2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 16, 2016, TRAVELING SOUTH WEST A STATE ROAD, AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED INTO MANY PIECES. THE GLASS SHARDS WERE NOT CONTAINED AND ENTERED THE VEHICLE, COLLAPSING ON BOTH DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. THE DRIVER WAS TEMPORALLY INCAPACITATED AS THE GLASS FELL ON HER HEAD AND FACE. WHEN I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, THEY STATED STATED THAT THE SUNROOF OPERATED AS DESIGNED.

I WORKED WITH NISSAN LAST YEAR TO RESOLVE AN ISSUE THAT I HAD WITH A PATHFINDER AIRBAG ISSUE (NISSAN CASE 19556126). 'THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AND I'VE HAD THE BAD LUCK OF GETTING A 2015 PATHFINDER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. 'I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE LATE NOVEMBER OF 2015, IT HAS APPROX. 3700 MILES ON IT AND IS ALREADY EXHIBITING ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. 'IT HAS BEEN IN 3 TIMES WITH DOCUMENT (VIDEOS) INSTANCES WHERE THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ON, WHILE DRIVING WITH A PERSON WEIGHING MORE THAN 100LBS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THESE ARE INTERMITTENT ISSUES. ONE TIME I DROVE WITH THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON FROM CLEVELAND TO RICHFIELD 'APPROX. 30 MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF IT IS NOT FIXED. 'IT STILL IS NOT RESOLVED. 'JOEL TANNER, HAS BEEN MY CONTACT AT AIRPORT NISSAN (440-884-7800) WHERE THE CAR CAME FROM AND HAS BEEN SERVICED. HE STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG. HOWEVER, I HAVE CLEARLY DOCUMENTED THE ISSUE WITH VIDEOS. 'DIKOTA, AT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS (615- 725-7590) TALKED WITH ME AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. 'THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN IN FOR ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES WHICH FOR THE TIME HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. 'IT IS ALSO EXHIBITING AN ISSUE WITH THE GPS WHERE ADDRESSES CAN'T BE FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE'S GPS BUT MY IPHONE CAN. I HAVE VIDEOS THAT CAN BE SENT BUT YOUR WEBSITE DOESN'T ACCEPT THEM - PLEASE PROVIDE A WAY TO SEND THEM TO YOU.

IT STARTED WITH THE DREADED HESITATING/JERKING THING I HAVE READ ABOUT NISSAN CVT TRANNYS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A VALVE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, AND NOT THE TRANNY ITSELF. HOW IS A VALVE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION NOT BE A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION?!?! THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT AND IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS. THEY SAID IF IT MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF AFTER REPAIR, IT CONTINUES, THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. I THOUGHT NISSAN ALREADY FIXED THIS CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUE?

WE WERE DRIVING AT 35 MILES/HR ON A CITY STREET AND SUDDENLY OUR SUNROOF EXPLODED. WE HEARD A LOUD SOUND LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF AND WE WERE IN SHOCK AND SUDDENLY WE SAW GLASS SHATTERED ALL OVER ME MY SEATS AND WE WERE IN AWE. MY DAUGHTER AND WIFE WERE IN THE BACK AS WELL. WE HAD EYEWITNESS AS WELL WHO SAW THIS AND TURNED AROUND AND CAME BACK AND ASKED US WE WERE OK. THEN I CALLED THE SHERIFF AND THEY DOCUMENTED THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER AND SAID WE WILL LOOK INTO THIS BY CONTACTING NISSAN ON MONDAY. WE AS A FAMILY ARE VERY SCARED TO GET BACK IN THE CAR.

OUR 2015 PATHFINDER HAS AN ISSUE WHERE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT ACTIVATE. (INDICATOR LIGHT FOR PASS AIRBAG OFF IS ILLUMINATED) SOMETIMES IT WILL ACTIVATE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING, OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. ALSO, SOMETIMES IF THE SEAT IS NOT OCCUPIED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL BE ACTIVATED. WE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE ISSUE DURING A SERVICE IN LATE 2015 AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SHOULD WAIT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THERE WASN'T ANY CHANGE REGARDLESS OF HOW WE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS IN EARLY 2016 AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES. THEY "RESET" THE PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. TODAY WE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE AGAIN WITH A PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AN ADULT PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS RESET HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

HAVE A 2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHERE THE "AIRBAG IS OFF" PASSENGER LIGHT KEEPS COMING ONE WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER WEIGHING MORE THAN 150 LBS IS PROPERLY SEATED WEARING THE SEATBELT PROPERLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES (10+ TIMES). I HAVE HAD IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER TWICE WITH THE MOST RECENT DATE BEING FEBRUARY 2, 2016 FOR THIS ISSUE. NISSAN DEALER RUNS TESTS BUT IS UNABLE TO FIND ISSUE. FILED COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN ON FEBRUARY 4TH AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE IT ON VIDEO WHERE I AM SITTING PROPERLY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH SEATBELT PROPERLY ON WITH THE CAR BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE "AIRBAG IS OFF" LIGHT IS ON. IT IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I WOULD HATE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55PMH. THE HOOD BEGINS TO SHAKE/FLUTTER AD IT SEEMS THE HOOD IS ABOUT TO OPEN. OTHER FRIENDS/RELATIVES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE MADE IN 2015 OR 2014 HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER STATE DIT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED BUT AFTER DOING SO, THE SAME OCCURS. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TOT HE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO POSITIVE RESULT. FLORIDA TURNPIKE IS A 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT AND IT IS VERY SCARY AS THE HOOD SHAKE EVEN MORE AT THAT SPEED.

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT (WHICH INDICATES AIR BAG IS OFF AND WILL NOT DEPLOY) REMAINS ON (>50% OF THE TIME) WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE NISSAN FOX DEALERSHIP (GRAND RAPIDS, MI) THIS MORNING FOR SERVICE. BEFORE ASSESSING, THEY TOLD ME THEY PROBABLY WON'T FIND ANYTHING AND THAT I SHOULD RELY ON MY SEAT BELT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO.

JUDDER IS FOUND BETWEEN 20-25 MILES FOR MORE THAN 5 SECOND WHEN ACCELERATING SMOOTHLY. THE MECHANIC RECORDED THE JUDDER AND SENT IT TO THE ENGINEER. THE ENGINEER AT CORPORATE NISSAN TOLD US THAT IT IS A NORMAL THING BUT ANY CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE A JUDDER(ESPECIALLY 2015 NEWEST MODEL). A JUDDER ALSO SHOWS IN THE HIGH SPEED, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS SLOW SLEEP. A JUDDER ALSO APPEARS WHEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN TO A STOP. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IT UP FOR THEM TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE WHEN THERE IS A RECORD OF JUDDER BUT WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE CAR.