2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER Electrical System Problems

I am reporting a serious safety defect with my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder (VIN: [XXX] ). My vehicle has an open recall for the airbag emblem (NHTSA #23E-012 / PC948), which is scheduled for inspection. However, I am writing today because I am also experiencing a repeated and dangerous malfunction that is unrelated to that recall: Total loss of dashboard lights and instruments while driving No throttle response even though the engine remains running Temporary function restored only by turning the vehicle off and restarting it on the roas This behavior matches known electrical failures in this model year, often related to the IPDM, ignition switch, or ECM communication. These are not cosmetic or maintenance issues—they are life-threatening. My vehicle has done this multiple times, including at highway speeds. When I contacted South Colorado Springs Nissan, I was told they would only inspect the airbag emblem and would not evaluate this issue unless I paid for diagnostics. I find this unacceptable given Nissan’s history with these failures and the high likelihood this is a known and unresolved defect. I am requesting: That this issue be escalated within Nissan North America That Nissan consider this under a goodwill safety repair, if not covered by existing recall or campaign That the vehicle be diagnosed immediately, and Nissan be held accountable for any known defects I am also reporting this to NHTSA as a safety concern. Please confirm receipt of this email and provide next steps. Sincerely, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

AL ENCENDER EL CARRO Y CALENTAR PARA SALIR EL VEHCULO ENCIENDE UNA LUZ Y EN MARCHA EL SOLO SE APAGA EN MEDIO DE LAS CALLES O CARRETERAS. LOS MECANISMOS LO CHEQUEO Y JUNTO AL SERVICIO DE SEGURO ELLOS SACARON LA CONCLUSIN LA TRANSMISIN CALIENTA LOS CABLES QUE VAN AL MOTOR QUE ESTO ES UN PROBLEMA DE FBRICA Y POR ESTO YO TUVE QUE REBELDA LA TRANSMISIN POR $4.000.00 Y EL SEGURO ME AUMENTO DE $1000S A $ 4000S. NO PUEDO USA MI CARRO QUE PAGUE $20.000. FUI AL DILER DE LA NISSAN Y ELLOS ME DIJERON TENGO QUE PAGAR $165.00 PARA EMPEZAR Y DESPUS ME DIRN E CUANTO ME CUENTA EL TOTAL DEL ARREGLO. NO OBSTANTE CON EL DIAGNSTICO DEL INGENIERO DE MECNICA DEL SEGURO STATE FARM Y LOS 3 MECANISMOS QUE ESTUVIERON EN ARREGLO 1 DE MOTOR Y ELCTRICO Y TRANSMISIN. HE GASTADO MUCHO DINERO Y NO PUEDEN HACER NADA NI USAR MI VEHICULO. EN QUE USTEDES ME PUEDEN AYUDAR POR AMOR A DIOS?

Mileage: 98,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAK DAMAGED THE BATTERY. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED BRAKE LINE AND REPLACED THE BATTERY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE SECOND FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANDERSON NISSAN (3842 AZ-95, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86404) WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITH THE BATTERY RELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO THE CONTACT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE NEXT DAY. THE CONTACT HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED ONCE AGAIN HOWEVER, THE BATTERY FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIGITAL FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT FUEL MILEAGE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF DUE TO NO FUEL BEING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

I DRIVE THE CAR AND PARK AND THEN WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR AGAIN IT DOESN'T START SO I HAVE TO CALL A TOW COMPANY TO GET A JUMP TO START THE CAR AND STARTS RIGHT UP. I HAVE TAKEN TO NISSAN MANY TIMES AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.I GOT STUCK THE LAST TIME AND IT WAS FAR SO I HAD TO LEAVE IT AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND NISSAN DOES NOT HONOR THEIR MANUFACTURE WARRANTY AND ALSO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO BUY BACK MY CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT LIKE THIS AND I NEED A CAR TO GET AROUND I'M DISABLED ALSO. I'M TOTALLY DISCUSSED WITH NISSAN.

MY NISSAN CRANKS BUT DON'T START, DON'T KNOW WAS WRONG.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND SPORADICALLY AS I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL JERK AND THEN SHUT OFF, LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING OR BRAKES. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE HARD TO START BUT WILL EVENTUALLY START AND THIS IS ALSO A RANDOM OCCURANCE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS IT SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL.

Mileage: 165,000

FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. FUEL LEVEL WILL READ 1/2 FULL AND YET APPROACH EMPTY. THE VEHICLE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS FOUR TIMES, PUTTING THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS POSITION.

