general problems of the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder

Seven problems related to exterior lighting have been reported for the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder based on all problems reported for the 2013 Pathfinder.

1 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 05/11/2023

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving 45 mph and slowing down, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 21v020000 (exterior lighting). On another occasion while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. Additionally, the power steering, brake light, battery, check engine, and other unknown warning lights were illuminated, and the steering wheel became firm. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 152,000.

2 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 09/20/2019

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph downhill when the vehicle began to roll downhill increasing in speed. The contact attempted to press the brakes however it failed to stop. The vehicle rolled over a nearby hill and crashed into a tree. The airbags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact received injuries to their back, neck, chest, and legs. The passenger received injuries to their neck and legs. Medical attention was needed. The vehicle was towed. The dealer (Nissan of queens 93-25 rockaway blvd, ozone park, NY 11417; (718) 835-8300) was contacted and informed the contact that they were unable to identify the cause of failure. Then about 2 months after, while stopped at a stop sign they attempted to accelerate but the engine began to rev up without accelerating. The vehicle began to aggressively shake and all the exterior and interior lights began to illuminate. The contact had turned off the vehicle and had the vehicle towed to the dealer mentioned above. They were unable to identify the cause of the failure. This failure had occurred again and at this time the contact had to press the emergency brakes at the same time of the brake pedal to turn off the vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed back to the dealer mentioned above. The vehicle was now included in NHTSA campaign number: 21v020000 (exterior lighting) however the vehicle had not been repaired under the recall as of yet. The manufacturer was made aware of all issues. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000 of the first incident. Gl.

3 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 06/29/2016

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v244000 (air bags) and 16v380000 (exterior lighting); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

4 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 06/03/2016

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v244000 (air bags) and 16v380000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

5 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 05/24/2016

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v380000 (exterior lighting) and 16v244000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

6 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 07/24/2013

My Nissan Pathfinder SUV loses power from 45hp to 2hp it is at the Nissan company at this time 7/24/2013 with 347 miles.

7 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 12/31/1969

Both of my rear passenger door lock actuators stop working. The doors will not unlock from the inside when a passenger tries to unlock the door to exit the car. My break lights stay on . The abs light turned on then it stopped turning on. The light bulbs inside the car in the second row stopped turning on .


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