2014 Nissan Pathfinder Power Train

BOUGHT 2014 PATHFINDER IN 12/2013. NOTICED TRANSMISSION VIBRATION AND SHUDDER DURING LONG TRIP AND UPON RETURN COMPLAINED TO DEALER. I HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES SO WAS UNAWARE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO DID TEST DRIVE, BUT SAID COULD NOT DUPLICATE, BUT SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) TORQUE CONVERTER. OFFERED NO REMEDY. I DO NOT FEEL SECURE IN TRAFFIC AS DO NOT KNOW IF TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED BY SHUDDERING. NISSAN DID A CVT REPROGRAM TO IMPROVE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC AND SERVICE, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS DOES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSMISSION. NISSAN WILL TELL ME NOTHING. I AM REQUESTING A CVT RECALL BY NHTSA TO FACILITATE NECESSARY REPAIRS AS IT I REGARD THE UNIT A SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY JERKING AND SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

CAR JERKS AND STRUGGLES TO INCREASE SPEEDS DURING THIS TIME. WHEN IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT A REDUCED SPEED CAR WILL JERK LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND FAIL TO INCREASE SPEED. *TR

HESITATION AND STALLING HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION I HAD 4 CO-WORKERS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME (THEY ARE ALL WITNESSES) AND I PULLED OUT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF ON COMING CARS AND THE CAR HESITATED CAUSING AN ALMOST CATASTROPHIC EVENT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN NOT JUST REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES AND EVEN THEN THEY WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD TRADE OUT MY CAR WITH THE 2015 MODEL BECAUSE AS STATED BY THEM THE 2015 MODEL DOES NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HOWEVER, MY PAYMENTS WOULD GO UP TO AN AMOUNT THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD TO MAKE. THEY WERE UNWILLING TO MAKE MY PAYMENTS THE SAME AS THEY ARE NOW. THE HEAD OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY STATED THAT NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO IT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED BY NISSAN. TO DATE THERE IS NO ACTUAL "RECALL" ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE, THEN SHUDDERED AND STOPPED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAS DONE THIS A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN, THE MOST RECENT WAS JUST OVER A WEEK AGO. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT., I WAS TOLD IT DID THE SAME THING WITH THEM DRIVING IT. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF BULLETIN FROM THE FACTORY REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND IT CLEARLY STATES THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY PROVIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR ME TO DRIVE AND TOLD ME IT WILL TAKE 2 WEEKS FOR THEM TO GET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND ANOTHER 2-3 DAYS TO INSTALL IT. TWO DAYS AFTER LEAVING IT WITH THEM, I RECEIVED A MESSAGE STATING MY PATHFINDER WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. THE MESSAGE STATED THEY HAD REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TRIED CALLING SEVERAL TIMES TO QUESTION THIS CHANGE OF PLANS, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH ANYONE WHO CAN EXPLAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, CAR STARTED SURGING JUST BEFORE THE CVT TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED, REDLINING THE ENGINE. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SHUDDERING AND SURGING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CVT UNITS, IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET. CAR WAS TOWED AND CVT REPLACED. NOW 2000 MILES LATER IT'S STARTING AGAIN. *TR

