Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Nissan Pathfinder has 39 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
39
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | ENGINE | While driving at a rate of 20mph +, the pathfinder will start jerking back and forth then turn off. ... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | ENGINE | FOR OVER 6 MONTHS MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SPUTTERING OFF AND ON. JUST RECENTLY, WHEN CRANKING IT UP, IT ... |
| Oct 8, 2020 | ENGINE | THE ENGINE COOLING FAN PART NUMBER 21481-3JA2E HAS FAILED TWICE IN THIS VEHICLE. FIRST TIME AT 50,5... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | ENGINE | cvt transmission is the worse my vehicle stopped on me on the highway coming from miami to orlando ... |
| Jun 3, 2020 | ENGINE | NOTICED THAT A LOUD CLACKING/CLUNKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOOD WHEN I PULLED INTO... |
| May 15, 2020 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | NOTICED THAT A LOUD CLACKING/CLUNKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOOD. NOISE SEEMED TO O... |
| May 10, 2020 | ENGINE | NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FROM FAN ASSEMBLY AS A/C IS PUT ON. NOISE GOES AWAY AS CL... |
| Feb 12, 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLIN... |
| Jan 21, 2020 | ENGINE | LOAD CLUNKING BEHIND RADIATOR ON PASSENGER (RH) SIDE. FAULT TREE ANALYSIS REVEALED ISSUE WITH THE RA... |
| Jan 7, 2020 | ENGINE | WHENEVER I TURNED ON THE A/C OR HEATER, THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I NOTI... |
| Jan 2, 2020 | ENGINE | RADIATOR FAN MOTOR, SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM. CAN HEAR BEARINGS RATTLING IN THE FAN MOTOR. |
| Dec 15, 2019 | ENGINE | MY 2015, IS AT 54K MILES AND IT STARTING MAKE NOISE AND HAD IT CHECKED IT'S THE COOLING SYSTEM. THIS... |
| Dec 4, 2019 | ENGINE | RADIATOR FAN (RIGHT SIDE) NO LONGER SPINNING SMOOTHLY, CREATING LOUD NOISE. NOISE BEGAN SUDDENLY AT... |
| Nov 22, 2019 | ENGINE | 2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS PURCHASE TWO MONTHS AGO WITH ONLY 48569 MILES IT'S STARTED MAKING A LOUD ... |
| Jun 11, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLI... |
| May 8, 2019 | ENGINE | COOLING FAN STARTED MAKING NOISES WHEN AC OR HEAT IS AT 58K. SOUNDS LIKE THE FAN BEARINGS ARE SHOT.... |
| May 5, 2019 | ENGINE | 2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 43,000 MILES FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS VEHICLE HAS GIVING US PROBLEMS ACCELE... |
| Apr 1, 2019 | ENGINE | THE CAR ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES AND THE CENTER DUAL COOLING FAN HAS ALREADY STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOIS... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | ENGINE | COOLING FAN ON RADIATOR VIBRATING WHEN HEAT OR AC TURNED ON. |
| Mar 1, 2019 | ENGINE | AT LESS THAN 41,000 MILES, THE BEARINGS IN THE DUAL RADIATOR AND CONDENSER FAN ASSEMBLY ARE WORN AND... |