Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2013)

891 consumer complaints on file.

#11001901June 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR BEGAN JUMPING AND JERKING AS IT ACCELERATED ON BOTH THE INTERSTATE AND CITY STREETS. I WAS CERTAINLY NOT IN CONTROL. THE TACHOMETER KEPT ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING ON ITS OWN. AFTER I ACCELERATED TO ABOVE 45-50, IT STOPPED JERKING AND BECAME SMOOTH AGAIN. UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, THE VEHICLE WAS JERKY AND HAD TROUBLE ENGAGING AND SHIFTING. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001993June 28, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DEALER (MAUS NISSAN IN NEW PORT RICHEY, FL) REPLACED BOTH VISORS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH VISORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW UP WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VISOR WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/14/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001772June 27, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEFECTIVE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. PASSENGER HANDLE MADE A CRUNCH NOISE AND STOPPED WORKING. 3 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THIS IS A TRIM ISSUE. IT IS NOT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND WAS ON FIRE AND THE DOOR HANDLE DIDN'T WORK? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN MY MIND. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT TURNS OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THESE IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001463June 26, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW THE WEATHER STRIPPING FOR THE ROOF CARGO RACK HAS COME LOOSE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT TAPS ON THE DOOR WINDOWS CREATING A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY (INTERSTATE) SPEEDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000565June 22, 2017
SUSPENSION
REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN; DEALER INVOICE STATES "REAR HATCH STRUTS ARE FAULTY". DISCOVERED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO LOAD FURNITURE IN CAR; SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000525June 21, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE INTERNALLY AND FLOPS DOWN INTO THE DRIVER'S SIGHTLINE--WILL NOT STAY UP OR ANY OTHER POSITION THAN DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVER'S SIGHTLINE. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON YOUTUBE INCLUDING A NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPORTING THAT IT HAPPENS ON ALMOST ALL 2013-2016 PATHFINDERS. IT IS DANGEROUS AS IT AFFECTS VISABILITY. NISSAN WANTS $141 / VISOR FOR THE PART ALONE. INSTALLED, GENERALLY OVER $200. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. PROBLEM OCCURRED AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE SUN VISOR FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995058June 14, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT BLOCKS VIEW OF ROAD TO FRONT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993816June 7, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING HOME TODAY WITH MY TWO YOUNG BOYS ON A RURAL, WOODED ROAD, MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. IT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. I WENT BACK TO THE SCENE WHERE I HEARD THE EXPLOSION TO LOOK FOR ROCKS AND/OR TREE LIMBS AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NO SIGNS OF ROCKS HITTING THE ROOF OR WINDSHIELD. IT APPEARS TO HAVE EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992974June 3, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2013 REVS ENGINE AND JERKS VEHICLE WHILE FIRMLY PRESSING BRAKE (AT A STOP LIGHT). AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE WIND, BUT IT KEPT HAPPENING FOR WEEKS. THEN I NOTICED THE RPMS JUMP WHEN IT HAPPENED. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY ROLL FORWARD IF STOPPED ON A HILL, REQUIRING PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. JUST YESTERDAY, IT REVVED AND JERKED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE LATEST RECALLS DONE AS OF APRIL/MAY WHEN I TOOK IN IN FOR SERVICE (ROSEN NISSAN) AND THEY VERIFIED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS OK. VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE REVVING AND TRYING TO TURN TIRES WHILE IT IS STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992620June 1, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR, INTERNAL PLASTIC BRACKET BROKEN AND ALLOWS THE VISOR TO RANDOMLY FLOP DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991313May 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING INTO LINE OF VISION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A DANGER HAZARD. ALSO, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD SHORT-CIRCUIT WIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984644May 10, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS DO NOT STAY UP IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE ESPECIALLY WILL HANG SO LOW SO AS TO OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY. YOU CAN PUSH THE VISORS UP BUT THEY IMMEDIATELY SAG AFTER RELEASING THE VISOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AS THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. IN FACT. I HAVE HAD TO PLACE VELCRO FASTENERS TO KEEP THE VISORS UP SO AS NOT TO CAUSE AN OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983524May 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED OCCASIONALLY. THIS POSES GREAT SAFETY ISSUES. VEHICLES SHAKES TREMENDOUSLY WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL UNDER 30 MILE PER HOUR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983551May 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CVT WAS REPLACED ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979059April 18, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DEFECTIVE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER BROKE WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE CAR WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF WHEN THE HANDLE FAILED. I REMOVED THE DOOR COVER AND INSPECTED THE HANDLE ASSEBLY TO FIND A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC HAD BROKEN OFF. THE BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE BALL-END OF THE DOOR LATCH CABLE IN PLACE. FROM MY OWN INTERNET SEARCH INVESTIGATIONS, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS COMMON ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES GIVEN THAT IS THE HANDLE USED MOST FREQUENTLY. THE OTHER DOOR HANDLES ARE MANUFACTURED THE SAME WAY SO IT IS LIKELY THAT ALL WILL FAIL DEPENDING ON FREQUENCY OF USE. IN MY OPINION, THIS DEFECT IS RELATED TO POOR DESIGN AND CHEAP MATERIALS. IF THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY OR THE PART OF THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE LATCH CABLE IN PLACE WERE MADE OF METAL OR A STRONGER PLASTIC, THERE WOULD BE NO DEFECT. THEREFORE I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT IS THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF RECALLS THAT EFFECT THIS VEHICLE. THE SAME DOOR HANDLE, PART NUMBER 80671-3TA0A IS THE SAME PART USED IN SEVERAL OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. WHEN I SEARCHED FOR A REPLACEMENT PART THROUGH A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP'S PARTS DEPARTMENT, THE PART HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY PART NUMBER 80671-3TA0D SO IT SEEMS LIKE NISSAN MAY BE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THIS DEFECT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, LET ALONE A GREAT INCONVENIENCE. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THIS FAILURE COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE OR DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972186April 13, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
MY AIR BAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER 2 AND THE RED FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. NO MATTER IF A PERSON IS IN OR OUT THE SEAT. EVEN A 125 POUND PERSON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971574April 10, 2017
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION HAD A RECALL THEY CHANGE IT REPLACE IT THEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING WEIRD NOISES THEY SAID IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS & THE DEFERENTIAL THAT THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC BROKE OR LEFT LOOSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970827April 5, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE OPENING THE DRIVERS DOOR THE INSIDE HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR USING THE EXTERNAL HANDLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969961April 2, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED. UPON REGULAR USE (I.E., NO PULLING, TWISTING, EXCESSIVE FORCE) IT FAILED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE DRIVER DOOR IS TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN AND PULL THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. THE INTERIOR HANDLE MOVES BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969762March 31, 2017
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STALLS WHEN PRESSING THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. WHEN AT A STOP OR TURNING WHEN SWITCHING FROM BRAKING TO ACCELERATING YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL NOT ASSIST AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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