Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2013)

891 consumer complaints on file.

#10628358August 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT DETECT A PERSON AT ALL TIMES. MY DAUGHTER WEIGHS 120 AND IT WILL NOT DETECT HER WHEN SHE IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625981August 18, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH A OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT, PERSON WEIGHT 120 LB, AND THE CAR WAS REPROGRAM BEFORE WITH A RECALL NOTICE, ISSUE STILL THE SAME, HAPPENED SOME TIMES, AND I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF AND RESTART AND THE LIGHT TURN OFF, THIS IS AN ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVE DO TO A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625808August 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MY WIFE (130 LBS) IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WAS APPARENTLY A RECALL. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION, AS IT OCCURRED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID A REPROGRAM, YET AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THE OCCUPANT SENSOR, I WAS TOLD. AGAIN, IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. I CALLED AGAIN AND THEY WERE REALLY GREAT AND GOT ME IN THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID THAT SOME OF THE VEHICLES JUST DIDN'T TAKE TO THE REPROGRAM FOR SOME REASON. IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN JUST THIS PAST WEEK IT HAS STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. THIS SIGNIFICANTLY JEOPARDIZES THE SAFETY OF THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IF THERE IS EVER TO BE AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 6500 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER CONCERN WILL BE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I WOULD SELL IT. THE PROBLEMS REPRESENT AN INHERENT BREACH OF IMPLIED WARRANTY AND THEREFORE HAVE DAMAGED THE REPUTATION AND VALUE OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621594August 12, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
SINCE I PURCHASE THE SUV #1 I HEARD LITTLE NOISE I WHEN BACK TO DEALER AT LIST 5 TIMES AND THEY DON'T FIND ANYTHING FOR LAST COUPLE MONTHS I START TO HEAR NOISE BUT I THINK IT'S THE BEARING BECAUSE THE WHOLE WELL MOVE #2 WHEN U GAS UP THE CAR NEVER GIVE U THE SAME MILEAGE ALWAYS DIFFERENT #3 WATER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPES SAME TIME IT WORKS SAME TIME DON'T SAME ISSUE SINCE I GOT THE SUV THIS SUV IT'S TO MANY ISSUE SINCE I GOT IT !I WILL NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO GET ONE OF THIS SUV IT'S NOT WORTH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621553August 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2013 TRANSMISSION HAS SHUTTERED AND SHUTTERED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. 30 DAYS IT STARTED AGAIN ONLY WORSE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN GULFPORT, MS AND THE MECHANIC THINKS IT HAS BAD GAS. BROUGHT THE CAR IN FLORIDA, THEY WORKED ON IT AND SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. TODAY, WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35 MPH, IT MAD A SOUND LIKE I HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, REALLY LOUD, WE COULD FEEL IT IN OUR SEATS, I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621300August 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
JUST BOUGHT MY PATHFINDER THREE MONTHS AGO USED WITH 18000 MILES ME AND MY WIFE JUST HAD OUR SECOND CHILD AND WE WERE LOOKING FOR A THIRD ROW VEHICLE COMPARABLE TO THE HIGHLANDER AND WE THOUGHT THIS WAS IT BUT BOY WERE WE WRONG. WE PUT ABOUT 2000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS PATHFINDER PUT MY FAMILY'S LIFE IN DANGER WHEN IT STARTED LOSING POWER AND JERKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY... MY WIFE SAYS SHE'S NEVER HAD SUCH A NEW CAR GIVES HER PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND SHE NO LONGER TRUST DRIVING IT WITH MY THREE WEEK OLD DAUGHTER AND 2 YEAR OLD SON INSIDE. I'M GONNA GET RID OF THIS JUNK AND BUY A HIGHLANDER LIKE I SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEN I KNOW MY FAMILY WILL BE SAFE ON THE ROAD. NISSAN HAS FOREVER LOST MY BUSINESS, NEVER AGAIN. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WON'T DO ANYTHING TO TRULY FIX THEM ONLY TRY TO BUY TIME TILL THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. BYE BYE NISSAN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619509August 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON TAKE OFF 2-10 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617126July 29, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE HOOD JUMPS UP AND DOWN AS YOU DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ANYTHING OVER 60 MPH. IF IT IS A PARTICULARLY WINDY DAY, IT IS EVEN WORSE. I AM TERRIFIED THAT ONE DAY IT IS GOING TO FLY UP, BLOCK MY VIEW OR BREAK THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. IT MAKES ME DIZZY JUST WATCHING IT, BUT YOU CAN'T STOP WATCHING BECAUSE YOU ARE COMPLETELY TERRIFIED THAT IT WILL FLY UP! I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS. I RECEIVED THE STANDARD, WE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING ON OUR TEST DRIVE (MIND YOU THEY HAD MY VEHICLE 3 DAYS). THE DEALERSHIP DID ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS AN "EASY" FIX, THAT I JUST NEEDED TO UN-SCREW THE 2 RUBBER PIECES ON EACH SIDE OF THE HOOD SO THAT THEY ARE LONGER. OF COURSE . . . THEY DIDN'T DO THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ME. I HAD TO CALL BACK AND THE TECHNICIAN GUIDED ME THROUGH IT AT HOME. NOT MUCH OF A FIX IF YOU ASK ME. THEY 2 RUBBER PIECES ONLY UNSCREWED ONE MORE TURN BEFORE COMPLETELY FALLING OUT! THEY ARE ONLY A LITTLE OVER AN INCH LONG TO BEGIN WITH. IF THIS IS ALL THAT IS HOLDING DOWN THE HOOD BESIDES THE ONE METAL CLAMP -- I'M GUESSING SOMEONE'S HOOD IS GOING TO FLY UP ONE OF THESE DAYS AND THERE WILL BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN. SAFETY IS NOT NISSAN'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY THAT IS FOR CERTAIN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615024July 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V138000 (AIR BAG). HOWEVER, THE RECALL HAS EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614891July 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED ON DECEMBER 24, 2013, MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUE, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AFTER THREE SERVICE CALLS, AND ENDED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FAILING WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR SIGNIFICANT SAFETY EVENT. ON 6 JUL 2014, MY PATHFINDER?S TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 95 OVER 150 MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE AT POSTED SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER WITH A SLIGHT JUMP IN RPM, ACTED NORMALLY, AND THEN, THE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN GEAR. WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUTDOWN THE CAR. I RESTARTED THE PATHFINDER AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE POWER TRAIN; AS BEFORE, THE VEHICLE DROVE WITH NO APPARENT ISSUE. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE?S RPM STARTED TO EXCEED 5000 TO 6000 RPMS, CYCLING BETWEEN COASTING AT HIGH AND LOW RPMS (WITH NO POWER BEING TRANSFER TO THE WHEELS TO MANEUVER THE CAR PROPERLY), AND NORMAL ?POWERED? DRIVING. FINALLY, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO FUEL PEDAL ACTIONS. I WAS ABLE TO ?COAST? THROUGH THE 70+ MPH TRAFFIC TO THE HIGHWAYS? SHOULDER. BACKGROUND. I QUESTIONED BOTH THE SALESMAN/MANAGER ON THIS ISSUE, AND BOTH STATED THAT THESE EARLY PROBLEMS HAD BEEN RESOLVED, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT MY VEHICLE?S TRANSMISSION WAS A NEWER ONE. THE FIRST VEHICLE INCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CONSISTED OF TRANSMISSION BUMPS AND RUMBLES THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER OR RATTLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA ON 19 JAN 2014, 4 MAR, AND 2 MAY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER WOULD ADJUST TO THE INDIVIDUAL PATTERN OF THE DRIVER AND THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED, AND THE VEHICLE'S SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE MITIGATED BY THE LAST SOFTWARE UPDATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610197July 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BECAUSE AT SLOW SPEEDS IT SHUDDERS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN YOU DO NOT DOWNSHIFT. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT DOES THIS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AROUND 50 MPH THAT IT DOES NOTHING AND THEN DECIDES TO JUST TAKE OFF. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR EIGHT DAYS ON ONE OCCASION AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM - AGAIN HAPPENS AT ANY TIME AND NOT CONSISTENTLY. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER ON IT SO NISSAN CAN TELL THEM WHAT TO DO. THIS IS ABSURD. THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND ADMIT IT BUT WON'T TACKLE THE PROBLEM HEAD ON. I GUESS THEY NEED TO HAVE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY ARE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING. IT'S TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DEALER HAD EIGHT TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THE SHOP WHEN MINE WAS IN LAST WEEK. BUT THEY CLAIM THEIR HANDS ARE TIED. NHTSA TIME TO STEP IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609518July 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED CAUSING A MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE NUMBER OF INJURIES WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608990July 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION HAS A SHUDDER ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10-20 MPH AND ALSO HAS A LUGGING AROUND 50 MPH. MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, REPROGRAMMED AND STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607515July 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN
APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER, NOTICING THAT IT "SHUDDERS" AND LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDSTILL OR AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE SENSATION IS DESCRIBED AS BEING LIKE "DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP" AND THE POWER LOSS OCCURS FOR ABOUT THREE TO FIVE SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THROUGH A SOFTWARE UPDATE, NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND EVEN A NEW TRANSMISSION. I DROPPED THE CAR OF THIS MORNING FOR THE FOURTH TIME BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND THIS PROBLEM SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS THE USE OF MY VEHICLE AND CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606552June 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP! MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2013 PATHFINDER AND IT ONLY HAS 13000 MILES AN IS ALREADY ON ITS SECOND TRANSMISSION! OUR CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND SHUDDERS ON TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MILE PER HOUR! WHY ISN'T THERE A DIRECT INVESTIGATION FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY NOT WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS HERE ARE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND IT'S SO DANGEROUS WITH MY 6 MONTH OLD CHILD IN THE CAR. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. SAME PROBLEM WITH PATHFINDER'S EQUIVALENT, INFINITY EQUIVALENT JX35, WITH SAME TYPE TRANSMISSION. LOOK IT UP. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605956June 25, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AND DECELERATED SPORADICALLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605533June 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE THE BACKUP CAMERA HAVE STATIC LINES AND THE IMAGE START ROLLING UP AND DOWN HAPPENED SOME TIMES NOT ALWAYS, I TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE AND THEY DIDN'T REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING FINE, I EVEN TOOK A VIDEO AND GIVE THIS TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE NEEDS TO SEE IN PERSON AND IT WAS NO RECALL ON THIS EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605467June 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10605472June 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
JUST PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER ON 6/19 WITH ONLY 5100 MILES ON IT. BY 6/22, BY NOTICED THAT THE CAR WILL SHUDDER OCCASIONALLY AFTER ACCELERATING, COASTING, AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TURN TO AN INTERCHANGE, THE CAR SHOOK AS IF GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS AND WASN'T ABLE TO ACHIEVE ACCELERATING POWER UNTIL SHAKING STOPPED. HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 7 TIMES OVER THE PAST DAY. VERY FRUSTRATED IN THE DEALER WHO NOW SAYS THE MANUFACTURER WILL COVER ANY DEFECTS. I FEEL THE DEALER KNOWINGLY PASSED THE PROBLEM ON TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605474June 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHOLE FAMILY IS IN THE CAR AND I WAS DRIVING . WHILE WE ARE ENTERING TO HIGHWAY AND MERGING TO RIGHT LINE, SHUDDER HAPPENS AND WE LOOSE ALL ENGINE POWER , GAS PEDAL BECOMES USELESS AND ONLY THING I CAN DO WAS TO SLOW DOWN. IN THAT INSTANT WE ARE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMI TRUCK. CVT TRANSMISSION PUT THE CAR INTO SHUDDER STATE. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SPEED UP WHILE MERGING TO HIGHWAY FOR ALMOST 20 SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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