2015 Nissan Pathfinder: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Feb 18, 2023 · Transmission · VA

Significant knocking from front of vehicle. Took to mechanic and had front transfer case replaced due to metal breaking off assembly. Could have caused failure while driving.

Filed Nov 25, 2019 · Engine · SC

2015 nissan pathfinder was purchase two months ago with only 48569 miles it's started making a loud ticking noise when AC and heat is on. Turn out fan is going out. Very annoying and the car is not that old. I heard there were recalled but for some reason the VIN says it has 0 recalls which I think is the makers fault. Need to fix and I will still have to pay out of pocket when I'm making payment on this vehicle. Very disappointed.

Filed Jan 23, 2019 · Engine · 85,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed Nov 1, 2018 · 53,000 miles · FL

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...

Filed Oct 17, 2018 · Transmission · 540,000 miles · OR

Cooling fan-after turning on the vehicle and the A/C a knocking and rattling noise came from the engine. When I took it in, the dealership said it is a "warped cooling fan" and that if it breaks completely will not cool the engine and will cause the engine to fail as well. The vehicle is a 2015 with 54,000 miles on it. We are the second owners and have owned it for 1.5 years. A vehicle with this mileage and age should not have repairs of this magnitude.

Filed Mar 5, 2018 · 598,000 miles · TN

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.

Filed Mar 1, 2018 · Engine · 55,000 miles · SC

The radiator cooling fan failed in my 2015 nissan pathfinder causing a loud knocking in the motor . Every nissan dealership around columbia, sc does not have the part in stock due to it being on backorder. This is for both factory and aftermarket. No dealership knows when nissan will even provide the factory part. With the excessive rate of nissan & also infinity's dropping due to this same issue and the demand for this part, I believe it should be investigated asap. It is apparent that this is a faulty part on these model vehicles. This is a safety issue because this for certain can lead to larger problems. There are 3 nissan locations not far. Please look at the statistics for this, their numbers will confirm my complaint.

Filed Aug 29, 2016 · Airbags · 12,800 miles · PA

I had problems with my air bag sensor ever since I bought the car. Every once in a while when I had a passenger in the front seat the air bag would deactivate. Originally the service manager stated that my purse must be to heavy and is knocking out the calibration. The second time I got a lesson on how to sit in the seat properly. Finally, nissan admitted there was a problem and announced the recall. Since it was happening more and more frequently the dealer put me on the top of the list to call when they received the parts. Saturday I finally was able to bring the car in for the air bag ocs sensor recall repair. When I picked the car up after the service I noticed that the passenger air bag warning light stayed on continuously. According to the manual "after placing the ignition switch in the on position, the supplemental air bag warning light illuminates. The supplemental air bag warning light will turn off after about 7 seconds if the system is operational". I went back inside and mentioned it to the service manager and was told that was the fix that nissan implemented. The warning light is now on constantly unless someone is in the passenger seat. This does not seem right and goes against everything in the nissan manual. Additionally, having a warning light on at night in the vehicle is a distraction.