2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

ON 7/19/19, MY CAR WAS SERVICED FOR BROKEN PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DUE TO TECHNICIAN FINDING WATER BOTTLE UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. PAID $638 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. LESSON LEARNED, NO WATER BOTTLES ALLOWED IN CAR. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER, ON 9/12/19, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN!! BROUGHT CAR TO SERVICE ON 9/19 AND TECHNICIAN FINDS CLIP TO SENSOR SNAPPED. NO WATER BOTTLE, NO KNOWN REASON WHY THE SENSOR IS BROKEN. HAD TO PAY ANOTHER $189 TO REPLACE IT AGAIN!! I'M TIRE OF THIS PATTERN IF YOU JUST SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, OR BREATHE THERE, THE SENSOR WILL BREAK!! NISSAN HAS DONE A HORRIBLE JOB AT DESIGNING A PROTECTIVE AREA AROUND THE AIRBAG SENSOR!! I CONTACTED CONSUMER SERVICES AT NISSAN AND THEY JUST TOLD ME THEY WILL REVIEW THE CASE AND IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT AFTER MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM FURIOUS AND EVEN MORE CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE MORE SENSOR FAILURES AND AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE!! I FEEL NISSAN'S POOR QUALITY IS DISRUPTING MY FAMILY LIFE AND MY WORK. I CAN'T KEEP GOING BACK TO GET THIS SERVICE REPEATEDLY!! THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION & RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ASAP!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DRIVER SLID DOWN UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL TO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ASHEBORO NISSAN (1635 E DIXIE DR, ASHEBORO, NC 27203, (336) 625-2500) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

1ST IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS REBUILT DUE TO A LAWSUIT. THEN IT WAS THE ENGINE, USED ENGINE WITH 50,000 WAS PUT IN AND I ONLY HAD 76,000 ON THE ORIGINAL ONE. THEN BOTH COOLING FANS HAD TO BE REPLACE....$6000 LATER AND NOW THE [XXX] VISORS!! DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN, WON'T STAY UP UNLESS I USE A BUNGIE CORD. IT'S A HAZARD HAVING IT FLAPPING IN FRONT OF DRIVER AND MY PASSENGER SIDE IS FAILING. NISSAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!! I'VE PUT ENOUGH $$$ INTO THIS CAR, IT'S LIKE MY MONEY PIT!! NEVER EVER AGAIN WILL I BUY OR SUGGEST A NISSAN TO ANYONE. CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS CAR!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER HYBRID WHICH YOU SHOULD NOTIFY OTHER CUSTOMERS OF AS WELL. THE REAR BLOWER MOTOR IS USED TO COOL THE VERY EXPENSIVE BATTERY SYSTEM AND HOLD OFF BATTERY FAILURE. THERE ARE NO SENSORS OR FEEDBACK MONITORING OF THE REAR BLOWER MOTOR TO CONFIRM IT IS OPERATIONAL. THE REAR BLOWER MOTOR OF MY PATHFINDER HAS DIED 3 TIMES WITHOUT ISSUING EITHER A SERVICE CODE OR ANY INDICATION OF A SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS HAS THEN LED TO THE DEATH OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE BATTERY PACK. THE FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED IN 2016 AT 37,000 MILES AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE A MODULUS OF ROUGHLY 35,000 BETWEEN DEATHS AND SHOULD BE PRO-ACTIVELY REPLACED BY THE OWNER TO PREVENT THE VERY EXPENSIVE BATTERY FROM HAVING TO BE REPLACED. THE ONLY INDICATION TO THE USER THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG IS THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE UNTIL A POLICE VEHICLE ARRIVED. THE NEXT TIME WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN I WAS ON SIDE STREETS WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN UNLIT ROAD, WITH THE BATTERY DYING COMPLETELY AFTER AN HOUR WHILE WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK. THE LAST ROUND HAPPENED 3 WEEKS AGO (ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON THANKFULLY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT POSSIBILITY) - THE CAR WENT INTO THE SHOP AND THE VERY EXPENSIVE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT NOT THE REAR BLOWER (AS THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE). I GOT THE CAR BACK FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS BEFORE THE CAR DIED AGAIN WITH THE SAME ERROR - AT WHICH POINT THE TECHNICIANS IDENTIFIED THE REAR BLOWER DIED (AGAIN). YOU SHOULD NOTIFY OTHER CUSTOMERS OF THIS 5 YEAR OLD PRODUCT OF THE DESIGN DEFECT AND THE NEED TO CHECK THE BLOWER FAN REGULARLY TO ENSURE THE VERY EXPENSIVE BATTERY HAS A LONG LIFE.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN MY OVERDRIVE OFF BUTTON TURNED OFF THE OVERDRIVE WITHOUT IT BEING PUSHED, MY VEHICLES RPM'S WENT UP TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER IT RE-ENGAGED BUT THE RPM'S WHERE AT A CONSTANT 3500-4500 AND THEN I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT THE RPM'S STAYED AT ABOUT 4000. I NEEDED TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALER AND I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO INFORM ME OF WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

