Ownership Cost for 1996 Nissan Pathfinder (XE 4-door 4WD)
Estimated: $38607 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2364
$2435
$2520
$2621
$2738
$12678
Maintenance
$2763
$2167
$963
$522
$2291
$8706
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$276
$276
$276
$276
$276
$409
Total Ownership Costs
$8815
$7745
$6788
$6568
$8692
$38607
Body Class: Wagon
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 3300.0
Displacement CI: 201.37835551261
Displacement L: 3.3
Doors: 4
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: NISSAN
Manufacturer: NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LTD
Manufacturer Id: 996
Model: Pathfinder
Model Year: 1996
Note: Position 6 is Model change: In Case of Pathfinder , the next code after "1" is "0", Engine Type changed from "H" to "A" to designate the 3.3L engine for the 1996 MY Nissan Pathfinder.
A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2007, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, MY FRONT-AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE AIR-BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON TILL THIS DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SENSOR WIRING HARNESS WAS DAMAGED. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THE AIRBAG SENSOR WOULD COME ON EVEN THOUGHT HE AIR-BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR WIRING HARNESS WAS DAMAGED EVENTHOUGH THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THERE IS A CURRENT A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIR-BAG SENSOR WAS COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE SENSOR. HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPLACED THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE SENSOR CAME ON AS OF A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SENSOR RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIR-BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS STILL ON EVENTHOUGH THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS SEEMS LIKE SOME SORT OF FAILURE IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. *TR
1996
SUSPENSION:REAR
1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER WOBBLES DANGEROUSLY AT HIGH SPEEDS, OVER 60 MPH. MECHANIC FIXED STRUTS FOR $800, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. JUST WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT LOTS OF NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, AND THE FIX USUALLY HAS TO DO WITH BUSHINGS. THAT WILL PROBABLY COST ME ANOTHER $800. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NISSAN OWES ITS CUSTOMERS A RECALL. THANK GOODNESS I SEEMED TO HAVE FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE THE WORD GETS OUT TO ALL PATHFINDER OWNERS BEFORE A TRAGEDY OCCURS. *NM