2022 Nissan Pathfinder UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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While driving at a moderate speed of 65 mph, the back portion of my panoramic sunroof spontaneously shattered. There was a very loud noises followed by rattling of the glass on the sun roof cover. I pulled over immediately and pulled the sunroof cover half way back to see a hole the size of a softball through the sun roof. There is no debris that was flying in the air, on the road, or any signs of an object hitting my car. On inspection there was no body damage from my car and when i looked into the hole of the sunroof there was no object within it. There was also no vehicles directly in front of me, only a vehicle 150 feet in front. The weather was cloudy, but no rain or wind.
On 10/12/25, while driving on the interstate, the sunroof of our 2022 Nissan Pathfinder suddenly exploded. As of today (10/13/2025), the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. When the sunroof failed, the interior roof shade was closed. I was driving at interstate speeds with my wife and children in the vehicle. The sound of the sunroof exploding was very loud and came without warning, startling all of us - luckily, I managed to keep control of the vehicle. We could hear shards of glass bouncing around above us - had the roof shade been open, we would have had a large amount of sharp glass shards fall on us. This event happened yesterday (10/12/25), and I will be calling our dealer today (10/13/25) to confirm the issue - I have provided a photo of the sunroof, taken after we safely left the interstate. As of today (10/13/25), the vehicle has not yet been inspected by the manufacturer, police, or insurance representatives; it has been inspected by me and my wife. There were no obvious signs of anything striking the sunroof: the only loud noise was the glass shattering, and there was no apparent damage to the fabric of the interior roof shade (which was closed when the sunroof exploded). The interstate was clear of debris when the incident took place and there were no indications of rocks, gravel, etc. Before the sunroof exploded, there were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure.
I also have noticed the gurgling sound from the passenger's side when raining and/or when I have had my vehicle washed, and as of this morning 12/02/2025, I have a leak inside the cabin of my vehicle from the middle upper console and over the passenger side window. I am taking it to a windshield repair place to be inspected to see if it is an issue with the windshield or the moonroof. I will then be taking it to the Nissan dealer.
Car has been shifting to neutral or parking randomly. Will stop in the middle of the road. Very dangerous when driving and put me, my family and others at risk
Water is leaking from my light fixture. Nissan suspected it to be the sunroof. Unfortunately the component that has failed/malfunctioned is unknown. It was suspected to be the sunroof. Nissan has failed to fix the issue multiple times. My safety as well as others are at risk for possible shock or getting electrocuted with water leaking by enclosed wires. The issue was confirmed by Nissan Service Center. I did get Nissan Consumer Affairs involved, and they were absolutely no help. I'm paying for a vehicle that has a manufacturer's issue but Nissan refusals to fix it. But they can't fix it because they don't know what is causing the issue. I have provided a full detail in the attached documents
Hearing a gurgle or sloshing noise coming from front right passenger windshield drain hose areas. The condition presents itself after a rain soak/car wash and or when it is raining, and when driving approximately 50-70 mph. The dealer has not been able to locate the issue and say all drain lines are not clogged and I explained to them that the drain lines/hoses need to be extended because it sounds like air is getting in the drain hose end while water is coming out and it starts to make a gurgling/sloshing noise.
2022 NISSAN PATHFINDER SL AWD UNDER WARRANTY. WIFE AND CHILD APPROACHED CAR, THE PROXIMITY UNLOCK DIDN'T WHEN TOUCHING THE DOOR HANDLE. WIFE PULLED OUT KEY FOB AND HIT UNLOCK BUTTON. THEN PLACED CHILD IN CAR SEAT BEHIND DRIVER. THE KEY FOB WAS INSIDE OF DIAPER BAG ON FLOOR BOARD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CHILD SEAT AND BEHIND DRIVER SEAT. WIFE NEVER INITIATED A DOOR LOCK NOR HEARD ANY AUDIBLE LOCK MECHANISM. SHE THEN CLOSED THE BACK DOOR AND WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE DOOR WAS LOCKED AND POLICE AND EMS VIA 911 WERE CALLED TO FORCIBLY ENTER CAR SINCE IT WAS NEAR 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE. LATER THAT DAY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SERVICE SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO DUPLICATE THE DOOR LOCK WITH FOB INSIDE LAST NIGHT AND COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. MY NINE MONTH OLD SON WAS SEEN BY URGENT CARE AND EMS PERSONNEL BUT NOT POLICE REPORT WAS FILED SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND MY SON DID NOT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY CARE, JUST CAUTIOUS HEAT IMPACT CARE AT LOCAL URGENT CARE CLINIC. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH APPEARS THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN KEY DEFECTS GOES BACK MULTIPLE YEAR S AND VEHICLES AND HAD MULTIPLE NHTSA COMPLAINTS. NONE OF THOSE HOWEVER LOOK TO COVER THE 2022 NISSAN PATHFINDER, HENSE THIS COMPLAINT.
Sunroof spontaneously shattered while driving without any impact from an object.
I purchased this car with 6miles on the odometer. Shortly after my purchase, the sunroof started making noises. I have been in contact with my local dealership (not the one I got it from) with making sure that when the regular service has been completed to check the sunroof. They “say” that they make sure that the drain is completely good. I have allowed them to “fix” the problem with the noise but nothing changed. Tonight my roof was leaking water from everywhere. I want something done about this! There has to be a way to fix it. Please advise.
I was stopped at an intersection red light. One vehicle was in front of me. I had the Auto Hold activated. After stopping, I removed my foot from the brake pedal. The light was still red when my vehicle suddenly lunged forward (I did NOT put my foot on the gas pedal) and hit the vehicle in front of me. Fortunately, it was a truck with a hitch on the rear. There was no damage to the other vehicle, but the hitch went into the lower grill of my vehicle, causing damage to the grill and to the sensor located behind the grill. I reported the incident to Nissan and they sent a rep to run diagnostic tests on my vehicle. I requested a copy of the report and am NOT at all satisfied with what I received or was told. The person that I have been in touch with about this has not been willing to proceed with any further explanation of the report. Her name is [XXX] and the case is #[XXX]. I am concerned that this incident is a safety hazard. Please let me know what step(s) I can proceed with now. Thank you. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The sunroof is leaking water. There has been no accidents or damage to the car. I previously took the car to fix the problem on 08/29/2022 Auto Nation Nissan Miami. They told me they had 6 pathfinders with the same problem for the same make and model and year. A few days later they told me they fixed the problem, however this is not the case as there is still a leak in the roof.
Reading all the complaints about this vehicle i do not understand any of them as we have absolutely no problems with anything. This vehicle does not have any design issues except very picky owners that should read the owners manual before complaining about something they don't understand, just trade vehicle instead of making false reporting of things that they don't like.
When putting the car in drive or reaching 20 mph, all the doors autolock. There is no way to unlock the doors. If you press the unlock button, the autolock system just relocks all the doors. The doors will not unlock until the car is placed in park. There is also no option to opt out of this autolocking. The dealer tried to opt out and a call to 1-Nissan-1 provided no assistance. This is very dangerous in an accident when it is imperative that injured people need to be extricate immediately such as a fire. The doors cannot be opened from the outside. I was in an accident where I was rear ended at 45 mph. I was knocked unconscious and my foot slipped off the brake. The car rolled uncontrolled toward an interstate entrance. I was only awakened by people running alongside the car, shouting stop. With locked doors, there would be no way of getting me out or stopping the car. When I was awakened, I finally stopped the car about 50 feet from the impact. If the car caugh fire, I would be dead. I explained this incident during the sales process at Pinnacle Nissan. Two employees, four times assured me the autolock system could be disabled. Once I bought the car, they couldn’t disable it. This is a very dangerous situation that the operator cannot control. In an extrication situation, the doors cannot be opened from the outside. At a minimum, the feature should have the ability to be disabled by the owner or the dealer.
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The 2022 Nissan Pathfinder has 13 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.