Mileage: 138,000

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. DEALER SAYS IT WAS CAMSHAFT AND CRANK SENSORS CHARGED ME $609.00 TO REPAIR. CAR HAD ONLY 86,261 MILES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. NO RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT CAN CAUSE CAR TO SHUT OFF? CURRENTLY HAVING TO GET THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED COSTING ANOTHER $250 NOT INCLUDING INSTALLATION. CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY 106K.

Mileage: 86,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 24 WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC,I WAS RUNNING THE SPEED LIMIT ABOUT 75MPH AND SUDDENLY IT JUST TURN OFF.MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND I DIDN'T HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE .ME AND MY FAMILY WAS TERRIFYING ABOUT THE SITUATION WE WAS GOING THREW.BUT WE WAS LUCKY NOTHING HAPPEN TO US.ITS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN IT DONE IT A FEW TIMES BEFORE.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP BUT THEY SAY THAT ITS NOT SHOWING ANY CODES.

Mileage: 119,000

THERE IS A LEAK IN MY RADIATOR WHICH AS GONE INTO MY TRANSMISSION RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. MECHANICS RECOMMEND TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THIS MASSIVE DESIGN FLAW NISSAN HAS BEEN WELL AWARE OF FOR YEARS. ...UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF I'VE SPOKEN WITH MY NISSAN DEALER AS WELL AS THE DEALER THAT LOOKED OVER THE CAR WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND BOTH SAID IT'S A MASSIVE PROBLEM AND CUSTOMERS HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF OR WHEN IT COULD OCCUR, AND THEREFORE NO WAY OF PREVENTING IT. I UNDERSTAND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMER COUNCIL FILED A PETITION BACK IN 2012 AND THAT THE COMPLAINT VOLUME HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS ON THIS ISSUE. I HOPE THE NHTSA COMES TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE NO FAMILY VEHICLE NOW AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $7500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, THAT HAD NO ISSUES AT ALL UNTIL THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR GOT A HOLE. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 157,000

ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. BEGAN WITH RADIATOR ISSUES. COME TO FIND OUT, THERE HAS BEEN MANY ISSUES WITH COOLANT MIXING INTO PLACES IT SHOULDN'T. THEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT, AND NOW THE SAFETY NEUTRAL SWITCH AND VALVE BODY. VERY SHORT ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY KNOWN TO NISSAN BUT NO RECALLS REPORTED.

Mileage: 170,000

VEHICLE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. BUT RESTARTING INSTANTLY SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES 5 TO TEN MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MECHANIC SAID O2 SENSORS WERE BAD, & REPLACE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR A FEW DAYS. CAME BACK ON. THEN SUV STARTED RUNNING ROUGHLY, LOSING POWER. VDC/SLIP LIGHT CAME ON, TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO START, THEN IT CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC A FEW DAYS LATER. FOUND RESEARCH ON ECM RELAY. HAD IT REPLACED,TRUCK STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING. TODAY IT CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC AGAIN. MECHANIC SAID CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CMP BANK 1 BAD, CATALYTIC CONVERTER BANK 1 & 2 BAD. FUEL SYSTEM FAULTY AND IGNITION SYSTEM FAULTY. STILL PAYING ON TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

I'M ONE OF MANY VICTIMS THAT HAVE ENDURED FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNITS AND INACCURATE GAS GAUGES THAT CAUSE ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WITH SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, IT IS A PURE SCAM THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. NISSAN SIMPLY EXTENDS THE WARRANTY TO 72,000 MILES, WHICH DOES NOTHING TO HELP THE THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS WITH MORE MILEAGE. JUST AS THEY DID WITH THE RADIATOR DEFECT THAT CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION, NISSAN IS GETTING AWAY WITH OFFERING HELP UP ONLY TO THE POINT WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGINS TO APPEAR. THIS MAKES THEM APPEAR THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING, BUT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF VICTIMS. HOW CAN YOU LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS APPROACH? IT LEAVES VICTIMS WITHOUT HELP, AND LEAVES OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE CARS ON THE ROAD. IT'S DANGEROUS TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LIVE IN COLD CLIMATES AND HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. HELP. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WAS ON INTERSTATE AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWIN NIECES IN THE CAR.IT WAS A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE AND SCARY.I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF A COMPANY BUILDS SOMETHING THAT IS FAULTY HOW DO YOU NOT SUPPORT FIXING THE PROBLEM.REGARDLESS OF MILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 138,000

VEHICLE WAS NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY. TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD AIR FILTER REPLACED, AND CHECK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THAT GAVE A BUNCH OF CODES THAT ALL RELATED TO TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO SAID THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WORK TO BE DONE IS REPLACE RADIATOR, REBUILD TRANSMISSION, AND INSTALL EXTERNAL COOLERS. SHOP SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2005 PATHFINDERS. COST IS ABOUT $5000. THEY SAID THIS ALSO RUINED THE COMPUTER ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

