2006 Nissan Pathfinder Complaint Log

FLUID FROM RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION, COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE DUE TO THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CAR HAS A NOTICEABLE SHAKE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TR

HAD ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION.BROUGHT TO MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND RUINED TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE.WENT IN INTERNET AND FOUND ALL KINDS OF INFO ABOUT SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL IF I WAS NOTIFIED FROM NISSAN EARLIER I WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY 2500.00.WOULD HAVE BEEN FREE FOR UNDER 80,000 MILES.MY CAR HAS 80,743 MILES.NOT HAPPY WITH NISSAN,WILL NOT EVER BUY ANOTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LICENSED MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION, KILLING TRANSMISSION. *TR

110,000-115,000 MILES -> WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HWY IN THE EVENING (BUSY TIME WITH WORK TRAFFIC) - I AM GLAD I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND NOT MY WIFE, AS SHE TYPICALLY HAS OUR CHILD IN THE CAR WITH HER AT ALL TIMES - IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR INCIDENT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE HWY BEING TRAVELED. NEXT, THERE WAS A BRIEF INCLINE AND IT TOOK A BIT MORE POWER TO GET UP AND THEN THE AWFUL NOISE HAPPENED. WAS SO DISTURBED BY THE NOISE/SHUTTER THAT I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I HAD LOST A TIRE. AFTER INSPECTION, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THAT I COULD SEE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME AND FELT IT A FEW MORE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 15-20 MIN. HONESTLY, I WAS PRAYING THAT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN UNTIL I COULD MAKE IT HOME - THAT NOISE WAS ALARMING. UPON ARRIVAL HOME, I LOOKED UP WHAT COULD BE WRONG, THEN THAT IS WHEN I FOUND EVERYTHING ONLINE ABOUT PATHFINDERS. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD TO WAIT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO SAVE THE MONEY JUST TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD PROCESS STARTED. I CANNOT BELIEVE A COMPANY THAT IS AS HIGHLY RESPECTED IN THE INDUSTRY AS NISSAN IS NOT STEPPING TO THE PLATE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT FOR 3 DIFFERENT MODEL CARS. THE "DEDUCTIBLE" THAT THEY ARE OFFERING DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO THE COST OF THE TOTAL FIX FOR THE ISSUE(S) AT STAKE - ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO THROUGH NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS - NOT EVEN GUARANTEED TO BE COMPLETELY FIXED SINCE IT IS A DEFECT - JUST REPLACING THE PROBLEM IT ALREADY HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE. LOVE MY PATHFINDER BUT WILL LOOK AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO NEVER BUY A NISSAN OR INFINITY PRODUCT, EVER, AGAIN. SAFETY IS MY BIGGEST PRIORITY WHEN BUYING A CAR - THIS CAR FIT THE MOLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2008/2009 AND NEVER AGAIN, BUT NOT ANYMORE. LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER/OPERATION IN A VEHICLE AT 55 MPH IS NOT SAFE. BTW, I'M OCD ABOUT SERVICING MY CAR(S) - ALL RECORDS TO SHOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND CODE P0463. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. ...UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF UPDATED 10/8/2015*JS

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. SOUNDED LIKE VEHICLE COULDN'T SWITCH GEARS ANY LONGER. THIS IS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND LUCKY IT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE KEPT THE VEHICLE ON THE PROPER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

SAME ISSUE AS ALL OTHERS, DRIVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND WAS HAPPY UNTIL 125TSD MILES NEVER A BIG REPAIR. NOW I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE FAULTY RADIATOR KILLS SILENT THE TRANSMISSION. DID VISIT THE DEALER FOR EVERY SERVICE EVEN AS THE PROBLEM STARTS LITTLE BY LITTLE. FIRST A UNPLEASANT SHIFTING, DEALER RECOMMENDS A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BEFORE THE OFFICIAL SERVICE INTERVAL, DONE. AFTER WE ARE STILL NOT HAPPY AS WE CAN TELL THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DIFFERENT AS WE DID KNOW IT FROM BEFORE. SEE THE NISSAN DEALER AGAIN, THEY WRITE THE ORDER WITH THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, ?CUSTOMER COMPLAINS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS?. WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE DEALER, TRANSMISSION CHECKED NO ISSUES FOUND. SOME MILES LATER, TOTAL FALL OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION SPECIAL THE TCU. GOOD CUSTOMER WILL NOT SEE NOW DEALER AGAIN BUT A LAWYER. *TR