ACCELERATING FROM STOPLIGHT ACROSS HIGHWAY WHEN TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. RELEASED ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STOP VIOLENT SHAKING. REAPPLIED PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO KEEP VEHICLE BEHIND US FROM SMASHING OUR VEHICLE. THIS EXACT SAME SCENARIO HAS OCCURRED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN THE LAST 4200 MILES. THIS EXACT VIOLENT SHAKING (JUDDERING) HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. NISSAN CORPORATION IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND REFUSED TO FIX MY VEHICLE. THE PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION HAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I CALLED NISSAN IN JUNE TO REPORT THAT MY CAR WAS SHAKING AND TREMBLING AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS WHILE COASTING, ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. I BROUGHT IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION UPDATE. 2 WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNED. AT TIMES I NEED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. OVER 29000 ALREADY ARE "LEMONS". I BROUGHT IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEN BROUGHT IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NEW UPDATE (1 DAY LATER). I CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE AND THEY WERE LOOKING INTO BUYING THE CAR. THEY THEN PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AS I HAD REFUSED TO PICK UP THE CAR. THEY PUT IT IN THE DAY THEY CALLED TO SAY IT WOULD BE DONE TOMORROW SO WHEN I CALLED TO ASK THEM NOT TO, IT WAS ALREADY BEING DONE. NOW NISSAN WILL NOT BUY THE CAR AS IT HAS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE REPORTS OF HAVING 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. CARS ARE BREAKING DOWN. NISSAN IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IN 2-3 WEEKS THEY WILL CALL AND IF THE CAR IS OK THEY WILL OFFER A SETTLEMENT. WHY A SETTLEMENT IF THE CAR IS OK UNLESS THEY REALIZE IT IS A PROBLEM? THE FACT THAT THIS IS A CONTINUATION FROM 2013 PROBLEM, AND THE CARS ARE CONTINUING TO BE SOLD WHILE NISSAN IGNORES THE PROBLEM PUTS PEOPLE IN DANGER. CARS ARE OVERHEATING AND BREAKING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE AND PUT PEOPLE FIRST. I STATED TO CORPORATE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE A TEST DUMMY FOR 2-3 WEEKS AND PUT MY LIFE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN DANGER. NO ONE AT NISSAN WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR MORE THAN JUST MYSELF. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

PATHFINDER SHUTTERED LIKE ENGINE MISS OR RUNNING OVER WARNING STRIPS ON ROAD HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER SAID NISSAN HAS NO FIX FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ALSO PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH PASSENGER IN PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

IN STOP AND GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC WHEN DROPPING UNDER 20MPH AND REACCELERATING TRANSMISSION STARTS JERKING AT AROUND 20 MPH AND OCCASIONALLY DOES THE SAME AROUND 45MPH. HAS ALSO OCCURRED GOING AROUND CORNERS AT AROUND 20MPH. SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN PICKING BACK UP ON THROTTLE. WHEN ITS STARTS JERKING THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER UNTIL JERKING STOPS. VERY UNSAFE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE WRITER AT METRO NISSAN THAT THERE WAS NOT A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM YET. TOOK TO RIVERSIDE NISSAN AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED ON 9/27/14. SERVICE MANAGER THERE SAID IT FIXES AROUND 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME.HOPING I'M IN THAT 50%. *TR

THE WHOLE DASHBOARD SHAKING WHEN YOU TRY TO APPLY GAS AND IT USUALLY HAPPEN BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 0-20MPH ONLY. I HAVE AN APT WITH THE DEALER ON OCT 7TH TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE WHAT I AM SEEING ON THE WEBSITE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. PAID $44K FOR THIS CAR AND NOW I HAVE TO TRY AND SEE IF IT FIXES IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME IF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DOESN'T WORK THEN THEY WILL ASK NISSAN USA CORP TO SEE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM CVT TRANSMISSION FROM NISSAN AS THIS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. GOOD THING IT ONLY HAPPENS IN LOW SPEED ACCELERATION BUT IF IT HAPPENS IN A HIGH SPEED THIS WILL BE A BIG ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AS IT BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

VEHICLE FLUTTERS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BUT MORE SO AT LOWER SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PURCHASING DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PURCHASED VEHICLE MAY 31 2014 WITH 45 MILES. *TR

