2015 Nissan Pathfinder: sudden loss of power

Filed Jul 18, 2025 · Transmission · CT

I was driving on a busy highway and when I went to accelerate after slowing down in traffic my Pathfinder started to shake and shudder and would not accelerate forward. I not only almost got rear ended but I almost got into a head on collision because I was at an intersection. The car just lost all power all of a sudden. My car has been maintained properly with routine oil changes, transmission fluid changes, it has four brand new tires on it just purchased six months ago. So now I find out that I am one of the "victims of the bad CVT transmissions that Nissan put into these vehicles and they knew it!!" I call Nissan support and they tell me basically "too bad the warranty was extended but it ended in 2022 and at 84,000 miles. It's now 2025 and you're at 105,000 miles. I am "disabled for life and on a fixed income" I don't have the money to fix the car. I have like two payments left and it's finally paid off!!! They should've done a RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY DIDN'T!! THEY ARE DEATH TRAPS AND NOW I SEE THEY ARE GIVING $5000.00 TO MURANO AND MAXIMA OWNERS FOR BAD CVT TRANSMISSIONS!! BUT ALL OF US PATHFINDERS, ROGUE AND INFINITY OWNERS WHOSE TRANSMISSIONS DIDN'T GO BAD BEFORE 2022 OR 84,000.00 MIKE'S ARE JUST SCREWED!! THIS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL. WHAT KIND OF COMPENSATION IS THIS?? THIS CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT SETTLEMENT IS A JOKE. I'M CONTACTING A LAWYER. I NEED HELP HERE. I NEED A CAR. SEVEN YEARS OF PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE AND NOW THIS??!! THEY WON'T EVEN HELP AT ALL. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES!! THEY ARE A HORRIBLE COMPANY DON'T EVER BUY FROM THEM!!

Filed Jul 13, 2022 · Transmission · WI

When driving for any period of time over a half hour the vehicle will cut power and stop the vehicle. I was turning left at a busy intersection, hit the gas to go and the vehicle lost power and I rolled into the intersection. I could not go forward because the transmission was dead. Nissans solution is a transmission software update. They said it was repaired and after I left the dealership, 40 mins into the drive the vehicle quit at 55mph. This is incredibly dangerous and Nissan is fully aware of the defective CVT transmission they've engineered. Someone needs to stop them before people start dying.

Filed May 4, 2022 · Transmission · NJ

Shuttering occurs upon acceleration from a stop and loss of power. Intermittent stalling an extreme loss of power.

Filed Jan 22, 2022 · Acceleration, Transmission · IL

Purchased this vehicle in february 2019. Two years later in may 2021, I was slowing down to make a turn and when it was time to accelerate out of the turn, the car felt like it lost power and even though I was pushing the gas pedal, the car seemed to be stuck and hesitating. It wouldn't go over 5mph. Brought into carmax where I purchased it from, but because there were no lights on they couldn't find the problem and the diagnostic didn't pick up any codes. Two days later the car did this again and this time it literally died as well in the middle of a busy street. This time is rattled and shook when it died. Carmax said to bring it in to a nissan dealership. Nissan tried to get me to pay for a new engine!! Said there was sludge on the oil cap and that was an indication that we never changed the oil. We change the oil every 5,000miles! Carmax warranty wouldn't approve a new engine based on 1 mechanics opinions. I kept insisting it felt like a transmission issue, but they can only investigate if they have a direction via idiot lite or code from the diagnostic. So if they did the inspection and there was an issue, then it would be covered by the ext. Warranty. But if they didn't find an issue, I was responsible for inspection and labor $300+. They replaced the alternator. Car has been running great for the last 9 months until this week! The car is doing it again. Several times in a matter of 3 days the car has literally felt like it loses its power and wont go over 20mph no matter how far you push on the gas pedal. Seems to happen when accelerating from a slow down, stop, turn or an incline. You can literally feel the loss in power. Brought it to a different nissan dealer, who said right away it sounds like the CVT transmission issue. I am devastated. I love everything about this vehicle. I am praying that carmax's extended warranty covers this and that it fixes the problem. Concerned when I read others had it fixed but still having the issue!

