Upper intake manifold cracked. this was found out by rough idling, slow acceleration, increased gas usage, and engine light on.
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.
I would like to make you aware of what appears to be a design flaw with the 2014 nissan pathfinder hybrid which you should notify other customers of as well. the rear blower motor is used to cool the very expensive battery system and hold off battery failure. there are no sensors or feedback monitoring of the rear blower motor to confirm it is operational. the rear blower motor of my pathfinder has died 3 times without issuing either a service code or any indication of a system failure. this has then led to the death of the very expensive battery pack. the first failure happened in 2016 at 37,000 miles and it appears to have a modulus of roughly 35,000 between deaths and should be pro-actively replaced by the owner to prevent the very expensive battery from having to be replaced. the only indication to the user that anything is wrong is that the battery light comes on and the car shuts down while in motion. the first time this happened to me i was on the freeway and was stranded in the middle lane until a police vehicle arrived. the next time was in the middle of the night when i was on side streets where the car came to a stop in the middle of an unlit road, with the battery dying completely after an hour while waiting on a tow truck. the last round happened 3 weeks ago (on a sunday afternoon thankfully without an accident possibility) - the car went into the shop and the very expensive battery was replaced but not the rear blower (as they were unaware of the failure). i got the car back for about 3 days before the car died again with the same error - at which point the technicians identified the rear blower died (again). you should notify other customers of this 5 year old product of the design defect and the need to check the blower fan regularly to ensure the very expensive battery has a long life.
Power liftgate of our suv automatically closes once the gate reaches the top of its "open" position. sudden closure is a life threatening event to a small child at or near the rear of the vehicle. said to be a "spindle" problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the "keypad not detected" message was displayed on the instrument panel and the fuel indicator was inoperable. also, the vehicle failed to start after idling and/or when the push to start button was engaged. the vehicle was taken to browns auto world (2634 hope mills rd, fayetteville, nc 28306, (910) 307-7361) where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 123,529.
The dashboard 'miles remaining', gas gauge reading, and actual gas remaining are no longer in sync.
Brake lights stay on even when the engine is off, and when the engine is on, the brake lights still stay on even when the brakes aren't being pressed. also, sometimes the car won't accelerate when you push the gas pedal. this occurs after you hit the brakes, and when it happens, the vehicle won't go over 20 mph.
This is the 3rd time the computer has been replaced. i am driving down the road and lose power, the car will only go 5 miles an hour all lights come on and my foot is all the way down to floor. my emergency lights do not work. i have been in danger numerous times of being hit from behind. my car has been at the nissan dealer for 3 weeks now with same problem! i fear for my safety with this car, my grandkids cannot drive with me due to safety issue.
The computer in my 2014 nissan pathfinder continued to present difficulties. these malfunctions were documented with nissan and the computer was in fact replaced. we were in negotiations with nissan to warranty the computer with the powertrain warranty. on april 1, 2016 my wife started the vehicle in the driveway and went inside to let it warm up. when she went out (approximately 10 minutes later) the vehicle was gone. it had slipped into drive on its own and gone straight down into the woods, taking out two trees and hitting a telephone pole at the bottom of the hill. the airbags did not deploy. nissan's finding were that the black box within the vehicle did not show anything and, therefore, they were not taking responsibility for it. we have all the documentation for the difficulties with the vehicle leading up the collision.
Case # 20303916 - filed with nissan consumer affairs. electrical malfunction with door locking mechanism, lift-gate, dvd headset & remote as well as transmission is hard to pull and gets stuck. due to malfunction with door locks, our 2 year old baby was locked in the car. we had to break the window to get her out. since the key fob was in the car, the car should have never locked. we have provided nissan consumer affairs with video footage of the lift gate and key fob malfunctions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. while exiting the vehicle, the doors automatically locked while the key fob was still in the vehicle. in addition, the contact was unable to re-enter the vehicle to get to her child, who was trapped in the vehicle due to the failure. the contact also stated the vehicle was difficult to shift from drive into reverse or reverse into drive. additionally the liftgate failed to remain open and closed independently numerous times. the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. when the front passenger seat was occupied by a passenger, the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the failure mileage was unknown. parts distribution disconnect.
The electrical system is malfunctioning which is causing the parking brake sensor and the i-key sensor to turn on and off without the brake system being used. the radio and odometer screen is shutting off while driving, the mileage is fluctuating as well as the gas gauge. the dashboard was replaced by the dealer but the system is still malfunctioning. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. while driving at approximately 55 mph, the rpm's increased. in addition, the vehicle shook and jerked without warning. the failure occurred on a daily basis. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle's main computer needed to be serviced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 15,000.
The vehicle makes a high pitch noise when driving at low speed or in park. this noise was not present when test driving the car and apparently only begins to manifest itself after having been driven a few weeks or months. nissan knows about the issue as it is also a problem with the 2013 altima which also uses the new electronic power steering unit. nissan offers no real solution at the moment and deems the noise to be "acceptable" by no ones definition but their own. nissan's solution thus far is to wrap the tubes in tape to dampen the noise. thank you *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag light intermittently illuminated, although the passenger seat was occupied. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. no repairs were made and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 3,500. updated 2/24/15*cn the dealer recalibrated the sensor. however, the warning lights illuminated again. updated 03/02/15*jb
2014 nissan pathfinder. consumer writes in regards to air bag light issues. *smd the consumer stated he had the occupant classification system (ocs) adjusted by the dealer, but the supplemental air bag warning light intermittently illuminated when people who weighed over 120 lbs sat in the passenger seat.*jb
Backup camera monitor is flickering or video feed is moving up and down on monitor. problem is intermittent, but when present, image quality is very poor rendering backup camera feature useless. *tr
The vehicle began to "shudder" around 25 mph. it happened the next day after i purchased it. i took it to dealer on following monday to do undercoating and told them about the issue. they could not duplicate it. i took it in about a week later and they still could not duplicate it. i was in the area of the dealership when the issue occurred. i arrived at dealership and supervisor went for a ride with me and was able to duplicate the issue. they confirmed it was the transmission. it took them about a week to get the part and had my vehicle for almost a full week to install transmission. once i received my vehicle back from them i started having issues with the car not starting. after about 5 tries, the vehicle would start and all mileage and fuel gauges would go back to zero. i was recently able to get the car back to the dealer and they determined the battery was half dead. they recharged the battery last monday, june 16th. i had no issues for the first few days and on thursday, june 19th, the car would not start again. it took many tries to get it started. i had to return to the dealer again today. as of right now they do not know why the battery keeps draining. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number 13v445000 (electrical system, service brakes, hydraulic) and scheduled an appointment with the dealer for recall repairs. before the contact could have the vehicle serviced and while driving approximately 10 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. the contact then crashed into a nearby pole. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. the front end of the vehicle was damaged. the contact experienced the consequence mentioned in the recall prior to having the vehicle serviced. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 3,039.
2014 nissan pathfinder. attorney writes on behalf of client in regards to brake failure. *tgw the consumer stated he came upon a deer in the road. in response, he attempted to engage his brakes; however, the braking system failed and/or delayed stopping the vehicle after he applied the brake pedal, resulting in an impact between the vehicle and the deer. upon investigation, it was discovered nissan had substantial issues with the braking system in certain nissan pathfinder's, including the consumers vehicle, at the time of the accident, which lead to recall # 13v445000. *jb