SPENT $42,000+ WHEN WE BOUGHT THE '14 PATHFINDER PLATINUM W/PREMIUM PKGE ON 03/06/14 AND IT STARTED THE "SHUDDER" ON 03/19/14. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, UPON RE-ACCELERATION, IT WOULD SHUDDER WHEN I HIT 20 MPH. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS FIGHTING AGAINST ME TO SPEED UP. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER LOOKING AT IT THEY ARE PUTTING A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT. AFTER READING SEVERAL REVIEWS ONLINE (EDMONDS, KBB, ETC), THIS TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING AT 20 MPH IS A FRIGHTFULLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED TWO 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDERS ON OCTOBER 2013 FROM SHEEHY NISSAN OF ANNAPOLIS. AFTER 1500 MILES ON ONE OF THEM STARTED HEARING A NOISE FROM THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE AREA ONLY WHEN GOING OVER 55MPH. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TECH HEARD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. AFTER A WEEK PASTED SOMEONE FROM NISSAN CAME DOWN TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK AT THIS POINT I TOLD DEALER I NO LONGER WANTED TRUCK AND THAT I WOULD LIKE ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE IN ITS PLACE AND DID NOT MIND PAYING A FEW DOLLARS MORE FOR AND UPGRADED MODEL. SO THE GM CAME BACK WITH SOME GOOD NUMBERS AND OFF THE LOT I WENT WITH ANOTHER BRAND NEW 2014 FULLY LOADED PATHFINDER ON MARCH 8TH 2014 I STARTED FEELING THIS VERY HARD SHUDDERING WHEN DRIVING 0-20MPH I THOUGHT IT WOULD STOP BUT IT JUST GOT WORST SO ON MARCH 10TH 2014 I DROPPED TRUCK OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND TECH WAS ABLE TO HEAR AND FEEL WHAT I FELT AND THEY PLACED A CALLED TO NISSAN WHICH ADVISED THEM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE TRUCK ON FRIDAY MARCH 14TH 2014 THEY PULLED IT INTO THE BAY I GOT IN THE DRIVERS SET STARTED THE TRUCK AND RIGHT AWAY I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT GO DOWN ONLY UP AND DOWN. I CALLED THE SERVICE REP OVER AND ADVISED HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HE CALLED HIS MANAGER OVER AND THEY BOTH SHOOK THEIR HEADS AND SAID YOU ARE REALLY HAVING A TUFF TIME WITH THESE PATHFINDERS AND SAID WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO DRIVE IT OVER THE WEEKEND TO TEST OUT THE NEW TRANSMISSION OR LEAVE IT HERE? SO I TOLD HIM LEAVE IT HERE AND THAT THIS WAS CRAZY HE SAID HE AGREES AND THAT HE WOULD CALL NISSAN MONDAY AND LET THEM KNOW THAT NOW THE NOW THE STEERING WHEEL HAS PROBLEMS. *TR

BRAND NEW NEVER DRIVEN 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER BOUGHT. WITHIN 3 DAYS OF BUYING VEHICLE, JERKING MOTION, (LIKE THAT OF GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP), WHILE AT STEADY 20MPH. JERKING STOPPED WITH BRAKING AND/OR ACCELERATING. DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN TILL WEEKS LATER. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AFTER TESTING FOR REPORTED 20 MILES. PROBLEM CONTINUED. NOW HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS. SAFETY CONCERN AS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS, JERKS FORWARD, CAUSING BREAKING, WITH NEAR REAR END CRASH OCCURRENCE. *TR

2014 PATHFINDER WAS PURCHASED ON 5/17. ON 6/1 THE TRANSMISSIONS SHUDDERED WHILE ACCELERATING AT SLOW SPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER. THIS WAS REPEATED ON-DEMAND BY SERVICE TECHS AT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THEM THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CVT ON THE 2014 PATHFINDER. THE SOLUTION PROVIDED BY NISSAN AUTO IS TO REPLACE THE 2 WEEK OLD TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE SO PREVALENT THAT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER AND HAVE NO CONFIRMED DATE AS TO A RESOLUTION. *TR

