2013 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM DEACTIVATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, AND ACTIVATED THE WARNING LIGHT, WITH A 200+ POUND PERSON SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, CENTERED IN THE SEAT AND UPRIGHT, AND SEATBELT ON, FOR OVER ONE HOUR. TOOK VIDEO SHOWING PERSON IN SEAT @ 55 MPH WITH LIGHT ON. DEALER AND NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE, THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX, EVEN AFTER SHOWING THE DEALER THE VIDEO OF THE DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. REQUESTED CORPORATE TECHNICIAN TO EXAMINE CAR, DEALER HAS NOT PROVIDED THIS SERVICE TO DATE (3 WEEKS LATER). DUE TO THE RANDOM FAULT, WE CAN NOT TRUST THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO WORK AS DESIGNED, AND AS REQUIRED BY THE NHTSA RULE FMVSS208. *TR

I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH MY 2013 PATHFINDER. FIRST, AND MOST IMPORTANT, IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES TO INFORM YOU IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ON OR OFF WILL COME ON OR OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE SAME PERSON/OBJECT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITH MYSELF RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, ONCE WITH MY SON, AND ONCE WITH A BACKPACK. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE OFF, INDICATING THE AIRBAG WAS ON, AND THEN AFTER SEVERAL MILES THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. OR THE LIGHT WOULD BE ON AND AFTER SEVERAL MILES IT WOULD GO OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE DEATH IF IN AN ACCIDENT! I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PUT ON THE COMPUTER, WHICH SHOWED EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEY ALSO DROVE THE VEHICLE 20 MILES TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET IT TO HAPPEN AND IT DID NOT. MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THE MODELS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WE ARE A FAMILY OF SEVEN, SO SOMEONE HAS TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SECOND ISSUE IS A SHUDDERING THAT OCCURS WHEN DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING AT LOWER SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING ME TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD AND LOOK AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SEE IF SOMETHING IS WRONG. THE VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AS YOU DECELERATE FROM 50 -55 MPH AND SLOW DOWN TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO "SHUDDER", SIMILAR TO DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS THAT ARE TYPICALLY FOUND ALONG HIGHWAYS THAT ALERT DRIVERS THAT THEY ARE MOVING ONTO THE SHOULDER. AFTER 4-5 SECONDS, THE SHUDDER STOPS AND THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY. READING ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING WITH A NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND MAY RESULT IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE OVER TIME. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED, THE HOOD OF THE CAR VIBRATES SIGNIFICANTLY. IT FEELS LIKE THE HOOD MAY FLIP UP AT ANY TIME. DOUBLE-CHECKED TO BE SURE THE HOOD WAS LOCKED AND IT WAS. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND LOOSING POWER FOR A BRIEF MOMENT ON ACCELERATING AROUND 20-30 MPH. IT FEELS AS IF DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACE. IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. *TR

WE PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 9 MILES ON ODOMETER. AFTER DRIVING FROM BILLINGS MT TO RIVERTON WY, APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS, WE NOTICED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A SLIGHT SHUTTER, VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. NOW, WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES, IT NOW HAS 1100 MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT, AND HAVING TWO KIDS, A 8 YEAR OLD AND 6 MONTH OLD, WE ARE KINDA SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER SCREEN ALSO SHOWN 3 TIMES, HAS SAID, KEY FAILED TO SYNC. *TR

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT. RECALL RECEIVED 2 HOURS LATER. NISSAN SAYS PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT DID NOT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE THEM? *TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. HE TRIED TO STAND ON THE BRAKES AS WELL AS STOMPED THE PEDAL WITH ONE FOOT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED UP THE DRIVEWAY HITTING HIS GARAGE DOOR AND THE SIDE OF HIS HOUSE. THE GARAGE DOOR CRUMBLED AND HIS OTHER VEHICLE, PUSHING IT INTO THE INNER PORTION OF THE GARAGE HITTING IT SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DRIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE AIR BAG, BUT HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN HE HIT THE GARAGE DOOR. UPDATED 09/11/13

