2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to immediately restart. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The dynamic control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Voluntary Recall Campaign: PC068. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

While driving on US 95 in DC, MD and NJ, when the traffic became stop and go, my SUV could not get into 1st gear to go. The engine revved, the car shook and made noises. Several times I came close to being rear-ended. This problem also occurs when starting after a red light, when accelerating on a highway (usually 3rd or 4th gear), and when turning left on a green arrow. Not only has it caused many close calls with being rear-ended, but it has also incited road rage in people who are driving behind me. Now I'm told I need a new transmission and also a new coolant system which leaks due to a fault in the system known by Nissan, and pollutes the transmission. This is a terrible safety threat and Nissan should own up to it and pay for the repairs.

Transmission began to fail suddenly, resulting in a situation where the car would not accelerate in busy traffic.

IN THE LAST 4 YEARS I'VE REPLACED EMISSIONS SYSTEM BRAKES ROTORS AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM EXHAUST SYSTEM RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS VIBRATING SHAKING CUTTING OUT LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES AND EMISSIONS SYSTEM FAILED.

Mileage: 126,000

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

OVER HEATS, COOLENT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT

STARTED UP DROVE FINE THEN WHEN I STOPPED IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED OFF WENT THROUGH GEARS COUPLE TIMES AND HAD TO DO THAT 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND SHIFT. I DROVE 50 MILES HOME NEXT DAY IT DID SAME THING AFTER DRIVING 1/2 MILE. GOES INTO REVERSE BUT WILL NOT GO OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR MOVING FORWARD.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE MAINTENANCE, 4WD, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFTER SYMBOLS WERE BLANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD A BURNING ODOR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

RADIATOR INTERNALLY FAILED CAUSING FLUIDS TO MIX. COOLANT WAS RUN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL.

Mileage: 120,000

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE HAVING NO IDEA OF THIS ISSUE, I DIDN'T INVESTIGATE BECAUSE THIS IS OUR 7TH NISSAN AND THEY HAVE BEEN GOOD CARS. I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH TO WORK AT RUSH HOUR AND THE TRANS STARTED LETTING LOOSE AND SHUDDERING SO BAD I HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULD AND THAT'S JUST AS SAFE AS DRIVING THIS THING. PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE IT SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. BUT EVERYONE THAT ASKS WHY I TELL THEM BECAUSE NISSAN DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. WE INTENDED FOR OUR 14 Y/O TO DRIVE IT BUT NO WAY IN THE WORLD WOULD I LET THAT HAPPEN

Mileage: 120,000

COMPLETE LOSS POWER AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHOP, THE DIAGNOSE WAS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER INTEGRATED INTO THE RADIATOR THAT ALLOWED ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE DID NOT REPORT ANY WARNING SIGNS BEFORE THE FAILURES OTHER THAN A SUDDEN LOSS OF ABILITY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. MY PATHFINDER IS 2005 WITH ONLY 81000 BECAUSE I AM IN THE MILITARY AND I DID NOT DRIVE IT, AND I HAVE NO REPORT OF A RECALL.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (MELLOY NISSAN, 7707 LOMAS BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87110, (505) 545-6420) FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND INQUIRED ABOUT FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND THE FLUID SEEPED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED $5,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,957.

Mileage: 81,957

COOLANT DAMAGE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR LOST POWER IN MOTION

Mileage: 199,924

KNOWN TO NISSAN CORP, A DESIGN DEFECT MAKES THE ENGINE RADIATOR RUST AND LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND I JUS TOOK IT TO PERFORM THE 90,000 MILES SERVICE. COOLANT FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND DEALER QUOTED ME $6,884.59. AFTER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I JUST LEARNED ABOUT, NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY WITH PARTIAL COPAY UP TO 10YEARS/100,000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. MY VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS SOMETHING UNACCEPTABLE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX IT FOR FREE FOR LIFE.

WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON THE WAY TO WORK. LIGHT TURNS GREEN TRIES TO ACCELERATE AND HARDLY ANYTHING HAPPENS BESIDES A WHINING NOISE. RADIATOR FLUID HAS LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING A MILKSHAKE LIKE FLUID MIX. NOW NISSAN DEALER WANTS ME TO REPLACE RADIATOR, AND TRANSMISSION ON MY ON DIME. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE. NOW NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE FOR ANY SAFETY FIXES OF THE NATURE.

Mileage: 175,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 2005. IN 2017 TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WITH PROBLEM OF LOSS OF POWER TO TRANSMISSION ON FREEWAY WHILE MY DAUGHTER NEEDED TO PULL OVER DUE TO PROBLEM. PROBLEM OF NOISE IN ENGINE TIMING BELT WAS ALSO TOLD OF AT DEALERSHIP. WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10YRS./100,000MI. THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT LIABLE & NEEDED $6971.28 TO REPAIR. VEHICLE HAD 80,825 MILES ON IT BUT WAS TWO YEARS OUT OF COVERAGE. AFTER FINDING OUT IN 2013 A LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY MENDELSOHN AND MAZIE SLATER KATZ & FREEMAN FOR KNOWN DEFECT TO NISSAN, PROBLEM WAS NEVER CONTACTED TO ME FOR SOME REASON? WAS JUST INFORMED BY FALCO V. NISSAN NOTICE ADMINISTRATOR TO FILE PAPERWORK ON KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ENGINE TIMING BELT FOR POSSIBLE 20% RETURN OF PAYMENT MADE TO REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE TENSIONER ASSEMBLY. WHY FOUR YEARS AGO WAS I NOT INFORMED OF RADIATOR LEAK CAUSING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE & POSSIBLE INJURY TO DRIVER?

Mileage: 80,825

MY VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED STATING THAT THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST $6,200 TO REPAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS 85,000 MILES. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I COULD HAVE HAD IT CHECKED (THE DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ONCE SO THE ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF THEN WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY). THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN THE RPMS SETTLE AROUND 1000-1500 AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. IT IS INTERMITTENT, BUT WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE NISSAN DEALER MECHANIC AS THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE NOT ONLY THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE RADIATOR, HOSES, ETC.

Mileage: 126,000

RADIATOR FLUID HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL A SHUDDER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HITS 40 MPH - 60 MPH.

Mileage: 82,000

THE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE BEGAN AT 133834 MILES. WHEN DRIVING, AT TIMES IT WOULD VIBRATE OUT OF NOWHERE. AFTER A STOP, IT WOULD SHIFT UP HARD OR FAIL TO DOWNSHIFT AND THEN HIT HARD WHEN IT FINALLY WOULD GO IN TO GEAR. ONCE I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC, THE FOLLOWING CODES CAME UP: P1731 - 1ST GEAR LOGIC ERROR, P0430- CAT EFFICIENCY BANK 2, P0455- EVAP SYSTEM LEAK LARGE. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS "TEAR DOWN". IN THE END, I HAD TO REPLACE MY: TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, TORQUE CONVERTER, VALVE BODY, VALVE BODY SOLENOIDS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER BANK 2, EXHAUST GASKETS, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR, AND OXYGEN SENSOR. WITH A TOTAL COST OF $4,824.65. I WILL UPLOAD THE SERVICES MY NISSAN PATHFINDER HAD TO HAVE.

Mileage: 133,657

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE SUV. I HAD ONLY HAD THE SUV FOR 4-6 MONTHS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT . SHORTLY AFTER THE RADIATOR NEEDED REPAIR. IT WAS REPAIRED, AND NISSAN HELPED WITH PARTIAL COST. RECENTLY (02/19/2018)TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE YIELDING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT A SECOND TIME ON 02/22/2018 AGAIN. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I BEGAN TO PUSH ON THE GAS TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ONCE AGAIN, THE SUV ONLY COASTED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT, PAID 110.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS INFORMED ONCE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A 6,000.00$ JOB. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 4-5 YEARS OLD PRESENTLY. I AM OUT OF A VEHICLE.

Mileage: 165,400

TRAQNSMITTION OIL IN COOLANT HAD TO HAVE SHOP FLUSH OUT RAIADIATOR AND COOLANT SYSTEM AND REPLACE OIL COOLER TRANSMITION SEEMS TO BE SLIPING

Mileage: 14,556

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS REPEATEDLY WHILE PICKING UP SPEED. IT IS INCREASINGLY GETTING WORSE. NOW, ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVING AWHILE- THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND DOESN'T WANT TO GO PAST 20 MPH ONCE YOU STOP AND THEN GO AGAIN. IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM IN NEUTRAL WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. ONCE IT COOLS, THE PROCESS STARTS OVER.

Mileage: 127,000

CAR HAS EXPERIENCED LEAKAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER RADIATOR TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. WE WILL NEED TO HAVE IT REBUILT, WHICH WILL COST US $4,500+. WE MAY ALSO NEED TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED. NISSAN KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO. THEY DIDN'T DO A RECALL OR ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES, WHICH IS UNCONSCIONABLE BEHAVIOR.

Mileage: 132,975

THE RADIATOR CRACKED WHERE THE TRANSMISSION LINE RUNS THROUGH IT. THIS CAUSED THE TRANNY FLUID AND COOLANT TO MIX AND RUIN THE TRANSMISSION. I NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION AT 40-60 MPH WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS ISSUE AND MAY LEAD TO SEVERE ACCIDENTS. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OVER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

COOLANT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE,THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE LIFE THREATENING IN CERTAIN INSTANCES...THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE FIRST TIME 3 YEARS AGO. AND HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING GETTING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 102,000

TAKATA RECALL

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE RPMS ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, BUT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLOODED WITH WATER AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

Mileage: 179,000

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING USELESS. CORRODED AND DESTROYED WHOLE INTERIOR OF TRANSMISSION .

Mileage: 110,000

AT ALMOST 70,000 MILES, I STARTED GETTING A VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH. I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS COOLANT INTERMIXED IN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6800. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BACK IN 2007 AND DIDN'T NOTIFY OWNERS. NOT HAPPY!

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I FIND OUT IT IS THE "INTERMIX" BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FROM NISSAN, BUT NOW UNDERSTAND IT WAS A KNOWN AND FREQUENT FAILURE - BY DESIGN. ESSENTIALLY, AFTER 90,000 MILE, THE CAR IS WORTHLESS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER PAYING $5,000 FOR THE REPAIR, I DROVE OFF THE LOT ONLY TO HAVE MY FUEL PUMP FAIL. LITERALLY, I DROVE OFF THE LOT AND THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING. UNBELIEVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

STARTED LOOSING SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE SUV WITH ME, SO SCARY. BUT I MANAGED TO COAST TO THE NEAREST EXIT ROLL IN TIME FOR IT TO GET TO 0 ON ODOMETER. THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME. FEW DAYS LATER TOOK TO TWO DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS(TOWED TO 2ND SHOP BECAUSE SUV WOULD NOT GO PASS 20 AND IT WOULD JUST STOP ONCE DOWN TO 0)WHO INFORMED ME THERE WERE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, FINAL SHOP SAID THE RADIATOR RUPTURED CAUSING WATER, TRANSMISSION FLUIDS, AND ETC TO ALL MIX WHICH HAS CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD MY OPTIONS ARE TO REBUILD, BUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION OR LET THE SUV GO..UPONGOOGLING TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE OR HAD THIS PROBLEMS I'M TOTALLY NOT ALONE AND YES I'M PASS THE 50,000 N 100,000 RANGE HOWEVER I STILL THINK SOME ETCHING SHOULDBE DONE, BEING I TOOK N TRACE VERY GD CARE IF MY SUV ONLY ALLOWING NISSAN TO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE MY SUV. I WAS TOLD TO REPAIR THIS WILL COST ME 3900 PLUS. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANY TO BE HONEST BUT DONE TYPE IF HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED FOR NOT ONLY ME BUT EVERYONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

PATHFINDER 2005 HAS ONLY 73,000 MILES AND NOW HAS A PROBLEM OF CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUIDS. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. VERY EXPENSIVE - REQUIRES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND WASH RADIATOR. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER SHOP AS WELL AS AM INDEPENDENT CAR SHOP.

Mileage: 72,123

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER 92,000 , VEHICLE WON'T START AND HAD IT TOWED, WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER HAVING SPENT $800 @ VADAN NISSAN, BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD JERKS AND STOP WHILST DRIVING, WAS TOLD IT WAS A COIL PROBLEM, AND A SENSOR ISSUE, NOTHING WAS EVER SAID TO ME ABOUT THIS HUGE PROBLEM THE 2005 TO 2010 PATHFINDERS ARE HAVING, TOTALLY DISGUSTED WITH NISSAN.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE

Mileage: 150,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON INTERSTATE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME 50 MILES

Mileage: 127,000

DRIVING AND CAME TO A LIGHT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE.

Mileage: 156,000

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE COOLENT IN MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSING MY TRANSMISSION TO SLIP CAUSING MY CAR TO CRASH INTO MY HOUSE IN MY CARPORT THE REPAIR FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS $3800 AND I'M ON A FIX INCOME

Mileage: 125,000

PURCHASED A USED 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. HAD THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 YEARS. DRIVING HOME ONE DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AS THE RPM'S STARTED TO SPIKE. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN A VERY UNSAFE SPOT BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NO LONGER MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. WITH A QUICK GLANCE INTO THE COOLANT TANK, SEEMS TO HAVE A MIXTURE OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. REPAIR COST ARE ESTIMATED FROM 2500 - 5,000+. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 190,000

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Mileage: 75,000

OUR 2005 PATHFINDER LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY IN OUR TOWN TO TAKE OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NOT CHANGE OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WE LIVE UP ON A SLIGHT HILL, AND IT HONESTLY FELT LIKE I WAS PULLING A SEMI BEHIND MY VEHICLE JUST TO GET IT BACK HOME WITHOUT REQUIRING A TOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAD TO KEEP BOTH OF OUR CHILDREN HOME FROM SCHOOL THAT DAY BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE OWN. IT ANGERS ME THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!! THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE HAS CAUSED US TO BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW!! IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO FIND PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP YOU OUT LONG TERM!! THIS IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO OUR FAMILY, & WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED. A LOCAL MECHANIC NEAR WHERE WE LIVE SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS ISSUE TONS OF TIMES, AND HAS FIXED NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF NISSAN VEHICLES DUE TO THE CRACK THAT CAUSES THE ANTIFREEZE & TRANSMISSION FLUIDS TO COMBINE AND MESS UP EVERYTHING IN THE TRANSMISSION OVER TIME. WITH THIS BEING AN ISSUE ON NISSAN'S PART, I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED!!! MY HUSBAND IS OUT OF WORK DUE TO AN INJURY AND WILL BE OUT FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. I WORK PART TIME AT A LOCAL BBQ RESTAURANT IN OUR TOWN, AND DON'T BRING HOME VERY MUCH EACH WEEK. I PRAY THE CORPORATION WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND FINALLY RECALL ALL THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS. $3500 DOLLARS IS THE BEST WE CAN FIND & WHEN IT GETS FIXED, THE PERSON WE HAVE SPOKE WITH SAID THEY WILL BYPASS THE RADIATOR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GETS REINSTALLED MAKING SURE WE NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVER AGAIN!!!! SADLY WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS OR I WOULD NOT BE MAKING THIS COMPLAINT. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANY INFORMATION THAT I DON'T KNOW OF PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!! I AM DESPERATE TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK!!! WE HAVE NO ONE TO HELP. THX

Mileage: 150,000

I NEEDED TO CHANGE ALL SENSORS BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE DVD AND SLIP LIGHT STAYED ON.NOW IT WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME AND IF IT DOES IT WILL DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER.

Mileage: 132,000

8/31/2016 - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING, I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHICH SHOWED THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THIS IS DUE TO THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION INTERMIX PROBLEM IS HOW NISSAN NOTES IT AND VALIDATED BY MY CALL TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. THE CAR IS OUTSIDE THE NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH IS 10 YEARS BUT WELL UNDER THE 100,000 MILES AS IT HAS 80K MILES AT TIME OF EVENT. NISSAN IS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SO THE OUT OF POCKET COST TO REPAIR ($5-$6K) MAKES IT NOT WORTH THE REPAIR SO I'M STUCK WITH A CAR THAT TO DATE I HAVE MAINTAINED VERY WELL. THERE WAS NOT WARNING SIGNS AND I AM SURE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME AS IT DOES NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT NISSAN DOES NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM THAT HAS PLAGUED HUNDREDS OF NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO PENETRATE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTED RADIATOR REPLACEMENT PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE RADIATOR COOLANT PENETRATED THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000. UPDATED 12/01/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 134,000

VEHICLE WOULD BARELY PULL OUT IN DRIVE, JUST STOPPED PULLING. CHECKED FLUID IN TRANSMISSION AND ITS A MILKY COLOR. RADIATOR COOLANT IS MILKY BROWN.

Mileage: 80,250

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 40 MOST SPEED LIMIT IT FELT AS IF I WAS DRIVING ON SAFETY STRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE STRUDDER.

WHEN OPERATING MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP AT SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH IN MOTION ON STREET'S AND HIGHWAYS.

Mileage: 171,888

WATER IN TRANSMISSION OIL DUE TO BAD TRANS COOLER WICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM W/ THESE VEHICLES BY NISSAN BUT WAS NEVER RECALLED.

Mileage: 94,598

CONTAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. COLOR OF COOLANT IS PURPLE AND CLOUDY IN OVERFLOW AND RADIATOR. TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SHUTTERING BETWEEN 35 - 45 MPH. SYMPTOMS BEGAN AT 130K MILES.

Mileage: 129,000

COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID ARE MIXING! THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SKIP AND THE COOLANT IS MILKY/ CREAMY LOOKING AND I ADDED 3 QUARTS TRANSMISSION FLUID 7DAYS AGO AND NOW HAVE TO ADD MORE. THE COOLANT IS BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE OVERFLOW DO TO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXING TOGETHER.

Mileage: 125,000

THE DREADED COOLANT LEAKAGE FROM A FAULTY OIL COOLER CAUSES FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR.

Mileage: 146,000

TRANSMISSION

2005 PATHFINDER DRIVES GREAT AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT OCCASIONALLY SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE I'M GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 40 MPH. TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT WE HAVE THE WELL KNOWN ISSUE WHERE THE RADIATOR CRACKS AND LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION, RUINING BOTH. THE CAR HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT AND NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WANTED $6,500 TO FIX. NOW I'M READING THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH A WORK AROUND. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, INFORMATION GIVEN ABOUT THE WORK AROUND TO FIX PRIOR TO THE TRANS GOING OUT.

