2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

'TAMARA RECALL' LATCH UNDER HOOD NOT OPERABLE; THEREFORE, HOOD OF VEHICLE DOES CLOSE COMPLETELY

BOTH SUNVISORS LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND VISOR STARTED CLICKING WHEN MOVING IT AND THEN IT STARTED POPPING AND NOT GOING BACK UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE RPMS INCREASED AND DECREASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VALLEJO NISSAN (3287 SONOMA BLVD, VALLEJO, CA 94590, (707) 656-4483) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHEN STARTING TO TAKE OFF (GOING ANYWHERE FROM 5-20 MPH) MY CAR SHAKES LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL OUT, THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO PROPERTY SPEEDUP WHEN ACCELERATING. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND NOT SAFE. BUT, I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I'VE NOTICE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE TOO, MILEAGE ON MY PATHFINDER IS ONLY 49,000. IT'S VERY STRESSFUL YIELDING ON TO HIGHWAYS AND PROCEEDING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT I WAS STOPPED AT. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT I GOT AN OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK. AFTER, DOING SO MY CAR SMELLED LIKE BURNING OIL AFTER DRIVING MORE THAN 500 MILES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM TO CHECK THAT EVERYTHING WAS DONE PROPERLY. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY OIL PAN IS RUSTED OUT AND MY OIL STICK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE, THE RUBBER ON THE TOP OF THE DIP STICK IS WEARING. HE SAID THAT IS VERY UNCOMMON FOR THIS AGE OF A VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!!

BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE SUN-VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE CEILING, OR AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, AND DROP DOWN INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT, WHICH MAKES IT A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. MYSELF AND HITTING OUR HEAD ON THEM. IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHEN MY SEAT IS ALL THE WAY DOWN. NISSAN YOU HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT MAKES DRIVING HAZARDOUS.

MY VEHICLE HAS A POWER LIFT GATE. THERE IS AN INTERNAL HINGE THAT CONNECTS THE STRUT/ARM TO THE LIFTGATE. THIS IS AN INTERNAL PIECE. THIS 'HINGE' SOMEHOW RUSTED AND SNAPPED. I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED THE 'STRUT MOUNT'. THEREFORE THE STRUT/ARM IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE LIFTGATE. THE ENTIRE POWER LIFTGATE SYSTEM IS NOW INOPERABLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENTIRE POWER LIFTGATE SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $2,000.00. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE AND LOG A CASE. THE CASE # IS 33162218. NISSAN DECLINED ASSISTANCE. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE 2014-2016 NISSAN ROGUE MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND IT DID NOT CHANGE THEIR POSITION. MY ARGUMENT IS: 1) THIS IS AN INTERNAL PART AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE RUSTED. 2) WHY DOES THIS 1 PART REQUIRE THE ENTIRE POWERLIFT GATE BE REPLACED? WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, I WAS OPENING THE LIFTGATE (USING THE POWER FEATURE), IT GOT ABOUT 1/2 UP, STOPPED, THEN SLAMMED BACK DOWN. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY BECAUSE THE STRUT THAT BROKE FROM THE HINGE WAS LEFT EXTENDED, CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO NOT BE CLOSED. THIS WAS ACTUALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE MY ARM COULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED WHEN THE LIFTGATE CLOSED UNEXPECTEDLY. I FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE BUT NO OFFICIAL RECALLS.

BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE SUN-VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE CEILING, OR AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, AND DROP DOWN INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT, WHICH MAKES IT A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. MYSELF AND PASSENGERS ARE CONSTANTLY HITTING OUR HEADS ON THEM. IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHEN MY SEAT IS ALL THE WAY DOWN. NISSAN YOU HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT MAKES DRIVING HAZARDOUS.

WHEN EXCELERATING MY VEHICLE THE CAR SHAKES AND WILL GIVE OUT ON ME. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN GETTING ONTO A HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WE ARE LOCATED IN SPOKANE WA. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH PATHFINDERS.

SEPT 2018 FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE; UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. MARCH 2016 FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE; WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO M'LADY NISSAN (5656 NORTHWEST HWY, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014, (815) 459-2288) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY AGREED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT CAUSED THE MANUFACTURER TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FROM 60,000 TO 84,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.