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER ON ACCELERATING 18 TO 20 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED JERKED AND LOST ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED; WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE NAME OF PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

WHEN I HAD MY NEW CAR FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE STREETS, I STARTED TO HEAR RUMBLING LIKE I WAS GOING OVER ROUGH ROAD OR A WARNING STRIP AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I ACCELERATED. THEN IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ON THE PARKWAY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN A WEEK LATER WHEN THEY HAD A LOANER CAR AVAILABLE. I TOOK IT ON JUNE12TH, AND THEY STILL STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I STARTED TO RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE 2013 PATHFINDERS.WHEN I TOLD THEM I KNEW THIS WAS A COMMON TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE DEALER IS STILL STATING THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT, BUT NOW WANT TO REPLACE MY TORQUE CONVERTER WHEN THEY GET THE PART THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. I CALLED NISSAN AND HAVE ASKED FOR A REFUND OF MY MONEY. I DO NOT WANT A BRAND NEW CAR WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS! I CAN'T USE IT TO TOW MY BOAT AND AM AFRAID TO GO ANY LONG DISTANCES. THEY STILL HAVE NOT CALLED ME BACK. HOW CAN THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THIS CAR WHEN THERE ARE NATIONWIDE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION? *TR

WHEN MY WIFE WHO IS 5"4' AND WEIGHS 110 LBS IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF AND WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS IN SPEC.NISSAN ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT IS IN SPEC AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY TELL ME THAT THE SENSORS IN THE SEAT ARE TO THE EXTREME LEFT AND MY WIFE WILL HAVE TO SIT TO THE LEFT AND ERECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *TR

JUNE 23, 2013 - I PURCHASED MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN MARCH. IT HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM SINCE I GOT IT. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPING, OR WHEN INCREASING SPEED WHEN TURNING, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS. IT SOMETIMES VIBRATES AND ALSO FEELS LIKE I'M GOING OVER SOMETHING ROUGH. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHEN IT DOES THIS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR 3 1/2 MONTHS.. I HAVE CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS BUT AS OF TODAY, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT AND IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

I BROUGHT THE CAR ON 6/14/13 TO GET THE FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR DONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO WASTE OUR TIME SINCE THEY TOLD ME THAT "THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VIN AND THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE." I EXPLAINED AGAIN THAT THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT WOULD STAY ON WHEN KIDS OR MY WIFE WOULD SEAT ON IT. THEY SAID "IT IS A KNOWN GLITCH" BUT THAT EVERYTHING WORKS FINE AND "I SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT IT." I CONTACTED NISSAN IMMEDIATELY. I SPOKE TO NISSAN COSTUMER AFFAIRS "WESLEY" WHO SAID THAT WOULD LOOK INTO THIS TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD CONTACT THE WHITE PLAINS DEALER. SOUNDED GREAT. HE CALL ME ON 6/17/13 TO TELL ME THAT INDEED THE DEALER "DID EVERYTHING, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO" AND SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VIN - THAN EVERYTHING WAS OK. THIS IS HYSTERICAL. I HAD ACTUALLY RECEIVED AN EMAIL DIRECTLY FROM NISSAN USA ON 6/15/13 STATING THAT "A REVIEW OF OUR RECORDS INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE WITH THE VEHICLE SERIAL NUMBER LISTED ABOVE IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL AS FOLLOWS: OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) SENSOR. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON YOUR VEHICLE. THESE REPAIRS ARE FREE OF CHARGE TO YOU." HE FIRST SOUNDED CONFUSED BUT THEN HE PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN (AS THE DEALERSHIP) THAT "IF SOMEONE BETWEEN 90 AND 120 POUNDS SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - THE LIGHT WEIGHT MIGHT NOT TRIGGER THE SENSOR." I ASKED HIM WHERE I WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THIS TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN THE OWNER'

DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE "SHUDDERS" AND DOES NOT HAVE MUCH POWER. IF I SPEED UP ITS OKAY, BUT ANYTIME I'M DRIVING SLOWLY IT DOES THE SAME THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DECELERATING TO AN INTERSECTION, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V139000 (SERVICE BRAKES) HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

ON MY NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER SL 4X4 I AM HAVING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, OR INCREASING SPEED FROM A TURN, THE CAR SPUTTERS, POWER FLUCTUATES, AND SOMETIMES IT VIBRATES AND FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING OVER A GRID. SHIFTING IS ROUGH WHILE DRIVING, AND THE CAR SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL, OR LIKE I'M DRIVING A STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND I'VE LET OFF THE CLUTCH TOO SOON. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING AND STARTED INCONSISTENTLY WHERE I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ROAD CONDITIONS AND NOT THE CAR, BUT THE PROBLEM NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, IT'S GETTING WORSE, AND I'M EXPECTING ANY DAY FOR IT TO BREAK DOWN ON ME. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON 2/26/13, SO I'VE HAD IT JUST OVER 3 MONTHS. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT DAY I EXPERIENCE THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING WHILE ACCELERATING LIGHTLY BETWEEN 10-20 MPH FEELING AS THOUGH I WAS GOING OVER A WARNING STRIP. IT WOULD OCCUR DURING TURNS AND WHEN I SLOWED NEARLY TO A STOP FOR A STOPLIGHT AND CARS AHEAD OF ME AND THEN ACCELERATE THROUGH THAT 10-20 MPH. *TR

WHEN MY VEHICLE IS NOT EXPERIENCING SHUDDERING AT EITHER 10-20 MPH OR 40 MPH, IT WILL EXHIBIT A NEW CONDITION AT THOSE SPEEDS. CURRENTLY I AM SEEING THE ENGINE REV UP 300-500 RPMS PRIOR TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKING UP AND A LOSS OF ACCELERATION (FEELS HESITANT) UNTIL THE ENGINE RPMS RETURN TO THE LOWER LEVEL THEY WERE AT PRIOR TO THE REV UP. MY SERVICE REP SAID HE DID NOT REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER SO THIS MAY BE A "LEARNED CONDITION" TO OFFSET THE SHUDDERING I HAD BEEN AND STILL DO EXPERIENCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER DURING ACCELERATION FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND MAKES A DRIVER THINK THEY HAVE GONE OFF THE ROAD AND YOU ARE RIDING ON A RUMBLE STRIP WHEN YOU ARE NOT ON A RUMBLE STRIP. THE EVENT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. IT FRIGHTENS THE DRIVER WHEN IT OCCURS AND IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR GOES TO SHIFT GEARS IT START S SHUTTERING LIKE YOU ARE ROLLING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. I TRIED TO CLIMB A SMALL HILL BY MY OFFICE AND THE CAR COULD NOT GET UP THE HILL. I LET OFF THE GAS AND THEN PRESSED THE GAS AGAIN AND IT FINALLY MADE IT. SOMETIMES WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR LOSES POWER TO EXCEL. ALSO BOUGHT THIS CAR TO SPECIFICALLY TOW A TRAILER/BOAT AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT I SHOULD NOT TOW WITH IT. *TR

PURCHASED THIS CROSSOVER ON 12/14/2012. LOSS OF POWER HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM BETWEEN 15-30MPH WHILE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN I TRIED TO FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR, THE RPM'S INCREASED BUT THE CVT DID NOT ENGAGE. HAD TO REMOVE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR THEN REAPPLY FOR THE CVT TO RE-ENGAGE. CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON 5-31-13 WHO SAID MY VIN IS NOT PART OF ANY UPDATES/RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. SAID TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 'JUDDER/SHUTTER' ABOUT 3-4 TIMES AS WE'LL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN THE CITY. I HAVE READ ON SOME DISCUSSION BOARDS THAT A 'FIX/PART' IS IN THE WORKS FOR LATE JUNE. *TR

