Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2013)

891 consumer complaints on file.

#10583823April 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING (2013). ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, I NOTICED A SHUDDER (JUTTER) WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEEDS. THE CAR LOSES POWER DURING ACCELERATION AND A STRONG VIBRATION/SHAKING (SHUDDER) IS FELT. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE RESET. LESS THAN ONE WEEK AFTER THIS PROCEDURE (DEC. 2013) WAS DONE THE SHUDDER RETURNED. IN JAN. 2014 THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. BY FEB. THE SHUDDER HAD RETURNED YET AGAIN. AS OF APRIL 19, 2014 THE CAR CONTINUES TO SHUDDER UPON ACCELERATION AND HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE SERVICE COMPUTER ONLY SHOWS "MINOR" ERROR CODES AND TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SEVERE SHUDDER. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT LOSES POWER UPON ACCELERATION. THIS IS MY 3RD PURCHASE FROM NISSAN. I HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY INVESTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND NISSAN REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN, HAVE AN OPEN CASE, BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE BECAUSE HER WORKDAY IS OVER PROMPTLY AT 5 PM AND MINE IS NOT. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HER TWO DOZEN TIMES, BUT MY CALLS GO STRAIGHT TO VOICE MAIL. IT IS CLEAR THAT NISSAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION USED IN THE 2013 PATHFINDERS AND THAT THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS, OR IS GOING TO TAKE A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION (LIKE GM?) TO GET NISSAN TO WORK WITH ITS' OWNERS AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? WHY ARE THESE VEHICLES STILL BEING SOLD? NISSAN CONTINUES TO SELL THESE VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS TO UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS WHO WILL BE BURDENED WITH UNSAFE VEHICLES WHICH HAVE DIMINISHED VALUES WITH VIRTUALLY NO RECOURSE AGAINST THIS AUTOMOTIVE GIANT. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582941April 15, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10579185April 11, 2014
ENGINE
ABOUT 4 HOURS INTO OUR RETURN TRIP ON FRIDAY, MARCH 29, I WAS DRIVING ON I295 AROUND THE CITY OF RICHMOND, VA. WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELLING ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN OUR CAR BACKFIRED. MY WIFE AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, AND NOTHING SEEMED TO HAPPEN TO THE CAR. SO WE CONTINUED DRIVING THINKING THE BACKFIRE WAS A NOISE FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN OUR CAR. HOWEVER, WHEN I BRAKED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC BUILDUP THE CAR STALLED AT 40 MPH. I WAS STUNNED BUT QUICKLY RESPONDED BY RESTARTING THE CAR. FROM THAT POINT ON THE CAR REPEATEDLY STALLED EACH TIME WE BRAKED AND/OR REDUCED SPEED. *JS
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579038April 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
BROUGHT PATHFINDER INTO GET SERVICED OCTOBER 30, 2013 AT 5,604 MILES AS THE CAR WAS SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP HAD CAR AND REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. ON NOVEMBER 8, 2013, WE BROUGHT THE PATHFINDER BACK IN FOR SERVICE AS THE SHUDDERING CONTINUED. AT 5.945 MILES THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THE DEALERSHIP THEN REPLACED IT. ON MARCH 25, 2014, WE AGAIN HAD TO BRING THE PATHFINDER IN FOR SERVICE AS THE PATHFINDER WOULD SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING. AT 10,075 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS THEN REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO IT FAILING. WE THEN LODGED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN NA AND REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT AUTOMOBILE BECAUSE WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE PATHFINDER WITH AN 8 WEEK OLD DAUGHTER INSIDE. THE CLAIM WAS THEN FORMALLY DECLINED BY NISSAN WITH NO EXPLANATION EXCEPT THAT THEY ARE EXTENDING OUR WARRANTY. I AM ABSOLUTELY DISAPPOINTED WITH BOTH NISSAN NA AND THE NHTSA FOR NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH A FORMAL RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT AFFECTS THE ACCELERATION OF A 6,000 POUND SUV. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578762April 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2013. IN AUGUST 2013 I BEGAN TO NOTICE A SKIPPING/CHUGGING SENSATION AT A LOW SPEED AND WHICH SEEMED TO ONLY WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS AT THE TIME. I CALLED THAT AUGUST THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY NISSAN. WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT IN THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHAT I HAD DESCRIBED. THE SKIPPING/CHUGGING SENSATION CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. I AGAIN BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO NISSAN IN DECEMBER FOR THE SAME ISSUES. HOWEVER THE SKIPPING/CHUGGING HAD GOT FAR WORSE, IN OCCURRENCES AND INTENSITY. AT THIS TIME THE TECHNICIAN AT NISSAN WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SKIPPING/CHUGGING TOLD ME THAT IT WAS "SKIPPING ON ICE". I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT HAD BEEN ONGOING AND THAT I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT SKIPPING ON THE ICE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE LOGGED INTO THE SYSTEM AND THEY WOULD HAVE NOTE OF IT. THE SKIPPING/CHUGGING HAS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. THE INTENSITY IS FAR WORSE, AND OCCURS EACH TIME I AM ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 5-25/30MPH. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURES WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WILL TURN OFF THEN TURN ON ITS OWN, THEN TAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO SHUT IT OFF. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO NISSAN ON APRIL 7, 2014. ONCE AGAIN, THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. THIS TIME TELLING ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE IS FAILING. AT THIS POINT I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK IF THEY WILL REPLACE THE PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS FAILING, OR THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578164April 8, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER AND LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577589April 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, EVEN WITH ANOTHER ADULT IN THE SEAT. LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS, AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577241April 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED NEW 2013 PATHFINDER AND WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK NOTICED A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER IT WAS AN ISOLATED AND DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE. AS TIME HAS PASSED THIS HAS GOTTEN MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. THEN RECENTLY WITH ONLY 2000 MILES ON THE CAR, WE WERE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CAR SHUDDERED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL, AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST A FEW MPH. THIS BEING HIGHLY CONCERNING FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT PROMPTED US TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. DEALER LOOKED OVER CAR SAID THEY WERE TO REPROGRAM THE TCM AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. AFTER REPROGRAMMING DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE AND TOLD US THAT WAS ALL THAT COULD BE DONE UNTIL THEY COULD PERSONALLY DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE OWNERS ON THEIR 2ND AND 3RD TRANSMISSION AND NO PERMANENT FIX. THE CAR HAS SINCE SHUDDERED AND LOST ACCELERATION THREE TIMES IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD SINCE DEALER RETURNED CAR. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR AND FOR NISSAN TO CONTINUE TO SELL A KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE CAR SHOULD ILLEGAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575691March 30, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED IN AUG 2013. SEPT 2013 AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHUDDER AND LOOSES ACCELERATION. NISSAN DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. OCT 2013 MY VEHICLE WAS BACK IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS TIME NISSAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. NOV 2013 BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE, WAS TOLD A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS JUST RELEASED FOR A COMPUTER UPGRADE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. RETURNED A 4TH TIME IN DEC 2013 AND WAS TOLD I MUST HAVE BEEN SPINNING MY WHEELS IN THE SNOW, NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE ROOF STARTED LEAKING AND THE WATER RAN BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. A GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SHORTLY AFTER I BEGAN TO HAVE ELECTRONIC ISSUES WITH WIPERS, VOLUME CONTROL FOR BLUETOOTH, RADIO. SOME TYPE OF MODULE WAS REPLACED THIS TOOK TWO RETURN TRIPS BEFORE A PROBLEMS WAS FOUND. AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES RETURNED. ON MONDAY 3/24 THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP. WITH THIS INCIDENT I WAS ALMOST KILLED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER BECAUSE