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE HAS SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND OCCUR SPORADICALLY. DIAGNOSTIC CODE REVEALED P1754 A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR.

Mileage: 82,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ROUGHLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION IN TURNED DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. SHORTED THE SAFETY FEATURE IN THE TRANSMISSION TO WHERE IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VECHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A 100K AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I RUINED MY CREDIT AND 2 YEARS LATER I AM STILL HAVING MY CHECK GARNISHED FOR THIS HORRIBLE RECALL.. THEY REPOED THE VEHICLE AND SOLD IT FOR SCRAP AND LEFT ME HOLDING THE BILL BECAUSE I COULD AFFORD A $7000 FIX!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE HORRIBLE RECALL

Mileage: 120,000

APPROX. 1 YEAR AGO I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE COOLANT HAD TRANS FLUID IN IT SO I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I THEN TOOK THE PATHFINDER INTO HAMILTON NISSAN IN HAGERSTOWN MD. THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE PATHFINDER WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE AND NOW SLIPS IN AND OUT OF 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ALMOST T-BONED THIS MORNING BECAUSE THE PATHFINDER WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHILE THE TRANS WAS IN DRIVE, WHICH IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 92,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED. DESIGN ALSO CAUSED NEED FOR NEW RADIATOR.

Mileage: 130,000

TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING IN FROM A CRACKED RADIATOR

Mileage: 107,000

ECM REPLACED UNDER RECALL. RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION REPLACED @ 96K MILES UNDER "EXTENDED WARRANTY." TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2ND TIME 1 YEAR LATER. TRANSMISSION HOSES REPLACED TWICE (DURING SAME TIME PERIOD). NOW - 103K MILES - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON: VIAS SOLENOID VALVE, BANK 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTER, & OIL PRESSURE SENSOR SWITCH ALL NEED REPLACED (POSSIBLY RELATED TO ECM RELAY ISSUE)

Mileage: 130,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE JUST BOUGHT TRUCK FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS FOR DAUGHTER NEVER DROVE IT FIRST PUTTING ON THE HIGHWAY TRUCK STOP MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN THE FAST LANE CAUSE TWO ACCIDENT GET IT PULL HOME THEN FOUND OUT ITS THE TRANSMISSION AN ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ONCE IT COOLS OFF IT WILL DRIVE TILL THE TRANSMISSION GETS HOT THEN IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN

Mileage: 113,000

TRANSMISSION RADIATOR RUPTURED. COOLANT FLOODED TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED TRANSMISSION. THIS RUPTURED OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE.

Mileage: 88,900

ON 12/11/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE BRAKES LOCKED AND I HAD TO FORCE THE GEAR STICK INTO PARK IN THE FAR LEFT TURNING LANE AND NEARLY RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT. I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS BEFORE RE-STARTING. AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE "VDC OFF" AND "SLIP" LIGHTS CAME ON. THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE STILL ONE AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SKIPPING. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE HAS JUST SHUT OFF. THE OTHER TWO SHUTOFFS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAYS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR.

Mileage: 164,300

THE VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, OR WILL FEEL LIKE IT IS LABORING AND BARELY MOVE. THE SHOP RETRIEVED CODES P1754 AND P0744, AND CLEARED CODES, WHICH RETURNED IN SHORT ORDER. THIS CONDITION CAN OCCUR WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, OR WHERE WE LIVE, STRAND THE CAR ON A RAILROAD CROSSING (WE HAVE HAD 2 YOUNG LADIES KILLED AT RAIL CROSSINGS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS HERE). WHEN A DRIVER EXPECTS THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, AND INSTEAD IT FLOUNDERS, THE RESULTS CAN ABSOLUTELY BE DEADLY. THE CAR HAS HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED (A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART CAUSING COSTLY DAMAGE), BUT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW BEING FINGERED AS THE CULPRIT AFTER CROSS CONTAMINATION OF COOLANT AND TRANS FLUID ALTERS THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTION TO BE ERRATIC. OURS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY TYPICAL FOR A MANUFACTURER TO COVER-UP KNOWN DEFECTS EVEN WHEN LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY CONCERNS ARE OBVIOUS. THE SUGGESTED REMEDY IS A VERY EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, COSTING THOUSANDS MORE THAN ON OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 119,000

APPARENTLY THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE REGARDING A RADIATOR LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE A YEAR AGO WITH 117K MILES AND NO ONE BOTHERED TO MENTION THE ISSUE TO ME. I DID BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT ACCORDING TO THEM, I'M OUT OF LUCK BECAUSE THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE RADIATOR AND THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER "CORROSION". I AM DISGUSTED BY THE WAY I'VE BEEN TREATED AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN SCAMMED

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

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

DROVE VEHICLE OUT OF PARKING LOT AND LOST POWER IN TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BY COOLANT CONTAMINATION FROM A CRACKED TRANSMISSION LINE IN THE RADIATOR. RESULTED IN A $6000+ REPAIR AT LOCAL REPAIR SHOP

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN IDLE POSITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE COOLANT THAT SEEPED THROUGH A CRACKED AT THE LINE AND CONTAMINATED THE RADIATOR. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,741. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ *JS

Mileage: 142,741

THIS IS THE SAME AS ANOTHER COMPLAINT (# 10777718) FILED THROUGH THIS SITE ON 9/25. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN BECAUSE OF THE SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE TECH REPORTED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HEATER HOSE VACUUM & VALVE, POWER STEERING HOSE, AND TIRE GPS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR THE 3RD WINTER SEASON AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT COST $725 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. FOR 3 YEARS WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN AND THEY FLUSHED THE SYSTEM, REPLACE A SENSOR, AND NOW THIS? ALSO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER COSTING $1380 AND POWER STEERING HOSE AT $305. I NOTICED 4 RECALLS THAT WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT WITH THE ENGINE, AND WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THESE ISSUES AND THEY NEVER MENTIONED THE RECALLS. OUR ISSUE WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED ISSUE FILED IN SEPTEMBER. WE ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND NONE OF THIS IS COVERED. I WONDER WHO ELSE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER?

Mileage: 140,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED. SLIPPING.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE'S RPMS INCREASED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

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

AFTER RECEIVING A COMPLIMENTARY MULTI-POINT INSPECTION FROM THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT ON THE WAY HOME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO NOT WANT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. WENT TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FOUND THAT THE DIPSTICK IS LOCKED INTO PLACE. DID SOME QUICK RESEARCH TO FIND OUT HOW TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL AND THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT ISSUE WITH NISSAN PATHFINDERS RADIATORS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM. CHECKED RADIATOR AND FOUND FROTHING FOAM ON THE INSIDE OF THE PRESSURE CAP INDICATING THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM WHY THE SECTION OF THE INSPECTION FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WERE CHECKED AS "OK". DID NOT RECEIVE AN ANSWER. ALSO, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED BY NISSAN ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH RADIATOR IN OUR NISSAN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED SINCE THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST UP TO $3000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS UNDER THE AGREEMENT REACHED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS NOT A RECALL. THIS SITUATION COULD OF CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AT SPEED WHILE DRIVING OR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF LACK OF COOLING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP AT SPEED WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 74,251

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE RESUMING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL SORTS OF ISSUES STARTING WITH THE BRAKES WHEN ONE BRAKE SHOE TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED AND EVIDENTLY RUPTURED BRAKE LINES AT AROUND 61,000 MILES. NEW BRAKE REPLACEMENT ALMOST $900. SINCE THAT TIME (THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 75000 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION HAS CONTINUALLY SLIPPED, THE GAS GAUGES AND ALL OTHER GAUGES WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE EMISSIONS TEST LAST MONTH SHOWED POSSIBLE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUES (THERE ARE EVIDENTLY TWO). WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED I GET RID OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOTORIOUS FOR CROSS CONTAMINATION OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT WOULD EVENTUALLY DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION, AND EVEN NOW MAY HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE. WHEN CONTACTING NISSAN ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALLS AND THE SUPPOSED SETTLED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION, I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED DOCUMENTATION OF ALL SERVICE DONE TO THE VEHICLE TO RECEIVE $800 TOWARD THE NECESSARY $3800 REPAIR COST JUST FOR THE CONTAMINATION LEAK. IF ANYONE IS CONSIDERING PURCHASING THIS OR ANY OTHER NISSAN PRODUCT, I WOULD AVOID IT AT ALL COST.

Mileage: 61,000

NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY 2005 PATHFINDER THE TRANS COOLER HAS STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE. RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 171,666

I HAVE SUBMITTED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILING AS A RESULT OF A RADIATOR LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND RUNNING FINE HOWEVER A NEW PROBLEM EMERGED, THAT IS A RESULT OF THE SAME RADIATOR LEAK. MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT. THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RADIATOR LEAK AS THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE COMPUTER MODULE. SHE WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT ON A BUSY FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE. IT CREATED A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR HER AND MY SONS. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOW EXCEEDED $5000.00.

Mileage: 120,000

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS GO INTO GEAR FROM A STARTING POSITION, OR FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. ALSO, IT WILL SUDDENLY LURCH INTO GEAR. IT'S A CONSISTENT ISSUE THAT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND VICE VERSA. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND DISCOVERED THAT IT HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA AND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Mileage: 114,699

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

THE TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 65K MILES. IT COST $1200 AND IT'S A COMMON NISSAN PROBLEM.

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE PICKING UP SPEED AFTER STOPPING WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TO COOL OFF BEFORE RESTARTING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALEARSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON FLAW IN NISSANS WHERE THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO CRACKED ATF LINE. THEY RECOMMENDED EITHER INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION OR HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT.

Mileage: 105,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. I AM BEYOND UPSET. NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS CAR IS CARED FOR PERFECTLY. MY TRANSMISSION SHOP ESTIMATES THE COST WILL BE OVER $3000. TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

Mileage: 112,000

THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Mileage: 122,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLANT LINE FAILED IN RADIATOR CAUSING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX AND DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE PICKING UP SPEED AFTER STOPPING WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TO COOL OFF BEFORE RESTARTING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALEARSHIP AND THEY STATED INTO WAS A COMMON FLAW IN NISSANS WHERE THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO CRACKED ATF LINE. THEY RECOMMENDED EITHER INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION OR HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THEY RECOMMENED A PLACE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. PICKED UP THE VEHICAL AFTER REBUILD ON JULY 1, 2015 AND BEGAN HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS ON JULY 7, 2015.

Mileage: 135,000

MY CAR STARTED SHUTTERING WHEN IT WAS TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND IT GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION THEREFORE I NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WHICH COVERS THE TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE RADIATOR AND BECAUSE THE RADIATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING BAD THE WARRANTY WON'T PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EITHER. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF. IF THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHY WOULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE ENTIRE MATTER AND THINK IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SO PEOPLE DON'T CONTINUE TO GET RIPPED OFF. I AM HOPING THEY COME THROUGH AND REPLACE MINE FOR FREE.

Mileage: 97,000

I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS. COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING HARD SHIFTS, AND SHUTTERING WHILE ACCELERATING.

Mileage: 140,000

VEHICLE CONTAINED A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR COOLER TANK THAT RUPTURES AND FORCES COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE COOLER LINES. WHEN THE COOLANT MIXES WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID IT CREATES A FROTHY LIQUID THAT EATS VALVES, ERODES SEALS AND CAUSES CORROSION. ITS TOXIC, IRREVERSIBLE AND KILLED THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM WAS LISTED AS THE 2ND WORST PROBLEM ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM'S "TOP VEHICLE PROBLEM TRENDS OF 2012". WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL?!

Mileage: 90,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TRANSMISSION COOLER ATTACHED TO RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION LEADING TO FAILURE TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WHEN NEEDED AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 113,529

I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER. WHEN I WAS PARKED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT HEAT UP ONLY COLD AIR WITH COME OUT. NEXT PROBLEM WAS WHEN I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL THE TRUCK WOULD JERK ALOT AND IT WOULD VIBRATE WHEN I WOULD SPEED UP. IT WAS VERY SCARY, IT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THAT'S HOW TERRIBLE IT FELT. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FOR THEM TO CHECK IT AND THEY IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE COOLANT MIXED INTO THE RADIATOR CAUSING FOR THAT TO GO BAD TOO. I CALLED THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THIS ISSUE WAS EXPERIENCED BY SO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THIS JOB COST ME OVER $4000. *TR

GOT RECALL IN MAIL FOR RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION RECALL WHICH WE HAD TO PAY FOR?!?! OVER $2000. TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND NOT EVEN 3 MONTHS HAD GONE BY AND HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE GARAGE 3 TIMES DUE TO DAMAGE FROM TRANSMISSION. GOT IN TRUCK TO GO TO WORK TODAY YUP YOU GUESSED IT TRANSMISSION IS NOW SHOT PUT IN DRIVE AND DOESN'T GO. TOTALLY UNFAIR NISSAN SHOULD HAVE REPLACED IT WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THERE SCREW UP? NEW TRANSMISSION $5000. WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN AND WILL MAKE SURE I TELL EVERYONE. SO FAR TO DATE $5000. TO TRY TO FIX UP NISSAN'S MESS AND THEN I'M TO SPEND ANOTHER $5000. ON THERE MISTAKE. HA TOTAL BULL!!!!! THEY SHOULD HAVE STOOD BY THERE PRODUCT AND REPLACED EVERYTHING AT NO COST TO THE OWNER!!! VERY UNHAPPY!! *TR

Mileage: 103,000

HAVE PROBLEM WITH COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE FAILED TO TORQUE AFTER ACCELERATING AND SLIPPED, AFTER I LOST CONTROL SLIGHTLY BUMPED INTO A PARKED CAR. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE RADIATOR ON MY PATHFINDER HAS CRACKED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS HAS RUINED NOT ONLY MY RADIATOR BUT ALSO MY TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 120,058

NISSAN NEEDS TO FORMALLY RECALL SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH RADIATOR/ TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IN MY CASE WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH. MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND I TRIED TO TURN ON LUCKILY IT TURNED ON AND BEGAN TO RUN AGAIN. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR IT DID NOT RUN MORE THAN 20 MPH. I DECIDED TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED SINCE I WAS TERRIFIED OF IT SHUTTING DOWN ONCE AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NONETHELESS, HE EXPRESSED TO ME THAT THIS WAS NOTHING NEW HE HAD SEEN WITH THESE VEHICLES. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD FIXED A COUPLE IN JUST THIS LAST YEAR. ACCORDING TO HIS PAST CLIENTS NISSAN FAILED TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARD. I VISITED THE DEALER IN WHICH I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND EXPLAIN THE SERVICE MAN MY CONCERN. HE CLEARLY TOLD ME THAT MY WARRANTY WAS OVER AND THAT THE LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN TO BE REIMBURSED HAD ENDED IN 2013. I TOLD HIM THAT MY VEHICLE FREQUENTLY COMES TO THEIR SERVICE CENTER FOR MAINTENANCE AND IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE IN THESES VEHICLES ONCE THEY REACH THEIR 100,000 MILES WHY DID THEY FAIL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT OCCURRED. IT SURPRISES ME THAT NISSAN FAILED TO INFORM ANY OF ITS CONSUMERS OF THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS GOING THROUGH A LAWSUIT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT HE COULD NOT HELP ME AND REFERRED ME TO CORPORATE OFFICE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED WITHIN TWO DAYS. I RECEIVED THE CALL BACK FROM NISSAN SIMPLY TELLING ME MY CASE WAS REVIEWED AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY WARRANTY IS OVER. NISSAN IS PUTTING THE LIVES OF THEIR CONSUMERS IN DANGER AND IS HIDING BEHIND THEIR WARRANTY GUIDELINES TO AVOID CORRECTING THEIR ENGINEERING ERRORS. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

RE: TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED WITH RADIATOR FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. I RECEIVED NO NOTICE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RE: NISSAN TRANSMISSION/ RADIATOR LEAK ISSUES. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND THEY ADVISED A RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THIS COST ME: $5400 OUT OF POCKET. I NOW READ THAT NISSAN HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND WOULD COVER SOME CARS. MY CAR HOWEVER, IS OVER 100,000 MILES AND NISSAN IS NOT OFFERING ANY COMPENSATION. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED WITH NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN TO THE TITLE DEPARTMENT THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED MY NEWEST VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED I WAS HIT WITH THE SAD REALITY OF AN UNTRUE MAN SELLING ME HIS PROBLEM MY TRANSMISSION HAS ANTIFREEZE IN THE FLUID IT WILL DRIVE FINE UNTIL IT HEATS UP AND THE FLUID GETS TO THE TRANSMISSION IT IS NOT SAFE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THEY NO IT'S A PROBLEM AND ALSO MY SEATBELT LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SEAT EVEN WHEN SOMEONE SIT IN THAT SEAT THE SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 158,874

I TOOK MY PATHFINDER INTO A LOCAL SHOP BECAUSE I STARTED HEARING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 45 MPH. I WAS INFORMED ANTIFREEZE GOT INTO MY TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A RADIATOR FAILURE. THE SHOP REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHED THE TRANNY. OVER A $600 BILL. THE SHOP HOPED IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT REBUILDING OR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. NO LUCK!! NOW I AM LOOKING AT ANOTHER $4000 PLUS ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD BY MANY SHOPS INCLUDING THE LOCAL DEALER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. IF PROACTIVE BY THE MANUFACTURE COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR. INSTEAD, NISSAN DECIDED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. NEVER INFORMING CUSTOMERS TO HAVE INSPECTED FOR PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR OR TRANNY. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

ME AND MY 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS LIKE IT HAD BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. MY BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY BUT I GOT US OFF THE ROAD AND HAD THE CAR TOWED. AFTER OUR REPAIR GUY CHECKED ALL THE WIRING AND RAN TEST AND PULLED THE TRANSMISSION PAN OFF THE RADIATOR COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FULL RESULTING IN THE GEARS MESSING UP AND THE ENTIRE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. WE KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAD CONTACTED NISSAN 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO CHECK THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN FIXED....OBVIOUSLY NOT. IF IT HAD BEEN FIXED IT WASN'T FIXED PROPERLY OR IT WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AGAIN MANY TRIPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN SINCE THEN AND NOW WE ARE OVER 100,000 MILES AND IT'S A $3800 FIX BECAUSE NISSAN EITHER LIED AND IT WAS NEVER FIXED TO START WITH OR DIDN'T CORRECTLY FIX IT THE FIRST TIME. *TR

Mileage: 173,000

RADIATOR COOLANT GETTING INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE SHORT CIRCUIT, TRANSMISSION COMPUTER IS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING REPLACEMENT, RADIATOR REPLACEMENT, THERMOSTAT AND COMPUTER SENSORS REPLACEMENT. COST FOR REPLACEMENT IN THIS PATHFINDER APPROX. $5,500 - $6,000 AND THE REMAINING LOAN ON THE PATHFINDER IS ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT! ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS IS A MAJOR DEFAULT OF NISSAN AND A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MORE COMPLAINTS THAN THEY THEMSELVES CAN COUNT. THIS PATHFINDER BELONGS TO AN 83 YEAR OLD MAN WHO USES THIS TRANSPORTATION TO TRAVEL WITH HIS 80 YEAR OLD WIFE TO AND FROM 90% MEDICAL USE, NOW HE CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIRS AND TO NO FAULT OF HIS AND DUE TO NISSAN'S DEFAULT AND WILL NOT AGREE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE PATHFINDER CAN NO LONGER BE USED AND THE LOAN PAYMENTS ARE STILL COMING IN. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE AND HESITATION IN GEAR CHANGE. TOLD TIRES BUT CONTINUE TO HEAR. HAD A OIL CHANGE AT TWIN CITY NISSAN. REP ADVICE COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION WOULD CHARGE $3000 TO REPAIR AND WARRANTY ON RADIATOR EXPIRES SOON. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND FLUIDS FLUSHED FOR $3000 COST TO ME. CONTACT 1800 NISSAN 1 AND TOLD OVER 368 COMPLAINTS ITS MANUFACTURING DEFECT HE ADVICE CAN'T. HELP. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,400.

