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.
2014 Nissan Pathfinder visibility complaints
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Passenger side sun visor will not stay up creating a blind spot/visibility hazard. Driver side is beginning to stay down lower from the roof of the car also. Passenger side now stays down all the time and when pushed up immediately falls back down
The sun visor on the driver's side is defective, leading to impaired visibility during driving. The visor sometimes falls to a vertical position under gravity only. This obstructs forward vision and also obstructs line of sight to the rearview mirror. At other times, the visor partially sags, creating a condition where the front edge of the visor is in close proximity to the driver's face. It's foreseeable that a condition could occur where the visor could cause injury by contact with the driver's face during sudden deceleration. There are no positions that the visor can be put in that do not obstruct the driver's vision.
We were driving out of town on vacation when our sunroof exploded out of no where. It was about 9:30 in the morning on friday july 19th. We were heading east bound on the 10 freeway it was about 90 degrees outside with no other cars around. The noise was so loud it scared everyone in the car. We have contacted nissan for help and they have been extremely rude and unwilling to help us at all. They basically said to bad it's your problem not ours.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side sun visors failed and would not stay secured. While driving, the visor randomly fell down and obstructed the view of the driver and front passenger. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer (eddie tourelles nissan, 955 n. Hwy 190, covington, la) was notified of the failure. The contact was advised that the sun visors needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,000.
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.
The sun visors on our 2014 nissan pathfinder started to droop down and eventually became so loose that they did not stay up at all and are dangling all the way down. This is not only annoying but also a safety hazard because the driver side is blocking part of the view. The loose flapping panel also distracts the driver immensely.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. While driving various speeds, the contact heard a loud banging sound. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and noticed that the sun roof exploded without impact. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,756.
The sun visor will drop down and will not stay up causing a safety hazard while driving.
Takata recall- both the driver side and passenger side sun visors are defective and after making a clicking sound for some time when being pulled down to use in sunny conditions, the visors finally break and hang down blocking the drivers view of the road and the visors can not be put back up in place. When doing a web search, I see this is a widespread problem. It's a safety hazard to not have a functioning sun visor but also to have it blocking the drivers view of the windshield and road
Driving down the road and my sunroof exploded. It sounded like a gunshot went through the sunroof. Glass fell down onto my wife and 2 kids in the back seat. There were no rocks in front of me for debris to come back. The whole thing shattered. It didn't have a crack or spider. I have read numerous other issues like this on the internet and consumer reports recently wrote an article about this. Nissan was in the top 3 having this issue. I went to my dealer and he thought we were crazy and assumed we caused this damage and tried to explain their were related articles online with the same issues as my experience. It was very scary and could've been dangerous if there were other vehicles behind us because, we had to slam on our brakes. I also purchased extended warranty and they would not cover it.
After owning my 2014 nissan pathfinder platinum for a little over 2 years and 37000 miles (conveniently just out of the factory warranty period), the sun visor on the driver's side became inoperable and, what I considered to be, a safety hazzard. The inside portion of the visor itself was obviously poorly engineered and loosened/cracked inside the visor which holds it secure to the visor arm. The visor would not remain in the upright position, out of the field of vision while driving. It was caught in a state of limbo in between being all the way down, and being all the way up. As a temporary fix, I had it secured with velcro, but this would come loose sometimes while driving and obstruct my vision. Within a month of the driver's side visor breaking, the passenger side visor broke as well, in the same exact spot. I secured both visors in the upright position with bungee cords as the velcro wasn't secure. My local nissan dealership informed me that even though this was a known safety issue, I was out of warranty and would have to pay for the repairs myself, almost $400 total. I contacted nissan's corporate office to see if they could resolve this for me since it has been a common complaint among pathfinder owners, but I was given the same answer. My concern, that nissan doesn't share, is having a vehicle with no operable sun visors. What if I got into an accident with my family in the car because I was blinded by the sun? Nissan, however, does not think this is a legitimate safety issue for all of their customers regarding this known quality defect. I guess they have calculated that a wrongful death settlement or two is less expensive than doing the right thing and replacing a couple thousand (or possibly a couple hundred thousand) visors.
