2006 Nissan Pathfinder Complaint Log

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AAMCO. THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR, REQUIRING A COMPLETE OVERHAUL INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. ESTIMATED COST OF DAMAGES IS $4600! MY VEHICLE IS IN EXCESS OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN.

THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS AND IT MIXED WITH THE ANTIFREEZE WHICH CAUSED BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS ON AND VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN WE NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE INCREASED GREATLY AND RAPIDLY UNTIL IT MAXED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING A MIX OF ANTIFREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE REPLACED THE RADIATOR BUT THE DAMAGE WAS DONE ALREADY TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHEN I WAS DRIVEN MY NISSAN I MAKE A STOP AND THEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE BUT MY CAR DIDN'T RESPOND SO I TOOK THE NISSAN TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TALK ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD DO I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION .I WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE I WAS VERY CLOSE FROM HOME IN CITY STREET OTHER WISE I WOULD HAS TO TOW THE CAR TO THE GARAGE AND PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER

I WAS DRIVING MY NEWLY PURCHASED USED 2006 PATHFINDER AND NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED UNTIL I GOT UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH NOTICED I HAD SEVERAL ERROR CODES ENDED UP THAT ONE WAS THE TRANSMISSION VALVE ASSY. TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP WHICH TESTED THE FLUID AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR COOLANT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CAR WAS GREAT EXCEPT FOR THIS ISSUE. NOW IT BARELY DRIVES ONLY IN 4TH GEAR AND I AM TOLD IF I KEEP DRIVING IT THAT WAY IT WILL BURN IT UP. I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH THE VALVE ASSY AND THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF 5K. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY. THIS IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

CAR STARTED GIVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION IN THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T MOVE WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BREAK, YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER FOR IT TO START MOVING. AFTER TAKING IT TO A NISSAN DEALER IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT IS A FACTORY ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PATHFINDER MODELS, IN WHICH THE WATER FROM THE RADIATOR GETS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DAMAGES THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE. THE ESTIMATED COST FROM A NISSAN DEALER IS AROUND $6,000 WHICH IS NOW MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH.

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION $4000 CAR 10 YEARS OLD HOWEVER I HAD HIGH MILEAGE DUE TO MANY ROAD TRIPS

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FRONT AND BACK HAVE TO BE REPLACED

MY CAR SHOW THE LIGHT ON OF THE AIR BAG PASSENGER WITH OR WITH OUT A PASSENGER EVERY TIME WHEN THE CAR IS ON STREEYS OR FREEWAY OR AT HOME .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ALHAMBRA NISSAN DEALER IN ALHAMBRA, CA FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED EIGHT DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE ALHAMBRA NISSAN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD IN AGE AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

DEFECTIVE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX THAT IRREPARABLY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION.

THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT LIT UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN BULLETIN UNDER NISSAN PC042 AND NHTSA# 10V-075. THE NISSAN DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE COSTS OF PARTS AND LABOR EVEN AFTER I SHOWED THEM THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE RECALL. I NEED TO GET REIMBURSED BASED ON THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH RADIATOR BRAKING WITH COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR 4439.65. NISSAN SHOULD BE BARRED FROM SELLING CARS IN USA WITH SUCH SUBSTANDARD PRODUCTS/

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, PENULTIMATE WEEK. I OBSERVED LOUD ENGINE NOISE, VIGOROUS SHAKING AND JERKING AND A RELUCTANCE IN ACCELERATION WHEN I APPLIED GAS PEDAL​. I WAS A LITTLE BEWILDERED AS I HAVE BEEN VERY PUNCTILIOUS WITH THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF MY CAR. I GENTLY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO AVERT ANY DANGER ON THE FREEWAY. UPON EXITING THE CAR, I PERCEIVED A PUNGENT BURNING SMELL. AT THIS POINT, I KNEW IT WOULD BE UNSAFE AND PERNICIOUS TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC. HE CALLED BACK THE FOLLOWING DAY WITH THE MOST DISHEARTENING NEWS. FOR SOME UNCANNY REASON, FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO AND CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION. HE VEHEMENTLY POINTED OUT THAT HE HAD SEEN QUITE A FEW OF THE SAME OMINOUS PROBLEMS BROUGHT TO HIS SHOP, INVOLVING MOSTLY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. I WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF ABOUT $4500-$7000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER WITH APPROXIMATELY 117,000 MILES. I'M CURRENTLY FINANCING THE CAR AND BECAUSE OF MY STUDENT LOAN AND EXORBITANT FEES, I STILL OWE A LOT ON IT. HONESTLY, I CANNOT​ AFFORD THE REPAIRS AT THIS JUNCTURE. IT IS VERY RAPACIOUS AND IMMORAL OF NISSAN TO ABDICATE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND PASS ON THE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO INNOCENT CONSUMERS​. THESE CARS HAD FACTORY DEFECTS AND DESIGN FLAWS THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF BUT CHOSE TO IGNORE. I ENJOIN ANYONE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND INDEED CONSCIENTIOUS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO VOCIFEROUSLY CONDEMN NISSAN'S ACTION AND FORCE A RECALL. THIS IS CORPORATE GREED AT IT'S WORST !!

RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL

NISSAN CLASS ACTION SUIT-OIL COOLER SETTLEMENT. TWO DAYS AGO I TOOK MY NISSAN 2006 PATHFINDER INTO MY MECHANIC AFTER HAVING CONTINUED SHIFTING ISSUES WITH IT. HE SAW AN OILY SLUDGE ( TRANSMISSION FLUID) IN THE RADIATOR, DIAGNOSED A RADIATOR LEAK CAUSING FLUID EXCHANGE BETWEEN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I LIVE ON A REMOTE ISLAND IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA, SO THERE IS NO ACCESS TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HIS SHOP COULD NOT FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION SO HAD ME CALL A SHOP OFF-ISLAND. I LEARNED FROM THIS MECHANIC OF REPEAT ISSUES WITH NISSAN'S LEAKY RADIATORS. HE SAID I SHOULD PURSUE CALLING NISSAN FOR COMPENSATION OF SOME KIND. I DID CALL, RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER AND TODAY DURING A CONVERSATION WITH A REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGENT FOR NISSAN, WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PERTAINING TO THIS VERY ISSUE BUT THAT I MISSED THE FILING DATE AND THEREFORE NISSAN COULD NOT HELP ME. I CALLED NISSAN IN JUNE OF 2016 WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO ACCESS TO ANY NISSAN DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE. I CALLED NISSAN THEN AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THERE WAS NEVER ANY MENTION OF THE FLUID EXCHANGE ISSUE THAT COULD BE CAUSING MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD EXTEND THE FILING DATE FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THIS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AT THE VERY WORST AND REMOVE THE CO-PAY AMOUNT. THIS IS THEIR FAULT. QUITE HONESTLY THERE SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL OF ANYONE OWNING THIS FAULTY RADIATOR. AS I SAID I LIVE ON A REMOTE ISLAND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AND A COUPLE OF FERRY BOAT RIDES FROM ANY NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND NOW HAVE NO OPTIONS BEFORE ME. NISSAN ONLY DISCLOSED THE ISSUE BECAUSE I BROUGHT IT TO THEM, AND THEN OFFERED UP INFORMATION KNOWING THAT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY OF THE COMPENSATION. I AM DONE WITH EVER OWNING ANOTHER NISSAN!

FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING LEAVING ME WITHOUT GAS EVEN THOUGH IT SAID I HAD GAS. I WAS DRIVING WHEN CAR SHUT OFF. BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR PROBLEM AND THE BAD ENGINE SWITCH NISSAN ONLY FIXED MY BAD ENGINE SWITCH. THE FUEL GAUGE HAD MESSED UP BEFORE LAST YEAR (I FILLED IT BUT GAUGE DIDN'T MOVE STILL SHOWED EMPTY). I SEARCHED AND FOUND THERE IS A RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED. NOT SURE WHY BUT I WISH IT WAS BECAUSE IT COULD OF BEEN DEADLY. I THINK THEY NEED TO EXPAND THEIR VIN NUMBERS. THE *TR

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSE A REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR.

