8.7

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,061 miles

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2018 Nissan Pathfinder Owner Comments

problem #9

Feb 022024

Pathfinder

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was driving along at 35-40 mph and the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating when I gave it gas. Nearly empty at the time so I thought maybe it was a gas issue. I drove it a couple of days after that and it drove just fine. I filled her up with premium gas, thinking that it would fix the problem. The third time I went to drive it was last Friday, [XXX] It would barely accelerate. it took about maybe a quarter to 1/3 of a mile for it to get up to 40 mph, during which time I have my foot smashed on the gas pedal all the way down to the floor. I went to pick up my dogs, pet food, which was 5 miles away. I made it there. I was not sure that I would make it back. I live in Colorado Springs, which is a city full of very much traffic, and I was afraid that my vehicle was going to stop in the middle of the road and I was going to get creamed by an oncoming car. I just purchased this vehicle back in October. I have barely driven it myself, as I don-??t go out that often. The main reason for this vehicle is my profoundly disabled child to her doctors appointments and back. Now if we stop in the middle of the road and my daughter is killed by an oncoming car because this car just stops working-?? what a tragedy that would be. I went online and looked up this issue on Reddit and other forums. I found a post all the way back to 2013 from a gentleman who had the same exact issue. Now I-??m not sure why. In 10 years you guys have not insured that Nissan fixes this issue but I find this to be pathetic. A six-year-old car should not be doing this. Now I am paying $380 a month and have a $20,000 loan on a vehicle that I cannot even drive, for fear that I will die in it. Somebody needs to figure this out, and Nissan needs to stop producing garbage vehicles that put peoples lives at risk. You guys need to ensure this gets done, that-??s part of your job. 100% certain that I am not the first person that has submitted a complaint about this to you guys. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #8

Jul 212023

Pathfinder

  • miles
Front collision shuts off intermittently for no reason. Causes cruise control to shut off immediately and disabled collision avoidance breaking. If cruise is on and approaching slower vehicle car will not slow down causing driver to break aggressively.

- Lake Charles, LA, USA

problem #7

Feb 122022

Pathfinder

  • miles
ABS Light comes on and stays on...Checking for recalls seeing if our vehicle could have same problem with brake fluid leaking on internal circuit board and possible fire danger. Also, several times our PATHFINDER will lose power or act as if you have shifted the transmission into neutral. This has happened at speeds from 30mph to 60 mph. Stalls and then after a few seconds it will resume speed.

- Bridgeport, IL, USA

problem #6

Aug 032019

Pathfinder

  • 200 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Front collision sensor not working light illuminated breaking system light illuminated warning not working vehicle in motion on highway. Happens every time I drive

- Huntsville, AL, USA

problem #5

Feb 232019

Pathfinder

  • 3,000 miles
The cruise control is very sluggish. Once the cruise control is set, if you are to step on the gas to get around a car quicker or if you press the cancel button, step on the gas and then resume, you have to take your foot off the gas and let your speed slow down 5 - 10 mph under what you have the cruise set for before it will engage again. I have been almost rear-ended a few times while getting the cruise to engage again. Nissan states that that is they way the cruise control is designed. Nissan's service manager had this same thing happen to him in another Nissan vehicle but not all Nissan vehicles do this

- Plattsburgh, NY, USA

problem #4

Jul 102019

Pathfinder

  • 11,000 miles
Anti collision light keeps coming on and beeping intermittently and vehicle seems to jerk when problem occurs. There is no other vehicle around me. And anti collision light stays on until vehicles is turned off then on again problem has occurred 3 times in 1 weak.driving freeway 2 times 1 city driving straight ahead. And when vehicles jerks afraid it just wants to just stop in motion were I'm at but doesn't.

- Fresno, CA, USA

problem #3

Jun 302019

Pathfinder

  • 6,100 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The front radar safety feature deactivates and the amber front collision warning light comes on. The speed control feature is disabled when the radar is not active. When the system finally kicks in the speed control suddenly accelerates without warning. The sudden on/off scenario is dangerous and what was supposed to be a safety feature is now actually a hazard. A car should not unexpectedly accelerate to the speed control limit 10-15 minutes after it was set.

- Naperville, IL, USA

problem #2

May 232019

Pathfinder

  • 4,000 miles
Front radar modular intermittently unavailable. Article found stating Nissan was working on a fix, is it available yet? 2 dealership service departments and an agent at Nissan usa knew nothing about it. While driving with the intelligent cruise control on, suddenly it shuts off and a message on screen states, unavailable front radar obstruction. 2-15 minutes later it allows start up again. This seems to be totally random. Happened numerous times on a 2500 mile trip.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #1

Jul 192018

Pathfinder

  • 3,245 miles
The intelligent cruse control system work intermintently. When this happens the safety braking system does not work.

- Fort Meade, FL, USA

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