2013 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION, THERE IS A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. *TR

WE TO HAVE THE NISSAN BLUES. WE HAVE HAD OUR NISSAN FOR A MONTH AND THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKING IN IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT IS BETWEEN US AND NISSAN. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW WE ARE MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT WE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE ABOUT DRIVING. AFRAID THAT IT WILL STALL IN AN INTERSECTION AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR KILLED. *TR

IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY, CAR STARTED SHAKING AND IT STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT DRAINED OUT. LUCKILY WE DID'N GET HIT FROM THE BACK BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN WE STOP ON A RED LIGHT AND IT DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL WE TOW IT TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT THAT WAS FIXED. I HAD A BAD FEELING AND TOOK IT TO PUENTE HILLS NISSAN WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. BUT THEY TOLD TO COMEBACK NEXT DAY SO ON MY WAY HOME ON THE FREEWAY IT STARTED AGAIN WE JUST HAD SECONDS TO PULL ASIDE FROM THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVED AT ALL, FLUIDS DRAINED OUT AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE SMOKE WAS EVEN WORST I HAD A PANIC ATTACK BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE SO I'VE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR "ON THE FREEWAY" WITHOUT THINKING THAT I COULD GET KILLED. THE CAR GOT TOWED TO PUENTE HILLS NISSAN AND "THEY FIXED IT". WHEN THEY WERE TESTING IT IT HAPPENED AGAIN!! THEY TOWED THE CAR BACK AND NOW AFTER A WEEK THEY SAID THAT THEY ALREADY FIXED THE PROBLEM THAT IT WAS THE RADIATOR THAT HAD TOO MUCH PRESSURE SO WAS HEATING UP AND SHOOTING THE HOSES OFF SO THEY NOW REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND TOLD ME TO GO AND PICK UP THE CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING AROUND WITH MY FAMILY THIS SITUATION CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN DEALER WON'T REPLACE THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE IS THE LEMON LAW THAT STATES THAT AFTER 3 REPAIRS FROM THE SAME ISSUE THE CAR HAS TO BE REPLACED AND EVEN MORE BECAUSE IT WAS A BRAND NEW CAR AND WE ONLY HAD IT FOR 6 WEEKS. A

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING HARD. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED. THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE TRANSMISSIONS COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD GO OFF WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. SOMETIMES RESETS AND GOES OFF AFTER TURN PATHFINDER OFF BUT EVENTUALLY ALWAYS COMES BACK ON. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY DID A "ZERO RESET" AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT THEM IF LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THEY ALSO HAD TO FIX A COUPLE OF MINOR COSMETIC ISSUES SO I ENDED UP WITH A RENTAL CAR FOR A FEW DAYS...A 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN HUSBAND SAT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. *TR

WHEN STARTING FROM BEING STOPPED AND ALSO WHEN GOING SLOW FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND JERKS LIKE IT IS STUCK AND CAN'T GET INTO THE NEXT GEAR. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN IS INVESTIGATING BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX YET BUT HOPES TO BY APRIL 2013. MOST EXPENSIVE CAR WE EVER BOUGHT AND WE HAVE ONLY HAD IT A MONTH AND IT IS DOING IT MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. IF NISSAN KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD HAVE STOPPED SELLING THE CARS OR AT LEAST NOTIFY THE POTENTIAL BUYER OF THE PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG PROBLEM TOO. *TR

THE SENSOR FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK. THE AIRBAGS ARE AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS A FULL GROWN ADULT IN THE FRONT SEAT. ALSO, DURING ROUTINE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR MAY SWITCH TO "ON." IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, AN ADULT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WILL NOT HAVE THE PROTECTION OF THE FRONT AIRBAG DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR--EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NEWS ARTICLES TO THE CONTRARY. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL UNDER MY VIN--EVEN THOUGH OTHER 2013 PATHFINDERS ARE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. (IN FACT, I ACCESSED THIS SITE FROM A NEWS ARTICLE DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM AND THE RECALL.) AND, BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN ARE CLAIMING THAT THE DEFECT MAY NOT BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. AT PRESENT, THE CAR HAS LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (2500) MILES. *TR

