CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2014 has a small, but significant number of transmission complaints at low mileage. The issue is part of a class-action lawsuit that says the Pathfinder's transmission shakes violently during acceleration between 15mph and 30mph.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,226 miles
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As I was driving on 110 South freeway and enter fasttrack lane near exposition blvd exit, I heard a very loud explosion and thought that I was running into a collision with another oncoming vehicle. As I was slowing down and looked around there were no vehicle near me and the weather was so clear. Then I noticed that my sunroof glass was blown off and shattered. Lucky enough I had my sunroof shade closed so the shattered glass didn't flight in the car. There were another 04 passengers in my car as well but no one got hurt.
While driving at a speed of 75mp on the highway at approximately 10:30 am the sunroof exploded. The sun shade was open but the sunroof was closed during the explosion. The weather sunny and clear with a temp of about 40 degrees. I hadn't passed a semi or truck or an overpass. I maintained our speed until I was able to pull over and assess the damage. Passenger in the back seat received minor cuts on his leg. The car was purchased used from dealership in April 2018. It had 34,000 miles on it at the time of purchase. I had a "crash protector" placed over the sunroof by safelite glass repair until replacement part is available.
My vehicle has a power lift gate. There is an internal hinge that connects the strut/arm to the liftgate. This is an internal piece. This 'hinge' somehow rusted and snapped. I believe it's called the 'strut mount'. therefore the strut/arm is no longer connected to the liftgate. The entire power liftgate system is now inoperable. I took it to the dealer and they told me the entire power liftgate system has to be replaced at a cost of almost $2,000. I called Nissan Consumer Affairs to ask for assistance and log a case. The case # is 33162218. Nissan declined assistance. I found a recall on the 2014-2016 Nissan rogue models with the same issue. I brought this up to Nissan Consumer Affairs and it did not change their position. My argument is: 1) this is an internal part and should never have rusted. 2) why does this 1 part require the entire powerlift gate be replaced? when this first happened, I was opening the liftgate (using the power feature), it got about 1/2 up, stopped, then slammed back down. However, it did not close all the way because the strut that broke from the hinge was left extended, causing the liftgate to not be closed. This was actually dangerous because my arm could have been trapped when the liftgate closed unexpectedly. I found similar complaints online but no official recalls.
Sept 2018 front passenger door handle broke; unable to open door from the inside. March 2016 front driver side door handle broke; was unable to open door from the inside.
- Jenkintown, PA, USA
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Sun visors in the car fall down unexpectedly. This causes the reduced field of vision to forward or side traffic and also poses at great risk during collision. These defective sun visors need to be recalled. The problems have been on going across multiple vehicles in the product line within the first 6 months of use. Multiple incidents have been reported.
I was in motion on the highway when I moved the drivers side sunvisor. A loud pop happened and the visor broke. It would not return to its stationary place and hung in front of my field of view. It dangles interfering with driving.
Bought the vehicle used at about 60,000 miles. Around 64,000 miles, both sun visors fell to the down position and will no longer stay folded up. Impairs vision of driver. This was not related to an accident or any type of damage to the vehicle.
The driver side visor broke. At time of purchase, both visors made a loud clicking sound when they were pulled down or pushed up. The plastic attached to the hinge broke. After looking up this issue online, it appears that several thousand people had similar issues with their Nissan Pathfinders. The broken plastic prevents the visor from being pushed all of the way up, thus causing the driver's vision being partially blocked.
The sun visors have always not fully returned to the position when closed like all others do. However, without warning the driver's sun visor broke during vehicle operation on an interstate. Impeding the vision of the driver, during operation, is exceedingly dangerous. I had to drive with one hand holding the visor in place.
Sun visors are an issue for so many Nissan Pathfinder owners! they need to be recalled. Sun visors do not stay up. They fall while driving when you possibly get them to stay. When they won't stay up they stay down and myself and passengers are constantly hitting our heads on them. It obstructs my view while driving even when my seat is all the way down.
The sun visors in the Pathfinders have a plastic hinge attachment that fails regularly in several years of the vehicle. While the sun visor may not be safety critical equipment, the mode of failure makes it unsafe. When it fails, you are unable return it to normal position and it hangs fully down (at least in my case) obstructing the driver's visibility. When it failed for me, my vehicle was in motion on a highway, with very heavy traffic. I have fixed the failed visor so can't provide a picture.
Vehicles shakes and shudders when driving at low speeds, also both interior door handles broke. Car feels like your driving on the rough lines on the highway they use to wake you up.
I have owned my Pathfinder for about 6 months. When I purchased the vehicle both visors were sagging and didn't fully retract into place. Over the last month the drivers side visor is now to the point where it hangs halfway down all of the time. I researched online and have found this problem to be what I consider an epidemic. Not only are the visors manufactured horribly but now cause a hazard when I am driving because I continuously hit my head on the visor. Nissan needs to seriously consider recalling all visors that are designed as such. I just spent almost $200 to fix one visor for what I believe is a manufacturing defect. Not happy! I do not have a picture to send in today because I have already fixed the visor because it was a hazard to drive.
On February 27, 2018 I was driving approximately 65 mph along a highway. Suddenly I heard what sounded like a gunshot going off and then glass fell into my car, some on me from the sunroof. The entire sunroof exploded. I have taken pictures because the small amount of glass around the outside edges was pushed outwards like an explosion from pressure of some sort. After calling my local Nissan dealership I was told this is not a Nissan problem and not covered because my warranty mileage and time has expired. This is a Nissan problem because glass should not explode for no apparent reason. Thank goodness I did not lose control of the vehicle due to the shock of the situation.
The sun visors in my 2014 Nissan Pathfinder sv are defective and will not stay in the upright position. This is a safety concern in that as I am driving the sun visor falls down and covers my view of the road, thus causing a potential hazardous driving condition. A review of online complaints has indicated that this is a common problem with many 2014 & newer Nissan Pathfinders. The mechanisms that holds the sun visor up cracks and will not operate correctly. There is no way to keep the sun visors in the upright position and it is impossible to drive the vehicle safely. This needs to be addressed by Nissan immediately as the condition can happen randomly as the vehicle is being driven and suddenly the sun visor drops in front of the driver causing a hazardous driving condition.
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- Covina, CA, USA