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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2023 Nissan Pathfinder Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
7%of 107 total for the year
Median mileage
10,080miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2023 Nissan Pathfinder, 7% of the 107 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,080 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Forward warning system dashboard light goes on and does not shut off. Module has been replaced at a cost of $2500 and this has not solved the problem. Light has gone off with a chime alarm and yellow triangle with an exclamation point too. We were told we needed to get it fixed as soon as possible for safety reasons. Unfortunately, Nissan dealer can't seem to fix the problem and we're afraid to drive the vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #11703671, filed 2025-12

“Stopped at light the car suddenly bolted forward hitting ( 4-5 ft between vehicles)car infront. My car then bolted forward and hit the vehicle again. The gear shift would not respond to putting it into park, The only way it was corrected was turn off the engine. Second time this happened was in my garage..the car bolted in reverse and would not stop. until engine turned off. I took the car to the dealer and he said my sensors were bent....(from hitting the car) and we waited 5 hours for Nissan tech to respond, which I left the dealership and told them to let me know what the tech reps said. …”

NHTSA complaint #11646787, filed 2025-03

“In the past week or so I’ve experienced a blinking front collision light blinking as I’m driving. In the past two days the blinking light is now an actual audible alert with a collision warning system malfunction warning light saying it is disabled. Sometimes however, the adaptive cruise control still appear to work, sometimes it doesn’t. The light and system malfunction appears and then turns off on its own with no apparent reason. This is a serious safety concern because if the system does malfunction can lead to a collision when driving and/or parking if the light is blinking. …”

NHTSA complaint #11572234, filed 2024-02

“On 6/9/24 I was traveling South on Interstate 77. I had intelligent cruise control set. I heard a little chime noise go off and looked at my dash to see what it could be. I noticed the intelligent cruise control was turned off. So I gave my car gas to get it back up to speed. The engine just reved and that is when I noticed that my car was in neutral. This was not operator error. I had both of my hands on the steering wheel and nothing hit the shifter to put it in Neutral. I have an appointment with Nissan on Monday 6/17. Back in Feb 2023 this same car put itself in neutral at a stop light. …”

NHTSA complaint #11593964, filed 2024-06

“Dear NHTSA, I would like to report a safety issue while driving this vehicle on Interstate 35E North of downtown St Paul, MN. While driving in traffic I went to move into a lane to the right allowing us to move in a less congested lane of traffic. During the move I pushed the pedal to full and the engine just shut off/cut out and stalled while in the middle of moving lanes in fast moving traffic. The vehicle jerked and slowed then the engine can back to life (fired back up) and my wife was screaming at this point that we were going to get us killed with traffic behind us moving at 60 plus mph. …”

NHTSA complaint #11544194, filed 2023-09

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Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026213%
2025712%
2024910%
202387%
2022118%
202048%
20191114%
201856%
201742%
201320%
200810%

Other parts of the 2023 Nissan Pathfinder

Other or unknown
30 complaints
Electrical system
24 complaints
Fuel system
23 complaints
Brakes
22 complaints
Engine
15 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
13 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Lane departure
3 complaints
Seats
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Air bags
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Nissan Pathfinder

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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