2013 Nissan Pathfinder Power Train

THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE I WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED MY CAR. SINCE THERE WAS NOT A CAR BEHIND ME I RULED THAT OUT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE AND LURCH. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THAT, HOWEVER, DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME KIND OF OCCURRENCES. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A LURCHING CAR. DOESN'T NISSAN KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS? *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN MAY 2013. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH HOUR AS I WAS DRIVING INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT. THE PATHFINDER WAS JERKING VIOLENTLY. ON MONDAY AFTER WORK I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT , BUT I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP UPSET AS THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE BEING THAT WHEN WE TEST- DROVE IT, HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS TIME THEY DID KEEP MY VEHICLE TO CHECK IT OUT. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID HOWEVER, SAY THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE THE TORQUED CONVERTED. ON THE THIRD TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.....JERKING REALLY BAD. IT NOW HAS SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS WHEN STOPPED, I FEEL A STRONG JOLT AS IF HIT FROM BEHIND.THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD OTHER PROBLEMS TO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. I AM TOTALLY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I JUST DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE!!!! *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS WITH SHUDDERING.AT THE TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED, I WAS UNSURE AS TO WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO STALL.I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED IT TO GRAY-DANIEL NISSAN NORTH SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND EXPLAINED WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED.THE SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE WHEN I WAS CALLED BACK, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE TECHNICIAN RIDE WITH ME.AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE TECHNICIAN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SHUDDER OCCURRED.HE FELT IT AND UPON RETURN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HE TOLD THE SERVICE WRITER THAT HE FELT IT. NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT THAT DAY.I HAD TO RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT BACK.I WAS TOLD THAT THEY RESET SOMETHING AND THAT THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.IT DID NOT.I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE BACK AN ADDITIONAL 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 4.EACH TIME I AM TOLD THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT.ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, I AM TOLD THAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT IN. THE SAGA CONTINUES AND I AM STILL LEFT WITH A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS PROBLEMS.THIS PROBLEM DID NOT JUST OCCUR IN SEPTEMBER WHEN I MADE MY PURCHASE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. BUT AS A CONSUMER, ARE WE TOLD THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE YOU ARE ABOUT TO PURCHASE? NO. ALL THAT I BELIEVED IN AND TRUSTED (NISSAN RELIABILITY) IS NOW COMING BACK TO HAUNT ME. *TR

WE BOUGHT A NEW NISSAN PATHFINDER 2013 IN JUNE 2013 - WE LOVE THE CAR BUT WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. WE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER DURING A VISIT TO REPLACE A WARRANTY ISSUE, THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE IT ONCE. LATER ON WHEN WE NOTICED IT AGAIN, WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THIS TIME IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 8 DAYS. WE EXPERIENCE HESITATION, SLIGHT JERKING WITH THE CAR WHEN DRIVING ON SLOW SPEED. WELL, A WEEK AFTER WE TOOK IT BACK FROM THE DEALER WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME WE EXPERIENCED THIS VIOLENT JERKING AND HESITATION, THE CAR LOSES POWER, PICKS UP, LOSES POWER AND SO ON FOR A STRETCH OF 40-50 FEET ON THE ROAD OR FOR AROUND 4-5 SECOND OF DRIVING. MYSELF, MY HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS WERE SHOCKED WHEN WE FELT THE CAR JERKING AND HOW NOTICEABLE IT WAS! IT'S NOT SOMETHING I EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, BUT THIS IS NOT A SAFE DRIVE. IN THIS ONE PARTICULAR INCIDENT, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, PRESS ON THE GAS PEDDLE OR SLAM THE BREAK! IF I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC (WHICH I DO FOR MY COMMUTE EVERY DAY) OR DRIVING ON ICY ROADS, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY ENDED UP IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SEEMS TO KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT INSISTS ON A COMPUTER READING WHILE THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE AND STATES THAT IF THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON FROM THE COMPUTER OR NO ALERTS FROM THE SENSORS THEN THE CAR IS FUNCTIONING FINE. HONESTLY, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE. WHAT IF THIS PROBLEM HAS NO SENSOR TO MONITOR IT? THIS IS REALLY SCARY THAT I'M DRIVING A CAR THAT I THOUGHT WAS SAFE WHEN I BOUGHT IT, EVEN WORSE, WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR, I FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING AT THE MERCY OF THE CAR AND THE CVT AND HOPING THAT WHEN IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS AGAIN, I'M NOT DRIVING NEAR A LOT OF CARS AND ENDING UP IN AN ACCIDENT! *TR