I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. LUCKILY THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO SWERVE BEHIND ME A THE LAST MOMENT TO AVOID THE COLLISION. RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES CLEARED THE PROBLEM AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP. I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED IN AUG 2013, 33 DAYS OF SERVICE SO FAR AND NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, CASE # [XXX]. NISSAN ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALER HAS PUT ME IN A FREE LOANER CAR UNTIL THEY HAVE A RESOLUTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575720March 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS / JUDDERS AT LIGHT ACCELERATION DURING LOW SPEED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 1/05/2014 WITH 10,211 MILES ON IT. THEIR TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM OF 2013 PATHFINDER, THEY GAVE THE TRANSMISSION A UPDATE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED SO UPON GOING BACK TO THE DEALER THEY THEN INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT HAS NOT EVEN BEEN 3 WEEKS AND WE ARE ALREADY LOSING POWER AND STARTING TO SHUDDER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575573March 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS / JUDDERS AT LIGHT ACCELERATION DURING LOW SPEED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 3/19/2014 WITH ONLY 2450 MILES ON IT. THEIR TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM OF 2013 PATHFINDER BUT NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A PROPER FIX. HE ALSO SAID THAT I WAS THE THIRD CUSTOMER COMPLAINING THIS PROBLEM ON THAT DAY ALONE. HE REPROGRAMMED THE TCM. HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING CONTINUES. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADMIT THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION! *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575428March 28, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN I ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER A FULL STOP, OR WHEN PROCEEDING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. I HAVE TO LIFT MY FOOT AND REAPPLY PRESSURE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD. NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE BRAKE SENSOR, HOWEVER, THAT MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575131March 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE AN ADULT WAS IS IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V138000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,800. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574781March 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN MY PATHFINDER SHUTTERED. I SLOWED DOWN NOT KNOWING IF MY CAR WAS GOING TO STALL. I TOOK PATHFINDER TO LOCAL NISSAN AND MECHANIC STATED HE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR & UNTIL THE SHUTTER IS DUPLICATED AND WITNESSED BY THEM THEN THEY COULD LOG IT IN. A FEW DAYS WENT BY & I WAS TURNING INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT I RESIDE AT APPROX 15MPH & THE SUV SHUTTERED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO CHECK OUT THE CAR AFTER SEVERAL HOURS STATED HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM & WAS NOT ABLE TO LOG IT IN EITHER. EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES. AT THIS POINT I AM CONCERNED IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO EXPECT FROM THE PATHFINDER. MECHANICS ARE HELPFUL EITHER. I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL BLOGS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE & IT SEEMS THE MECHANICS ARE CLUELESS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THE PATHFINDERS ARE HAVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574818March 25, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOTICEABLY BEGIN TO MOVE UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH--IF ITS WINDY THE MOVEMENT BECOMES EVEN WORSE. I TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. THAT THE RAPID MOVEMENT DOES NOT REPRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT IT. I WAS NOT TOLD OR WARNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF IT. NISSAN CORP. HAD ALREADY NOTIFIED THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED IN BOTH THE 2013/2014 PATHFINDERS. I HOPE THE HOOD CATCH AND MOUNTS CAN HOLD UP TO THE CONSTANT VIBRATION AND MOVEMENT. IT IS ALSO AN UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION AND UNNERVING TO THE DRIVER WHEN IT IS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572876March 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER, I NOTICED A SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS RANDOMLY HAPPENED AT LEAST 10-15 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. AFTER A STOP OR SLOW TO AROUND 10 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION. MANY TIMES IT HAPPENS DURING A TURN WITH ACCELERATION BUT IT ALSO HAS HAD THE PROBLEM DURING STRAIGHT ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM DURING MULTIPLE SERVICES BUT TECHS WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID NO REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572662March 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH KEEPS FLASHING AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SAYS PASSENGER AIRBAG 2 OFF. I TOOK IT TO REED NISSAN THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY DIDN'T WRITE ANYTHING ON IT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DO IT WHEN THEY TOOK IT OUT. I TOOK IT BACK A SECOND TIME AND MADE SURE THEY WROTE IT DOWN THIS TIME. THEY KEPT THE CAR TWO DAYS AND RETURNED IT WITH A NOTE STATING THE AIRBAG HAD BEEN RECALIBRATED. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER, THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON WITH PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT. THE MANAGER HAS TOLD ME THAT IS THE WAY THE LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FUNCTIONING. NOW I SEE THAT NISSAN IS "DECIDING" WHAT TO DO WITH THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THIS SENSOR PROBLEM THAT COULD LEAD TO THE AIRBAG FAILING. I AM PUBLICLY STATING THAT SHOULD THIS HAPPEN, IT WAS BROUGHT TO REED NISSAN'S ATTENTION, AND THEY CHOSE TO TELL ME THIS IS PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE LIGHTS. NISSAN AND REED NISSAN WILL BE HELD LEGALLY ACCOUNTABLE IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO MY FAMILY WHILE THEY "DECIDE" WHAT TO DO WITH A MAJOR MALFUNCTIONING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569087March 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER 5/13/13. IN NOVEMBER, I FELT SOME VIBRATIONS WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. THIS IS NOW WHAT THEY REFER TO AS THE "SHUDDER" IT HAS CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. AT MY SERVICE APPT I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE TECH AFTER MY OIL CHANGE, HE SAID IT MAY BE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS IN "AUTO INSTEAD OF 2WD" ALSO THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ABS SO THEY WOULD DO REPROGRAM AND THAT WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY FIX THE ISSUE. HE SAID IT SHOULDN'T BE A BIG DEAL AND IF IT CONTINUES ACTING UP TO LET HIM KNOW AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. THE NEXT TIME I WAS DUE FOR A SERVICE I WAS FORCED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP SO I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH IF HE WAS FAMILIAR OR HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS... HE ACTED CLUELESS. SO 2/26/14 IT WAS ACTING UP VERY BAD, I WAS FORCED TO GO TO GASTONIA BECAUSE OF MY JOB AND SO I MADE AN APPT AT THE GASTONIA, NC DEALERSHIP (WHICH IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR). I COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE. WENT BACK TO STATESVILLE DEALERSHIP 3/3/14, THEY DID THE REPROGRAMMING THAT THEY SAID WOULD HOPEFULLY FIX IT, IF NOT THEY WOULD GO TO NEXT STEP WHICH IS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR CVT. THE NEXT DAY, 3/4/13, MY CAR ACTED UP WORSE THAN IT EVER HAS. I CALLED RIGHT THEN AND HE SAID BRING IT IN SO WE CAN ORDER PARTS. AFTER WAITING 1.5 HOURS, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE I WOULD HAVE TO BRING TO DROP OFF. SCHEDULED APPT TO LEAVE FOR 3 DAYS, TOOK IT IN AFTER IT BEING THERE ONE DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT WITH TECH TO DUPLICATE. I DROVE AROUND FOR AN HOUR IT WOULD NOT ACT UP. I TOLD THEM I WOULD LEAVE IT, UNTIL I SPOKE WITH NISSAN ABOUT WHAT TO DO. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND OF COURSE IT WONT HAPPEN WHEN ITS AT THE DEALERSHIP. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE THEY HAVE AN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RESOLVE THE PROBLEM RATHER THAN PUTTING NISSAN LOYAL CUSTOMERS THROUGH A NIGHTMARE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568171March 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567328March 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWS DOWN BELOW 10 MPH AND IMMEDIATELY SPEEDS BACK UP ABOVE 20 MPH,OUR NISSAN PATHFINDER MAY UNEXPECTEDLY, AND VIOLENTLY SHUTTER AND EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OFF POWER. THIS HAS CAUSED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BY FORCING ME TO SLOW BELOW 5 MPH BEFORE CAR WILL REGAIN NORMAL OPERATION. THIS APPEARS BE AN EXTREME DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN HAS YET TO CORRECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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