2014 Nissan Pathfinder: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Oct 25, 2024 · SC

3 of my door handles have broken once before I had taken ownership of the vehicle. Since owning the vehicle those same 3 door handles have broken again. This is a cause for concern because if you were in a motor vehicle accident you wouldn’t be able to get the doors open from the inside of the vehicle. For the past few months I have been rolling the windows down to open the door from the outside handle..

Filed Aug 19, 2022 · Body · 120,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the front driver's side interior door handle no longer functioned as needed, and the door could not be opened from inside the vehicle. The driver had to roll down the window and use the exterior door handle to open the door. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Jan 4, 2022 · Body · FL

My 2014 Pathfinder has had all 4 door handles break just randomly causing us to be stuck in the vehicle without being able to get out unless we roll down the windows. Nissan fixed the passenger front door but would not fix the 2 back one's. Then the other day with temperatures inside the car in the 90s both front doors broke and the car would not start for us to get the windows down. We were locked in the car for almost 15 minutes before someone saw us and came over and let us out. We could of all died inside from the heat and had absolutely no way to get out of the vehicle. I took it to 3 mechanics but they all say Nissan is the only one with the part to remove the door panels to fix it. Nissan knows they are broken and wants to charge over $1,000 to fix them. There was no notice no warning just as you try to open the door the handle snaps and just sticks out and cannot open. I have been reading up on complaints and this is very dangerous the amount out there on this same issue. It appears Nissan is very aware of it and does nothing, people can die if they cannot get out of a car during an accident or high temperatures. It is available for inspection.

Filed Oct 5, 2021 · MN

Interior driver’s side door handle snapped when I tried open it today from the inside. The only way to get out of the car now is to roll down the window and open from the outside. This seems to have happened to many other owners and was actually a recall on the 2008 Nissan murano

Filed Aug 16, 2019 · Visibility · 69,000 miles · IL

The driver's side sun visor has an inner plastic piece broken which makes the sun visor randomly fall, blocking my view when driving. This is a common issue on many 2014 pathfinders that can be fixed by making the parts (visor) better, or by selling a replacement part for the plastic piece that easily breaks. Instead, the manufacturer only sells as a replacement part, the exact same visor that is likely to break again. A second issue on this car is the driver's side door handle inside and outside the door. I find myself often trapped inside the car or outside the car due to this door handle malfunction. This could easily become a life/death safety issue if ever I was in an accident and was trapped inside the car. This is another common defect on this car caused by a cheap plastic piece breaking. Another problem besides being trapped in the car is that sometimes the door opens while driving. These safety issues common in the 2014 nissan pathfinder should be corrected immediately with a safety recall.

Filed Jun 24, 2019 · 73,400 miles · CA

The door handle to the passenger side snapped and the door does not open from the inside now.

Filed May 28, 2019 · Airbags, Body · LA

Car was delivered new with front headrests installed backwards. Driver's visor was snapping loudly and drooping from new. Replaced 11/14/2014. Ocs recall, attempted repair 4/23/2014, 11/14/14, 4/7/2015, 11/19/2015, 12/8/2015 and passenger side airbag light remains on always, to this day! Hood has vibrated at highway speeds since new. Recall for hood latch fixed 4/7/2015. Hood still vibrates. Passenger visor replaced 2/23/2017 for same as driver's. Driver's inner door handle broke. Couldn't open from inside. Replaced 9/10/2018 at cost of $296.29. Multiple exterior rubber and plastic trims are loose, coming off, and interior gasket on one rear door and tailgate.

Filed Sep 26, 2018 · 35,000 miles · PA

Sept 2018 front passenger door handle broke; unable to open door from the inside. March 2016 front driver side door handle broke; was unable to open door from the inside.

Filed Aug 14, 2018 · Body · 72,000 miles · IL

This is a safety concern with the interior door handles. On both the front passenger and driver doors, the plastic door handle has broken on my vehicle (pictures attached), not allowing you to exit the vehicle. To exit the vehicle you need to lower the window and open it from the outside handle. This could prove extremely hazardous if you needed to exit the vehicle quickly and the plastic handle breaks. All the pieces of this part are plastic and they handle high levels of stress pulling cables to open and unlock doors. Youtube/google is filled with videos on repairing these broken handles and people complaining about the frequency in which they break.

Filed Jun 3, 2018 · 65,420 miles · NY

Vehicles shakes and shudders when driving at low speeds, also both interior door handles broke. Car feels like your driving on the rough lines on the highway they use to wake you up.

Filed Jan 26, 2018 · AL

Drivers side door handle broke

Filed Oct 24, 2017 · Body, Visibility · 53,000 miles · TN

My drivers side interior door handle all of a sudden broke. I had to crawl out of my car from the passenger side to exit/enter my vehicle. And, my drivers side visor is broken and hangs down--obstructing my visibility while driving. Both problems occurred at 53,000 miles and are a safety hazard. Both problems also seem to be a very common issue with the nissan pathfinder and of course are not covered when basic warranty expires at 36,000 miles.