NOTICED VEHICLE PULLING OFF SLUGGISH AND WASN'T SHIFTING GEARS. WHEN I MADE IT HOME, I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT. I STARTED SEARCHING ONLINE FOR RECALL AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THERE ISN'T A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE. I ALSO DIDN'T KNOW THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES TO ONLY HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED. THEY TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT BASED ON MY RECENT EXPERIENCES WITH NISSAN. I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER OF 2005. A FEW YEARS AGO, NISSAN ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON A NUMBER OF THEIR VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. HOWEVER, THE CAMPAIGN ONLY RECALLED FUEL SENDING UNITS ON 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JAN AND MARCH OF 2006. NISSAN THEN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR OTHER 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDERS THAT INCLUDING MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY EXTENSION ONLY LASTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER IT CAME OUT. DURING THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY TIME, MY NISSAN PATHFINDER'S FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS ACTING UP (THIS IS THE DEVICE THAT TELLS YOUR FUEL GAUGE AND TRIP COMPUTER HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO EMPTY). HOWEVER THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAULT SO I WAS OUT OF LUCK AS THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD WORK OFF AND ON. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE FUEL GAUGE HAS CONTINUED TO ACT UP AND READ THE WRONG AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. LAST WEEK, THE ISSUE PERSISTED LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET IT TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. HOWEVER, BY THIS TIME, THE WARRANTY HAD LAPSED AND NISSAN HAS BEEN ADAMANT THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT BECAUSE ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. MY WIFE AND I BOTH SHARE THE VEHICLE AND TAKE OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I AM BECOMING WARY OF THE VEHICLE'S GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER THE GAUGE COULD READ FULL AND THE CAR RUNS OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY AND WE GET HIT BY A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER AND COULD BE FATALLY INJURED- THE EXACT REASON WHY NISSAN RECALLED THE SENDING UNITS ON OTHER NISSANS. HOWEVER, NISSAN CORPORATE IS ADAMANT THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WILL NOT CAUSE ANY SAFETY CONCERNS- EVEN THEIR WEBSITE SAYS SO-HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/FUEL-SENDING-UNIT/INDEX.PHP?MENU=2. *TR

NISSAN PATHFINDER JUST GOT TO 100,000 MILES WHEN STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, TURNS OUT THERE WAS A FACTORY WARRANTY THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THAT WOULD HAVE COVERED THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HOWEVER BECAUSE I WAS NOT HAVING AN ISSUE UNTIL THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED NISSAN IS REFUSING TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS DESPITE KNOWING ABOUT THIS ENGINEERING FAULT. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING THAT A LARGE COMPANY SUCH AS NISSAN IS ABLE TO SEND A VEHICLE OUT INTO THE PUBLIC WITH KNOWN ENGINEERING FLAWS AND PUT A MILEAGE LIMIT ON REPAIRING THE ISSUE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL INEVITABLY FAIL BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME SO IT MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN THE LIMIT FOR SOME AND OUTSIDE THE LIMIT FOR OTHERS. IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOU WILL EXPOSE THIS SHADY AND UNSAFE PRACTICE THAT NISSAN HAS GOING AND HELP GET PEOPLE THE REPAIRS THEY DESERVE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE BECOMES SLUGGISH. NOTICE THAT THE TEMPERATURE BEGINS TO RISE RAPIDLY. IN AFTERNOON WORK TRAFFIC AND HAVE DIFFICULTY NEGOTIATING TRAFFIC TRYING NOT TO BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD/INTERSECTION AT 5:20PM. VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD RUPTURED, THUS SENDING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE. CURRENT ESTIMATE IS APPROX $3000. *TR

PATHFINDER EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND FLUIDS SPILLED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. PEOPLE BEHIND US HAD TO SWERVE AROUND US TO AVOID HITTING US. SOME GOOD SAMARITANS HELPED MY HUSBAND PUSH THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. EARLIER IN THE DAY THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE ACCELERATING AND WOULD JERK. WE MANAGED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT STALLED COMPLETELY. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MOSSY NISSAN AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE MANUFACTURER RADIATOR THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WAS BADLY DESIGNED. THE RADIATORS CRACK CAUSING CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH THEN RESULTS IN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR CAR. HE TOLD US THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, ACTUALLY, AND THE SETTLEMENT TERMS WERE THAT IF YOUR CAR WAS UNDER 80,000 MILES NISSAN WOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. OUR CAR HAD 87,000 MILES AND SO WE HAD TO PAY $2500. OVER 90,000 MILES AND YOU HAVE TO PAY $3000. OVER 100,000 MILES AND YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK. WE WERE TOLD THE REPAIR RUNS ABOUT $7,000 OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE, NOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE, BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN YOUR CAR STALLS AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED BUT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN A NISSAN. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DESIGN FLAW AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM THE LAWSUIT BENEFITED NO ONE BUT NISSAN. YOU COULDN'T HAVE YOUR RADIATOR REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY IF IT WASN'T MALFUNCTIONING YET. YOUR CAR NEEDED TO BREAK DOWN BEFORE THE WARRANTY COULD KICK IN, AND AT THAT POINT YOU WERE ALREADY OUTSIDE THE 100% COVERAGE WINDOW. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS STAYING ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND SES CODE READ CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM 02 SENSOR DOES NOT REPORT AIRFLOW. $1200 DEALER REPAIR. NOT SURE WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. *TR

