2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

BOTH "SUN" VISORS ON VERGE OF BREAKING. WHEN PUTTING DOWN OR UP, THEY WILL MAKE A SNAPPING NOISE AND HANG LOOSELY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THEY WILL FLOP DOWN. VISORS NEVER STAY UP PROPERLY OR SAFELY. I'VE HAD IT FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY. THEY ARE NOT SAFE! SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP, THEY WANT TO CHARGE $400 FOR THEM TO BE FIXED. THE PAIR THAT'S BREAKING IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

VEHICLES SHAKES AND SHUDDERS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, ALSO BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE. CAR FEELS LIKE YOUR DRIVING ON THE ROUGH LINES ON THE HIGHWAY THEY USE TO WAKE YOU UP.

I HAVE NOTICED THIS FOR AWHILE, BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I AM NOW AT 6800 MILES, AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT, MY GAS GAUGE READ THAT I HAD 86 MILES TO EMPTY. THIS MORNING, TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, I ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD 56 MILES TO EMPTY. WHEN I GOT TO THE STOP LIGHT NOT EVEN A MILE AWAY WITH THE SCHOOL TO MY LEFT, MY LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, AND BY THE TIME I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT, 2 MINUTES LATER, MY ELECTRONIC GAUGE WAS BLINKING AT ME AND THE ACTUAL GAS GAUGE WAS AT 0. I THEN HAD TO WAIT IN THE DROP OFF LINE HOPING I WOULDN'T RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE I WAS DROPPING THEM OFF. (I WOULD OF TOTALLY RUINED THEIR LIVES HAHA!) I WAS SO NERVOUS DRIVING, TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE GAS STATION. I MADE IT. FILLED ALL THE WAY UP AND IT ONLY ALLOWED ME TO FILL UP 15 GALLONS. NOT MY NORMAL 16. SO APPARENTLY IT JUST WANTED TO GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK EARLY THIS MORNING. HOW AM I EVEN SUPPOSED TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT? GUESS? JUST KEEP IT TOPPED OFF EVERY [XXX] DAY? DUMB. 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 PURCHASED MY PATHFINDER USED, AND THIS ISSUE HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. SUN VISORS HANG TOO LOW AND BLOCK MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING. THE MECHANISM SOUNDS BROKEN DUE TO THE POPPING NOISE. PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR HANGS LOW TOO, AND BOTH DO NOT GO FULLY UP IN THE CLOSED POSITION.

MY PATHFINDER HAS A KNOWN DEFECT. NISSAN HAS RELEASED TECHNICAL BULLETIN CLASSIFICATION RA09-004C WITH REFERENCE NUMBER NTB10-029C FROM NOVEMBER 16, 2015. THERE IS A VIBRATION OR JUDDER FEELING FROM THE REAR DRIVE TRAIN. THE ACTION REQUIRED IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRIC CONTROLLED COUPLING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED BY THE NHTSA. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY YOUNG CHILDREN. THERE IS A VIBRATION OR JUDDER FEELING FROM THE REAR WHEN MAKING TURNS, ON DRY ROADS, AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 40 MPH). THE REPAIR IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3800 TO 5000 DOLLARS. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVE SHAFT, THE CVT TRANS AXEL, AND REMOVAL OF THE VALVE ASSEMBLY.

THE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY FAILS TO ACCELERATE FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES FOR A PERIOD OF 10-30 SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE "BRAKE SWITCH" THAT IS COMMON IN THE PATHFINDER. THE DEFECT CAUSES AN UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONDITION WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC.

WHEN I WENT TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE HANDLE BROKE OFF ON THE INSIDE. I NOW HAVE TO OPEN MY WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE.

I HAVE OWNED MY PATHFINDER FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BOTH VISORS WERE SAGGING AND DIDN'T FULLY RETRACT INTO PLACE. OVER THE LAST MONTH THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR IS NOW TO THE POINT WHERE IT HANGS HALFWAY DOWN ALL OF THE TIME. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE WHAT I CONSIDER AN EPIDEMIC. NOT ONLY ARE THE VISORS MANUFACTURED HORRIBLY BUT NOW CAUSE A HAZARD WHEN I AM DRIVING BECAUSE I CONTINUOUSLY HIT MY HEAD ON THE VISOR. NISSAN NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER RECALLING ALL VISORS THAT ARE DESIGNED AS SUCH. I JUST SPENT ALMOST $200 TO FIX ONE VISOR FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NOT HAPPY! I DO NOT HAVE A PICTURE TO SEND IN TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY FIXED THE VISOR BECAUSE IT WAS A HAZARD TO DRIVE.

WE BOUGHT THE 2014 PATHFINDER USED IN MARCH 2017 WITH APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH VISORS CLICKED WHEN PUTTING THEM BACK UP AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE FULL UP POSITION. IN MARCH 2018, THE DRIVER'S VISOR FELL AND WILL NOT STAY IN EITHER THE FULL UP OR FULL DOWN POSITION, THUS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE BROKEN PLASTIC IS VISIBLE INSIDE THE FABRIC OF THE VISOR. I HAD TO PIN IT TO THE ROOF TO ENSURE SAFE DRIVING. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MISUSE, BUT NOW I SEE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT. I DON'T SEE THAT NISSAN HAS PROVIDED FREE REPAIRS, HOWEVER. SINCE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE VISORS REPLACED FREE TO CUSTOMERS.

MY TRANSMISSION JERKS EVERYTIME I TAKE OFF. FOR 47,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.