2013 Nissan Pathfinder Driver assistance Problems

My car powers off as I am driving it. The brakes work but nothing else. The dials go crazy and all the warning lights on my car turn on with all the other lights remaining off. I’m not sure what component stopped working when it shuts off but I would be okay with it being inspected. My safety was put at risk because I could no longer drive the car and the gas pedal doesn’t work so I don’t gain any speed leaving me stranded on the street having to pull over which could lead to an accident. The problem has been confirmed by an independent service dealer. The first sign I know the problem is gonna happen when driving is when I turn on the car and the emergency brake light turns on and the battery light.

NHTSA ID

11667849

Incident

Jun 18, 2024

I started having issues with my brakes. I had recently had the front rotors and pads replaced, but I still heard squeeking, and a little fishtailing on my back end. I figured I needed my brakes in the rear checked, so I took it to Pep Boys for a free inspection. The mechanic showed me that my rear control arm on the left was very loose, and the compartment that connected to it was severely rusted thru. He told me this was across the whole back end and it was actually part of my FRAME. He said it is called a K-Frame and it should not be rusted through with my car being barely 11 years old. There are massive holes all the way across. He said that is why I thought that I might need my struts replaced because of a thunk sound when pulling off. There was no connection at all. He says I should not drive it AT ALL because my whole back end could fall off literally!

NHTSA ID

11588772

Incident

May 14, 2024

When Accelerating from a stop, or increasing speed from a turn, the car sputters, power fluctuates, and sometimes it vibrates and feels like I am driving over a grid. The car sometimes feels like it's going to stall. I have owned this car for 10 years and this problem has been ongoing. It has been happening alot more recently. I have not been in an accident but I feel very unsafe when this happens and afraid it could cause an accident. I have been told it could be a known CVT issue but in the past, Nissan dealers always dismissed my complaints about the issue. No warning lamps or messages have ever appeared regarding this.

NHTSA ID

11554476

Incident

Nov 9, 2023

My vehicle has a CVT transmission problem, It would shake when driving the car, when I made turns or went down hills. On the interstate it shook so bad a had to pull over. I got stuck in the parking a lot one day, the gears were stuck. I tried to go in reverse and the vehicle was moving forward. Then I tried to put the car back into park and try to put it in drive it was still stuck. SO I cut my vehicle off and cut it back on just to move. My vehicle would stall out in traffic, there would be no acceleration of the vehicle and the vehicle would jerk, shudder and pull. It felt like its going to cut off. The shaking of the vehicle terrified me the most because it felt like my tires would fly off on the interstate or any road I was driving on.

NHTSA ID

11472709

Incident

Jun 27, 2022

I was driving my vehicle and someone notice fluid leaking from the trans cooler area. After all the fluid leaked out without warning on the dash. The vehicle was not driveable and had to get it towed home. After further inspection I noticed one of the oil cooler lines ruptured and bust resulting in the CVT trans fluid leaking out. There was not warning and this could have been dangerous if driving and lost power. There was again not CVT warning light!.. Nissan has a faulty CVT cooling lines

NHTSA ID

11471413

Incident

Jun 25, 2022

My ABS system seems to trigger a warning when using the brakes and the car has a loss of power when accelerating this is especially dangerous on roads merging with traffic. I will restart the car the next day and the ABS light turns off and works fine. This seems to happen intermittently and is a safety concern for my family in the car.

NHTSA ID

11461936

Incident

Apr 23, 2022

I was driving down the road and the car wouldn’t shift into second gear. The speed limit was 35 mph and my car would only go 20 mph. I couldn’t drive home safely, no warning lights came on or anything. Dealership said my CVT transmission needs to be replaced. This sudden drop in speed became a hazard for me and my passenger.

NHTSA ID

11430653

Incident

Jun 12, 2021

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TRANSMISSION SHAKES BADLY WHEN PICK UP

NHTSA ID

11407435

Incident

Apr 10, 2021

Mileage

30,000 mi

VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING, AND EVEN WITH FULL GAS PEDAL DOESN'T PICKUP SPEED. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING AND PRONE TO CAUSING ACCIDENT OR DEATH RISK. THE DEALER COULDN'T TRACE THE ISSUE AFTER PERFORMING STANDARD DIAGNOSTICS. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING VERY FREQUENTLY, WITH NO REMEDIATION OR RESOLUTION BY DEALERS. THIS SAME VEHICLE HAS BRAKELIGHT ISSUES. THE BRAKELIGHTS STAY EVEN THOUGH NO BRAKES ARE IN USE AND/OR VEHICLE IS PARKED. THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATION HAS TO BE PRESSED FRUSTRATING NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE THEY TURN-OFF. THIS ISSUE MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE ON-ROAD ACCIDENT RISK OR DRAIN THE BATTERY. THERE IS NO ERROR MESSAGE NOR DIAGNOSTIC DISPLAYED IN TEH VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11363207

Incident

Mar 4, 2020

2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER 44,424 MILES. PART 621-586 RAD FAN ASSEMBLY/COOKING FAN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE MAKES LOUD ROARING NOISE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT IS TURNED ON. VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY AND HIGHWAY STREETS.