IN 3/2017 I RECEIVED NHTSA SAFETY RECALL NO. 10V-075 FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON 3/31/2017 FOR THIS WORK TO BE PERFORMED KNOWING THIS WAS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL INVOLVING THE GAS TANK FLOAT. AFTER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED THE FUEL GAUGE GIVES FALSE READINGS: WHEN THE GAUGE REACHES ABOUT 1/2 FULL IT DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE "DISTANCE TO EMPTY" COMPUTER SAYS 12 MILES LEFT UNTIL RUNNING OUT OF GAS. WHEN FILLING UP WITH WITH THE GAUGE READING EMPTY AND 12 DTE THE TANK WILL ONLY ACCEPT 12 GALLONS AND IT'S A 21.1 GALLON CAPACITY TANK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO SCOTT CLARK NISSAN IN CHARLOTTE, NC 4/12/2017 AND 6/28/2017. I'VE ALSO FILED A FORMAL CASE/COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA: 27312766. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO FIX THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE MALFUNCTION WAS A RESULT OF THE SAFETY RECALL WORK. THIS POSES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WE DO NOT KNOW IF/WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL. AGAIN, I'VE TRIED TO WORK WITH SCOTT CLARK NISSAN IN CHARLOTTE, NC AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICAN IN GOOD FAITH TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SAFETY RECALL MAKING THE VEHICLE LESS SAFE AFTER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED. ATTACHED PLEASE FIND A LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF NISSAN NORTH AMERICAN, JOSE MUNOZ AND THE UPS DELIVERY CONFIRMATION.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY RADIATOR. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS EITHER STALLED COMING TO THE LIGHT WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE OR IT STALLS ONCE I AM SITTING WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK INTO THE IPDM ECM OR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PROBLEM AS STATED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS I WILL DO THAT THIS WEEK. IT HAS STALLED POSSIBLY 6 TO 7 TIMES NOW 2 TIMES EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND COMING TO THE STOP LIGHT AND OTHER TIMES ON CITY STREETS IN TRAFFIC ROLLING AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL OR COMING TO THE LIGHT INSTALLED ONCE I STOPPED OR COMING TO THE LIGHT

RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS MIXED CAUSING MASSIVE RADIATOR BLOW OUT AND REPLACEMENT. . COST OF $2000 THEN AFTER BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION SURVIDE AND LIMITED DRIVING NOW A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER AND ABOUT A YEAR LATER NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT NO REVERSE AND ONLY ONE FORWARD GEAR!

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON I95 IN CONNECTICUT ,10PM AT NIGHT, AT 55MPH , WITH FAMILY IN CAR. COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOT CONTACT VEHICLE OWNERS TO WARN OF THE PROBLEM OR OFFER SUGGESTED REPAIR. REPLACING THE RADIATOR WOULD HAVE BEEN A $300.00 FIX. INSTEAD NISSAN OFFERED NO WARNING AND THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON AN INTERSTATE AT NIGHT HAPPENED. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR WAS $4381, PLUS A WEEK CAR RENTAL.

THIS SUB HAS A PROBLEM WHEN SPEED AFTER 35 MPH. THE ENGINE HAS TO GO HIGH REVOLUTION 4500 OR 5000 RPM WICH IS NOT NORMAL. TO KEEP AT 50MPH .THE TRAMISION DOESN'T GEAR PROPERLY. I TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER THEY SAID IS THE TRAMISION HAS WATER FRON THE RADIATOR. THE COOLANT MAJESTIC THE TRAMISION FAIL. IT COST OVER 5000.00 FOR RAPAIR .IT NEED NEW RADIATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID RESERVOIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE, COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUID MIXING AND CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I SEE THAT YOU HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND YOU CHOOSE NOT TO HELP THE CONSUMERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISN'T FAIR TO THE CONSUMER BECAUSE THIS IS A FAULTY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR.

THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUIDS ARE INTERMINGLING AND HAS CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. IT HAS RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT'S LEFT ARM, HAND, AND RIB AREA WERE ALL INJURED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE UNIT WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF FUEL IN THE TANK; HOWEVER, THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE RADIATOR FLUID ACID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I PAID OFF MY PATHFINDER LAST YEAR. JUST ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AFTER LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE THE TRUCK STARTED TURNING ON ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. I DROVE IT VERY SLOWLY HOME NOT EVEN A MILE AWAY, I TURNED IT OFF AND NEXT DAY..MY SURPRISE IT DIDN'T TURN ON TO TAKE TO THE MECHANIC. I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT IN TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION OIL AND MESSED UP THE MODULE TOO. THEY WHERE ORIGINALLY CHARGING ME 7200 DOLLARS TO FIX. I BROUGHT IT BACK HOME AND AFTER WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PAY WITH CREDIT I TOOK IT IN TO FIX. THEY URGED ME TO FIX ALL AT ONCE BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON ANY OF THE ABOVE..MOST LIKELY THEY SAID IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

I'M A OWNER OF A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THIS VEHICLE HAS MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 30 MPH!!

