2013 Nissan Pathfinder UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN AUGUST OF 2018. I DID NOTICE THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS WERE HANGING LOW. AND THAT THEY DIDN'T FULLY HOLD UP WHEN USED. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T A WARRANTY COVERED ITEM. I TRIED REACHING OUT TO THE DEALER THAT SOLD US THE VEHICLE AND STILL NO LUCK! IT EVENTUALLY BROKE ALL THE WAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR CANNOT BE USED AT ALL AND IS BEING HELD UP BY A BUNGEE CORD!! I CANNOT USE THIS VISOR WHILE DRIVING AND IT IS A HAZARD!! I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE TO BRING TO RECALL. THERE IS A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE STATING A DEALER HAD TO REPLACE OVER 50 VISORS ON THEIR LOT!! SEARCH IT. MY COMPLAINT ISN'T THE FIRST ONE! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE/HAZARD/CONCERN FOR ALL INVOLVED.
SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. IT FALLS DURING DRIVING, SUDDENLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO FALLS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON 2013-2016 MODELS.
TOOK MY 2013 NISSAN TO TO BEN MYNARTT NISSAN TO SEE THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR THAT WILL NOT STAY UP AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I AM DRIVING. WES IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME HE COULD ORDER ME ONE FOR 200+ DOLLARS. I TOLD WES THIS IS NO FAULT OF MINE AND THAT I WOULD CONTACT THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS. I CONTACTED NISSAN'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS IN FRANKLIN, TN AND KATRINA WITH THE COMPANY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WAS NISSAN'S RESPONSIBILITY. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO REPAIR AN AUTO DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING YOUTUBE VIDEOS. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=-OJQZBHNU2E HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=IKD18CMKVFA
I WAS DRIVING MY 13 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN I WENT TO PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR IT JOLTED FORWARD AND THEN I LOST ALL POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I TRIED TO TURN IT OFF AND IT WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. THANKFULLY MY FIANC JUMPED THE CAR. ALTHOUGH IT WAS JERKING IN A LOW GEAR, I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WHICH WASN'T FAR.
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS MADE POORLY. DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. WHILE DRIVING IT HAS FALLING PROHIBITING VISIBILITY CONSTANTLY. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM THE 2013 TO 2018 PATHFINDERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING.
SUNVISORS WILL NOT STAY CORRECTLY IN A SECURE POSITION. THIS CAN BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. IT WILL DROP DOWN AND BLOCK VIEW. THE VISOR DOES NOT SERVE THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF BLOCKING THE SUN DUE TO NOT STAYING IN THE POSITION TO BLOCK THE SUN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS TOTALLY IGNORED RECALLING FOR THE CONSUMER. IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE HAVING A SERIOUS WRECK TO GET THEIR ATTENTION.
SUN VISORS ON DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DROP DOWN UNEXPECTANTLY, MECHANISM INSIDE OF THE VISOR IS BROKEN AND UNREPAIRABLE. RESTRICTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER, WHILE NO LONGER ABLE TO BLOCK THE SUN WHILE DRIVING. HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS. DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RODE PUT VISOR DOWN. WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE BUT INSTEAD BLOCKED THE VISIBILITY WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE.
PATHFINDER WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK POSITION. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.
THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH SIDES ARE BROKE IN PIECES THAT THEY WON'T STAY UP.
THE SUNVISORS ARE CHEAPLY MADE AND BREAK. THEREFORE THEY BECOME DANGEROUS. I HAVE LOOKED INTO REPLACING AND WAS GIVEN A CODE OF 200.00 A PIECE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES.
SHIFT SELECTOR IS LOCKED...HAS TO UNLOCK IT MANUALLY.. THIS CAR IS 26722 MILLES...LITTLE USE...
RADIATOR FANS NEEDING REPLACING EVERY TWO YEARS.
STATIONARY. INSIDE DOOR HANDLES WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS. BOTH FRONT SEAT DOORS FAILED. DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON ONE OF MY SISTERS 2013 PATHFINDERS PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR.
DRIVERS SIDE VISOR AND PASSENGER SIDE VISOR BROKEN AND IMPEDE VIEW WHILE DRIVING. HAZARD AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS!