PATHFINDER SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND LOST POWER. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. EVEN AFTER A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR. HAS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY AT RANDOM INTERVALS, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO HAVE TO BRAKE SUDDENLY BEHIND US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATH FINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO UPDATED THE SOFTWARE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

INTERMITTENT SURGING CONTINUING THROUGH SPEEDS OF 30-40 BEFORE BECOMING SMOOTH. *TR

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER, NOTICING THAT IT "SHUDDERS" AND LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDSTILL OR AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE SENSATION IS DESCRIBED AS BEING LIKE "DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP" AND THE POWER LOSS OCCURS FOR ABOUT THREE TO FIVE SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THROUGH A SOFTWARE UPDATE, NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND EVEN A NEW TRANSMISSION. I DROPPED THE CAR OF THIS MORNING FOR THE FOURTH TIME BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND THIS PROBLEM SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS THE USE OF MY VEHICLE AND CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WHEN GETTING TO A STOP OR A YIELD, AS SOON AS I WOULD ACCELERATE, MY VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. A NOTICEABLE AND VIOLENT SHAKE WHERE MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WOULD GET SCARED IN THE BACK SEAT. I WOULD THEN LET MY FOOT OFF AND THE SHAKING WOULD STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL MOVE SLOW. I WOULD THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN. MOST OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE NORMAL BUT A FEW TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD AGAIN SHAKE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER AND I WAS TOLD THAT A BULLETIN WAS ADDRESS TO ALL DEALERSHIP AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS RE-PROGRAM AND THAT NO SHAKING SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT IT DID. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK MY VEHICLE AGAIN ON 02/28/2014 AND I WAS ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS GOING TO NEED A TRANSMISSION REPLACE ON MY NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. *TR

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON APPROX 6/2013 AND NOW HAVE 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE LAST FEW WEEKS WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING AT SLOW SPEEDS APPROX 25 MPH WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS HAPPENING FAIRLY CONSISTENT NOW AT 25MPH AND UNDER A LOAD LIKE A SLIGHT INCLINE. IT REQUIRES A RELEASE OF THE THROTTLE AND REAPPLY TO GET THE SHUDDER TO STOP AND START PULLING AGAIN. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE CROSSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO RELEASE THE THROTTLE, NOT A GOOD THING! I AM NOW READING OF MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE ISSUE AND THERE ARE NOW 4 SERVICE BULLETINS RELATING TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS. I AM SCHEDULE FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE BEEN A VERY FAITHFUL NISSAN OWNER OF 3 PRIOR NISSANS, BUT THIS WILL BE MY LAST! *TR

WAS PARKED AT STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDED WHEN GREEN AND TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE TO 2ND GEAR. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT CAR IN PARK. PUT BACK IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO PROCEED AND TRANSMISSION JERKED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR, BUT DID FINALLY TRANSITION TO SECOND GEAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AT LOW SPEED UP INCLINES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THIS AFFECTED A BROAD SEGMENT OF 2013 PATHFINDERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER DID NOTHING. *TR

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASION,WHILE DRIVING I GET A LOST OF POWER,EVEN THOUGH, MY FEET IS ON THE ACCELERATOR..THIS LAST FOR ABOUT SEVEN TO EIGHT SECONDS. WHEN MAKING TURNS SOMETIMES, AT SLOW SPEED, THE CAR SHUDDER. *TR

INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER RANGING FROM MILD TO VIOLENT WITH ACCOMPANYING DECREASE OF POWER. SHUDDER PRIMARILY OCCURS AT LOW SPEED IN THE 20-40 MPH RANGE BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING. SHUDDER SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY A VARIETY OF VARIABLES INCLUDING SPEED AND DEGREE OF INCLINATION OF THE ROAD. LOSS OF POWER HAS OCCURRED IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PASSING SITUATIONS. *TR

