There are 4 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2003 Nissan Pathfinderin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORN THE PUBLIC THE DANGERS OF KUMHO ROAD VENTURE APT TIRES. I HAVE HAD 2 OUT OF 4 TIRES START TO COME APART ON PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR TIRES. LOOKS LIKE LARGE BULGES IN TREAD AREA. *TR
P255/70R16 FRONT DRIVER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY INTERSTATE 895. MY FENDER IS DAMAGED... AND I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY WITH THESE TIRES. I KEPT THE OLD DAMAGED TIRE AS EVIDENCE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME TO SEE IF I CAN BE REIMBURSED AND /OR RECEIVE NEW TIRE REPLACEMENTS AND A RENTAL CAR UNTIL ALL THIS IS RESOLVED? *TR
2003 PATHFINDER'S TIRE BELTS BEGAN TO BREAK. *TS WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TIRE BELTS ON ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO BREAK. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 449870 MILES. THE TIRE FAILED AT 64000 MILES, BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT. *NM
SINCE THE VERY FIRST DAY OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT SCRAPPING NOISE THAT COULD BE HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT IDLE SPEED, THE NOISE DISAPPEARED WHEN GENTLE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND THE NOISE WOULD COME BACK AGAIN AFTER THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. *BF THE DEALER DID ADMIT THAT THEY HEARD PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A HORRIBLE AND SCRAPPING SOUND WHEN SUDDENLY THE CONSUMER LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER COULD STILL HEAR THE METAL SOUNDS COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE,HE SAW THAT THE WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 4 OF THE 6 STUDS WERE MISSING. *JB
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.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026