I just purchased a used 2015 nissan pathfinder with 24,000 miles three months ago. In the last few weeks I have been experiencing problems accelerating after coming to a complete stop and while driving at normal speeds. I would start to accelerate after a complete stop and the pathfinder would only move at a slightly higher than idle speed until I put my foot on the brake and then once again on the accelerator pedal. Other times I will be driving at a speed above 20 miles per hour and the pathfinder will no longer accelerate past the current speed no matter how hard I press the accelerator until I tap the brake and then the accelerator. I also noticed that some times when one of these events happens, the slip light indicator will come on and stay on until the pathfinder is turned off and back on. This issue can happen several times in one day or not at all for several days. I was almost t-boned today while crossing a street when I had no power. This is a huge safety issue. I took it to the dealer where I bought it and they found nothing wrong.
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Engine rattling, turned out to be a faulty radiator cooling fan. Needed to replace whole fan assembly after 50,000 miles. Intermittently brake lights will stay on when car is parked, draining the battery. Perhaps a brake relay switch. Also intermittently, the vehicle has severe issues accelerating. If going 40 MPH, and attempt to accelerate, there is little to no response. From full stop, there is occasionally no response at all until releasing and reapplying the gas pedal. This is incredibly dangerous!
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.
Three times this week we have tried to accelerate our vehicle with no response. In addition, three times this week the brake lights have stayed on after shutting the vehicle off. The brake lights will stay on until you operate the vehicle again. The one day we didnt notice for about 40 minutes. I have read there have been recalls for the 2013 and 2014 brake relay switch so I'm thinking this is the same issue.
At less than 41,000 miles, the bearings in the dual radiator and condenser fan assembly are worn and the fan assembly shakes when the fans turn on. If the fans break while driving, it may damage the engine or cause the engine to overheat. Many owners of this nissan model have experienced this same issue occurring at 30,000 - 60,000 miles. The fan assembly appears to be unreliable.
During normal operation, radiator cooling fan makes a buzzing noise when HVAC system is turned on to any setting. Upon further inspection, passenger side radiator fan is off balance, causing vibration and buzzing sound. With vehicle turned off, fan blade was verified loss. The vehicle has 30,200 miles. During my research, I have noticed many similar issues with the same vehicle between 30,000 and 50,000 miles. With a background in automotive service and quality engineering, it is my opinion that the amount of vibration is significant enough to eventually contact the radiator or break loose, possibly causing a coolant leak or other underhood damage.
Cooling fan bearings have gone bad twice in 75000 miles. The first time it was still in warranty. This is the second time and it is a wide spread problem and nissan needs to be responsible. Thanks
Cooling fan failure
When turning the vehicle stalls. Unable to accelerate. Break light switch relay.already a previous recall.
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.
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.
The cooling/radiator fan makes a rattling noise when the A/C is on, this started after the car reached 60,000 miles. Seems like a common thing on pathfinders after reaching 60+ miles.
I heard a rattling noise coming from engine. Took it into the dealership today and they said the bearings on the radiator fan are bad causing the fan to wobble and strike against the shroud. I bought my car brand new and has 52,700 miles on it. I did some research online and it seems to be a common issue. If not replaced the fan can break into pieces and cause other costly engine repairs. This seems to be a defect in the part.
Noticed a rattling coming from engine compartment towards the from of my vehicle when in the drive thru. Took it to the repair shop. Bearings in the radiator cooling fan have failed requiring replacement. Have been told by mechanic will cause catastrophic engine damage due to fan breaking apart and pieces going into engine. Searching online shows this is a wide spread problem happening at 30-70k miles on these vehicles.
Engine cooling fan makes loud noise when the AC/heat is turned on. And stops when the AC/heats turns off. Only 42,000 miles. Fan seems to wobble a bit
Cooling fan starting making noise and it appears to wobble when fan is running.
I would like to report a problem with the radiator and condenser fan malfunctioning. I was looking online and I'm not the only way there are thousand of people complaining the same. Looks like they did it on purpose as they all seem to failed around the same mileages. 40k to 50k. And for a pc of plastic it is really expensive.just the part itself is 288.00 dollars. That is more than the cost of a regular window AC. Please look online for the problem you will see multiples forums complaining of this. Sometimes people are trying to fix them irreplaceable them on their own as nissan charge more than 1000 thousand to fix this. Repeat looks like they are doing it on purpose. They know about this problem since 2014. And still using the same fan and design until this year model. Thank you
The AC and heat fan makes loud sounds started in summer 2017. It's so loud that I have to turn it completely off now.
