2013 Nissan Pathfinder

Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (4)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2021-01-20 21V020000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH 264,431 Details
2016-05-31 16V380000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH 79,853 Details
2014-03-26 14V142000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES 3,065 Details
2013-04-12 13V139000 SERVICE BRAKES 19,258 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-04-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, there was a slight j…
2026-01-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 My car has been having issues with what seems to be the transmission. This Nissan Pathfinder has CVT, which is continuo…
2025-12-21 POWER TRAIN No 0 I have a 2013 Pathfinder that is experiencing a High pitch whine coming from the transmission. when shifting in lower g…
2025-11-25 POWER TRAIN No 0 transmission started jerking & went out leaving me stranded.
2025-11-19 POWER TRAIN No 0 My name is [XXX] , and I am requesting urgent escalation regarding my 2013 Nissan Pathfinder, which has now gone throug…
2025-11-10 AIR BAGS No 0 Brought our 2013 Nissan Pathfinder to Naples Nissan because of a flashing airbag warning light and a Warning light that…
2025-09-26 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) assembly failed completely, rendering the vehicle inoperable. The transmis…
2025-09-20 POWER TRAIN No 0 Starts with juddering, loss of power. While driving you can experience a total complete loss of power which deceleratio…
2025-09-04 POWER TRAIN No 0 What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? - The issue lies wit…
2025-09-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 The transmission appears to be failing. When accelerating, the RPM increases but the vehicle speed does not respond imm…
2025-08-21 POWER TRAIN No 0 Transmission is making a noise after acceleration once the car gets to 40 miles an hour it starts jerking. Just purchas…
2025-08-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 When I push on break it doesn’t engage to Release car from park.
2025-07-14 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle j…
2025-07-11 SUSPENSION No 0 The rear sub-frame, to which the suspension system is connected had rusted out and failed. Two different mechanics ind…
2025-07-07 ENGINE No 0 My 2013 Pathfinder keeps shuddering and jerking and swerving while driving
2025-06-11 POWER TRAIN No 0 The transmission shudders. Causes jerking and hard shifts that makes the car move in unwanted ways. Car may shut off …
2025-06-02 SUSPENSION No 0 My wife's car is a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. We heard what appeared a noise coming from rear undercarriage of the car. to…
2025-06-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Rear subframe rusted through and unable to be repaired. Contacted Nissan and would not assist even though some VIN # of…
2025-05-29 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 See attached document for complaint.
2025-05-16 SUSPENSION No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving and making a turn, the steering wheel becam…
2025-05-15 TIRES No 0 235/55R20 102H Tires are Defective Have Bubbles. This is 2nd tire which has a bubble. Costco will not stand behind war…
2025-04-27 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 There is a recall on the make, model and year of my vehicle but the vin says that my vehicle is not affected yet that i…
2025-04-17 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Rear subframe on the passenger side cracked because of excessive rust making it dangerous to drive so it's now stuck at…
2025-04-15 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary, on the lift at the inde…
2025-03-03 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 vehicle does not accelerates properly after a left turn it starts jerking violently and it correct itself after a few m…
2025-02-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds…
2025-01-29 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 In January I took my car to the dealership to repair my recalls and I complained about my car juddering jerking and sta…
2025-01-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. There was no warning li…
2024-12-29 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Interior door handle failure. The handle component of the interior door handle which retains the actuator cable freque…
2024-12-02 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 The contact owned a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the hood unintend…
2024-11-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 When getting a new set of tires found out that drivers side rear subframe assembly rusted away where the control arm at…
2024-11-07 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving 50-55 MPH, the contact heard an abnorm…
2024-10-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was sh…
2024-09-24 POWER TRAIN No 0 See attached document for complaint.
2024-09-13 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Took my 2013 Pathfinder to Steve Shannon Tires and auto center to fix (what I thought was the issue) a wheel bearing. T…
2024-08-28 STRUCTURE No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH and depressing the bra…
2024-08-23 STRUCTURE No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the tires were losing air. The contact drove the veh…
2024-08-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The …
2024-08-04 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Rust only on brackets that hold the arm on the rear sway arm stabilizer
2024-07-01 SUSPENSION No 0 Rear subframe rotted out. Car is garage kept.
2024-06-24 TIRES No 0 Left rear passenger tire failed has a Bubble. 235/50R20. Tire have a manufacturing problem all tires on the vehicle nee…
2024-06-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My car powers off as I am driving it. The brakes work but nothing else. The dials go crazy and all the warning lights o…
2024-06-16 SUSPENSION No 0 Hello, I've purchased my Nissan pathfinder 2013 2 yrs ago . And fell in love with it. But since June 2014, it has been …
2024-06-12 POWER TRAIN No 0 Car shakes. Engine light on. Diagnostic performed by Ase certified mechanic revealing transmission code, CVT shutter wh…
2024-05-29 POWER TRAIN No 0 Wife was driving to pick up the kids from school and the transmission started to shudder then doesn’t move at all until…
2024-05-15 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds…
2024-05-14 SUSPENSION No 0 I started having issues with my brakes. I had recently had the front rotors and pads replaced, but I still heard squeek…
2024-05-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Both the front and back cradles are bad. The back ones snapped in pieces. They should not have gone bad there is no rus…
2024-05-05 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while accelerating from a complete stop, the vehicle shud…
2024-03-27 AIR BAGS No 0 The front passenger air bag turned off when an adult or teen sits in the seat. The air bag has remained turned off. Th…