MY CAR WOULD NOT START ONE MORNING SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE RADIATOR WAS ALLOWING MOISTURE OR WATER TO GO INTO THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FRIED. I GOT A QUOTE OF $4000 TO $6000 TO FIX OR REBUILD IT. HE THEN TOLD ME THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ARTICLES ONLINE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT SINCE MY CAR WAS AT 109,000 MILES THERE WAS NOTHING NISSAN WOULD DO ABOUT FIXING IT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING I DID TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM!!! I STILL OWE $8500, AS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS, AND I SURE CAN'T GO BUY ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN SO NOW I HAVE NO CAR, CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER AND NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS LOCKING UP & STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS JUNE 2013. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN & PAID $400 FOR SUPPOSEDLY A BAD CAMSHAFT & BAD CRANKSHAFT. NOT MORE THAN A MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE IS STALLING YET AGAIN. FURIOUS I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A NON NISSAN DEALER. THE OTHER MECHANIC FELT ECM RECALL & FAULTY ECM WAS THE CAUSE. HE TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN & INSISTED THE DO THE RECALLED PART & THE BAD ECM. SERVICE WAS UPSET THAT HE WENT IN THERE TELLING THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY FREE OF CHARGE GOT MY CAR GOING AGAIN. SUPPOSEDLY MY KEY HAD "RESET" ITSELF. WHICH "COULD BE CAUSED BY A BATTERY BEING DEAD FOR TOO LONG OR BEING JUMP STARTED". OUR BATTERY WAS NEW & ONLY MAYBE 6 MONTHS OLD. NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMED SHE CHECKED THE GROUND & IT WAS ALL OK. JUST THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR ABOUT $2000 BUT WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF STALLING OR THE KEY RESETTING ITSELF. SHE INSISTED THE ECM WAS GOOD & THE RECALLED PART HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. A WEEK LATER & HERE I AM AGAIN WITH A CAR THAT WONT START. THIS TIME THE NISSAN TECH CAME TO THE STORE WHERE I WAS STRANDED AT. HIS MACHINE COULDN'T EVEN READ THE CODES & HE SAID MAYBE IT WAS GROUND WIRES IN MY DASH OR THE ECM BUT HARD TO SAY UNLESS I PAID TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN! OF COURSE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. I WOULDN'T MIND AS MOST FOR MINOR REPAIRS/MAITENANCE BUT IT SEEMS THIS YEAR/MODEL IS PURE CRAP. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I REALIZE THAT MY CAR SHAKING AT 60+ MILES WHEN I DO HIT THE FREEWAY IS A HUGE PROBLEM AS WELL! WE LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN WHERE WE DON'T USUALLY DRIVE THOSE HIGH SPEEDS SO I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT MUCH OF IT UNTIL NOW. NISSAN KNOWS VERY WELL THESE ARE HUGE PROBLEM CARS YET DOESN'T CARE! THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED AT INTERSECTIONS OR DRIVING!!

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, JUST STOPPED RUNNING AND TURNED OFF. IT DOES THIS WHILE SITTING IDLE, SAY IN LINE. IT DOES THIS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. IT JUST TURNS OFF! NOW I'M HAVING TROUBLE RE-STARTING IT! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

FROM STOP TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE. CHECKED FLUID FOUND WATER IN TRANSMISSION FROM FAILED COOLING LINE THRU RADIATOR/ TRANS COOLING LINE. *TR

Mileage: 116,948

DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012 I HAD MY NISSAN TRUCK SERVICED. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, REPLACE CABIN AIR FILTER, REPLACE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES, AIR FILTER, PERFORM ENGINE COOLANT EXCHANGE , TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE, POWER STEERING SYSTEM FLUID EXCHANGE, PERFORM BRAKE SYSTEM FLUID EXCHANGE, AND FUEL INJECTION . I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH WAS DONE BY NISSAN. I HAD ALL OF THESE SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE NISSAN AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT. ON FEBRUARY 28 2013, MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH SENSOR LIGHT INDICATING A DOOR IS OPEN. HOWEVER, NO DOORS WERE OPEN. I TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO NISSAN, AND THEY TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO GO OUT!!!! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY TRUCK TO NISSAN TO PERFORM THE SERVICE . I AM OUTRAGED!!!! ALL OF THE SERVICE NEEDED HAS ALWAYS BEEN PERFORMED BY NISSAN. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