Mileage: 117,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATH FINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,565.

Mileage: 154,565

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATH FINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,565.

Mileage: 154,565

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

THE VEHICLE LAGGED SHIFTING AND SHIFTED ABRUPTLY. ALSO THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP (NOT A NISSAN SHOP) THEY INDICATED THE RADIATOR HAD A CRACK IN IT AND FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 PATHFINDER AND THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD COST ME $3000 AND THERE WOULD BE NO WARRANTY ON THE FIX. SEEMS UNFAIR IF, AS THEY ADMITTED AT MY LOCAL NISSAN SHOP, THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 77,280

TRANSMISSION FAILURE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO WARNING, NO PRIOR, NOISE OR VIBRATION, JUST A SUDDEN TOTAL FAILURE. THE CAUSE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE TRANSMISSION RADIATOR. THE CURRENT NISSAN 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' IS NOT SUFFICIENT GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH A TRANSMISSION FAILURE DURING DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

AS I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND MY TWO SMALL SONS AND I NEARLY GOT NAILED BY ANGRY ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT HONKED, YELLED, AND INAPPROPRIATELY GESTURED AT US TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AS WELL AS OTHERS. THIS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN EVEN REMEMBER. IT ALSO SHUDDERS AND SLIPS WHILE DRIVING AT 40-50 MPH. IT IS DANGEROUS! WHY DOESN'T ANYONE DO SOMETHING! I HAD BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SINCE 65,000 MILES AND AT 80,300 MILES WE FOUND TRANI FLUID IN THE RADIATOR. AFTER GOOGLING THE ISSUE AND LEARNING THAT IT WAS A PART A OF A CLASSACTION SUIT I WAS PISSED THAT I HADN'T BEEN NOTIFIED. I AM A STRUGGLING MOTHER OF TWO AND I AM STILL PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT! I FEEL THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IN PLACE!!!! LIVES ARE BEING ENDANGERED! *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I HAD THE VEHICLE'S TIRES REPLACED AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS THERE WAS A SHUDDER LIKE RUMBLE STRIPS. I TOOK THE PATHFINDER BACK TO HAVE THE TIRES LOOKED AT. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE SHUDDER STILL PERSISTED. I TALKED TO A FRIEND WHO OWNS A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE RADIATOR LEAK/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HE SAID TO CHECK THE ENGINE COOLANT FOR MILKINESS AND SEARCH ONLINE. THE COOLANT IS MILKY AND AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO USE THE PATHFINDER. I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM NOT WEAR AND TEAR. A FAILING TRANSMISSION IS MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAN A FAILING COOLING SYSTEM. ALSO, NISSAN'S EXTENDED WARRANTY SEEMS TO END TO EARLY TO BE EFFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 95,300

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR, FORCING MY WIFE TO GET HOME ON ROAD SHOULDERS WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. THANKFULLY VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC ON A WEEKDAY AFTERNOON. RESEARCHING ONLINE, FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PATHFINDER, RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING AND CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NEVER NOTIFIED REGARDING ANY RECALLS OR SUCH. *TR

Mileage: 143,140

THE VEHICLE BEGAN A SLIGHT SHUDDER WHEN SHIFTING AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS WHILE PASSING A TRUCK ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH IT SHIFTED VERY HARD AND RESPONDED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ANY APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR CAUSED HIGH RPM BUT GAVE NO ADDITIONAL POWER. I WAS FORCED TO PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND MANEUVER THROUGH THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AS I HAD LOST ALL POWER AND COULD NOT WAS JUST COASTING ALONG THE FREEWAY. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT FORTUNATELY ENDED SAFELY NO THANKS TO THE CAR. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS TO FAIL. AFTER SPENDING $1000.00 ON THE FIRST REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES IT RAN FOR A WEEK AND BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD AGAIN. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP BEING CONSIDERED FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HEARING ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION AND SIMILAR EXPERIENCES BY OTHERS IT IS A WONDER WHY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY DEEMED A SAFETY RECALL SEEING AS HOW MY SAFETY WAS DEFINITELY IN JEOPARDY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 91,200

THE CAR BEEN GREAT UNTIL ON DECEMBER 2013. I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM WORK AND I NOTICE THE CAR AT THE TIME OF SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND HAS HAVING A HARD SHIFTING, THEN LATER I SPEND AROUND 450 FOR THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE, THE CAR WAS SHIFTING BETTER BUT NOT PERFECT, THEN ON JULY THIS YEAR. AFTER HAVING A SHORT TRIP AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN ON AGAIN TO GO TO THE NEXT DESTINATION, THE CAR AT THE TIME OF FINISHING THE STARTING THE TRANSMISSION KICK A BAD NOISE AND EVEN THE CAR JUMPS, TODAY I WENT TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAIN MY PROBLEMS AND SHOW THE KICKING THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME I HAVE THE CHOICE TO PAY 3000 TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, THEY KNOW WE HAVE THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY DIDN'T CALL FOR A RECALL THAT'S BAD. I HAVE ONLY 96350 MILES AND STILL 4900 TO PAY FOR IT. NISSAN IS NOT MAKING GOOD BUSINESS IN AMERICA, PLEASE HELP US. *TR

Mileage: 90,467

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS FAILED. MY SON WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A BUSY STREET AND THIS PROBLEM JEOPARDIZED HIS LIFE.THE VEHICLE BASICALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR BREAKDOWN IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. MY RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND FAILED. THE AMOUNT TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE THIS A SAFE VEHICLE IS MORE THAN WE CAN AFFORD....APPROXIMATELY $5300 BECAUSE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ALSO FAILED!! I FEEL THIS FAULTY PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE OR A REIMBURSEMENT MADE BY NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 167,000

APRIL 2013 (96K) - TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY NISSAN AT A CO-PAY OF $3000. FEBRUARY 2014 (105K) - TRANSMISSION HOSE RUPTURED AS I WAS DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON AN EXIT AND PARK IN A LOT UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. MARCH 2014 (105K) - RPMS SPIKING, SLUGGISH ACCELERATION AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. TRANSMISSION WAS AGAIN REPLACED. AUGUST 2014 (109K) - MECHANIC NOTICED LEAKING FROM TRANSMISSION HOSE WHILE REPLACING BRAKES. DROVE TO THE DEALER AND HAD HOSE FIXED AGAIN. SEPTEMBER 2014 (109K) - TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A SIDE STREET. *TR

Mileage: 96,123

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND AFTER BRINGING VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT DUE TO AN INTERNAL RADIATOR CRACK, THAT ENGINE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLING COILS AND AS A RESULT TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS IMMINENT AND THAT BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEN THEY INDICATE THAT THEY HAD EXTENDED THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE WARRANTY DUE TO THE VOLUME OF SUCH FAILURES, AND THAT THEY WOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR A MEAGER $3,000 "COPAY". I LAUGHED BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WAS MERELY MAKING A JOKE, BUT THEN FOUND OUT THAT THE JOKE WAS ON THE NISSAN CUSTOMERS. APPARENTLY AS A RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT, NISSAN HAD AGREED TO THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. WHAT A SLAP IN THE FACE, TO SAY THAT IN LIEU OF RECALLING THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR, AND MAKING A $500 REPAIR, THEY DECIDED TO ROLL THE DICE WITH THEIR REPUTATION AND THEIR CUSTOMER'S WALLET ON A POTENTIAL $3,500 TO $4,000 REPAIR. WHAT A MORON BUSINESS DECISION. THE SECOND JOKE CAME, WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS ONLY 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. WHAT A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THEIR $3,000 REPAIR (COPAY ??). SO FOR A FEW BUCKS MORE, I CAN HAVE AN INDEPENDENT SHOP DO THE REPAIR, AND GET A BETTER WARRANTY. INSULT # 3 CAME WHEN THEY OFFERED UP, THAT ALTERNATIVELY, THEY WOULD DISCUSS BUYER ASSISTANCE ON A NEW NISSAN VEHICLE. THEY PROBABLY HEARD ME LAUGHING IN JAPAN. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

NISSAN DEALERSHIP JUST DIAGNOSED THAT MY RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE RADIATOR COOLANT HAS DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. IN APRIL OF 2014, I HAD MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY HAD FLUSHED AND REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 243,000

MY RADIATOR CRACKED INTERNALLY AND LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH DESTROYED THE PARTS AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 102,675

RADIATOR FAILURE ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH ANTIFREEZE CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RADIATOR FAILURE DUE TO CRACK IN TRANSMISSION COOLER. IS MANUFACTURING DEFECT, SHOULD BE NISSAN 'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE; REQUIRES BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR SHUDDERS AND THERE IS A HEAVY VIBRATION WHILE ACCELERATING/SHIFTING. THIS IS A CONCERN AS THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE MAY RESULT IN UNSAFE OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 55,630

ALL OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE TOOK PLACE ON THE ROAD WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHICH WAS UNSAFE AND SCARY JULY 2014 - PRESENT. FIRST, THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A "BUCKING" MOVEMENT WHENEVER IT WAS DRIVEN. THE BUCKING MOVEMENT IS SIMILAR TO A CAR THAT IS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS LIKE A MANUAL CAR, BUT THE TRANSITION BETWEEN GEARS WAS NOT SMOOTH. GRADUALLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STARTED MAKING REVVING NOISES LIKE A RACE CAR, WHILE THE SPEED IS ONLY 20MPH. THE SPEED DROPPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD YOU ARE PRESSING ON THE GAS. TO DECREASE THE REVVING NOISE YOU CANNOT DRIVE ABOVE 40MPH. AS ALWAYS I RELY ON THE DEALERSHIP TO SERVICE MY CAR, AND AT FIRST THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT SHOW THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WITH MORE AND MORE TEST BY THE NISSAN MECHANIC, THERE WAS STILL NO INDICATION BY THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT SHOWS THE INCREASE DEFECT OF THE TRANSMISSION. 3 WEEKS LATER, AFTER HANDING OVER THE CAR FOR A COMPLETE DAY, THE DEALERSHIP STRIP THE CAR AND RAN FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE COOLANT LIQUID MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEADING TO AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE DEALERSHIP IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD COST $5,000. REMAINING PAYMENT BALANCE FOR THE CAR IS $1700. TOTAL MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS 100,200. *TR

Mileage: 100,212

HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME TO PUT IN SOME FLUID THAT SEALS UP THE LEAK. WORKED WELL FOR A WHILE. THEN THIS MAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATIONS. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TELLS ME THAT THE RADIATOR HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ABOUT $1,000 TO FIX IT. I SAY GO AHEAD AS WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE. THEY REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION ABOUT 4 TIMES. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SHIFTING INTO 4WD BY ITSELF AND THE CAR WON'T GO ANYWHERE WHILE GIVING IT GAS. TURN IT OFF THEN ON AND THAT FIXES IT. I TAKE IT TO NISSAN BECAUSE MY MECHANIC SHOP WAS CLOSED. I EXPLAIN MY PREVIOUS REPAIRS AND MY PROBLEM. THEY TELL ME ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. ASK ME IF I HAVE A FACTORY OR AFTER MARKET RADIATOR INSTALLED. I DON'T KNOW. SO I WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO TALK TO MY ORIGINAL MECHANIC AND THEY SAY IT WAS AN AFTERMARKET. NISSAN SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T HONOR THE WARRANTY. I ASK THEM TO MAYBE TAKE A STATEMENT FROM MY MECHANIC THAT HE TOOK OUT THE ORIGINAL FACTORY RADIATOR AND REPLACED IT, BUT THEY SAY THEY NEED THE ORIGINAL WHICH WAS TAKEN TO THE SCRAP YARD. NISSAN HAD TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOW I THINK I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. LESSON LEARNED THAT NISSAN DOES NOT MAKE GOOD CARS. AND WON'T BACK THEM UP EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 83,601

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO WATER AND ANTI-FREEZE ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,702.

Mileage: 100,702

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO WATER AND ANTI-FREEZE ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,702.

Mileage: 100,702

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND SHIFT HARD. THEN IT LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. LIMPED HOME IN THE DARK NOT KNOWING IF I COULD GET HOME. VERY SCARY SITUATION. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE WEATHER WAS NOT SEVERE (EXCESSIVE HEAT OR COLD) AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, IN A REMOTE AREA AND FROM WHAT I NOW UNDERSTAND , THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE, THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A REAL DISASTER! PLEASE REVIEW THIS SITUATION, NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

Mileage: 82,700

VEHICLE STALLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED. TOOK VEHICLE TO SECURITY NISSAN IN BALTIMORE, MD TO GET CHECKED OUT. WAS INFORMED BY TECHNICIAN "RADIATOR COOLER IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDS TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, RADIATOR WITH RADIATOR CAP, AND FLUSH COOLER LINES. EXTENDED WARRANTY STATES REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED. TOTAL BULL! COST OF REPAIRS $6000! CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE HOW THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THEY WOULDN'T. NISSAN CORP WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2010. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITH A RECALL TO REPAIR "CRACK IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY LEADING TO INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF ENGINE COOLANT". WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR REPAIRS BY NISSAN NOW IS A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CONSUMERS BECAUSE OF THE NEGLECT FROM NISSAN CORP AND MANY OF IT'S CERTIFIED DEALERS TO MAKE CONSUMERS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2011 AND NOT ONCE DID THE DEALER MENTION THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM NATIONWIDE. *TR

Mileage: 110,081

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITATING AND STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V142000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITATING AND STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V142000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

HEARD A WEIRD SOUND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD....THEN ONE DAY I DROVE MY PATHFINDER THEN CAME HOME AND PARKED MY TRUCK AND 3 HOUR LATER WENT TO GO TO STORE MY TRUCK WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. BY LATER THAT NIGHT WHEN THE TRUCK COOLED DOWN THE DROVE FINE... I THEN TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD COOLANT WAS LEAKING IN MY TRANSMISSION...... I HAVE SPENT 440 DOLLARS SO FAR TO GET THE WATER OUT OF IT...... I PICK THE PATHFINDER UP AND DROVE 10 MILE DOWN THE STREET AND THE TRUCK DID IT AGAIN...... IT IS NOW BACK AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND BEING LOOKED AT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2005 PATHFINDER STARTED TO HAVE THIS HEAVY VIBRATION SOUND WHILE ACCELERATING AND A SHUDDERING SOUND SO ON JUNE 30TH I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR THE SOUND SO HE TOOK IS AND RUN A CHECK ON IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION HE THEN GAVE ME BACK THE TRUCK AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE WARRANTY AND CALLED ME I AS STILL WAITING FOR THAT CALL UNTIL MY HUSBAND RESEARCH IT ON THE INTERNET AND TOLD ME TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON JULY 8TH AND WAS TOLD THE COST WILL BE $6000 BUT NISSAN WAS GIVING ME A GOODWILL PROGRAM OF $3000 SO I WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH THAT OTHER $3000 WHICH I DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW SO AM OUT OF A VEHICLE THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM SINCE 2012 AND DID NOT RECALL THE VEHICLE , THAT IS A RIP OFF TO CONSUMERS. *JS

Mileage: 90,851

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE A/T TRANSMISSION BEGAN VIBRATING. THEN THE A/T TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A GAS STATION AND INSPECT IT. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN LEAKING IN MY COOLANT TANK AND RESERVOIR. COOLANT HAS MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AS A RESULT. *JS

Mileage: 115,692

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT ONCE LIGHT CHANGED GREEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL OFF. PRESS GAS TO FLOOR TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF THE WAY AND CROSSED THE STREET AND PULLED OFF OVER. TURNED VEHICLE OFF THEN TURNED IT ON IT WOULD DRIVE FORWARD BUT VERY SLOW WAS ABLE TO DO THIS TO GET TO STORE PARKING LOT TO CANAL FOR ASSISTANCE HAD SUV TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD COOLANT WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR UPDATED 1/29/2015 *JS

Mileage: 180,000

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR NISSAN BEGAN TO SLIP THROUGH GEARS. I HAD TO GET TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC AND LEARNED THE RADIATOR TRANS COOLER WAS LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CAUSING CROSS CONTAMINATION AND FAILURE. OUR MECHANIC FLUSHED THE TRANS SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OPERATED OKAY FOR APPROX. 3 WEEKS THEN BEGAN TO SLIP AGAIN. NOW IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I STARTED CHECKING INTO THIS AN LEARNED NISSAN WAS FACING A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IN 2012 FOR RADIATOR/TRANS OIL CROSS CONTAMINATION ISSUES. THERE WAS A DEADLINE ON NISSAN'S SETTLEMENT IN EARLY 2013 WHERE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR TO 100K AND WOULD COVER SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS TO THE TRANS. MY MILEAGE EXCEEDS 100K AND I KNEW NOTING ABOUT THE LAWSUIT BACK IN 2012 AND 2013 AND DID NOT HAVE A TRANS PROBLEM THEN. NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO BESIDES FORK OUT ALL THIS MONEY TO HAVE THE TRANS REBUILT. *TR

Mileage: 114,515

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A HALT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 144,000.

