2014 Nissan Pathfinder Electrical Problems

Your car is displaying a warning that the hybrid battery is overheating. There's a recall for this issue, but it doesn't apply to your vehicle's identification number, so the dealer won't repair it under warranty. You may want to have the battery cooling system inspected by a technician to prevent potential damage.

While driving on the parkway several times for traveling to work, my car would suddenly and violently shudder and drop speed much lower than the posted speed limit. My RPMs would race from 1.5 to 5 but no increase in speed when the accelerator was pushed. I had to put my emergency 4 way lights on and drive in the far right lane. Nissan dealership kept saying the vehicle was working fine when I complained about it. I took it in for service at least twice, nothing found. Then when my whole family was with me, the car shuddered violently, and would not respond at all with the accelator pedal and was unresponsive and the brakes difficult to engage and hard to steer. I had to glide into the shoulder to make a full stop. Then the engine would not turn off. All I could do was put my emergency flashers on and put the windows down for air. I had to call for help. My husband then tried the next day to drive my vehicle to the Nissan dealership, but again, the vehicle broke down and had to be towed. Nissan then finally diagnosed the problems as needing transmission replacement. Since it is a hybrid 2014 Nissan Pathfinder with less than 84,000 miles and over 7 years old I would need to buy a new transmission for over $14,000. My milage is under 73,500, but my vehicle is 9 years old. So my mileage is acceptable, but the age of the vehicle disqualifies me, because both parameters must be met for warranty to be effective. I already spent $1400 for a new air compressor system less than 3 months earlier for the same vehicle. I had no heat and no air conditioner.

Issue 1 ...shift lock solenoid has a faulty wire on bottom solenoid. Unable to move gear out of park. Issue 2 ...power lift gate fails to open. No power options work or manual option will not open rear hatch.

1/6/23-Car turned off on me before entering the highway, luckily I was still in the street. Took it to the Nissan dealership and they stated the car was done for and gave me a trade in value of $1500. This car was purchased sometime in July 2022. Now The dealership of Nissan is quoting me $8K to fix the battery. Also charging a high diagnostic fee. Don’t think it’s fair their selling cars like these to people where they know the battery is expensive.

After performing Recall PC786 my vehicle still randomly fails to start and I have to wait for 20 to 30 minutes for it to respond to normal start procedure. Fob battery new, battery good, break engaged. The recall didn’t provide a solution, problem with starting relay and connectivity remains. Safety issue.

June 2021 I brought my 2014 Nissan Pathfinder in for routine maintenance. I was informed there was a recall for the 'Brake Switch'. I had not received notice for this recall but east Charlotte Nissan insisted it get done. Until this date I had NO problems with this vehicle. Right after the recall was done I was driving thru a round-a-bout, tapped the brakes and then had NO Acceleration. There was a semi-truck on my bumper and I had no where to go. I immediately brought the vehicle back to EC and they insisted it was my transmission. They said they found no issues and charged me for work that was not necessary. I continued to brake down 4 more times pulling my trailer from NC to ME. Two incidents were on I81N. I had semi-trucks all around me. Panicked!! I had the vehicle into 4 different dealers, 6 different times. They could not fix the issue. I asked Berlin City Nissan to at least replace the recall parts. They did. My vehicle totally broke down this time, again going thru a round-a-bout. Every light on the dash was flashing. I had no control of the vehicle but was able to roll onto the sidewalk. I was too afraid to drive this vehicle any further. I called a tow truck. Several dealers explained they had seen this already and thought they could repair. None Could. Marc Motors sent that vehicle off to auction, as is!!! I have nightmares of some mom breaking down with her kids in the car. I have filed complaints with Nissan, 10 different departments. Nissan Corporate is telling me the NHTSA is responsible for the Nightmare Nissan has caused me and have 'brushed me off'. I am now in a 2022 Nissan Pathfinder and have identified 3 different issues with the vehicle. One of which is very dangerous. Not sure where to go next. I have all the documentation to back up my claim. Can you help?

WATER LEAKS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR FROM THE ROOF AND RUNS DOWN AND SATURATE THE IN CABIN FUSE BOX AND THE FLOOR COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

BRAKE LAMP RELAY WENT BAD AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, RUNNING, DRIVING. ON OR OFF. THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME PATHFINDERS, BUT OURS IS NOT ONE. HAD TO PAY TO REPAIR MYSELF. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL PATHFINDERS.

UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. THIS WAS FOUND OUT BY ROUGH IDLING, SLOW ACCELERATION, INCREASED GAS USAGE, AND ENGINE LIGHT ON.

I HAD 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND PASSED WITH NO ISSUES IN JUNE 2019. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, I DROVE ALL MORNING WITH NO TYPE OF INCIDENTS. MY NIECE, WHO LIVES ON A HILL WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND I PICKED HER THAT MORNING FROM HER HOUSE. SHE HAD TO RETURNED TO HER HOUSE LATER THAT MORNING FOR AN ITEM SO I DROVE BACK UP THE HILL, WAITED FOR HER IN HER DRIVEWAY, LEFT HER HOUSE AND AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL I REALIZED THAT MY BRAKES WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD TURNED ON. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WASN'T WORKING AND I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I KEPT PRESSING MY BRAKES AND NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. IT JUST KEPT GOING! AT THAT POINT, I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE THE BEST PLACE TO CRASH. I CAME DOWN THE HILL CROSSED OVER ONE OF THE MAIN ROADS AND STEERED MY CAR INTO A FENCE AND WE HIT A TREE. ALL OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I WAS GRATEFUL THAT BOTH MY NIECE AND I HAD NO MAJOR INJURIES. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAD NO ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES IN THE PAST! I DID FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SOFTWARE IN THE 2013 AND 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDERS MODEL-YEARS AND THERE WAS A RECALL. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 2014 HOWEVER I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE. I ALSO HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICE AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND BRAKE SOFTWARE FAILURES WAS NEVER COMMUNICATED TO ME. SOMETHING WENT TERRIBLY WRONG WITH MY BRAKES OR THE SOFTWARE THAT DAY.

FAULTY BREAK RELAY SWITCH. IT PREVENTS ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SOME ONE TO REAR END ME.

POWER LIFTGATE OF OUR SUV AUTOMATICALLY CLOSES ONCE THE GATE REACHES THE TOP OF ITS "OPEN" POSITION. SUDDEN CLOSURE IS A LIFE THREATENING EVENT TO A SMALL CHILD AT OR NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SAID TO BE A "SPINDLE" PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "KEYPAD NOT DETECTED" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER IDLING AND/OR WHEN THE PUSH TO START BUTTON WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROWNS AUTO WORLD (2634 HOPE MILLS RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28306, (910) 307-7361) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,529.

THE DASHBOARD 'MILES REMAINING', GAS GAUGE READING, AND ACTUAL GAS REMAINING ARE NO LONGER IN SYNC.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF, AND WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL STAY ON EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES AREN'T BEING PRESSED. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS PEDAL. THIS OCCURS AFTER YOU HIT THE BRAKES, AND WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE WON'T GO OVER 20 MPH.

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOSE POWER, THE CAR WILL ONLY GO 5 MILES AN HOUR ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND MY FOOT IS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE BEEN IN DANGER NUMEROUS TIMES OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE NISSAN DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS NOW WITH SAME PROBLEM! I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY WITH THIS CAR, MY GRANDKIDS CANNOT DRIVE WITH ME DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY A PASSENGER, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CASE # 20303916 - FILED WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM, LIFT-GATE, DVD HEADSET & REMOTE AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO PULL AND GETS STUCK. DUE TO MALFUNCTION WITH DOOR LOCKS, OUR 2 YEAR OLD BABY WAS LOCKED IN THE CAR. WE HAD TO BREAK THE WINDOW TO GET HER OUT. SINCE THE KEY FOB WAS IN THE CAR, THE CAR SHOULD HAVE NEVER LOCKED. WE HAVE PROVIDED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE LIFT GATE AND KEY FOB MALFUNCTIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MAIN COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH IS CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE SENSOR AND THE I-KEY SENSOR TO TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM BEING USED. THE RADIO AND ODOMETER SCREEN IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE MILEAGE IS FLUCTUATING AS WELL AS THE GAS GAUGE. THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THE SYSTEM IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED, ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE SENSOR. HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. UPDATED 03/02/15*JB

BACKUP CAMERA MONITOR IS FLICKERING OR VIDEO FEED IS MOVING UP AND DOWN ON MONITOR. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT WHEN PRESENT, IMAGE QUALITY IS VERY POOR RENDERING BACKUP CAMERA FEATURE USELESS. *TR

2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHEN PEOPLE WHO WEIGHED OVER 120 LBS SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V445000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. BEFORE THE CONTACT COULD HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A NEARBY POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL PRIOR TO HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,039.