Mileage: 115,063

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE THAT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING. HIS WIFE FELT A JERKING MOTION WHEN SHE PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. HIS WIFE PULLED OVER, WHEN SUDDENLY ANOTHER MOTORIST INFORMED HER THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ONCE SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM NOISE, WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE BATTERY EXPLODING. WITHIN IN SECONDS, THE UNCONTROLLABLE FLAMES LITERALLY ENGULFED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. AN INVESTIGATOR BELIEVED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

AT 60,000 MILES MY ENGINE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. NISSAN REPLACED THESE COMPONENTS. SHORTLY AFTER... WINTER 2010-2011 CAR WOULD NOT HEAT WHILE IDLE. HAD COOLANT REPLACED. SUMMER 2011 ACCELERATION POWER ISSUES/SHAKING. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP (NORTH POINT NISSAN IN LITTLE ROCK). REPLACED RECALLED PART (RELAY SWITCH) BUT REFUSED TO EXAMINE POWER/SLIPPAGE/HEATING ISSUES BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED I HAD A BAD BATTERY. DID NOT PLACE ONE OF THEIR BATTERIES INTO MY PATHFINDER TO FIND PROBLEM BUT SENT ME ON MY WAY TO GET A NEW BATTERY. ALSO TELLING ME THAT BAD BATTERIES CAUSE CARS TO DO CRAZY THINGS AT O'REILLY'S AUTO STORE THEY TESTED MY NEW BATTERY AND IT TESTED FINE. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME ALL OF THE SIGNS MY CAR WAS EXHIBITING WERE THE TELL TELL SIGNS OF THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION DEFECT. I AM STILL UNSURE WHY THEY DID NOT PICK UP THE SYMPTOMS AND PROPERLY DIAGNOSE MY AUTOMOBILE. PROBLEMS PERSISTED... THE NEXT WINTER SAME ISSUE... MORE COOLANT. IN JUNE 2012 MY PATHFINDER WOULD NOT START...DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION RADIATOR ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS HAVE EXPERIENCED. NISSAN SENT A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO MOST OWNERS OF PATHFINDERS. MY PATHFINDER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS EXTENSION ...???? FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY BELIEVED THIS DEFECT DID NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN BATCHES. HAD NISSAN SENT ME A WARRANTY EXTENSION I WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED. AS IT STANDS NOW MY PATHFINDER SITS WAITING.. PLEASE HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

CAR EITHER STALLS OUT, TURNS OFF, OR RAPIDLY DECELERATES AT RANDOM TIMES. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING OR STAYING IN GEAR PROPERLY CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS ON SEVERAL ACCOUNTS, STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, ETC... MECHANIC SAID COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN COOLANT SYSTEM. SEEMS TO BE TRIGGERING MULTIPLE MECHANICAL FAILURES CODES FROM TRANSMISSION, TO MISFIRES, TO O2 SENSORS. AFRAID TO DRIVE. IT'S BEEN SITTING PARKED FOR MULTIPLE MONTHS VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR APPEARED TO STAY IN LOW GEAR. TOOK IT TO NISSAN THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FOR $5,000! I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON GOOD FAITH KNOWING NISSAN IS A QUALITY PRODUCT AND THIS IS NOW HAPPENING. NISSAN APPARENTLY KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH A LEAK STARTING IN THE RADIATOR, AND LEAKING FLUIDS INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR TILL 80,000 MILES KNOWING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT AFTER DOING RESEARCH EVERYONE HAVING THE PROBLEM IS OVER 80,000 MILES! NISSAN WILL NOT DO A RECALL! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. I PAID VERY GOOD MONEY FOR THIS CAR, AND NOW HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $5,000 TO REPAIR, WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WILL NOT COVER. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE, SINCE THEY DO NOT APPARENTLY CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 99,300

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING . VDC OFF AND SLIP LIGHTS COME ON IN DASH BOARD HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME IN LAST FOUR WEEKS . NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR NINE DAYS AND COULD NOT RECREATE PROBLEM WHEN PICKED UP FROM DEALERSHIP VEHICLE DIED ON WAY HOME .CONTACTED DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO WITHOUT THEM WITNESS THE PROBLEM. NOW VEHICLE SITS USELESS IN CARPORT. *KB

Mileage: 125,000

NOTICED THAT FUEL AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES WOULD NOT REGISTER FUEL OR OIL LEVELS CORRECTLY, THE MILES TILL EMPTY WILL NOT WORK. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, STARTED GETTING WORSE, THAN NOTICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSE, TURNED OUT THAT BOTH THE FUEL AND OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PATHFINDERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THESE ISSUES. THIS REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY AND IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING WITHOUT THE FUEL AND OIL SENDING UNITS. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS? PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 72,035