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A LOCAL ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY ENGINE STARTING REVVING AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, BUT WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE. WHEN IT DID MOVE, IT CRAWLED ALONG AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. I MANAGED TO GET IT HOME AND TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC ON MONDAY. I WAS TOLD THAT COOLANT FROM MY RADIATOR LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT. ON RESEARCHING THIS, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN 2005 - 2010 NISSAN TRUCKS BUT NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF IT AND DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 95,200

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND I FELT VIBRATION WHEN IT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AS I INCREASED THE SPEED THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE AND I FELT SOMETHING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED BUT IT COULD NOT AND FINALLY IT CAUGHT THE GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED BUT AT THE SAME TIME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME AND WHEN I GOT THERE I CALLED BILL KAY NISSAN TO TAKE IT I FOR SERVICE. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND I WAS INFORMED MY TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY HAD BECOME CONTAMINATED AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ME $2098 TO REPLACE IT AND IF I DIDN'T GET IT REPLACED IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID COULD MIX AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. MOVING FORWARD TO JUNE 9TH 2014, ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 3RD I NOTICED I BEGAN TO FEEL SOME VIBRATION AGAIN AND IT FELT THE SAME WAY IT FELT IN AUGUST OF 2013 AND ON JUNE 8TH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN SO I TOOK IT BACK TO BILL KAY NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUID HAD MIXED AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED AND NISSAN HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFER BUT IT HAD A $2500 DEDUCTIBLE AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PORTION. I'VE ALREADY SPENT $2100 TO HAVE THE VALVE BOX REPLACED BECAUSE OF SOME CONTAMINATION AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD I HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON THE SAME THING. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY SUV BEGAN STUTTERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND THE PROBLEM THAT SO MANY HAVE BEEN HAVING, COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATING IT. NISSAN SUGGESTED AN INITIAL TRANSMISSION FLUSH, BUT RECOMMENDS A $5,500 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IN ADDITION TO A $620 RADIATOR. I CANNOT AFFORD THESE REPAIRS, AND I AM AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 14,600

THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE STUTTERING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS DURING MY TIME ON THE ROAD. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECK IT AND A NISSAN DEALER CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS. I WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON-LINE SIMILAR TO MINE; THE 2005 MODEL SHOWED THE MOST PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DON'T HAVE THE $5,000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE COMPANY EXTENDED SOME WARRANTIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALL HAD EXPIRED OR I HAD TOO MANY MILES (131,000), AND A COPAY OF $3000 WAS REQUIRED. NOT MUCH OF AN OFFER FROM A LARGE THRIVING COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

I GOT MY OIL CHANGED AT TEAM NISSAN IN LITHIA SPRINGS, AND ON THE 2ND DAY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE MY 2005 PATHFINDER OVERHEATED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TEAM NISSAN AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY APOLOGIZE AND TO BRING IT IN. WELL THE SUV WAS TOO HOT TO PUT ON THE ROAD AT THAT POINT SO I STOPPED BY WAL-MART TO ADD COOLANT. I LET THE TRUCK COOL OFF AND THEN ADDED COOLANT. THE LEVELS THEN APPEARED NORMAL AND I MADE MY WAY TO TEAM NISSAN. WHEN I GOT THERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD SEE ME AND TO COME BACK THE NEXT DAY. WHILE I WAS TALKING WITH THE REP. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A GUY TOPPING OFF MY FLUIDS UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY, THEY CHECK IT AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD NO COOLANT AND THAT MY RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE FLUIDS WERE MIXING. THE REPAIRS TOTALED UP TO $5028.43 INCLUDING A RADIATOR REPLACEMENT, COOLANT FLUSH, AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD HEARD OF OTHER RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS (I HAD JUST HEARD ONE OF THE REPS CALL A CUSTOMER AND TELL HIM THAT HIS RECALL ON THE SAME ISSUES WERE COMPLETE AND THAT HE COULD PICK UP HIS VEHICLE), BUT HE SAID THAT NOTHING WAS SHOWING IN THE SYSTEM. I THEN TOLD HIM THAT I COULD NOT GET THAT DONE AT THIS TIME AND I ENQUIRED THAT I HAVE NOT HAD THIS ISSUE AT OTHER PLACES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. HE GAVE ME AN EXCUSE AS THE GUY DID THE DAY BEFORE AND SHRUGGED ME OFF. HE SUGGESTED THAT I NEEDED TO CHECK THE COOLANT EVERY OTHER DAY AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY TO CONTINUE. SO THE WAITING GAME BEGINS. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE SUV HESITATES OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND A LOUD POP AS IT DRAGS INTO SECOND GEAR. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DC AREA DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE HAD CRACKED AND COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYING IT. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE $7600 AND THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS IT APPEARS THAT OTHERS IN THE COUNTRY HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN HADN'T ISSUED A RECALL BUT SETTLED A CLASS ACTION SUIT ASSISTING OTHERS WITH THE REPAIR COSTS AFTER AN INITIAL $2500 TO $3000 COST TO THE CUSTOMER. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED FOR THOSE NOT HAVING PROBLEMS ALREADY??? *TR

Mileage: 86,500

VEHICLE WAS STOP AT RED LIGHT OF VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THEN WOULD ONLY COAST IN NEUTRAL WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN WERE STUCK IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON TO GET TRANSMISSION TO RE-ENGAGE AND DRIVE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED A HALF DOZEN MORE TIMES. THIS OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS CHARGED FOR COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THIS OWNER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A "KNOWN" ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE BEING CONTAMINATED FROM INNER COOLER. THIS OWNER WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $5500 TO FIX. THIS OWNER DID INTENSE RESEARCH ON SAFETY AND MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR "KNOWN" ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I STARTED FEELING WEIRD SHAKING AND JERKING MOVEMENTS WHENEVER I WENT ON THE FREEWAY GOING AROUND 65 MPH ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP (DIRITO BROTHERS, WALNUT CREEK, CA -- THE PLACE FROM WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) TO CHECK IT OUT, AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS FINE BUT I WAS STILL FEELING THIS SAME SHAKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE SAME THING ABOUT TWO MORE TIMES, AND I GOT THE SAME ANSWER. THE CAR ONLY GOT WORSE AND WORSE. AT THE LAST VISIT, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALMOST BROKEN, THEY TOLD ME ABOUT A COOLER SYSTEM CRACK AND THEY RECOMMENDED I REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. I TOLD THEM I HAD NO MONEY FOR IT, SO WHAT THEY DID WAS FIX THE CRACK, FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION, AND CLEAN IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE INSIDE. AFTER A WHILE, MY TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY AND AFTER MY CAR WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, THAT'S WHEN I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEALER TELLING ME ABOUT A FACTORY FAILURE -- I DIDN'T QUALIFY BECAUSE THEY ONLY FIXED CARS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THEM. THIS ISN'T FAIR BECAUSE I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE LONG BEFORE THE CAR HAD 100,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE HELP. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IN WASHINGTON D.C, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO MOVE. SOME KIND PEOPLE HELPED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS LATER TOWED TO MY HOME. I LATER SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. AFTER CHANGING THE RADIATOR THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED INOPERABLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENT ON THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I CANNOT DRIVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE ? ACCELERATING UP HILL IN THE MIDDLE LANE? THE POWER JUST SHUT DOWN. WHEN DEPRESSING PEDAL ? TACHOMETER REVVED UP BUT STILL NO POWER. IN THE MEANTIME ? A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS BARRELING UP BEHIND US!! I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO JUST GET OUT OF ITS WAY BY COASTING THROUGH TWO LANES AND INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THE PERSON THAT STOPPED TO HELP US INFORMED US THAT HIS BROTHER HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH HIS PATHFINDER AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. WELL ? WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ? THE TRUCK NOW HAS 135K MILES AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT OUR ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL AND THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY. MY ISSUE IS ? IF I HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL WHEN IT WAS ISSUED IN 2010 ? I WOULD HAVE HAD THE REPAIRS MADE WHILE IT WAS COVERED?. SO HOW ARE THEY NOT RESPONSIBLE - WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED??? THEY NEVER SENT US A RECALL NOTICE AND NO MECHANIC HAD EVER MENTIONED IT??? *TR

Mileage: 135,142

PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING. TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN WITH THESE TRUCKS. RECOMMENDED TO EITHER HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND DOUBLE FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FOR 1200.00, OR OPT TO REPLACE BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BY NISSAN AND PAY A CO-PAY OF 3000.00, PLUS\TAX. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS THEN NISSAN SHOULD FIX THEIR PRODUCTS. *JS

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH AND FAILED TO MOVE AFTER BEING STOPPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION STARTS HAVING A BUMP FEEL TO IT THEN CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND ALMOST GETS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THEN COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 136,822

CAR WOULD JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING. THE GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY EVEN WITH A HALF TANK OR MORE OF GAS, I ALSO CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ON RECALL OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL. SO I STARTED DOING THE WORK MYSELF, GOT HALFWAY DONE AND ASKED A BUDDY FOR HELP AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL ON THAT PART. SO I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD A RECALL AND DID THE WORK FOR FREE. SINCE THEN (BEFORE) 100,000 MILES, MY RADIATOR FLUID FILLED MY TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT, AND MY TRANSMISSION FLUID FILLED MY RADIATOR AND RUINED IT TOO. SO OUT OF POCKET FOR TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND REROUTING OF THE COOLANT LINE ($3000). NOW I JUST DRIVE BECAUSE I HAVE TOO, ANYTIME I STOP I HAVE TO KILL IT TO KEEP IT FROM OVERHEATING. BUT I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE SO NOTHING I CAN DO. NISSAN CONTINUES TO JUST NOT CARE AT ALL. I WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER NISSAN. YOU COULD GIVE ME A NISSAN FOR FREE AND I WOULDN'T TOUCH IT. STRAIGHT GARBAGE COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I AM DRIVING A GROUP OF CO-WORKERS OUT FOR LUNCH. I PULL IN THE TURNING LANE TO WAIT FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO MAKE THE TURN, I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE TRUCK DID NOT MOVE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AGAIN TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE I HAD NOT ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEAR STICK. EVERYTHING LOOKED RIGHT SO I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS AGAIN. THE ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY BUT AGAIN THERE WAS HESITATION IN MOVEMENT. FINALLY, AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE FOREVER, THE TRUCK SLOWLY TURNED. I TRIED TO DRIVE BACK TO THE OFFICE BUT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD STOP AND AS SOON AS I PRESSED THE GAS, IT WOULD TAKE FOREVER BEFORE I WOULD ACTUALLY TAKE OFF. THE TRUCK MOVED AT A VERY SLOW SPEED AS IF I WAS PULLING A LARGE LOAD. TURNS OUT IT IS MY TRANSMISSION. HOW UPSETTING WHEN I HAD NO PREVIOUS WARNING. MORE UPSETTING WHEN I BEGIN TO DO MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT A CO-WORKER WITH THE SAME YEAR PATHFINDER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS EVERYONE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK HAS HAD THIS ISSUE OR WILL EVENTUALLY. WHY IS NISSAN NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEYOND CONTINUOUSLY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY WITH HUGE CO-PAYS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY DO NOT REALLY HELP THE CONSUMER? NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS COMPLAINT TO BE REVIEWED? *TR

2005 PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF FOR YEARS. I ALSO DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER STATING A DEDUCTIBLE WOULD BE REQUIRED. MY LETTER STATED EXTENDED WARRANTY IF THE ABOVE HAPPENED 96 MONTHS OR 80, 000 MILES. I HAVE 72,000 MILES. NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY IN FULL BECAUSE OF THE 96 MONTHS HAD EXPIRED. PROBLEM IS THAT THE TIME STARTS FROM THE DATE WHEN THE DEALER FIRST PURCHASED FOR DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS NOT STATED IN THE LETTER. PROBLEM WITH LETTERS RECEIVED IS THAT NONE OF THEM ARE DATED AND I DID NOT RECEIVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER UNTIL 2012. BY THE TIME THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AND CUSTOMERS NOTIFIED, I HAD LESS THAN AN ADDITIONAL 8 YEARS. IF THE FIRST NOTICE WENT OUT IN 2007, CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE 8 YEARS FROM THE NOTIFICATION DATE OR 80,000 MILES. NISSAN PUT ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK WITH CAR STALLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND NOT A WARRANTY EXTENSION. ALSO, I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION LETTER FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE. MY LETTER DOESN'T MENTION A DEDUCTIBLE. *TR

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

AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED TWICE (3/12 AND 10/12) AS I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON, CAR DIED. I HAD NO POWER AND SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SLOWING FOR THE LENGTH BETWEEN TWO EXITS UNTIL I COULD STEER INTO GUARDRAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CAR WAS SMOKING, COOLANT SYSTEM MECHANIC THINKS LET GO AND ENGINE CRACKED, NISSAN REFUSES TO BUY BACK CAR THAT WAS A LEMON IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY DID NOT FIX. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

RADIATOR FAILED AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 8,600

DRIVING 35 MPH, APPROACHING STOP SIGN. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. NO APPARENT ISSUES UNTIL I PULLED OUT ONTO HWY AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. IT WAS AS IF IT WAS TAKING OFF IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED, I PULLED OVER AS I COULD NOT GAIN SPEED TO AVOID THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE LANE. COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE OVER 20 MPH AND REVVING AT ALMOST 3000 RPM, JUST BARELY MOVING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION REBUILT ON 1/28/14 AT A STOP AND CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE, BUT RPMS WERE NEAR 3000. TOOK BACK TO REPAIR SHOP. THIS HAPPENED A THIRD TIME AFTER IT HAD APPEARED TO BE FIXED ON 3/14/14. LUCKILY, ALL TIMES I HAVE NOT BEEN IN SERIOUS TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INJURY. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOW EVIDENCE OF RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE MILEAGE I HAVE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT IS NOW AT 164,000, AND THE RECALL ONLY COVERS 100,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2009, BUT IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. DANGEROUS VEHICLE. IT APPEARS TO BE RUNNING JUST FINE, AND THEN IT STARTS DRAGGING AND CANNOT GAIN SPEED. HAVE HAD THREE CLOSE CALLS. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND A MONTH LATER IS STILL DOING THE SAME. TAKE IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION OIL WAS BLACK AND SMELLED OLD. THE DEALERSHIP ASK WHEN DID I LAST CHANGE THE OIL AND I HAD FORGOT THE I HAD THE QUICK LUBE PLACE FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. CALL THEM BACK AND TOLD THEM WHAT THE OTHER MECHANIC SAID AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THAT NOT TO BAD WE CAN ONLY GET SO MUCH OUT. THE OTHER MECHANIC FLESH IT AND CHANGE THE OIL. I'M STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION IT GOES REAL SLOW WHEN BACKING UP. I HAVE KEEP MY CAR UP REAL GOOD BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP BUYING A NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM CARMAX IN 2012 W/ 76K MILES ON IT. NO WARNING ABOUT POSSIBLE RADIATOR ISSUE. IN MAY OF 2013, RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RESULTED IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 96K MILES.(THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY). PAID $3K CO-PAY TO HAVE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED. FEBRUARY 4, 2014, TRANSMISSION HOSE BLEW WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS. PAID $262 TO HAVE IT FIXED. MARCH 9, 2014, WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, RPMS SPIKED, ACCELERATION WAS SLUGGISH, MADE IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP - TRANSMISSION FAILURE (LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER) - 105K MILES. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES DID NOT OCCUR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 96,123

SUDDENLY THE CAR NO LONGER ACCELERATED. NOTHING WAS COMING OR SHOWING ME THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND ON AGAIN THEN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT NOTHING, EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY BUT THE CAR WAS JUST NOT ACCELERATING. SUDDENLY IT STARTED GOING REALLY SLOW BUT 500 FEET ON THE ROAD I HAD TO PULL OVER SINCE THE SPEED WENT NO MORE THAN 20MPH ON A 40MPH ROAD. I TRIED PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE LIMIT BUT NOTHING. THE DAY BEFORE I WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS WHICH I WAS CHARGED $105 FOR. THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO TRADE IN MY CAR FOR A NEW ONE. THEY RECOMMENDED I GET THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH REPAIR AS WELL AS SOMETHING WITH THE COOLANT FLUSH AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I WAS GOING GO TAKE IT TOMORROW BUT THIS HAPPENED I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE REASON I TOOK IT TO NISSAN IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD MY MODEL AND YEAR WERE FOUND TO BE ERRONEOUS WITH TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 121,819

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

VEHICLE HESITATION/SHAKING AT 40-45 MILES PER HOUR. TRANSMISSION JERKING. *TR

Mileage: 90,400

TRUCK STARTED HAVING A HARD TIME CHANGING THROUGH GEARS, HOWEVER WHEN TRYING TO GO TO 60MPH TRUCK WILL NOT CHANGE AND THE RPM JUST CLAIM. HAPPY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE OR WHEN CHANGING LANES. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE COOLANT SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. REPAIRING THE THIS COULD COST UPWARDS OF $2500. NISSAN OFFERING NO HELP ON THIS MATTER.

Mileage: 119,000

IN SHORT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS AND HAS FAILED. I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HYWAY AND JEOPARDIZED MY FAMILY'S AND MY LIFE. THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR BREAKDOWN IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. MY RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND FAILED. THE AMOUNT TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE THIS A SAFE VEHICLE IS MORE THAN WE CAN AFFORD. I FEEL THIS FAULTY PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE OR A REIMBURSEMENT MADE ON BEHALF OF NISSAN.