Filed Nov 25, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · MO

I just purchased this SUV used with 84000 mile within 24 hr the car starts to drive like I am running over speed bump like it's not pulling or something kind of hard to explain the gauges bounce back and forth when it happens it's trying to pick up speed but stalling it's clearly the CVT issue it happened on the highway and just riding through town it felt like it was losing power not wanting to the same speed I was at

Filed Sep 16, 2020 · Acceleration · 112,000 miles · PA

On multiple occasions (at least 6 - twice within 10 minutes of each other), when turning after slowing down or being at a complete stop, the car seems to lose power. It will not accelerate unless your foot is taken off the gas pedal and the gas pedal is pressed down again. It a a safety concern because there has been oncoming traffic when this has happened. An accident is bound to occur. The car dealer can't isolate the issue. Their recommendation is to replace the ABS module which they think might fix the problem.. The cost is $2100 for the part alone to repair what they hope will fix it. This should absolutely be a recall.

Filed Dec 5, 2019 · Transmission · 101,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan pathfinder. While driving, the vehicle jerked and lost power. Bommarito nissan hazelwood (661 dunn rd, hazelwood, mo 63042, (314) 731-2228) diagnosed that the entire transmission needed to be replaced, which would cost over $5,000. The manufacturer was contacted and offered a partial repair to replace the valve body and a partial replacement of the transmission for only $500. The repairs were completed in june of 2019. The failures recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer, but they found no failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 101,000.

Filed Apr 25, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 39,585 miles · OH

Loss of power while in motion from a 35 MPH zone and went down to 20 MPH release gas pedal and regained power. I see the same issue reported other posts. Please investigate before the loss of life.

Filed Apr 11, 2019 · Driver assistance · 38,400 miles · PA

"takata recall" the car lost power intermittently. It wouldn't accelerate for a few minutes. This happens when in stationary on a city street as well as highways.

Filed Mar 15, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 15,000 miles · FL

Break lights will stay on even if the car is parked. It will stay on while driving. When this happens I have to depress brake pedal twice. The other issue is loss of power. When accelerating from a complete stop, the car will not go when I push the gas. Even if the accelerator is fully depressed the car will not move. This also occurs while in motion. It has happened while trying to accelerate onto the highway and there was loss of power.

Filed Mar 11, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · 47,395 miles · MO

Break lights will stay on even if the car is parked. It will stay on while driving. When this happens I have to disconnect the battery for the break lights to go off. Rediculous! The other issue is loss of power. Usually when this happens the skid dummy light will turn on and stay on. When accelerating from a complete stop, the car will not go when I push the gas. Even if the accelerator is fully depressed the car will not move. This also occurs while in motion. It has happened while trying to accelerate onto the highway and there was loss of power. I have almost gotten into several accidents with my children in the car and from my research I am not the only owner of pathfinder that this has happened to. This is a total safety issue and the vehicle needs to be recalled before some one is seriously injured or killed!!!

Filed Feb 9, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 42,500 miles · PA

While driving my pathfinder on major highways and roads, I would be merging into traffic, turning onto a road and just trying to accelerate. The vehicle often loses all power and decelerates. I have placed the gas pedal all the way to the floor, and yet have no power. It takes at least 10-15 seconds to regain power and be able to accelerate again. Often times I've been close to being rear ended, especially on major highways, with my 2 month old niece in the vehicle with me by tractor trailers. I fear for the safety of myself and anyone in the car with me, as well as other drivers who have potential to rear end me as I lose power. This has occurred on route 70 in new stanton, pa, route 119 (several parts) in greensburg, pa, various locations on route 30 in greensburg, pa, cameo lane, greensburg, pa, twin lakes park, and george's station road in greensburg, pa, as well as route 217 in derry, pa and indiana, pa. This was taken to a nissan dealership in greensburg, pa twince for the same issue, and they haven't been able to replicate the issue, but claimed the first time it was in, that it was a faulty brake switch, and replaced it for $217.00. That did not resolve the issue and it was back into the dealership a week later. I have found several websites, including a news station that covered this issue (with a fatal accident) and nissan has never corrected the problem in any of the cases.