During acceleration there is a sudden complete loss of power. Engine doesn't turn off and the rpms do not rise. The power will come back within a few seconds. I was on a surface street making a left hand turn onto to an access road the first time it happened. Today, the next day, a was stopped at a stop light and when I tried to go after the light turned green I had zero power for 3-4 seconds.
Tl* the contact owns 2015 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, an abnormal noise was heard coming from the air conditioner unit when it was turned on. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for routine service when it was determined that the coolant fan had failed. The dealer town north nissan (9160a research blvd, austin, tx 78758 (512)-451-7411) was contact in regards to the failure and informed the contact that a diagnosed fee had to be charged in order for the dealer to diagnosis and repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirm there were no recalls under the VIN. The failure mileage was 67,796.
Brakes make a clicking noise almost as if the pads are bouncing around at any speed with light brake application. Engine cooling fan is making a racket bouncing off of shroud when the heat or A/C is turned on. It is the passenger side fan. Just bought the vehicle used and only has 50k. Nice vehicle, just wish I didnt have to turn around and make repairs that should not be needed.
Radiator cooling fan makes loud noise when the A/C is turned on and stops when the A/C is turned off. Only have 51,356 miles
At 32,000 miles, a loud noise was heard from the engine area when air conditioning was on. Upon investigation, the drivers side radiator fan was rubbing against the shroud. Complete cooling fan module needed to be replaced. Item was not covered under warranty, dealer repair was $1,000 so it was repaired at the local shop for $600. I had previously owned a 2013 pathfinder and it had the exact same problem at 45,000 miles. Seems to me like a design issue.
Radiator cooling fan is loose and makes a loud banging noise when the A/C is on.this started around the 38k mileage mark. This happens when stationary or when vehicle is in motion. Sometimes it'll go weeks without any problems. I've noticed that making sharp turns can set off the wobbling fan, causing weeks of annoying, loud, and quiet embarrassing blunder as if I were banging pots and pans together. If you turn A/C off, the noise stops. When inspecting the fan with A/C off, the fan is very wobbly and appears to bang against other parts resulting in the loud noise. Please help!!!
My truck is currently at the dealership and theyre claiming that the transmission needs to be replaced. This is a new truck with 71000 miles
Driver's side radiator fan wobbles and makes noise when compressor for defroster or A/C is turned on.
Since the purchase of the vehicle, my nissan pathfinder has failed to accelerate either at a stop or during normal speed. The engine would not stall, but would only accelerate almost at idle speed. The symptom of the problem would occur a couple of time then the slip indicator light would display and stay on until the car was shut down and restarted, I have several pictures demonstrating the issue as described for when the indicator slip light for the limited slip control would display in clear conditions. This would occur in ideal weather conditions and road conditions were clear and my foot was definitely not engaging the brake pedal. This presents a significant safety issue, especially when attempting to pull into oncoming traffic or attempting to pass a slower vehicle. I could depress the gas pedal to the floor with no impact on acceleration. I have had several near misses with oncoming traffic due to failure to accelerate. I took in the vehicle into d-patrick nissan in evansville, indiana several times and to andy mohr nissan, indianapolis indiana. In both cases, the dealership was unable to detect any issues with code errors or replicate the issue even after I provide photo evidence of the issue I was having. The failure to accelerate is so random and can happen several days in one week or at least once a week. When it does happen I know it will not change until I can shut down the vehicle and restart. Some instances the failure to accelerate would persist but most of the time is would correct itself after restarting. I am afraid to drive the car with my wife and three children in it. I finally decided to file a complaint after I found another nissan pathfinder owner who was having the exact same issue with his nissan pathfinder.
2015 nissan pathfinder, less than 40k miles, radiator cooling fan wobbles and makes loud/grinding noise (likes it's coming loose), in the middle of a long road trip. Potential engine overheat/seizure, dangerous to occupants in car.
Accelerating from stop and experience a studder or delayed acceleration. Must release accelerator and then press again to accelerate. This is an intermittent issue and cannot be reproduced on demand so it makes it hard to diagnose with a mechanic.
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.
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