Mileage: 155,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY VEHICLE. HAS BEEN SHAKING AND HAVING TROUBLE FOR A WHILE, BUT FINALLY "DIED" ON DECEMBER 20TH. IT IS FROM THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION (SOMETHING NISSAN IS AWARE OF, BUT MAKES NO AMENDS TO FIX). THIS IS A COSTLY FIX AND NOT ONE I CAN PAY ANYTIME SOON. IF I AM UNABLE TO GET TO WORK THEN I CAN'T BUY PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 117,304

I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. I LOST ALL BUT 1ST GEAR WITH NO WARNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHOM STATED THAT THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE COOLER IN THE RADIATOR HAD BROKEN AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAVE NOT GOT A BILL YET BUT IT WILL BE UPWARDS OF $3500. I HAD GOTTEN TWO LETTERS FROM NISSAN THAT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT BOTH TIMES I WAS TO HIGH OF A MILEAGE. SEEMS THAT IF THEY EXTEND A WARRANTY FOR A PROBLEM TWICE THAN THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND SHOULD DO A COMPLETE RECALL. I ALSO HAD THE FUEL SENDING UNIT GO OUT AND I REPAIRED THAT DUE TO NISSAN WANTING A HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNT TO FIX IT. I HAVE HAD IT WITH NISSAN AND THEM NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP THE CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

TRANSMISSION IS IN SAFE MODE DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 156,843

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RADIATOR COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

RADIATOR FLUID HAS LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION, DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. MY TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED ALONG WITH THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

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

I NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING A LITTLE HIGH SO I TOOK IT TO A FRIEND AND HE SAID THERE WAS OIL IN THE RADIATOR WHEN THE CAP WAS REMOVED. HE RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID I HAD TO PAY A CO-PAY OF $2500.00 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *TR

Mileage: 77,483

ON 1/17/14,WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO A CRAWL.I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I LIVE CLOSE BY AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO OUR DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD LOOK AT OUR VEHICLE ON MONDAY. IN FOUR HRS., THE SVC.REP.CALLED AND SAID THE RADIATOR FAILED AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION.THEY FOUND A WHINING SOUND AND SAID THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WOULD BE $3,200 FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND $2,000 FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. WHY DID THEY RUSH TO INSPECT THE SUV? WE WONDER IF THEY JUMPED ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A LARGE REPAIR. PRIOR TO THIS, WE TOOK OUR SUV IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINT.IN 8/13 AT THIS DEALER. WE WERE TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE MILEAGE IS NOW 82,300 MILES, AND WE PLANNED TO KEEP IT FOR MANY MORE YEARS. WE CALLED THE NISSAN HOTLINE AND SPOKE WITH THE REG. CUST.SVC.REP. SHE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING NISSAN WOULD DO AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. WE DISCOVERED THAT NISSAN WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT WAS RECENTLY SETTLED REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER LITIGATION, CASE NO. 10-CV-07493. WHY WEREN'T WE NOTIFIED BY NISSAN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY? PER THE SUIT, THE COST FOR REPAIRS OVER 80,000 MILES IS $2,500. IF THIS PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED DURING OUR SCHEDULED MAINT. WE WOULD HAVE AVOIDED ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES. THIS MAKES US WONDER IF NISSAN AND THE DEALER CONSPIRED TO KEEP THIS INFO. QUIET UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE PASSED 80,000 MILES. WE ALSO DISCOVERED A NEW CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED ON 6/26/13 INVOLVING THE PREMATURE FAILING OF THE TIMING CHAIN. WE WILL PURSUE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THESE PROBLEMS THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 82,300

VEHICLE REVVED ERRATICALLY, THEN JERKED THEN CUT OFF . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "RADIATOR FULL OF OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SMELLS BURNT-FLUIDS MIXING-NEED TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 106,500

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR I FELT LIKE I WAS RIDING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS IN THE ROAD. THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH, SO THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS (YEARS 2005 - 2010). THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT NOT RECOGNIZED BY NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 90,100

PURCHASED THIS SUV FROM A PRIVATE OWNER WHO REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER YEARS AGO, HAD IT CONFIRMED FROM THEIR MECHANIC AND WHEN I DROVE THIS PATHFINDER IT HAS A BUMP IN THE TRANS. WAS TOLD BY NISSAN OF PADUCAH, AUTOZONE OF PADUCAH THAT IT WAS THE CAT CONVERTER WAS PLUGGED. REPLACED THE CAT CONVERTER, STILL HAS THE BUMP/SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION. FOUND OUT THROUGH SEVERAL WEBSITES AND FORUMS THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN PART OF Z CLUBS IN THE USA FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND A LOYAL NISSAN OWNER AND CAN'T BELIEVE NISSAN WON'T TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR SUV'S AND SMALL TRUCKS... *TR

Mileage: 117,208

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT INTERSECTION LEAVING VEHICLE UNABLE TO MOVE. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY RADIATOR FLUID MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY DENIED ANY CLAIM FOR REPAIRS. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND SETTLED THE CLAIMS FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE. THEY MADE IT BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOVER ANY DAMAGES BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE A DEDUCTIBLE OF $3000 BEFORE THEY PAY ANYTHING. THEY ALSO WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING ABOVE 100,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 115,431

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WHEN ON THE ONRAMP OF THE FREEWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID THE RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO LOOSE POWER. THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR BUT WILL NOT COVER THE WARRANTY WHICH WAS SETTLE IN US DISTRICT COURT OF NEW YORK. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $5300 FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULTY DESIGN OF THE NISSAN PATHFINDER SERIES AND WEBSITE SEARCHES VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM EXITS FOR THOUSANDS OF NISSAN PATHFINDERS FOR THE YEARS OF 2005-2010 IN RELATIONS TO A RADIATOR CRACK AND FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER; BARELY MOVED WITH FULL GAS. DIAGNOSED AS RADIATOR FLUID LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

FAILED TRANSMISSION DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM RADIATOR FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TRANSMISSION JUST OUT OF NO WHERE STARTS JERKING AND OVER HEATING TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT COOLANT/TRANSMISSION FLUID CROSS CONTAMINATION DUE TO INTERNAL RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT WILL COST 4700.00 AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS MORE NISSAN OWNERS HAVING THIS VERY ISSUE PLEASE NISSAN YOU NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS IF NOT ILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN EVER AGAIN. I MEAN WHO HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND ON A PART THAT IS INTERNAL AND NOT ABLE TO BE MAINTENANCED HOW DO WE KNOW ITS GOING BAD? OH YEA IT JUST STOPS WORKING I HAVE A FAMILY OF 5 AND WE TRAVEL THE INTERSTATE ALOT IM GLAD I WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY TRAGIC IF SOME ONE HIT US BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 123,007

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 1,600,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. ON 12/05/13 THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ON MY CAR FAILED WITH NO WARNING ON A DESERTED ROAD. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO NISSAN WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST 5,100 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I LATER LEARNED THAT THERE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN A LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURE AND THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR WAS INCLUDED. AFTER LEARNING THIS INFORMATION I CALLED NISSAN BACK AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ONLY COVERED IT UP TO 100,000 MILES AND MY CAR IS AT 136,000 MILES SO IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON LINE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THESE EXACT SAME ISSUES AND NISSAN WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH COST IN ANY WAY. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

I WAS COMING BACK FROM THE STORE AND WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY LIGHT TURN GREEN I HAD TROUBLE GOING I PRESS THE GAS AND IT WAS LIKE PULLING THEN IT KING OF JUMP AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A SHOP CHECK MY CAR AND SURE THING IT WAS THE COOLING/ TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR SINCE I HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, YES I TAKE IT OUT TO TURN IT ON AND MOVE AROUND MY BLOCK, BUT IS THAT FAIR ITS MY FAMILY CAR WE HAVE NOT GONE ANYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE WE DO NOT FIT IN TO OUR. SMALLER CARS I DID RECEIVE THE CLAIM FORM FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT I DID NOT HAD THE PROBLEM THEN THE CLAIM EXPIRED JUNE 7TH 2013, RIGHT BEFORE MY PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

Mileage: 100,943

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME. WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WNC AND AS WE WERE HEADING UP AND INCLINE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I BELIEVE I AM THE OWNER OF A NISSAN VEHICLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION/COOLANT ISSUE INVOLVED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN NY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS 154,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ISSUE JUST OCCURRED I AM UNABLE TO JOIN THE LAWSUIT. I STILL WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NO DEADLINE ON IT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE STILL ON THE ROAD REGARDLESS OF AGE AND MILEAGE. IF THE PROBLEM IS SPECIFICALLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND NISSAN HAS NOT FIXED IT THEN NISSAN SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, PERIOD. HAD THIS DEFECT NOT BEEN BUILT INTO THE VEHICLE I AM SURE IT WOULD BE OPERATIONAL RIGHT NOW. I ALSO OWN A 2001 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND IT IS STILL RUNNING!!! SHAME ON NISSAN!!!! *TR

Mileage: 154,000

I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL AND FELT MY VEHICLE BEGIN TO JERK, MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED INTO A GAS STAION NEAR BY. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE I SAW A HUGE PUDDLE OF RADIATOR FLUID GUSHING OUT. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN BUT KEEP MY EYE ON THE H & C GAUGE AND MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T REACH UP TO H BY ANY MEANS. SO I GO AND PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND GO ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AWAY AND IMMEDIATELY THE GAUGE WAS RISING TO H QUICKLY, SO I PULL OVER AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND CALLED A TOW-TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER NISSAN LOOKED AT MY TRUCK I'M TO REPLACE BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION! I LOOKED UP MY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK AND FOUND OUT THAT LIKE I, MANY OF OTHER AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE HAVING OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ANY NISSAN OWNER AND ISSUE A FULL RECALL ON THESE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS. INSTEAD I'M STUCK PAYING A $3,000 CO-PAY OF A WARRANTY THAT DOESN'T HELP ME OUT AT ALL.... I CAN'T COME UP WITH THAT TYPE OF MONEY SPONTANEOUSLY. MY VEHICLE IS MY LIFELINE AND NOW I'M WITHOUT THAT DUE TO ON-GOING ISSUE WITH NISSAN PATHFINDER TRUCKS. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE SERIOUSLY IF I WOULD'VE KNOWN THAT THIS WAS EVENTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN (AND IT DOES HAPPEN) I WOULD'VE NEVER BOUGHT THIS TRUCK PLAIN & SIMPLE... I ADVISE THE CONSUMERS TO STAY AWAY FROM NISSAN UNLESS THEY DON'T MIND ALL THE REPAIRS AND DRIVING HASARDS NISSAN HAS TO OFFER. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE ON A SHORT ROAD TRIP THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THIS CAR HAS HAD ONE ISSUE AFTER ANOTHER. MY FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT, HAD A RECALL ON THE RELAY (WAS STALLING AS I WAS DRIVING), HAD MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR MIX FLUID AND CAUSE BOTH TO FAIL AND MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE DEFECTIVE. I NEED THE CATALYTIC TO BE CHANGED SO I CAN PASS A SMOG CHECK... IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PAIN, EXPENSE AND CONCERN FOR SAFETY. WHEN IS NISSAN GOING TO REALIZE THAT THEY MADE FAULTY VEHICLES? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE HORRIFIC ACCIDENTS BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ? I PAID GOOD MONEY, HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE, BRAND NEW. THE COSTS TO REPAIR ARE RIDICULOUS. MY HUSBAND HAS A CAR OLDER THAN ME, MORE WEAR AND TEAR AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. THE CATALYTIC ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE IT KILLS THE MOTOR AND MAKES IT A USELESS BOX. TO ME, NISSAN DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS OR THEIR SAFETY. THE RELAY AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES ALMOST CAUSED US HUGE ACCIDENTS. WITHOUT QUICK THINKING AND QUICK REFLEXES WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE !!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THEY REPORT IN ALL INSTANCES THAT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THE COMPLAINANTS REPORT NO WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO OR JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN SECOND GEAR THE CAR STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND RUMBLE IN SECOND GEAR. I CONSTANTLY HAD TO PRESS HARDER ON THE GAS TO MAKE IT STOP. WHILE COMING INTO TOWN MY COOLANT WAS SO HOT THAT IT EXPLODED OUT OF THE CAR AND LEAKED EVERYWHERE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO A ROAD,FOR CHARITY, WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, THE MORE YOU GAVE IT GAS THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A TEST RIDE, THE SAME THING HAPPEN,AT THE STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD RAVEUP.AND TAKE OFF LIKE A .ROCKET. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS GOING TO COST A LOT TO FIT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 56,800

DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT, I HAVE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO AND RUINING MY TRANSMISSION. I LEARNED THAT NISSAN HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS ABOVE 80,000 MILES I HAVE A CO-PAY OF $2,500. I FIND THIS UNFAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO MILES DRIVEN OR OPERATOR ERROR. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND TO REQUIRE CUSTOMERS TO PAY THOUSANDS TO FIX NISSAN'S ENGINEERING PROBLEM IS WRONG. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. NISSAN SHOULD COVER THE FULL COST OF THE REPAIR REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM RESULTS FROM A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

I EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. LOCAL SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSED IT AS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHICH ALLOWED RADIATOR FLUID TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER TALKING TO OTHER PATHFINDER OWNERS AND CHECKING THE INTERNET APPARENTLY NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THEIR DEFECT AND TRIED TO KEEP IT HIDDEN RESULTING IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH WAS SETTLED. UNFORTUNATELY I AM OUT $1,500 FOR REPAIRS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE I WON'T BE REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION SOON! CAN YOU HELP? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RADIATOR FLUID ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION COOLING RESERVOIR, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,200.

Mileage: 85,000

I REPORTED A COMPLETE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. THE AUTO REPAIR DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 95,937

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MOTOR WAY, THE CAR JUST START SHAKING AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FROM THE DASHBOARD. A MESSAGE "SERVICE SOON" STARTED DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS SEEMS LIKE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR FROM THAT SPOT ON THE MOTOR WAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSE THE CAR AND COULDN'T FIND ANY FAULT ON THE CAR. I AM SCARE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THE CAR IS STILL AT THE AUTO MECHANIC SHOP NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

SPENT $1067.22 ON RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPAIR ON WHAT LATER WAS RECALLED. NOW THEY STATE I AM NOT ELIGIBLE BECAUSE OF MILEAGE BUT LOGIC WOULD DICTATE THAT THE HIGH MILEAGE CARS WOULD EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM FIRST AS MINE DID. NISSAN ADMITTED A PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL AND I EXPERIENCED IT AND PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WHY WOULD IT NOT BE COVERED? I SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO NISSAN WITH CASE NUMBER [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 229,247

FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 102,600

I TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG- HOWEVER THE NISSAN TECHNICIAN WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION RADIATOR COOLANT AND FAILED TO INFORM ME OF THE POSSIBLE ISSUE. WHY NOT JUST REPLACE THE RADIATOR BEFORE IT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 130K MILES AND OF COURSE I AM TOLD THAT I AM OUT OF LUCK AND $4200. I THINK IT IS REALLY SAD THAT NISSAN OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR CUSTOMERS UNDER CERTAIN MILES AND LEFT OTHERS OUT IN THE COLD. IF THERE WAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROVE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT ALL ALONG THEN CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THEM REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,880.

Mileage: 62,880

SUDDEN JERKING IN THE 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. NOTHING HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING 5TH GEAR AND NO GOING INTO IT, NOW 4 AND THIRD FINALLY JUST STOPPED MOVING... REPAIR COST IS GOING TO BE 6500$ AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT ADMIT A KNOWN ISSUE.... *TR

Mileage: 136,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SUV STALLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED UP, TOOK TO A SHOP AND MENTIONED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING .IT DID A CLICK SOUND WHEN CHANGING SHIFTS FROM 1 TO SECOND. I TOOK THE MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD LEAK SOME FLUID DAMAGE BECAUSE THE RADIATOR HAD A LEAKAGE. I CHANGED THE RADIATOR AND HEATER ASSEMBLY HOSE THAT IT WAS DAMAGE, TOO. TO REPLACE A RE-BUILD TRANS. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED 5K THAT I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. BUT, SOONER OF LATER I HAVE TO REPLACE IT. I CALLED MY DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT I'M IN MY OWN.BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 137K MILES. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN A FEW OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERKED AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY UNTIL IT WAS POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION MOUNT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57450.

Mileage: 57,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND JERKED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE JERKING AND DECELERATION INCREASED WITH GREATER FORCE AND THE DEALER RE-INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, ADVISING THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD PENETRATED THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,800.

Mileage: 40,000

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING - THEN SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES - TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP - THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC - 2 WEEKS LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON P1746 - WENT TO DRIVE TO SHOP AND COULDN'T MAKE IT - HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. TRANSMISSION MADE LOUD GRINDING NOISES ALL OF SUDDEN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS CHECKED TRANNY FLUID AND EVERYTHING ELSE - DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT WENT OUT - NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BEFORE THIS -- ETC..WENT DOWNHILL FAST - IF I COULD HAVE CAUGHT EARLIER OR HAD SOME KIND OF WARNING FROM NISSAN MAYBE WE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING PREVENTIVE - EXTREMELY UPSET AFTER FINDING OUT ONLINE ABOUT 05 TRANNY PROBLEMS - CALLED NISSAN - I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR COSTS - WAS NEVER INFORMED BY NISSAN OR DEALER ABOUT TRANSMISSION RADIATOR PROBLEMS - NOT A MECHANIC SO I DON'T SPEAK TO DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED RADIATOR LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER 2012 - STILL WAS NOT ADVISED ABOUT POTENTIAL IMPACT TO TRANSMISSION MY WIFE WAS DRIVING - LUCKY SHE WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON FREEWAY - COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE ACCIDENT - NISSAN SHOULD HONOR - AND FIX - OR EITHER GIVE US REBATE ON NEW VEHICLE FOR TRADE-IN.

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF TRANSMISSION POWER WITH SEVERE HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS ANDY THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINE WAS CRACKED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,889.

