There are 6 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2000 Nissan Pathfinder in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEP ON THE PEDAL WITHOUT A LOT OF PRESSURE RESULTING IN A SURGE IN THE VEHICLE SPEED. *JB
THE ACCELERATOR STICKS IN THE IDLE POSITION, DUE TO SLACK IN THE THROTTLE WIRE. AT TIMES IT TAKES A GOOD AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO "UNSTICK" THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD.*AK
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS EXITING A PARKING LOT AND UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE REQUIRING CONSUMER TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM JUMPING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, AS CONSUMER HELD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE REAR TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN IN A CONTINUOUS ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FOWARD, CONSUMER THEN PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, AND NOTICED THE TACHOMETER WAS INDICATING THE ENGINE SPEED AT OVER 4000 RPMS, AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE SPEED.*JB
WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN UP A CURB AND INTO A BUILDING. *AK DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *TT
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.