1996 Nissan Pathfinder EX from North America - Comments

I have a 97 Pathfinder with 101,000 miles. Very good vehicle! Only premature problems with mine are the sticky gas pedal which you can fix yourself and the rear trailing arm bushings that you can replace yourself if you have access to a press. The bushings are supposedly a common problem with this model. It goes bad between 40k to 50k miles. I replaced these bushings myself and I'm not a mechanic; cost: $140 for all four.

The other things that had gone bad for me are the 02 sensor, tape deck (which I don't care about), shocks and front brakes. All these are just a normal wear and tear.

Great vehicle!

I have a '96 Nissan Pathfinder 4x4 and it just hit 105,000. I just recently had to replace the front axel due to the boots on each side going bad. The gas pedal sticks a little bit when the weather is warm, but it is not that bad. It has been a great truck so far. I have taken it through some challenges and it handles snow and offroad conditions perfectly. I have some BF Goodwrench All Terrains on it and they compliment its performance nicely, except for a little worse gas mileage. I say it is a good vehicle and would recommend it to anyone.

I own a 97 Pathfinder and some of the repairs peoples mechanics have them make are unneeded. The check engine light is a computer glitch, not O2 sensors and the dealer knows it. Let it go. Brakes? normal wear and tear will make them go at 30k. big deal. If a mechanic wants to repair these things, he just wants your $.

I've just recently purchased a 93 pathfinder, had it for two weeks, have replaced the starter, alternator, battery, still not running due to the factory security system shutting down everything, for the time being I'm using a push button starter, as much as I want to prasie this car, as I have always wanted an suv like this, its given me nothing, but headaches since the first day.