2022 Nissan Pathfinder Reliability Report

The front passenger seat sits very low and has no height adjustment. Shorter adults struggle to see over the dash and worry about hitting it or the airbag in a crash. Some owners use cushions or homemade risers. Owners note that Nissan added passenger seat height adjustment for 2023. Both injury reports involve the second-row EZ seat pitching forward fast with a child seat attached, either after a bump or when a child in the third row pressed the button. Driver heated seats also stop working, in one case around 37,000 miles.

Most of these reports involve starting and shifting faults. Cars click without starting, show many error messages, or will not release the brakes. Some shift to neutral or roll after Park is pressed. Because the shifter is electronic, a stalled car cannot be moved out of traffic. Other reports cover a backup camera that goes black while reversing, forward collision sensor faults, random radio and stereo shutdowns, and a wireless charger that overheated a phone. One fire report describes the car burning while parked and switched off.

The accelerator pedal sticks down or snaps off at its mount, sometimes during highway merges. One stuck pedal pushed the car past 90 mph even though the factory mats were in place. Other reports describe the car refusing to go faster than 20 mph at about 4000 rpm until it is restarted. In one case a dealer replaced the battery and the fault came back. Unintended shifts to neutral and park also show up here, along with one engine failure at 93,000 miles that required a full engine replacement.

Water gets into the cabin through clogged sunroof drains. It also gets past door weather stripping and runs behind the inner door panels, soaking the insulation and leading to mold and persistent odor. Repeat dealer visits often end with only the drains cleared. Sunroof glass also bursts while driving with nothing hitting it. Smaller complaints include cabin rattles, door handle lock sensors that work only some of the time, heated seats that never warm up, and infotainment reboots.

The panoramic sunroof shatters with no impact, usually on the freeway and once while the car was parked in a driveway. The glass breaks suddenly and can burst outward. At least one car's sunroof shattered a second time after the first was replaced. Coverage is uncertain: one car sat at the dealer while Nissan engineering decided whether the repair would be paid.

The seat belt warning shows belts as unbuckled even when every occupant is buckled in. It either chimes for the whole drive or puts red marks over seats on the occupant display. To fix it, dealers have replaced the driver and rear center buckles. At least one owner was refused coverage under a dealer-sold warranty. A separate report describes a rear left belt that does not latch properly and comes loose.

There are few reports, and they cover different problems. In one crash-related report, the brakes did not slow the car at about 60 mph and it hit the vehicle ahead. Collision avoidance did not activate and the airbag did not deploy. Another report describes an airbag warning light coming on. Owners also worry that the low front passenger seat and upward-tilted second-row captain's chairs put adults and child seats in the wrong position for a crash.