2013 Nissan Pathfinder UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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In January I took my car to the dealership to repair my recalls and I complained about my car juddering jerking and stalling they told me I need a new transmission. I paid for transmission and install the car is still serving and stalling and juddeing I looked up transmission problems it shows all nissan pathfinder has a recall on cvt . Is mine included in this recall or am I needing yet another transmission
There is a recall on the make, model and year of my vehicle but the vin says that my vehicle is not affected yet that is the only thing wrong with my vehicle. It leaks all of its transmission fluid within 10 mins of driving it. I have contacted the dealer but the dealer is over an hour away and they said that since my vehicle isn't apart of the recall they will not fix the problem even though they said that is exactly what is wrong with my vehicle and I would have to buy an entirely new transmission from them if I was to take it in to get it fixed. This is the recall information that they say is the problem in my vehicle but the VIN states it is not apart of. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 14V142000 Report Date: MAR 26, 2014 Nissan North America (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013 Pathfinder vehicles manufactured April 18, 2012, through October 3, 2012, and equipped with a continuously variable transmission (CVT). In the affected vehicles, the internal oil cooler (ITOC) hose may detach from the cooler due to inadequate clamping force, allowing transmission fluid to leak.
Interior door handle failure. The handle component of the interior door handle which retains the actuator cable frequently breaks resulting in an inability to open the door from inside the vehicle. I have replaced four of these on my vehicle in the 5 years I have owned it. The drivers door has been repaired twice. The component is plastic and obviously not made sturdy enough or made of appropriate material to withstand normal use. Failure of this component results in the inability to open the door from inside the vehicle, posing a safety concern should a passenger need to exit the vehicle in an emergency situation. Had I only experienced this issue once, I would not be gravely concerned, but this component is failing too frequently to just ignore. Numerous online forums also show this to be a frequent problem in all Nissan vehicles with this type door handle. At this point, I feel Nisan should redesign the door handle with a more sturdy and structurally sound design that can hold up to normal use.and should recall and replace the door handles of all Nissan vehicles that use this particular door handle.
Both the front and back cradles are bad. The back ones snapped in pieces. They should not have gone bad there is no rust on my car.
The front subframe is almost rusted through and could break. This is similar to the 2002-2005 Altima, for which Nissan issued an extended warranty. If the subframe fails, it will cause a massive risk.
The subframe on 2013 Nissan Pathfinder was completely broken from rot. I brought it to a shop because it was pulling to the left and making a clanking noise. I was told this is a common problem with 2013 Nissan’s. Car started pulling to the left about a month ago. Car was inspected about 2 weeks ago. After doing research it was learned that the 2013 pathfinders were never sprayed properly with some kind of rust protection. The pathfinder made a newly designed model for 2013 and never properly sprayed it. There are multiple places you can find others with 2013 pathfinder’s that have rusted out in the same area once the car get to about 140000 miles. Mine is just over 140000 miles
The sunroof exploded while the car was in motion. There was a loud boom distracting me while I was driving, in addition to glass falling on me and around my car putting me in danger. Glass also landed in the street, putting the safety of others at risk. There are remnants of shattered glass in my car and where the sunroof used to be. There were no warning lights or messages prior to the issue. The problem has not yet been confirmed or inspected by any of the above. Most of the glass flew out of the car, meaning that the sunroof was not hit by a foreign object.
The transmission causes my car to stutter when accelerating or decelerating at low speeds. It's dangerous as you are trying to merge into traffic or pass other cars. I've taken it to my dealer who said that they see this all the time with Nissans. I have also taken it to a transmission repair shop who said it's a common problem with Nissans and that it will have to be replaced for $5500 to correct it.
The gas pedel is not responding. It goes down to the floor and nothing happens. I experienced this pulling out into traffic. I hit it several times to get it going. I made it to the turning lane. It kicked in. I turned out of the turning lane onto my street and it stopped working again. I made it home where it sits. I am terrified. This is danger to everyone around me.