I HAD 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND PASSED WITH NO ISSUES IN JUNE 2019. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, I DROVE ALL MORNING WITH NO TYPE OF INCIDENTS. MY NIECE, WHO LIVES ON A HILL WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND I PICKED HER THAT MORNING FROM HER HOUSE. SHE HAD TO RETURNED TO HER HOUSE LATER THAT MORNING FOR AN ITEM SO I DROVE BACK UP THE HILL, WAITED FOR HER IN HER DRIVEWAY, LEFT HER HOUSE AND AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL I REALIZED THAT MY BRAKES WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD TURNED ON. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WASN'T WORKING AND I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I KEPT PRESSING MY BRAKES AND NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. IT JUST KEPT GOING! AT THAT POINT, I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE THE BEST PLACE TO CRASH. I CAME DOWN THE HILL CROSSED OVER ONE OF THE MAIN ROADS AND STEERED MY CAR INTO A FENCE AND WE HIT A TREE. ALL OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I WAS GRATEFUL THAT BOTH MY NIECE AND I HAD NO MAJOR INJURIES. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAD NO ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES IN THE PAST! I DID FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SOFTWARE IN THE 2013 AND 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDERS MODEL-YEARS AND THERE WAS A RECALL. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 2014 HOWEVER I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE. I ALSO HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICE AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND BRAKE SOFTWARE FAILURES WAS NEVER COMMUNICATED TO ME. SOMETHING WENT TERRIBLY WRONG WITH MY BRAKES OR THE SOFTWARE THAT DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED ROUGHLY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, SHE WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED TOYOTA OF FORT WORTH (9001 CAMP BOWIE W BLVD, FORT WORTH, TX 76116, 855-934-7369) REGARDING AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE SHE RECEIVED FOR HER SEAT BELTS. WHILE SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED FOR THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE NO CODES APPEARED WHEN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. UPON OPENING THE LIFTGATE, THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT ARM FRACTURED AND A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GATE LOWERED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BOCH NISSAN (525 BOSTON PROVIDENCE HWY, NORWOOD, MA 02062) DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTGATE STRUT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT SENT PICTURES OF THE LIFTGATE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED A CASE AND AGREED TO COVER 70% OF THE REPAIR COST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

VEHICLE SHUDDERS / SHAKES WHEN DRIVING 30-45 MPH. FEELS LIKE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS AN INNER PLASTIC PIECE BROKEN WHICH MAKES THE SUN VISOR RANDOMLY FALL, BLOCKING MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON MANY 2014 PATHFINDERS THAT CAN BE FIXED BY MAKING THE PARTS (VISOR) BETTER, OR BY SELLING A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT EASILY BREAKS. INSTEAD, THE MANUFACTURER ONLY SELLS AS A REPLACEMENT PART, THE EXACT SAME VISOR THAT IS LIKELY TO BREAK AGAIN. A SECOND ISSUE ON THIS CAR IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE DOOR. I FIND MYSELF OFTEN TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR OR OUTSIDE THE CAR DUE TO THIS DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTION. THIS COULD EASILY BECOME A LIFE/DEATH SAFETY ISSUE IF EVER I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. THIS IS ANOTHER COMMON DEFECT ON THIS CAR CAUSED BY A CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE BREAKING. ANOTHER PROBLEM BESIDES BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR IS THAT SOMETIMES THE DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING. THESE SAFETY ISSUES COMMON IN THE 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER SHOULD BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY WITH A SAFETY RECALL.