The struts on the back liftgate rusted and snapped when the trunk was opening. the war was stationary at the time. we hit the button to opened the trunk it started to open and then stopped.
On monday 12/9/2019 i was driving the pathfinder alone on audelia road in dallas texas. the speed limit is 35 mph in this area. i was the only person in the vehicle and there was nothing in the passenger seat. around 11:00 am i heard a loud explosion and the vehicle was filled with dust while in motion. assuming i was hit i pulled over and exited my car. after i got out of the car i noticed there were no other cars in the area. i walked around the outside of the car and saw zero damage. (photo attached) i looked back into the car and then saw that all of the passenger side airbags deployed.(photo attached) the airbags on the driver side did not deploy. my head was pounding and my eyes hurt from all the dust that was shot out in the air bags deploying. aaa towed my car to trophy nissan in mesquite texas. the dealership would not touch the vehicle as they stated it was a manufacture issue. i have called nissan and started the process. the engineer sent by nissan has assessed the vehicle and stated that he sees no physical, electrical or after market parts that would have triggered the failure. (photo attached) we have yet to hear from nissan on what their conclusion is but the air bag failure is a serious issue and could have hurt my infant child severely as this is the side her car seat is located. last-we are under the impression we had the airbag recall issue repaired in april 2019.trophy nissan was very misleading with their answers on the recall repairs. paperwork attached.*dt*jb
Was driving on the eway with my family and heard a loud boom. then heard wind and pieces of glass above the sunroof visor. pulled over and confirmed that my sunroof exploded.
I arrived at my destination and attempted to open my drivers side door and the handle would not work. it made a crunch sound and i could no longer use it. i now have to leave my car on, roll my window down, reach to open the car from the outside, roll the window back up, then turn my car off. i had parked my car in a parking lot on a level surface when this happened.
I have been having issues with my vehicle since 2016. in 2017 my vehicle stalled at a busy exit ramp after shaking. the most recent incident september 11, 2019 my vehicle stalled again on a busy exit ramp. the warning on the vehicle stated hybrid system overheating. i took the vehicle in to the dealer because of the shaking and stalling and two days later i received my vehicle back. the service report states there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. on saturday, september 14th my vehicle was worse than before with two warning lights. i was barely able to drive the vehicle back to the dealer on september 16th. on september 17th i receive a phone call from the service advisor that the issue with the vehicle is the transmission. the shaking has been an issue since 2017 but according to the service agents they never experienced it until september 16th.
I had 2014 nissan pathfinder and my vehicle was inspected and passed with no issues in june 2019. the day of the accident, i drove all morning with no type of incidents. my niece, who lives on a hill was in the car with me and i picked her that morning from her house. she had to returned to her house later that morning for an item so i drove back up the hill, waited for her in her driveway, left her house and as i was driving down the hill i realized that my brakes was not functioning, my emergency brake light appeared and then all the lights on my dashboard turned on. the emergency brake wasn't working and i couldn't stop the car. i kept pressing my brakes and nothing was happening. it just kept going! at that point, i looked around to see the best place to crash. i came down the hill crossed over one of the main roads and steered my car into a fence and we hit a tree. all of my airbags deployed and i was grateful that both my niece and i had no major injuries. my vehicle was totaled by the insurance company. i had no issues with my brakes in the past! i did find out that there was a problem with the brake software in the 2013 and 2014 nissan pathfinders model-years and there was a recall. i bought my vehicle in 2014 however i never got a recall notice. i also had my vehicle service at a nissan dealership and brake software failures was never communicated to me. something went terribly wrong with my brakes or the software that day.
Sun visors will not stay up. they are falling off down automatically. please make nisaan to fix the problem. it is dangerous during line change and making turns this item is already replaced once. been using this vehicle for 5 plus years. rarely i have person sitting in front passenger seat
1st it was my transmission, which was rebuilt due to a lawsuit. then it was the engine, used engine with 50,000 was put in and i only had 76,000 on the original one. then both cooling fans had to be replace....$6000 later and now the [xxx] visors!! drivers side broken, won't stay up unless i use a bungie cord. it's a hazard having it flapping in front of driver and my passenger side is failing. nissan do something about this!! i've put enough $$$ into this car, it's like my money pit!! never ever again will i buy or suggest a nissan to anyone. can't wait to get rid of this car!! 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).