TIMING CHAIN IS MESSING UP WHICH ITS CLEAR THAT ALL NISSAN PATHFINDERS MADE FROM 2004-2010 HAVE THAT PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS NOT WORKING GOING UP OR DOWN WHEN USING AUTOMATIC AS WELL AS PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GOING OFF RANDOMLY. OH IF IT HELPS I WORKED AT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING AND I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MANAGERS WOULD SEND DEFECTED PARTS TO THE LINE FOR ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THEY WOULD ALWAYS SAY "QUANTITY OVER QUALITY". ITS A SHAME AND I HOPE THAT THIS WILL HELP PUSH TO HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE TO FIX WHAT THEY ALREADY KNEW WAS BAD.

THE TIMING CHAIN IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN USA. MY TIMING CHAIN HAS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST DUE TO ITS FAULTY DESIGN. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING, LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED. THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY NISSAN AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES.

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLANT SYSTEM CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO "SLIP" MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 91,450 MILES. I NOTICE A SLIGHT SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION ON THE WAY TO WORK. I WORK AT A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND FOUND NOTHING. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, IT REALLY STARTED TO SLIP TO THE POINT I HAD TO PULL OVER, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE SHOP AGAIN IT DID NOTHING. I CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER IN STROUDSBURG PA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A "SILENT RECALL" AND TO CHECK THE FLUID IF IT WAS A MILKY COLOR, PRETTY MUCH I WAS GOING TO BE WITHOUT A CAR. I ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF MY CAR AND FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WAS A REAL BLOW. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME PRETTY MUCH THE REPAIR EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I DID CHECK THE VALUE OF MY CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY $6-7000 FOR THE SHAPE THAT IT WAS IN. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO LOSE ON A VEHICLE. ALSO, THE HAZARD OF NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, I HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO SHIFT AND THIS KEPT REPEATING IT SELF OVER AND OVER. NISSAN HAD A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, WHICH WHEN I CALLED NISSAN DIRECTLY THEY SAID IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. I BELIEVE NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS A DEFECT AND ONLY IF YOU COMPLAINED ABOUT IT DID YOU GET ATTENTION FROM THE COMPANY. I HAD AN ADDRESS CHANGE SO I DO NOT KNOW IF I RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. I WAS THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT NISSAN SHOULD MAKE GOOD FOR THE REPAIRS IT WILL COST.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE SLOWLY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ROLLING INTO THE SPACE. AS I BRAKED A LITTLE BIT MORE IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP (I NEVER TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE), THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED UP,ACCELERATED, AND CRASHED RIGHT THROUGH A FENCE. I WAS ABLE TO SLAM IT INTO PARK TO GET IT TO STOP.

TAKATA RECALL- BLOWN TRANSMISSION DUE TO RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN BLOWN TCM AND TRANSMISSION. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN PROBLEM HAPPENED. NO WARNING SIGNS GIVEN FROM VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE SLIP, ENGINE, AND EDC INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHOUT HESITATION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,200. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, UPDATED 10/31/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COOLANT WAS ABNORMAL. AS A RESULT, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT HAD MIXED. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

RADIATOR CRACKED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS IMPACTING THE ABILITY FOR TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. NOW, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS AND LOSES ALL POWER. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE ROLLING IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID HAVING TO SWITCH LANES INTO FASTER MOVING CARS. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY NISSAN THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND AN $8000 REPAIR TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND FLUSH EVERYTHING OUT.

HAD TO HAVE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED DUE TO IT BREAKING AND CAUSING HARD STEERING AND NO CONTROL OF WHEELS. BARELY MADE IT HOME. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE FLUSHED AND BY PASSED DUE TO COOLER GETTING WATER IN TRANSMISSION. BOTH OF THESE ARE SAFETY ITEMS AND NISSAN DEALER SAYS NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. COST ME $3400 IN REPAIRS WHICH HAD TO BE DONE DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION EACH TIME ON FREEWAY AND HAD TO STOP AND GET IT TOWED TO MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A RADIATOR LEAK. THE DEALER COMPLETELY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION CAUSED AN "INTER COOLER FAILURE". THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THE MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER THAT INSTALLED THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

