CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013 has a growing number of transmission complaints at low mileage. The issue is part of a class-action lawsuit that says the transmissions shake violently during acceleration between 15mph and 30mph.

3.1

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
44,252 miles

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2013 Nissan Pathfinder miscellaneous problems

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2013 Nissan Pathfinder Owner Comments (Page 1 of 5)

problem #93

Jan 132023

Pathfinder

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The gas pedel is not responding. It goes down to the floor and nothing happens. I experienced this pulling out into traffic. I hit it several times to get it going. I made it to the turning lane. It kicked in. I turned out of the turning lane onto my street and it stopped working again. I made it home where it sits. I am terrified. This is danger to everyone around me.

- Duluth, GA, USA

problem #92

Jul 192022

Pathfinder

  • miles
Hood latch failed. Yes, available for inspection upon request. Hood opened, hit and then shattered windshield while driving on busy road. Received recall notice from Nissan about faulty hood latch. Service tech at window repair company noted good safety latch looked very loose. Was looked at by the window repair/replacement company. No warning at all.

- Brookfield, WI, USA

problem #91

Jan 122022

Pathfinder

  • miles
Sun visor problem. Sun visor made within poor quality plastic. Plastic retainer broken now sun visor will not stay up. This is causing a vision problem when visor just drops into line of vision.

- Queen Creek, AZ, USA

problem #90

Feb 102022

Pathfinder

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Shifter will not move from park. I have to use the hidden bypass push button just above park indicator to move vehicle in & out of gear. I bought this vehicle with about 141,000 miles. I noticed the under carriage was wet at time i bought it on september 16th 2021. Very slow leak. Had mechanic test transmission fluid temp and add Nissan cvt fluid. Didnt need much. Both rear interior doors have boken handles. Cables broke free of internal handle. Transmission starting to hesitate or lose power on mostly heavy acceleration. Acceleration pause for moment. Sometimes a few times within 5-7 seconds when attempt to excelerate at full throttle when heavy acceleration. Getting worse. Happening at slower speeds. Hood shakes on highway. Needs reinforced. So far caused no accidents.

- Melbourne, FL, USA

problem #89

Dec 012021

Pathfinder

  • miles
Brake lights will not turn off when engine is off. Sometimes car starts without depressing brake pedal

- Hammond, IN, USA

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problem #88

Oct 212021

Pathfinder

  • miles
Vehicle gets stuck in park. The gear will not shift into drive, reverse, or neutral. Will not move from park even though the car is on. Brake lights deploy when brake pedal is pushed but car will not move from park position.

- Tustin, CA, USA

problem #87

Dec 132019

Pathfinder

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

defects shifter assembly, cvt Transmission, brakes, Kraft Nissan invoice 317628 12-13-2019. AAMCO Blu steel Automotive repair order J004629 Transmission CVT, DTC P1 CVT Judder, B2603 Shift position, HVAC sun load sensor.

- Quincy, FL, USA

problem #86

Jul 182021

Pathfinder

  • miles
In the course of 1.5 yrs I have had issues with my transmission. I had to replace my transmission last June, only for the transmission to go out again in the beginning of Aug. now it-€™s been less than a year and my car transmission gave out again in July. This will be transmission number 4 with in 1.5 years. This last time I was turning into my friends house and the car would not go into the driveway, instead it lost power and rolled back down the street. Luckily my friend lives on a not so busy road and I avoided getting hit. I had the car towed to a Nissan dealership and they confirmed once again that it was indeed the transmission once again. This can not be normal in any way for a transmission to give out in a car that quickly. This is very dangerous.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #85

Jun 012021

Pathfinder

  • miles
My hood has popped opened while driving.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #84

May 132020

Pathfinder

  • miles
2013 Nissan Pathfinder passenger sun visor won't stay up. Is there a recall on this or could this be a safety complaint?

- Kingstree, SC, USA

problem #83

Apr 102021

Pathfinder

  • 30,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Transmission problem transmission shakes badly when pick

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #82

Jan 202019

Pathfinder

  • 89,000 miles
My car will not shift out of park. I am trying to find out if this is a common problem with the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder?

- Tyler, TX, USA

problem #81

Dec 282020

Pathfinder

  • miles
The Pathfinder was recalled due to transmission problems. When I heard about the settlement had been settled. So I called the company directly and found out that the Pathfinder had not ever been changed from the previous owner. So no one wanted to help me. So we had taken the Pathfinder in before I knew of the recall due to transmission leaking. Had purchased extended warranty they refused to repair the transmission. So last month I had to come up with money to have a transmission put in. Because it was stuck in park and drive. No take in consideration I had contacted Nissan directly and they refused to do anything and knew this year had just settled a civil lawsuit. So I need help with being reimbursed by Nissan. There was as if, it was stuck in low gear, high pitch sound when started, hesitated when leaving a stop light, difficult time picking up speed, constantly leaking transmission liquid, high pitch noice when was put in reverse and jerking as when it was on the high way trying to shift gears. Had a particular smell at times. Even called cvt about the problem. Everyone refused to replace the transmission. Was unable to attach the second page of the document. I can provide documentation when we first took in the Pathfinder with this problem.

- Kankakee, IL, USA

problem #80

Jul 012020

Pathfinder

  • 110,000 miles
When accelerating the car it shudders and shakes until around 50 mph

- Charleston, SC, USA

problem #79

Aug 012016

Pathfinder

  • 40,000 miles
Both sun visors broke approximately 3 after purchasing the vehicle. Over time the visors have dropped down into the drivers line of vision. It is distracting and prevents full range of vision. I am afraid it is going too cause an accident.

- Lafayette, TN, USA

problem #78

May 142020

Pathfinder 6-cyl

  • 51,577 miles
My car was on a city street, when I stopped by my mailbox, and couldn't shift into gear, because it was stuck in park. I went on the internet to find out how to temporarily get it out of park, so I could drive my car to the Nissan repair shop.the whole shift assembly was changed for $900.

- Lake Elsinore, CA, USA

problem #77

Oct 012019

Pathfinder

  • 108,000 miles
The transmission is juddering

- Eau Claire, WI, USA

problem #76

Apr 222020

Pathfinder

  • 79,000 miles
Rear tailgate will not open due to malfunction in outside switch when parked

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #75

Mar 312020

Pathfinder

  • miles
2014 Nissan Pathfinder 44,424 miles. Part 621-586 rad fan assembly/cooking fan needs to be replaced. Vehicle makes loud roaring noise when the air conditioner unit is turned on. Vehicle shakes while in motion on city and highway streets.

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

problem #74

Mar 022020

Pathfinder

  • 75,000 miles
Sun visor does not stay in place and droops and obstructs view when vehicle is in motion. This obstructs view and may cause a crash. The same happens to both driver and passenger side sun visors. A quick internet search shows the problem to be prevalent.

- Conroe, TX, USA

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