Mileage: 66,889

I WAS DRIVING TOWARDS RENO, NV AND EVERY TIME THERE IS AN UPHILL ROADWAY THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO ANOTHER GEAR,I WOULD FEEL A THUMPING SOUND AND ON EVERY 3 TO 6 MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD FEEL LIKE IT IS RUNNING ON AN UNPAVED ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT IS WHEN THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT ARE MIXING. NOT TO MENTION THAT MY FSR IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE FSR (FUEL SENSOR RELAY) IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST UNLESS IT IS A 2006 AND UP. I DON'T MIND THE FSR, BECAUSE I CAN WORK ON THIS BUT THE COOLANT AND TRANNY FLUID MIXTURE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 93,224

TRANSMISSION OIL IN RADIATOR, CAUSE CAR TO OVER HEAT. MOST LIKELY NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. JUST OVER NISSAN 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T COVER THE REPLACEMENT. AND IF THE WOULD WANT ME TO PAY 3,000 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A KNOW DEFECTIVE PART. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALL AND NISSAN EXPENSE AND FIX MY CAR. *JS

Mileage: 101,563

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T ACCELERATE. CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND THEY ALL ARE OK, HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION FLUID COLOR APPEARS BROWNISH INSTEAD OF THE USUAL PINK COLOR. *JS

Mileage: 74,199

DURING THE TIME I WAS DRIVING THE PATHFINDER I NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED PULLING. I GOT INTO THE TURNING LANE TO PULL OVER TO CHECK IT OUT BUT WHEN I STOPPED AND THEN TRY TO TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE MORE THEN 3 FEET THAT LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SITUATION IF I WAS ON A BUSY STREET. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. NISSAN DEALER SHOP RECOMMENDS TO REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS FAILING, JUST AS IT HAS BEEN STATED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. OF COURSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM OCTOBER OF 2012 DOES NOT ASSIST ME. MY TRUCK WAS FINE AT THAT TIME, AND NOW, I AM OVER $124,000 MILES. NISSAN IS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILING TO INFORM ITS CONSUMERS ABOUT THE ON-GOING FAILING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. NISSAN NEEDS TO PAY FOR MY TRANSMISSION. I EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN!!! *TR

Mileage: 124,000

IT'S THE TYPICAL NISSAN PATHFINDER (2005-2011) TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FAILURE DUE TO FLUIDS FROM BOTH DEVICES MIXING AND CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BOTH. NISSAN INFORMS ME THAT THEY CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND MY PROBLEM, WHICH IS COMFORTING, BUT WILL NOT PAY A DIME. NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

THERE IS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE RADIATOR HAS A LEAK IN IT CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO MIX WITH THE RADIATOR COOLANT CREATING A MIXTURE OF GRAVY TYPE SUBSTANCE. THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR ARE FILLED UP WITH THIS SUBSTANCE. THE ENGINE IS NOT BEING COOLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE AFTER A CERTAIN SPEED. WHEN YOU POP UP THE HOOD IT SMELLS LIKE PLASTIC BURNING. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

NISSAN HAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ONLY UP TO 100,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT 98,000 BUT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT RECALL. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND SINCE IT IS OVER 100,000 THEY WILL NOT FIX THEIR MISTAKE ON ENGINEERING THIS VEHICLE. SO I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS SETTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WILL NOT RUN! THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY USELESS AND I DO NOT HAVE $6000 TO FIX IT!! I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE FAULTY VEHICLES NO MATTER WHAT MILEAGE CONSIDERING IT ONLY HAPPENS IN HIGHER MILEAGE. NISSAN HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND IT IS NOW MY RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

DRIVING IN TOWN ROUGHLY 25 MILES, THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN, YOU HIT THE GAS TO EXCEL AND IT STOPS EVENTUALLY. THE MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LEAKED, MIXED AND NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND TRAINED AND LEANED THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

MY PATHFINDER LOCKED IN 4WD WHILE SWITCH WAS STILL IN 2WD AND WOULD NOT START BACK AFTER TOWING TO DEALERSHIP I FIND OUT IT IS THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT $4900.00. IF MY WIFE WOULD OF BEEN ON A ROAD WITH MORE TRAFFIC IT WOULD OF BEEN BAD FOR HER AND MY TWO YEAR OLD. WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF IT AND OUR ALTIMA. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN NISSAN OWNERS BUT WILL NEVER BUY AGAIN THIS IS EVIDENTLY A REALLY COMMON PROBLEM AND NISSAN'S CUSTOMER APPRECIATION IS AWFUL. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND DIFFICULTY PICKING UP SPEED TO MERGE INTO 65MPH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THESE NISSAN PATHFINDERS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING BAD RADIATORS CAUSING WATER TO ENTER TRANSMISSIONS MAKING THE TRANSMISSION TO SUDDENLY GO OUT. ..I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO A SECOND SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED RADIATOR WENT BAD. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED BUT TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY OUT DUE TO THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TRANSMISSION FAIL... NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS ABOUT IT... NOW I NOTICED WAS RECALL FOR MY TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN HESITANT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,500.

Mileage: 102,500

1ST - FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE WHETHER TANK IS FULL AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. WILL COST $1,000 TO REPLACE, STILL HAVE NOT DONE. 2ND - WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PATHFINDER ON HIGHWAY, ALONE WITH MY 2.5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, RPMS SURGE, CAR WON'T ACCELERATE, FORCED TO PULL OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE OK, TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR $200. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND REPAIRS TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $4,800. SINCE MY MILEAGE IS AT 101,500, 1,500 MILES OVER WARRANTY, NISSAN WILL OFFER NO COPAY. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? DOES SOMEBODY NEED TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN? SHAME ON NISSAN FOR PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER. HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED, NO ONE EVER INFORMED ME OF THIS PROBLEM SO I COULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE. *TR

Mileage: 101,500

IT APPEARS THE RADIATOR FAILED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I ASKED THE MECHANIC ABOUT IT HE SAID THAT NOW YOUR TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL SOON. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND HAS HAPPENED ALOT WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE TOTALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

WAS EXITING A SIDE STREET ONTO A HIGH TRAFFIC ROAD TURNING LEFT, CROSSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD THEN LOST ALL FORWARD ACCELERATION. LEAVING ME IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. A SEPARATE VEHICLE NEARLY IMPACTED THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR OF MY VEHICLE, SLIDING TO A STOP. UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION AT THE LOCAL DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE RADIATOR THAT HOUSES A TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED AND MIXED ANTI-FREEZE IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DEGRADE QUICKLY, CAUSING A SPURT OF VEHICLE ACCELERATION DUE TO A LARGE TRANSMISSION SLIP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH HAD THE OTHER VEHICLE MADE CONTACT WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FELT LIKE MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THE RADIATOR FAILED AND THE RADIATOR FLUID SEEPED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING EVERYTHING TO FAIL. 80, 000 MILES IS THE WARRANTY. I AM JUST OVER THAT. THEY ARE OFFERING ME A $2500.00 CO PAY BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE RADIATOR TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 81,188

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY BACK FROM GETTING GROCERIES IN A TOWN 45 MILES FROM ME. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED REVVING. I TOOK IT OFF OF CRUISE CONTROL AND TRIED PRESSING ON THE GAS. NOTHING HAPPENED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE DARK AND BY MYSELF, I GOT IT TOWED BACK TO MY TOWN, 35 MILES AWAY. I FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE COOLING SYSTEM HAD LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND FIRED THE TCM. IT WILL COST ME $4600.00 TO FIX IT. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE FACT OF IT HAPPENING AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. THEY WILL COVER UP TO 80000 MILES FOR THE RECALL AND UP TO 100000 MILES WITH A DEDUCTIBLE OF $2500.00. AND NOTHING AFTER 100000. WHY DID THEY NOT INFORM US OF THIS PROBLEM? DOES ANYONE HAVE A LAW SUIT GOING ON THIS? *TR

Mileage: 140,000

FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 139,257

MY COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND ITS ON ITS LAST LEG..OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS BROKEN ALONG WITH FUEL INDICATOR AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE NISSAN PATHFINDER COMPLETE SHUT DOWN DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE SLIP LIGHT WAS ON--THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I THEN PARKED THE CAR AND RETURNED NEXT MORNING AND THE CAR ELECTRONICS APPARENTLY RESET (APPARENTLY) AND THE CAR WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER DRIVING FOR 10 KM, THE SLIP LIGHT CAME ON AND I DROVE IT PROMPTLY INTO NISSAN REPAIR (OVERSEAS). THE REPAIR CENTER INFORMS ME TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR--POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WE NEED TO GET A PART CALLED VALVE ASSEMBLY 31705EA30A; I MUST HAVE THIS SHIPPED, AND COST FOR REPAIR LABOR IS $1,000 LARIE (667.00 USD). THE ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR DIED OUT AS I WAS ENTERING INTO A PARKING LOT AND A CAR HIT ME IN THE REAR--LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE MINOR REAR BUMPER DAMAGE>APPROXIMATELY 200 USD; I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AS WELL AS MY WIFE, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN MAJOR TRAFFIC FLOW. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 86,344

THE RADIATOR IS CRACKED AND HAS LEAKED FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY WIFE OBSERVED ISSUE WITH GAS OR BRAKES FOR LAST COUPLE MONTHS. I THOUGHT IT WAS BRAKES AND I HAD JUST BLEED AND REPLACED FLUID WHICH HELPED. ON 6/20/13 I MADE LEFT TURN ON MY HOME STREET AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND. I WAS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF ROAD AND LUCKILY NO CARS WERE APPROACHING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT CAR STALLED AND TRIED TO RESTART BUT REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. AT THAT MOMENT I KNEW WHAT IT WAS (FAILED TRANSMISSION FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION). I DROVE DIRECTLY TO RELIABLE NISSAN IN ALBUQUERQUE WHERE THEY VERIFIED THE BAD NEWS. THIS REALLY PROVES THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MY CAR HAS ALL PROPER MAINTENANCE AND ONLY HAS 54600 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VEHICLE LOOKS BRAND NEW. I HAD JUST TALKED TO BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS FROM BOTH THE LOCAL DEALERS ABOUT MY FEARS ABOUT THIS POSSIBLY HAPPENING. EVEN HAD THEM CHECK AND THEY SAID THE RADIATOR WAS OK. I AM ONLY 50 DAYS PAST MY 8 YEARS AND WITH ONLY 54600 MILES NISSAN REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY GOOD WILL. I AM STILL STUCK PAYING 2500 DOLLARS. NISSAN KEEPS INSISTING THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. LOOSING PROPULSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. EVEN IN DRIVING SCHOOL I WAS TRAINED THAT POWER, CAN AVOID A POSSIBLE DISASTER JUST AS WELL AS BRAKES. THIS IS FACT. TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS REPORTED ON THIS ISSUE AND ITS SAD THAT OUR GOVERNMENT ONLY ACTS WHEN CARS EXPLODE AND PEOPLE DIE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS ISSUE IS INCREASING EXPONENTIALLY PUTTING THE RISK OF DEATH AND INJURY A MORE PROBABLE OUTCOME. FROM LAST FEBRUARY ALMOST 29 PERCENT MORE CASES REPORTED IN JUST 4 MONTHS. I WORKED WITH MY DEALERS TRYING TO AVOID THIS. DID ALL THE TRANS OIL CHANGES, RADIATOR FLUSHES AND ASKED IF I COULD DO ANYTHING TO AVOID THIS DISASTER AND ALSO HAD THEM INSPECT MY RADIATOR JUST A FEW MONTHS BACK. AND YET, MY BRAND NEW LOOKING, METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED PATHFINDER NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 54,600

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR, AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION TO BEGIN WITH, FOLLOWING WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR (JUST STARTED), I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR, AND 2 DAYS AGO THE PLASTIC HEATER RECEIVER THAT IS LOCATED IN FIREWALL OF CAR HAD MELTED, AND ALL ANTI-FREEZE HAD GONE AND THE MOTOR GOT OVERHEATED (WHY PLASTIC MADE?, INSTEAD OF BRASS???), SO THE DEALER SAID THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PIECE ($250.00) PLUS LABOR, IT IS INCREDIBLE HOW THIS CAR COMPANY CALLED NISSAN IS LOOSING THEIR PRESTIGE SINCE STARTED TO ASSEMBLY IN US, IT IS JUST MAKING MORE MONEY OUT OF THE PEOPLE WITH ALL THESE CRAPPY PARTS THEY ARE USING. WE NEED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE INVOLVED AND GIVE US BACK THE MONEY SPENT ON THESE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

I BROUGHT OUR PATHFINDER IN TO OUR MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION. HE SAID THAT THE RADIATOR IS GOING BAD. SPECIFICALLY THE COOLANT THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID THAT WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AS IT COULD BLOW THE TRANSMISSION. WE ARE LUCKY THAT HE DID SUCH A THOROUGH INSPECTION, AS WE HAD NO WARNING SIGNS. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND YOUR WEBSITE, AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN. OUR MECHANIC SAID HE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE TWO RADIATORS, ONE ON A 2009 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND ANOTHER ON A NISSAN (TRUCK)...I CAN'T REMEMBER THE MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 95,657

THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER'S TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND ENGINE SPEED WOULD DIP AND VEHICLE WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO A NON EXISTENT GEAR AT SPEED. SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN A NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL PERTAINING TO THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION OIL. AFTER HAVING REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACING TRANSMISSION OIL, THE TRANSMISSION IS CONTINUING TO SLIP. AWAITING WORD FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO REPLACE OR FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE THE NIGHT BEFORE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY-JUNE 5, 2013-FOR A DIAGNOSIS. WAS TOLD THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY PART OF THE REPAIRS DUE TO BEING OVER 100,000 MILES. THE ODOMETER HAS 103,000 MILES, ONLY 3,000 MILES OVER THE LIMIT. THIS IS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN, FREE OF CHARGE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED THAT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS 2005-2010 PATHFINDERS, X-TERRAS, FRONTIERS AND ARMADAS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE COST FOR MY REPAIR IS $6300! NISSAN NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND THE TOTAL REPAIR COSTS REFUNDED TO THE OWNERS! THIS IS AN ENORMOUS HARDSHIP FOR THIS FAMILY AND ALL WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FIASCO! *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A COMBINATION OF BOTH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT LEAKING TOGETHER, WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ASSOCIATED WITH A MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,072. ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF

Mileage: 119,072

I FELT A GRINDING NOSE WHILE SHIFTED AND I STOP AND TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER NISSAN AND THE FIND OUT A PROBLEM FROM TRANSMISSION/ RADIATOR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A FAULTY RADIATOR WHO LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM AND I SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON MY OWN. I FIND OUT THAT NISSAN KNOWS THAT PROBLEM NEVER SENT ME A RECALL FOR THAT AND I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW I SERVICED IT AND ALL THE MAINTENANCE AT A DEALERSHIP NO WORD I SHOULD CHANGE THE RADIATOR . THE SAME THING HAPPENS TO ME WITH MY 2002 ALTIMA. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING WOULDN'T TAKE GEAR HAD TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED INTO STATION SERVICEMAN SAID THAT RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO HAVE BOTH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED THE MAN AT THE STATION SAID THAT WAS THE SIXTH VEHICLE THAT HE HAD TO DO THE SAME REPAIRS TOO SAME MAKE AND MODEL SAID THAT NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR A DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 124,900

I STARTED OFF AT AN INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE I LIVE IN ATLANTA, GA. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN GIVEN GAS BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I WAS IN PANIC MODE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC AND I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY A NISSAN REP THAT RADIATOR FLUID IS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSING IT TO FAIL. HE SAID EVENTUALLY IT WILL FAIL FOR GOOD. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED BY NISSAN!!!!!!! THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS!! THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE AT THE HANDS OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION!. ALSO THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR ME. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE GEARS MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 105,000. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

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

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR. I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SPUTTERING WHEN I GOT TO ABOUT 40 OR 50 MPH. I HAD IT TAKEN IN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY TOLD ME THE RADIATOR FAILED AND LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN THIS THING DECIDED TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

I AM REPORTING ABOUT MY NISSAN PATHFINDER 2005, SUDDENLY STOPPED DRIVING ON 85-N AFTER EXISTING THE FREEWAY YESTERDAY (05/28/2013) AROUND 1:30 PM AND IT WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL AND WE WERE SHOCKED AND ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEIR WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. WE WERE LUCKY IT DIDN'T STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY, SINCE IT WAS BUSY DAY. WITH ME IN THE CAR WERE, MY WIFE, 3 CHILDREN, YOUNGEST BEEN 1 YEAR OLD AND WITH MY SISTER-IN LAW.. WHEN TRAFFIC WAS BACKED, WE GOT ASSISTANCE FROM THE HERO AND HE MOVED US FROM THE EXIT AND LATER WE TOWED THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND WE FOUND OUT IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I SAW AN ADVERT ( NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMER COUNCIL) AND WE REPORTED TO THEM TOO BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. PLEASE ADVISE US WHAT TO DO NEXT. *TR

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUIDS HAVE MIXED AND THAT I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH OF THEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE AROUND 2007. I CALLED NISSAN AND ASKED THEM WHAT DO THEY PLAN TO DO TO HELP ME GET MY TRUCK FIXED AND THEY TOLD DUE TO THE MILES THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. I *TR

Mileage: 170,650

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR, THE CONTACT WAS PARKED WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RELAY PACK MALFUNCTIONED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE DUE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS ALSO TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED CHUGGING TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SHOWED ME I HAVE ENGINE COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD BE 5000 TO REPAIR. TOLD ME I WAS THE 6TH NISSAN THAT HAS BEEN IN HIS SHOP IN THE LAST MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!! *TR

Mileage: 140,000

MY WIFE WAS ON WAY HOME. AS SHE SLOWED AND TURNED INTO DRIVEWAY CAR JUST STOPPED PULLING. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS IN 5TH GEAR. HAD TO ACCELERATE HARD TO JUST GET INTO DRIVEWAY. PARKED AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER INSPECTION I FOUND TRANS FLUID LOOKED MILKY. SEARCHED WEB AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THIS. I HOPED I HAD CAUGHT IT EARLY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. I REPLACED RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT,TRANS FILTER AND FLUIDS. NO HELP...... STILL DOESN'T PULL. DOES HAVE NICE CLEAN FLUIDS IN IT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE NISSAN PUT OUT A RECALL FOR. AN ALARMING NUMBER OF NISSAN XTERRA, PATHFINDER AND FRONTIER OWNERS ARE STEPPING FORWARD WITH STORIES ABOUT THEIR CRACKED RADIATORS WHICH ARE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THIS LETHAL COMBINATION KILLS THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER -- RENDERING YOUR ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY CONTAINED TO THE 2005 - 2007 MODEL YEARS, BUT WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYES OPEN FOR REPORTS FROM OTHER YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MY MECHANIC, THAT THERE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID IN BOTH MY RADIATOR AND COOLANT SYSTEM. THOUGHT I'M THANKFUL THAT NO INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED YET, IN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE HEARD OF MANY NISSAN PATHFINDER 2005-2010 OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. SOME HAVE EVEN REPORTED REPAIR COSTS IN EXCESS OF $3000 FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE REPAIRS. I AM GETTING MIXED INFORMATION AS TO WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE IN REGARD TO A CLASS ACTION SUITE AGAINST NISSAN. I NEED SOME CLARITY IN THIS ISSUE BEFORE I FIND MYSELF IN AN UNFAVORABLE SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE WHEN PULLING CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED AGAIN BUT THE CAR WOULD STILL NOT ENGAGE. AFTER A THIRD ATTEMPT THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING VERY ODD AND DISENGAGING, ALMOST LIKE I WAS COASTING. THIS WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME AND MY THREE CHILDREN. MY HUSBAND INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT RADIATOR FLUID CONTAINED A WHITE GREASY SUBSTANCE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS INDEED CROSS CONTAMINATION DUE TO A CRACKED TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE MIXING WITH THE RADIATOR FLUID. THIS WILL END UP COSTING ME $2,500.00 TO FIX. IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FILING COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME AND NOT MERE COINCIDENCE. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE STUCK IN THIS UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 61,131

WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT 35 MPH ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL, THE PATHFINDER BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE PATHFINDER WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER, IT WAS HESITATING AND SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STOP. I MADE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC THEN ADVISED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5828. I AM UPSET AND COMPLETELY IN SHOCK WHEN HE TELLS NISSAN HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HOWEVER IT ONLY COVERS YOU UP TO 100,000 MILES. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IF IT HAPPENED AT 100,000 I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICING. I PAID OVER 30,000 FOR THE PATHFINDER BRAND NEW AND AFTER EIGHT YEARS THIS IS WHAT I AM LEFT WITH, NO RECOURSE? *TR

Mileage: 14,330

LOST POWER, TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS RADIATOR COOLANT WAS LEAKING IN THE SYSTEM. AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AFTER AT APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

CAR WOULD NOT START, GOT IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, RADIATOR ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. CONTAINMENT THE TRANSMISSION. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. JOB WILL COST $5346.74. *TR

Mileage: 149,929

THE TRANSMISSION COOLER OF THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED; RPMS WENT UP TO 5000; WAS LIKE BEING IN NEUTRAL. AT THE TIME, I WAS TRAVELING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE WITHOUT A SHOULDER OR SAFE AREA TO STOP. STOPPED IN THE ROADWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE KNOWN ISSUE'FOR A LONG TIME AND THAT THE RADIATOR PART THAT COOLS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FAILED AND RADIATOR FLUID HAD ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS KNOWN ISSUE, WAS NEVER A RECALL AND NISSAN HAD NO INTENTIONS ON A RECALL DUE TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE MILEAGE IS OVER THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT MILEAGE AND THEREFORE NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY; LEAVING STRICT INSTRUCTIONS' TO NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS TO SPECIFICALLY NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS AFFECTED BY THIS KNOWN ISSUE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT ADVISED THAT NISSAN HAD FIXED' THE KNOWN ISSUE ON A NEWER MODEL OF RADIATOR. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE PRODUCT FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION AND REPLACED ALL PARTS KNOWN TO FAIL. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP STARTED AROUND $8000 AND NEGOTIATED TO $5000. SEVERAL PRIVATE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP ESTIMATES ARE APPROX. $4000. MOST PRIVATE AUTO SHOPS WILL NOT TOUCH THIS REPAIR DUE TO THE KNOWN ISSUE' AND NO CONFIDENCE THAT NISSAN FIXED THE KNOWN ISSUE'. REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION WITH AN EYE TOWARDS SAFETY RECALL & REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE WHO ALREADY HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

JUST OVER A YEAR AGO OUR 2005 PATHFINDER'S TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO NISSAN INSTALLING A FAULTY RADIATOR IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS MADE. DUE TO THE EXPENSE OF GETTING IT FIXED, IT STILL SETS IN THE GARAGE WAITING TO SAVE UP THE MONEY TO FIX THE ISSUE. OVER THE YEAR, NISSAN HAS ADMITTED IT WAS A PROBLEM BUT INSTEAD OF FIXING IT, THEY SAY THEY WILL COVER IT IF THE VEHICLE HAS LOW MILLAGE. THE RADIATOR PROBLEM IS NOT MILLAGE DEPENDANT. WE DROVE OUR PATHFINDER AND IT WAS BEYOND THE MILLAGE THEY WOULD COVER. SO I GUESS I AM BEING PENALIZED BY NISSAN FOR DRIVING THE PATHFINDER. I JUST WISH NISSAN WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

TRANSMISSION STALLS WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT DECIDE WHEN TO SHIFT AND TRIES TO DOWNSHIFT DURING DECELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO RESPOND. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT BEGAN TO HARD SHIFT. THE REVS WOULD GO HIGH AND THEN THE CAR WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD. THEN WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 55MPH THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS AND I HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS. I TRIED TO RESET FROM PARK AND STILL NOTHING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN BACK ON,THEN I PLACED THE CAR INTO "D" DRIVE AT WHICH TIME IT HAD A LONG DELAY BEFORE ENGAGING THE GEAR HARD. THEN I ROLLED OFF SLOWLY AND AGAIN, IT REVED UP HIGH BEFORE GOING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. AS SOON AS I GOT TO ABOUT 20 MPH IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE COASTING TO A STOP. I HAD TO REPEAT THE OFF/ON PROCEDURE AND KEEP IT UNDER 20 MPH BEFORE I GOT TO A SAFE PLACE. THE CAR CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN 15-20 MPH AT HIGH REVS IN ORDER TO GET IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, NO INDICATORS THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE WORST THING IS THAT I WAS WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN THIS OCCURED WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF CARS ON THE ROAD WHICH MADE IT A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR THE CAR TO UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 137,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE BOTH REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 150,000

RADIATOR CRACKED ALLOWING COOLANT TO CONTAMINATE TRANSMISSION FLUID. TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED ON HIGHWAY. NO WARNING SIGNS. VEHICLE WAS REVVING BUT NOT MOVING. DEALER SAYS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. SPECIALTY SHOP SAYS RADIATOR IS CRACKED. PHOTOS AND PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THAT STATES SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD ISSUES. ALSO THEY DO NOTHING FOR THIS AFTER 100000 MI. WELL, IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS AND THERE ARE ALOT MORE OF THESE THAN SOME OF THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE WEB AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE ISSUES AND NISSAN FAILS TO ADMIT FAULT. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX MY VEHICLE WITH 112000 ON IT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 112000 ON IT, ESPECIALLY A WELL MAINTAINED ONE.NISSAN KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 111,000

I WAS DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE MOVED LESS THAN 5 M.P.H. THIS CONTINUED ALL THE WAY TO CHURCH ON MARCH 10TH, 2013. I DROVE TO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND 2 DAYS LATER THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE. THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CROSS CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS CAUSED THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE NISSAN DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR AND VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BECAUSE I WAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND MY VEHICLE IS AT 104,000. I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN WOULDN'T COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE RADIATOR IS DEFECTIVE BUT SINCE I CAUGHT IT EARLY THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T TOTALLY DAMAGED JUST PARTIALLY DAMAGED SAVING ME MORE MONEY. HOWEVER, MY REPAIR BILL WAS $2,999.94!! EVEN THE MECHANICS AT NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THIS IS AN KNOWN ISSUE (OFF THE RECORD) AND NISSAN SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR!! THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. CONSUMERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF! IT EFFECTS 2005 THRU 2010 PATHFINDER, XTERRA AND FRONTIER VEHICLES. NISSAN IS VOLUNTARILY OFFERING TO CO-PAY FOR REPAIRS IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES BECAUSE OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT IS STILL PENDING IN COURT. THE ISSUE ONLY OCCURS AFTER 100,000 MILES LEAVING MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS ON THE HOOK FOR AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT!! PLEASE HELP US RECOVER THE COST OF THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR?? PLEASE!!!! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I WAS LEAVING AN APPOINTMENT AT THE HOSPITAL AND AS I APPROACHED A SPEED BUMP I HEARD A LOUD DROP NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE UPON PRESSING THE GAS. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND IT WENT INTO GEAR HOWEVER I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELLERATE OVER 40MPH AND HEADED STRAIGHT TO A DEALERSHIP. I RECEIVED A CALL ON FROM THE DEALER DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

WHILE DRIVING IN MIDDLE OF THE STREET, SUDDENLY CAR STOPPED DRIVING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. IT SEEMS THERE IS A COOLANT LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER NISSAN'S EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY ALLOWS UP TO 100000 MILES OR 10 YEARS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SINCE MY MILEAGE IS OVER THAT, NISSAN WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SMOKE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,525.

Mileage: 127,525

TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKS, ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX, LEADING TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. NISSAN DEALER IS AWARE OF THE INCIDENT AND OFFER A $2500 DEDUCTIBLE, THIS IS NOT A FAIR DEDUCTIBLE AND NISSAN IS NOT PLAYING A FAIR GAME. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40-45 M/H AND THE CAR STOP ACCELERATING, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAY IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION($7,000.00) SO I LOOK IT UP IN THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,048

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT INCORRECTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR THAT WAS ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE ALSO CRACKS IN THE HOSES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ENGAGE IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO TO THE TRANSMISSION AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

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

MY PATHFINDER BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND MAKE A DEEP RUMBLING NOISE WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40-55PMH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD THIS AFTERNOON THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE INTERCOOLER INSIDE THE RADIATOR AND IT HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. IT HAS CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE TECH SAID THE ESTIMATED COST WILL BE $5300. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM READING BEGAN TO INCREASE AS THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,241.

Mileage: 78,241

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE RADIATOR IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE SENT NISSAN A LETTER REGARDING HIS CONCERNS ABOUT RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS UNTIL THE LEAKED DEVELOPED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE PATHFINDER AT 45MHP IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND SLOWED DOWN EVEN WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL DOWN... FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE ON.. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF... IF WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEEDS IT COULD OF BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 86,670

RADIATOR CRACKED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. I DID SOME RESEARCH, THIS HAPPENS TO ALL 2005-2010 PATHFINDERS. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED AND THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 74,000

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN MARCH OF 2011. HAD DONE GREAT FOR AWHILE. REPLACE A EXHAUST SENSOR IN AUGUST OF 2012. ALWAYS SMELLED HOT AFTER BEING DRIVEN, LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BUT COULD NEVER PINPOINT IT. THEN AROUND NOVEMBER 2012 NOTICED A DELAYED REACTION IN ENGAGING WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE AND A SLIGHT HESITATION COMING OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE. DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AT TIME. BUT HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE, SHUTTERS FROM TIME TO TIME DRIVING, AND HESITATES MORE OFTEN. I CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY, JAN 24, THE MANAGER THERE TOLD ME I SHOULD CALL THE NISSAN CONSUMER OFFICE BECAUSE THE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. SO I DID. THE FIRST PERSON I STARTED TALKING TO HUNG UP ON ME AS SOON AS I MENTIONED MY VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED BACK GOT SOMEONE ELSE, ALTHOUGH SHE DIDN'T HANG UP ON ME, SHE WAS NO HELP. SHE SAID BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 100000 MILES, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. SO I GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT FOR ME AS WELL. THIS IS WRONG THE WAY NISSAN IS TREATING PEOPLE. IF THEY TRULY WANTED GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WOULD VOLUNTARILY RECALL THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND MAKE IT RIGHT. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT OR RECOMMEND THEM. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

ON 11/15/11 NISSAN FLUSHED THE RADIATOR. ON 7/11/12 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DUE TO THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE 100% RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS ISSUE. NISSAN HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS AND THEY EXTEND THE WARRANTIES TO THE MAX OF 100,000 MILES. MOST OF THESE ISSUES OCCUR AFTER 100,000 MILES. NISSAN NEEDS TO REIMBURSE AND OR RECALL ALL 2005-2010 PATHFINDER'S, XTERRA'S AND FRONTIER'S AS THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. MY WIFE ALMOST GOT REARENDED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED OF THE REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 111,849

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. FAILURE FIRST APPEARED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND NOW EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM 30 MPH TO 60 MPH. PATHFINDER NOW HAS 71560 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 70,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER DECELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND ACCELERATION POWER DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT IS LEAD THROUGH THE RADIATOR TO BE COOLED, ALLOWED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,916 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 102,916

TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKED COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION AN TRANS STARTED SLIPPING NOW I NEED A TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 141,648

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE ENGINE COOLANT CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE AN INTERNAL PIECE BROKE. THE ONLY REASON I NOTICED ANY ISSUE IS THE REVERSE GEAR BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE ENGAGING. AFTER VISITING TWO MECHANICS, I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RADIATOR/COOLANT SYSTEM AND PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION. ULTIMATELY, THIS REPAIR COST ME UPWARDS OF $6000.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING AT ALL SPEEDS. COOLANT WAS FOUND IN THE TRANS FLUID. THE RADIATOR AND WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE HAD TO ALSO ADD A OIL COOLER AS A PRECAUTION. NOW 8K MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR. BEST CASE SCENARIO IS A NEW TRANS VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR $1500 OR WORST CASE NEW TRANS FOR $6500. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SUFFERED A RADIATOR LEAK WHICH LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING AT A HIGH RPM WHILE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO DRIVE DESPITE THE CAR RUNNING AND THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THEN THE TRANSMISSION "KICKED IN" AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD UNTIL THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE CAR COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER CONTINUALLY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED CORROSION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: COOLING UNIT AND LINES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

WATER IN TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION/ RADIATOR ISSUES NOW. $2500 CO-PAY TO HAVE REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED. SENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND PUT ME TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PLACE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REDONE AGAIN. AFTER THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND THE MECH. NOTICED THE MIXING OF RADIATOR FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEN I CONTACTED NISSAN AND NISSAN CORP. THEY BOTH PUSHED ME ASIDE SAYING THAT THEY COULD DO ANYTHING DO TO THE MILEAGE. I INCREASED THE URGENCY TO NISSAN CORP. I AM IN THE MILITARY WITH NO CAR FOR MY WIFE. I HAVE EXPENDED OVER 5 K ALREADY AND NOW NEEDING TO DO MORE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

WE OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT MY WIFE DRIVES DAILY UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT THE TRANSMISSION GAVE UP ON US AT EXACTLY 100298 MILES. SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AROUND 50 MILES AN OUR AND THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SUV JUST QUIT AND IT WOULD NOT GO NO FURTHER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS BEHIND HER BECAUSE OUR DAUGHTERS WERE WITH HER AT THE TIME. SO NOW I HAVE A PATHFINDER THAT DOES NOT RUN BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD THE SIX GRAND THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME BECAUSE I WENT OVER 298 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 100,280

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED INTERNAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAD EXCEEDED THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,720.

Mileage: 100,720

I WAS GOING TO WORK A USUAL SO I HAVE TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY. EVERYTHING WAS PRETTY NORMAL THEN AS I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES I FELT LIKE HESITATION FROM THE SUV. I WAS IN FIRST LAME SO AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE FURTHER IN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS DECELERATING. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER. IT RETURNED TO NORMAL THEN 5 MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THE CAR STARTED JERKING AS WELL. I TURNED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD IT SMELLED LIKE COOLANT LEAKING AND THE SUV DIDN'T SAY THAT IT WAS OVERHEATED.I TRIED TO TURN IT ON IT DIDN'T LET ME AND THE DASHBOARD WASN'T DISPLAYING THE N,D,R...ETC. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND SAID THE SUV HAD INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF THE RADIATOR AND IT MESSED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS TYPE AND YEAR OF SUV HAD FAULTY RADIATOR THAT CAME LIKE THAT. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR 8 MONTHS AGO AND THAT IT CAME WITH A WARRANTY FOR THESE TYPE OF CAR FOR LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. WELL I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER WITH MORE THAN 100,000 MILES .NOW AT THIS POINT TO FIX THE CAR RANGES FROM 3,000-6,000 DOLLARS. SHAME ON NISSAN DEALERS FOR SELLING THESE TYPE OF CARS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

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

MY WIFE PICKED UP OUR TWO YOUNG KIDS (4, 6 AT THE TIME) FROM SCHOOL AND WHILE ON THE WAY BACK HOME OUR 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TOTALLY SHUTDOWN AS SHE WAS PASSING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY, SHE MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE BEING HIT BUT WAS BROKEN DOWN IN THE STREET. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK THAT WEEK SO SHE CALLED OUR NEIGHBOR AND HE HELPED GET THE TRUCK BACK TO OUR HOUSE. AFTER DISCUSSING THE SITUATION WITH ME ON THE PHONE, SHE CALLED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS AND HAD ONE OF THEM (A+ TRANSMISSION) PICK UP THE SUV THE NEXT DAY. AFTER A RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINING THE SEVERITY OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THEY HAD TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION TO DO A COMPLETE INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE AND THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE OPTED FOR A REBUILD SINCE TRANSMISSIONS FROM NISSAN WERE ON 6 MONTH BACKORDER DUE TO OTHER NISSAN'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WE SPENT ALMOST $4,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, WE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THE LACK OF A RECALL BY NISSAN. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL MAKE NISSAN DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

Mileage: 98,140

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH UP A HILL. THE CAR MOST ABILITY TO CLIMB HILL AND SPEED DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. I WAS CONCERNED OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AS TRAFFIC WAS GOING FASTER AND HAD TO GO AROUND ME. THERE WAS NOT A PLACE TO PULL OVER. I MADE IT (BARELY) OVER THE HILL AND PULLED OVER. THE ISSUE IS A FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL RADIATOR COOLANT HOSE LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN ADMITTED AND PREVIOUSLY NOTED AND DIAGNOSED BY NISSAN, BUT THEY HAVE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. PRETTY SCARY WHEN THE CAR FAILS AT SPEED AND YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

AROUND 95000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN VERY ABRUPT JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING. AROUND MAY 2011 TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO RADIATOR CRACKED. I LOOKED INTO MY RADIATOR AND DISCOVERED STRAWBERRY LOOKING FLUID . REPLACED MY RADIATOR , AN FLUSHED IT A FEW TIMES AND THEN FLUSHED MY TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD THE SAME COLOR FLUIDS, I BELIEVE NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THESE FAULTY RADIATORS AND TRANSMISSION AND DRAG IT OUT THROUGH COURT SO PEOPLE WOULD LOOSE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO USE THEIR WARRANTY. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET NISSAN TO REPLACE MY FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND I AM WILLING TO PAY A $3000.00 FEE BUT SO FAR THEY ARE RELUCTANT. ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 950,000

