREEN, AND BEGAN CLICKING REPEATEDLY, AND THE CD DID NOT PLAY AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO EJECT ALL CD'S FROM THE CHANGER, BUT THE UNIT CONTINUES TO NOT WORK. IN SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO PLAY A CD IN THE CHANGER, THE SAME ERROR "ERR2" DISPLAYS AND I HEAR THE REPEATED CLICKING. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPLACE THE UNIT OR FIX THIS PROBLEM AT ALL. I HAVE DONE SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN NISSAN PATHFINDERS BY READYING/JOINING A FORUM WHERE HUNDREDS OF USERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, I HAVE FOUND PAY SERVICES DEDICATED TO REPAIRING THIS UNIT BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING POPULATION OF USERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. THANKS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10170933

Incident

Aug 20, 2006