DURING SLOW ACCELERATION FROM A FULL STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE/SHUDDER AS IF DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIP FOR A SECOND OR TWO USUALLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 15-25 MPH. THE VEHICLE STOPS ACCELERATING DURING THIS SHUTTER. THIS HAPPENS 3-5 TIMES A DAY. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED AROUND 40 MPH, BUT MUCH LESS FREQUENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DEEMED THE SHUTTERING CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE CVT DESIGN. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED ANY SERVICE BULLETINS ADDRESSING KNOWN CONCERNS FOR EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE IN THE 2013 MODEL YEAR PATHFINDER. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. IF THIS SHUTTERING WERE TO OCCUR AS I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC, I FEAR THIS MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21. *TR

WHEN U PASS 45 TO 50 MILES ONCE U PASS THE SPEED THE HANDLE ITS VERY BAD THAT'S ONE TWO AFTER U DRIVE THE CAR FOR LITTLE WILD THE NOISE FROM MUFFLER SOUNDS LIKE FIRE CRACKER AND THERE WHEN U IN THE LITTLE HILL THE CAR MOVE BACK WORDS 4 SAME TIME WHEN U PRESS ON THE BRAKES THE CAR ALMOST STOP COMPLETE AND JUST KEEP GOING IT FEEL VERY WEIRD THAT IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FROM THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL AT I-85 TO EMORY HOSPITAL AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHUTTER AND VIBRATE AS IT MOVED INTO THE NEXT GEAR RATIO IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES THAT DAY AND ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS BACK HOME WITH 6 TO 7 HUNDRED MILES ON THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS THE CVTRANSMISSION. NO PROBLEMS AT ANY OTHER SPEED. *TR

ANY ITEMS ON THE FLOOR OF THE CENTER/BACK SEATING SECTION CAN SHIFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE ITEMS CAN TRAVEL UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND WEDGE UNDER THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. THERE IS NOTHING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT TO PREVENT ITEMS FROM REACHING THE DRIVERS FOOT AREA. ON ONE OCCASION A WATER BOTTLE WEDGED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL WHILE ENTERING A 70 MILE PER HOUR HIGHWAY. THE BOTTLE HAD TRAVELED UNDER THE SEAT WHEN THE CAR WAS GOING AROUND THE CURVED ONRAMP. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, AND I TRY TO KEEP THE KIDS FROM PUTTING STUFF ON THE FLOOR. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED OF APPROX 25-30 MPH. ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS. OCCURS EVERYDAY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER SL. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY FROM 20 TO 30 MPH AND AT LOW RPM'S(1000 TO 1,500 RPM'S). ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO SHUDDER LIKE THIS AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH. I TRIED SWITCHING TO 2WD AND TO FULL TIME 4WD MODE BUT WITHOUT LUCK. I ALSO TRIED TO SWITCH OFF THE OVERDRIVE ALSO WITHOUT LUCK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH ALL OF THE PATHFINDERS AND THAT THESE NEW CVT TRANSMISSIONS OPERATE THIS WAY. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, WHO REPEATED EVERYTHING THE ORIGINAL ADVISOR STATED, BUT STOPPED SHORT OF SAYING IT IS 'NORMAL' FOR THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM IN THIS FASHION. HE ALSO TOLD ME HE IS DRIVING THE SAME MODEL AS ME AND THAT HE HAS GOTTEN USED TO THE VIBRATIONS. I HOPE NISSAN COMES UP WITH A SIMPLE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, UNTIL THEN I AM UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED. *TR

THE CAR SHUDDERS, PERIODICALLY AS YOU ARE ACCELERATING ANYWHERE FROM SPEEDS OF 20MPH TO 40 MPH. IT DOESN'T DO THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN IT STARTS TO SHUDDER IS VERY NERVE WRACKING. CONCERNED TRANSMISSION IS BEING DAMAGED/OR DEFECTIVE. NISSAN DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A FIX FOR THIS. I AM TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH PATHFINDERS PRODUCED BEFORE JAN 13. *TR

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING OR VIBRATING WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, WITH TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER AT LOW SPEED 10-20 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, EVEN AFTER THE RECALL REPROGRAM WAS DONE. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED TWICE MAY 17, 2013, TEN DAYS AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY DROVE IT FOR 300 MILES AND DID NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS THE SHAKING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND WOULD BE CORRECTED BY REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER (WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE) AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOME NISSAN EMPLOYEES SAY THERE IS NO ISSUES KNOWN WITH THE PATHFINDER AND SOME WILL ADMIT IT THERE IS, BUT SAY ENGINEERING IS WORKING ON A FIX FOR IT, BUT CLAIM IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. MY WIFE ALMOST ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON ONE OCCASION AND THEN MISSED REAR ENDING A VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE PROBLEM IS NOT EASILY DUPLICATED, SO IT TOUGH TO SHOW IT HAPPENING, BUT DOES SOMEONE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET HURT BEFORE IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS REALLY LOOKED INTO? *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS, AS IF GOING OVER A HIGHWAY RUMBLE STRIP, FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW ROLL. DURING THIS SHUDDERING PERIOD THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND FAILS TO RESPOND. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WITH ONLY 900 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEM. AFTER ABOUT 300 MILES ON THE SUV I STARTED TO FEEL THE SHUDDER/JERKING WHEN I ACCELERATE SLOWLY FROM 0 TO ABOUT 20 MPH. ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE TRANSMISSION JERK SO HARD THAT THE WHOLE CAR WAS SHAKING. I DID NOT FEEL THIS JERKINESS WHEN I TEST DROVE THE 2013 AT THE DEALER OR THE 1ST COUPLE HUNDRED MILES ON MY SUV. IT BECOMES VERY ANNOYING FOR DAILY DRIVING. I TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER COUPLES TIME AND NISSAN DEALER SAID THAT IT'S NORMAL FOR A CVT TRANSMISSION TO ACT THAT WAY AND NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO FIX IT YET. I DO NOT THINK IT IS NORMAL FOR A BRAND NEW CAR TO ACT THAT WAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO CUT OUT SUDDENLY. HAS HAPPENED 15-20 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP YET. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PATTERN OTHER THAN HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR FROM LOW SPEED. LOVE THE CAR...HOPE THEY CAN SOLVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM . *TR

SHORTLY AFTER BUYING OUR PATHFINDER WE DROVE UP TO A NEARBY OBSERVATORY. THE ROAD IS NARROW, STEEP AND HAS MANY TIGHT TURNS. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THIS ROAD IS 15MPH, BUT HAS MANY SECTIONS WHERE EVEN THIS SPEED IS TOO FAST. WHEN WE STARTED OUR DECENT WE SHIFTED INTO LOW TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO TAKE SOME OF THE LOAD. HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT DOWNSHIFT, IT WAS IN THE EQUIVALENT OF 3RD GEAR BASED OFF OF THE TACHOMETER AND WE HAD TO RELY SOLELY ON THE BRAKES TO MAINTAIN SPEED. WE WERE ABLE TO COMPENSATE BY PULLING OFF AND STOPPING REGULARLY TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TO COOL. WE LATER EXPERIMENTED AND FOUND THAT AT LOWER SPEEDS <35MPH IT WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT MUCH IF ANY WHEN PUT INTO LOW, UNLESS YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL. WE TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE SECOND ONE. SINCE THEN THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT SINCE THE MECHANICS REPORTED THAT IT "OPERATES AS DESIGNED" THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