CAME TO STOP AT LIGHT. TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN 1ST GEAR AND TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND TRIED TO ENGAGE ANY GEAR. TRANSMISSION TOTALLY GONE. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. WAS IN MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. EVENTUALLY TRANSMISSION WORKED FOR A FEW SECONDS. PULLED OFF ROAD. INSPECTED VEHICLE. ALL GEARS (INCLUDING REVERSE) DO NOT ENGAGE. DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH THIS EVENING AND LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HAS THERE NOT BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

TRIED TO SELL THE CAR AND THE BUYER POINTED OUT THAT THE RADIATOR MUST OF CRACKED AND MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. HE DID NOT BUY THE CAR AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM ON THESE CARS AND THEY NEED TO FIX THIS. VERY UPSET AND WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

WHEN I FILL UP MY GASOLINE TANK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE SHOWS THAT I DO NOT HAVE ANY GASOLINE; THIS CAUSES THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. I HAVE COMPLETELY FILLED UP MY TANK A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. I BELIEVE THERE IS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE SHOWS INACCURATE LEVELS OF FUEL. I AM AFRAID THAT I MAY RUN OUT OF GAS AND NOT BE IN THE AREA OF A GAS STATION. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW AT ALL TIMES WHAT MY FUEL LEVELS ARE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES. I HAVE NO WAY OF DETERMINING HOW LOW MY FUEL REALLY IS OR HOW MUCH IS IN THE GAS TANK. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A CODE THAT FOUND THE VEHICLE HAD A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 10V075000. HOWEVER, HE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. UPDATED 05/27/15. *JB

CRACKED ATF LINE CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO FAIL..... DURING A SCHEDULED SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE OF MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED ME OF THE PRESENCE OF ENGINE COOLANT IN MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CRACKED ATF LINE. I PAID A REPUTABLE SHOP $1,000.00 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER PLUS POWER FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SINCE STOPPED WORKING AND THE SHOP HAS ATTRIBUTED THE DAMAGE TO CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY ENGINE COOLANT. ESTIMATED REPAIRS FROM A NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT ARE OVER $5000.00! ALL OF THE SHOPS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN PATHFINDER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAILURE ON THE PART OF NISSAN. *TR

CAR STARTED RUMBLING VERY ERRATICALLY AT HIGH SPEED. HAD I NOT HAD GOOD GRIP ON WHEEL IT WOULD OF BEEN BAD FOR MY FAMILY OR OTHERS. GLAD IT DIDN'T FAIL COMPLETELY LEAVING ME POWERLESS ON HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THIS WILL RESULT IN DEATHS OR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. NOT TO MENTION THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS. HAD RADIATOR REPLACED LAST YEAR DUE TILL SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS RIGHT OUTSIDE IF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY NIGHT WHEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND STOPPED SUDDENLY ON THE HIGHWAY, THANKFULLY THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO STOP AVOIDING A CRASH BECAUSE THERE WAS LOTS OF TRAFFIC, BUT OTHERWISE, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL CRASH. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, PEOPLE HAD TO HELP PUSH IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. THEN AFTER A WHILE IT STARTED MOVING AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR, JERKING ALL THE WAY BACK TO MY HOUSE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY NOTICED A JERKING WHENEVER I AM ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF PATHFINDERS OWING TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURE THAT CAUSES RADIATOR FLUID TO MIX WITH COOLANT AFFECTING THE TRANSMISSION. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE JERKING CONTINUED. I WAS SEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THIS AND SAW MANY COMPLAINT ON THIS. THIS ISSUE NEED TO BE RESOLVED. I AM GLAD I WAS SPARED BUT LIFE'S ARE BEING PUT IN DANGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE WOULD GRIND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY TRUCK WAS SHIFTING REALLY HARD FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO OR THREE DAYS AND I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THEY FOUND RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION ON MY TRUCK. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T MEET THE STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR THEM TO COVER ANY COST OR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR THE REPAIR I HAD THE SERVICE CENTER REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION TOO, LOOKING AT A COST OF OVER $4,500.00 I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN'S LACK OF COMMITMENT TO TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE NAMELY ME. *TR