Both drivers and passengers side sun-visors will not stay up against the ceiling, or against the windshield, and drop down into my line of sight, which makes it a hazard while driving because it will not stay in place. Myself and passengers are constantly hitting our heads on them. It obstructs my view while driving even when my seat is all the way down. Nissan you have been made aware of this defective part and this should be recalled. It makes driving hazardous.
Sun visors in the car fall down unexpectedly. This causes the reduced field of vision to forward or side traffic and also poses at great risk during collision. These defective sun visors need to be recalled. The problems have been on going across multiple vehicles in the product line within the first 6 months of use. Multiple incidents have been reported.
The sun visors on both the drivers and passenger side will not stay up while driving the plastic supports on both sides have cracked and will not stay in the proper position. This creates a safety hazard as if the do not stay up it blocks the visibility and ability to drive safely. I have had to remove it as I do not want to hold it up while driving.
The sun visors on the pathfinders break easily and hang in the driver sight. This causes a major distraction. Nissan will replace the broken part for $100 and up. Online, there are dozens of videos showing customer complaints. Nissan knows about this cheap part but will not correct.
The sunvisors will not stay up against the ceiling, or against the windshield, and drop down into my line of sight when I don't want them to.
The driver's side sun visor is defective. I barely used this and it will not stay in place, which makes it a hazard while driving because it will not stay in place. Nissan you have been made aware of this defective part and this should be recalled. It makes driving hazardous.
Driver side sun visor started coming down last year then finally broke. We bought a new one and installed it for $100. Then 6 months later the passenger side broke. We have hit our heads numerous times and other passengers as well. Then, just 3 weeks ago the newly installed driver side sun visor started coming down. This is very annoying and painful when colliding with the broken sun visor. Nissan should give recall on their 2014 pathfinder sun visors. During driving the visor hangs halfway down which obstructs the driving view and also reduces depth of field vision for braking purposes.
After we purchased the vehicle (new in 2014) the visors began making popping noises when lowered and would not stay in an upright position. It has gotten worse over time and now they will not stay up at all. They are obstructing my vision while driving.
The sun visor is too big and heavy to stay firm all the way up, only1 inch and half its support all the visor so thats its too small for that heaviest.
Driver side sunvisor began popping upon closure about a year ago. Within the last week, it has completely broken and will no longer stay upright. This is causing limited visibility and hazardous driving conditions.
The sun visors in my 2014 nissan pathfinder are making a popping noise and will not stay in the correct position. This is causing a visibility problem when driving. They have been making a popping noise for several months. The passenger side will not stay up and the driver side is starting to drop.
The drivers side sun visor will not stay in upright position. It is blocking the drivers view of the road.
I purchased my pathfinder used, and this issue has only gotten worse. Sun visors hang too low and block my view when driving. The mechanism sounds broken due to the popping noise. Passenger side sun visor hangs low too, and both do not go fully up in the closed position.
We bought the 2014 pathfinder used in march 2017 with approximately 8,000 miles on it. Both visors clicked when putting them back up and would not stay in the full up position. In march 2018, the driver's visor fell and will not stay in either the full up or full down position, thus obstructing the driver's vision. The broken plastic is visible inside the fabric of the visor. I had to pin it to the roof to ensure safe driving. I thought the problem was due to misuse, but now I see this is a defect in the product. I don't see that nissan has provided free repairs, however. Since this is an obvious defect, it should be a recall and the visors replaced free to customers.
Visors do not stay in the up position. Become loose and fall while driving causing visual impairment to the driver.
Driver side sun visor broken and visor hangs in full view of driver - no way to keep it up. Major safety hazard
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.
Model yrs 2013-2016 nissans. Driver sunvisor manufactured with brittle plastic frame breaks causing the sunvisor to suddenly, without warning drop down and obstruct the drivers view of the roadway ahead. Could cause accidents leading to possible injury or fatality. Thousands have had to be replaced at owners expense. Very common defect on the above year vehicles. Ours has had to be duct taped to the headliner to keep it out of our vision.
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