general problems of the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder - part 2

Vehicle began issues with no acceleration after coming off of the brakes. Has to double tap brakes to get vehicle to continue to drive. Then it progressed into the tail lights would not shut off after the vehicle was turned off, which would in turn drain the battery. Then it progressed once again into the vehicle would not start as it was not sensing the brake being depressed on a push to start ignition system. The fix was faulty relays known in prior years from 2013-2014 same fault in 2015 model but no active recall. Second issue when a/c system is activated there's a vibration coming off of the fan assembly which causes a loud sound heard while the vehicle is stationary. Also a separate recall on 2013-2014 Pathfinder but does not cover the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder.

The cooling fan started making a terrible noise at around 48,000 miles. The noise would happen when the fan kicked on. The fan was starting to separate from the bearing. I called Nissan and they wouldn't cover it. I told them many other Nissans are having the same issue. They said they would put my complaint on file. I had to pay for a new fan out of pocket.

I just purchased a used 2015 Nissan Pathfinder with 24,000 miles three months ago. In the last few weeks I have been experiencing problems accelerating after coming to a complete stop and while driving at normal speeds. I would start to accelerate after a complete stop and the Pathfinder would only move at a slightly higher than idle speed until I put my foot on the brake and then once again on the accelerator pedal. Other times I will be driving at a speed above 20 miles per hour and the Pathfinder will no longer accelerate past the current speed no matter how hard I press the accelerator until I tap the brake and then the accelerator. I also noticed that some times when one of these events happens, the slip light indicator will come on and stay on until the Pathfinder is turned off and back on. This issue can happen several times in one day or not at all for several days. I was almost t-boned today while crossing a street when I had no power. This is a huge safety issue. I took it to the dealer where I bought it and they found nothing wrong.

My vehicle has 47000 miles on it and the fan has failed causing noise when either the heat or ac is turned on. I see that it is a common complaint.

I've been experiencing problems with my vehicle stalling out. I took it to Nissan on numerous occasions and no problem could've been found until the last time. They informed me that the brakes would come on automatically. They believe it was a sensor problem, however, the problem still happens all the time.

The coolant fan is defective makes a terrible noise. I only have 26000 miles and now have to replace a expensive part. Unfortunately warrant ran out because of age of car. It was sitting at an idle and suddenly then started clanging very loudly.

In 2017 I started experiencing problems accelerating after coming to a complete stop and while driving at normal speeds. I would start to accelerate after a complete stop and the Pathfinder would only move at a slightly higher than idle speed until I put my foot on the brake and then once again on the accelerator pedal. Other times I will be driving at a speed above 20 miles per hour and the Pathfinder will no longer accelerate past the current speed no matter how hard I press the accelerator until I tap the brake and then the accelerator. Every time either of these events happens, the slip light indicator will come on and stay on until the Pathfinder is turned off and back on. This issue can happen 10 times in one day or not at all for several days. In 2017 I found a lot of Pathfinder owners having the same problem online, so I took it to Nissan d�patrick in evansville, in. I explained the problem and spent a couple of hours in the dealership and they said that they adjusted a few things but could not find a problem. I was told that they had no knowledge of any problem along the lines of what I was telling them. I went back to d�patrick letting them know that whatever they adjusted did not work. I was told that there is nothing they can do. There have been several close calls when turning into traffic and the Pathfinder not accelerating. I have learned to be patient when turning on to a busy street because I never know when the Pathfinder will not perform the simple duty of accelerating. This vehicle is a huge safety risk to my family and other innocent people on the road. I met someone with the same problem locally and he told me that he filed a complaint on Nissan and had the dealership pull up all of the complaints and they admitted that they knew about the problem and that they have a work around for the issue by bypassing a harness system.

