Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2013)

891 consumer complaints on file.

#10550621November 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
PURCHASED VEHICLE JAN 2013. VEHICLE SHUDDERS CONTINUOUSLY WHEN TRAVELING AT CONSTANT SPEED AROUND 40 MPH. ALSO SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY AND LOSES POWER WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED, APPROX. 5 TO 10 MPH. SOURCE FEELS TO BE TRANSMISSION. HAPPENS EVERY TIME DRIVEN.TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED MAY 2013. TECHNICIAN DROVE IT AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FEEL ANYTHING WRONG. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS GOING TO BE VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED SOON. THAT HAD NO EFFECT ON PROBLEM, STILL AS EVIDENT AS EVER. NOW FACED WITH THIRD TRIP TO SHOP TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING DONE. SEEMS TO BE COMMON COMPLAINT BASED ON WHAT I READ. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550563November 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE PURCHASED HER 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON 04/06/13, FROM METRO NISSAN IN MONTCLAIR CALIFORNIA. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 35 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND JERK THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR. INITIALLY, IT OCCURED NOT TOO OFTEN AND WE DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. THE SHUTTERING GOT MUCH STRONGER AS TIME WENT ON AND BECAME MORE OFTEN. DURING THESE OCCURANCES IT APPEARED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THIS CREATED A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO NEARLY BEING STRUCK BY VEHICLES A FEW TIMES WHILE PULING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS AND MERGING INTO HIGHWAY LANES. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX. ON 10/29/13, I DROPPED OFF THE PATHFINDER AT METRO NISSAN, WITH APROXIMATELY 6281 MILES. I TEST DROVE VEHICLE WITH A TECHNICIAN. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED AND FELT THE VEHICLE SHUTTER AND TREMBLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE, WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE NEW TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE FINE BUT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REVIEWS ONLINE FROM AROUND THE US WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS. SOME HAVE HAD TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AND PROBLEM HAVE CONTINUED. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS NISSAN GOING TO DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ITS TRULY A SAFETY HAZZARD AND MY WIFE AND I ARE CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN. NISSAN OR DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE SOLUTION OR FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550283October 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERED, SQUEAKY NOISE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549942October 29, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE WEIGHT OF A 75 POUND PERSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V069000 (AIR BAGS). AFTERWARD, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550034October 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
INCIDENT HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES FROM JULY 20TH 2013 UP TO SEPTEMBER 2013 ONLY IN HOT DAYS WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AROUND 85 DEGREES. ALL SITUATIONS WERE VERY SIMILAR. I WILL DESCRIBE JUST ONE. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE TO TRAFFIC FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. I MOVED SLOWLY AROUND 25 MPH AND I SOW THAT I CAN MERGE TO LINE SO I ACCELERATE LIGHTLY TO AROUND 30-32MPH WHERE RPM WAS AROUND 1000-1500RPM. WHEN I WAS CHANGING LINES CAR START SHAKE LIKE I'M GOING TROUGH SLOW DOWN STRIPS, I REMEMBER SPEED BECAUSE I GOT SCARED AND I TOOK LOOK TO DASH IF ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND IF ENGINE IS SHUTTING DOWN. I SAW RPM STILL UP AND CAR STARTED MOVE NORMALLY AFTER 1-2 SEC. WHEN I PRESSED ACCELERATOR. I THOUGHT THAT CAR WILL STOP AND I WILL GET HIT BY CAR COMING FROM REAR. I HAD 2 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER IN CAR WITH ME AT THAT TIME. NO SO FUNNY NISSAN. I VISITED DEALER 2 TIMES. DEALER TRIED TO REPLICATE ISSUE BUT THEY DID THAT AT MORNING WHEN IS NOT SO HOT. THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT AND THEY SENT ME HOME WITH NOTHING BECAUSE NISSAN DIDN'T RELEASED RECALL FOR MY VIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550050October 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
UPON ACCELERATING, I NOTICED JERKING/SHUTTERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES SINCE THEN. TAKING TO DEALER TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549765October 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY
WE, LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS, ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4X4. AT LOW SPEED ACCELERATION, TRANSMISSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND POWER IS LOST -- CANNOT SPEED UP. ALSO HAPPENS AT HIGH/HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT A DANGEROUS ONE, BOTH WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP FROM ROLLING START OR WHEN PASSING/ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN, TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY SAY THEY WILL REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP BUT MOST OTHER OWNERS REPORTING SIMILAR ISSUES SAY THESE ARE NOT FIXES AND PROBLEMS RECUR. WILL REPORT BACK. BEYOND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE, OUR HOOD ALSO BUFFETS SIGNIFICANTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT VISIBLY SHAKES AND WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE AND IT WASN'T DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549865October 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER, NOVEMBER 2012. WE TRADED IN OUR CHEVROLET TAHOE AND DECIDED WITH GAS PRICES INCREASING WE NEEDED A VEHICLE THAT WE CAN SAVE A LITTLE ON. WE PUT OUR TRUST IN NISSAN. ABOUT 11 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING, I WAS LEAVING WORK AND BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE PROCEEDED TO THE STOP SIGN. AT THE STOP SIGN I ACCELERATED AND IT MOVED FORWARD A FEW FEET, THEN IT MADE A LOUD NOISE. BEFORE I KNEW IT THE CAR WAS ON, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE GOOD THING IS I HAD A PERSON BEHIND ME THAT NOTICED I HAD CAR PROBLEMS AND PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE LANES OF TRAFFIC. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND THEY JUST INFORMED US THAT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE CARD IS NOT WORKING. THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING INTO GEAR, JUST NOT MOVING. NOW THEIR SHOP MANAGER HAS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS ONE WEEK THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN A RENTAL....SHOULD GET OUR CAR FRIDAY. WILL MY CAR EVER DRIVE THE SAME AGAIN WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549679October 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW IN NOVEMBER 2013, I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTER ALMOST GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, I WENT TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT ON JAN 29 2013 AND EXPLAINED THAT "AT TIMES ABOUT ONCE TO TWICE A MONTH, WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY AND ONLY SLOWED DOWN. THE SERVICE DEPT. KEPT THE VEHICLE, ONLY TO RETURN IT AND SAID THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONDITION PERSISTED ONLY ONCE TO TWICE A MONTH. I STATED ON A OIL SERVICE THAT THIS ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. ON OCTOBER 21, 2013 I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON A MAJOR BRIDGE WHEN ALL TRAFFIC CAME TO A HALT. MY VEHICLE JUST WENT OVER ONE OF THE BRIDGE'S METAL EXPANSION JOINTS WHICH IS A LITTLE BUMP WHEN I NEEDED TO BRAKE. MY APPROX SPEED WAS 30 MPH AT THE TIME I NEEDED TO STOP. AGAIN, WITH THE SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND I REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AS I SWERVED RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE LANE TO AVOID A TOTAL DOMINO EFFECT OF REAR-ENDING VEHICLES, I WAS THE T-BONED BY ANOTHER ONCOMING VEHICLE. ALL OF MY SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND DAMAGE WAS TO MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE. AN ESTIMATE OF $19,000.00 WAS FIGURED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER. 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 23, 2013, NISSAN ISSUED A TOTAL RECALL OF THE 2013 PATHFINDER. THE RECALL STEMS FROM A FLAW IN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE BULLETIN SAYS THAT "IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, DURING LIGHT BRAKING ON ROUGH ROADS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) BRAKE PRESSURE OUTPUT SOFTWARE MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE". AND OF COURSE, THE LONGER IT TAKES TO STOP A VEHICLE, THE GREATER THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON OCTOBER 24, 2013 AND AM STILL AWAITING A RETURN PHONE CALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549470October 25, 2013
ENGINE
EVERYTHING TIME I DRIVE ON THE HWY OVER 55MPH THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO COME OFF. IT SHAKES SO MUCH THAT IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. THE DEALER CHECK AND SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR SUV'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549508October 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
I JUST FILED A COMPLAINT LAST WEEK REGARDING MY AIR BAG ON MY 2 MONTH OLD PATHFINDER AND THIS WEEK I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SEEMED TO GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 30 MPH. THE RPMS WERE GOING UP TO 7000 WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL POWER. THIS ONLY LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE DEALER CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS WEEK, AGAIN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY WAS 55 AND MY PATHFINDER WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30-35 MILES PER HOUR FOR 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. IT IS QUITE DISCONCERTING WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER RIDES UP ON YOUR BUMPER GOING AT LEAST 55 MILES AN HOUR AND YOU HAVE NO POWER TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. ONCE AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH SO I AM SURE THAT WHEN I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK THEY ARE GOING TO ONCE AGAIN TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAN JUST STOP RESPONDING LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW NISSAN CAN USE THE EXCUSE "BECAUSE IT DIDN'T TRIGGER A INTERNAL WARNING WITH THE COMPUTER, NOTHING IS WRONG." CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG AND SINCE NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549581October 25, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY DECELERATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,402. UPDATED 11/26/13*CN ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ALSO, THE ROOF WAS LOOSE, DUE TO THE MOLDING NOT HOLDING THE CLIP IN PLACE. UPDATED 12/02/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549399October 24, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I GOT IT. IM FED UP OF GOING TO THE NISSAN TO FIX SOMETHING EVERY FEW WEEKS. THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED ON 2/4/13 THE DAY AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT SIDE STOPPED WORKING SO THE SOCKET WAS CHANGED ON 2/7/13. ON 5/2/13 A FACTORY RECALL WAS COMPLETED. ON 7/30/13 THE WIND SHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED AND THE PART WAS ORDERED. SAME DAY 7/30/13 PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF WHILE ADULT IS IN SEAT. NISSAN PERFORMED A ZERO POINT RESET AND LIGHT WENT OFF. ON 8/24 WASHER PUMP WAS REPLACED. AROUND 9/30/13 THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF AGAIN WITH ADULT IN SEAT. ON 10/15/13 THEY REPLACED OCS SENSOR FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG. ON 10/20/13 THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AGAIN. NISSAN IS ASKING ME IF IM SITTING WELL ON THE SEAT OR MAYBE IM NOT HEAVY ENOUGH. IM 180LBS. JUST IMAGINE IF MY LITTLE SISTER (A MINOR) IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS IS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND I REALLY NEED SOME HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549283October 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY PATHFINDER IN NOVEMBER 2012. AT ABOUT 1000 MILES INTO OWNERSHIP (LESS THAN A MONTH, MY VEHICLE STARTED SHUDDERING AND ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE FIRST SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THEY CHECKED FOR IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEN THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT BACK IN FOR A COMPUTER UPDATE. IT STILL SHUDDERED. AT THE NEXT SERVICE REPEAT THE SAME SCENARIO AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AGAIN. THE SHUDDER IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AT THIS POINT. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK FOR THE 3RD SERVICE I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AGAIN. REPEAT ONE MORE TIME IN 9/13 AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN ON 10/7 AND I PICKED IT UP ON 10/8. I LEFT FOR A BEACH 800 MILE TRIP ON 10/9 AND THE SHUDDERING IS STILL HAPPENING AND NOW WHEN I TURN MY WHEELS WHILE SLOWING DOWN (ENTERING MY GARAGE/BRAKING IN A CURVE) THE BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE AS IF OUT OF CONTROL. IF I LEAVE IT RUNNING FOR A 10 OR SO MINUTES IN PARK THEN TRY TO PUT IT IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE TRIES TO SURGE AWAY FROM ME AS IF I CANNOT CONTROL IT UNLESS HOLDING THE BRAKES DOWN. LAST WEEK THE VEHICLE JUMPED ACROSS 2 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC THEN QUIT. I QUICKLY STARTED IT AGAIN AND JUMPED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE DEALER PICKED IT UP AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WOULD DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. IN FACT THEY SAID IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. THE LAST I HEARD WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS THE CAR SHOULD GO AND WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKES THE CAR SHOULD STOP. IT IS NOW SITTING IN THE DEALER PARKING LOT BECAUSE I AM EXTREMELY AFRAID OF IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST FINE AND TO COME AND GET IT. I ALMOST DIED LAST WEEK IN IT AND IT IS NOT SAFE. THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME NOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT NISSAN ARE HELPING ME. NO ONE SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. SO NOW I AM OUT $44,000 FOR AN UNSAFE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549282October 23, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY PATHFINDER HAS A BUILD DATE OF NOV. 2012. TWO TIMES NOW THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT AN ADULT IS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. IT CAN BE RESET BY STOPPING THE CAR, TURNING IT OFF GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, AND REENTERING AND START BACK UP. IT THEN WORKS AS NORMAL. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS NOT ONE OF THE ONES THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND HE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO REPAIR WHEN HE CAN WITNESS IT. I SHOWED HIM A PICTURE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON AND THE SEAT OCCUPIED AT 70 MPH. I NOTICED IT AFTER EXITING A REST STOP ON I-10 AND DROVE TO THE NEXT REST STOP BEFORE STOPPING TO RESET. CHANGING SEATING POSITION WHILE DRIVING HAD NO EFFECT AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549302October 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
