1993 Nissan Pathfinder Consumer Reviews
Most Helpful Reviews
Positive Review
I had a 1991 Pathfinder Red like the picture above in my family for three generations. The last person to drive it was born in 1990. She hit the back of a U-haul truck that suddenly stopped in front of her and damaged the head light assembly, pushed the fender in and scratched the hood. At this point the rust/rot was bad enough not to fix it. It was a very sad day when we drover her to the junkyard :( She was a good old friend. She was very versatile but, not very good on gas. She was a looker. I changed the timing belt apporx every 60k miles, and needed a new transmission at 140,000. She moved cargo on roof racks, barreled through snow with 4 wheel drive, drove country streets, city streets in NY, as well as back roads. There wasn't anything this faithful truck couldn't do that was asked of her. She carried a child from an infant; and, when that child learned to drive, she was her one and only. In 20 years this Pathfinder served us all well.
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Critical Review
I hate the lack of gas efficiency, i'm very very frugal,but I love that it passes the California smog check each and everytime (unlike my 1991 Honda Accord),despite that i've owned it since 2003, and I love the comfort.
1993 Pathfinder Reviews
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Our family’s Pathfinder lived over 300,000 miles.
My first pathfinder was a 1995 model that I purchased used. It is still running like a champ 30 years later. I bought a new pathfinder in 2004 -- and she is also still running great. I doubt I will ever purchase anything but a pathfinder -- but, considering how old I am, the chances of purchasing another car are pretty remote. In fact, I've advised my son to plant me in one of the pathfinders when I kick the bucket. Think of how much we'll save not having to purchase a coffin. You just cannot beat a Nissan Pathfinder!!!!!
Reliable
Great vehicle Seats 5 I love to drive it. Handles great. Keep up your maintenance and it will last a long time.
I owned a 90 before this one and had over 250k when I sold it.
I’ve enjoyed my ‘93 Pathfinder in every way and know I’ll never find a truck this good again. After over 25 years, it’s engine is still going strong and gets me where I need to go. I know it’s not the most comfortable ride and truth be told, it never was, but this truck is awesome in every other way.
Durability, chucky styling, 4WD
Prone to rusting, poor gas mileage
Honestly the best vehicle hands down that I have ever owned. It wasn't the flashiest or the fastest but it was built tough and reliable. I loved the boxy/chunky look. It wasn't perfect, living in the salt belt keeping up with annual undercoating was a must. Without it on a real quiet night you would probably be able to hear the pathfinder rusting. Even with annual oil spraying, rust was the major killer of these things. The exhaust studs had a tendency of breaking...easy job in theory to repair but a bugger within the tight engine bay. The 3.0L V6 was an absolute beast but in these trucks it is not going to blow your hair back with acceleration. There is plenty of usable power and it will easily keep up with traffic and cruise any road all day long but is seems everyone has an obsession with neck snapping launches these days...if that is what you are about this truck will leave you wanting. Long troublefree miles...I honestly wish Nissan still made this exact truck as a new model. I would buy one no questions asked. Sadly the current Nissan offerings are nothing like the mighty old WD-21 pathfinders. They are now focused on throwaway cars with a 5 year obsolescence engineered into the vehicles. Closest you can find is a first gen xterra 2000-2004.
Not a very strong V6
Rear gate hydrolics could have been made better.
I've had my Pathfinder for 22 years with 155K miles. It sat in storage for 5 years while I was overseas and started right up. I replaced the radiator, gas tank, windshield wiper fluid motor, and transmission. The engine runs great so replacing the transmission has paid off.
cheap , relible , powerful , very quality.
no cup holders i guess? old car so expect some isu
it's my 60 years old father car , i used to drive it going to school , colleague , other stuff , he had a hilux , and gave me this SUV , it's really awesome , not that comfy , but is relible , very powerful , and fast (not really , i edit some parts) , i had to replace the AC few times , but never let me down , or failed to start up. <3