BOUGHT A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN NOVEMBER. 3 MONTHS LATER AND 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME WE STARTED FEELING A "JUTTER" AND COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. LEAVING MYSELF (32 WEEKS PREGNANT), MY 2 YEAR OLD, AND 5 YEAR OLD STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE NORTHWAY IN 20* WEATHER. THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE TRANSMISSION BLEW, A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT, IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO FIX. NISSAN NOR MY LOCAL DEALER ARE DOING ANYTHING RECTIFY THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY, I SHOULD TAKE AN $8,000 LOSS BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT THAT CAN'T GET US FROM POINT A TO POINT B. *TR

DURING SLOW ACCELERATION FROM FULL STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE/SHUDDER FOR A COUPLE OR SECONDS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 15-25 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND CATCH AND SLIP AND CATCH. THIS HAPPENS 3-5 TIMES A DAY. I DRIVE MOSTLY CITY DRIVING SO ITS MOSTLY STOP AND GO DRIVING FROM ONE LIGHT TO THE NEXT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL AND EXHIBITS THE SAME ISSUES. EVEN AFTER THE REPROGRAM, OTHER OWNERS I'VE TALKED TO STILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

MOST OF THE TIME THAT I AM ACCELERATING BETWEEN 20 - 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING. THE AMOUNT OF SHAKE OR "SHUDDER"VARIES FROM SLIGHTLY NOTICEABLE TO VERY NOTICEABLE. THE CONCERN HERE IS THE RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION (CVT) WHICH SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAYS THUS PREVENTING A POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. *TR

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING DELIVERY ON MY NEW 2013 PATHFINDER I NOTICED THE SRS SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON, UNLESS BOTH FRONT AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE ENGAGED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR BEHAVES ERRATICALLY, OFTEN FAILING TO SHUT-OFF WITHIN 7 SECONDS OF VEHICLE START, AND REMAINING ON, EVEN WITH AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE THUS-FAR MADE 3 TRIPS TO MY SERVICING DEALER, WHO HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ISSUE. ON MY SECOND SERVICE VISIT, THE DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR MENTIONED THAT NISSAN TECH SUPPORT HAD ADVISED HIM THAT THE ODS SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CALIBRATED CORRECTLY, AT THE FACTORY. *TR

PASSENGER WEIGHING >120 LBS SITTING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT "OFF" WAS LIT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS TURNED OFF. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AFTER ABOUT 5 MIN OF DRIVING BUT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR

2013 PATHFINDER; NOTICED A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THAT THE PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT WOULD ALWAYS STAY ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED IT OVER FOR AN HOUR OR SO AND COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CONNECTED THE PASSENGER SEATBELT (WITH AN EMPTY SEAT) AND IT WENT OUT. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM STATING THAT IT WAS A "LOOSE SEATBELT CONNECTION" ISSUE. NOW I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM MAY BE A BAD AIRBAG SENSOR AND THAT THE MECHANIC SIMPLY MAY HAVE DISCONNECTED OR RESET THE WARNING LIGHT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUES OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED, BUT I EXPECT THESE GREMLINS TO START SURFACING AT ANY TIME. I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT MY WIFE'S BUILT IN JAPAN PRIUS IS WONDERFUL, ANYTHING AMERICAN ASSEMBLED OR BUILT NOT SO WONDERFUL IN MY EXPERIENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD BECOME DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDER-CARRIAGE AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD BE SENT TO FURTHER ACCESS THE FAILURE BECAUSE A COMPONENT HAD FRACTURED UNDER THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE RIM TO BECOME SHREDDED AND THE BRAKE LINES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS PENDING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,400. *TR

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE NIGHT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND I NOTICE THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIRBAG ICON FLASHING. (I DON'T RECALL SEEING IT DURING THE TEST DRIVE.) I DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE THE ICON, SO WHEN I GOT HOME, I LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL, AND IT TELLS ME THAT I MUST GET IT SERVICED AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. REALLY? NOT EVEN 15 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT, AND I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO BE SERVICED??? NISSAN BETTER GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER. *TR