The door handle to the passenger side snapped and the door does not open from the inside now.
The driver's side sun visor no longer stays in the 'up' position and 'opens' whenever i am driving, especially if i hit a bump. the visor suddenly drops and hangs down, directly impairing my ability to see the road. whenever i try to put the visor back up to its 'up' position it makes a loud creaking noise
My vehicle will make startling rattling sounds under the hood whenever the heat or air conditioning is on whether the car is idle or in motion. whenever this occurs, the vehicle also hesitates when accelerating as if it will cut off.
A plastic piece in my visors is broken. this seems to be a huge complaint from other nissan pathfinder owners as well. visors hang down in the way of vision while driving.
2014 n pathfinder 83,000 miles- i parked my car when i restarted it 10 min later, white smoke started coming from my exhaust. so much smoke that i was afraid to drive it. i had the car towed to my mechanic. he said that it's defiantly the engine (possible piston ring or stuck valves) he says he's heard of others with the same problem. googled and see many others with the same problem. dealer says i'm 8,000 miles out of my extended warranty. hard to believe this problem seems so wide spread and isn't a recall.
We were traveling down the highway at approximately 1pm when the sunroof exploded. this is the second time the sunroof glass exploded. it exploded before on 11/29/18. the weather was sunny and clear with a temp of about 45 degrees. the sun shield was open but the sunroof was closed. we hadn't passed an overpass and when the we cleaned up the glass we didn't find anything that might have impacted the glass of the sunroof. we purchased the car used from a dealership in april 2018.
Sun roof blew up while driving.
The sun visors on our 2014 nissan pathfinder started to droop down and eventually became so loose that they did not stay up at all and are dangling all the way down. this is not only annoying but also a safety hazard because the driver side is blocking part of the view. the loose flapping panel also distracts the driver immensely.
As i was driving on 110 south freeway and enter fasttrack lane near exposition blvd exit, i heard a very loud explosion and thought that i was running into a collision with another oncoming vehicle. as i was slowing down and looked around there were no vehicle near me and the weather was so clear. then i noticed that my sunroof glass was blown off and shattered. lucky enough i had my sunroof shade closed so the shattered glass didn't flight in the car. there were another 04 passengers in my car as well but no one got hurt.
While driving at a speed of 75mp on the highway at approximately 10:30 am the sunroof exploded. the sun shade was open but the sunroof was closed during the explosion. the weather sunny and clear with a temp of about 40 degrees. i hadn't passed a semi or truck or an overpass. i maintained our speed until i was able to pull over and assess the damage. passenger in the back seat received minor cuts on his leg. the car was purchased used from dealership in april 2018. it had 34,000 miles on it at the time of purchase. i had a "crash protector" placed over the sunroof by safelite glass repair until replacement part is available.
I was driving my vehicle on 11/6/2018 and it was riding funny so i took it into my dealership, the transmission was going my cars trans went out a total of 3 times of the dealership fixing it. they stated that's a number one problem in these vehicles.
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.
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.
I was in motion on the highway when i moved the drivers side sunvisor. a loud pop happened and the visor broke. it would not return to its stationary place and hung in front of my field of view. it dangles interfering with driving.
Sun visor on passenger side fell down while driving
The sun visors have always not fully returned to the position when closed like all others do. however, without warning the driver's sun visor broke during vehicle operation on an interstate. impeding the vision of the driver, during operation, is exceedingly dangerous. i had to drive with one hand holding the visor in place.
The driver side visor broke. at time of purchase, both visors made a loud clicking sound when they were pulled down or pushed up. the plastic attached to the hinge broke. after looking up this issue online, it appears that several thousand people had similar issues with their nissan pathfinders. the broken plastic prevents the visor from being pushed all of the way up, thus causing the driver's vision being partially blocked.