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: ALL 2013 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDERS HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT SHUDDERS, VIBRATES, JERKS, SHAKES.. WHEN YOU SLOWLY ACCELERATE OR WHEN YOU COME OFF THE HIGHWAY DOING CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN GO TO BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CAR GETS TO ABOUT 8,000 THERE IS NO DENYING THE PROBLEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THE CAR. THEY CONTINUE TO ASK THAT YOU BRING THE CAR IN.. AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE 1ST CLUE ON HOW TO FIX IT.. THEIR ANSWER IS TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND CLAIM THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. I HAD A 2013 THE BOUGHT BACK THE CAR AND GAVE ME A 2014 AND GUESS WHAT THE CAR IS STILL A PIECE OF GARBAGE. AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT THE 2014 HAS. STAY AWAY!!!!!!! *TR

CAR LOSES POWER AND SHAKES A LOT DURING ACCELERATION AND DURING TURNS. *TR

PURCHASED 2014 PREMIUM PLATITUM NISSAN PATHFINDER ON 10/9/13. THE SAME EVENING I NOTICED THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKING FROM STOP TO 35 MPH (2000 RPM). I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. 4 DAYS LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING SEVERAL TIMES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIM THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. 3 DAYS AFTER THAT, THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED FROM STOP TO 35 MPH ALL MORNING. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY DUPLICATED THE ISSUE. SAID CAR NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE TO DETERMINE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN. IT HAPPENS QUIT FREQUENTLY WITH THE 2013/2014 CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN THE PATHFINDERS. CHECK EDMUNDS.COM, KBB.COM, ETC FOR REVIEWS. THE CUSTOMER REVIEWS ALL SAY THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR IS TRYING TO LEAVE 2ND GEAR WHILE JERKING, IT IS NOT PICKING UP SPEED AND CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR; CAUSING INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO IMMEDIATELY AND NISSAN NEEDS TO STOP PRODUCTION OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS UNTIL THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. NHTSA PLEASE GET INVOLVED TO STOP NISSAN FROM PRODUCING THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND TO FORCE THEM TO FIX THE ONES THEY HAVE SOLD TO INNOCENT PURCHASERS. IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT THEY CONTINUE TO TAKE INNOCENT PEOPLE'S HARD EARN MONEY AND PROFIT FROM THAT, WHILE WE ARE FORCED TO PAY TO RIDE IN WHAT COULD BE A ACCIDENT CAUSING VEHICLE; RESULTING IN INJURY AND/OR WORSE CASE, DEATH!!! PLEASE BE PROACTIVE. LET'S SAVE LIVES BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! *TR

HI SIR/MADAM, MY NAME IS [XXX] I REPORTED TO NISSAN USA CORPORATE OFFICE. I GOT A CALL FROM [XXX], NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE ON 24 SEPTEMBER. INFORMED HIM THE ISSUE.THEN CALLED [XXX], CUSTOMER RELATIONS OF BROWN'S FAIRFAX NISSAN OFFICE. HE ASKED TO OPEN A TICKET WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER RELATIONS. I OPENED A TICKED ON 09/30/2013. THE CASE NUMBER - [XXX]. GAVE THE INFORMATION TO [XXX], CUSTOMER RELATIONS IN BROWN'S NISSAN, FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA. HE SAID HE WILL FOLLOW UP AND UPDATE ME. THERE WAS NO UPDATE FROM HIM SO FAR. TODAY (10/18/2013), I WENT TO THE DEALER. SHOWED THE DOOR SALES MANAGER - [XXX] AND WORKSHOP - [XXX]. [XXX] FIXED THE DOOR PART AND TRANSMISSION (FROM DRIVE MODE TO PARK MODE. IT IS GETTING STUCK AT R IN POWER TRAIN), HE SAID THERE IS AN ISSUE. HE CHECKED WITH THE MECHANIC IN THE SHOP. HE HAS TO FOLLOW UP WITH NISSAN AND I HAD INFORMED I HAD OPENED CONSUMER TICKET. [XXX] GAVE THE CAR BACK. THERE IS NO ACTION SO FAR !!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR