2017 Nissan Pathfinder Engine

COOLING FAN WENT OUT AT 37K MILES. DEALER QUOTED OVER $1000.00 TO FIX STATING IT ISNT A WARRANTY ITEM.

46,000 MILES. COOLING FAN WOBBLING. FAN ALSO MAKING VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FAN. SOUNDS LIKE BAD BEARING. NOISE IS PRESENT AT STARTUP, DRIVE, AND IDLE. DEALER SHOP SAID "WEAR AND TEAR."

ON 1/9 I SUDDENLY NOTED A LOUD, SHAKING, VIBRATING NOISE IN MY 2017 PATHFINDER. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT WAS SO BAD I STOPPED AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP ON THE WAY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEED A NEW COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY DUE TO BAD BEARINGS, TO THE TUNE OF $850! SEEMS TO BE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IN LOW MILEAGE NEW PATHFINDERS. MINE HAS 64,500 MILES. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AS THE VEHICLE COULD OVERHEAT OR IT COULD DAMAGE THE RADIATOR IF IT CAME APART WHILE DRIVING.

MY 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 56K MILES DEVELOPED A LOUD CRACKLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RAISED HOOD TO INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE ABNORMAL SOUND AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLING FAN BLADES WERE RUBBING ON THE SHROUD AROUND BLADE FAN/MOTOR ASSEMBLY. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT HE HAS SEEN A SIMILAR ISSUES LIKE THIS AND THE CAUSE IS A FAILED BEARING/BUSHING ON THE FAN AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $900

THE CAR STARTED MAKING A WEIRD FAN NOISE. MY CAR IS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND I AM AT 70,000. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WOULD BE 1K TO FIX. I THINK IT IS UNFAIR THAT THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY WOULD FAIL AT 70,000 MILES.

THE COOLING FAN STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD NOISE AT 40000 MILES. ISSUE SEEMS VERY COMMON AS HUNDREDS OF OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUE. DEALER ASKING $1200 TO REPLACE THE FAN. SINCE THIS IS VERY COMMON ISSUE AFFECTING MOST PATHFINDER CARS NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE. THIS IS SAFETY RELATED SINCE IF DEFECTIVE IT WILL CAUSE ENGINE OVERHEATING SPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER.

AFTER ABOUT 34,000 MILES I HEAR A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE. AFTER GETTING DIAGNOSED THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN WAKE FOREST NC SAID THAT IT WAS MY FAN MOTOR AND IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. SO I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT A LOT OF PATHFINDER OWNERS ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I HEARD THE NOISE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING MY AIR OWN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

UNDER 40,000 MILES AND THE COOLING FAN STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. ANOTHER DEAD RADIATOR FAN, NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO DESIGN THESE THINGS TO LAST MORE THAN JUST PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. NOTICED THE NOISE FIRST WHEN THE WIFE PULLED IN BUT UPON RESTART THERE WAS NO NOISE, 5 MINS LATER IT WAS BACK AND THE FAN ASSEMBLY WAS VISIBLY SHAKING. *TR

WHEN MY 2017 PATHFINDER GOT TO ABOUT 40,000 MILES (JANUARY OR FEBRUARY 2020), IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE, COMING FROM BEHIND THE RADIATOR. UPON INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THE COOLING FAN WAS LOOSE, CAN'T REMEMBER THE PART THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE, BUT IT WAS BUSTED...OF COURSE IT WAS! MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000, SO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED. IT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $900-$1000 FOR REPAIRS. AND I COULDN'T DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. I WAS NOTICEABLY UPSET AND ASKED WHY THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING TO A NEW VEHICLE, AND WAS IT NORMAL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO BREAK THIS SOON? THE SERVICE GUY AGREED THAT IT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE WORN OUT THIS SOON, AND WAS ABLE TO FIND A COUPON ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT HE APPLIED TO MY BILL. YAY. I'M GREATLY DISAPPOINTED TO BE SEEING SO MANY OTHERS WHO HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AS WELL. THIS IS CLEARLY FAULTY PARTS AND I WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR THE REPAIRS I HAD TO MAKE. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS, AT 39,913 MILES THE COOLING FANS STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THE RADIATOR/COOLING FAN WAS LOOSE AND RUBBING ON THE SHROUD. THE RADIATOR FAN WAS REPLACED. TOTAL BILL WAS $922. HOPING THERE IS ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO JUSTIFY AN INVESTIGATION AND EVENTUAL RECALL.

CAR WAS IN PARK BUT RUNNING AT THE BANK. MAKES CLACKING NOISE DUE TO COOLING FAN PART FAILURE. CURRENT MILAGE 50,606

WITH ENGINE RUNNING, THE ELECTRIC COOLING FANS WOBBLE WHEN THEY COME ON, MOST LIKELY DUE TO WORN BUSHING/BEARING. THE FANS DON'T APPEAR TO BE HITTING ANYTHING BUT MAKE A LOUD AUDIBLE TAPPING NOISE. DRIVER SIDE FAN SEEMS WORSE THAN PASSENGER SIDE. THE FANS COME ON AS SOON AS I TURN ON THE CABIN FAN TO CIRCULATE AIR; THIS IS 45 DEGREE F WEATHER AND "HEAT" NOT A/C. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS.

I HAVE A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES ON IT. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I TURNED ON MY CAR AND HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PERSISTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS A FAULTY RADIATOR FAN AND IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $1,000 TO FIX IT. THE MANUFACTURER WARRENTY IS ONLY 3 YR/36,000 MILES FOR BASIC AND 5 YR/50,000 MILES FOR POWERTRAIN. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL I GET IT FIXED, DUE TO THE FACT IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE BY CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. THIS A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TROUBLE WITH FAULTY PARTS WHEN THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD.

ON THURSDAY 12/26 MY CAR STARTED MAKING A CRAZY SOUND. BY 12/27 I WAS TOLD BY NTB THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS IN HORRIBLE CONDITION. THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT AND THAT IS THE 3RD ONE THAT THEY HAD REPLACED. THIS IS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 50,000 MILES. NTB WAS SURPRISED BY THE FAN CONDITION WITH IT BEING A FAIRLY NEW CAR.

I'VE HAD MY PATHFINDER FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND NOW THE COOLANT FAN HAS STARTED FLAPPING AWFUL. IT STARTED YESTERDAY AT MY CHILDS SCHOOL DROP OFF. ANYTIME I HAVE MY HEAT ON OR A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT IS MAKING A HORRID SOUND.. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 FOR A FAN AND LABOR? IS THIS FAN MADE OUT OF GOLD? IF IT ONLY LASTS A YEAR AND A HALF, THIS IS REDICULOUS. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ON FORUMS COMPLAIN AND THEY REQUESTED WE CONTACT THIS WEBSITE. AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 AND CHOSE THIS BRAND FOR MY FAMILY, I CANT SEE MYSELF PAYING $1000 EVERY OTHER YEAR FOR A PLASTIC PART THAT PROBABLY IS MADE FOR LESS THAN $50. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

ENGINE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY - BEARINGS ARE OUT OR WORN. CAR IS AT 37,000 MILES. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $1,100.00 TO REPLACE. KNOWN ISSUE BASED ON THE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

START UP MY NISSAN PATHFINDER 2017 AND START DRIVING ON THE STREET. THEN I TURN ON MY A/C AND THEN I HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE. IT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE AND HITTING AGAINST SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I PULL OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT SEEM LIKE THE COOLING FAN WAS LOOSING AND WOBBLING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND TURN OUT TO A COMMON ISSUE FOR NISSAN PATHFINDER 2014-2017 FROM 30K TO 50K MILES. IT FEEL REALLY UNSAFE DRIVING WITH FAULTY COOLING FAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND POWERED DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO CASPER NISSAN (111 SE WYOMING BLVD, CASPER, WY 82609, (307) 462-5260). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

ENGINE COOLING FAN STARTING MAKING LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN A/C IS ON. SINCE IT STARTED IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY. WAS TOLD THE FAN BEARING IS DAMAGED.

I GOT 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 37,500 MILES. RADIATOR COOLING FAN STARTED MAKING A WEIRD RATTLING NOISE, RECORDED THE VIDEO AND TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER. TECH RIGHT AWAY SAID IT THE RADIATOR FAN SECONDARY BUSHING IS GONE BAD AND NEED TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE FAN ASSEMBLY WITH SHROUD, WHICH COSTS $950 (550 FOR PARTS AND 400 FOR LABOR). I WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVABLE AND ITS SECONDARY FAN THAT GOES BAD WHICH WON'T KICK IN UNTILL VEHICLE GETS REALLY HOT (SUMMER). FOUND IT ONLINE THAT THESE FANS GO BAD QUICKLY ON PATHFINDERS AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE ARE NO RECALLS OF THESE FANS AS THEY FAIL SO PREMATURELY, SOME TIMES THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED 2 TIMES WITHIN 50K MILES.

RADIATOR FAN OVERHEATS AND RATTLES WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY WHEN A/C IS ON AND WHEN A/C TURNS OFF. ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND GETS UP TO TEMPERATURE, THE COOLING FAN TRIES TO KICK IN BUT DOESN'T SPIN THE FAN. IT JUST MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE LIKE THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS ARE TURNING BUT THE FAN DOESN'T TURN. MY WIFE FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO RECREATE IT IN MY GARAGE, WITH THE VEHICLE STATIONARY. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND IT IS APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL.

AT 44,000 MILES BEGAN HEARING AN UNUSUAL INTERMITTENT NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. IT DEVELOPS WHEN I TAKE SHORT DRIVES AS WELL AS EXTENDED DRIVES. HOWEVER ON EXTENDED DRIVES, IT BECOMES MORE FREQUENT. LAST NIGHT WAS ONE OF THOSE EXTENDED DRIVES. I WAS OVER 150 MILES FROM HOME, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 100 MILES WHEN IT REOCCURRED, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON INSPECTION THE NOISE APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS APPEARS TO BE A LATENT DEFECT FOR THE MAKE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH THE MANUFACTURE HAS FAILED TO CORRECT. SHOULD THE FAN CEASE TO FUNCTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE MAY OVERHEAT WHICH MAY CAUSE IT TO SEIZE POSSIBILITY CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. RISKING NOT ONLY LIFE AND LIMB OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF MY VEHICLE, BUT THOSE OTHER TRAVELERS ON THE HIGHWAYS AS WELL AS EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TO THE DISASTROUS ACCIDENT.

ENGINE MAKES A "KNOCKING" NOISE WHEN THE FAN IS TURNED ON. RESEARCH ONLINE SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ALSO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND NOT GUARANTEED TO SOLVE ISSUE FOR VERY LONG.

LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FAN ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT I WORK FOR A CAR RENTAL COMPANY AND I'VE HAD 7 OTHER PATHFINDERS WITH SAME ISSUE IN LAST 60 DAYS.