Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2013)

891 consumer complaints on file.

#11044388November 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY RECALL. THE GEAR SHIFT STICK GOT STUCK IN PARKING, IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK I NEED TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARK RELEASE BUTTON WHICH CREATES A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE WHEN YOU USE THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON THE BREAK NEEDS NOT BE APPLIED WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH. IN NISSAN SERVICE SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, COST - $850. SWITCHING GEARS SAFELY IS AN ESSENTIAL VEHICLE FUNCTION AND THE GEARS SHIFT STICK IS NOT A WEARABLE PART FOR WHICH MALFUNCTION I SHOULD PAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043790November 6, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKEN AND FLAPS DOWN UNEXPECTED WHEN DRIVING. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS AND FIX THEM FREE - AS OF NOW THEY CONTEND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED WITH THE 5 YEAR, 120,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. FOUR OUT OF THE PAST 5 COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE RELATED TO THIS VERY ISSUE (AND NO MINE). NISSAN NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A DESIGN FLAW BEFORE ACCIDENTS OCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035417October 21, 2017
POWER TRAIN
INTERMIT - VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL. AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL - INTERMIT OPERATION STILL PRESENT. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON LOCAL STREETS, PARKING LOTS AND HIGHWAYS. CURRENT SPEED OF VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE FACTOR, ONLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031741October 4, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SUN VISOR STARTED SLOWLY SAGGING DOWN ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE. THEY MAKE A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHEN ENGAGED. THEY NO LONGER LIFT TO THE CLOSED POSITION. SINCE THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS PART NISSAN I'LL HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE BOTH. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE A YEAR AGO AND THE VISORS HAVE ALWAYS MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE VISOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030147September 27, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SUN VISORS NO LONGER STAY UP AND OUT OF THE VIEW SOME TIMES SWING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING BLOCKING VISIBILITY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030139September 27, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THEY HANG DOWN AND BLOCK THE VIEW ALL AROUND. WE HAVE FIXED THEM 3 TIMES ALREADY. THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED HE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE $175 EACH TIME IT BREAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11029881September 26, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BROKE (A PIECE INSIDE THE VISOR) EARLY ON IN OWNERSHIP BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BOTHER ME. NOW, IT HANGS DOWN IN MY FACE OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024157September 19, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
AT FIRST THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FADING TO THE FLOOR AT A STOP. REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. CONDITION BETTER BUT PEDAL STILL SPONGY AND THEN, ADDITIONALLY, WHEN DRIVING, AT RANDOM TIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN 3/4 OF THE WAY BEFORE ANY BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE IS FELT AND THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO STOP. THIS IS VERY SCARY AS YOU ARE NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO STOP OR NOT. DEALER THEN REPLACED ABS ACTUATOR WITH NO REMEDY TO RANDOM PROBLEM. DEALER ADDITIONALLY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN WITH NO BETTER OUTCOME. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX THIS SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER CONSULTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING WITH NISSAN ENGINEERS. NOW WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL NISSAN ENGINEER CAN GET TO DEALER IN 2 WEEKS? TO PERSONALLY TROUBLESHOOT THE BRAKES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW IS ON IT'S 3RD MASTER CYLINDER AND 2ND ABS ACTUATOR WITH NO SAFE SOLUTION AS OF YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021212September 2, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND YOU CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING FROM THE EXTERIOR. THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020661August 30, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SUNVISORS BREAK TOO EASY. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS ON INTERNET A PIECE OF PLASTIC BREAKS IN MODELS AS NEW AS 2014. IN MY PATHFINDER BOTH SUNVISORS BROKE AND I HAD TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016456August 21, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 50 MPH, THE HOOD INDEPENDENTLY OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015389August 15, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOTH SUNVISORS OF MY CAR BROKE AND HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED MY FIELD OF VISION NOT TO MENTION THAT IT STICKS OUT INTO MY FACE WHEN I DRIVE. T THE SUNVISOR CAN'T BE STORED SAFELY (CLICK INTO POSITION)AND CAN'T BE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE SUN BECAUSE IT IS DANGLING- BROKE. THE SAME HAPPENED TO MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY HUSBAND PUT CLAMPS TO HOLD THEM BACK BUT TODAY I FINALLY WENT TO NISSAN TO REPLACE THEM. IT COST $313!!! I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND THE SUNVISORS HAVE NEVER BROKEN.... I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN BUT THEY DIDN'T CONSIDER THISOME A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015163August 14, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LIFT GATE/HATCH POWER STRUTS CORRODED AND SNAPPED WHILE IT WAS CLOSING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT UNDERNEATH IT. I HAD TO REMOVE IT TO CLOSE THE DOOR. BOTH SIDES ARE CORRODED THROUGH AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 65K MILES AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED THE WAY IT DID. I'VE HEARD THERE IS A BULLETIN ISSUED BY NISSAN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE ONLY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE $1550 COST TO REPLACE THESE EXPENSIVE PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014521August 10, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS EXPERIENCED 8 INCIDENTS OF NO ACCELERATION, SOMETIMES AT CRITICAL MOMENTS, LIKE MERGING FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ONE INCIDENT INVOLVED A SEMI-TRUCK NEARLY REAR-ENDING ME ON A FLYOVER RAMP WHILE MY PATHFINDER WAS STUCK AT 40 MPH. IT WAS LIKE A FUNERAL PROCESSION STUCK BEHIND ME UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET ON A SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, AFTER THE FLYOVER RAMP. ALL 8 INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED AFTER THE CAR WAS SERVICED ON 2/14/17 BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL PC500 (DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSION). WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH OUR PATHFINDER BEFORE THE WARRANTY/RECALL WORK WAS DONE. THE CAR TENDS TO GET STUCK IN LOWER SPEEDS, BETWEEN ABOUT 15-40 MPH. