Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2015)

321 consumer complaints on file.

#11537930August 11, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1)Vehicle has been repaired 3 times in the last 2 weeks for a brake switch issue that is causing the vehicle not to recognize the brake is pushed causing the car not being able to start. This has been an intermittent issue for 18 months and was told the recall fixed it, which it didn't. 2)Dealership service department is now telling me that other issues have arisen since trying to fix issue #1. The car is revving to 5000 rpms, the car is automatically going to manual 1, and the car is hitting speeds of 40mph without touching the pedal.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11530388July 5, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the brake lights remained illuminated after releasing the brake pedal. The ABS warning light was intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed that front brake pads were low however, the contact was not offered any further information. The manufacturer was also notified of the issue informed the contact that there were no recalls on the VIN. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V020000 (Exterior Lighting). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11529901July 1, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Headlamps on 2015 Nissan Pathfinder delaminating making plastic on headlamps foggy with issue getting worse by the day. Safety issue that Nissan will not assume responsibility for, even though they had similar recall for years of other model car in 2015. Reference TSB No. 03-074H. Dealership at Surf city Nissan has been zero help. I am concerned for the safety of my family while driving at night. Please help if you can.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11529794June 30, 2023
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the passenger side front, middle and rear curtain air bags were erroneously deployed causing the vehicle to abruptly shut off. During the failure, the driver sustained burns to both arms and hands which did not require medical treatment. The contact indicated that the vehicle did not crash into another vehicle or object to cause the air bags to deploy. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11529662June 29, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
No warning lamps or error codes given on instrument cluster While driving normally the car suddenly would not accelerate almost causing an accident while turning left. The car was driven home on idle. This Happened 2 weeks prior and the battery was replaced to rule out problem and it worked fine for 2 weeks fine . The same problem occurred again and will not accelerate. This is a major safety hazard and I’m looking into legal action for negligence and non helpful Nissan corporation
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11528552June 23, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The hood latch is not secure, while driving on the interstate especially, you can see the hood blowing up..This is dangerous because the hood may lift up while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519300April 27, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle jerked and hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving from a complete stop. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the CarMax where the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 121,320.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516539April 11, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Car making hissing / humming noise
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513328March 22, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
2015 pathfinder will intermittently not accelerate while driving. Occurs mostly after being at a stop. Has also occurred while in motion in a 35 mph zone. The traction control light will illuminate and stay on until vehicle is shut off and restarted. This is dangerous and will eventually cause a crash.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507950February 18, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Significant knocking from front of vehicle. Took to mechanic and had front transfer case replaced due to metal breaking off assembly. Could have caused failure while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11503252January 23, 2023
AIR BAGS
The vehicle had no issues after being stopped for three days the airbag light on the dashboard started to flash and the passenger airbag-off light is on even with a passenger seated on.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11503255January 23, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
While driving the back gate open warning showed on the dashboard and the dome lights turned on and the doors unlocked by it self this happened several times.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11492631November 7, 2022
POWER TRAIN
On my way to the emissions test site, I was approaching an intersection that was controlled by a stop sign. As I approached this stop sign, I applied the brakes. My vehicle kept traveling into the intersection. The brakes did not stop the car I went out into the middle of the intersection, crossing one lane of oncoming traffic and into the 2nd lane of traffic and stopped about one foot from an oncoming vehicle. Upon this incident, I drove the vehicle home and tried to figure out what happened. The car drove home okay. Reviewed Recent service visits: December 2021 we had the car in the shop for a bearing was bad in the cooling fan and causing it to hit the shroud; March of 2022 service visit, brakes were flushed; September 2022 in for service found out a rear brake job was needed. As a result of the incident I drove the vehicle to the dealer again - they put it through the diagnostic tool - and the code came up for that the transmission was gone and to drive it any further it would be a death trap. The vehicle needed a brand new transmission. Researching the Nissan Pathfinder year 2015-there is a known defect in the transmission. As a result of a class action suit the warranty was increased to 7 yrs or 84,000 miles. This Nissan Pathfinder has 75,000 miles and was 46 days past the 7 year mark. The dealer could do nothing for me - charged thousands to replace the transmission. And now, all those identified Nissan Pathfinders, Nissan Rogues and certain model Infinitis are still on the road. It was fate that this did not end in a horrific incident for me or those I could have come in contact with. #1 - these vehicles need to be removed from the road and in my case the transmission should have been replaced by a recall. Why wasn't this a recall, who settled a class action suit and left the "death trap vehicles" on the road? (I do not have the invoice for the repair yet, will pick up vehicle tomorrow and forward the invoice to you.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11488231October 6, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The rear hatch door goes up when the lift button is pushed on the tailgate door, it reaches the top, beeps, then immediately comes back down. The hatch door hit my wife on the head. If you push up hard against the tailgate when it starts to immediately come down it is possible to keep it up. But someone not strong enough can be seriously injured by the door. It’s the same situation every time we lift the hatch to open—up, beep, and back down it immediately comes We talked to dealer. They said contact Nissan consumer affairs. So we did. They said our vehicle is out of warranty: nothing we can do. Go back to dealer and pay to have it fixed. Not helpful at all. This isn’t a lightbulb burnt out or physical wear issue— it’s a safety issue and the manufacturer should do a recall and fix it ASAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11486922September 28, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that after opening the hood, the hood failed to close as needed. The contact had to slam the hood repeatedly for the hood to close properly. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V420000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11485199September 19, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V420000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35-40 MPH, the hood inadvertently opened. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and was able to close the hood using excessive force. The fender was damaged while closing the hood. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11480672August 22, 2022
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
When driving, many times while going uphill, the car starts to jerk if I press the gas it jerks more. I have to let go of the gas and then press to go fast for it to stop. At times, it has caused for other cars to rear end or for me to go into another car. The jerkin is becoming a safety hazard for me and I’ve only had the car since July. This is my first Nissan ever and would have never imagined to experience such issues.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11480029August 18, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the liftgate failed to latch correctly due to the release button being fractured inwardly. Due to the failure, the release button failed to respond appropriately whenever activated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the release button needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11478861August 11, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
A component is draining my battery. 7/21 New battery installed by Dealer. I'm told that the alternator is good. 7/28 adjustment on brake/starter switch??? Dealer wasn't clear. Said problem was fixed. 8/4 returned the SUV back to local dealer . Now I'm told that the Tow Bar was pulling 4 amps of energy and draining the battery, and that I should return the vehicle back to the place of purchased to have repaired. Our 2015 was purchase brand new with the Tow Bar as part of the accessary package. I have a Nissan Security Plus Extended Warranty. The Tech suggested that the Tow Bar may not have been Factory Installed. In the interim, I have been without transportation for 8 days.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11477916August 6, 2022
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Brake lights will stay on even when car is parked and not occupied.Skid control coms on when driving and engine power is reduced or in lymph node. Car can be put in drive without depressing the brake switch . Ok Nissan says this is not on recall by vin # but there is an active recall on this model now. Sounds like a good lawsuit to me.Thanks and hope you can help.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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