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SEPARATED FROM THE MUFFLER. ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE SUN VISOR IS MALFUNCTIONING..
INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKEN, NOT ALLOWING ACCESS TO EXIT VEHICLE WITHOUT SOMEONE OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR HAVING THE WINDOW DOWN. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED.
THE FRONT SUN VISORS WILL NO LONGER HOLD THEMSELVES UP. IF LEFT ALONE, THEY WOULD HANG DOWN IN THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION. THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD UP WITH VELCRO. THEY HAVE BEEN THIS WAY FOR SOME TIME, BUT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED FAILURE AND SHOULD BE FIXED ON ALL MODELS AFFECTED.
THE SUN VISORS HAVE A DEFECT KNOWN BY NISSAN, BUT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO CORRECT IT YET. OURS STARTED BY MAKING A LOUD "CLICKING" NOISE, BEFORE LOSING THE CAPABILITY TO STAY EITHER UP OR DOWN. THEY HANG DOWN. WE HAVE SLAMMED OUR FOREHEADS INTO THE ROCK HARD VISOR EDGES WHEN SIMPLY GETTING INTO THE CAR OR IF THERE IS A QUICK STOP. WE HAVE HAD MEN, WOMEN AND TEENS BUMP HEADS INTO THE VISOR SIMPLY LEANING FORWARD TO CHANGE THE RADIO STATION. IF WE WERE TO BE REAR-ENDED OR IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WOULD COULD EASILY GASH OPEN OUR FOREHEADS OR GIVE A CONCUSSION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THE SAGGING VISORS DIMINISH VISION AND ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ARE AWARE OF IT, BUT NISSAN WILL NOT OFFER ANYTHING OTHER THAN REMOVING THE VISOR OR HAVING THE CONSUMER PAY $160 FOR EACH VISOR TO CORRECT.
THE DRIVER SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP ANY MORE. IT JUST DANGLES. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VISION. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. THIS STARTED PROGRESSING BACK IN MARCH 2018 AND NOW IT JUST DANGLES.
INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPEN. HAD IT REPAIRED IN 2015. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO OPEN STARTING.8/15/2018. IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE YOU MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.
THE DOOR HANDLES ON THIS VEHICLE BREAK. THEY REPAIR THEM, AND THEY BREAK AGAIN. MY DEAL IS THIS IS A POINT OF EGRESS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY MAKING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR A PART THEY KNOW WAS DESIGNED TERRIBLY. ON TOP OF THAT, IF MY CAR CATCHES ON FIRE....HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY MAKING ME CLIMB OVER SEATS TO GET OUT. THERE ARE BUSINESSES FINED FOR HAVING THE WRONG KIND OF DOOR RELEASE ON THEIR DOORS. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT.
DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HARDWARE FAILED - DISCONNECTING THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR CABLE AND ENTRAPPING THE OCCUPANT. DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. EFFECTIVELY THIS MEANS THAT THE CAR MUST MAINTAIN ELECTRICAL POWER SUFFICIENT TO ROLLS DOWN THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO REACH THROUGH AND ACCESS A SERVICEABLE DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE RAISED THE ISSUE TO NISSAN ON 3 OCCASIONS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN SERIOUSLY. PERHAPS YOUR WILL HAVE MORE SUCCESS - GODSPEED!
BOTH SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP. THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS BROKEN TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IMPEDES THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BOTH BROKE AND THE BACK DOOR IS USED VERY LITTLE POOR DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE IF NEEDING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION
THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING ON US 4X. YOU DRIVE THE CAR AND CAR ONLY GOES UP TO 20-30 MPH AND WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. BROUGHT TO THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER X 3 AND ABOUT TO GO FOR THE 4TH TIME. NISSAN SERVICE CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR IN TIME OF WRITING. IT DID NOT HAVE ANY ENGINE LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY HAVE 52983 MILES. THE FIRST TWO EVENTS WERE IN A HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THE RECENT TWO ARE IN A LOCAL ROAD. ALL HAPPENED IN DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS.
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The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder has 75 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.