2015 Nissan Pathfinder · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 25owner reports
- 50,000median miles
- 3involved a crash
Newest report Jun 11, 2025 · checked Sep 9, 2026
25 of the 320 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Tick what matches of 25 reports
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the pads and rotors (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the brakes covers the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to November 5, 2014, and 2014-2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured August 12, 2014, to November 15, 2014. During the assembly process, the front wheel hub assembly fasteners may not have been properly torqued.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and tighten any loose bolts to the proper specification, free of charge. The recall began February 2, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 37,809 and 90,000 miles, from the 16 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Brake lights will stay on even when car is parked and not occupied.Skid control coms on when driving and engine power is reduced or in lymph node. Car can be put in drive without depressing the brake switch . Ok Nissan says this is not on recall by vin # but there is an active recall on this model now. Sounds like a good lawsuit to me.Thanks and hope you can help.”
Filed Aug 6, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 3 of 25 reports involved a crash and 2 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.
Other problems on this car
- Airbag warning light or recall 55 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 31 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 28 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 27 reports