This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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I purchased a used 2015 Pathfinder. It's been in the shop 4 times in 7 months. Transmission issue, jerking the car...in middle of intersection..part inside the transmission. The gear shifter went out & now the fan. Of course I've had to fight with Nissan affairs and they are only willing to pay 60%! after reading all the complaints there should be a recall!
Driver side visor does not close completely or stay in place when opened. When opened to block sun, it doesn't stay in position and blocks some visibility of the road infront. Does this weather vehicle is on or off.
I have a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder which I bought brand new in 2015. The current mileage is 39,400. Very recently the radiator cooling fan has started making rattling noise and it appears wobble when fan is running. I have done lot of research during the last few days over the internet and it seems like a common problem with many Nissan Pathfinder over the years. Also, many people have had it and make complaints to Nissan manufacturers directly and they refuse to admit it as a widespread problem. It's a design failure for sure and the fan can break, and may come apart and go into the engine causing major safety issues. I would like to see NHTSA made this a general recall, so no other Pathfinder owner has to pay for this repair. This is becoming a serious safety issue.
After hearing rattling under the hood, I took my car to the Nissan dealership. They told me that the fan shroud needed to be replaced. This cost is over $900. The dealership told me to call Nissan to ask them to pay for the part. The dealership explained that this part is breaking in almost all Nissan Pathfinders somewhere between 40,000 and 60,000 miles. My car had ~54,000 miles. I had to fight with Nissan to cover the cost of the part. They originally only wanted to cover 80%, which I found to be unacceptable, since it was clearly a manufacturing problem. I would like the NHTSA to issue a recall so no one else has to go through this to get the part fixed. I was lucky my dealership was honest about the problem being a widespread Pathfinder problem. I would hate for someone else to have to pay so much money for a manufacturing defect.
I have a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder that the radiator cooling fans have went out on I've googled this problem and several people have had it and make complaints to Nissan it's a design failure it can break and come apart and go into the engine causing problems
- White House, TN, USA
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I have a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The vehicle has 53K miles and essentially the radiator/ A/C condenser fan assembly started making a grinding (metal to metal, knocking noise. For sure the fan blades are out of balance, I have not seen any broken fan baldes or tips. I've read some complaints from other Pathfinder owners and it seems to be a defect from Nissan. So far the issue seems start happening at around 50K miles and up. For the fan(s) to give out at 50K miles seems to me a little more R&D should have been applied. So far I've only seen the 2015 models with the issue. By the way, the vehicle has never been in an accident... all factory, untouched... unrelated but does anyone else's ABS brake unit make a loud whining noise? I remember the the vehicle was new, the noise was at a bare minimum. As the miles climb up so does the noise...
I am having issues with the visors in my 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. They are both broke and hang down in front of my line of vision. Nissan will not repair these. I have replaced both and they have broken in the exact same spot again. Making it difficult to see the road. I have had to remove them and cannot afford to pay for the repairs again. So now the sun is making it difficult to see the road as opposed to the visor blocking my line of vision. This is a huge problem for many Nissan owners. The dealership even noted that Nissan needs to do a recall because of the incident rates. The visors both broke while driving and I had to hold them up and out of the way making me utilize one hand to drive.
I was driving on the highway and heard a powerful explosion. I saw debris out of the corner of my eye and thought I had a blown tire, but the vehicle was not wobbly. As I was slowing down and pulling over, I could hear the wind. I slowly started to open the shade and then realized it was the sunroof that had exploded
Drivers sun visor faulty, it broke during first month. Cheap plastic construction it clicks and hangs obstructing view. Many drivers have reported this. Please investigate.
Visor clicking when moving up or down. Now neither visor will stay up in its intended position. The driver side visor is causing a safety concern as it is sagging in front of my face.
Radiator cooling fan wobbles and makes load/grinding noise! potentially engine overheating can be dangerous to occupants in the car during a road trip!
