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2015 Nissan Pathfinder problems
Owners have filed 434 complaints about the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 17.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 17.1%. A further 18.2% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints434
Crashes19
Fires3
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Unknown or other 18.2% · 79
Power train 17.5% · 76
Engine 17.1% · 74
Air bags 12.7% · 55
Vehicle speed control 6.2% · 27
Electrical system 6.0% · 26
Service brakes 5.3% · 23
Structure 3.0% · 13
Severity
Of those complaints, 19 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder in this data, 2015 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 53 in the last three years against 62 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 44,000 miles.
In owners' own words
When accelerating and maintains normal commuter speeds 34-70mph the transmission is loud and in instances jerks as if it is not catching the next gear. My car is 4yrs old with 77k miles and there shouldn't be a need for a new transmission, which local Nissan dealer says I need. Review have shown this in the past so I want to make aware that the problem is not fixed. Power train · reported at 77,000 miles
Unsafe condition, this is the design of the vehicle! Nissan will not take any action. Disregarding complaint with the bbb. The car drops out of cruise control going down the highway and looses up to 20mph. We feel unsafe when towing a load! This has happened since the vehicle was new. Nissan made some changes and diagnostic testing but it still is unsafe. Power train
Have had vehicle in three times for shuddering and jerking, now that it's out of warranty they say it's the rear end. It was same complaint 1st and 2nd time, but now want me to pay out of pocket that is obvious by this website is a major problem with 2015 pathfinders. I am on phone calling corporate. This is obscure car is only 4 years old. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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