Cooling Fan problems of the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder

Radiator cooling fan died at only 47,141 miles. Cost is 978. 00. Absolutely horrible this is not covered under warranty, especially considering it is a very common problem. First and last Nissan I will ever buy.

Cooling fan suddenly started making loud clacking noise as soon as car was turned on and idling. Like card in bicycle spoke sort of load repetitive noise, continued when car was in motion.

At 63,000 miles the cooling fan assembly went out at a cost of $1096. 00. It appears after looking this up it is a common problem. This should be a recall, why buy a new car if it has major problelms at this low mileage.

My cooling fan have known bad bushings and makes a horrible loud noise causing the vehicle I drive able due to damage to the engine of fan blades break off and cause overheating. My vehicle had 47000 miles and I had noticed the noise a couple of years ago. When it was intermittent. Now it is very constant. Looking online it is a very common problem with similar vehicles. This has to be recalled the fans should not go bad this early I have a 2001 Nissan maxima and had never had this issue the 16 years I owned it. Thanks.

46,000 miles. Cooling fan wobbling. Fan also making very loud grinding noise. No visible damage to the fan. Sounds like bad bearing. Noise is present at startup, drive, and idle. Dealer shop said "wear and tear. ".

Cooling fan went out at 37k miles. Dealer quoted over $1000. 00 to fix stating it isnt a warranty item.

Car was in park but running at the bank. Makes clacking noise due to cooling fan part failure. Current milage 50,606.

Cooling fans fail with only 44k like so many I been read,Nissan should make a recall this is really comun people state in this model.

Under 40,000 miles and the cooling fan started making a rattling noise. Another dead radiator fan, Nissan really needs to design these things to last more than just past the warranty period. Noticed the noise first when the wife pulled in but upon restart there was no noise, 5 mins later it was back and the fan assembly was visibly shaking.

Have just under 40,000 miles on my 2017 Nissan Pathfinder and my cooling fan literally wobbles as it spins making a loud noise. It continues to make this noise after the car has been turned off until the fan stops spinning. I researched this and it is a very common problem. A fan shouldn't give out in less than 40,000 miles and the dealer quoted me $1000-1400 for parts and labor to get it fixed. With all the complaints posted for years now - this should be a voluntary recall for Nissan as obviously this fan is a defective. Will think tiwice about another Nissan product for sure. Had a Honda that I drove or 12 years and never had 1 problem out of it.

Like many others, at 39,913 miles the cooling fans started making a loud clunking noise. After taking to the dealer, they determined the radiator/cooling fan was loose and rubbing on the shroud. The radiator fan was replaced. Total bill was $922. Hoping there is enough complaints to justify an investigation and eventual recall.

My 2017 Nissan Pathfinder with 56k miles developed a loud crackling sound coming from the engine compartment, raised hood to investigate the source of the abnormal sound and discovered that the cooling fan blades were rubbing on the shroud around blade fan/motor assembly. I contacted my local Nissan dealership and was informed by the service representative that he has seen a similar issues like this and the cause is a failed bearing/bushing on the fan and the cost to repair is approximately $900.

The car started making a weird fan noise. My car is a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder and I am at 70,000. I took it to the dealership and they stated it would be 1k to fix. I think it is unfair that the cooling fan assembly would fail at 70,000 miles.

The cooling fan started making very loud noise at 40000 miles. Issue seems very common as hundreds of owners have similar issue. Dealer asking $1200 to replace the fan. Since this is very common issue affecting most Pathfinder cars Nissan should issue a recall to fix the issue for free. This is safety related since if defective it will cause engine overheating specially in hot weather.

When my 2017 Pathfinder got to about 40,000 miles (January or February 2020), it started making a loud clanking noise, coming from behind the radiator. Upon inspection at the dealership, I was informed the cooling fan was loose, can't remember the part that holds it in place, but it was busted. . . Of course it was! my warranty expired at 36,000, so the repairs were not covered. It was somewhere between $900-$1000 for repairs. And I couldn't drive it until it was repaired. I was noticeably upset and asked why this would be happening to a new vehicle, and was it normal for something like this to break this soon? the service guy agreed that it probably shouldn't have worn out this soon, and was able to find a coupon on their website that he applied to my bill. Yay. I'm greatly disappointed to be seeing so many others who had this happen to them as well. This is clearly faulty parts and I would like a refund for the repairs I had to make.

When the air conditioning compressor is engaged either for air conditioning or defrost it activates a secondary cooling fan on the radiator. This fan started making noise (growling) and vibrating. I initially thought it was the air conditioning compressor. Upon presenting this issue to the dealer the service tech. Said it was probably the cooling fan. He already knew before he examined the car. Once they examined the car they confirmed that is was the fan. Cost to me over $1000. 00 this noise happened anytime anyplace when the engine was on and the compressor engaged.

On 1/9 I suddenly noted a loud, shaking, vibrating noise in my 2017 Pathfinder. I immediately attempted to get to the dealership but it was so bad I stopped at another repair shop on the way. I was told that it need a new cooling fan assembly due to bad bearings, to the tune of $850! seems to be lots of complaints about this in low mileage new Pathfinders. Mine has 64,500 miles. I was told it was dangerous to continue to drive as the vehicle could overheat or it could damage the radiator if it came apart while driving.

On Thursday 12/26 my car started making a crazy sound. By 12/27 I was told by ntb that the cooling fan was in horrible condition. They had to replace it and that is the 3rd one that they had replaced. This is a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder with 50,000 miles. Ntb was surprised by the fan condition with it being a fairly new car.

When the vehicle is running and gets up to temperature, the cooling fan tries to kick in but doesn't spin the fan. It just makes a loud clicking noise like the internal components are turning but the fan doesn't turn. My wife first noticed it when the car was stationary in traffic. I was able to recreate it in my garage, with the vehicle stationary. I have been looking online and it is apparently a common issue with this model.

October 2019, I noticed a loud clanking noise on our 2017 Nissan Pathfinder. I do not live near dealership, so we called and described symptoms. The servicer reported that while he couldn't diagnose without seeing the vehicle, guessed our radiator fan needed replaced due to being a common problem, not under warranty at approximately 65k ($1800 est. ) cooling fan replaced by local mechanic for approximately $600 with an aftermarket part. This fan is imperative in keeping the temperature regulated and can cause further damage and safety concerns. Which leads me to my next complaint. Summer 2020. I take my Pathfinder to my mechanic (brakes, tires, oil change). Upon pick-up, he informs of gritty oil that he has never noted in previous oil changes and recommends I change it again, before my routine 3-5k. I take it back a month later, August 2020 for inspection, oiled changed again. Within the next few weeks my check engine light turns on. The code is reading a fuel pressure temp sensor. Mechanic is unable to locate part, even from dealership. I begin having issues with engine surging while driving/idling, rattling engine, stalling at lights, issues starting including hesitancy followed by revving. Over two weeks, I was experiencing intermittent flashing indicator lights. No mechanic, auto parts was able to find a code. I called my closest dealership the last week of August and received an appointment for 9/14, 3 weeks away. I grew concerned with my families safety each drive and began reaching out to other dealers (2+ hrs away). My Pathfinder was taken to a dealer 9/4/20. Diagnosed with timing chain, guide, tensioner issues. Estimate $3100. It has been there 2 weeks today and they are still unable to get parts needed for repair and are unable to determine when this will happen. My families only vehicle, less than 3 years old, 75,000 miles. Nissan refuses to help at all.

Engine cooling fan starting making loud noise. Vehicle was stationary when it happened. Only happens when a/c is on. Since it started it has not gone away. Was told the fan bearing is damaged.

Start up my Nissan Pathfinder 2017 and start driving on the street. Then I turn on my a/c and then I heard loud noise coming from my engine. It sound like something was loose and hitting against something in the engine compartment. I pull over to see what was going on. It seem like the cooling fan was loosing and wobbling. I did some research and turn out to a common issue for Nissan Pathfinder 2014-2017 from 30k to 50k miles. It feel really unsafe driving with faulty cooling fan.

The engine cooling fan clutch assembly failed at 47,822 and it sounded like rapid fire going off in the front grill. The ipdm was replaced on this vehicle on 04_10_2019, with right at 50,000 miles. Vehicle was towed in and wouldn't turn off. Crest Nissan in frisco, TX pulled both battery cables, and then pulled the wiring harness out of the back of the ipdm module. They replaced the ipdm module at this time. After they did this is when the following issues started occurring. We back out, turn the wheels to the left or right, and then place the vehicle in drive. At this point we have turned the wheels back to a center position and go to accelerate to move forward. The engine rpm doesn't increase and the vehicle will not move. The truck is running, but nothing happens. After 3-5 seconds, the trucks accelerator pedal will engage and the truck will procced forward. Over 70% of the time, after this occurs, the truck exhibits a loss of power and a loud "roar" coming from the engine compartment. If you pull into a parking lot, turn the truck off, and go inside for a few minutes, the truck will start right up and the loud "roar" is now gone. However, there are times when you go to start the vehicle (using the start/stop button on the dash) and the engine sounds like it turns half a rotation, and then stops. Approximately 1 - 1. 5 seconds later, the engine will continue to turn over and the truck will start. The technicians at crest Nissan originally told us that they couldn't find the issue and that our vehicle was ready for pickup on 07/11. My wife and I went to the dealer, got into the truck, and within five minutes duplicated the problem. We went back into the service department, asked billy to ride with us and he saw the problem. He then kept the vehicle and showed the technicians in the morning. We still don't have our truck back and they don't know what to do to fix.

I got 2017 Nissan Pathfinder with 37,500 miles. Radiator cooling fan started making a weird rattling noise, recorded the video and took it to Nissan dealer. Tech right away said it the radiator fan secondary bushing is gone bad and need to replace the complete fan assembly with shroud, which costs $950 (550 for parts and 400 for labor). I was told vehicle is still drivable and its secondary fan that goes bad which won't kick in untill vehicle gets really hot (summer). Found it online that these fans go bad quickly on Pathfinders and is a known issue. I am wondering why there are no recalls of these fans as they fail so prematurely, some times they have to be replaced 2 times within 50k miles.

The radiator cooling fan assembly became inoperable at 37,000 miles. This is a danger to the vehicle and occupants as the fans are cheaply made and become loose from the worn out motor assembly.

Engine cooling fan assembly - bearings are out or worn. Car is at 37,000 miles. Dealer wants to charge $1,100. 00 to replace. Known issue based on the hundreds of reports I have seen online. This should be a recall.

I purchased my 2017 Nissan pre-owned with 40,000 miles and I have only had the vehicle for 4 months. The back up camera will sporadically stay on while in drive until you stop and take it out of drive. I have taken it in and they can't get it to duplicate so they can't fix the problem. I also started having load noises coming from the engine while the a/c was running. Come to find out it is the radiator cooling fan assembly was shaking around and now I have to pay to have it fixed! I have now done research and found this is a problem that Nissan doesn't want to address or do a recall on. Seeing as that Pathfinders from 2014-2018 most around 30k to 50k have been affected yet somehow these issues are not of concern. I called Nissan and she took my complaint but did let me know that this has not be addressed as an issue by Nissan. I really love my Nissan Pathfinder but I am so disappointed now by the customer service and doing right by the customer is not a concern of Nissan.

I bought my car used about 6 months ago. It has 47k mile on it now and about 4 days ago while driving it I started hearing a loud buzzing/rattling sound coming from the front of the car. I pulled over in a parking lot and opened the hood and found the radiator/cooling fan assembly shaking around like it was totally out of balance. I shut off the a/c system and the fan stops shaking. Since this occurred I have talked to numerous people online that state this very thing has happened to them on Pathfinders ranging from 2014-2018 and it all seemed to happen around 40-50k miles and Nissan will do nothing about it. This seems like a huge issue that needs to be recalled and addressed. Thank you.