The car began to shake violently, roar and make a very loud knocking noise. I had just started the engine and it was in my garage and stationary. I immediately turned the car off. Later that day, my husband started the car again without issue. He pulled out of our driveway and proceeded less than 100 yards down the road when the noise and shaking started again. I called the dealer who stated it was most likely the cooling fan (confirmed by diagnosis at same dealer) that needed to be replaced.

I purchased a used 2015 Pathfinder. It's been in the shop 4 times in 7 months. Transmission issue, jerking the car. . . In middle of intersection. . Part inside the transmission. The gear shifter went out & now the fan. Of course I've had to fight with Nissan affairs and they are only willing to pay 60%! after reading all the complaints there should be a recall!.

The cooling fan/radiator fan is making a terrible noise. It's sounds like the fax is unstable and striking other parts of the vehicle. Dealer said it needs to be fixed or it will cause permanent/ catastrophic damage to the engine and possibly injury it's occupants. I purchased this vehicle, 2015 Nissan Pathfinder,3 months ago. It only has 37,000 miles on it. I have seen online that this is a common defect to this vehicle. This needs to be addressed by calling for a recall on this part immediately.

On 12/22/18 we were leaving the driveway when we heard a loud banging/clicking noise from the cooling fan on the driver side. Have taken it to a local mechanic and they said that the entire cooling fan assemble needs to be replaced. Spoke with cape girardeau, mo Nissan dealership and they confirmed that there was a recall on this part for 12-13 Nissan Pathfinders, but not for the 2015s. They gave me a quote of $730. 00 plus taxes to repair. Don't know if vehicle can even be driven because it is unknown as to what the fan is bumping against. Dealer said if it is bumping against the radiator, it could cause a leak or severe damage. If the fan blades are hitting something else, they could break and could cause engine damage. We would need to have vehicle towed about 60 miles to dealership for them to replace the fan assembly.

I have a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder which I bought brand new in 2015. The current mileage is 39,400. Very recently the radiator cooling fan has started making rattling noise and it appears wobble when fan is running. I have done lot of research during the last few days over the internet and it seems like a common problem with many Nissan Pathfinder over the years. Also, many people have had it and make complaints to Nissan manufacturers directly and they refuse to admit it as a widespread problem. It's a design failure for sure and the fan can break, and may come apart and go into the engine causing major safety issues. I would like to see NHTSA made this a general recall, so no other Pathfinder owner has to pay for this repair. This is becoming a serious safety issue.

When I turn on heat, there is a rattling/grinding noise(load) coming from under the hood of car. That noise is related to turning on heat.

I have a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder that the radiator cooling fans have went out on I've googled this problem and several people have had it and make complaints to Nissan it's a design failure it can break and come apart and go into the engine causing problems.

After hearing rattling under the hood, I took my car to the Nissan dealership. They told me that the fan shroud needed to be replaced. This cost is over $900. The dealership told me to call Nissan to ask them to pay for the part. The dealership explained that this part is breaking in almost all Nissan Pathfinders somewhere between 40,000 and 60,000 miles. My car had ~54,000 miles. I had to fight with Nissan to cover the cost of the part. They originally only wanted to cover 80%, which I found to be unacceptable, since it was clearly a manufacturing problem. I would like the NHTSA to issue a recall so no one else has to go through this to get the part fixed. I was lucky my dealership was honest about the problem being a widespread Pathfinder problem. I would hate for someone else to have to pay so much money for a manufacturing defect.

I have a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The vehicle has 53k miles and essentially the radiator/ a/c condenser fan assembly started making a grinding (metal to metal, knocking noise. For sure the fan blades are out of balance, I have not seen any broken fan baldes or tips. I've read some complaints from other Pathfinder owners and it seems to be a defect from Nissan. So far the issue seems start happening at around 50k miles and up. For the fan(s) to give out at 50k miles seems to me a little more r&d should have been applied. So far I've only seen the 2015 models with the issue. By the way, the vehicle has never been in an accident. . . All factory, untouched. . . Unrelated but does anyone else's abs brake unit make a loud whining noise? I remember the the vehicle was new, the noise was at a bare minimum. As the miles climb up so does the noise. . .

The radiator cooling fan assembly became inoperable. The vehicle was stationary. Cooling fan began to make weird noises, had to replace complete fan assembly after 40k miles.

I am having issues with the visors in my 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. They are both broke and hang down in front of my line of vision. Nissan will not repair these. I have replaced both and they have broken in the exact same spot again. Making it difficult to see the road. I have had to remove them and cannot afford to pay for the repairs again. So now the sun is making it difficult to see the road as opposed to the visor blocking my line of vision. This is a huge problem for many Nissan owners. The dealership even noted that Nissan needs to do a recall because of the incident rates. The visors both broke while driving and I had to hold them up and out of the way making me utilize one hand to drive.

Drivers sun visor faulty, it broke during first month. Cheap plastic construction it clicks and hangs obstructing view. Many drivers have reported this. Please investigate.

I was driving on the highway and heard a powerful explosion. I saw debris out of the corner of my eye and thought I had a blown tire, but the vehicle was not wobbly. As I was slowing down and pulling over, I could hear the wind. I slowly started to open the shade and then realized it was the sunroof that had exploded.

The cooling fan failed at less than 50,000 miles. This product is flawed and should be investigated. Dealer sells a fan assembly for 800. 00 plus labor. This is a ridiculous fee for a cooling fan. I was able to buy the part for 300 online and correct this issue myself but the price is still higher than it should be. This fan should not be failing this early in the vehicle life span.

The driver's side visor would not stay up. It began with not going all the way up, but eventually hung straight down and could not put it in any other position. It hangs in front of your face and cannot see to drive. We attempted velcro to attach it to the roof, but it would all of a sudden give way dropping on my head (I am short and close to the windshield) or in front of my husband's face where he could not see. It drops down with no warning (pressing on brakes, turning, etc). Nissan reported this has happened in other Nissan Pathfinders, but there is no recall at this time. Our passenger side is beginning to do the exact same thing.

2015 Nissan Pathfinder, less than 40k miles, radiator cooling fan wobbles and makes loud/grinding noise (likes it's coming loose), in the middle of a long road trip. Potential engine overheat/seizure, dangerous to occupants in car.

The inside front drivers' and passenger side door handles repeatedly break and need to be replaced. This is a known issue among Pathfinder owners as well as Nissan dealers. When broken, the front driver and passenger cannot exit the vehicle unless the doors are unlocked and then opened from the outside. Again, when broken, and they break repeatedly, the driver and passenger cannot exit their own door, which seems like a safety issue. We've replaced both door handles once, and have to replace the passenger's handle a second time. The first time this happened, the car was at 20,000 miles. It's now at 70,000 miles, and has happened for the third time.

After applying brakes before making a left hand turn, pressing on the gas pedal yielded no results, no acceleration, no rpm movement, pushing the gas pedal all the way to the floorboard yielded no results. Only after stepping off of gas pedal and reapplying the brakes then pushing gas pedal did the car return to normal operations. This has been an intermittent problem and has almost caused several accidents. Believe it to be related to the brake relay which is why it will not throw a code.

I drive a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder with 41k miles and a few days ago I noticed a loud noise when the climate system was on. I took it to dealer today and they stated the fan assembly motor is bad. They also stated that there have been several issues with this part. The part is on back order so they are not able to fix my car even if I wanted them to. After some reading this seems to be a part issue and should be a recall.

Fan assembly motor noise I drive a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder with 39k miles and a few days ago I noticed a loud noise when the climate system was on. I took it to dealer today and they stated the fan assembly motor is bad. They also stated that there have been several issues with this part. The part is on back order for at least 3-4 weeks. So they are not able to fix my car even if I wanted them to. After some reading this seems to be a part issue and should be a recall.

While driving down a 2 lane road (chenal parkway near margeaux in little rock, ar)at approximately 45 mph the sunroof suddenly popped and shattered causing glass to fall in to the car on to myself and my dog riding in the passenger seat. My 12 year old daughter and our other dog were in the back seat. This section of this street is somewhat hilly. No potholes were in the road. One other vehicle was in view at time of incident. A very clean (no dirt or debris on it)newer model pickup truck was approximately 5 car lengths in front of us. It was approximately 6:30 pm on 3/13 and skies were sunny and clear. We searched the exterior and interior of the car and the road in the area and could find no explanation for the break. Fortunately no one was injured.

This vehicle has 59,800 miles on it, driving home from work the vehicle started riding really rough and engine started making a knocking sound. Drove it straight to Nissan to have it looked at. Technician called the next morning to inform me it has a bad fan motor assembly. Its is a known issue and parts are on back order for weeks. Nissan is well aware of this issue with the 2015 Pathfinder but still makes the consumer pay all or part of the repair. Only after complaining did I receive an offer to pay 70% of the repair. Although I am grateful for the offer I still do not feel I should be responsible for any of the cost on a known issue of a part being defective. Hopefully they will soon issue a recall and others wont have to go through what I am going through. I am very disappointed in the quality of the product and the cost I will incur to have it repaired.

At intermittent times while driving the vehicle will not accelerate when you push on the gas, this is very dangerous not only to me but to other people because it has almost caused accidents . When this occurs the traction control light will come on and remain lit until the car is restarted. Also the brake lights will stay light . It has been taken to the dealership where no codes could be found, on 05/02/2018 it was taken back to the dealership after many calls to Nissan motors about this problem they gave me a reference case # of 30341997 all this was given to the dealership to try to find the problem a second time after they were contacted by Nissan and myself. After 7 hours of having my car for diagnostics I was told it appears to be a factory defect that needs 3 parts ordered to do a work around. Two new wiring harnesses and a switch that will allow them to bypass brake switch relay and reroute to body control module , I was told this would cost and additional $500 plus on top of the $121. 62 I already paid for the diagnostics I do not think a consumer should have to pay for a factory defect firstly, then how is this work around going to affect the safety of my vehicle for myself and others? also Nissan must be well aware of this problem for them to already have manufactured these parts to do a work around to correct it. Are they trying to risk people lives to save a dollar? so in summery I have an acceleration problem that is going to get someone killed traction control issue that I have no idea if it is working correctly or not or if it is going to be disabled. Brake lights that stay on when driving when this happens that other drivers can't tell if I am applying the brakes or not. Don't like the idea of having such a new model car have a safety issue workaround done on it that it was not designed for.

Radiator fan assembly. My vehicle is at appx 41k miles. A few weeks a loud metallic clanking noise began emanating from the engine compartment. Our mechanic identified the issue as the driver side radiator fan (this model has 2 fans housed in one assembly) hitting the assembly shroud. The bearings have malfunctioned causing the blade to rotate off axis. If the blade shears off or breaks it would likely puncture the radiator assembly which could lead to overheating or fire. Nissan has not addressed this as a recall issue, though there are numerous reports of a similar problem in Nissan owner forums. This whole dual fan assembly must be replaced, but the problem has occurred so often that the assembly is not available. Mine was ordered on Feb 9th. There is no release date for the part from Nissan.

Radiator cooling fan wobbles and makes load/grinding noise! potentially engine overheating can be dangerous to occupants in the car during a road trip!.

Loss of acceleration after stopping. Pushed the gas pedal to the floor & no response, no rpm change. Pumped gas pedal several times, finally the vehicle responded after almost being hit. My vehicle is an automatic. This has happened several times & always seems to be after breaking. I do not have my foot on the break but it does seem to respond after I switch from break to gas several times as if it is a faulty switch.

Defective a/c fan assembly.

Visor clicking when moving up or down. Now neither visor will stay up in its intended position. The driver side visor is causing a safety concern as it is sagging in front of my face.