Reading forums and doing research has brought me to the conclusion that nisan is buying and has been buying faulty radiator fans for years. My wife does nothing but drive to and from work, averaging around 10K miles a year on her Pathfinder under normal driving conditions and we are being asked to replace a fan that has mysteriously just started making all kinds of noise. Not only is this a problem but it's causing consumers to spend upwards of $1000 to replace this. I have recently found a Pathfinder forum with well over 450 results related to this particular item only. Obviously, this is not covered under normal drive train warranty so this is coming out of consumer pockets. This isn't fair to me or anyone else that I have spoken to. Why would this fan just go out for no reason other than it's a faulty fan with poor workmanship associated with the product. Nissan dealerships are making a killing, $400 to $600 just in labor with all of these problems. If you all go to pathfindertalk.com and search radiator fan, you will find all of the problems associated with the fans. It's faulty, it's dangerous and should be Nissan should have to flip the bill for this in the future and maybe they will think about this before they decide to buy cheap materials again.

- Independencw, KY, USA

Vehicle began making a clacking sound in front of motor intermittantly (like playing cards in bike spokes). This noise occured when stationary and in motion, city and highway speeds/locations. Mechanic determined that bearings in double fan assemby was the cause and had to be replaced. Vehicle was a 40,600 miles when part failed. Fan assembly was on backorder at the dealership. Replaced with an aftermarket fan assembly, total cost $629.xx

- Bryant, AL, USA

Cooling fan suddenly started making loud clacking noise as soon as car was turned on and idling. Like card in bicycle spoke sort of load repetitive noise, continued when car was in motion.

- Grove City, OH, USA

Nissan Pathfinder 2017, 44819 miles, noise in engine due to faulty radiator fan assembly cost $875, mechanic indicated common problem with Pathfinder with less than 50,000 miles. Notice a knocking sound while idling

- Chicago, IL, USA

At 63,000 miles the cooling fan assembly went out at a cost of $1096. It appears after looking this up it is a common problem. This should be a recall, why buy a new car if it has major problelms at this low mileage

- Earlville, IL, USA

Loud noise started when engine was turned on and on idle. Was told that it was the radiator blade hitting something. What or why this happened the local dealer has no clue or explanation other then "it just happens on some Nissan" the cost to replace the radiator fan and shroud is about us$1000 on a car that is 39 mths old! seems this happens to enough Nissan that the dealer has seen it various times.

- Newtown, CT, USA

My cooling fan have known bad bushings and makes a horrible loud noise causing the vehicle I drive able due to damage to the engine of fan blades break off and cause overheating. My vehicle had 47000 miles and I had noticed the noise a couple of years ago. When it was intermittent. Now it is very constant. Looking online it is a very common problem with similar vehicles. This has to be recalled the fans should not go bad this early I have a 2001 Nissan maxima and had never had this issue the 16 years I owned it. Thanks

- Trenton, NJ, USA

Cooling fan went out at 37K miles. Dealer quoted over $1000 to fix stating it isnt a warranty item.

- Tega Cay, SC, USA

Rattle noise under hood. Found fan for A/C coolant bearing failure fan blade wobble noise started while driving to the market.

- Rensselaer, NY, USA

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."

- Sacramento, CA, USA

I was driving the car on a city street, all of a sudden car started to slowdown and showed low battery sign and got stopped/turned off.

- Shoreview, MN, USA

2017 Nissan Pathfinder lost power while driving, no control of acceleration or breaks and the vehicle shut down. The vehicle would not restart.

- Coral Springs, FL, USA

Car was in park but running at the bank. Makes clacking noise due to cooling fan part failure. Current milage 50,606

- Westminster, SC, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle abruptly stopped independently with the forward emergency brakes and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the residence however, the vehicle failed to start the next morning. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to orr Nissan of wichita (10625 E. kellogg dr, wichita, ks 67207) where the contact was informed that the battery needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced however, while driving 40 mph, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer and the contact was informed that the alternator was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

- Derby, KS, USA

October 2019, I noticed a loud clanking noise on our 2017 Nissan Pathfinder. I do not live near dealership, so we called and described symptoms. The servicer reported that while he couldn't diagnose without seeing the vehicle, guessed our radiator fan needed replaced due to being a common problem, not under warranty at approximately 65K ($1800 est.) cooling fan replaced by local mechanic for approximately $600 with an aftermarket part. This fan is imperative in keeping the temperature regulated and can cause further damage and safety concerns. Which leads me to my next complaint. Summer 2020. I take my Pathfinder to my mechanic (brakes, tires, oil change). Upon pick-up, he informs of gritty oil that he has never noted in previous oil changes and recommends I change it again, before my routine 3-5K. I take it back a month later, August 2020 for inspection, oiled changed again. Within the next few weeks my check engine light turns on. The code is reading a fuel pressure temp sensor. Mechanic is unable to locate part, even from dealership. I begin having issues with engine surging while driving/idling, rattling engine, stalling at lights, issues starting including hesitancy followed by revving. Over two weeks, I was experiencing intermittent flashing indicator lights. No mechanic, auto parts was able to find a code. I called my closest dealership the last week of August and received an appointment for 9/14, 3 weeks away. I grew concerned with my families safety each drive and began reaching out to other dealers (2+ hrs away). My Pathfinder was taken to a dealer 9/4/20. Diagnosed with timing chain, guide, tensioner issues. Estimate $3100. It has been there 2 weeks today and they are still unable to get parts needed for repair and are unable to determine when this will happen. My families only vehicle, less than 3 years old, 75,000 miles. Nissan refuses to help at all.

- Dubois, PA, USA

I bought this vehicle in 2018 since then I've had this vehicle in the shop multiple times. My differential was replaced a few months after I bought the vehicle along with my fan blades. This is again an issue for my car this just having gotten it back because I had to do a complete engine replacement in my now only 4 year old car. My car was out of warranty from Nissan based on any of the mileage. I took it to one dealership who claimed that I had metal in my oil said nothing of smudge in the oil mind you I had just had my oil changed again not told anything. I was driving home from work in March 2020 when my low oil pressure light kicked on which didn't make sense as I had just had an oil change a few weeks prior and kept up on my oil changes. The engine that is in my vehicle is apparently Nissan newest engine and a very expensive one at that. I requested an exception from Nissan in regards to the engine so I did as they said and took it to another dealership this time the Nissan dealership. They claimed my engine was a total loss and it was due to lack of maintenance there was no way this was the case in my situation. Nissan informed me that maybe the previous own R had done it and basically there was nothing that could be done. So I got online and started looking around to find that other people had reported the same thing. My vehicle is primarily all highway driving I paid over 7K for a new engine to be put in my car from a local shop. The engine had to be taken out twice because the inside pistons were sticking this was on the new engines. Once my engine was finally installed and my 02 sensors replaced as well a week later my car was throwing a misfire for low oil pressure light. This clearly is a fault with Nissan design of this engine. I have spent thousands on a newer vehicle with no help from Nissan and no fault of my own.

- Ofallon, MO, USA

Cooling fans fail with only 44K like so many I been read, Nissan should make a recall this is really comun people state in this model.

- Commerce City, CO, USA

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.

- Wendell, NC, USA

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.

- Roseau, MN, USA

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.

- Suwanee, GA, USA