2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE INTERNALLY AND FLOPS DOWN INTO THE DRIVER'S SIGHTLINE--WILL NOT STAY UP OR ANY OTHER POSITION THAN DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVER'S SIGHTLINE. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON YOUTUBE INCLUDING A NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPORTING THAT IT HAPPENS ON ALMOST ALL 2013-2016 PATHFINDERS. IT IS DANGEROUS AS IT AFFECTS VISABILITY. NISSAN WANTS $141 / VISOR FOR THE PART ALONE. INSTALLED, GENERALLY OVER $200. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. PROBLEM OCCURRED AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE SUN VISOR FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME TODAY WITH MY TWO YOUNG BOYS ON A RURAL, WOODED ROAD, MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. IT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. I WENT BACK TO THE SCENE WHERE I HEARD THE EXPLOSION TO LOOK FOR ROCKS AND/OR TREE LIMBS AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NO SIGNS OF ROCKS HITTING THE ROOF OR WINDSHIELD. IT APPEARS TO HAVE EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY.

NISSAN PATHFINDER 2013 REVS ENGINE AND JERKS VEHICLE WHILE FIRMLY PRESSING BRAKE (AT A STOP LIGHT). AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE WIND, BUT IT KEPT HAPPENING FOR WEEKS. THEN I NOTICED THE RPMS JUMP WHEN IT HAPPENED. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY ROLL FORWARD IF STOPPED ON A HILL, REQUIRING PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. JUST YESTERDAY, IT REVVED AND JERKED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE LATEST RECALLS DONE AS OF APRIL/MAY WHEN I TOOK IN IN FOR SERVICE (ROSEN NISSAN) AND THEY VERIFIED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS OK. VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE REVVING AND TRYING TO TURN TIRES WHILE IT IS STOPPED.

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR, INTERNAL PLASTIC BRACKET BROKEN AND ALLOWS THE VISOR TO RANDOMLY FLOP DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING INTO LINE OF VISION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A DANGER HAZARD. ALSO, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD SHORT-CIRCUIT WIRES.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS DO NOT STAY UP IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE ESPECIALLY WILL HANG SO LOW SO AS TO OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY. YOU CAN PUSH THE VISORS UP BUT THEY IMMEDIATELY SAG AFTER RELEASING THE VISOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AS THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. IN FACT. I HAVE HAD TO PLACE VELCRO FASTENERS TO KEEP THE VISORS UP SO AS NOT TO CAUSE AN OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CVT WAS REPLACED ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED OCCASIONALLY. THIS POSES GREAT SAFETY ISSUES. VEHICLES SHAKES TREMENDOUSLY WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL UNDER 30 MILE PER HOUR

DEFECTIVE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER BROKE WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE CAR WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF WHEN THE HANDLE FAILED. I REMOVED THE DOOR COVER AND INSPECTED THE HANDLE ASSEBLY TO FIND A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC HAD BROKEN OFF. THE BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE BALL-END OF THE DOOR LATCH CABLE IN PLACE. FROM MY OWN INTERNET SEARCH INVESTIGATIONS, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS COMMON ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES GIVEN THAT IS THE HANDLE USED MOST FREQUENTLY. THE OTHER DOOR HANDLES ARE MANUFACTURED THE SAME WAY SO IT IS LIKELY THAT ALL WILL FAIL DEPENDING ON FREQUENCY OF USE. IN MY OPINION, THIS DEFECT IS RELATED TO POOR DESIGN AND CHEAP MATERIALS. IF THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY OR THE PART OF THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE LATCH CABLE IN PLACE WERE MADE OF METAL OR A STRONGER PLASTIC, THERE WOULD BE NO DEFECT. THEREFORE I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT IS THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF RECALLS THAT EFFECT THIS VEHICLE. THE SAME DOOR HANDLE, PART NUMBER 80671-3TA0A IS THE SAME PART USED IN SEVERAL OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. WHEN I SEARCHED FOR A REPLACEMENT PART THROUGH A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP'S PARTS DEPARTMENT, THE PART HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY PART NUMBER 80671-3TA0D SO IT SEEMS LIKE NISSAN MAY BE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THIS DEFECT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, LET ALONE A GREAT INCONVENIENCE. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THIS FAILURE COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE OR DEATH.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER 2 AND THE RED FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. NO MATTER IF A PERSON IS IN OR OUT THE SEAT. EVEN A 125 POUND PERSON.