3.4

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
39,433 miles

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problem #3

Mar 202020

Pathfinder

  • 97,000 miles
I bought this vehicle in 2018 since then I've had this vehicle in the shop multiple times. My differential was replaced a few months after I bought the vehicle along with my fan blades. This is again an issue for my car this just having gotten it back because I had to do a complete engine replacement in my now only 4 year old car. My car was out of warranty from Nissan based on any of the mileage. I took it to one dealership who claimed that I had metal in my oil said nothing of smudge in the oil mind you I had just had my oil changed again not told anything. I was driving home from work in March 2020 when my low oil pressure light kicked on which didn't make sense as I had just had an oil change a few weeks prior and kept up on my oil changes. The engine that is in my vehicle is apparently Nissan newest engine and a very expensive one at that. I requested an exception from Nissan in regards to the engine so I did as they said and took it to another dealership this time the Nissan dealership. They claimed my engine was a total loss and it was due to lack of maintenance there was no way this was the case in my situation. Nissan informed me that maybe the previous own R had done it and basically there was nothing that could be done. So I got online and started looking around to find that other people had reported the same thing. My vehicle is primarily all highway driving I paid over 7K for a new engine to be put in my car from a local shop. The engine had to be taken out twice because the inside pistons were sticking this was on the new engines. Once my engine was finally installed and my 02 sensors replaced as well a week later my car was throwing a misfire for low oil pressure light. This clearly is a fault with Nissan design of this engine. I have spent thousands on a newer vehicle with no help from Nissan and no fault of my own.

- Ofallon, MO, USA

problem #2

Nov 022018

Pathfinder

  • 21,299 miles
We purchased a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder for our family 5 from peters Nissan in nashua N.H. August 2017. In November 2018 we started having problems with the vehicle losing power, and shaking like it's ready to stall out. We took it in to Nissan and they claimed they replaced all 6 fuel injectors and 5 upper injector 0-rings. We brought it back on Dec 3, 2018 for the same problem and Nissan documentation states that they performed road test and vehicle road gauge read all the way empty even though the vehicle had one half a tank of fuel. They claimed to have replaced internal fuel pump and and the vehicle fuel gauge was then reading at the appropriate level and the vehicle was returned to us. On Jan 14, 2019 we took the vehicle back to Nissan for the same mechanical problem and they kept it until Feb 6 claiming that they were doing extensive research to diagnose and fix the problem. After 3 weeks without our vehicle we were called to pick it up and the work order stated 'road tested vehicle and could not duplicate condition'. however the paperwork indicates that the mileage in was 23181 and the mileage out was exactly the same, 23181, indicating that Nissan never really did anything to resolve the problem. We are a family of 5 and for us this vehicle was a huge investment, we're confident in the Nissan brand name but now we are regretting our decision. We have requested that Nissan buy the vehicle back so we can purchase a reliable vehicle from another brand name corporation or at a minimum replace this vehicle with a new Nissan Pathfinder to no avail, so now we feel we are stuck with this high priced lemon.

- Hudson, NH, USA

problem #1

Nov 152017

Pathfinder

  • miles
Purchased vehicle last week / currently has 200 miles / started smelling wires burning, taking to dealership for inspection.

- Tampa, FL, USA