10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
33,575 miles

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problem #42

Apr 062019

Pathfinder

  • miles
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.

- Brighton, CO, USA

problem #41

Jan 042017

Pathfinder

  • miles
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

- Feasterville, PA, USA

problem #40

Nov 062018

Pathfinder

  • 90,000 miles
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.

- Detroit, MI, USA

problem #39

Mar 112019

Pathfinder

  • 83,000 miles
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.

- Ashburn, VA, USA

problem #38

Feb 242019

Pathfinder

  • 49,000 miles
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.

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

problem #37

Feb 152019

Pathfinder

  • 73,000 miles
Sun roof blew up while driving.

- Kinnelon, NJ, USA

problem #36

Dec 202018

Pathfinder

  • miles
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.

- Covina, CA, USA

problem #35

Nov 292018

Pathfinder

  • 45,200 miles
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.

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

problem #34

Aug 252017

Pathfinder

  • miles
Both sunvisors left hand and right hand visor started clicking when moving it and then it started popping and not going back

- Milton, DE, USA

problem #33

Oct 152018

Pathfinder

  • 103,000 miles
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. 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.

- Upton, MA, USA

problem #32

Sep 222018

Pathfinder

  • 35,000 miles
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.

- Jenkintown, PA, USA

problem #31

Jul 012016

Pathfinder

  • 25,000 miles
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.

- Wheatfield, IN, USA

problem #30

Aug 012018

Pathfinder

  • 99,000 miles
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.

- Mount Gilead, NC, USA

problem #29

Jun 012017

Pathfinder

  • 64,000 miles
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.

- Altamonte Springs, FL, USA

problem #28

Jul 202018

Pathfinder

  • 62,109 miles
Sun visor on passenger side fell down while driving

- Forked River, NJ, USA

problem #27

Jul 062018

Pathfinder

  • 48,000 miles
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.

- Claremont, CA, USA

problem #26

Jul 092018

Pathfinder

  • 56,000 miles
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.

- Cleveland, TN, USA

problem #25

Sep 012017

Pathfinder

  • miles
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.

- Charleston, SC, USA

problem #24

Apr 282018

Pathfinder

  • 35,000 miles
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.

- Rockledge, FL, USA

problem #23

Jun 032018

Pathfinder

  • 65,420 miles
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.

- Glenville, NY, USA

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