Every year when it warms up, the brakes fade. I've had new pads, rotors, new fluid. Still have brake fade. Took it to mechanic, he tried a new master cylinder. Still have brake fade. This is a known issue for these vehicles. Something needs to be done. Nissan needs to be held liable for their faulty brake systems. Someone can get hurt or killed. Nissan should be forced to open a safety recall! Sitting at red light or stop signs, pedal sinks to floor and vehicle starts moving. How many complaints is it going to take???? I've seen a lot of owners complaining about this exact issue!
- NHTSA ID
- 11519943
- Incident
- May 2, 2023
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 45 MPH and coming to a stop light, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the brake pedal went to the floorboard. The contact pumped the brake pedal and the vehicle stopped; however, the braking distance was extended. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled into the nearest gas station where the vehicle started jerking for a minute after coming to a stop. The contact stated that the brake pedal was making an abnormal suction sound while depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the abnormal suction sound was most likely due to the brake booster and brake master cylinder. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case regarding the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,175.
- NHTSA ID
- 11518210
- Incident
- Apr 20, 2023
- Mileage
- 64,175 mi
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact stated that the failure had since been consistent whenever the brake pedal was depressed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,200.
- NHTSA ID
- 11457288
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2022
- Mileage
- 32,200 mi
VEHICLE WAS ENTERING THE DRIVE WAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A PATIO AND STRUCK AN ABOVE GROUND POOL. THE POOL WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE POOL AND CAME TO REST WITH THE FRONT TIRES OFF THE WALL OF THE PATIO.THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE WAS RESTING ON THE UNI-BODY FRAME JUST BEHIND THE FRONT TIRES.
- NHTSA ID
- 11362670
- Incident
- Oct 2, 2020
- Mileage
- 72,780 mi
BRAKE FADE. COMING TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE CAUSING THE PEDAL TO TOUCH FLOOR FORCING YOU TO LET OFF AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES. WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY GOES TO FLOOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO START MOVING RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT
- NHTSA ID
- 11362566
- Incident
- Oct 1, 2020
- Mileage
- 59,000 mi
BrakesEngine
Filed Jul 9, 2020
THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN BEARINGS FAILED AT 62,000 MILES. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM STATED THAT IT IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PART FAILURE. I REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE WITH AN AFTERMARKET ASSEMBLY THAT HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER NISSAN PART THAT WILL FAIL IN ANOTHER 50,000 +/- MILES. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE WHEN STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WITH 62,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHECKED ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS AND COULD ONLY SURMISE IT MUST BE THE MASTER CYLINDER. THEY EVEN CONTACTED NISSAN FOR THEIR OPINION, WHICH THEY TOO SUGGESTED REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER TWO BRAND NEW MASTER CYLINDERS, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND WILL BE AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE. ALSO, THE REAR A/C LINES THAT TRAVEL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A HOLE AT ONE OF THE MOUNTING POINTS. LOST ALL FREON ON TWO OCCASIONS BY THE TIME THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE LEAKING AREA. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS TOO IS COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE STYLE AND IS A DESIGN FLAW. WITH FREON BEING BAD FOR THE EVIRONMENT, ONE WOULD WONDER HOW A MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ALLOWED TO LET THIS HAPPEN.
- NHTSA ID
- 11338365
- Incident
- Jun 26, 2020
- Mileage
- 62,000 mi
WHILE STOPPED AT A STREET LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK. VERY CLOSE TO ROLLING INTO THE INTERSECTION. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 11324324
- Incident
- May 5, 2020
- Mileage
- 52,575 mi
INTERMITTENT BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUE. WHILE STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE CAUSING THE CAR TO CREEP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR FORCING DRIVER TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE FROM MOVING. HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN CAR IS HOT AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR HOUR OR MORE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AND FOUND NO FLUID LEAK. RECOMMENDED REPLACING MASTER CYLINDER. CYLINDER REPLACED AND ISSUE PERSISTS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11323259
- Incident
- Mar 10, 2020
- Mileage
- 52,350 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jul 17, 2019
WHILE COMING TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE CAUSING THE PEDAL TO TOUCH THE FLOOR AND FORCING THE DRIVER TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY BRAKES. ALSO WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AND DE-ACCELERATE CAUSING A 'JERKING' MOTION
- NHTSA ID
- 11232769
- Incident
- Jul 17, 2019
- Mileage
- 50,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BODY REPAIRS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SHEEHY NISSAN OF GLEN BURNIE (LOCATED AT 7232 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, (410) 754-1777), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32615475. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 11140412
- Incident
- Aug 26, 2018
- Mileage
- 25,000 mi
WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR STARTED TO MOVE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK OR CLICK IN. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN PLACING IT IN NEUTRAL EITHER. MY CAR WOULD ONLY STOP AFTER PLACING IT IN PARK. LUCKILY NO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. MY BRAKE PADS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, BRAKE FLUID IS FULL. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY CAN ALSO FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS WORRISOME AS THIS CAN BE FATAL IF I WAS DRIVING AT A FAST SPEED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN DEATH OF OTHER NISSAN MODELS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11115675
- Incident
- Jul 27, 2018
- Mileage
- 14,800 mi
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM HOME. MY HUSBAND CHECKED AND IT WAS OUT OF BRAKE FLUID. HE ADDED FLUID SO I COULD GET TO THE DEALER, APPROX. 35 MILES AWAY. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT IT PROBABLY WAS NOT OUT OF BRAKE FLUID. IT WAS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11089824
- Incident
- Apr 13, 2018
- Mileage
- 18,000 mi
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM RESULTED IN LOSS OF RPM AND BRAKES. COULD NOT SHUT OFF.
- NHTSA ID
- 11081831
- Incident
- Feb 26, 2018
- Mileage
- 15,000 mi
BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Jan 22, 2017
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2016 NISSAN PATHFINDER VEHICLE, WE FELT A SUDDEN VIBRATION AND THEN THE NEXT THING WE KNEW, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL (TIRE AND RIM) FELL OFF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE CAME DOWN ON WHAT REMAINED OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY. I MANAGED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD UNTIL WE HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO THEN COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE WHEEL THAT CAME OFF CONTINUED THROUGH AN OPEN FIELD AND COLLIDED WITH A PRIVATE PROPERTY FENCE, DAMAGING THE FENCE IN THE PROCESS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 6 OF US IN THE VEHICLE AND THANKFULLY, EVERYONE WAS WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. ONCE I CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES, I CONTACTED A NEARBY TOWING COMPANY WHICH THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE THAT INVOLVES THE TIRES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AND NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE WHEELS OR THE VEHICLE AS A WHOLE SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE WHICH WAS AUGUST OF 2016. WE HAVE DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE WITH THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE WE PURCHASED IT AND AS OF THIS REPORT, ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE COMPANY AS TO HOW THEY PLAN TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THIS MISHAP IS NOT FULLY KNOWN AT THIS POINT. AT A MINIMUM, THE FENDER AND FENDER WELL, ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION, BRAKE SYSTEM, RIGHT FRONT TIRE ALL APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY COMPROMISE TO THE DRIVE TRAIN OR FRAME/CHASSIS COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THIS HAS CAUSED US GREAT CONCERN GIVEN THAT THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF LIFE OR SERIOUS INJURY DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION AND TYPE OF ROAD THAT IT MAY HAVE OCCURRED ON. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL PORTION OF THE ROAD WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC IN THE VICINITY. ...UPDATED 02/15/17 *BF
- NHTSA ID
- 10953529
- Incident
- Jan 21, 2017
- Mileage
- 9,900 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.