AT SPEEDS VARYING FROM 16MPH TO 40MPH THE VEHICLE CAN HAVE A HORRIBLE SHAKE. ONE WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS WHEN YOU RUN OVER RUMBLE STRIPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE DID HAVE THE NISSAN TSB REPAIR PERFORMED WHICH INSTALLED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. MY WIFE WILL DESCRIBE THE SHAKING SIMILAR TO WHEN THE ENGINE ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION GETS TOO LOW AND THE CAR SHAKES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE A PATTERN TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY DAY. I HAVE DONE MULTIPLE TEST DRIVES WITH NISSAN SERVICE PERSONNEL BUT WAS UNABLE TO "MAKE IT HAPPEN" WHEN THE PERSON WAS IN THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY ONE SERVICE PERSONNEL THAT THEY SEE THIS COMPLAINT MOSTLY BY WOMEN BECAUSE MEN HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE THROTTLE. SINCE THE SHAKING OCCURS AT LOW RPM'S AND WITHIN THAT SPEED RANGE, THE ONLY WAY I KNOW TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IS TO MAKE SURE THE RPM'S RISE QUICKLY ABOVE 2,000-2,500 RPM. IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE COASTING THRU TOWN AT 25MPH THEN HAVE TO REV THE ENGINE JUST TO MAINTAIN SPEED... I ALSO DO NOTICE A LACK OF POWER OR "TRANSMISSION CONFUSION" WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURS. ONCE THE SHAKING STARTS, THE WAY TO STOP IT IS TO ACCELERATE OR LET OFF THE GAS. EITHER WAY THERE IS A LACK OF POWER, HESITATION AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE! *TR

MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT DISTINCTLY. THE OTHER TIMES HAD BEEN GOING UP HILLS OR SLOWING DOWN. I CAME WITHIN A COUPLE OF FEET FROM REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE MY CAR DIDN'T SHIFT DOWNWARD AT A STOP LIGHT. A MINUTE LATER I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR (AUTOMATIC). THIS SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES, I TOOK IT IN TO NISSAN THEY PUT A STOP-GAP FIX, A "MODULATOR" ON IT. THEY ALREADY HAD REPORTS KNOWING THAT WASN'T GOING TO FIX IT, BUT DID IT ANYWAY. NISSAN DIDN'T TEST DRIVE IT, JUST GAVE IT BACK TO ME. I DROVE IT LESS THAN 2 MILES & TURNED AROUND, THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 5 WEEKS, PUT IN A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION (IN MY NEW CAR). THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP, AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME I COULD GET COMPENSATION, BUT LIED. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT, BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS A LEMON AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! THE VALUE HAS ALREADY STARTED TO DROP MORE THAN $10,000. I SPENT SEVERAL DAYS AND LOTS OF GAS MONEY DRIVING UP TO PICK UP MY CAR, THAT WASN'T READY! THE REPAIR SHOP WAS NICE, BUT THE CORPORATE OFFICES LIED AND WERE DISRESPECTFUL EVERY TIME. *TR

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP UPON PURCHASE. THE MILAGE ON THE CAR AT THAT TIME WAS 290 MI. THE CAR WENT INTO A BUCKING/JERKING/LUNGING WHEN WE STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A 35 MPH ZONE TO A 55 MPH. OVER THE NEXT DAYS AND WEEKS IT CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHILE ACCELERATING AND ALSO WHILE MAINTAINING CONSISTENT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT ALSO REGULARLY EXPERIENCED A RUMBLE STRIP FEEL/SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING OFF A STOP WHEN TRAVELING 20-40 MPH. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED EVERY FEW DAYS BUT WITHIN A MONTH BECAME A NEARLY DAILY EXPERIENCE. NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX OUR VEHICLE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER OWNING THE VEH, THEY PERFORMED A COMPUTER UPDATE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX BUT THE FIX FAILED. A MONTH AFTER THAT THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO ATTEMPT TO FIX. THAT FIXED THE JERKING/BUCKING/LUNGING BUT THE RUMBLE STRIP SHUDDER STILL PERSISTS AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND 20-40 MPH. IT HAPPENS DAILY FOR A WEEK OR SO... SOMETIMES ONCE A DAY, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY... THEN IT WON'T DO IT FOR A WEEK OR SO... THEN IT RETURNS AGAIN IN THE SAME PATTERN. OUR VEHICLE NOW HAS ABOUT 8200 MILES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO FIX OUR CAR DESPITE AN ONGOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2013. SINCE PURCHASE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT MANIFESTS ITSELF AS VEHICLE SHUDDERING WHEN TRYING TO MAKE TURN AT LOW SPEED OR FROM COMPLETE STOP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO GO ONTO HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AND CAN NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL FOOT IS TAKEN FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL PRESSED AGAIN. I BROUGHT THIS TO NISSAN USA ATTENTION AND SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT IN ORDER TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM THIS VEHICLE HAVE TO BE DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS IF NOT WEEKS ON DAILY BASIS SINCE SOMETIMES PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY THREE DAYS, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS THREE, FOUR TIMES A DAY. I HAVE A FEELING NISSAN IS TRYING TO HIDE SERIOUS FLAWS IN THE DESIGN OF THEIR NEW PATHFINDER AND IT IS SIMPLY REFUSING TO TAKE CARE OF PROBLEMS. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE WE WILL NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IN THE ACCIDENT UNTIL NISSAN TAKES NECESSARY STEPS TO FIX THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON 03/16/13, FROM TUSTIN NISSAN IN TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA.. AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND JERK THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. INITIALLY, IT OCCURRED NOT TOO OFTEN AND WE DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. THE SHUTTERING GOT MUCH STRONGER AS TIME WENT ON AND BECAME MORE OFTEN. DURING THESE OCCURRENCES IT APPEARED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THIS CREATED A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO NEARLY BEING STRUCK BY VEHICLES A FEW TIMES WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS AND MERGING INTO HIGHWAY LANES. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SAID WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. SO NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. *TR

