NISSAN PATHFINDER 2017

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Official Safety Recalls - Important!

2 Recalls

These are official manufacturer recalls ordered by NHTSA for safety defects. If you own this vehicle, contact your dealer immediately for free repairs.

Nissan North America, Inc.
NHTSA Campaign: 19V807000 SAFETY RECALL
391.5K Vehicles Affected
Recall Date: Nov 8, 2019
Safety Issue:

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Nissan Murano, 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima, and 2017-2019 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and unrepaired, or inspected and determined to not need a repair, under recall number 18V-601. In addition, this recall expands the previous population. The Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.

Potential Risk:
A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
FREE Recall Solution:
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS actuator, free of charge. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available, currently expected to be during summer 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: If the ABS warning light remains illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local NISSAN dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.
Manufacturer: NISSAN
Notice Date: Dec 16, 2019
Recall Date: Nov 8, 2019
Nissan North America, Inc.
NHTSA Campaign: 18V601000 SAFETY RECALL
215.1K Vehicles Affected
Recall Date: Sep 7, 2018
Safety Issue:

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.

Potential Risk:
A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
FREE Recall Solution:
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number on the ABS actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local NISSAN dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.
Manufacturer: NISSAN
Notice Date: Oct 29, 2018
Recall Date: Sep 7, 2018

Consumer Complaints

241 Complaints
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11384819 Other
Dec 24, 2020
Defect Description:

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Potential Consequences:

RATTLE NOISE UNDER HOOD . FOUND FAN FOR A/C COOLANT BEARING FAILURE FAN BLADE WOBBLE NOISE STARTED WHILE DRIVING TO THE MARKET.

Corrective Action:

RATTLE NOISE UNDER HOOD . FOUND FAN FOR A/C COOLANT BEARING FAILURE FAN BLADE WOBBLE NOISE STARTED WHILE DRIVING TO THE MARKET.

Additional Notes:

RATTLE NOISE UNDER HOOD . FOUND FAN FOR A/C COOLANT BEARING FAILURE FAN BLADE WOBBLE NOISE STARTED WHILE DRIVING TO THE MARKET.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11384819
Notice Date: Dec 24, 2020
Recall Date: Dec 24, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11384372 Other
Dec 21, 2020
Defect Description:

ENGINE

Potential Consequences:

46,000 MILES. COOLING FAN WOBBLING. FAN ALSO MAKING VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FAN. SOUNDS LIKE BAD BEARING. NOISE IS PRESENT AT STARTUP, DRIVE, AND IDLE. DEALER SHOP SAID "WEAR AND TEAR."

Corrective Action:

46,000 MILES. COOLING FAN WOBBLING. FAN ALSO MAKING VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FAN. SOUNDS LIKE BAD BEARING. NOISE IS PRESENT AT STARTUP, DRIVE, AND IDLE. DEALER SHOP SAID "WEAR AND TEAR."

Additional Notes:

46,000 MILES. COOLING FAN WOBBLING. FAN ALSO MAKING VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FAN. SOUNDS LIKE BAD BEARING. NOISE IS PRESENT AT STARTUP, DRIVE, AND IDLE. DEALER SHOP SAID "WEAR AND TEAR."

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11384372
Notice Date: Dec 21, 2020
Recall Date: Dec 21, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11383226 Other
Dec 13, 2020
Defect Description:

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Consequences:

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED TO SLOWDOWN AND SHOWED LOW BATTERY SIGN AND GOT STOPPED/TURNED OFF.

Corrective Action:

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED TO SLOWDOWN AND SHOWED LOW BATTERY SIGN AND GOT STOPPED/TURNED OFF.

Additional Notes:

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED TO SLOWDOWN AND SHOWED LOW BATTERY SIGN AND GOT STOPPED/TURNED OFF.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11383226
Notice Date: Dec 13, 2020
Recall Date: Dec 13, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11383226 Other
Dec 13, 2020
Defect Description:

ENGINE

Potential Consequences:

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED TO SLOWDOWN AND SHOWED LOW BATTERY SIGN AND GOT STOPPED/TURNED OFF.

Corrective Action:

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED TO SLOWDOWN AND SHOWED LOW BATTERY SIGN AND GOT STOPPED/TURNED OFF.

Additional Notes:

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED TO SLOWDOWN AND SHOWED LOW BATTERY SIGN AND GOT STOPPED/TURNED OFF.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11383226
Notice Date: Dec 13, 2020
Recall Date: Dec 13, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11383226 Other
Dec 13, 2020
Defect Description:

POWER TRAIN

Potential Consequences:

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED TO SLOWDOWN AND SHOWED LOW BATTERY SIGN AND GOT STOPPED/TURNED OFF.

Corrective Action:

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED TO SLOWDOWN AND SHOWED LOW BATTERY SIGN AND GOT STOPPED/TURNED OFF.