NHTSA ID

11319818

Incident

Mar 31, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO HIS COLLISION THE VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY 'AIR BAGS DEPLOYED' MESSAGE AS WELL AS FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS OFF WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODMEN NISSAN (6840 VINCENT DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80918) WHERE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSES WAS NOT KNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN TEXAS WHERE A SUB HARNESS AND OCCUPANT SEAT MODULE WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED IN DECEMBER OF 2019 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, WHEN HE IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAGS SEMI DEPLOYED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED BACK AND LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF ISSUES HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.*DT*JB *DT *TR*DT*DT*DT *AS*JB MANUFACTURER STATES THAT AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THEY STATE THAT THEIR INSPECTION SHOWED THE FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AIR BAG. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS SUPPRESSED DUE TO A DETECTED CHILD. *DL

NHTSA ID

11310653

Incident

May 1, 2019

Mileage

97,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND VEHICLE HAS LOSS OF POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THE WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF IT GOES BACK TO FULL POWER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL BUT IT APPEARS MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T COVERED ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHER 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. I HAVE LESS THAN 61000 MILES ON THE VEHICAL.

NHTSA ID

11258955

Incident

Aug 20, 2019

Mileage

65,000 mi

WHEN I DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME TO ACCELERATE MY CAR JUST DO NOT RESPONSE...I PRESS THE ACCELETOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STILL WITH NO POWER...THIS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES IN THE HIGHWAY AND A LOCAL ROADS....I JUST PANICKED...I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR NOW,I MAY FINISHED REAR ENDED ON THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID

11210743

Incident

May 29, 2019

Mileage

44,384 mi

PROBLEM #1: SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE UNIT LOSES ACCELERATION WHILE IN MOTION (DRIVING) OR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STATIONARY AT A LIGHT. I PRESS THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE WITH NO RESPONSE, CERO ACCELERATION. IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET ACCELERATION BACK I HAVE TO PARK AND PUT IN ON PARKING AND TRY THE PEDAL AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO NISSAN WHERE THE DIAGNOSE CAN'T BE DETERMINE BECAUSE THE LACK OF WARNING SIGNS ON THE CONTROL PANEL. THE UNIT DID NOT SHOW THE CONDITION AT THAT MOMENT AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE IT. AFTER TAKING THE UNIT OUT OF THE MECHANICAL WORKSHOP, A WARNING SIG WAS REVEALED AS FOLLOWS: P0603: INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE KEEP ALIVE MEMORY (KAM) ERROR. I CALLED THE WORKSHOP AND THEY TOLD ME NO RECALLS WERE CLAIMED FOR THAT REASON (ERROR CODE). PROBLEM #2: THE WARRANTY WAS OVER (36MONTHS) AND BOTH VISORS WENT PERMANENTLY DOWN. THEY WERE REPLACED AT MY OWN COST. PROBLEM #3: THE BRAKES LIGHTS ARE KEEPING ON EVEN WHEN THE UNIT IS OFF. THIS IS MAKING THE BATTERY RUNS OUT!

NHTSA ID

11124229

Incident

Jul 23, 2018

Mileage

49,200 mi

VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION UPON TAKE OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED VARIOUS TIMES BUT BASICALLY IF IM AT A LIGHT OR A COMPLETE STOP AND PRESS THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR JERKS TO ACCELERATE THEN LOSES ACCELERATION COMPLETELY. IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET ACCELERATION BACK I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES. IT ALSO HAPPENS AROUND 40MPH THE ACCELERATOR WONT WORK ANYMORE AND I JAVW TO BRAKE. IVE TAKEN MY CAR TO NISSAN AND THEY CAN NEVER DUPLICATE. ONE TIME I TOOK IT & THEY FOUND ANOTHER PROBLEM SO THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION EVEN THEN ITS STILL HAPPENING.

NHTSA ID

11123992

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

Mileage

35,000 mi

65 MPH, VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BUT RPMS WENT UP TO 7000 VEHICLE SHUDDERED FOR 25 SECONDS. NEXT DAY WHILE MAKIG A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH THRU AN INTERSECTION FROM A STOP LIGHT, SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD, CAR REFUSED TO GO FORWARD. WORKS IN REVERSE BUT NOT FORWARD. TOWED TO SHOP WHERE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE THE ONLY FIX. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 112K MILES.

NHTSA ID

11122164

Incident

Aug 10, 2018

Mileage

112,000 mi

I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2017, WITH 41,000 MILES. I DID NOT EVEN HAVE THE VEHICLE A YEAR BEFORE I NOTICED THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTS TO STALL AT TIMES, IT DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED AT ALL I HAVE TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE IT PICKS UP, AND THIS HAPPENS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND EVEN WHEN I'M ON THE INTERSTATE. I AM REALLY FEARING FOR MY LIFE, BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE RIGHT NOW TO DRIVE. WHEN I GO TO PARK THE VEHICLE, AND SHUT IT OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON, AND THEY DON'T GO OFF. I HAVE TO GET BACK IN THE VEHICLE MOVE THE VEHICLE AND THEN SHUT IT OFF. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS THREE OR FOUR TIMES BEFORE THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WHO HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND SINCE IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE DAY I HAVE TO KEEP MAKING APPOINTMENTS, SO THEY CAN TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM. VERY FRUSTRATING.

