2020 Nissan Pathfinder Transmission Problems

Your car suddenly loses all throttle response while driving, leaving you with little to no acceleration — a dangerous situation in traffic where you can't maintain speed or safely move. This problem has happened repeatedly even after multiple repairs by the dealership, including a full transmission replacement, and the vehicle fails again within hours of being returned. Your Pathfinder is currently undrivable and unsafe to operate. The fix will likely involve diagnosing and repairing the throttle control system, which may include electronic throttle body components, sensors, or engine control module reprogramming.

Your Pathfinder occasionally cuts out, stutters, or lurches while driving—this happens both at low speeds (around 25 mph after stopping) and highway speeds (75-80 mph)—but the problem goes away on its own and doesn't appear when the dealership test drives it. The issue isn't triggering any diagnostic codes, so the dealership says there's nothing to fix, even though you've brought it in multiple times and contacted Nissan Customer Affairs.

Your vehicle accelerates on its own when traveling below 25 mph without you pressing the gas pedal, and this has happened multiple times. Additionally, your transfer case and axle seals started leaking at 74,000 miles. The dealer quoted $4,000 for repairs. A mechanic will need to diagnose the cruise control or throttle system for the acceleration issue and replace the leaking seals.

Your transmission may shudder or vibrate when accelerating or shifting gears. This jerky feeling can happen during normal driving and may be noticeable when the vehicle is changing speeds. The issue involves your continuously variable transmission (CVT), which controls power delivery to the wheels. A transmission fluid change or internal component inspection may be needed to resolve the problem.

At recommend 60k interval transmission was having issues and advised the Nissan Dealership concerning issue. After consulting with Master tech on site and Corporate Nissan service was completed and still have issues. Transmission slips at all different intervals for the known cvt transmission that is in vehicle. Nissan suggested to have a ecm/tcm update to possibly diagnose the problem wanted to charge $150 for no guarantee of any results. Did ride alone with shop Forman. Still have issues and no check engine light or other lights are showing on dash.

The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. The contact stated that after several minutes, the vehicle operated as designed. While approaching a stop sign, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact depressed the brake pedal desperately to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that no failure was found. The dealer also stated that the manufacturer was aware of the rough transmission shifting, but no recall had been issued for the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000.