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.
The sun visors in the pathfinders have a plastic hinge attachment that fails regularly in several years of the vehicle. while the sun visor may not be safety critical equipment, the mode of failure makes it unsafe. when it fails, you are unable return it to normal position and it hangs fully down (at least in my case) obstructing the driver's visibility. when it failed for me, my vehicle was in motion on a highway, with very heavy traffic. i have fixed the failed visor so can't provide a picture.
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.
On february 27, 2018 i was driving approximately 65 mph along a highway. suddenly i heard what sounded like a gunshot going off and then glass fell into my car, some on me from the sunroof. the entire sunroof exploded. i have taken pictures because the small amount of glass around the outside edges was pushed outwards like an explosion from pressure of some sort. after calling my local nissan dealership i was told this is not a nissan problem and not covered because my warranty mileage and time has expired. this is a nissan problem because glass should not explode for no apparent reason. thank goodness i did not lose control of the vehicle due to the shock of the situation.
Drivers side door handle broke
The sun visors in my 2014 nissan pathfinder sv are defective and will not stay in the upright position. this is a safety concern in that as i am driving the sun visor falls down and covers my view of the road, thus causing a potential hazardous driving condition. a review of online complaints has indicated that this is a common problem with many 2014 & newer nissan pathfinders. the mechanisms that holds the sun visor up cracks and will not operate correctly. there is no way to keep the sun visors in the upright position and it is impossible to drive the vehicle safely. this needs to be addressed by nissan immediately as the condition can happen randomly as the vehicle is being driven and suddenly the sun visor drops in front of the driver causing a hazardous driving condition.
Piston attachment to door on automatic trunk opener broke. unable to hold liftgate open.
Driver side sun visor broken and visor hangs in full view of driver - no way to keep it up. major safety hazard
Sun visors are an issue for so many nissan pathfinder owners! they need to be recalled. sun visors do not stay up. they fall while driving when you possibly get them to stay. when they won't stay up they stay down and 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.
When i turn the heater off, i keep hearing a knock noise coming out of the heater.
Both sunvisors left hand and right hand visor started clicking when moving it and then it started popping and not going back up
The driver and passenger sun visors are not staying up and at this time in the up position the driver visor is 4 inches off the ceiling and hanging in the field of vision while driving, and the passenger visor is about 3 inches of the ceiling. this is happening while parked or driving.
Bought the vehicle used at about 60,000 miles. around 64,000 miles, both sun visors fell to the down position and will no longer stay folded up. impairs vision of driver. this was not related to an accident or any type of damage to the vehicle.
I was driving on the highway, it was about 80 degrees and sunny. there was a loud explosion followed by the shattering of the moonroof's glass. there was no failing debris or other evidence of anything that would crack the moonroof. it appears that the moonroof exploded unexpectedly.
Ever since purchase the sun visors (both driver and passenger) have been weaker than other vehicles. they make loud popping and cracking noise when engaged and closed. this weekend we entered the vehicle to leave and notice that the driver's side visor was not up against the ceiling. it wouldn't stay in place, there is a large gap and the visor is just above eye level at all times now. this failure in the mechanism also affects the "open" position by not allowing it to be adjusted towards the windshield and above site-line. if it's "open" it hangs vertical and will not adjust out of site. the mechanism is so weak and broken at this point that we fear it may fall from it's current "closed" position to "open" and directly in the line of site while driving. while not as important to driver safety, the passenger side is just as bad. nissan is not recalling these, but it is a "known issue" according to multiple service departments that i have called for replacement. to replace one unit is close to $200 ($194.50). this is ridiculous for a "known issue" that is actually a safety concern as much as it is an annoyance.
The driver sun visor flapped back and forth. it can't stay up and down properly. it's a safety hazard because it come down in front of me when i tried to use it therefore i have to hold up with one hand while my other hand is on the steering wheel. i only use 6 times during the 3 years that i have been driving it and i am the first owner. it started about 2 months ago but it became worst now.