NHTSA ID

11090441

Incident

Aug 5, 2017

THE CAR COMPUTER IS [XXX] UP - THE CAR IS SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. I NEED NISSAN TO FIX THIS AT NO COST - THE HAS GIVEN ME TROUBLE FROM DAY ONE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11066643

Incident

Nov 25, 2017

Mileage

10 mi

LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING RPM'S STAY AROUND 1200ISH.

NHTSA ID

11064912

Incident

Jan 24, 2018

Mileage

24,000 mi

ON 08/16/2016 I PURCHASED A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM STAR NISSAN LOCATED AT 5757 W. TOUHY AVE., NILES, IL 60714 (2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER SUV VIN). ON OCTOBER OF 2016 I WAS DRIVING IN THE EXPRESS WAY GOING 60MPH AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE I HAD OTHER VEHICLE PASSING ME BY AT 60+ MPH. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID GETTING HIT IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE FINALLY TOOK OFF BUT NOT WITHOUT JERKING AND RATTLING NOISES. I IMMEDIATELY CAME OFF THE EXPRESS WAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO STAR NISSAN AND THEY ADMITTED MY CAR ON 10/22/2016. I WAS CONTACTED BY NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND THE CVT WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE. THE CHANGES WERE MADE AND ON 10/28/2016 I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON 11/12/2016, 11/16/2016, 04/22/2017, 07/12/2017 7/28/2017 WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN RECTIFIED. ON 07/01/2017 MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY A NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOR 237 MILES IN ORDER TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL BUT NOW STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A RELAY LIGHT. THEY GAVE ME THE VEHICLE BACK ON 07/06/2017. MY VEHICLE WAS ADMITTED AGAIN ON 07/25/2017 WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE TECHNICIAN HAD TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE 344 MILES TO REPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS ADMITTED UNTIL 08/17/2017. THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE SENT OUT AN ENGINEER WHO MADE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REMOVE BRAKE LIGHT RELAY AND REPLACE BRAKE SWITCH. I WAS GIVEN THE VEHICLE BACK AND THE PROBLEMS HAS PERSIST. ON 11/13/2017 MY CAR JERKED AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN A PART OF AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASION DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW CAR-LESS BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11046415

Incident

Nov 13, 2017

Mileage

2 mi

VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, RESULTING IN NO ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HAPPENS AT RANDOM, AND AT VARYING SPEEDS: INCLUDING ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ACCELERATION AT CITY SPEEDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, RPMS DO NOT RISE WHILE THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED THE CVT AND TORQUE CONVERTOR ' BOTH DEEMED BAD BY THE DEALER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NO CODES APPEARING DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. NISSAN CORPORATE HAS NOT FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM, BUT IS 'AWARE OF SOME CONCERNS'.

NHTSA ID

11001857

Incident

Jun 25, 2017

Mileage

58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 04/28/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE OF THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION WAS RELATED TO THE EXISTING BRAKE LIGHT RELAY MODULATOR RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NO INDICATOR TO WARN THE DRIVEROF ACCELERATING ACROSS AN UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION. UPDATED 7/31/2017*JS

NHTSA ID

10967153

Incident

Mar 1, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

HI,I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL 16V-244 SO WHEN I WENT TO NIISSAN ANCIRA SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WITH SAFETY RECALL NOTICE SO THEY SAID WE WILL CCALL YOU BACK BUT 45DAYS STILL NO CONTACT OR CALL FROM DEALER,ALSO I DEFINE SOME DETALS,WHEN I BOUGHT NISSAN PATHFINDER 2013 IN JANUARY 2016 SO SELLER(LEIF JOHNSON SUPERSTORE)TO ME DEFECTED VEHICLE &IN APRIL 2016 VEHICLE SUDDENLY DEAD

NHTSA ID

10947493

Incident

Apr 18, 2016

Mileage

59,960 mi

VEHICLE JERKS/HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGN AND/OR RED LIGHT, GOING THROUGH A YIELD SIGN, AND WHEN MAKING TURNS.

NHTSA ID

10905785

Incident

Jan 30, 2015

Mileage

41,056 mi

ISSUE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN 1 DAY. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE DOES NOT REACT. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE MOVING AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS OR STOPPED. I PRESS THE BRAKE AND GO TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. OR I CAN BE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT REACT. ISSUE IS HAPPENING ABOUT 4-5 TIMES DURING A 15 MILE DRIVE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON FLAT SURFACES. IT LOOKS LIKE THE RPM INCREASE VERY LITTLE BUT EVEN IF I CONTINUE TO PRESS DOWN FURTHER ON THE PEDAL IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE.

NHTSA ID

10855023

Incident

Apr 11, 2016

Mileage

33,000 mi