WHILE CLIMBING AN INCLINE IN A PARKING GARAGE, TURNING TO GO UP THE RAMP FROM THE RIGHT HAND CURVE, THE TRUCK LOST POWER AS I GAVE THE ACCELERATOR MORE PRESSURE. IT TOOK 2-3 SECONDS OF ACCELERATION BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE. 4 DAYS LATER, WHILE TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP AND PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO FLOW INTO 50MPH TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK LOST POWER. IT TOOK 3-4 SECONDS OF ACCELERATION BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE. I WAS ALSO IN A LOANER 2013 PATHFINDER SV, THE SAME TRIM AS MINE, AFTER WE TOOK MINE IN TO SERVICE THIS POWER LOSS ISSUE AND IT ALSO LOST POWER AFTER TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE OR ALMOST SEEMS LIKE ITS SLIPPING IF THAT MAKES SENSE IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M FIRST TAKING OFF AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

STARTING AROUND 1100 MILES, OUR CAR SHUDDERS AND SHAKES AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN BEING DRIVEN AROUND 20 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 TIMES NOW OVER THE COURSE OF 10 DAYS. WE PURCHASED IT APRIL 11, IT FIRST HAPPENED APRIL 17, AND WAS IN THE SHOP FROM 4/22 UNTIL 5/10. WE HAD IT OUT OF THE NISSAN SERVICE SHOP FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. WOW. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ADD MYSELF TO THE BELOW LIST OF SIMILAR SCENARIOS. I HOPE NISSAN FIGURES OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND TAKES GOOD CARE OF/COMPENSATES THEIR PAYING CUSTOMERS. *TR

I STARTED DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CAR STARTED SHUDDERING, AS IF I WAS DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP. THIS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS IN DIFFERENT PLACES BUT THEY WERE ALWAYS AROUND HIGHWAYS SO I NEVER PAID ATTENTION. THIS TIME THERE WAS NO HIGHWAY, IT WAS JUST A LOCAL STREET AND THERE DEFINITELY WERE NO RUMBLE STRIPS. WILL HAVE TO TAKE THIS TO THE DEALER. NOT EXPECTING MUCH AS I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE MUST BE A RECALL FOR THIS... *TR

VEHICLE FIRST SHUTTERED OR VIBRATED DURING DECELERATION COMING TO STOP. VEHICLE SHIFTS ROUGH AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOW RPMS. THE VEHICLE HAS 1800 MILES ON IT NOW, AND HAS NOW DONE THIS AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, EXCEPT THIS SHIFTING PROBLEM. I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IT GETTING WORSE AND DEVELOPING INTO SOMETHING FAR WORSE. I PLAN ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK. I ALREADY HAD TO TAKE IT BACK THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT FOR A FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SENSOR. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDERS AS IF DRIVING OVER RUMBLE BARS FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY -- USUALLY AROUND 40 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHUTTERING. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDERS AS IF DRIVING OVER RUMBLE BARS FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY -- USUALLY AROUND 40 MPH. DEALER DUPLICATES BUT HAS NO FIX. DEALER INDICATES NISSAN AWARE OF ISSUE -- BELIEVES TO BE IN PROGRAMMING FOR THE CVT -- BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX AT THIS TIME. *TR

SUDDEN LOST OF POWER TO VEHICLE WHERE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHILE ENGINE RPM WILL SPIKE. LATER FOUND OUT THAT A CLIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HOUSE HAD FAILED WHICH ALLOWED ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SPILL OUT. WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT ENTERING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR ELSE ACCIDENT WOULD SURELY HAPPEN. FOUND OUT FROM DEALER THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE CLIPS AS THEY WERE NOT UP TO SPEC TO HANDLE THE PRESSURE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY NISSAN ON THIS DEFECT AND IT OCCURRED BEFORE I EVEN HAD MY FIRST SERVICE. NOW I'M LEFT WITH TO ME A COMPROMISED TRANSMISSION WHICH NISSAN REFUSE TO REPLACE. THEY ONLY REFILL THE FLUID AND SAID IT WAS OK. THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE WHICH I USE TO TRANSPORT MY 4YR AND 1YR OLD. *TR

