2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

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  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - VINELAND, NJ

    WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH WHEN I CAME TO MAKE A STOP MY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH UNTIL E BRAKE BROUGHT ME TO A STOP. MECHANIC CHECKED AND COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TO DO IT AGAIN. BRAKES AND ROTORS AND BRAKE FLUID ARE ALL IN TACT .

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - AXIS, AL

    WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH MY CAR'S ENGINE HAS STALLED. MY CAR AT TIMES WILL NOT TURN OVER BUT THEN WILL CRANK AND THE VDC SLIP LIGHT COMES ON AND MY ENGINE SPUTTERS. THE BATTERY IS GOOD, THE ALTERNATOR IS GOOD. RECENTLY IT ALMOST STALLED WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON BUT THEN IT ACCELERATED JUST FINE. NOW IT IS INTERMITTENTLY MAKING A LOUD HUMMING/GRINDING NOISE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - LACEY, WA

    AIR BLAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 107,716 MILES ON VEHICLE. TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP AND GIVEN AN ERROR CODE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG AND SPIRAL CABLE. WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $1300+ TO FIX. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS WHICH HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN. IT WOULD NOT OCCUR UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CONDITIONS. IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, YET THERE ARE NO RECALLS. NISSAN NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE!!

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - BELTSVILLE, MD

    SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GOES OFF AND ON. TOOK IT TO VARIOUS MECHANICS AND ALL SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. NOTICED THE LIGHT GOES OFF IN CERTAIN WEATHER, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. SINCE MECHANICS SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG, I CAN'T SAY HOW IT AFFECTS THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR 2 YEARS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - LEXINGTON, SC

    DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK. HAVE TO PUT WINDOW DOWN AND UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - NEW WINGSOR, NY

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (RAMSEY NISSAN, 401 STATE RT 17, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458) FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS LOOSE DUE TO THE MODULES NOT HOLDING THE AIR BAG IN PLACE AS THEY SHOULD. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,048. DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE MILEAGE BEING OVER 65,000, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - SAN JUAN, PR

    PEDAL LOST PRESSURE, WHEN BRAKING ON A LOW-FRICTION SURFACE OR UNEVEN SURFACE, CAUSES THE PEDAL TO LOSE PRESSURE OR GO "TO THE FLOOR,

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - FAIR PLAY, SC

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - WESTBROOK, TX

    MY VEHICLE IS TO THE POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. SOMETHING IN STEERING MECHANISM, IDK BUT WHEN DRIVING ANY DIFFERENTIAL IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE IS ALL OVER THE ROAD.. I AM A SINGLE PERSON WITH GRANDCHILDREN AND THIS IS NOT SAFE. IT IS SO BAD IT WALKS INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO AND I TOOK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER
    - BOTHELL, WA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEACTIVATED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE