Over the past two month I've had 4 incidents when I stop at a light or sign and when I hit my accelerator pedal to start moving again nothing happens. Sometimes I lift my foot off of the pedal and them back again and it starts working normally. Other times the accelerator starts working after a few seconds of being depressed.....more than a little nu-nerving when entering heavy traffic areas.
2013 Nissan Pathfinder fuel system complaints
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Bought this vehicle advertised as "new" however started having multiple issues within the first few days. The fuel gauge would read "0" miles regardless of how much the fuel tank was filled, and the transmission started slipping the 4th day. I would be driving along at anywhere from 30-55 MPH when this would happen. Took it back to the original dealer for repair, who refused to put it in the shop and check it out, so I took it to another dealer who said that they were unable to reproduce the defects in the shop. I took it back multiple times for the same issues and they ended up putting more mileage on the vehicle than I did in the first 3 weeks with continuous "inability to reproduce results," however, as soon as I would leave the shop to go home the transmission would slip and the car would decelerate almost to a stop and then lunge again when it would kick back in. The fuel guage continued to read zero at fill ups, very frustrating. I called nissan consumer affairs with no real progress. The dealer refused repair printoffs as well, so I really don't know what they did to the vehicle while it was in the shop.
2013 nissan pathfinder shudders at low speed or accelerating from stop position. Have taken vehicle to dealer several times (12) since sept 2013. Replaced transmission 3 times, transmission software update performed twice. Each time afterwards I was told some made up story from it's working fine now to you must have been spinning your tires on the wet roads. I took videos of the violent shuddering and loss of acceleration to the service dept and was told there is no fix available for this transmission issue and to drive it as best you can. 55k for a new car to drive the best I can!!!??? Contacted nissan corporation to file a complaint, after 5 days was denied any relief. Contacted a lemon law attorney and filed a claim. Within 2 days of nissan being notified by the attorney, they were willing to settle. I received a full buy out and refund of all deposits and monthly payments. God riddance!!!! Buyer beware!
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle lost power. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The dealer diagnosed that the vehicle required a high octane fuel. The contact switched to using the correct fuel however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 500.
I have had about 5 incidents of failure when I hit the gas from a stand still. When I push the gas pedal, I will accelerate a little (enough to get in traffic), then nothing. I lift my foot off the gas and put it back down. Still nothing. It is a good 4 seconds before I get power to go. This has LED to a couple near crashes, as 4 seconds is a long time if you are pulling out in traffic.
At 20mph car stutters/chokes as if it will shut off.
When coasting into a turn through a traffic light or around a corner and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle does not accelerate. You need to pump the pedal and just wait for the acceleration to kick in. When accelerating from a complete stop at a traffic light or stop sign, the vehicle will not accelerate past 5mph. You need to wait a few seconds and take your foot off the accelerator for it to kick back in. There is no pattern to when it happens. It will not happen for days and then it will happen 2-3 times in one day. This is dangerous entering intersections. It was taken to the dealer last week and I was told they could not duplicate the problem and therefor not fix it. It has happened three times since. I googled this issue and there are hundreds of complaints regarding this problem.
On an intermittent basis, the gas pedal does not engage when depressed ? The driver has to release and press the gas pedal multiple times or hold down gas pedal and then the engine revs hard and the car suddenly lurches forward. It happens both when beginning to accelerate from a stop as well as when the car is driving and in motion and the driver presses the gas pedal to accelerate (such as when passing another car on the highway). By early april 2014, this had happened at least 20 times in a four-week period and sometimes happened daily. I took the vehicle to our local dealer, who consulted with a regional nissan warranty rep. He said he had seen the problem before, and they replaced the the brake lamp switch and relay. I have had one incident where it happened again after this work was done on april 9.
Vehicle starts to shudder very hard and starts to lose power when starting to enter the traffic lanes I was almost rear ended by a tractor trailer.this has happened three times now .my vehicle has been in the shop. Times and nissan still haven't fix this problem.I guess someone has to die before anything is done. It,s really a shame !
I had complained to trophy nissan, progressive insurance, wells fargo, and platinum collision about the very problem that I just received a recall about. My complaints were treated as not having merit. I had specifically described the seemingly loss of control on pavement that was slightly rough. I also asserted that when I applied brakes the pathfinder seemed to lunge forward. In this accident I was the interstate near downtown dallas moving one lane to my left as traffic slowed and stopped. I was aware of the slowing traffic and I reacted accordingly. As traffic actually stopped I recall not being overly concerned that I was a safe stopping distance but when I applied the brake my pathfinder seemed to lunge forward and I struck the rear of the vehicle in front of me. I again stated my concerns after the fact and was not deemed accurate. The pathfinder spent 2 months in the shop waiting on parts and my insurance premium doubled. I refused to pay the elevated premium because I simply did not have it and I did not make any payments on the pathfinder to wells fargo during the 2 months and the pathfinder has subsequently been repossessed do I have actionable recourse?? What's next with this complaint?? I tried in vain to get progressive to recognize a diminished value claim. This could have saved me money and my car as the wreck was truly not my fault but it was ruled my fault because I was the rear vehicle and texas has no diminished value for insured being at fault. Tried in vain to get wells fargo to help me but all parties were scared to death of progressive insurance with the exception of platinum collision. Their only standing in this case is as the body shop approved by progressive.
I found this video on youtube, this the same noise I feel when iam driving my 2013 pathfinder. I already took it in to the dealership they say it needed and added CVT fluid cause it was low on it. It seems that was not the issue cause the CVT jerking and the lost of power when driving is still there. The VIN number is [xxx],.thanks for your assistance, I was so happy with the purchase that if this issue is not resolved.I may have to return it, due to the safety concern for myself and family.I have enclosed link also will be there again tomorrow morning for the same issue. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmjr62zw_88. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
On july 10, 2013, while driving my 2013 nissan pathfinder, I heard 'something' rattle under the rear of the truck and saw 'something black' in my rear-view mirror fly from under the truck. Approximately 25 miles later when I stopped at a local savemart, store employees called over the pa system for the owner of a new pathfinder because fuel was leaking 'all over the parking lot'. The police and fire departments were called to clean up the hazmat and direct traffic away from my truck. A fireman amazed me when he stated that my pathfinder has a unshielded plastic fuel tank that's held up by two straps. He also stated that it appeared to him that one broke, bounced off the road and punctured the tank. After having it towed to the dealership, I was told that nissan is not responsible for what happened and I'll have to pay to have my truck fixed. I am not taking what the fireman said as a mechanical fact, however, the nissan service rep kept telling me that the hole in the tank was made by a small object that was obviously run over and forced into the tank. I find his statement totally unacceptable. It is reasonable to assume that a small object, no matter the density, should not have been able to puncture the fuel tank... That's why I don't feel safe driving it anymore. I feel the tank probably won't hold up in a crash and it's a good chance it will get punctured again during the life of ownership with me... I hope nissan will quickly realize the need to initiate a factory recall to replace and/or install a shield to render the fuel tanks more puncture resistant. All nissan pathfinders and other nissan vehicles that are susceptible to this kind of damage should be recalled.this happened to me and it will happen to other nissan pathfinder owners...
I was driving on the highway with my wife and 10 month old daughter. The engine rpms kept going up and down when I pressed the gas with limited or no propulsion. I had to avoid the high speed highway traffic while I moved over 3 lanes to the shoulder. Dealership tells me that the vehicle, with 2200 miles, requires a new transmission due to a failure on the transmission oil delivery system.
I have my 2013 pathfinder for around 2 weeks and since day 2 it's having problems I think with the power train. It start to fail the acceleration, like when on a manual car you step out the clutch early. I went twice to a nissan dealer to verify the problem and on both visits they said there's no problem with the SUV. So I have to wait to something more happens so they can find a problem. I changed my 2010 pathfinder for this one... I think I made a really bad move here.
The night of saturday january 19th, 2013, one month and a half after I purchased my "new 2013 nissan pathfinder," it was it!!! I though that we were putting the wrong type of gas in it, but no!!! We had enough of this "running out of gas movement" from a $40,000 vehicle with one of the best marketing promotions. I took it to the dealership on the 21st of january, and the only response from general management was " oh!... We are so sorry, but we don't know what it's going on here...it looks like a transmission module, but wait... No, that's not it... We are incompetent!!! So... Here I am, paying for a loan with a broke brand new SUV in the shop with a safety stall hazard!... Did I forget to mention that's a family car!!!!
While driving around 35 MPH the pathfinder started sputtering between 3000-4000 rpms and would not increase in speed. I stopped the vehicle and shut off the engine in hopes to reset a problem. When I turned the car back on, the pathfinder would not move in drive or reverse. As the tow truck driver was loading the pathfinder he noticed a large amount of liquid coming from underneath the vehicle. Once at the dealership they found that the transmission cooler line had burst and the radiator needed to be replace. Also another owner of a 2013 pathfinder was also having problems with their transmission and was told that a problem had been identified with the computer that was affecting the transmission. Nissan knew about the problem but didn't catch it prior to the new pathfinder leaving the factory.
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