I have experienced a shuddering on a brand new 2014 Nissan Pathfinder, which started with less than 100 miles on it. At 3200 miles it happened 5 or 6 times. Today I learned it needs a new transmission, but when I ask if the new transmission has been upgraded or if they have found a fix I am told "it is a new transmission coming from Nissan" "we are not told of the upgrades, they just send us the new transmission". as far as I can tell, there has not been a resolution to the well known problem with Nissan cvt transmission. I am concerned I am getting a new transmission with an old problem and no one can/will tell me otherwise. Is my car going to be safe" where can I find out if this new transmission does not have the same problem my 2014 transmission had"

- Hood River, OR, USA

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.

- Melbourne , KY, USA

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.

- Georgetown, TX, USA

We are grandparents to 16 grandchildren. We bought our 2014 Pathfinder February 21, 2015 so we would be able to take some of grandchildren on trips with us. On April 4th, 2015 while driving on the freeway with 5 of our grandchildren the engine stopped with no warning. We almost got hit 6 different times while trying to figure out what happened and what to do. The fear that we felt for the safety of our grandchildren is describable. Something no one should have to experience especially driving a brand new vehicle. The engine ended up shutting off 2 more times that same day. We took the Pathfinder into the dealership only to be told that they did not find anything wrong.... April 11th, 2015 while driving our grandchildren out of town to a baseball game the engine shut off again...at this point we do not feel safe driving this vehicle, which is sad because it is brand new and we paid good money for it. It is back in the shop as of today, April 16th, with no answers.

- Hanford, CA, USA

Transmission intermittently shudders at 10-20 mph causing poor drivability and potential loss of control. Transmission has been reprogrammed several times and replaced with a rebuilt transmission at 19,413 miles. Shuddering has started again, the dealer applied the latest recall (PC357) but no real change in operation. I started a case with Nissan Consumer Affairs (18336725) but the contact has been extremely difficult to actually talk with. Nissan left one voice mail while I have left 6 voice mails over 2 days with no call backs.

- Jefferson City, MO, USA

I have had the car back to the dealer on 4 different times, they claim to have fixed the airbag, but after the fix my light continues to be on intermittently even when an adult is in the passenger seat. I was told by the dealership that Nissan said the airbag would deploy even though the light wasn't working. I feel that Nissan is not honoring their warranty, I bought a new car and the light isn't working and I can't be sure the airbag is working either. I have also had problems with the electronic key, I was given a new battery in my fob but I still continue to get a no key detected at different times even when the car was running the dash will all of a sudden say no key detected. My last problem is with the car rolling back on a hill, I purchased an automatic, when stopped on a hill I have to gun the accelerator to stop the car from rolling back on the car behind me. The dealership informed me to treat the car like a manual and put my foot on the brake and the accelerator. The dealership told me there is nothing they can do that Nissan will not repair anymore transmissions. This is totally unacceptable for a new car, if there is a problem with the transmission they should fix it. Again I have had my SUV into the dealership multiple times for this problem.

- Damascus, MD, USA

This has happened several times since I bought my brand new 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. It will shudder and you lose control of the vehicle. To begin with it started at low speeds but now it doesn't matter how fast nor how slow you are going and it has almost got me in wrecks several times in the past month.

- Newville, AL, USA

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.

- Forest, MS, USA

Vehicle began to shudder and nearly stall at low speeds. Vehicle would lose all power, and then suddenly surge. Vehicle returned to abeloff Nissan (broadheadsville, pa), and the mechanic was able to verify the issue. Nissan identified the issue as the cvt transmission and replaced the transmission. On 02/05/2015 this same loss of power was experienced while driving at low speed. My wife was entering roadway and vehicle lost power, nearly causing an accident. The vehicle was taken to the ken pollock Nissan dealership in wilkes- barre, pa, and they were eventually able to duplicate the loss of power. Nissan-usa advised the dealership to replace a brake light switch as the brake lights would not go off when parked. I picked up the vehicle from the dealership on 02/16/2015, and the next day the same loss of power occurred three times on a five mile trip. Nissan -usa was contacted and a complaint filed. Nissan has not been able to correct the problem, and have refused to buy back the vehicle. Nissan continues to sell this model year, and I believe this is a major safety issue, and needs to be addressed.

- Plains, PA, USA

After 2 days of purchasing this vehicle I traveled out of state and the car started jerking after making a stop and resuming speed. I had to drop off at a nearby dealer and had to rent a vehicle to get back home. They have not fixed the problem yet but I think it will end up being transmission failure. I am very disappointed with Nissan. It is the second car that we get and have the same problem.

- Lanham, MD, USA

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.

- Crestview, FL, USA

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.

- Monroe, GA, USA

Acceleration / transmission problems with 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. Issues began at 3100 miles. No acceleration from stop, or very minimal. Felt as if the transmission was "slipping" and would not engage, or similar to drive a manual transmission at mph in 4th gear. Issue recurred several times on my commute home. Was stranded on the side of the road and required towing because I could not make the vehicle move forward at all. Abnormal burning smell coming from front of car was observed. I was stranded in winter with a 3 month old in the car. At one point I was basically stuck in the middle of an intersection due to the lack of acceleration. I was nearly rear-ended in one case and was in serious danger of being sideswiped by oncoming traffic. Depending on the situation, this issue could present a major safety hazard (and did for me). For the first time in my life, I was worried for my personal safety while driving a car. Also observed erratic engine RPM's at idle (from 1000 to 1500) and while coasting. RPM would jump up and down with constant (or no) throttle applied. Dealer has had the car for over 3 weeks at this point. Initially they were not able to replicate the issue, and no error codes were shown on the computer. Eventually they did replicate the issue and are now replacing the transmission control module after consulting with Nissan. I have the impression that neither Nissan or the dealer has any clue how to fix the issue. They are just trying different things to see what makes it work again. Based on the lengthy list of similar complaints, Nissan is apparently not too concerned...

- Brookfield, WI, USA

I was involved in a roll over accident and neither the driver or passenger airbags deployed. The side airbags did. The vehicle went head first into the ditch and then flipped over. The vehicle was recalled for the passenger airbag after I first bought it and supposedly "fixed." Obviously not. The driver side airbag did not deploy either. My Pathfinder is a total loss. This is definitely an issue. This vehicle has also had multiple other issues including the engine coils, transmission computer and finally the whole transmission has been replaced. Terrible in the snow and vibrates like crazy! this vehicle is obviously unsafe and garbage!

- Rotterdam Junction, NY, USA

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.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

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.

- Asheville, NC, USA

The vehicle makes a high pitch noise when driving at low speed or in park. This noise was not present when test driving the car and apparently only begins to manifest itself after having been driven a few weeks or months. Nissan knows about the issue as it is also a problem with the 2013 Altima which also uses the new electronic power steering unit. Nissan offers no real solution at the moment and deems the noise to be "acceptable" by no ones definition but their own. Nissan's solution thus far is to wrap the tubes in tape to dampen the noise. Thank you

- Raleigh, NC, USA

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%.

- Riverside, CA, USA

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.

- Fremont, CA, USA

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.

- Cornwall, NY, USA