WENT TO CLOSE DOOR AND WOULD NOT SHUT. IT WAS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION, COULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY FOB. GOT DOOR SHUT, GOT TO DESTINATION AND COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH KEY FOB AND HAD TO GET OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP! THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD. SINCE HAVING THE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS FIXED ON MY PATHFINDER(2005) I AM NOW FACING AN ISSUE OF IT RUNNING SLUGGISHLY, HIGH RPM'S AND LESS GET UP. THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS WHEN WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK, I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE. I FELT COMFORTABLE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WITH MY 4 CHILDREN I KNEW WE HAD POWER ON OUR SIDE. THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CONSTANTLY ( 1X A WEEK) SETTING OFF THE TPMS, THEN THERE IS THE SQUEAKY BRAKES AND OTHER RATTLING, VIBRATING NOISES. THE OTHER THING IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT RANDOMLY COMES ON FOR SOME REASON THEN WILL MYSTERIOUSLY BE GONE A FEW MILES LATER. WE BOUGHT NISSAN THINKING IT WAS STILL A STABLE RELIABLE COMPANY THAT MADE A STRONG PRODUCT AND STOOD BEHIND IT...WELL WERE WE EVER WRONG! NEVER AGAIN!!! *TR

Mileage: 72,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SHUTTERED EXCESSIVELY WHEN DECELERATING FROM THE INTERSTATE AND FROM THAT POINT FORWARD HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, THEY DISCOVERED THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTERS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR WERE NOT COMMUNICATING. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

WE HAD TO REPLACE THE IPDM IN NOVEMBER 2010, THE TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WE HAD 118,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. IN JULY 2011, WE WERE ON VACATION IN INDIANA AND ON OUR WAY TO SEE FAMILY IN OHIO. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCELLERATE OVER 40 - 45 MPH., WE STOPPED AT AN AUTOZONE TO TEST THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND IT CLEARED IT. SINCE THAT TIME, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY COME ON. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. THE TRUCK IS STILL AT THE MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED, WE WERE ADVISED THE PROBLEM IS THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. COST IS $6,000 TO REPAIR AND TRUCK HAS 127,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A CONSISTANT COMPLAINT OF OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. AND STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HEADLIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF WHEN IN PARK. FAN STARTING WHEN KEY IS TURNED BUT NOT CRANKED. ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LOCKING ME OUT FROM STARTING THE TRUCK. 70000 MILES VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE ON THEIR PART. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ECU, BMU,TMU, AND IPDM WERE ALL BAD. I REPLACED THE IPDM AND BMU AND ECU. TRUCK STILL RAN ROUGH. AT 91000 MILES NISSAN NOW SAYS MY TRANSMISSION IS BAD DUE TO THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION BUT I AM OUT OF THE 80000 MILE WARRANTY. NISSAN SAID THEY WILL PAY HALF TO FIX IF I PAY HALF OF THE $4600 TRANSMISSION REPAIR. NISSAN CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A BIG COMPLAINT OF THE 2005 PATHFINDER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT BLOW COLD AIR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK WITHIN THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER'S ELECTRICAL COMPONENT WAS "DEAD." THE CAR NEEDS A NEW IPMD AND ECM MODULES. THE DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $2200 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS STILL WITH THE DEALER. I WILL ADVISE THEM OF THE RECALL ON MONDAY AND REQUEST THAT MY CAR IS REPAIRED.

Mileage: 67,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE STATES THAT IT IS HARD TO START, PAINT IS PEELING, OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN BRAKING TO MAKE A TURN AND A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE MOTOR. *KB

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM NISSAN ON NOVEMBER 23, 2010 STATING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT MAY CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO INACCURATELY DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK, WHICH IT DID, BUT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO HONOR, THEY TOLD MY THAT I HAD TO CALL CORPORATE, CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT IN WARRANTY FOR THIS RECALL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW AND NOW THEY WILL NOT HONOR THERE OWN RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON THE LIE MY CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE I HAD MY SONS IN THE CAR. CAR COMPLETELY DIED WHILE MOVING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TO TOW MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT IS MY FUSE PANEL, THIS WAS IN DECEMBER 2010. I HAD THE FUSE PANEL REPLACED WITH AN ORIGINAL PART AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN JAN. 2011 WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEB. OF 2009 AND BY MARCH OF 2009 THE FUEL SENSOR STARTED ACTING FUNNY. IT WAS NOT COVERED(WHICH IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BY THE DEALER) AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. NOW THE FUEL LEVEL WILL READ "- - -" WHEN THE TANK IS LESS THAN 1/4 A TANK OF GAS AND IT ALSO MAKES THE "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT" COME ON. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR FAMILIES TO BE DRIVING WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENSOR. I DID RECEIVE THE SOMETHING IN THE MAIL ABOUT A RECALL ON THE GAS GAUGE, BUT MY VEHICLE HAD JUST PASSED THE 72000 MILE MARK(72135 ROUGHLY) SO I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE $500 AND UP. ON A ONE INCOME HOME I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A PART THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALER BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE! ALSO, WHEN LOCKING THE CAR THE HORN DOES NOT SOUND ANYMORE. THIS IS NOT A HUGE DEAL BUT I AM WONDERING IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT" THAT CAME ON BECAUSE OF THE FUEL SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. TWICE STALLED ON THE ROAD LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. TWO CLOSE CALLS WITH MY FAMILY ON BOARD. IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY USELESS BECAUSE OF THE FEAR I MAY BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STALLS ALL OVER AGAIN, THIS TIME AT THE WRONG PLACE OR TIME CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!!!! *TR