TRANSMISSION (CVT) ON SLOW ACCELERATION WILL SHUTTER/SHAKE BETWEEN 20-25 MPH. ALSO, WILL REPEAT AT APPROX 40 MPH. ON 4-17-13, WAS TOLD BY NISSAN DEALER THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT DID NOT HAVE A FIX AT THIS TIME. PROBLEM IS WORSE WITH HOT ENGINE/TRANSMISSION. I WORRY TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL WHILE TRAVELING AS THIS IS OUR VACATION VEHICLE. CERTAINLY A MAJOR PROBLEM AS A TRANSMISSION WOULD BE SAFETY RELATED. HOW LONG FOR NISSAN TO "FIND" A FIX???? ONE OR TWO WEEKS OR A YEAR OR MORE? *TR

VEHICLE STUTTERS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MILES PER HOUR AS IF THERE IS A VIBRATION. THIS AFFECTS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. NISSAN DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. BASICALLY SAID TO WAIT UNTIL IT BREAKS. TODAY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE DAY, HOWEVER THE SECOND TIME IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING WAS SLIPPING, LIKE A ZIPPER, THEN RECOVERED. THERE IS A FLAW HERE THAT NEEDS ADDRESSING AND I AM GOING TO CONTACT NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

1. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED PUTTING IT TO REVERSE WONT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION, NEED TO GO BACK TO PARK AND BACK TO ENGAGE THE DRIVE OF REVERSE TRANSMISSION 2. DURING DRIVING AT 0-40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC, SOMETIMES SHIFTING CAN VIBRATE AS IF THE WHOLE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING, THE RPM ALSO FLUCTUATE DURING THIS TIME. 3. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM UNTIL APRIL 8TH 2013, I HAD TAKEN THIS ON SNOW, ALL SORTS OF TERRAIN, BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM COLUMBIA, MO FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS PERFORMING EXCELLENT PRIOR TO THIS. 4. ONLY THING I DID WAS LEAVE THE SUV PARKED FOR A WHILE (1 WEEK) BEFORE THIS STARTED IN EARLY APRIL. 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEACTIVATED WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

PURCHASED MY NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN FEBRUARY, 2013. EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AFTER THE FIRST 100 MILES I PUT ON THE CAR. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 4 TIMES IN THE FIRST 400 MILES. THEN I EXPERIENCED A MAJOR PROBLEM TURNING LEFT FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR BARELY COASTED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I HAD TO PUMP THE GAS PEDAL ABOUT 4 TIMES TO GET THE CAR MOVING. LUCKILY I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A GREEN ARROW SO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD A RED LIGHT AND WAS STOPPED. I ASKED THE DEALER TO PICK IT UP AS I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. THEY HAD IT A WEEK AND OPENED A TICKET WITH NISSAN. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND HADN'T HEARD OF ANY OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES SO THEY ASKED ME TO PICK UP THE CAR. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY FOR WORK (ABOUT 1200 MILES) AND NOTICED A LITTLE SLUGGISHNESS FROM A FULL STOP BUT NOT TOO BAD. I DROVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THAT AND I NOTICED SOME MINOR SLUGGISHNESS. WHEN IT STALLED OUT AS I WAS TURNING LEFT THROUGH A 4 WAY STOP WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT BACK. HAD I BEEN TURNING LEFT AT A GREEN LIGHT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES TO MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS TIME I PROVIDED BLOGS TO THE DEALER DESCRIBING THE SAME ISSUES.THE DEALER CONFIRMED TODAY THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NO FIX SO I SHOULD PICK UP THE CAR. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEY TOLD ME TO PRESS HARDER ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS AN UNACCEPTABLE S