RADITOR LEAKS COOLANT IN TRANSMITTION NOW MY TRANSMITTION IS NOT WORKING AND THE COOLANT HAS TRANSMITTON FLUIDS IN IT

MY VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS IN 2011 WHEN A "WARRANTY NOTICE" WAS SENT REGARDING A RADIATOR PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS A TIMING BELT AND DID NOT CHANGE MY RADIATOR WHILE IT WAS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAD APPROXIMATEY 70,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 160,000 MILES AND MY CAR IS ACTING UP AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THE RADIATOR IS CRACKED AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION SO I NEED BOTH REPAIRED OR MY CAR WILL GET WORSE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TO ME IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEFECT WITH THE CAR WAS FROM THE INCEPTION AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE IT WAS BOUND TO FAIL AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NISSAN'S COST. MY VEHICLE IS STILL PRETTY GOOD LOOKING BUT I FEEL IT IS ONLY A SHELL THAT I AM DRIVING BECAUSE OF THE INTERIOR RADIATOR FLAW. THEY INDICATE THAT SINCE NO RECALLS WERE MADE I HAVE TO PAY THE TOTAL OUT OF POCKET. I MISSED THE LAWSUIT IN 2013 BUT AM WILLING TO FILE ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IF A LAWYER IS WILLING TO ACCEPT IT. THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAY MAINLY AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT IN GEAR AND PULLING. THESE WERE ALSO MY CONCERNS IN 2011 WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED AND FIXED, BUT THEY SAID I HAD NO PROBLEMS. WELL I DO NOW AND I WOULDN'T HAVE IF THEY HAD FIXED THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR CONNECTOR HOSE LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTAMINATION CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL SHE ACCELERATION AND COULD NOT MAKE IT UP THE HILL AND MADE IT TO HER JOB. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. CAR WAS TOWED, AAMACO DIAGNOSIS WAS COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. UPDATED 6/13/18*JB

DRIVING HOME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP FOR QUITE SOME TIME IT STARTED JERKING SHUTTERING VIOLENTLY AND WHINING EXTREMELY LOUD UPON ACCELERATION IT CONTINUED TO WORSEN WE CHECKED RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS THERE WAS ATF FLUID IN THE RADIATOR AND IN THE RESERVOIR OF RADIATOR FLUID IT WAS THICK FROTHY AND ALMOST A TANNISH COLOR THAT LIKE OF STRAWBERRY MILK. WE WERE ONLY ABOUT A HALF A BLOCK FROM HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND IT FRIGHTENED OUR CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT THANKFUL WE WERE NOT ON THE INTERSTATE THE SHUTTERING WAS EXTREMELY BAD

ON HIGHWAY DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND FELLOW DRIVERS. IT WAS A VERY HARROWING EXPERIENCE, TO SAY THE LEAST. IT NOW SITS WITH THE MECHANIC, WHO INFORMS ME THAT THE DREADED ENGINE COOLANT/TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION ISSUE HAS OCCURRED...UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD AND OVER 145,000 MILES, SO THE RECALL NOTICE DOES NOT APPLY...I NOW HAVE TO COME UP WITH $5,000 FOR REPAIRS...HOW CAN NISSAN IGNORE THIS ISSUE AND NEGLECT THEIR CUSTOMERS?

ON THE SECOND DAY OF OWNING MY PATHFINDER I NOTICED A VIBRATION WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP LESS THAN A WEEK LATER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND TO DISCONNECT THE RADIATOR FROM THE TRANSMISSION (DID THIS DUE TO RESEARCH WE FOUND ON THE INTERNET). THE MECHANIC DID SEE THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CLOUDY MEANING THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE WAS WORKING GREAT FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS UNTIL ONE DAY I NOTICED A JERKY FEELING WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET. THAT JERKY FEELING SHORTLY TURNED INTO THE VEHICLE SHAKING WHEN SHIFTING, WHICH TURNED INTO NOT SHIFTING AT ALL AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. MY VEHICLE WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE, MOSTLY ENGINE REVVING, LUCKILY I WAS ON A HILL WHERE I COULD COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES, VERY QUICK, LITTLE WARNING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE ENDED WORSE THAN IT DID!!!

NISSAN HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION,CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUTTER WHILE DRIVING.THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO EVENTUALLY!! NISSAN IS TOTALLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE,AND IF YOU HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE POWERTRAIN IT IS NOT COVERED,BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE RADIATOR,PART OF THE POWERTRAIN!!I IT WILL JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT LEAVES ME SITTING ALONG THE ROAD! I HOPE I CAN GET OFF THE ROAD AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! NISSAN REALLY NEED TO FIX THIS!! THANKFULLY NO INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED,BUT I THOUGHT THIS SHOULD BE TOLD!