Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2006 Nissan Pathfinder has 5 recalls, 837 complaints.
5
Recalls
837
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
10E019000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT AND REAR LOWER LINKS, P/NOS. 54501ZQ00A, 54500ZQ00A, 551A1ZQ00A, 551A0ZQ00A , 54501EA00A, 54500EA00A, 551A1EA500, 55...
10V517000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE ...
10V075000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAU...
08V690000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NISSAN IS RECALLING 242,720 MY 2005-2009 PATHFINDER, FRONTIER AND XTERRA VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTI...
07E046000
EQUIPMENT
CERTAIN HOPKINS AFTERMARKET TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL CONNECTION HARNESSES SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN MODELS OF NISSAN VEHICLES WHICH ARE LISTED ABOVE. THE ...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2006 Nissan Pathfinder 4-DR
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I've ran out of gas twice my indicator the gas tank gauge does not show that the vehicle is empty it... |
| Dec 18, 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | See attached document for complaint. |
| Sep 11, 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact stated that the company owns a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel ... |
| Jun 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Nov 21, 2023 | AIR BAGS | I was hit on the drivers side, where the front drivers door stops and the back door begins. The othe... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car shuts off In the middle of driving & also when simply parked. It starts jerking like it’s trying... |
| Aug 31, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Transmission oil cooler line in radiator broke causing coolant and transmission oil to mix and car i... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | UNKNOWN. Every time I drive above 50 mph the car vibrates hard and it’s audible. It feels like the e... |
| Jul 17, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | .Transmission failed do to coolant in transmission. .got stuck in traffic and couldn’t go anywhere ... |
| Mar 18, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING A LITTLE LET FOR US WHEN I START FROM THE STOP SIGN OR FROM A DEAD... |
| Dec 22, 2020 | ENGINE | TIMMING CHAIN IS MAKING A BAD NOISE. |
| Aug 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION ISSUE DUE TO LEAK MIXTURE OR RADIATOR FLUIDS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM |
| Jul 16, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | RADIATOR FLUID GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TCM FAIL |
| Jul 11, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS DUE TO COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY RUINED TH... |
| Jan 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND I WAS DRIVING TO THE DOCTOR AND THERE WAS A SHUDDER. I DIDN'T KN... |
| Jan 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TO ADD TO MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT MY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOMS FRIEN... |
| Sep 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | EL VEHICULO COJE LA REVERSA PERO NO EL DRIVE Y NO QUIERE ARRACAR NO LA PUEDO USAR NI MOVER HACIA FRE... |
| Jul 8, 2019 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUTTERING, FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING AT TIMES. THE COOLANT LOOKS LIKE CREAMY PA... |
| Jun 16, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | LATELY, MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS BEEN STALLING OR SHUTTING DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE. ... |
| Jun 10, 2019 | ENGINE | MY TIMING CHAIN ON MY PATHFINDER HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN NOISY BUT A FEW WEEKS AGO IT... |