Mileage: 92,890

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. SECONDS LATER, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE BODY ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 57,000

2005 NISSAN IPDM PROBLEMS. AFTER READING ONLINE EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHAT ARE RECALLS FOR? 63,000 MILES AND A DEAD TRUCK. THE BIG COMPANY NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS SMALL PROBLEM INSTEAD OF MILKING CONSUMERS FOR UNNECESSARY REPAIRS "TRYING" TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

THE PROBLEM IS THE LOST POWER / DIED RANDOMLY IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS ON THE NISSAN PATHFINDER 2005. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT A LOW SPEED ACCELERATING INTO AN INTERSECTION, AT A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AT A STEADY SPEED ON A CITY ROAD, AND AT A HIGHWAY SPEED. THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING OR FAILURE INDICATION. I LOST COMPLETE POWER; THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE OTHER LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIKE IF THE KEY WAS JUST TURN ON WITHOUT STARTING. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN VERY SCARY FOR MY FAMILY AS IT HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY. NO ENGINE CODES WERE FOUND, SO NO REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED BY THE DEALER. WHAT IS MOST DISCOMFORTING IS THAT WHEN I DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. HERE IS A ONE OF THE MANY LINKS I FOUND: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/PATHFINDER/ELECTRICAL+SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. SHE WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT IT DID NOT START. SHE CALLED A TOWING COMPANY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES FOR THE FAILURE BUT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN TRAFFIC, ONE TIME AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. VEHICLE STARTS ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT IT'S 'MOST LIKELY' IPDM FAILURE BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AS IT DOESN'T THROW A CODE. DEALER KEPT CAR 5 DAYS AND "TRIED" TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE TO POSITIVELY DIAGNOSE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO. THE DAY AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALER THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT OUR WARRANTY COMPANY WILL ONLY COVER IF THEY CAN POSITIVELY DIAGNOSE. MY TODDLER WAS IN THE CAR THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED AND OUR CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION BETWEEN 2 6-LANE ROADS. COULDN'T REMOVE THE VEHICLE FOR 30 MINUTES. JUST WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN WHILE MERGING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HOPEFULLY THERE ARE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 70,500

THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND IT IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE 2006 PATHFINDERS!!!! *TR

THE 2005 PATHFINDER HAS LOST POWER / DIED RANDOMLY IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS 4 TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. AT LOW SPEED ACCELERATING INTO AN INTERSECTION, AT A STEADY 30MPH ON A CITY ROAD, AND AT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. I LOSE COMPLETE POWER, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT FADES IN AND OUT ALONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN VERY SCARY FOR MY FAMILY AS IT HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 15YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LEARNING TO DRIVE. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AS THE VEHICLE IS STALLED AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED. WHEN TRYING TO RE-START, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER AND MAINTAIN A SPUTTER, BUT NOT REALLY RUN AND NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT. NO ENGINE CODES WERE FOUND AFTER TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS, SO NO REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED. *TR

