2014 Nissan Pathfinder · symptom sheet

Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard

95owner reports
45,700median miles
$1,850median quote
2involved a crash

Newest report Jun 23, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

188 of the 522 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 95 of those describe transmission shudder, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2014 Pathfinder.

Narrower sheets: Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear (33 reports)

No recall on this systemas of Oct 2, 2026

2 crashesin 95 reports

1 person hurtin these reports

Tick what matches of 95 reports

shudders or vibrates at low speed

slips or revs without pulling

bangs or clunks into gear

hesitates when I accelerate

a dealer did a software update

fluid was changed or flushed

Transmission shudder on other Pathfinder years

201495 reports 201527 reports

Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2026.

What this problem usually is

This is the biggest drivetrain group on the site: a transmission that shudders, slips, hesitates or bangs into gear. It's the everyday version of transmission trouble, where the car still drives but doesn't drive right, and it has three narrower sheets of its own for jerking, hesitation and slipping.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (10 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.

NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Pathfinder

PE13-029opened Aug 29, 2013

Transmission and drivetrain · model years 2013

Transmission cooler hose separation. Closed mar 31, 2014, led to recall 14V-142.

DP12-004opened Jun 11, 2012

Transmission and drivetrain · model years 2005 to 2010

Transmission failures. Closed oct 22, 2016.

None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.

What owners paid

12 of the 95 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,100 to $4,800.

$1,100$1,850$4,800

$0k$2k$4k$6k$8k

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 20,000 and 89,260 miles, from the 60 reports that gave a mileage.

Is this a known problem?

The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 5 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder that deal with this problem. Newest first.

Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.

Service bulletinNTB17-039kSep 30, 2020
PATHFINDER, ALTIMA, MAXIMA, MURANO AND QUEST; CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration), AND One of these DTCs is stored: ï· P17F0 (CVT_JUDDER (T/M INSPECTION)) ï· P17F1 (CVT_JUDDER (C/U INSPECTION)) NOTE: ï If a transmission judder (as ...
Service bulletinNTB17-039Apr 27, 2017
2013-2014 PATHFINDER; CVT JUDDER AND DTC P17F0 OR P17F1 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration) AND One of these DTCs is stored.
Service bulletinNTB15015FApr 29, 2016
IF YOU CONFIRM: The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration) AND One of these DTCs is stored: - P17F0 (CVT_JUDDER (T/M INSPECTION)) - P17F1 (CVT_JUDDER (C/U INSPECTION)) NOTE - If a transmission judder (as described ...
Service bulletinNTB15014BApr 5, 2016
IF YOU CONFIRM The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration). NOTE: A new diagnostic logic has been established to enhance the diagnostic process by storing diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) on Applied Vehicles.

1 more on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder page.

What owners wrote

“Transmission shudders at 20 miles per hour. It can sometimes buck and jerk pretty hard”
Filed Sep 17, 2024

“In my 2014 Nissan Pathfinder when I drive between the speeds of 25-40 mph my SUV shudder and shakes violently like my car is going to break in half, it's not safe to drive anymore,”
Filed Sep 4, 2024

“When driving the vehicle I experience a shudder/judder when accelerating from a complete stop, and turning at low speeds. The SUV can shake violently at times or subtly, it is alarming when driving. It isn't consistent, it happens periodically when I drive. Imagine the anxiety of waiting for this to happen.”
Filed Aug 17, 2024

“The vehicle while at highway speed would not accelerate at all and rpms go way up. At lower speeds between 20--40 mph the car would shake and jerk violently. On 4 separate times when getting on highway ramps during acceleration it would simply just not go, Locate dealer has done all recalls they have but will not address the CVT transmission problems.”
Filed Oct 30, 2023

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 2 of 95 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.

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