Additional Notes:

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTED TO SLOWDOWN AND SHOWED LOW BATTERY SIGN AND GOT STOPPED/TURNED OFF.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11383226
Notice Date: Dec 13, 2020
Recall Date: Dec 13, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11383069 Other
Dec 11, 2020
Defect Description:

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Potential Consequences:

THERE WAS A CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. AFTER RESEARCHING WHAT THIS COULD BE, IT APPEARED TO BE THE FAN COOLING SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE NISSAN PATHFINDERS STATING THAT IT SEEMED SEVERAL OF THE FANS WOULD "GO OUT". ALSO, MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DOES NOT WORK. I'M NOT SURE HOW/WHY THIS WOULD GO OUT; AS ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE STILL WORK.

Corrective Action:

THERE WAS A CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. AFTER RESEARCHING WHAT THIS COULD BE, IT APPEARED TO BE THE FAN COOLING SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE NISSAN PATHFINDERS STATING THAT IT SEEMED SEVERAL OF THE FANS WOULD "GO OUT". ALSO, MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DOES NOT WORK. I'M NOT SURE HOW/WHY THIS WOULD GO OUT; AS ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE STILL WORK.

Additional Notes:

THERE WAS A CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. AFTER RESEARCHING WHAT THIS COULD BE, IT APPEARED TO BE THE FAN COOLING SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE NISSAN PATHFINDERS STATING THAT IT SEEMED SEVERAL OF THE FANS WOULD "GO OUT". ALSO, MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DOES NOT WORK. I'M NOT SURE HOW/WHY THIS WOULD GO OUT; AS ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE STILL WORK.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11383069
Notice Date: Dec 11, 2020
Recall Date: Dec 11, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11383069 Other
Dec 11, 2020
Defect Description:

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Potential Consequences:

THERE WAS A CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. AFTER RESEARCHING WHAT THIS COULD BE, IT APPEARED TO BE THE FAN COOLING SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE NISSAN PATHFINDERS STATING THAT IT SEEMED SEVERAL OF THE FANS WOULD "GO OUT". ALSO, MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DOES NOT WORK. I'M NOT SURE HOW/WHY THIS WOULD GO OUT; AS ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE STILL WORK.

Corrective Action:

THERE WAS A CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. AFTER RESEARCHING WHAT THIS COULD BE, IT APPEARED TO BE THE FAN COOLING SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE NISSAN PATHFINDERS STATING THAT IT SEEMED SEVERAL OF THE FANS WOULD "GO OUT". ALSO, MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DOES NOT WORK. I'M NOT SURE HOW/WHY THIS WOULD GO OUT; AS ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE STILL WORK.

Additional Notes:

THERE WAS A CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. AFTER RESEARCHING WHAT THIS COULD BE, IT APPEARED TO BE THE FAN COOLING SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE NISSAN PATHFINDERS STATING THAT IT SEEMED SEVERAL OF THE FANS WOULD "GO OUT". ALSO, MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DOES NOT WORK. I'M NOT SURE HOW/WHY THIS WOULD GO OUT; AS ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE STILL WORK.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11383069
Notice Date: Dec 11, 2020
Recall Date: Dec 11, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11374740 Other
Nov 15, 2020
Defect Description:

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Potential Consequences:

ALL OUR FUEL INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $2,132. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A 3 YR OLD CAR! WE WERE DRIVING RECENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND WE SMELLED A LOT OF GAS.

Corrective Action:

ALL OUR FUEL INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $2,132. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A 3 YR OLD CAR! WE WERE DRIVING RECENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND WE SMELLED A LOT OF GAS.

Additional Notes:

ALL OUR FUEL INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $2,132. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A 3 YR OLD CAR! WE WERE DRIVING RECENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND WE SMELLED A LOT OF GAS.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11374740
Notice Date: Nov 15, 2020
Recall Date: Nov 15, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11364218 Other
Oct 13, 2020
Defect Description:

POWER TRAIN

Potential Consequences:

WHENEVER I'M DRIVING THE CAR BETWEEN 30-40 MPH THEN RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINER MAKING A THUD AND THEN CREATE A GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY WHEN GAS PEDEL IS PRESSED OR THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. I HAD BEEN CONTACTING LOCAL DEALER TO FIX THIS BUT THEY WAS HELPLESS AND SAYING THIS IS NORMAL. THE PROBLEM IS CONCERNING ME BECAUSE I'M PLANNING TO TOW MY NEW TRAVEL TRAILER WITH THIS PATHFINDER AND WHOS KNOW WHAT HAPPEND WITH THIS ENGINE WHEN I TOW MY TRAILER ON FREEWAY. I WANT NISSAN TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE CAR AND WHAT IS THE CAUSE. THE ANWSER, 'IT'S TOTALLY NORMAL' IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I'VE DRIVING LOTS OF DIFF CAR LIKE HONDA, TOYOTA, FORD, MURANO, ETC. NON OF THOSE MAKE THIS KIND OF NOISE.

Corrective Action:

WHENEVER I'M DRIVING THE CAR BETWEEN 30-40 MPH THEN RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINER MAKING A THUD AND THEN CREATE A GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY WHEN GAS PEDEL IS PRESSED OR THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. I HAD BEEN CONTACTING LOCAL DEALER TO FIX THIS BUT THEY WAS HELPLESS AND SAYING THIS IS NORMAL. THE PROBLEM IS CONCERNING ME BECAUSE I'M PLANNING TO TOW MY NEW TRAVEL TRAILER WITH THIS PATHFINDER AND WHOS KNOW WHAT HAPPEND WITH THIS ENGINE WHEN I TOW MY TRAILER ON FREEWAY. I WANT NISSAN TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE CAR AND WHAT IS THE CAUSE. THE ANWSER, 'IT'S TOTALLY NORMAL' IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I'VE DRIVING LOTS OF DIFF CAR LIKE HONDA, TOYOTA, FORD, MURANO, ETC. NON OF THOSE MAKE THIS KIND OF NOISE.

Additional Notes:

WHENEVER I'M DRIVING THE CAR BETWEEN 30-40 MPH THEN RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINER MAKING A THUD AND THEN CREATE A GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY WHEN GAS PEDEL IS PRESSED OR THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. I HAD BEEN CONTACTING LOCAL DEALER TO FIX THIS BUT THEY WAS HELPLESS AND SAYING THIS IS NORMAL. THE PROBLEM IS CONCERNING ME BECAUSE I'M PLANNING TO TOW MY NEW TRAVEL TRAILER WITH THIS PATHFINDER AND WHOS KNOW WHAT HAPPEND WITH THIS ENGINE WHEN I TOW MY TRAILER ON FREEWAY. I WANT NISSAN TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE CAR AND WHAT IS THE CAUSE. THE ANWSER, 'IT'S TOTALLY NORMAL' IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I'VE DRIVING LOTS OF DIFF CAR LIKE HONDA, TOYOTA, FORD, MURANO, ETC. NON OF THOSE MAKE THIS KIND OF NOISE.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11364218
Notice Date: Oct 13, 2020
Recall Date: Oct 13, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11363710 Other
Oct 10, 2020
Defect Description:

SERVICE BRAKES

Potential Consequences:

2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.

Corrective Action:

2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.

Additional Notes:

2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11363710
Notice Date: Oct 10, 2020
Recall Date: Oct 10, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11363710 Other
Oct 10, 2020
Defect Description:

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Consequences:

2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.

Corrective Action:

2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.

Additional Notes:

2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11363710
Notice Date: Oct 10, 2020
Recall Date: Oct 10, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11363710 Other
Oct 10, 2020
Defect Description:

ENGINE

Potential Consequences:

2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.

Corrective Action:

2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.

Additional Notes:

2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION OR BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11363710
Notice Date: Oct 10, 2020
Recall Date: Oct 10, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11362379 Other
Oct 2, 2020
Defect Description:

ENGINE

Potential Consequences:

CAR WAS IN PARK BUT RUNNING AT THE BANK. MAKES CLACKING NOISE DUE TO COOLING FAN PART FAILURE. CURRENT MILAGE 50,606

Corrective Action:

CAR WAS IN PARK BUT RUNNING AT THE BANK. MAKES CLACKING NOISE DUE TO COOLING FAN PART FAILURE. CURRENT MILAGE 50,606

Additional Notes:

CAR WAS IN PARK BUT RUNNING AT THE BANK. MAKES CLACKING NOISE DUE TO COOLING FAN PART FAILURE. CURRENT MILAGE 50,606

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11362379
Notice Date: Oct 2, 2020
Recall Date: Oct 2, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11361530 Other
Sep 28, 2020
Defect Description:

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Potential Consequences:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START THE NEXT MORNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ORR NISSAN OF WICHITA (10625 E. KELLOGG DR, WICHITA, KS 67207) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Corrective Action:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START THE NEXT MORNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ORR NISSAN OF WICHITA (10625 E. KELLOGG DR, WICHITA, KS 67207) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Additional Notes:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START THE NEXT MORNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ORR NISSAN OF WICHITA (10625 E. KELLOGG DR, WICHITA, KS 67207) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11361530
Notice Date: Sep 28, 2020
Recall Date: Sep 28, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11361530 Other
Sep 28, 2020
Defect Description:

ENGINE

Potential Consequences:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START THE NEXT MORNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ORR NISSAN OF WICHITA (10625 E. KELLOGG DR, WICHITA, KS 67207) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Corrective Action:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START THE NEXT MORNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ORR NISSAN OF WICHITA (10625 E. KELLOGG DR, WICHITA, KS 67207) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Additional Notes:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START THE NEXT MORNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ORR NISSAN OF WICHITA (10625 E. KELLOGG DR, WICHITA, KS 67207) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11361530
Notice Date: Sep 28, 2020
Recall Date: Sep 28, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11359899 Other
Sep 18, 2020
Defect Description:

ENGINE

Potential Consequences:

OCTOBER 2019, I NOTICED A LOUD CLANKING NOISE ON OUR 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I DO NOT LIVE NEAR DEALERSHIP, SO WE CALLED AND DESCRIBED SYMPTOMS. THE SERVICER REPORTED THAT WHILE HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE, GUESSED OUR RADIATOR FAN NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEING A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 65K ($1800 EST.) COOLING FAN REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR APPROXIMATELY $600 WITH AN AFTERMARKET PART. THIS FAN IS IMPERATIVE IN KEEPING THE TEMPERATURE REGULATED AND CAN CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT COMPLAINT. SUMMER 2020. I TAKE MY PATHFINDER TO MY MECHANIC (BRAKES, TIRES, OIL CHANGE). UPON PICK-UP, HE INFORMS OF GRITTY OIL THAT HE HAS NEVER NOTED IN PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES AND RECOMMENDS I CHANGE IT AGAIN, BEFORE MY ROUTINE 3-5K. I TAKE IT BACK A MONTH LATER, AUGUST 2020 FOR INSPECTION, OILED CHANGED AGAIN. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. THE CODE IS READING A FUEL PRESSURE TEMP SENSOR. MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PART, EVEN FROM DEALERSHIP. I BEGIN HAVING ISSUES WITH ENGINE SURGING WHILE DRIVING/IDLING, RATTLING ENGINE, STALLING AT LIGHTS, ISSUES STARTING INCLUDING HESITANCY FOLLOWED BY REVVING. OVER TWO WEEKS, I WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FLASHING INDICATOR LIGHTS. NO MECHANIC, AUTO PARTS WAS ABLE TO FIND A CODE. I CALLED MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9/14, 3 WEEKS AWAY. I GREW CONCERNED WITH MY FAMILIES SAFETY EACH DRIVE AND BEGAN REACHING OUT TO OTHER DEALERS (2+ HRS AWAY). MY PATHFINDER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER 9/4/20. DIAGNOSED WITH TIMING CHAIN, GUIDE, TENSIONER ISSUES. ESTIMATE $3100. IT HAS BEEN THERE 2 WEEKS TODAY AND THEY ARE STILL UNABLE TO GET PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR AND ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. MY FAMILIES ONLY VEHICLE, LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, 75,000 MILES. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP AT ALL.

Corrective Action:

OCTOBER 2019, I NOTICED A LOUD CLANKING NOISE ON OUR 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I DO NOT LIVE NEAR DEALERSHIP, SO WE CALLED AND DESCRIBED SYMPTOMS. THE SERVICER REPORTED THAT WHILE HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE, GUESSED OUR RADIATOR FAN NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEING A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 65K ($1800 EST.) COOLING FAN REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR APPROXIMATELY $600 WITH AN AFTERMARKET PART. THIS FAN IS IMPERATIVE IN KEEPING THE TEMPERATURE REGULATED AND CAN CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT COMPLAINT. SUMMER 2020. I TAKE MY PATHFINDER TO MY MECHANIC (BRAKES, TIRES, OIL CHANGE). UPON PICK-UP, HE INFORMS OF GRITTY OIL THAT HE HAS NEVER NOTED IN PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES AND RECOMMENDS I CHANGE IT AGAIN, BEFORE MY ROUTINE 3-5K. I TAKE IT BACK A MONTH LATER, AUGUST 2020 FOR INSPECTION, OILED CHANGED AGAIN. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. THE CODE IS READING A FUEL PRESSURE TEMP SENSOR. MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PART, EVEN FROM DEALERSHIP. I BEGIN HAVING ISSUES WITH ENGINE SURGING WHILE DRIVING/IDLING, RATTLING ENGINE, STALLING AT LIGHTS, ISSUES STARTING INCLUDING HESITANCY FOLLOWED BY REVVING. OVER TWO WEEKS, I WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FLASHING INDICATOR LIGHTS. NO MECHANIC, AUTO PARTS WAS ABLE TO FIND A CODE. I CALLED MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9/14, 3 WEEKS AWAY. I GREW CONCERNED WITH MY FAMILIES SAFETY EACH DRIVE AND BEGAN REACHING OUT TO OTHER DEALERS (2+ HRS AWAY). MY PATHFINDER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER 9/4/20. DIAGNOSED WITH TIMING CHAIN, GUIDE, TENSIONER ISSUES. ESTIMATE $3100. IT HAS BEEN THERE 2 WEEKS TODAY AND THEY ARE STILL UNABLE TO GET PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR AND ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. MY FAMILIES ONLY VEHICLE, LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, 75,000 MILES. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP AT ALL.

Additional Notes:

OCTOBER 2019, I NOTICED A LOUD CLANKING NOISE ON OUR 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I DO NOT LIVE NEAR DEALERSHIP, SO WE CALLED AND DESCRIBED SYMPTOMS. THE SERVICER REPORTED THAT WHILE HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE, GUESSED OUR RADIATOR FAN NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEING A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 65K ($1800 EST.) COOLING FAN REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR APPROXIMATELY $600 WITH AN AFTERMARKET PART. THIS FAN IS IMPERATIVE IN KEEPING THE TEMPERATURE REGULATED AND CAN CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT COMPLAINT. SUMMER 2020. I TAKE MY PATHFINDER TO MY MECHANIC (BRAKES, TIRES, OIL CHANGE). UPON PICK-UP, HE INFORMS OF GRITTY OIL THAT HE HAS NEVER NOTED IN PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES AND RECOMMENDS I CHANGE IT AGAIN, BEFORE MY ROUTINE 3-5K. I TAKE IT BACK A MONTH LATER, AUGUST 2020 FOR INSPECTION, OILED CHANGED AGAIN. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. THE CODE IS READING A FUEL PRESSURE TEMP SENSOR. MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PART, EVEN FROM DEALERSHIP. I BEGIN HAVING ISSUES WITH ENGINE SURGING WHILE DRIVING/IDLING, RATTLING ENGINE, STALLING AT LIGHTS, ISSUES STARTING INCLUDING HESITANCY FOLLOWED BY REVVING. OVER TWO WEEKS, I WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FLASHING INDICATOR LIGHTS. NO MECHANIC, AUTO PARTS WAS ABLE TO FIND A CODE. I CALLED MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9/14, 3 WEEKS AWAY. I GREW CONCERNED WITH MY FAMILIES SAFETY EACH DRIVE AND BEGAN REACHING OUT TO OTHER DEALERS (2+ HRS AWAY). MY PATHFINDER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER 9/4/20. DIAGNOSED WITH TIMING CHAIN, GUIDE, TENSIONER ISSUES. ESTIMATE $3100. IT HAS BEEN THERE 2 WEEKS TODAY AND THEY ARE STILL UNABLE TO GET PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR AND ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. MY FAMILIES ONLY VEHICLE, LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, 75,000 MILES. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP AT ALL.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11359899
Notice Date: Sep 18, 2020
Recall Date: Sep 18, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11359899 Other
Sep 18, 2020
Defect Description:

POWER TRAIN

Potential Consequences:

OCTOBER 2019, I NOTICED A LOUD CLANKING NOISE ON OUR 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I DO NOT LIVE NEAR DEALERSHIP, SO WE CALLED AND DESCRIBED SYMPTOMS. THE SERVICER REPORTED THAT WHILE HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE, GUESSED OUR RADIATOR FAN NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEING A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 65K ($1800 EST.) COOLING FAN REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR APPROXIMATELY $600 WITH AN AFTERMARKET PART. THIS FAN IS IMPERATIVE IN KEEPING THE TEMPERATURE REGULATED AND CAN CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT COMPLAINT. SUMMER 2020. I TAKE MY PATHFINDER TO MY MECHANIC (BRAKES, TIRES, OIL CHANGE). UPON PICK-UP, HE INFORMS OF GRITTY OIL THAT HE HAS NEVER NOTED IN PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES AND RECOMMENDS I CHANGE IT AGAIN, BEFORE MY ROUTINE 3-5K. I TAKE IT BACK A MONTH LATER, AUGUST 2020 FOR INSPECTION, OILED CHANGED AGAIN. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. THE CODE IS READING A FUEL PRESSURE TEMP SENSOR. MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PART, EVEN FROM DEALERSHIP. I BEGIN HAVING ISSUES WITH ENGINE SURGING WHILE DRIVING/IDLING, RATTLING ENGINE, STALLING AT LIGHTS, ISSUES STARTING INCLUDING HESITANCY FOLLOWED BY REVVING. OVER TWO WEEKS, I WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FLASHING INDICATOR LIGHTS. NO MECHANIC, AUTO PARTS WAS ABLE TO FIND A CODE. I CALLED MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9/14, 3 WEEKS AWAY. I GREW CONCERNED WITH MY FAMILIES SAFETY EACH DRIVE AND BEGAN REACHING OUT TO OTHER DEALERS (2+ HRS AWAY). MY PATHFINDER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER 9/4/20. DIAGNOSED WITH TIMING CHAIN, GUIDE, TENSIONER ISSUES. ESTIMATE $3100. IT HAS BEEN THERE 2 WEEKS TODAY AND THEY ARE STILL UNABLE TO GET PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR AND ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. MY FAMILIES ONLY VEHICLE, LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, 75,000 MILES. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP AT ALL.

Corrective Action:

OCTOBER 2019, I NOTICED A LOUD CLANKING NOISE ON OUR 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I DO NOT LIVE NEAR DEALERSHIP, SO WE CALLED AND DESCRIBED SYMPTOMS. THE SERVICER REPORTED THAT WHILE HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE, GUESSED OUR RADIATOR FAN NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEING A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 65K ($1800 EST.) COOLING FAN REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR APPROXIMATELY $600 WITH AN AFTERMARKET PART. THIS FAN IS IMPERATIVE IN KEEPING THE TEMPERATURE REGULATED AND CAN CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT COMPLAINT. SUMMER 2020. I TAKE MY PATHFINDER TO MY MECHANIC (BRAKES, TIRES, OIL CHANGE). UPON PICK-UP, HE INFORMS OF GRITTY OIL THAT HE HAS NEVER NOTED IN PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES AND RECOMMENDS I CHANGE IT AGAIN, BEFORE MY ROUTINE 3-5K. I TAKE IT BACK A MONTH LATER, AUGUST 2020 FOR INSPECTION, OILED CHANGED AGAIN. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. THE CODE IS READING A FUEL PRESSURE TEMP SENSOR. MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PART, EVEN FROM DEALERSHIP. I BEGIN HAVING ISSUES WITH ENGINE SURGING WHILE DRIVING/IDLING, RATTLING ENGINE, STALLING AT LIGHTS, ISSUES STARTING INCLUDING HESITANCY FOLLOWED BY REVVING. OVER TWO WEEKS, I WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FLASHING INDICATOR LIGHTS. NO MECHANIC, AUTO PARTS WAS ABLE TO FIND A CODE. I CALLED MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9/14, 3 WEEKS AWAY. I GREW CONCERNED WITH MY FAMILIES SAFETY EACH DRIVE AND BEGAN REACHING OUT TO OTHER DEALERS (2+ HRS AWAY). MY PATHFINDER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER 9/4/20. DIAGNOSED WITH TIMING CHAIN, GUIDE, TENSIONER ISSUES. ESTIMATE $3100. IT HAS BEEN THERE 2 WEEKS TODAY AND THEY ARE STILL UNABLE TO GET PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR AND ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. MY FAMILIES ONLY VEHICLE, LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, 75,000 MILES. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP AT ALL.

Additional Notes:

OCTOBER 2019, I NOTICED A LOUD CLANKING NOISE ON OUR 2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I DO NOT LIVE NEAR DEALERSHIP, SO WE CALLED AND DESCRIBED SYMPTOMS. THE SERVICER REPORTED THAT WHILE HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE, GUESSED OUR RADIATOR FAN NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEING A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 65K ($1800 EST.) COOLING FAN REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR APPROXIMATELY $600 WITH AN AFTERMARKET PART. THIS FAN IS IMPERATIVE IN KEEPING THE TEMPERATURE REGULATED AND CAN CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT COMPLAINT. SUMMER 2020. I TAKE MY PATHFINDER TO MY MECHANIC (BRAKES, TIRES, OIL CHANGE). UPON PICK-UP, HE INFORMS OF GRITTY OIL THAT HE HAS NEVER NOTED IN PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES AND RECOMMENDS I CHANGE IT AGAIN, BEFORE MY ROUTINE 3-5K. I TAKE IT BACK A MONTH LATER, AUGUST 2020 FOR INSPECTION, OILED CHANGED AGAIN. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. THE CODE IS READING A FUEL PRESSURE TEMP SENSOR. MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO LOCATE PART, EVEN FROM DEALERSHIP. I BEGIN HAVING ISSUES WITH ENGINE SURGING WHILE DRIVING/IDLING, RATTLING ENGINE, STALLING AT LIGHTS, ISSUES STARTING INCLUDING HESITANCY FOLLOWED BY REVVING. OVER TWO WEEKS, I WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FLASHING INDICATOR LIGHTS. NO MECHANIC, AUTO PARTS WAS ABLE TO FIND A CODE. I CALLED MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9/14, 3 WEEKS AWAY. I GREW CONCERNED WITH MY FAMILIES SAFETY EACH DRIVE AND BEGAN REACHING OUT TO OTHER DEALERS (2+ HRS AWAY). MY PATHFINDER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER 9/4/20. DIAGNOSED WITH TIMING CHAIN, GUIDE, TENSIONER ISSUES. ESTIMATE $3100. IT HAS BEEN THERE 2 WEEKS TODAY AND THEY ARE STILL UNABLE TO GET PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR AND ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. MY FAMILIES ONLY VEHICLE, LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, 75,000 MILES. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP AT ALL.

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11359899
Notice Date: Sep 18, 2020
Recall Date: Sep 18, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11355498 Other
Sep 17, 2020
Defect Description:

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Potential Consequences:

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES . MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAN BLADES . THIS IS AGAIN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR THIS JUST HAVING GOTTEN IT BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN MY NOW ONLY 4 YEAR OLD CAR . MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FROM NISSAN BASED ON ANY OF THE MILEAGE . I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED THAT I HAD METAL IN MY OIL SAID NOTHING OF SMUDGE IN THE OIL MIND YOU I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN NOT TOLD ANYTHING . I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MARCH 2020 WHEN MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KICKED ON WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR AND KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES . THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NISSANS NEWEST ENGINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT . I REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE SO I DID AS THEY SAID AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP . THEY CLAIMED MY ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THERE WAS NO WAY THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY SITUATION . NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWN R HAD DONE IT AND BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE . SO I GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING . MY VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING I PAID OVER 7K FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PUT IN MY CAR FROM A LOCAL SHOP . THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TWICE BECAUSE THE INSIDE PISTONS WERE STICKING THIS WAS ON THE NEW ENGINES . ONCE MY ENGINE WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL A WEEK LATER MY CAR WAS THROWING A MISFIRE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULT WITH NISSANS DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE . I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A NEWER VEHICLE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN .

Corrective Action:

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES . MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAN BLADES . THIS IS AGAIN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR THIS JUST HAVING GOTTEN IT BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN MY NOW ONLY 4 YEAR OLD CAR . MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FROM NISSAN BASED ON ANY OF THE MILEAGE . I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED THAT I HAD METAL IN MY OIL SAID NOTHING OF SMUDGE IN THE OIL MIND YOU I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN NOT TOLD ANYTHING . I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MARCH 2020 WHEN MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KICKED ON WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR AND KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES . THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NISSANS NEWEST ENGINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT . I REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE SO I DID AS THEY SAID AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP . THEY CLAIMED MY ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THERE WAS NO WAY THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY SITUATION . NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWN R HAD DONE IT AND BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE . SO I GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING . MY VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING I PAID OVER 7K FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PUT IN MY CAR FROM A LOCAL SHOP . THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TWICE BECAUSE THE INSIDE PISTONS WERE STICKING THIS WAS ON THE NEW ENGINES . ONCE MY ENGINE WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL A WEEK LATER MY CAR WAS THROWING A MISFIRE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULT WITH NISSANS DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE . I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A NEWER VEHICLE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN .

Additional Notes:

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES . MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAN BLADES . THIS IS AGAIN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR THIS JUST HAVING GOTTEN IT BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN MY NOW ONLY 4 YEAR OLD CAR . MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FROM NISSAN BASED ON ANY OF THE MILEAGE . I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED THAT I HAD METAL IN MY OIL SAID NOTHING OF SMUDGE IN THE OIL MIND YOU I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN NOT TOLD ANYTHING . I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MARCH 2020 WHEN MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KICKED ON WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR AND KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES . THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NISSANS NEWEST ENGINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT . I REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE SO I DID AS THEY SAID AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP . THEY CLAIMED MY ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THERE WAS NO WAY THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY SITUATION . NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWN R HAD DONE IT AND BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE . SO I GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING . MY VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING I PAID OVER 7K FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PUT IN MY CAR FROM A LOCAL SHOP . THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TWICE BECAUSE THE INSIDE PISTONS WERE STICKING THIS WAS ON THE NEW ENGINES . ONCE MY ENGINE WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL A WEEK LATER MY CAR WAS THROWING A MISFIRE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULT WITH NISSANS DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE . I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A NEWER VEHICLE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN .

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11355498
Notice Date: Sep 17, 2020
Recall Date: Sep 17, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11355498 Other
Sep 17, 2020
Defect Description:

ENGINE

Potential Consequences:

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES . MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAN BLADES . THIS IS AGAIN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR THIS JUST HAVING GOTTEN IT BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN MY NOW ONLY 4 YEAR OLD CAR . MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FROM NISSAN BASED ON ANY OF THE MILEAGE . I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED THAT I HAD METAL IN MY OIL SAID NOTHING OF SMUDGE IN THE OIL MIND YOU I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN NOT TOLD ANYTHING . I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MARCH 2020 WHEN MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KICKED ON WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR AND KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES . THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NISSANS NEWEST ENGINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT . I REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE SO I DID AS THEY SAID AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP . THEY CLAIMED MY ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THERE WAS NO WAY THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY SITUATION . NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWN R HAD DONE IT AND BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE . SO I GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING . MY VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING I PAID OVER 7K FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PUT IN MY CAR FROM A LOCAL SHOP . THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TWICE BECAUSE THE INSIDE PISTONS WERE STICKING THIS WAS ON THE NEW ENGINES . ONCE MY ENGINE WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL A WEEK LATER MY CAR WAS THROWING A MISFIRE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULT WITH NISSANS DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE . I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A NEWER VEHICLE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN .

Corrective Action:

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES . MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAN BLADES . THIS IS AGAIN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR THIS JUST HAVING GOTTEN IT BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN MY NOW ONLY 4 YEAR OLD CAR . MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FROM NISSAN BASED ON ANY OF THE MILEAGE . I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED THAT I HAD METAL IN MY OIL SAID NOTHING OF SMUDGE IN THE OIL MIND YOU I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN NOT TOLD ANYTHING . I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MARCH 2020 WHEN MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KICKED ON WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR AND KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES . THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NISSANS NEWEST ENGINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT . I REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE SO I DID AS THEY SAID AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP . THEY CLAIMED MY ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THERE WAS NO WAY THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY SITUATION . NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWN R HAD DONE IT AND BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE . SO I GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING . MY VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING I PAID OVER 7K FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PUT IN MY CAR FROM A LOCAL SHOP . THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TWICE BECAUSE THE INSIDE PISTONS WERE STICKING THIS WAS ON THE NEW ENGINES . ONCE MY ENGINE WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL A WEEK LATER MY CAR WAS THROWING A MISFIRE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULT WITH NISSANS DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE . I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A NEWER VEHICLE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN .

Additional Notes:

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES . MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAN BLADES . THIS IS AGAIN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR THIS JUST HAVING GOTTEN IT BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN MY NOW ONLY 4 YEAR OLD CAR . MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FROM NISSAN BASED ON ANY OF THE MILEAGE . I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED THAT I HAD METAL IN MY OIL SAID NOTHING OF SMUDGE IN THE OIL MIND YOU I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN NOT TOLD ANYTHING . I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MARCH 2020 WHEN MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KICKED ON WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR AND KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES . THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NISSANS NEWEST ENGINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT . I REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE SO I DID AS THEY SAID AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP . THEY CLAIMED MY ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THERE WAS NO WAY THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY SITUATION . NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWN R HAD DONE IT AND BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE . SO I GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING . MY VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING I PAID OVER 7K FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PUT IN MY CAR FROM A LOCAL SHOP . THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TWICE BECAUSE THE INSIDE PISTONS WERE STICKING THIS WAS ON THE NEW ENGINES . ONCE MY ENGINE WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL A WEEK LATER MY CAR WAS THROWING A MISFIRE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULT WITH NISSANS DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE . I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A NEWER VEHICLE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN .

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11355498
Notice Date: Sep 17, 2020
Recall Date: Sep 17, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc.
Campaign: 11355498 Other
Sep 17, 2020
Defect Description:

POWER TRAIN

Potential Consequences:

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES . MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAN BLADES . THIS IS AGAIN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR THIS JUST HAVING GOTTEN IT BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN MY NOW ONLY 4 YEAR OLD CAR . MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FROM NISSAN BASED ON ANY OF THE MILEAGE . I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED THAT I HAD METAL IN MY OIL SAID NOTHING OF SMUDGE IN THE OIL MIND YOU I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN NOT TOLD ANYTHING . I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MARCH 2020 WHEN MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KICKED ON WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR AND KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES . THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NISSANS NEWEST ENGINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT . I REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE SO I DID AS THEY SAID AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP . THEY CLAIMED MY ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THERE WAS NO WAY THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY SITUATION . NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWN R HAD DONE IT AND BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE . SO I GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING . MY VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING I PAID OVER 7K FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PUT IN MY CAR FROM A LOCAL SHOP . THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TWICE BECAUSE THE INSIDE PISTONS WERE STICKING THIS WAS ON THE NEW ENGINES . ONCE MY ENGINE WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL A WEEK LATER MY CAR WAS THROWING A MISFIRE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULT WITH NISSANS DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE . I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A NEWER VEHICLE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN .

Corrective Action:

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES . MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAN BLADES . THIS IS AGAIN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR THIS JUST HAVING GOTTEN IT BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN MY NOW ONLY 4 YEAR OLD CAR . MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FROM NISSAN BASED ON ANY OF THE MILEAGE . I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED THAT I HAD METAL IN MY OIL SAID NOTHING OF SMUDGE IN THE OIL MIND YOU I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN NOT TOLD ANYTHING . I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MARCH 2020 WHEN MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KICKED ON WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR AND KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES . THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NISSANS NEWEST ENGINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT . I REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE SO I DID AS THEY SAID AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP . THEY CLAIMED MY ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THERE WAS NO WAY THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY SITUATION . NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWN R HAD DONE IT AND BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE . SO I GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING . MY VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING I PAID OVER 7K FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PUT IN MY CAR FROM A LOCAL SHOP . THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TWICE BECAUSE THE INSIDE PISTONS WERE STICKING THIS WAS ON THE NEW ENGINES . ONCE MY ENGINE WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL A WEEK LATER MY CAR WAS THROWING A MISFIRE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULT WITH NISSANS DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE . I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A NEWER VEHICLE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN .

Additional Notes:

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES . MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAN BLADES . THIS IS AGAIN AN ISSUE FOR MY CAR THIS JUST HAVING GOTTEN IT BACK BECAUSE I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN MY NOW ONLY 4 YEAR OLD CAR . MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FROM NISSAN BASED ON ANY OF THE MILEAGE . I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED THAT I HAD METAL IN MY OIL SAID NOTHING OF SMUDGE IN THE OIL MIND YOU I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN NOT TOLD ANYTHING . I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MARCH 2020 WHEN MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KICKED ON WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR AND KEPT UP ON MY OIL CHANGES . THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NISSANS NEWEST ENGINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT . I REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE SO I DID AS THEY SAID AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP . THEY CLAIMED MY ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE THERE WAS NO WAY THIS WAS THE CASE IN MY SITUATION . NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWN R HAD DONE IT AND BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE . SO I GOT ONLINE AND STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING . MY VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING I PAID OVER 7K FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PUT IN MY CAR FROM A LOCAL SHOP . THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT TWICE BECAUSE THE INSIDE PISTONS WERE STICKING THIS WAS ON THE NEW ENGINES . ONCE MY ENGINE WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND MY 02 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL A WEEK LATER MY CAR WAS THROWING A MISFIRE FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS CLEARLY IS A FAULT WITH NISSANS DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE . I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A NEWER VEHICLE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN .

Manufacturer: NISSAN
Mfg Campaign: 11355498
Notice Date: Sep 17, 2020
Recall Date: Sep 17, 2020

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