Nissan Pathfinder Transmission / powertrain problems
53 of the 596 complaints about the Nissan Pathfinder (8.9%) concern Transmission / powertrain, making it the model's #5 problem area. That share is 0.8× the Transmission / powertrain share across all tracked vehicles.
Analysis
9 Transmission / powertrain complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 13 in the 12 months before — down 31%.
3 of these reports (5.7%) describe a crash or fire, with 1 injury and 0 deaths mentioned.
No recall campaign addresses Transmission / powertrain for the tracked model years.
By model year
When complaints were filed
Last 12 months: 9 · Previous 12 months: 13
What owners report
I engage the Parking Botton on shifter, & the vehicle still rolled away from me after I got out of Vehicle
As we were driving on the highway about 70 miles per hour, no traffic relatively, the vehicle started to violently shake and then we heard a loud explosion in the front end, prompting the front drive and passenger airbags to deploy, as well as the full right…
Purchased new 1/15/2025. First issue with this car happened Oct 2025 with something electrical drawing power. This caused AT codes, auto start/stop codes, front and rear collision codes etc.
While driving the vehicle it has gone into neutral 3 times prior to 8,000 mile. The vehicle was bought new. Two of the three times I was pressing the gas pedal and holding it steady. Speed was ~ 40-45 MPH. RPMs increased from ~1500 to over 3000.
Driving at 75 miles per hour on highway. We Heard an explosion, and airbags deployed. There was no collision or front end hit, there was no warning lights or sounds, no deceleration.
A few months after purchase, the power cut off on me. Then it happened again the following year. Then the screen for backing up started going on and off. Then I started feeling like the car was loosing power.
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
No recall campaign addresses Transmission / powertrain for the tracked model years.
Problem areas · Nissan Pathfinder
- Engine107
- Brakes107
- Electrical97
- Unspecified or other64
- Transmission / powertrain53
- Body & structure50
Nissan Pathfinder problems, complaints & recalls by model year ›
Related reading
- Transmission problems explained: shudder, harsh shifts, CVTs and what to test on a driveHow the main automatic transmission types fail, the symptoms owner complaints describe for each, and a practical test-drive checklist.