ENGINE COOLANT HOSE RUPTURED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT. FOUND OUT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

RADIATOR DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION - BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD, DUE TO A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IN 2013, WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEDUCTIBLE OF $2,500 SINCE OUR VEHICLE STARTED PROBLEM AFTER 80,000 AND PAST MARCH 1, 2014. DID NOT REALIZE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL WE TOOK VEHICLE IN, BY THAT TIME MID APRIL 2014 AND AT 81,990. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

CORROSION IN RADIATOR PARTS ALLOWED COOLANT TO CONTAMINATE TRANSMISSION FLUID RESULTING IN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

THIS VEHICLE'S TIMING CHAIN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE MECHANICAL FAILURES. THE RADIATOR IS FAULTY AND THE RADIATOR COOLANT NOW MIXES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPAIR COSTS ARE AROUND $8000. A QUICK LOOK AT "NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER LITIGATION" ON THE INTERNET REVEALS CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FILED FOR THESE SAME COMPLAINTS VIA THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM KNOWN BY NISSAN AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS OR WARNED THE CONSUMER OF THESE PROBLEMS. NISSAN HAS OFFERED SOME OWNERS EXTENDED WARRANTIES BUT NOTHING ABOVE 100,000 MILES FOR THOSE WITH CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE TO THEIR TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO THEIR KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE RADIATORS. CLEARLY, TOYOTA'S RECENT ACCEPTANCE OF A $1.2 BILLION FEDERAL FINE FOR DELIBERATELY CONCEALING AUTO DEFECTS AND SAFETY RISKS FROM ITS BUYERS AND GENERAL MOTOR'S CURRENT REGULATORY WOES BECAUSE THEY CYNICALLY JUDGED THEIR VEHICLES DEFECTS NOT RECALLABLE WHEN THEY CLEARLY ARE, THESE ARE SIGNS THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. TO HAVE FAULTY PRODUCTS IS ONE THING, BUT TO NOT INFORM A CONSUMER OF A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT WILL FURTHER DESTROY THEIR VEHICLES IS REPREHENSIBLE. *TR

FLUID FROM RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH DESTROYED BOTH. *TR

NOTED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AS WELL AS ISSUES WITH RADIATOR FAN COMING ON AT IDLE ALONG WITH NO HEAT AT IDLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE CAR REPAIRS TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE HAD FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS. WAS ADVISED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE UPWARDS OF $3K TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAGE INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL AFTER THE TANK WAS REFUELED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR BRAND NEW TIRES..MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR, BUT FAILED. HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED 24 HOURS LATER AFTER RECEIVING MY CAR I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS MAINTAINED AND ALWAYS SERVICED. THEY STATED I WILL NEED TO PAY $6,000 FOR REPAIRS TO DRIVE MY CAR. RIGHT NOW I AM PAYING A CAR NOTE AND CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,599.

SUDDEN JERKING IN VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAGE WAS NOT READING PROPERLY AND WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY THAT THERE WAS ONE-QUARTER OF FUEL WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE FUEL WAS LOW OR SHOWING A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO AN INCORRECT READING OF THE FUEL GAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT T OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A RECURRING STALLING FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY ENGAGE INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLE, STEERING ANGLE COMPUTER, AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. ... UPDATED 03/24/14 *BF

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. IT'S ONLY UP TO 96,000 MILES. WE ARE TRYING TO TRADE IT IN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD WE'LL GET NOTHING FOR IT BECAUSE NISSAN SETTLED A LAWSUIT FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS. I CAN'T FIND DETAILS OF THIS SETTLEMENT AND THE DEALER NEVER CONTACTED US ABOUT IT (IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW). FIRSTLY, IT'S DISGUSTING THAT THEY DIDN'T REACH OUT, AND SECONDLY, WHAT CAN WE DO? I HAVE HEARD THAT WE CAN SPEND $3K TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THIS POINT. BUT IF THEY'D CONTACTED US SOONER, IT WOULD HAVE COST LESS. *TR

WAS TOLD MY TONY AUTOPLEX THAT MY COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT BUT BECAUSE I AM OVER 80,000 THEY CAN'T HELP ME. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I AM OVER 100,000 THEY CAN'T HELP ME. I AM UPSET BECAUSE BOTH PLACES TOLD ME THAT ITS A COMMON PROBLEM. SO WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED TO GET IT CHECKED BEFORE THE 80,000 & 100,000 MILEAGE? THAT'S WHAT PISSED ME OFF. A HUGE EXPENSE, INCONVENIENCE, AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY TO HELP FIX A PROBLEM THEY ALREADY NEW EXISTED..NOW I HAVE TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE FROM THE REGIONAL OFFICE CALLS ME BACK REGARDING MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE PERSON IN CUSTOMER SERVICE IS IN THE PHILIPPINES.....COULD NOT GET MOST OF MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED...POOR SERVICE AND SUPPORT... *TR

CAR SHUDDERS AND SHAKES AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. AT STOPS CAR WILL REV HIGH BEFORE ACCELERATING. ENGINES STALLS ON BOTH FREEWAY AND HIGHWAY. HAD ECM REPLACED A WEEK AGO. HAD A 6 POINT INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD ALL IS FINE. VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER - TOOK IN FOR TUNE-UP AND WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT BROKEN SEAM ON RADIATOR. COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ENDED UP SPENDING OVER $1,000 ON A NEW RADIATOR AND REPAIRS AND MAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. RESEARCHED THE DEFECTED PARTS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN PATHFINDERS. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY KNOW IT EXISTS, AND IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE OF THEM TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

AUTO TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR.

TRANSMISSION STARTED VIBRATING BADLY AT 55 OR MORE MPH CAUSING US TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN A VERY UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FREEWAY. WE WAITED FOR 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. *TR

I'M CURRENTLY FINANCING A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHICH I PURCHASED JUNE 2012 AT 78000 MI. IN FEBRUARY OF 2014 I WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE COMPARTMENT. A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICED THAT MY CAR "SHUTTERED"EVERY TIME I SHIFT GEAR TO REVERSE OR TO DRIVE. I NOTICED MY VEHICLE "LOSING POWER" WHEN I ACCELERATED. AT ONE INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND THE VEHICLE BASICALLY LOST POWER AND IT STARTED TO REVERSE BACKWARDS WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. SCARIEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND I SENT IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURED DEFECT WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. THE ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME DAMAGED. AFTER MONTHS OF CALLING NISSAN NORTH AMERICA THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I FOUND THAT ABSURD SEEING THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT FOR THIS ISSUE MY CAR WAS EXPERIENCE. I ENDED UP PAYING $4000 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR AND OTHER ISSUES CAUSES BY THIS MANUFACTURED DEFECT THROUGH A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2014. A YEAR GOES BY AND I'M NOW I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME "SHUTERRING" ISSUE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND I NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS MY FIRST EVER VEHICLE. IT'S ABSURD WHAT NISSAN HAS DONE. THERE HAS TO BE JUSTICE FOR NISSAN OWNERS. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A NISSAN MODELED CAR. NEVER!!!!!

HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME ISSUES WHICH I THOUGHT WAS TRANSMISSION. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER APRIL 2013 AND WAS TOLD CAR WAS IN GOOD MECHANICAL ORDER. ON JANUARY 28, 2014 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON INDIAN HEAD HIGHWAY WITH MY ELDERLY PARENTS THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND SPEED SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO INCREASE SPEED OR SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO SHOULDER AND STOP CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR HAD A CRACK CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION THEREBY RUINING (FOREVER) THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCH DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM OF THE 06 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT HIGH SPEED THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. INSPECTION VERIFIED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. *TR

ON THURSDAY 1/23/2014 AT 9:30 AND 9 DEGREE IN QUEENS NEW YORK I STARTED THE ENGINE OF MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND STARTED OUT FOR MY APPOINTMENT FOR THE DAY WHICH I FAILED TO MARK BECAUSE OF MY CAR. I DID NOT GET TO MY DESTINATION BECAUSE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND AS SOON AS I PROCEEDED TO MOVE MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER, I DROVE 10MPH TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHICH IS NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE I WAS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME THEY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT YET A RECALL ISSUE, I GUESS OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID NISSAN WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE THE PAY $2500 +TAX FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE, I ALSO HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR $300 TO GET TO WORK UNTIL MY CAR WAS REPAIRED. I THINK I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS THE MANUFACTURES FAULT AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF IT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN , I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT CAUSE. *TR