I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW 2103 NISSAN PATHFINDER DECEMBER OF 2012. I NOTICED WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD NOT GO OUT IF I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND I WAS BUCKED UP. SO I TOOK IT IN TO SERVICE IN EARLY JANUARY TO DEAL WITH A DEFECT IN THE LEATHER AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE LIGHT AND THAT WAS HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK. SO EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR ANOTHER MONTH WHEN THE CAR STARTED BLOWING SMOKE. SO I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN AND THIS TIME A DIFFERENT DEALER RECOGNIZED THAT THAT WASN'T HOW THE CAR SHOULD BE WORKING SO HE SAID THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT. SO A COUPLE DAYS LATER AFTER PARTS WERE SENT OVERNIGHT THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICKUP. I PICKED THE PATHFINDER UP AND SURE ENOUGH THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WENT OFF WHEN I GOT IN BUT NOW I HAD AN AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT ON THE DASH. SINCE IT WAS THE END OF THE DAY THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT BACK IN THE NEXT DAY. SO AFTER ANOTHER VISIT TO NISSAN THEY HAD TO CALL THE TECH LINE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. LONG STORY SHORT THEY SENT ME AWAY WITH MY BROKEN PATHFINDER BECAUSE APPARENTLY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND THE TECH LINE AT NISSAN HASN'T FIGURED OUT A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE AND I CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THE AGREED THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT NOW MONTHS LATER AND I CAN'T

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING ISSUES WITH MY PATHFINDER SINCE PURCHASE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INITIALLY IT WOULD NOT DETECT ANYBODY WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE DEALER TRY TO RESET THE SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. NOW ALL AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND PER THE OWNERS MANUAL THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I WAS TOLD IN JAN PARTS WERE ORDERED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE STILL NOT IN. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY VERY UPSET AND WILL BE LOOKING INTO LEGAL ACTIONS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING ISSUES WITH MY PATHFINDER SINCE PURCHASE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INITIALLY IT WOULD NOT DETECT ANYBODY WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE DEALER TRY TO RESET THE SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. NOW ALL AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND PER THE OWNERS MANUAL THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I WAS TOLD IN JAN PARTS WERE ORDERED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE STILL NOT IN. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY VERY UPSET AND WILL BE LOOKING INTO LEGAL ACTIONS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING ISSUES WITH MY PATHFINDER SINCE PURCHASE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INITIALLY IT WOULD NOT DETECT ANYBODY WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE DEALER TRY TO RESET THE SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. NOW ALL AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND PER THE OWNERS MANUAL THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I WAS TOLD IN JAN PARTS WERE ORDERED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE STILL NOT IN. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY VERY UPSET AND WILL BE LOOKING INTO LEGAL ACTIONS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING ISSUES WITH MY PATHFINDER SINCE PURCHASE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INITIALLY IT WOULD NOT DETECT ANYBODY WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE DEALER TRY TO RESET THE SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. NOW ALL AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND PER THE OWNERS MANUAL THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I WAS TOLD IN JAN PARTS WERE ORDERED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE STILL NOT IN. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY VERY UPSET AND WILL BE LOOKING INTO LEGAL ACTIONS. *TR

SINCE WE TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE ILLUMINATED WHEN VARIOUS ADULT SIZE PEOPLE WILL BE SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE WEIGHTS OF THE ADULTS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOULD VARY FROM 110 AND UP TO 139 AND STILL THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON, INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF\DISABLED. WE EVEN TRIED HAVING A SALESPERSON (UNKNOWN WEIGHT) SIT IN THE CAR AND STILL THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE COOLER LINE CLAMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,125. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,141.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON 02/16/2013 AND STEERING WHEEL OFF BALANCE. 2 DAYS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO HENDERSON NISSAN BUT IT WAS JUST A PATCH UP TO THE PROBLEM. TODAY 02/26/2013 A NEW PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I DRIVE AT 15MPH THE TRANSMISSION JERK CAUSE A BIG VIBRATION TO THE CAR AND I'M AFRAID THIS WILL LEAD TO A MAJOR PROBLEM. I PURCHASE THIS CAR TO TRANSPORT MY 4 YEARS DAUGHTER AND I DON'T WANT THIS CAR TRANSMISSION TO BREAK DOWN ON FREEWAY WHICH COULD CAUSE A MAJOR PILE UP. PLEASE CONSIDER A SAFETY TO OUR FAMILY AND MANY OTHERS FAMILY OWN THIS NISSAN PATHFINDER BY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. SINCERELY. *TR

