2020 Nissan Pathfinder Electrical Problems
9 owner-reported electrical complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (9)
Your car is experiencing ongoing electrical problems, including issues with the air conditioning system. Additionally, your timing belt chain has failed and the gasket covers are damaged. This appears to be a recurring problem with your vehicle.
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Your remote door lock fob doesn't work for the driver and passenger side doors — they won't lock or unlock when you press the button. This leaves your doors unlocked and accessible to anyone, which is a security concern when you're away from the car or stopped in traffic.
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Your passenger door lock and unlock buttons don't work — you have to manually lock and unlock by hand — and your driver door is starting to have the same problem. Your liftgate button broke over a year ago and is only held by cables, and the silver trim piece around it recently flew off. Your manual trunk design requires pushing a button and pulling up, which feels unsafe and poorly designed.
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Your driver's side door won't lock or unlock when you use your key fob, even though the other doors work fine with it. You have to use the physical key to lock and unlock just that one door. The fix will likely involve diagnosing the door lock actuator or the electrical connection specific to the driver's side door.
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Back up camera issues hardly works
No defroster and no heat. Can't defrost or de-fog windows. Fan doesn't turn on failing to defrost windows. No heat, no air conditioning, no air movement. Powering off and on the pathfinder didn't solve it, turning on and off heat, defrost doesn't work. All fuses are OK.
Moisture ingression into the passenger side front lighting assembly (head light). Visable water droplets and some accumulartion . 1st indication was an errror message along with reduced visibility. 2nd indication was failue of that headlight.
We rented this vehicle from Budget for about two weeks. On two separate occasions the backup camera went blank and the rear parking sensors quit working. I stopped the vehicle and shifted from reverse to drive and back but the rear view camera and sensors did not come back on. After I shutdown and restarted the vehicle, they started working again. We turned the vehicle in on 1/3/2021 and mentioned the issue to the lot attendant.
PERIODICALLY THE BACK UP CAMERA SHORTS OUT AND YOU ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO USE IT.