2017 Pathfinder vibration during acceleration.

I know the rare occasion I drive my bride's 2019 Pathfinder around town, which is mostly semi-rural-ish 35-55mpg, hilly, windy roads, I prefer to drive it with the overdrive (OD) turned off. It's the button on the side of the shifter handle. It does bring the engine RPMs up to 2500-3000, but it really doesn't effect MPGs for this type of driving unless your doing like 60mph+ and it's so much more pleasant than that engine lugging low RPM drone which is what I think everyone is referring here to. Try it. See how you like it.

electrichorseman said:

Hi everyone,
This past December I bought a 2017 Pathfinder (CPO from a Nissan Dealer) with about 18,000 miles. I had issues with power train vibration during acceleration. I don't want to go into detail too much because the situation is presently being evaluated by Nissan Customer Service. I will say this, it's been to two different dealers a total of 4 times.In short I'd like to know if anyone feels a vibration in the power train, in their 2017 models, during light acceleration. I mainly feel it between 20 and 45 miles per hour. It's not enough to make your teeth chatter, but it is annoying.

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have the same problem it is either left or right axle shaft

tuffy said:

have the same problem it is either left or right axle shaft

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had this noise for about 8 months till it got so bad to know it was the axle look good from outside but one of the bearing is probably worn

It's possible, but there is no way four visits and a field rep didn't see a torn axle boot. Axles can cause vibrations, but it is not common at all, and vibrations can come from numerous locations. If you want to know the source of the vibration, get an NVH app. It's definitive proof of the source. OEMs teach this theory through their training centers but techs don't often use the skills for some reason. They can definitely help out on tough ones by determining if the vibration source is driveline, engine (mounts), or wheel. Don't discount cvt drone though if you're new to driving one.

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electrichorseman said:

Hi everyone,
This past December I bought a 2017 Pathfinder (CPO from a Nissan Dealer) with about 18,000 miles. I had issues with power train vibration during acceleration. I don't want to go into detail too much because the situation is presently being evaluated by Nissan Customer Service. I will say this, it's been to two different dealers a total of 4 times.In short I'd like to know if anyone feels a vibration in the power train, in their 2017 models, during light acceleration. I mainly feel it between 20 and 45 miles per hour. It's not enough to make your teeth chatter, but it is annoying.

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Mine does the same and it's a 2017 SV 4x4 with 33,000. Has a loud hum and can feel a vibration at the same speeds as you.

electrichorseman said:

Hi everyone,
This past December I bought a 2017 Pathfinder (CPO from a Nissan Dealer) with about 18,000 miles. I had issues with power train vibration during acceleration. I don't want to go into detail too much because the situation is presently being evaluated by Nissan Customer Service. I will say this, it's been to two different dealers a total of 4 times.In short I'd like to know if anyone feels a vibration in the power train, in their 2017 models, during light acceleration. I mainly feel it between 20 and 45 miles per hour. It's not enough to make your teeth chatter, but it is annoying.

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Did you finally found the issue???
I have the same problem on Pathfinder 2018

i have notice similar vibration issue at low speeds. seem engine is struggling to keep up the speed of 60 km/h to 80 km/h. Other than that it is smooth and buttery. May be it is link to fuel filter?