THE AIRBAG AND VEHICLE OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SIGN WOULD REMAIN ON DESPITE AN EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE THE 1ST DAY OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR 10 DAYS WITHOUT COMPLETE RESOLUTION. NISSAN USA HAS BEEN CONTACTED AS WELL. *TR

HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. WIFE WAS RETURNING FROM PICKING OF PIZZA AND WAS 2 MILES FROM HOUSE - CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE CAR IS "DEAD". ARRIVED TO FIND FLUID ALL OVER STREET BEHIND AND BELOW VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE NEXT DAY WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD THAT THE HOSE FOR TRANSMISSION WAS MANUFACTURED A BIT TOO SMALL AND THEY HAVE BEEN "FALLING OFF" RESULTING IN A TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR BURN OUT. NOT HOW I WANTED TO BEGIN OWNERSHIP WITH A NISSAN... *TR

PURCHASED A NEW 2013 PATHFINDER AND THE 1ST TRIP WE TOOK WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT WE NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON INDICATING IT WAS NOT ACTIVATED. I THOUGHT THAT WAS WEIRD, BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. FEW WEEKS WENT BY AND ISSUE WAS STILL OCCURRING SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A RESET OF THE SEAT SENSOR AND IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY FOR APPROX 2 WEEKS. ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN, DEALER RESET AND IT APPEARED TO WORKED OK FOR A FEW DAYS. DEALER WAS NOW TOLD THE SEAT BASE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE PART DUE TO THIS ISSUE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYBODY TO RIDE AS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AT ALL. *TR

DETECTED INTERMITTENT HEAT FAILURE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE AREA SURROUNDING THE OCCUPANT'S FEET. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 10 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED CODE WAS "TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SWITCH." THE SERVICE TECH ERASED THE CODE WITHOUT PERFORMING SERVICE. 5 DAYS LATER DRIVER DETECTED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. SERVICE TECH AND DRIVER TOOK A TEST DRIVE. SERVICE TECH CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHILE DRIVING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DRIVER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THIS CREATED A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER AND SERVICE TECH. IT HAPPENED TWICE MORE AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST GOT STUCK UNDER THE DOOR TRYING TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSIS BY DEALER: CVT FAILURE. *TR

THE 2013 PATHFINDER 3RD ROW SEAT HEAD RESTS ARE TOO TALL CAUSING YOUR BLIND SPOT TO INCREASE (TWO OR THREE TIMES MORE). WITH THOSE SEATS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION YOU CAN NOT SEE THE TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE LANE WHEN LOOKING IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR UNLESS IT'S ABOUT A CAR LENGTH BEHIND YOU. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT LEADING TO AN INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH BECAUSE YOU DID NOT SEE THE VEHICLE IN YOUR NOW EXTENDED BLIND SPOT. I MADE A COMPLAINT WITH CARLOCK NISSAN WITH NO SUCCESS IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED. I WAS TOLD TO FOLD THE SEATS DOWN BUT THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS IN THOSE SEATS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AND 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. THE ENGINE RPMS KEPT GOING UP AND DOWN WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS WITH LIMITED OR NO PROPULSION. I HAD TO AVOID THE HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WHILE I MOVED OVER 3 LANES TO THE SHOULDER. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE VEHICLE, WITH 2200 MILES, REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAILURE ON THE TRANSMISSION OIL DELIVERY SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE MY 2013 PATHFINDER FOR AROUND 2 WEEKS AND SINCE DAY 2 IT'S HAVING PROBLEMS I THINK WITH THE POWER TRAIN. IT START TO FAIL THE ACCELERATION, LIKE WHEN ON A MANUAL CAR YOU STEP OUT THE CLUTCH EARLY. I WENT TWICE TO A NISSAN DEALER TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM AND ON BOTH VISITS THEY SAID THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH THE SUV. SO I HAVE TO WAIT TO SOMETHING MORE HAPPENS SO THEY CAN FIND A PROBLEM. I CHANGED MY 2010 PATHFINDER FOR THIS ONE... I THINK I MADE A REALLY BAD MOVE HERE. *TR