Hood latch failed. Yes, available for inspection upon request. Hood opened, hit and then shattered windshield while driving on busy road. Received recall notice from Nissan about faulty hood latch. Service tech at window repair company noted good safety latch looked very loose. Was looked at by the window repair/replacement company. No warning at all.
Sun visor problem. Sun visor made within poor quality plastic. Plastic retainer broken now sun visor will not stay up. This is causing a vision problem when visor just drops into line of vision.
Brake lights will not turn off when engine is off. Sometimes car starts without depressing brake pedal
In the course of 1.5 yrs I have had issues with my transmission. I had to replace my transmission last June, only for the transmission to go out again in the beginning of Aug. now it’s been less than a year and my car transmission gave out again in July. This will be transmission number 4 with in 1.5 years. This last time I was turning into my friends house and the car would not go into the driveway, instead it lost power and rolled back down the street. Luckily my friend lives on a not so busy road and I avoided getting hit. I had the car towed to a Nissan dealership and they confirmed once again that it was indeed the transmission once again. This can not be normal in any way for a transmission to give out in a car that quickly. This is very dangerous.
2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER PASSENGER SUN VISOR WON'T STAY UP. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS OR COULD THIS BE A SAFETY COMPLAINT?
MY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER?
My hood has popped opened while driving.
WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR IT SHUDDERS AND SHAKES UNTIL AROUND 50 MPH
BOTH SUN VISORS BROKE APPROXIMATELY 3 AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. OVER TIME THE VISORS HAVE DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DRIVERS LINE OF VISION. IT IS DISTRACTING AND PREVENTS FULL RANGE OF VISION. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TOO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
MY CAR WAS ON A CITY STREET, WHEN I STOPPED BY MY MAILBOX, AND COULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR, BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT HOW TO TEMPORARILY GET IT OUT OF PARK, SO I COULD DRIVE MY CAR TO THE NISSAN REPAIR SHOP.THE WHOLE SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS CHANGED FOR $900. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION IS JUDDERING
REAR TAILGATE WILL NOT OPEN DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN OUTSIDE SWITCH WHEN PARKED
DOOR HANDLES RANDOMLY BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPEND WITH 2 DOOR HANDLES WHICH I REPLACED PRETTY CLOSE IN TIME TO EACH OTHER BUT REGULAR USE AND NOTHING ROUGH WITH THEM. IF WE HAVE TO GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY LIKE AN ACCIDENT THE DOOR HANDLES AREN'T RELIABLE. FROM THE INSIDE YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR BUT IF YOUR CAR ISN'T OPERABLE YOU CANT REACH OUTSIDE TO OPEN IT.
MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED RESPONDING TWICE TO ACCELERATION. I PRESS THE PEDDLE AND NOTHING CHANGES AND RPMS REMAIN AT 2000. AFTER 15 MINUTES CAR BEGAN RESPONDING AGAIN. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH IN CITY. SECOND OCCURED ON HWY TRAVELLING 60MPH AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING. TWO INCIDENCES HAPPENED A MONTH APART. VEHICLE HAS 95K MILES ON IT. VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL ISSUES BUT THIS ONE HAS BEEN THE MOST DANGEROUS CONSIDERING I DO LIVE IN A CITY AND NEED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC.
VISOR CLIP BROKE OBSTRUCTING VIEW.
DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE MY WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING BECAUSE OF HEAVY SNOW. THEY WERE REPAIRED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO DRIVE IN THE SHOULDER SO I COULD FOLLOW THE WHITE LINE. AGAIN ON A CITY STREET IN HEAVY SNOW MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND WERE REPAIRED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. TODAY, AGAIN MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW ON A CITY STREET. NONE OF THE TIMES WERE FROM SNOW FROM THE TOP OF MY VEHICLE. I HAD CLEARED THAT OFF BEFORE DRIVING.
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The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder has 75 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.