RECEIVED MY PATHFINDER BACK AFTER 15 DAYS IN THE SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF ABS MODULATOR AND SHUTTERING IN THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THEY DID A MODIFICATION TO THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP THE SHUTTERING. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THERE WAS STILL A SHUTTER AT AROUND 20-30 MILES AN HOUR AND THAT WAS JUST HOW THE VEHICLE RAN. LEFT FOR A 500 MILE TRIP DAY AFTER PICKING UP FOR THESE FIXES. ON THE HWY. IT LOST POWER ON HILLS AND SHUTTER WAS HARDER THEN BEFORE. RPM'S WERE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WHICH DECREASED GAS MILEAGE BY 5 MPG. CALLED SERVICE DEPT. AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE OVERDRIVE OFF. VEHICLE DID RUN SLIGHTLY BETTER ON THE HWY. BUT ONCE ON SURFACE STREETS IT WOULD HESITATE (NOT MOVE FOR 2-5 SECONDS) AND THEN LUNGE FORWARD WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. WHEN IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE THEN WOULD JERK BACKWARDS. ALSO WOULD ROLL FORWARD ON A SLIGHT DECLINE EVEN WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. FINALLY ON THE WAY BACK HOME THE VEHICLE'S RPM'S WENT TO 5000 AND GOT STUCK THERE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT NEAREST EXIT. ON THE OFF RAMP VEHICLE STOP MOVING. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND US. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAS 3 MODULATORS THAT WENT OUT. VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS BACK ORDERED. NISSAN CORPORATE HAS CONTACTED ME AND WANTS TO DO A REPURCHASE OR REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT WOULD ONLY MEAN THAT WE WOULD BE GETTING THE SAME DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION BUT IN A DIFFERENT PATHFINDER. REPURCHASE MEANS WE ARE OUT A LOT OF MONEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548910October 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE WOULD BUCK AND JUMP DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FACTORY PROBLEM,WE WITH DEALERSHIP AND THEY REBUILT THIS ORIGINAL ONE AND TOLD ME THERE WERE PROBLEMS ACROSS THE STATES. THIS LASTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS I WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO HAVE A SERVICE TECHNICIAN DRIVE IT WITH COMPUTER ATTACHED TO THROW A READING THIS TOOK ABOUT 4 DAYS. THE NISSAN MAIN HEADQUARTERS AGREED TO PUT A NEW ONE IN AND SAID THEY HAD A FIX THIS WAS CLOSE TO SEPT. HOLIDAYS TRANSMISSION BOX CAME BUT HAD A MOTOR IN IT, THEN I HAD TO CALL BACK HEADQUARTERS BECAUSE THEY WERE A MONTH BEHIND ON FIXING THE ONES THEY WERE AHEAD OF ME,SO I HAD TO GET UPSET WITH THEM AND THEY SENT ONE IN ABOUT 2 DAYS. NOW THAT HAS BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND MY VEHICLE IS JUMPING AND BUCKING AGAIN,HEADWATER WILL NOT FIX THIS UNTIL A TECHNICIAN DRIVES THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND COMPUTER MUST THROW A CODE. I AM TIRED OF HAVING TO WAIT ON A FIX I AM MAKING $547.00 PAYMENT FOR 7 MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MOST OF THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549019October 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING PROBLEM: TRAVELING ON LOS OSOS VALLEY ROAD, SLO CA. ACCELERATED OUT OF A TURN TO ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR; WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED 5 TO 6 TIMES. MINIMAL LOSS OF POWER, AND THEN RESUMED TO NORMAL. FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS GOING OVER SPEED BUMS, BUT THERE ARE NONE. THIS 2013 PATHFINDER IS NEW, WITH 2200 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOW THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE SHUTTERING SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS, WHILE ACCELERATING UP TO 30-35 MILES PER HOUR. NISSAN NEEDS TO COME CLEAN ON THIS ISSUE. SO FAR, THEY ARE PLAYING "TAKE INTO A AUTHORIZE SERVICE DEALER". MOST LIKELY, NISSAN KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS HOPING THAT ALL NEW 2013 PATHFINDER OWNERS WILL ACT AS A "VEHICLE DELIVERY SERVICE" TO RESOLVE NISSAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOT QUITE. . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548684October 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER SL. THE FIRST DAY THAT I SAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT (DAY 2 OF OWNERSHIP), WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN CALIBRATION PROBLEM WITH THE PATHFINDER'S SEAT SENSORS AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR, BUT THAT IT NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED, WHICH IT WAS. AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK FOR 1 WEEK, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT EVEN THOUGH I WAS SEATED "PROPERLY" AS DESCRIBED IN THE USER'S MANUAL. THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR CAR, THEY REPLACED THE SEAT SENSORS BECAUSE IT WAS A "SAFETY ISSUE." TWO WEEKS AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK THE LIGHT IS ONCE AGAIN COMING ON WHEN I SIT NORMAL AND UPRIGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE HEAD TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW TELLING ME THAT THE CAR IS ACTING IN MY BEST INTEREST TO INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF THE AIRBAG LIGHT WHEN I AM SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE OF MY SIZE. I AM A 5'4, 120 LB FEMALE. I FEEL THAT IF I AM SITTING UPRIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE SEAT, AS A NORMAL SIZE ADULT, THE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT BE DISENGAGED. IF IT IS CALIBRATED TO DISENGAGE FOR A 120LB ADULT SEATED PROPERLY, THEN IT SHOULD CONSISTENTLY DO SO, NOT INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT A CHANGE IN POSITION. NISSAN HAS TOLD ME THAT IT IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAT CAN BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548394October 18, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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