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE FROM A DEAD STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT FINALLY DID ACCELERATE FROM THE RED LIGHT, IT SHOT OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND CAUSED US TO GO OVER A MEDIAN AND OFF THE ROAD. IT DOES IT ON LOCAL STREETS AND ALSO ON HIGHWAYS. THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION SEEMS GREATER WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER, IT COULD BE DEADLY ON LOCAL ROADS AS WELL. I AM SCARED TO TURN LEFT WITHOUT AN ARROW FOR FEAR OF IT NOT ACCELERATING. I HAVE TO DRIVE DIFFERENTLY, ALLOWING TONS OF SPACE/TIME TO PULL OUT OF PARKING LOTS, IN CASE IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE. I HAVE ALL OF MY SERVICE RECORDS AND HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO SERVICE THE CAR THAT IT REQUIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013629August 8, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR ARE TOO HEAVY FOR THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THEM AND OVER TIME STARTS TO HANG AND EVENTUALLY BREAK AT THE SWIVEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AS THE VISOR BLOCKS YOUR LINE OF SIGHT AND ONCE IT BREAKS IT IS COMPLETELY IN YOUR WAY. I REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND ITS ALREADY HANGING AGAIN, THE DRIVER SIDE ONE WAS HANGING AND BROKE AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE SERVICE MAN AT THE NISSAN DEALER SAID THEY KEEP A TON OF THEM IN STOCK, BECAUSE THEY ARE ALWAYS BREAKING/HANGING. DRIVING THIS CAR IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012675August 3, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MAY 2017 THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WAS REPLACED BY ME. IN JULY 2017 THE MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND RELEASED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AND CAUSING ME TO ABRUPTLY SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VISOR ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ONE WITH THE 2013 AND 2014 PATHFINDER AND IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A SAFETY HAZARD. ABRUPTLY OBSTRUCTING THE LINE OF SIGHT OF A DRIVER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004958July 12, 2017
ENGINE
IN PARK, MY GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE SO I CANNOT GET OUT OF PARK. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. IN THE BEGINNING IT WOULD HAPPEN MAYBE ONE OR TWICE A WEEK. NOW ITS ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME I GET IN MY VEHICLE. IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 15 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN GET IT OUT OF PARK AND IN GEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004189July 11, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVING HOME WITH FAMILY ABOUT 11:30 PM ON HYWAY THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS WENT EVERYWHERE VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE SITUATION BECAUSE MY KIDS COULD OF BEEN HURT VERY BADLY LUCKY I HAD VISOR CLOSED BY TOOK ME 2 HOURS TO CLEANUP ALL THE GLASS THEN WHEN TRYING TO GET FIXED I AM BEING TOLD THE GLASS FOR SUNROOF IS ALMOST $800 VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT IT WHY CAN'T THIS GLASS BE LAMINATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001849June 28, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND THE SUN VISORS HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THEY DO NOT STAY UP. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AS IF YOU GOOGLE IT, THERE ARE MULTIPLE THREADS DESCRIBING THE ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLOCKS YOUR VISIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, IT MAKES A LOUD CRACKING SOUND ANYTIME YOU OPEN OR CLOSE IT. I CONTACTED NISSAN LAST YEAR IN 2016 AND THEY BASICALLY SAID, "OH WELL. YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY." THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN. I CAN BE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SUN VISOR WILL SUDDENLY FALL DOWN AND BLOCK MY VIEW. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN LAST YEAR, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN A YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD NOTICED THE ISSUE WITH THE SUN VISORS FOR A WHILE, BUT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN PREVIOUSLY DUE TO PERSONAL ISSUES GOING ON (I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEPARATION AND DIVORCE). THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS HANGING SO LOW NOW THAT I HAVE TO PUSH TO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW SO I CAN SEE WHEN I DRIVE. I HAVE INCLUDED SOME PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE SUN VISOR IS SITTING ON A PERMANENT BASIS. EVEN IF I PUSH IT UP, IT FALLS BACK TO THIS POSITION. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE FINAL PICTURE THAT IS BASICALLY AT MY EYE LEVEL. I CAN UNDERSTAND NISSAN NOT WANTING TO REPLACE BOTH SUN VISORS, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. AT $250 A PIECE, I CAN'T REALLY AFFORD TO SPEND $500 TO HAVE THEM BOTH REPAIRED. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY AND MINE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001857June 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, RESULTING IN NO ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HAPPENS AT RANDOM, AND AT VARYING SPEEDS: INCLUDING ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ACCELERATION AT CITY SPEEDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, RPMS DO NOT RISE WHILE THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED THE CVT AND TORQUE CONVERTOR ' BOTH DEEMED BAD BY THE DEALER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NO CODES APPEARING DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. NISSAN CORPORATE HAS NOT FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM, BUT IS 'AWARE OF SOME CONCERNS'.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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