Driver side sun visor never worked properly. now the driver side visor broke and is hanging, it won't stay up causing lack of vision to the driver and hazard to all passengers.
My vehicle shifts into od on its own. the dealership has done a soft reassembly an replaced the guts of the transmission and the issue is still occuring. this vehicle also previously needed to be towed due to it not accelerating after reaching 60mph on a major highway. it slowed down on its own and would not accelerate pass 20 mph
The issue is the plastic inside the sun visors breaks easily. i have already had to replace them once, and now they're both broken again. when the internal plastic components break, the visor hangs down and restricts your vision as you're driving. you are unable to position the visor to block the sun as well, which presents another safety issue. i have had to resort to connecting two dog collars together to keep the visors in an up position rather than spend $200-300 to replace them. nissan refuses to replace the visor since its no longer under warranty. the first replacement was under warranty, but they only cover warranty work for one year. this occurred about 18 months after the replacement. this is an ongoing problem with this vehicle. i will include a video link from a nissan dealership where the workers are visibly frustrated with the issue. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-ojqzbhnu2e the door handles are an issue i have personally experienced as well. both passenger side door handles internal plastic components have broken off. this presents an egress hazard, especially if the vehicle has been disabled and you're unable to roll down the window. rolling down the window and opening the door from the outside is your only option to egress the vehicle. i will include pictures and if you would like i can pop the panel off of the passenger doors and send in photos of the broken internal pieces. i have attached the invoice from the first replacement which occurred at just 14,714 miles, about 7 months after the vehicle was purchased.
Received notice of important safety recall nhtsa recall 16v-244 several months ago which stated i would hear from my dealership when parts are available. i've just contacted the dealership and was informed they do not know when parts will be available. if this is such an "important safety recall", why is this part still not available? the light in my car illuminates on occasion and i am very concerned.
Multiple issues with this suv had to have rear shock/strut replaced. instrument cluster panel has been replaced. passenger side air bag comes on when person is sitting there. cvt transmission problems. the suv has been in the shop on multiple occasions for each issue the transmission issue has been in the shop 6 plus times and i just picked up the 2014 pathfinder 8-16-2016 and was told and have it on my invoice that the service tech drove the suv and feels the transmission slipping or skipping but there is nothing they can do nissan power train warranty will not allow them to replace it because my check engine light is not showing a code. so i have a 2014 pathfinder that is a complete safety hazard for my family and other people on the road. the suv will cut out, slip, shutter, lose power and has the potential of causing and accident when trying to accelerate which is terrible for who ever was to hit me and also could be fatal if i was to be hit and the passenger side air bag does not deploy could really hurt/kill the passenger. every excuse i get from nissan is they reprogrammed the car and this never fixed anything. the car was having transmission issues back before it made it to 30,000 miles and now at 55,000 miles the suv is having major issues with the transmission. this is a known issue but nissan refuses to fix. nissan instead puts this suv back on the road knowing it is having a safety issue for acceleration and passenger side air-bag and putting people at risk. i am requesting nissan to do a buy back of this suv. i am not looking for a replacement with another faulty transmission or a rebuilt transmission. i have found that there is a class action law suit in federal court in florida with people having the exact same issue. so obliviously there is a major problem with these transmissions.
Sun visors for both driver side and passenger sides. both don't stay up and became loose and fall down. i never in 20 years had a problem like this with a sun visor. i fear for mine and my family life with this danger. there should be a recall or investigate the cause of this before someone gets hurt. please search the internet and you will see many complaints. this is very dangerous.
Sun visors in the car fall down unexpectedly. this causes the reduced field of vision to forward or side traffic and also poses at great risk during collision. these defective sun visors need to be recalled. the problems have been on going across multiple vehicles in the product line within the first 6 months of use. multiple incidents have been reported.
Driver's side sun visor cracked and will not stay up or down. hangs awkwardly in the driver's visibility, making it very unsafe.
While driving to work, on the main road, i started seeing smoke blowing from the vents. i pulled off the road and within no time the vehicle was in flames.