Nissan Pathfinder R51 — Reliability

R51 2005–2012 1 engine

Reliability Summary

Engine VQ40DE — 84/100 BUY
Known Issues 2

Engine in this model

BUY 84

VQ40DE

VQ40DE 4.0 V6

Nissan's 4.0 V6 from the VQ family, in the Pathfinder R51 and the US Frontier and Xterra pickups. Th...

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Known Issues Across All Engines

Issue Engine Severity Onset
Radiator transmission-cooler crack: coolant mixes into the automatic gearbox (2005-2010) VQ40DE high —
Engine oil-cooler bolt can break: oil leak (recall, 2011-2012) VQ40DE moderate —