Mileage: 96,700

WELL, WELL, THANK GOODNESS FOR SITES LIKE THIS. I TOOK MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE TO THE DEALERSHIP....CAR HAD BEEN BUCKING AND STALLING RANDOMLY. THEY PLAYED STUPID AT THE DEALERSHIP, EVEN HAD THE GALL TO SUGGEST AFTER RUNNING THE $95 DIAGNOSTICS THAT MY CAR WAS FINE. YEAH RIGHT. I JUST HAD NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN DROP OFF A CAR IN WORKING CONDITION... THEY SUGGESTED I LEAVE THE CAR THERE OVERNIGHT AND THEY WOULD RUN THE DIAGNOSTIC AGAIN AND VOILA ...ITS THE IPDM! THEY WANT AROUND $600 TO FIX BECAUSE ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I'VE HAD TO CHANGE THE BATTERY AT 20K MILES, REPLACE THE FUEL SENSORS, TAKE THE CAR BACK AND FORTH MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE SENSORS WERE GOING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. APPARENTLY THIS ALL COMES BACK TO THAT FAULTY IPDM THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN LOOKED AT FROM THE BEGINNING--WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I'VE SPENT ALL THIS MONEY ON FIXING THINGS THAT THIS IPDM HAS CREATED AND NOW THEY FIND THE SOURCE IS THE IPDM CONVENIENTLY AFTER WARRANTY IS EXPIRED??? NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD BY A NISSAN USA CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT THIS PART IS ON BACKORDER BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD DEMAND. HMMMM...COULD IT BE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK, IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED???? YES. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO PUT A CAR LIKE THIS ON THE ROAD WITH THESE KNOWN PROBLEMS. I AM DONE WITH THIS BRAND. UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 146,000 KM AND HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 55,000 KM. THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. I HAVE BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS AS THE COST IS ABOUT $400.00 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IPDM FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH WITH NO WARNING. LOST ALL POWER AND LEFT FAMILY STRANDED ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD CAR TOWED HOME THEN TO NISSAN WHERE THEY ADMITTED ALOT OF SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 2005 PATHFINDERS. NOW FUEL SENSOR FAILED ON PATHFINDER WHICH NISSAN HAS RECALLED FOR 2006-2008 PATHFINDERS FOR SAME REASON BUT NOT 2005 PATHFINDERS WITH SAME PROBLEMS. CAR IS ALMOST 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD 4 BATTERIES AND HAS LEFT US STRANDED 6 TIMES ALL FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET AS A HUGE CONSUMER PROBLEM WITH PATHFINDERS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IN A NISSAN UNLESS GOVERNMENT TAKES A LOOK AT THESE PROBLEMS. ALL INTERNET POSTINGS ARE REGARDING SAME ISSUES IPDM MODULE AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SEVERAL OTHER YEAR MODELS, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX MY 2005. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES, ONCE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER, MY 2 YR. OLD DAUGHTER AND MY 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE BRAKES HAVE ALSO GONE OUT TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AROUND 50000 MILES THE FUEL GAUGE QUITE WORKING PROPERLY AND CONTINUES TO SHOW BOTH ACCURATE AND ERRONEOUS INDICATIONS. I WILL INDICATED PROPERLY AT TIMES AND INDICATED IMPROPERLY AT TIMES. ALSO THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY CALCULATOR HAS QUITE WORKING. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PATHFINDERS, NISSAN RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 NISSANS FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER THEY FAILED TO INCLUDE THE 2005 PATHFINDERS WHICH HAVE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL TWICE DUE TO INCORRECT FUEL INDICATIONS. FORTUNATELY THEY WERE BOTH NEAR HOME ON UNBUSY STREETS. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD SON AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO DRIVE AND UNSAFE VEHICLE. HEAVEN FORBID I RUN OUT OF GAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDERS. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE AND YET NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE 2005 PATHFINDERS IN THEIR RECALL. THEY CONTINUE TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THEIR CARS. THE FIX FOR THIS COST NEARLY $500. IN MY CASE IT CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, WHICH IN TURN MEANS MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. ALL BECAUSE OF A FUEL LEVEL SENDIGN UNIT THAT WAS EITHER ENGINEERED IMPROPERLY, MANUFACTURED IMPORPERLY OR INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. WHY IS IT THAT THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF VEHICLES HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ALL AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. I HIGHLY DOUBT IT IS COINSIDENCE. IN FACT, NISSAN RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITS, YET SOMEHOW THE 2005 PATHFINDERS DON'T FIT INTO THE RECALL. YOU WOULD THINK WITH THE RECENT ISSUES WITH TOYOTA THAT NISSAN WOULD BE MORE WILLING TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR PASSENGERS.

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE SHUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009, I STARTED TO HAVE SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWNS IN MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT COULD OCCUR ANYTIME AND WAS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SUGGESTED A NUMBER OF POSSIBILITIES AND CHECKED VARIOUS ITEMS WITHOUT SUCCESS. I WROTE THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (NOV 17, 2009) AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION AND THE DANGER AFTER AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THE PROBLEM TO BE A COMPUTER DEVICE CALLED THE "INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE" OR IPDM. AT THE TIME OF MY PROBLEM THIS DEVICE WAS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND FOR THEM. I PAID TO HAVE MY IPDM REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING, SINCE THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED, I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SHUTOFF AND MY VEHICLE RUNS FINE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS NOT APPEAR OF THE PROBLEM SINCE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN ABOUT 2005. *TR

