2013 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

BOUGHT MY PATHFINDER IN AUGUST 2013 I LOVE IT!!! BUT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN MY SON (119 POUNDS) SIT'S IN THE SEAT. THIS HAPPEN OFTEN. I PULL OVER ALL THE TIME TURN OFF THE SUV AND RESTART SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT GOES OFF. NISSAN FINALLY DID A RECALL ON IT BUT IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY. ALSO IT USED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN I SET MY DIAPER BAG ON IT WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BUT NOW AFTER THE RECALL "FIX" IT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN SOMETHING LIGHT WEIGHT IS SET ON IT. IT HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND I AM WORRIED THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY FAIL IF WE WERE TO GET INTO A COLLISION. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO CHECK IT BUT IT ALWAYS COMES UP AS WORKING PROPERLY. PLEASE FIND A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. THE OTHER ISSUE I HAVE FOUND IS WHEN ACCELERATING THERE IS SOME KIND OF TUGGING/PULLING/LAGGING FEELING AS IF IT DOES NOT WANT TO PICK UP SPEED. IT DOES HOWEVER PICK UP SPEED BUT THE "TUGGING" FEELS AS IF THE SUV IS GOING TO STALL OUT. WHAT IT THIS??? *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH BUT WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE THE BRAKE DID NOT STOPPED THE CAR AND THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT MY SELF AND MY GIRL FRIEND GOT INJURED AND WE HAD TO GO FOR CRAYAPRATOR FOR LONG TIME THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AT ALL NORTH AMERICAN NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME NOR THE ABC NISSAN WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

ON JUNE 9, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 AM WHILE DRIVING DOWN CRAIN HWY ON ROUTE 5 WITH MY SUNROOF RETRACTED. WITHOUT WARNING I HEARD THIS LOUD EXPLOSION. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE OR SOMEONE SHOT AT ME. I KEPT DRIVING FOR ABOUT A HALF A MILE UNTIL I GOT TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, I LOOKED UP AND I SAW THAT THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER PLATINUM SUNROOF. I CLOSED THE SUNROOF SLIDE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT ANY GLASS TO FALL ON ME OR INTO MY VEHICLE. ONCE I ARRIVED AT CHURCH, I PULLED MY SUNROOF FORWARD TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD AND ALL THE GLASS LANDED INSIDE THE HEADLINER BECAUSE MY SUNROOF WAS RETRACTED, THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS IN FRONT OF ME FOR A ROCK OR SOME OTHER HARD OBJECT TO HIT THE SUNROOF, AND THERE WASN'T AN OVERPASS FOR SOMETHING TO FALL DOWN FROM UP TOP. ON JUNE 11TH, I BROUGHT MY SUV INTO TISCHER NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER SO THEY COULD SEE MY VEHICLE AND REPAIR THE DAMAGED SUNROOF. MY VEHICLE HAS 23,300 MILES ON IT. I SHOWED HIM STACKS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SUNROOF DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN REGIONAL MANAGER DECIDED THAT NISSAN WASN'T GOING TO PAY FOR MY DAMAGED SUNROOF. THE JUSTIFICATION WAS MAYBE A SEMI TRUCK MAY HAVE KICKED A ROCK INSIDE THE SUNROOF AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE ROCK PUT PRESSURE ON THE PRESSURE POINT OF THE GLASS WHICH CAUSED THE GLASS TO EXPLODE. HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. QUITE FRANKLY THAT IS AN INSULT TO MY I

AROUND 20 MPH TRANS JERKS. *TR

I HAVE HAD ABOUT 5 INCIDENTS OF FAILURE WHEN I HIT THE GAS FROM A STAND STILL. WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL, I WILL ACCELERATE A LITTLE (ENOUGH TO GET IN TRAFFIC), THEN NOTHING. I LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PUT IT BACK DOWN. STILL NOTHING. IT IS A GOOD 4 SECONDS BEFORE I GET POWER TO GO. THIS HAS LED TO A COUPLE NEAR CRASHES, AS 4 SECONDS IS A LONG TIME IF YOU ARE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY PATHFINDER THAT I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING. THE SHUDDERING IS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND IT HAS HAPPENED IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS. IT IS NOT A SIDEWAYS SHUDDER LIKE A SHAKE, IT IS A LACK OF FORWARD MOTION (WHILE THE ENGINE REVS TO HIGHER RPMS) SO SEVERE THAT IT FEELS LIKE BEING REAR ENDED AND HAS NEARLY SLAMMED ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL MORE THAN ONCE. I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS CHECK IT AND BOTH SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS NOT THROWING AN ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER. FINALLY, IT DID IT ALL THE WAY TO MY WORK ONE MORNING (30+ MILES) SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AGAIN. SAME RESULTS, EXCEPT THEY TRIED TO PASS IT OFF AS A BAD WHEEL BEARING AND REPLACED ONE OF MY WHEEL BEARINGS. THEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME IT WAS READY FOR PICK UP AND I REFUSED TO PICK IT UP UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED (I NOW HAVE 40K MILES, WARRANTY IS GETTING CLOSE TO BEING UP). I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT HOW THIS HAS PLAYED OUT, BUT LONG STORY SHORT, THEY ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING MY COIL PACKS AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, THEN THEY ARE GOING TO TRY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING SINCE THE FIRST 2 NISSANS I OWNED WERE GREAT VEHICLES. *TR

I NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT THE "FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT" WAS INDICATING "OFF." THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH OTHER PASSENGERS AS WELL. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING I DROVE TO THE NEARBY NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND PULLED INTO THE SERVICE BAY. A FEW SECONDS AFTER I CAME TO A STOP AND BEFORE A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COULD COME OVER THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I RETURNED THE PATHFINDER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR INCLUDING THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD A DEALER TECHNICAL SPECIALIST (DTS) LOOK AT THE CAR. THE DTS SAID THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE SENSORS DETERMINE IF THERE IS A CHILD IN THE SEAT AND "CLASSIFIES" THIS TO THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. THERE ARE 3 CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE "CLASSIFIED" - EMPTY, CHILD, AND ADULT. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS MOVED FROM PARK THE STATUS ("CLASSIFICATION") AT THAT INSTANT IS RETAINED. SUBSEQUENTLY IF THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP (REGARDLESS OF GEAR SELECTION) FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN THIS "CLASSIFICATION" IS REPEATED. THE DTS AND THE SERVICE MANAGER WERE ABLE TO "MANIPULATE" THE CAR TO LEAVE THE AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT DISPLAYING OFF BY PUTTING A PARTIAL LOAD IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THEN MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO DRIVE. THE LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO DISPLAY OFF UNTIL THEY LET THE CAR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THEY CONCLUDED THAT THIS "MANIPULATION" WAS WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN MY WI

I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER, BOUGHT IT ON JANUARY 2013, THE PAST 4 MONTHS, I NOTICED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SHAKING, I HAD PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR 3 MONTHS CHECK UP, CLAY NISSAN ROTATED THE TIRES AND SINCE THEN THE BRAKES FELT LIKE SHAKING, I MENTIONED THE ERROR TO THEM, BUT THEY SAID IT'S OKAY, TODAY I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR THE RECALL- THE CAR APPEARS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF SUDDENLY AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED ROTORS IN THE FRONT AND THE BACK, TO ME THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE ROTORS- THERE IS NO WAY A 2013 CAR NEEDS ROTORS IN THE FRONT AND THE BACK. *TR

NISSAN PATHFINDER 2013 PLATINUM PREMIUM WAS PURCHASED BY ME IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY 2013 FROM NISSAN DEALER AT RT. 440, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2000 MILES IN A PERIOD OF 3 MONTH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHUDDERING AND SLOWING DOWN (DECELERATING) OF ITS OWN. THIS PROBLEM BECAME FREQUENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REQUESTED FOR ADDRESSING THE ISSUE BUT TO NO AVAIL. WE HAVE MADE AT LEAST THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER REQUESTING TO FIND THE FAULT AND RESOLVE BUT TO MY AMAZEMENT, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PUT THE MACHINE RIGHT. I AM REALLY AFRAID TO USE THIS VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF BREAKDOWN OR ACCIDENT WHILE IN OPERATION. IT IS ALMOST A YEAR, I POSSESS THE VEHICLE AND THE MILEAGE I PUT IS LESS THAN 4000 TILL DATE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOUR GOOD OFFICE COMMUNICATE THE DRAWBACKS TO THE NISSAN USA CORPORATE OFFICE AND ADVISE THEM TO TAKE STEPS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES RELATING MY VEHICLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT WIRES ALONG WITH PROTECTIVE RUBBER AND FOAM HAD BEEN CHEWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE I WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED MY CAR. SINCE THERE WAS NOT A CAR BEHIND ME I RULED THAT OUT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE AND LURCH. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THAT, HOWEVER, DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME KIND OF OCCURRENCES. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A LURCHING CAR. DOESN'T NISSAN KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000.