WHEN I WOULD PARK ON A HILL THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS UNTIL THE PARKING PAWL WAS ENGAGED SO THE TRANSMISSION WAS HOLDING THE CAR ON THE HILL. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND PARKING BRAKE WAS ADJUSTED. NOW, NO PROBLEMS HOLDING THE CAR ON A HILL. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THIS BEFORE GIVING ME THE CAR. *TR

BASE ON MANUAL, THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" SIGN WILL BE LIGHT ON (IT MEANS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL DISABLE) IF A CHILD OR ADULT (LESS THAN 70 POUNDS) SEAT AT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. BUT FOR MY 2013 PATHFINDER, MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO WEIGHT ABOUT 50 POUNDS SITED AT THE FRONT SEAT (PASSENGER SIDE) AND WEARING SEAT BELT, BUT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" SIGN IS OFF (IT MEAN THE AIR BAG STILL ENGAGE ). AS THE RESULT, MY DAUGHTER WILL BE IN DANGER DUE TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IF ACCIDENT HAPPEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED TO ACT STRANGE. THE RPM'S WOULD BE ERRATIC GOING FROM 3000 - 5000 IF I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR. THEN IT WOULD STOP IF I DID NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR. THEN 4000 - 6000 RPMS. IT SEEMED VERY UNSAFE AND OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I DECIDED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE EXIT RAMP WHEN I HEARD A LARGE GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS AN AWFUL BURNING SMELL AND THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE IN ADDITION TO THE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT ALSO STOPPED IN A VERY UNSAFE LOCATION AND EVENTUALLY THE STATE POLICE CAME TO PUSH ME OUT OF THE WAY. CALLED MY NISSAN DEALER, THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK AND I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. LATER THAT DAY I FOUND OUT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS, I WAS DRIVING A $40,000 BRAND NEW SUV AND THAT WAS THE ONLY OPTION. HOW COULD A NEW TRANSMISSION HELP, IF THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN NISSAN'S PATHFINDER TRANSMISSIONS? MY NEW CAR WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD AND 5 MONTH OLD MY 2013 PATHFINDER ON 12/29 (WHICH I HAD FOR 1 MONTH)IT STARTED FEELING LIKE IT WAS MISSING GEARS AND SPUTTERING. THE RPMS STARTED TO REV UP BETWEEN 4000-5000 AND WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER, AND THE CAR WAS JERKING AS I WAS DRIVING IT. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF HOPING IT WAS JUST A FLUKE BUT WHEN I STARED IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I WAS IN REVERSE I THEN PUT IN DRIVE AGAIN IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I EVEN PRESSED THE CRUISE TO SEE IF THAT WOULD WORK AND IT WOULDN'T WORK EITHER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION MODULE CHIP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAITED 10 DAYS AND FINALLY THEY SAID IT WAS READY. I PICKED IT UP AND LITERALLY TURNED AROUND BECAUSE IT WAS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING EXCEPT THIS TIME AS I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT 60MPH WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE GAS UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKE IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, THANK GOD, ALL WHILE MY BABY IS IN THE CAR WITH ME. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW AND I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN EXPRESSING MY CONCERN FOR THE VEHICLES SAFETY, AND THE FACT IT IS BRAND NEW A MONTH OLD CAR AND THE ONLY THING THAT I'M BEING TOLD IS THAT THEY ARE SENDING A TECH FROM NISSAN AND THEY'RE REALLY SORRY ABOUT MY TROUBLE. SO NOW THE CAR JUST SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP GO

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY @55MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV FROM LOW TO VERY HIGH RPMS. ALL OF A SUDDEN CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND LOST COMPLETE POWER TO DRIVE TRAIN. MOVE TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND AVOIDED A HUGE ACCIDENT WITH 2 CHILDREN ON BOARD. *TR

AFTER FUELING MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, I HEADED OUT AND NOTICED SMOKE AROUND MY VEHICLE. A NEIGHBORING VEHICLE MOTIONED FOR ME TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW AND SAID I HAD FLUID THAT LOOKED LIKE ANTI FREEZE POURING OUT FROM BENEATH MY 2013 PATHFINDER. I TRIED TO PULL OVER BUT THE SUV WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE FORWARD AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN. NOT KNOWING WHY MY VEHICLE WAS SMOKING, I CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SOME PEOPLE STOPPED TO HELP AND PUSH THE VEHICLE FROM THE STREET. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. A TOWING COMPANY WAS SENT OUT. I WAS TOLD THE TOWING COMPANY'S HAVE BEEN TOWING THESE BRAND NEW VEHICLES ALOT, SOME THAT WERE DRIVEN OFF THE LOT AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THIS ISSUE WAS UNDER A LAW SUIT FOR THE 2005-2010 MODEL PATHFINDERS. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE NISSAN HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE JUST YET. *TR

THE NIGHT OF SATURDAY JANUARY 19TH, 2013, ONE MONTH AND A HALF AFTER I PURCHASED MY "NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER," IT WAS IT!!! I THOUGH THAT WE WERE PUTTING THE WRONG TYPE OF GAS IN IT, BUT NO!!! WE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS "RUNNING OUT OF GAS MOVEMENT" FROM A $40,000 VEHICLE WITH ONE OF THE BEST MARKETING PROMOTIONS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE 21ST OF JANUARY, AND THE ONLY RESPONSE FROM GENERAL MANAGEMENT WAS " OH!... WE ARE SO SORRY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING ON HERE...IT LOOKS LIKE A TRANSMISSION MODULE, BUT WAIT... NO, THAT'S NOT IT... WE ARE INCOMPETENT!!! SO... HERE I AM, PAYING FOR A LOAN WITH A BROKE BRAND NEW SUV IN THE SHOP WITH A SAFETY STALL HAZARD!... DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT'S A FAMILY CAR!!!! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR TWO WEEK OLD 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER PLATINUM EDITION WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE COOLANT LINE BURST AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A "PRECAUTION" THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION LINE (S), AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE RETURNING IT TO US. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR DID NOT GET AFFECTED BUY THE INCIDENT AND THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THOSE PARTS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND LEARNED THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER 2013 PATHFINDERS HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE SAME CATASTROPHIC ISSUE. I ALSO LEARNED THAT PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF THE PATHFINDER HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WHICH NISSAN WAS VERY SLOW TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHEN A VEHICLE THAT IS TRAVELING AT A MODERATE TO HIGH RATE OF SPEED LOOSES TRANSMISSION THE DRIVER BECOMES AT RISK FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND IN OUR CASE MY WIFE WAS SAVED BY A AAA EMPLOYEE WHO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PUSH HER CAR OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE PLEASE TELL THEM TO TAKE IT TO THEIR NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY. I AM CONVINCED THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE A RECALL. OUR CAR HAD 450 MIL

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35 MPH THE PATHFINDER STARTED SPUTTERING BETWEEN 3000-4000 RPMS AND WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE IN HOPES TO RESET A PROBLEM. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE PATHFINDER WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. AS THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS LOADING THE PATHFINDER HE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF LIQUID COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE HAD BURST AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. ALSO ANOTHER OWNER OF A 2013 PATHFINDER WAS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD THAT A PROBLEM HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE COMPUTER THAT WAS AFFECTING THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T CATCH IT PRIOR TO THE NEW PATHFINDER LEAVING THE FACTORY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER(N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE BRAKING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.