Mileage: 79,500

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE ENTIRE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT HAS 1/4 TANK OF GAS. MINE CUT OF WHILE GOING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER & THEY SAID IT WAS THE IDP CHIP. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SEVERAL PATHFINDER OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PART COULD TAKE UP TO 1 MONTH TO GET IN! WHEN THEY FINALLY GOT THE PART IT COST ME OVER $400 TO PUT IN ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 64,000 RIGHT NOW.. WHICH IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR COUPLE OF MONTHS.. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER AND ALSO PRIVATE MECHANICS... NOBODY COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR UNTIL IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME. WOULDN'T START HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC HE SAID THE CAR HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAD THE WHOLE FUSE BOX REPLACED PAID $450 TWO DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND WENT BACK HOME.. RIGHT NOW MY CAR IS AT A PRIVATE MECHANIC... BECAUSE WOULDN'T GO MORE THAN 40 MPH.... THE MECHANIC SAID IS THE RADIATOR WHICH IS BROKEN AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED IN THE TRANSMISSION PLEASE HELP.... I SEE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE JUST TO GET IT FIXED IS CLOSE TO $10,000. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

NISSAN PATHFINDERS 2005-2009, ARE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE IPDM, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY INJURIES FROM THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE, IF THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO MERGE INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND THIS HAPPENS, AN ACCIDENT IS SURE TO HAPPEN. I HAD THIS PROBLEM, AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE PROBLEM, WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THE POST I FOUND MY SOLUTION ON STATES THAT NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 56,600

THE IPDM/ER (FUSE AND RELAY BOX) FAILED ON OUR NISSAN PATHFINDER IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE CAR JUST SHUTDOWN, ALL ELECTRICAL FAILED. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT TURNS OUT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH TITAN NISSAN TRUCKS. THE CAR SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY CAN BE DEADLY! IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SCARIEST THINGS TO HAPPEN WITH YOUR KIDS IN THE CAR. THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THIS PART FROM NISSAN WHICH PROVES THAT THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC PROBLEM AND NISSAN SHOULD MAKES THIS A NATIONAL RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP DEAD! *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS A BAD IPDM (PART# 284B7-ZC00A) WHICH MAKES THE TRUCK RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN. MINE SHUT DOWN IN AN INTERSECTION AND I WAS ALMOST T-BONED. DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSAN, AND LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T FAIL WHEN I HAD MY FAMILY BACK COUNTY LEAVING US STRANDED. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS, THEY ARE REDESIGNING THE PART (SO I AM TOLD) - THEY SHOULD RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 43,550

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING,LOSING POWER, AND WON'T RESTART UNTIL MINUTES LATER. THIS PROBLEM RECURS,INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE DAY. TOOK CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER. DEALER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE MALFUNCTION WHILE CAR WAS ON THE SELF-DIAG ,RESULTS WAS : INTERNAL FAILURE @ IPDM.[ECM LOSES POWER SUPPLY FROM IPDM.] REMOVED AND REPLACED PART ; DAT 284B7-ZC00A [CONTROLLER UNIT.] ALSO REQUEST BG FUEL INDUCTION FLUSHING SERVICE. TOTAL COST $531.00 VEHICLE PERFORMS GOOD. *TR

Mileage: 97,651

CAR CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC AND WONT RESTART,UNTIL MOMENTS LATER ,BUT PROBLEM RECURS. *TR

Mileage: 97,651

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. *TR

Mileage: 103,920

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. SINCE JANUARY OF 2009, THE FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

MY 2005 PATHFINDER'S FUEL GAUGE WAS WORKING CORRECTLY UNTIL ABOUT 60,000 MILES. I HAD ABOUT A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AND FILLED UP. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE GAS GAUGE SAID THE TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED $600 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AND SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE COMMON. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE REAR HATCHBACK LATCH WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE DOOR STRIKER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 10/01/2008 . *LJ

Mileage: 43,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. FUEL GAUGE READS ZERO, HALF TANK OR SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT UNLESS THE FUEL GAUGE STARTS READING CORRECTLY (WHICH IT SOMETIMES DOES). THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS EVEN COME OUT WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069A THAT ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE, AND THE REPAIR BILL FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS OUT OF WARRANTY IS BETWEEN $400 AND $600. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IF PEOPLE ARE RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO INCORRECT OR NON-EXISTENT FUEL LEVEL READINGS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS GETTING THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED.*MR FOUR DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START THREE OUT OF 10 DAYS AND HAD TO BE TOWED. TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND WANT TO GET OUT OF THE LEASE. *NM