WHILE MAKING TURNS FROM SIDE STREETS INTO MAIN ROADS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL BRIEFLY ACCELERATE THEN POWER WILL DROP OUT, RPM'S WILL JUMP TO 4000-5000 WITH NO ACCELERATION LEAVING ME IN THE MAIN ROAD WITH NO POWER TO ACCELERATE AND STUCK AT BETWEEN 25-35 MPH. ONLY WAY TO CORRECT PROBLEM IS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND RE ACCELERATE. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR LOSES SPEED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE IS A CVT TRANSMISSION WAS NORMAL. BUT THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERKED WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

STARTING AROUND 1100 MILES, OUR CAR SHUDDERS AND SHAKES AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN BEING DRIVEN AROUND 20 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 TIMES NOW OVER THE COURSE OF 10 DAYS. WE PURCHASED IT APRIL 11, IT FIRST HAPPENED APRIL 17, AND WAS IN THE SHOP FROM 4/22 UNTIL 5/10. WE HAD IT OUT OF THE NISSAN SERVICE SHOP FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. WOW. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ADD MYSELF TO THE BELOW LIST OF SIMILAR SCENARIOS. I HOPE NISSAN FIGURES OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND TAKES GOOD CARE OF/COMPENSATES THEIR PAYING CUSTOMERS. *TR

INCIDENT HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES FROM JULY 20TH 2013 UP TO SEPTEMBER 2013 ONLY IN HOT DAYS WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AROUND 85 DEGREES. ALL SITUATIONS WERE VERY SIMILAR. I WILL DESCRIBE JUST ONE. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE TO TRAFFIC FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. I MOVED SLOWLY AROUND 25 MPH AND I SOW THAT I CAN MERGE TO LINE SO I ACCELERATE LIGHTLY TO AROUND 30-32MPH WHERE RPM WAS AROUND 1000-1500RPM. WHEN I WAS CHANGING LINES CAR START SHAKE LIKE I'M GOING TROUGH SLOW DOWN STRIPS, I REMEMBER SPEED BECAUSE I GOT SCARED AND I TOOK LOOK TO DASH IF ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND IF ENGINE IS SHUTTING DOWN. I SAW RPM STILL UP AND CAR STARTED MOVE NORMALLY AFTER 1-2 SEC. WHEN I PRESSED ACCELERATOR. I THOUGHT THAT CAR WILL STOP AND I WILL GET HIT BY CAR COMING FROM REAR. I HAD 2 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER IN CAR WITH ME AT THAT TIME. NO SO FUNNY NISSAN. I VISITED DEALER 2 TIMES. DEALER TRIED TO REPLICATE ISSUE BUT THEY DID THAT AT MORNING WHEN IS NOT SO HOT. THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT AND THEY SENT ME HOME WITH NOTHING BECAUSE NISSAN DIDN'T RELEASED RECALL FOR MY VIN. *TR

UPON ACCELERATING, I NOTICED JERKING/SHUTTERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES SINCE THEN. TAKING TO DEALER TOMORROW. *TR