HELLO, WE BOUGHT THIS PATHFINDER IN MARCH 2014. I WAS DRIVING AND I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. WHEN I TURNED AND GAVE IT SOME GAS. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE PATHFINDER STARTED SPUTTERING,SHAKING AND LOOSING POWER. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THE 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. MY RESEARCH HAS COME ACROSS THAT THE NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 2013 PATHFINDERS. AND THEY HAVE YET TO PUT OUT A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH THE SHUDDERING, SHAKING AND LOOKING POWER. ON 5/28/2014 I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND SLOWED DOWN AND I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. I ALSO LOST POWER. IT SCARED ME. SO I BELIEVE THAT SOME ONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE I THINK NISSAN IS NOT CONCERN. *TR

MY NISSAN PATHFINDER IS WHITE IN COLOR. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE THAT THE FRONT AND BACK BUMPERS, SPOILER OVER HATCH BACK, AND THE TWO SIZE MIRRORS ARE A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN THE REST OF THE SUV . THESE AREAS APPEAR TO BE A CREAM COLOR INSTEAD OF WHITE. EVERY PERSON THAT I HAVE POINTED OUT THIS ISSUE TO AGREES WITH ME.I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED. THEY TOOK PICTURES AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD FILE IT WILL NISSAN. I HAVE CALLED AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY FEEDBACK. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 38 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDENED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE EVEN AFTER DOUBLE PUMPING THE BRAKES WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED TO 100 FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,600.

AT 20MPH CAR STUTTERS/CHOKES AS IF IT WILL SHUT OFF. *TR

********BASICALLY WE TRADED IN OUR 2012 PATHFINDER FOR THE 2013 PATHFINDER ON APRIL 2013.************* WE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SOME FLAWS WITH THE VEHICLE. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT LOW SPEED EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. ALSO THE HOOD WILL SHAKE WHILE DRIVING OVER 40MPH., AS IF IT WANTED TO FLY OFF. I CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGERS AND THEY STATED THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WORKING ON ISSUING A RECALL. THEIR ADVICE WAS TO CONTINUE DRIVING VEHICLE AS NORMAL, SHOULDN'T RESULT ANY DAMAGE. OH, WERE THEY WRONG! IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM NOT ONLY CONTINUES BUT, HAS BECOME WORSE. I CAN'T DRIVE 5 MPH WITHOUT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERING RECKLESSLY, AS IF PART OF THE ENGINE WANTS TO FALL OFF. WELL, NOW I HAVE A NEW ISSUE, ON STARTUP MY VEHICLE THROWS WHITE/GRAY SMOKE AS IF A BOMB BLEW UP. THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY CAME BACK TO SAY THEY FOUND "SLUDGE" IN THE ENGINE, THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED! OK, BUT ACCORDING TO NISSAN THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COVER THIS, SINCE THEY ASSUME WE ARE LIABLE. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE PROPERLY AND IF THIS ENGINE FAILED AND COVERED IN SLUDGE, THAT HAS TO BE A RECALL. AT, THIS POINT IN TIME NISSAN HAS COMMUNICATED WITH ME ONE TIME IN A WEEK. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE'S NOT VERY HELPFUL IN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. HE JUST ADVISED THAT WE SELL THE VEHICLE BACK TO NISSAN. UNBELIEVABLE, THIS HAS BECOME A TOTAL NIGHTMAR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED. 09/21/2013 WINDSHIELD CRACKED AGAIN. 01/04/2014 WINDSHIELD CRACKED AGAIN. 05/28/2014 WINDSHIELD CRACKED AGAIN. SEEMS TO BE CHEAP MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AS IT IS CRACKING SO EASILY. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF TROUBLE WITH A VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTION, OUR PATHFINDER DID NOT MOVE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 4,000 MILES BECAUSE OF SHUTTERING/SHOOK LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. *TR

MY PATHFINDER HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES TO CORRECT THE NHTSA RECALL 14V-138 THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IN SPITE OF TWO RECALLS. WHEN SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (AN ADULT WEIGHING 140LBS) THE OFF INDICATOR STILL IS ACTIVATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG IS SHUT OFF. I CAN REMAIN OFF FOR OVER AN HOUR WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE INSPITE OF BEING TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY EVEN IF IT IS OFF. THIS MAKES ME MORE WORRIED BECAUSE WHAT IF THERE WAS A PERSON TOO LIGHT AND IT SHOULD BE OFF????? *TR

WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE MY 2013 PATHFINDER, IT ACTS LIKE I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS. MY HUSBAND THINKS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, TWICE YESTERDAY (5-19-14). *TR

WHEN COASTING INTO A TURN THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR AROUND A CORNER AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. YOU NEED TO PUMP THE PEDAL AND JUST WAIT FOR THE ACCELERATION TO KICK IN. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5MPH. YOU NEED TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR FOR IT TO KICK BACK IN. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN FOR DAYS AND THEN IT WILL HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES IN ONE DAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS ENTERING INTERSECTIONS. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFOR NOT FIX IT. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *JS

VEHICLE SHUTTERS AT 19 MPH, LOSS OF POWER. *JS

VEHICLE AT 5400 RPM ON LEVEL ROAD WOULD ONLY ACHIEVE A SPEED OF 41 MPH, THIS WAS ON A HIGHWAY PAUSED WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH. VEHICLE PAUSED, SHUTTERED AND ENGINE SEEMED TO BE WORKING BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE COMPLETELY. WE FELT THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND KILLED. THIS WAS THREE DAYS AFTER NISSAN HAD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR SHUTTERING AT 19 MPH OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD. AFTER STOPPING SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE REACTED AS CLOSE TO NORMAL AS WE WOULD EXPECT, JUST IN TIME TO GET HOME. WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SHIP FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWING IT WAS OFF, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON, FOR BACK UP SENSOR ACTING AS THOUGH OFF BUT ACTUALLY OFF, THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE AND NO LEAKS AND LAST THE BRAKES DELAYING. NISSAN CONTINUED UNTIL RECENTLY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SITES STATING THESE SAME ISSUES. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, THIS IS SERIOUS, NO POWER ON THE EXPRESSWAY. *JS

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 THRU 75 MPH THE HOOD VIBRATES AND MOVES EXCESSIVELY IN THE AIR STREAM . I INFORMED THE NISSAN DEALER AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THEY DID ADJUST THE HOOD AND ASSURED US IT WAS SAFE BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. SINCE THE ADJUSTMENT I THINK THE MOVEMENT WITH THE WIND MADE IT WORSE. MY CONCERN IS FATIGUE CAUSED FROM THE MOVEMENT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE HOOD TO FLY UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN BLOWING OFF. *TR

JUNE 4, 2013 I PURCHASED A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER PLATINUM MODEL. AROUND SEPTEMBER 2013, WHILE ASCENDING A SMALL HILL I NOTICED A SHUDDER SHAKE THAT LASTS ABOUT 4 TO 6 SECONDS. THE SITUATION HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AROUND 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEEDS. IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY SO I THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE PAVEMENT HOWEVER WITHIN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS BEEN MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SHAKING DURING SLOW TURNS AND UPON HILLS THE TRANSMISSION FEELS STUCK AND YOU FINALLY FEEL THE GEAR KICK IN AND AFTER MAKING IT UPHILL OR STOPPING VEHICLE DRIVES SMOOTH AGAIN.. IT SEEMS AS IF THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION POWER AND I HAVE TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. NISSAN NEEDS TO CAREFULLY INVESTIGATE AND FIX THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND ISSUE A MASS VEHICLE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BRAKE SWITCH BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,711.

ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSED ? THE DRIVER HAS TO RELEASE AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES OR HOLD DOWN GAS PEDAL AND THEN THE ENGINE REVS HARD AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AS WELL AS WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING AND IN MOTION AND THE DRIVER PRESSES THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE (SUCH AS WHEN PASSING ANOTHER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY). BY EARLY APRIL 2014, THIS HAD HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN A FOUR-WEEK PERIOD AND SOMETIMES HAPPENED DAILY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DEALER, WHO CONSULTED WITH A REGIONAL NISSAN WARRANTY REP. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE, AND THEY REPLACED THE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH AND RELAY. I HAVE HAD ONE INCIDENT WHERE IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THIS WORK WAS DONE ON APRIL 9. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN MAY OF 2013, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHUTTERING AT LOWER SPEEDS. IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER AND I WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. I HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE NISSAN SERVICE DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE SPOKEN WITH SERVICE MANAGERS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT, THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING, "NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THEY ARE WORKING ON ISSUING A RECALL. CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT WILL NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF". I AM REACHING MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND IS BECOMING NOTICEABLY WORSE. WHILE AT FIRST THE SHUTTERING OCCURRED ONLY IN LOW SPEEDS, IT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING WHILE AT HIGH SPEEDS AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT MY VIN WAS NOT A MATCH FOR ANY TRANSMISSION RECALLS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT A REGIONAL MANAGER WOULD GET IN CONTACT WITH ME AND I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE - ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED - PREVENTING CAR FROM STOPPING. I WAS PULLING INTO A DIRT PARKING LOT - STEPPING ON THE BRAKES - ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND WOULDN'T PRESS DOWN ANYMORE - TRUCK WOULDN'T NOT SLOW DOWN. I WAS HEADING TOWARDS TREES - I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD - TRUCK STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE TREES.. I HAVE RAN INTO SIMILAR SITUATION IN SNOW - DEFINITELY STILL A MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEM. ALSO ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 17K MILES. WE ALSO HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM AFTER LEAVING THE TRUCK AT THE AIRPORT FOR A WEEK - IT FELT LIKE THE CALIPERS WERE EXTREMELY WARPED AND METAL ON METAL GRINDING - - THIS SCARED MY WIFE AND KIDS REALLY BADLY.. IT TOOK AT LEAST 3 MILES FOR THE BRAKES TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER.. I SHUT OFF MY TRUCK - GOT OUT - CLOSED THE DOORS AND THE DOORS WOULDN'T LOCK. I COULD SEE A ERROR ON THE DASH BOARD SHOWING THE CAR REMOTE. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO LOCK THE DOOR AND KEPT GETTING THE SAME ERROR. I GOT BACK INTO THE TRUCK AND RESTARTED IT - THEN SHUT IT OFF - GOT OUT AND THE DOORS WOULD LOCK. THE DEALER ALREADY DID THE SERVICE BULLETIN UPDATE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN MARCH - AND IT EVIDENTLY DIDN'T WORK. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE REMOTE - GETTING IN TO THE TRUCK AND STARTING THE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TIMES I REMOTE STARTED THE TRUCK, THEN COULDN'T GET IN.. I HAD TO HIT THE LOCK AND UNLOCK KEY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET INTO THE TRUCK.. THEN

WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOWER SPEED ON THE PARKING LOTS, AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND ON TURNS WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED IN LESS THAN 25 MPH AND WHEN THE RPM IS BETWEEN 600 AND 1200, THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, SHUDDERS AND SHAKES AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. THIS HAPPENS FOR 4-5 SECONDS. I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN I SLOW DOWN ON THE PARKING LOTS OR ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE ACTS AS IF THE IT IS HAVING ISSUE SHIFTING DOWN AND JUST SHAKES/SHUDDERS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT STILL THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT FROM NISSAN AND THEY KNEW WHAT TO FIX AND THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED IT BUT THE ISSUE RESURFACED AFTER FEW HOURS. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE! NISSAN NEEDS TO CAREFULLY INVESTIGATE AND FIX THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THE 2013 PATHFINDER, PROBLEMS ARE RELENTLESS. LIFTGATE STICKING AND RUBBING. BROKEN DOOR HANDLES, DRIVER AND PASSENGER. BOLT FALLING OUT OF ALTERNATOR WHILE DRIVING. AIRBAGS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NOW FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS A SHUDDER/VIBRATION WHICH HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING OR ACCELERATING. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN 2/14 AND NEEDED REPROGRAMMING. STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN, BROUGHT TO DEALER WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. HAPPENING AGAIN NOW ON 5/6 AND THERE IS NO ANSWER. AFRAID CAR WILL STALL OUT IN INTERSECTION CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO TONS OF PEOPLE, YET NO RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. *TR

VEHICLE STARTS TO SHUDDER VERY HARD AND STARTS TO LOSE POWER WHEN STARTING TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC LANES I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER.THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW .MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP. TIMES AND NISSAN STILL HAVEN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM.I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. IT,S REALLY A SHAME ! *TR

THERE IS A SUDDEN JUDDERING SHAKE THAT LASTS ABOUT 4 TO 6 SECONDS DRIVING AROUND 25 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SHAKING DURING TURNS AND UPON HILLS THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE DRIVING A STICKSHIFT AND YOU FINALLY FEEL THE GEAR KICK IN AND THE AFTER MAKING IT UPHILL OR STOPPING UPHILL. VEHICLE DRIVES SMOOTH AGAIN. MY GIRLS ARE VERY SCARED WITH THE SHAKING I HAVE LEFT MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP PENDING A FIX/SOLUTION. *JS