The cooling fan failed at less than 50,000 miles. This product is flawed and should be investigated. Dealer sells a fan assembly for $800 plus labor. This is a ridiculous fee for a cooling fan. I was able to buy the part for 300 online and correct this issue myself but the price is still higher than it should be. This fan should not be failing this early in the vehicle life span.
At intermittent times while driving the vehicle will not accelerate when you push on the gas, this is very dangerous not only to me but to other people because it has almost caused accidents. When this occurs the traction control light will come on and remain lit until the car is restarted. Also the brake lights will stay light. It has been taken to the dealership where no codes could be found, on 05/02/2018 it was taken back to the dealership after many calls to Nissan motors about this problem they gave me a reference case # of 30341997 all this was given to the dealership to try to find the problem a second time after they were contacted by Nissan and myself. After 7 hours of having my car for diagnostics I was told it appears to be a factory defect that needs 3 parts ordered to do a work around. Two new wiring harnesses and a switch that will allow them to bypass brake switch relay and reroute to body control module, I was told this would cost and additional $500 plus on top of the $121.62 I already paid for the diagnostics I do not think a consumer should have to pay for a factory defect firstly, then how is this work around going to affect the safety of my vehicle for myself and others" also Nissan must be well aware of this problem for them to already have manufactured these parts to do a work around to correct it. Are they trying to risk people lives to save a dollar" so in summery I have an acceleration problem that is going to get someone killed traction control issue that I have no idea if it is working correctly or not or if it is going to be disabled. Brake lights that stay on when driving when this happens that other drivers can't tell if I am applying the brakes or not. Don't like the idea of having such a new model car have a safety issue workaround done on it that it was not designed for.
2015 Nissan Pathfinder, less than 40K miles, radiator cooling fan wobbles and makes loud/grinding noise (likes it's coming loose), in the middle of a long road trip. Potential engine overheat/seizure, dangerous to occupants in car.
I drive a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder with 41K miles and a few days ago I noticed a loud noise when the climate system was on. I took it to dealer today and they stated the fan assembly motor is bad. They also stated that there have been several issues with this part. The part is on back order so they are not able to fix my car even if I wanted them to. After some reading this seems to be a part issue and should be a recall.
After applying brakes before making a left hand turn, pressing on the gas pedal yielded no results, no acceleration, no RPM movement, pushing the gas pedal all the way to the floorboard yielded no results. Only after stepping off of gas pedal and reapplying the brakes then pushing gas pedal did the car return to normal operations. This has been an intermittent problem and has almost caused several accidents. Believe it to be related to the brake relay which is why it will not throw a code.
The inside front drivers' and passenger side door handles repeatedly break and need to be replaced. This is a known issue among Pathfinder owners as well as Nissan dealers. When broken, the front driver and passenger cannot exit the vehicle unless the doors are unlocked and then opened from the outside. Again, when broken, and they break repeatedly, the driver and passenger cannot exit their own door, which seems like a safety issue. We've replaced both door handles once, and have to replace the passenger's handle a second time. The first time this happened, the car was at 20,000 miles. It's now at 70,000 miles, and has happened for the third time.
Fan assembly motor noise I drive a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder with 39K miles and a few days ago I noticed a loud noise when the climate system was on. I took it to dealer today and they stated the fan assembly motor is bad. They also stated that there have been several issues with this part. The part is on back order for at least 3-4 weeks. So they are not able to fix my car even if I wanted them to. After some reading this seems to be a part issue and should be a recall.
While driving down a 2 lane road (chenal parkway near margeaux in little rock, ar)at approximately 45 mph the sunroof suddenly popped and shattered causing glass to fall in to the car on to myself and my dog riding in the passenger seat. My 12 year old daughter and our other dog were in the back seat. This section of this street is somewhat hilly. No potholes were in the road. One other vehicle was in view at time of incident. A very clean (no dirt or debris on it)newer model pickup truck was approximately 5 car lengths in front of us. It was approximately 6:30 pm on 3/13 and skies were sunny and clear. We searched the exterior and interior of the car and the road in the area and could find no explanation for the break. Fortunately no one was injured.
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- Flowery Branch, GA, USA