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2007 Nissan Pathfinder Electrical Problems

11 owner-reported electrical complaints from NHTSA data

11
Complaints
1
Fires
Jan 2009Dec 2017
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (11)

mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jun 2019

OTHER, ELECTRICAL WASN'T SURE WHAT IT FELL UNDER: MAIN HORN. DOES NOT WORK AND HAS NOT WORKED FOR OVER A YEAR.

NHTSA #: 11217551
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Dec 2017

OVERDRIVE IN TRANSMISSION MAKES CAR DOWNSHIFT OR UP SHIFT CAUSING MAJOR ISSUES WHILE DRIVING! LOSS OF CONTROL, ACCIDENTS.... BLOWN TRANSMISSION AT THIS POINT

NHTSA #: 11053755
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Filed: Jun 2017

CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY,IT WOULTD NOT START

NHTSA #: 10993439
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: May 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WITH A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL IN THE TANK, THE GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVELER SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

NHTSA #: 10990600
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Filed: Aug 2015

CAR HAD BEGUN SHUTTERING AND ENGINE WOULD REV REAL FAST. ON PARTICULAR DAY CAR ACTUALLY QUIT WORKING FOR GOOD, HUSBAND HAD PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FROM THAT POINT FORWARD THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK. WHEN CAR FIRST STARTED SHUTTERING AND REVVING, CAR WAS TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION BUSINESS AND THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL (NOT CERTAIN THAT ALL WERE OF SAME YEAR) WAITING TO HAVE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED BECAUSE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND GRADUALLY KILLED THEM. WORKER AT TRANSMISSION SHOP KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN HUSBAND EXPLAINED WHAT THE CAR WAS DOING, AND SAID THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT.

NHTSA #: 10747353
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY
Filed: Nov 2014

THE FRONT WINDOWS OF THE VEHICLE GO DOWN AFTER YOU CLOSE THE DOOR WITH THE BEEPER/ ALARM. THAT HAPPEN SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER YOU CLOSE OR OPEN THE CAR SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY PREOCCUPANT BECAUSE THAT HAPPEN SOME TIME WITHOUT YOU NOTICE IT SO IF YOU ARE AT A PUBLIC PARKING YOUR CAR IS WIDELY OPEN. *TR

NHTSA #: 10652784
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Filed: Sep 2014

MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED TO FEEL HEAVY AS I WAS DRIVING @ 35MPH..LIKE IF IT WAS DRAGGING SOMETHINNG...I STEP ON THE GAS AND TOOK A MINUTE TO GET BACK TO SPEED...STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT...AND TRIED TO GO AGAIN. AND IT SUDDENLY JUST GAVE ON ME....TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO CRANK NO START ..IT LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

NHTSA #: 10639492
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Filed: Aug 2013

MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE SLUGGISH AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND TRIED TO CRANK MY TRUCK TO LEAVE IT WOULD NOT SAY A WORD. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN MORROW FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TESTING. I RECEIVED A CALL THE NEXT DAY STATING THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO GET THE TRUCK UP AND RUNNING. I EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT I HAD M VEHICLE SERVICED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND THERE WAS NEVER AN INDICATION THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THEY QUOTED ME 6,100 TO REPAIR MY TRUCK. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED AND SENT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED MY TRUCK AS NEEDING A ENGINECONTROL MODULE. MY ISSUE WITH NISSAN IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILIAR TO MINE AND THEY OFFERED NO HELP TO RESOLVE MY PROBLEMS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SPEAK TO SOME ONE DIRECTLY ABOUT MY ISSUES AS THERE ARE TOO MANY TO LIST HERE.

NHTSA #: 10537952
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: May 2013

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REFLECT CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL, NO MATTER WHAT THE LEVEL. I HAVE BEEN RE-SETTING TRIP MILEAGE AFTER FILL-UPS TO HAVE AN APPROXIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF FUEL TANK LEVEL. I AM DISABLED AND MY VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS YESTERDAY. *TR

NHTSA #: 10510554
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FireFiled: Jul 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD THE ALARM SOUND AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE HOOD AND WIRING HARNESS WERE BURNED, BUT THE VEHICLE IS SALVAGEABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

NHTSA #: 10276334
mediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Filed: Jan 2009

IGNITION SYSTEM DEACTIVATED BY THE SECURITY SYSTEM OR BY INTERMITTENTLY FAILING KEY TRANSPONDER CHIP RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO START. *TR

NHTSA #: 10254440

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