MY PATHFINDER WAS RECALLED (14V-138) TO FIX THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND IT WAS "FIXED." WHEN MY WIFE, WHO WEIGHS ABOUT 112 POUNDS, SITS IN THE RIGHT SEAT, THE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THAT AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER (ABC NISSAN IN PHOENIX) AND THEY SAID THAT THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO TURN THE AIR BAG OFF UNLESS THE OCCUPANT WEIGHS MORE THAT 110 POUNDS. THAT PUTS MY WIFE IN JEOPARDY IN THE EVENT OF A HEAD-ON COLLISION. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO - THE SENSOR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF AND THE WEIGHT LIMIT CANNOT BE CHANGED. WHY SHOULD MY WIFE'S LIFE BE JEOPARDIZED TO PROTECT IDIOTS WHO PUT SMALL CHILDREN IN THE FRONT SEAT? IF THEY WANT TO PUT A LIMIT ON THE WEIGHT, IT SHOULD BE AROUND 50 POUNDS. IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY WIFE IS INJURED, I GUARANTEE THAT I WILL SUE NISSAN AND NHTSA FOR MILLIONS. *JS

AT SLOW SPEED DURING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED (ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING). IT TAKES A LOT OF FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE CAR WITH THE POWER STEERING OFF. MY WIFE COULD NEVER EXERT THIS MUCH FORCE ON THE WHEEL IF SHE WAS DRIVING WHILE THIS HAPPENED. IN ABOUT A MILE, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL, THEN ANOTHER MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT FAILED AGAIN, AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE HOOD STARTS VIBRATING AT OR ABOVE 50MPH AND EVEN EARLIER IN CROSS WIND. *TR

WHILE TURNING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND LOSES POWER. ALSO LOSES POWER WHILE MOVING 25-30 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN AFTER IT ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER ABOUT A TWO WEEKS THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND I TOOK IT BACK IN. THEY HAVE NOW HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE 3/31/14 AND IS STILL CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP AS OF 4/25/14. NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER STATED ITS A PROBLEM THAT HE FEELS NISSAN HAS YET TO SORT OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE YOU WILL STEP IN AND MAKE NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVETRAIN SOFTWARE ISSUE: WHEN I BOUGHT THE 2013 PATHFINDERS, LIKE ANY NEW OWNER I WAS THRILLED. . UNFORTUNATELY THERE WERE A FEW THINGS I DID NOT ANTICIPATE. . SO WHEN MY PATHFINDER BEGAN SHUTTERING AND SHAKING AT 900 MILES, I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHO SAID THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM, WHO THEN REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHO WITH ALL OF THERE UP-TO-DATE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS COULD NOT FIT THE PROBLEM. THE SHUTTERING & SHAKING CONTINUE EVERY FEW DAYS. THE MORE MILE I PUT ON THE CAR, THE WORST THE SHAKES AND SHUTTERS BECAME. SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY, THAT THE ENGINE WOULD BOG DOWN AND LOOSE ALL POWER. SO, AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE REPAIR DEPARTMENT, I FINALLY GOT A STRAIGHT ANSWER. . APPARENTLY, SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE DRIVETRAIN, AND WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE VEHICLES MILEAGE, ACTUALLY ENDS UP DAMAGING THE BELT DRIVE. NOT SOMETHING NISSAN WAS EXPECTING, BUT KNEW ABOUT BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE, ALSO WAS REPORTED BY OTHER PEOPLE EARLIER IN THE YEAR. "THE SHUTTERING IS ACTUALLY THE RESULT OF DAMAGE TO THE DRIVETRAIN FROM THE GLITCH IN THE SOFTWARE". SO IF THE SHUTTERING OCCURS TO THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVETRAIN IS ALREADY DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 20 - 25 MPH, AND HEARD THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SLOWLY CRACKING, AND THEN BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME, LIKELY DUE TO THE HEAVY WIND, IT WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. I'VE NEVER HAD A WINDOW SHATTER FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. IN THE PAST I'VE NOTICED THE WINDOW A LITTLE SLOW TO GO UP OR DOWN, BUT HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD RESULT IN THIS. MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT, BUT THANKFULLY SHE MOVED IMMEDIATELY AS THE CRACKING BEGAN. *TR

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 TRANSMI

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 FI

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