2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

CAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATE AGAIN WAS JERKING OR HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. BROUGHT TO DEALER 3TIMES ALREADY AND SAID TORQUE CONVERTER IS THE PROBLEM.FOR THE LAST 2 VISITS TO CAR DEALER THEY JUST ADJUST IT. THIS TIME THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT HAS CAME ON SEVERAL TIME IN THE YEAR PLUS I HAVE OWED MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. RE PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN DONE TWICE ON COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE SAME DAY THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT CAME ON TWICE. WILL NOTIFY DEALER TOMORROW. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OWNERSHIP, WE FELT A SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS OR WHEN SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING/STOPPING (LIKE WHEN STUCK IN TRAFFIC) AT LOW SPEEDS. GENERALLY HAPPENS AT 18 MPH BUT ANYWHERE FROM 15-25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED ISSUE, PERFORMED SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH DIDN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WE REQUESTED THE RECORDING DEVICE TO BE INSTALLED TO CAPTURE THE JUDDER FOR NISSAN CORPORATE SATISFACTION, UNFORTUNATELY THE RECORDING DEVICE WAS FAULTY AND WAS UNABLE TO RECORD ANYTHING. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO FIX THE DEVICE, HOWEVER THE JUDDERING IS STILL OCCURRING AND I OFTEN FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. NISSAN KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING BUT IS NOT MAKING IT EASY FOR THE DEALER TO FIX AS THEY WANT THE JUDDER RECORDED. THE DEALER TECH'S KNOW IT'S HAPPENING ON OUR VEHICLE, YET WE CAN'T GET ANY RESOLUTION. *TR

FYI...THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE ENGINE WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MANY TIMES BEFORE THIS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SHUDDERING THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT WHEN THE CAR BEGINS TO LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY BLESSED THAT EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS TO RESTART THE CAR. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE DEALT WITH THE ISSUES AND BOTH HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY KNOW TO DO. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED ALSO. WE PURCHASED THE CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 22000 MILES SO THE LEMON LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO US. FOR THE 7 MONTHS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HALF OF THE TIME. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING THAT WE PURCHASED A "LIKE NEW" CAR AND NOW MY FAMILY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT. *TR

INTERMITTENT SURGING CONTINUING THROUGH SPEEDS OF 30-40 BEFORE BECOMING SMOOTH. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE AND REMAINS "OFF" CONSISTENTLY WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, AND FIVE VISTS LATER THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER THE SIZE OF THE PERSON SITTING IN THE SEAT, 130LB TO 230LB. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM. IT HAPPENS WHEN I START THE CAR, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO OFF AFTER I DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED IT, BUT IT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT HAPPENS ON A LOT OF THE PATHFINDERS AND NISSAN HAS TOLD THEM IT IS NORMAL. THE DEALER SAID THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT IS NORMAL, BUT UNTIL NISSAN CHANGES THEIR POSITION, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE MANY PATHFINDER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO RESOLVE IT. *TR

I FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014, ABOUT MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER CONFIRMATION NUMBER 10628699, AND FORGOT TO PUT ON THERE THAT THIS VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES TO GO AT TIMES AND WHEN IT DOES, IT HAS A TUGGING FEELING (THAT IS HOW I EXPLAIN IT). LIKE IT CAN'T FIND THE GEAR OR NOT ENOUGH GAS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THIS TO MY OTHER COMPLAINT, PLEASE. VERY AMAZED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE AND THEY ARE ALSO NOT BEING REPAIRED. I FEEL I AM THE ONLY ONE OR THAT IS HOW THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALER MAKES ME FEEL. *TR

I HAD JUST STARTED OFF AFTER MAKING A TURN FROM A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHUTTERING REAL BAD AND FELT LIKE IT WAS IN THE REAR END. THIS WAS JUST THE FIRST TIME OF MANY TIMES. IT STILL DOES IT TO DATE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM MERCER NISSAN IN LUFKIN, TEXAS ON DECEMBER 21, 2013 AND I AM GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM ALSO. I STILL HAVE THE STUPID VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM TOO UPSIDE DOWN TO GET RID OF IT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHICH TOOK THEM 11 MONTHS BEFORE THEY DECIDED TO DO THAT. I HAVE ALSO HAD ALL THE NEW SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED AND OTHER PARTS REPLACED. I AM STILL TOLD IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. SO I AM STUCK WITH A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT I WOULDN'T PAY TWO CENTS FOR IF I HAD IT ALL TO DO AGAIN. I AM BEING TOLD THAT IF OTHERS ARE NOT COMPLAINING A RECALL WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY I PAID FOR IT. I ALSO READ WHERE THE 2014 PATHFINDERS ARE DOING THE SHUTTERING ALSO. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO FIND A GOOD LEMON LAW LAWYER. *TR

AIR BAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT DETECT A PERSON AT ALL TIMES. MY DAUGHTER WEIGHS 120 AND IT WILL NOT DETECT HER WHEN SHE IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR