1995 Nissan Pathfinder XE review from North America
"A good daily driver/fishing truck/or first car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
1. Rust - frame rust to the extent that both rear frame rails have been replaced.
2. The truck will lock itself when the doors are slammed in cold weather.
3. The passenger door will no longer unlock.
4. The transmission dip stick will come out while traveling over rough terrain, causing ATF fluid to expel from the tube.
5. Tires wear badly on the front.
6.Transmission coolers are made poorly, causing my truck's tranny to blow up.
General comments?
It's been a great truck to me... since frankly I beat it up pretty good.
My rear tires have 15k on them and they're bald.
The engine, while under powered with an auto, is still somewhat quick, and while on the highway I get 23mpg.
But the automatic transmission has gone out, and I'm currently looking to have it replaced.
While the truck is a base model XE, it does have the sport option, so it has mud guards, fender flairs, 4.60 gear ratio, and an LSD in the rear axle, and with the wider tires I put on, it was almost unstoppable.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1995 |
| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 2007 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 160000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 189621 miles |
| Previous car | GMC K20 |
| Date of Entry | 9th September, 2009 |