2015 Nissan Pathfinder · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 31owner reports
- 56,500median miles
- $500median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Aug 8, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
151 of the 320 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 31 of those describe stalling. Only airbag is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 31 reports
Stalling on other Pathfinder years
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
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (6 reports) and the alternator (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Pathfinder
Transmission cooler hose separation. Closed mar 31, 2014, led to recall 14V-142.
Transmission failures. Closed oct 22, 2016.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 31 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $300 to $5,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 38,000 and 68,000 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Complete shutdown of the vehicle while driving down the road. Caused me to go into a ditch. The vehicles lights flashed and then it just shut off. Had the alternator replaced twice also the battery replaced twice and now the nissan dealership has said they don't know what's wrong with it.”
Filed Jun 14, 2024
“2015 pathfinder will intermittently not accelerate while driving. Occurs mostly after being at a stop. Has also occurred while in motion in a 35 mph zone. The traction control light will illuminate and stay on until vehicle is shut off and restarted. This is dangerous and will eventually cause a crash.”
Filed Mar 22, 2023
“Shuttering occurs upon acceleration from a stop and loss of power. Intermittent stalling an extreme loss of power.”
Filed May 4, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 31 reports involved a crash. 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.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Airbag warning light or recall 55 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 28 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 27 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 25 reports