A new class action lawsuit is seeking to hold Nissan responsible for rear brakes that ”wear prematurely,” leaving owners to foot the bill. The lawsuit holds that Nissan refused to “freely” replace a Pathfinder’s brakes, and that the brand knew about owners’ experiences with premature wear on 2022 and 2023 Nissan Pathfinder SUVs. 

A class action lawsuit wants to hold Nissan accountable for premature wear on the Pathfinder’s rear brakes

Illinois driver Noah Iwan bought his used, 2023-model Nissan Pathfinder last year. At under three years old and with just 23,000 miles on the clock, he got some bad news from his dealership service center.

The Pathfinder was still under warranty, but it needed replacement rear brake pads. Considering the average pair can last between 45,000 and 70,000 miles, that’s not great. Unless Iwan was taking his Pathfinder to the track or performing panic stops at every intersection, that’s just disappointing.

Iwan sought a second opinion from a local tire shop, which told him it was going to be $468 to replace the pads. He was left holding the bill. 

He’s not alone, though. Other 2022 and 2023 model year owners have complained about rear brakes wearing more quickly than they expected. In one case, a driver said that his “rear brakes needed replacement at only 15k miles,” per CarComplaints.

“Out of nowhere, I heard very bad scraping and squealing coming from the rear of the vehicle,” he added. “[I] brought it into the Nissan dealership, which told me that the rear pads were down to bare metal.” Yikes.

Now, Spragens Law PLC, Ahdoot & Wolfson, PC, and Shub Johns & Holbrook LLP have launched a class action lawsuit on Iwan’s behalf seeking to hold Nissan accountable for the brakes.

Despite several cases of Nissan Pathfinder brakes failing before the three-year, 36,000-mile warranty expires, the lawsuit claims that the brand won’t replace them. It also holds that Nissan “ignores” owner complaints.