WELL MY PATHFINDER WAS WORKING GREAT AND I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH IT THEN ONE DAY I'M DRIVING IT TO WORK AND IT JUST STOP I KEPT ACCELERATING AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. A FRIEND OF MINE CAME AND LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME ON THE SPOT YOU RADIATOR BUSTED AND FILLED YOUR TRANSMISSION WITH COOLANT AND THAT DESTROYED YOUR TRANSMISSION AND DESTROY IT DID. MY FRIEND TO TOLD ME FUNNY THING IS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY INSTALLING AN EXTERNAL COOLING WHICH HE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR 100 BUCKS IF ONLY HAD NISSAN LET ME KNOW THAT THE 2005 PATHFINDERS HAD THIS ISSUE. OH WELL I FEEL CHEATED AND I SWORE IN MY LIFE I WILL HAVE A NISSAN CAR AGAIN OR ACURA FOR THAT MATTER NOR ANYONE IN MY FAMILY. THIS ONE I'M STUCK WITH BUT ONCE GUARANTEED THAT THE MECHANIC GAVE IT'S ABOUT TO EXPIRE I'M SELLING IT AND I'M DEFINITELY NOT BUYING NISSAN AGAIN! EVER! *TR

Mileage: 99,000

DRIVING DOWN 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN A SMALL TOWN. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TRIED TO PROCEED BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WERE MANY VEHICLES COMING UP BEHIND ME AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THERE I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, UNABLE TO MOVE. I HAD TO RISK GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO FLAG DOWN VEHICLES COMING AT ME AT OVER 60 MPH AND TRY TO FLAG THEM AROUND MY STRANDED VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE. FINALLY ABLE TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE AND GET VEHICLE PUSHED TO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM!!!!! EACH TIME THE REPAIR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 18 THOUSAND MILES AND THEN I START HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN JAN.OF 2012 ,I PAID THE SAME DEALERSHIP FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IN AUGUST ; I ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AFTER BECOMING AWARE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 68,707

MY NISSAN QUIT DUE TO A FAILED TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING WHEN I ACCELERATED IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. IT OCCASIONALLY WOULD DO A HARD SHIFT WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS OR INCREASING SPEED. I BEGAN TO SMELL A FOUL ODOR COMING FROM THE HOOD AND ALOT OF SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

MY VEHICLE HAD GIVEN NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED, OIL CHANGED...ETC ON REGULAR BASIS. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9TH I LEFT WORK AND MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. THE NISSAN DEALER I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAS INFORMED ME THAT A FAULTY RADIATOR TANK BROKE DOWN, LEAKED COOLANT INTO MY TRANSMISSION, CORRUPTING MY TRANSMISSION AND ALL THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS THAT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO IDENTIFY MY TRANSMISSION & GIVE THE VEHICLE/TRANSMISSION ABILITY TO START. IN ADDITION THEY INDICATE IT CAUSED CORROSION AND HAS DESTROYED MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NISSAN KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM/EXACT ISSUE BUT INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE RADIATORS, THEY "OFFERED" AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST): NO CUSTOMER CO-PAY; AFTER 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST) UP TO 9 YEARS/90,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST): CUSTOMER CO-PAY IS $2,500; AFTER 9 YEARS/90,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST) UP TO 10 YEARS/100,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST): CUSTOMER CO-PAY IS $3,000. I THINK ITS ASININE THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH NOT RECALLING ALL OF THESE AND TAKING CARE OF A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT WITHOUT PUTTING A HUGE BURDEN ON ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

THE PROBLEM BEGAN SOME TIME IN SEPT 2012. WHEN SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 40 TO 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION "SHUDDERS". RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60 TO 65). *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE SPEED DROPPED TO ZERO. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A DAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 110,000

BOUGHT VEHICLE IN APRIL 2012 HAD TRANSMISSION GO OUT FIXED THAT WITH WARRANTY COMPANY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN IN LESS THAN A MONTH COMES TO FIND OUT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED SENDING ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO MY RADIATOR DESTROYING MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. GOT THAT FIXED CAMSHAFT SENSORS THEN WENT BAD COST ME MORE MONEY. AFTER THAT THE RADIATOR WAS STILL MESSED UP HAD IT REPAIRED AND FLUSHED SYSTEM COMPLETELY. THE SHOP ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BACK FLOW RESERVE CAP AND THERMOSTAT FOR BEING BAD. THE VEHICLE WORKED FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS AND HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE FOR OVERHEATING AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS FAN CLUTCH WAS WORKING NEED TO REPLACE FAN CLUTCH COMPLETED THAT. NOW NOV. 8TH TWO DAYS LATER AFTER BEING FIXED STILL OVERHEATING. DO KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE??? *TR

Mileage: 120,567

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT IS COMMON TO THIS MODEL AND INVOLVES THE INTERMINGLING OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO THE FAULTY DESIGN INVOLVING THESE SYSTEMS. THE RESULT IS RUINATION OF BOTH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR, IN ADDITION TO VARIOUS ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. PLEASE, COMPEL NISSAN TO ISSUE A FULLY-COVERED RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND THE FACT THAT THE CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY FORCED TO BEAR THE SIGNIFICANT BURDEN OF THE SUBSTANTIAL RELATED REPAIRS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE HEATHER AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE RADIATOR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,841 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,121. UPDATED 1/7/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, WAS IN JULY 2011, AND NISSAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT A COST OF $ 6,981.86. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2012, AT A COST OF $ 1499.19. NISSAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH AN AFTER MARKET TRANSMISSION AND FLUSHED THE RADIATOR. UPDATED 01/09/13

Mileage: 130,841

I WAS LEAVING A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS. I PULLED TO THE PARKING LOT EXIT AND TURNED RIGHT ONTO THE 4-LANE BOULEVARD. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO TRAFFIC SPEED IN THE NEAR LANE BUT THE MOTOR SIMPLY RACED AND WOULD NOT PROPEL THE VEHICLE. AS TRAFFIC CAUGHT ME I HEARD TIRES SQUEALING AND HORNS BLOWING FROM THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THE TRAFFIC WORKED AROUND ME WHILE I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND BEGAN TO MOVE AT IDLE SPEED. AS TRAFFIC ALLOWED I WORKED OVER INTO THE LEFT LANE AND THEN THE TURNING LANE WHILE GRADUALLY ACCELERATING TO DRIVING SPEED, MERGED BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND PROCEEDED HOME, CAREFUL TO AVOID ANY STOP LIGHTS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I'M NO EXPERT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT A VEHICLE THAT SUDDENLY WON'T PROPEL ITSELF IN TRAFFIC IS AS DANGEROUS AS ONE WITH NO BRAKES. THIS WAS THE ONE AND ONLY TIME THAT WE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE FAILURE WHICH ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT TO INTERMIX IN THE RADIATOR, ENGINE BLOCK AND TRANSMISSION, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. I'M SURE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I'M HEARING MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS JUST IN MY AREA AND LIKELY THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPORTED. HOPEFULLY NO ONE WILL HAVE TO DIE OR SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY BECAUSE OF THIS UNSAFE CONDITION BEFORE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 144,180

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A BUSY STREET DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR, AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED RUNNING AND WENT TO A CRAWLING SPEED (AROUND 1-2 MPH). CARS BEHIND NEEDED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO AVOID COLLISION, AND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER, THE CAR BLOCKED TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEIR FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY, AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE AROUND $2400 FOR THE REPAIR. THREE DAYS LATER, AFTER LOOKING AT IT, THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WITH A COST OF REPAIR OF $7400. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

MY VEHICLE QUIT DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT WOULD ONLY IDLE WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY RADIATOR HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK AND THE COOLANT WAS MIXING WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO SHUT DOWN. I WAS NOTIFIED WHEN SEARCHING FOR A RADIATOR, THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES AND IS DOCUMENTED WITH COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I AM CURRENTLY A NURSING STUDENT, AND I DO NOT THINK IT IS FAIR THAT I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE NOT MY FAULT WHEN I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR AND I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE OUT A LOAN TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED SO I WILL HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL. *TR

Mileage: 137,200

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, THEY ADVISED HER TO OPEN THE GAS TANK, TO SEE IF A PUFF OF AIR CAME OUT. ONCE SHE TOLD THEM NO, SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE, SHE THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT STILL DID NOT MOVE,. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED HER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR A HALF HOUR. SHE RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED A GASKET BETWEEN THE RADIATOR BROKE AND ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT WOULD COST $6,000 FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR LEAKING INTO FLUID MY TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN RUINED. I HAVE 140 K MILES ON MY 2005 PATHFINDER AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY NISSAN ABOUT THE FAULTY RADIATOR AND THEREFORE THIS DAMAGED OCCURRED. ESTIMATE TO FIX IS $5600.00. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DIGITAL PANEL THAT DISPLAYED WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN ALSO WENT BLANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE MODULATOR. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR AND MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

MANY INSTANCES OF THE CAR JERKING, JERKING FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THE RPM REVVING UP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS FOR NO REASON AND TROUBLE DRIVING UPHILL. MY CAR HAS BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, WHICH CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. NEXT, MY CAR STALLED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING, THAT WAS REPAIRED, SOMETHING TO DO WITH A RELAY SWITCH, NOW THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, POSSIBLE RADIATOR FAILURE AND THE NEED OF A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN A CAR WITH 100K MILES.... THAT'S INSANE !!! SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IF THEY DON'T FIX THESE VEHICLES AND PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LAYING AROUND TO FIX IT. SO, NO FOOD, RENT OR BILLS BEING PAID FOR OVER A MONTH JUST TO PAY FOR REPAIRS IS EVEN MORE OF A HARDSHIP TO FAMILIES. PLEASE HELP US BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. THANKS !!! *TR

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CASE COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. PER NISSAN, THE COST TO FIX IS $5900 AND REQUIRES A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. FIRST SYMPTOM WAS LACK OF ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION RESPONDED EXTREMELY SLOW WITH SLIGHT HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE DEFECT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR. THE LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,225. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,225

WAS DRIVING ALONG AND VEHICLE STOPPED PULLING. TOO IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY MASTER MECHANIC AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT IS WAS ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION IN WHICH THERE IS A RECALL. AND THEN WAS TOLD BY CORPORATION THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP ME. *TR

Mileage: 146,316

COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

DRIVING VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND WOULDN'T DRIVE. TAKEN TO SHOP AND SAID DEFECT IN RADIATOR ALLOWED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION RUINING BOTH COMPONENTS. THIS IS A KNOWN COMPLAINT WHICH NISSAN FAILS TO ADDRESS. THEY UPED THEIR WARRANTY WHEN PROBLEM WAS SEEN BUT MOSTLY HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. I SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND SHE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

AFTER STARTING OUR PATHFINDER IN A PARKING LOT AND PLACING IT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HAD LOST ALMOST ALL ACCELERATION IN FIRST GEAR. AFTER SLOWLY CLIMBING INTO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND LURCH ALMOST CAUSING OUR SUV TO STRIKE SEVERAL PARKED CARS. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WERE TOLD AFTER CAREFUL INVESTIGATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE LEAKING OF COOLANT AND WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION COOLER. EXTENSIVE RUSTING AND DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ($4000) THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED US TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD WE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED. INTERNAL RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. IT IS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND IT CAN BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE. I HAVE CHOSEN TO LET MY VEHICLE SET. I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE A FATALITY TO MYSELF OR MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP NOT TO LET NISSAN GET BY WITH THIS. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 01/02/13

Mileage: 112,973

RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED. INTERNAL RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. IT IS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND IT CAN BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE. I HAVE CHOSEN TO LET MY VEHICLE SET. I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE A FATALITY TO MYSELF OR MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP NOT TO LET NISSAN GET BY WITH THIS. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 01/02/13

Mileage: 112,973

WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD, CARS HAD TO SLAM ON THERE BRAKES AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND AND THE LEFT SIDE. WE HAD IT TOWED 20 MILES TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE THEM TELL US RADIATOR FLUID HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND WOULD BE $3500 TO FIX, NISSAN OFFERED NO HELP OR COMPENSATION, CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH NO SUCCESS, NEITHER WANTED OR INSISTED ANY HELP WAS TREATED LIKE I DIDNT EXIST, CAUSED EXTREME PAIN FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

RADIATOR FLUID AND WATER WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION BOX. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND CAN LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOSS OF DRIVING ABILITY AT ANY TIME. GOOGLE SEARCHES INDICATE AS SUCH, AND THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

I HAD EXPERIENCED SOME SLIGHT JERKING AROUND 60-70 MPH AND DISMISSED IT AS THE TRANSMISSION JUST TRYING TO DECIDED BETWEEN GEARS. LAST NIGHT, WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD THEN I HEARD A SLIPPING NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULDN'T MOVE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDST OF CROSSING AN INTERSECTION WITH MY PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND AND A 5 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE VEHICLE TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD, BUT SEEMED RATHER CLEAR COMPARED TO FLUID I HAD SEEN IN THE PAST. I HAD EXPECTED IT TO AT THE LEAST, LOOK DIRTY. AFTER READING REPORTS OF ISSUES ONLINE, MY GUESS IS THE ISSUE MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED OF COOLANT MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I'M HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 121,500

THE TRANSMISSION FELT KIND OF JERKY ONE DAY, AND THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING OR NOT WANTING TO SHIFT BEFORE IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY LET GO. *TR

Mileage: 157,675

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER BADLY AND LOSE POWER. THOUGHT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID. PULLED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND CALLED A TOWTRUCK. HAD MY FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. SCARED US BOTH. NO ONE INJURED BUT COULD HAVE BEEN IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. FOUND OUT TODAY THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. *TR

Mileage: 130,283

I BOUGHT MY 2005 PATHFINDER IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 WITH 76K MILES. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT IVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSON THAT HAVE SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE. I WENT AND GOT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT 98K MILES AND NOW IT HAS LEFT ME SIT. STILL OWING OVER 19K ON THE VEHICLE AND PAYING OVER 400 DOLLARS A MONTH ON A PAYMENT AND NOW NISSAN WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN THEY HAD ON A VEHICLE. NOT CHEAP EAITHER, APPLE NISSAN OF YORK PA ESTIMATED OVER 6K TO FIX THE PROBLEM. COMPLETE BS. THIS NEEDS TO STOP NOW AND THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE FREE OF CHARGE AND RECALLED ASAP!! I WILL GO AS FAR AS GOING TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IF NEED BE. *TR

Mileage: 99,900

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM MY HOME IN SANFORD, FL TO CLERMONT, FL TO VISIT MY MOM AT THE NURSING HOME. WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY 408 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND BOG DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SLOWED DOWN ABRUPTLY ALMOST CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT. I WAS TERRIFIED. I SLOWLY MADE MY WAY OFF THE EXPRESSWAY ONTO STATE ROAD 50 THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO AT ALL. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE TOLD ME TO PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN TRY AGAIN. THIS WORKED BUT I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 20 MPH, HOWEVER THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 50 MPH. AT ONE POINT I WAS ON A HILL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS ALMOST CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NURSING HOME WHERE I PARKED THE VEHICLE THEN MY HUSBAND CAME AND TOWED IT BACK HOME WHERE IT NOW SITS, WE HAVE TO HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FLAWS. IT'S NOT FAIR THAT MY LIFE, MY CHILD'S LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHER DRIVERS WERE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF NISSAN'S IRRESPONSIBILITY. I WANT THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

MY PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING A VIBRATION EVERY TIME I DROVE IT AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY WERE HAVING WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT IT WAS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO HAD A POP AND IT LURCHES FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ON MAIN ROAD AT RUSH HOUR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK FOLLOWED BY HESITATION AND LIGHTS ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING ON. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GOING EVEN 20 MPH AND MOTORISTS BEHIND ME FELT I WAS GOING UNREASONABLY SLOW, THINKING I WAS DOING THIS ON PURPOSE AND EVEN TRYING TO PASS ME. I LIMPED ALONG TO THE NEXT STREET WHERE I COULD GET OFF SAFELY AND CALLED FOR HELP. BROUGHT THE CAR TO CLOSEST DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATION. MY CAR WHICH WAS FINALLY PAID OFF NOW FACED CERTAIN DOOM. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO FIX ANY OF THIS SO NOW THE CAR MUST SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL YOU ISSUE A RECALL. NISSAN KNEW OF THIS ISSUE LONG AGO AND ISN'T TAKING MEASURES TO WARN ANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THESE RADIATORS NEED TO BE CHANGED IN ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND THOSE WHICH SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE PUT BACK ON THE ROAD AT THEIR EXPENSE.HOW MANY MORE DRIVERS NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS PAINFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FAILURE? *TR

Mileage: 122,000

DUE TO UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION SLIP, I HAD A NEAR MISS AT A 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTION WHEN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED. TWO OTHER CARS ENTERED THE INTERSECTION FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND BOTH HAD TO STOP WHEN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO EXIT THE INTERSECTION AS THEY MIGHT HAVE EXPECTED. MY PATHFINDER VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATED AND EVENTUALLY CLEARED THE INTERSECTION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND AFTER INITIAL INVESTIGATION, THEY ADVISED ME THAT COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION RADIATOR, IRREPARABLY DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AS DID THE RADIATOR. ASIDE FROM THE HIGH COSTS OF REPAIRS WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE AT ITS STAGE OF SERVICE LIFE, I CONSIDER THE FAILURE MODE TO PRESENT AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY RISK. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATH FINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 80,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/10/12*CN UPDATED 10/11/12

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN A CARPORT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT A METAL POLE AND DENTED MY FRONT BUMPER. SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT I NOTICED THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD (A FEW TIMES) AS I ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE CAR TO UNIVERSAL NISSAN (WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND HAVE EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORD ON MY VEHICLE) ON 08-21-12 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $4-5K TO BE REPAIRED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR PATHFINDER, XTERRA AND FRONTIER DUE TO DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM. I WAITED FOR A 2 WEEKS FOR THEM TO RESPOND BUT THEY DID NOT HELP ME, A LOYAL COSTUMER WHO HAVE PURCHASED 3 NISSAN VEHICLES IN THE PAST. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN CHOOSES TO IGNORE. SINCE NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT PLEASE MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING BEFORE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM TAKES A LIFE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 112,010

WE HAD STARTED TO NOTICE SOME ROUGH SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS PAST WEEKEND MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO DRIVE WITH OUR KIDS IN ATLANTA FREEWAY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AT SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO BUCK AND LURCH AND IT WOULD KILL THE ENGINE. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC BUT WAS BEHAVING LIKE A MANUAL IF SOMEONE DIDN'T PUSH IN THE CLUTCH WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS WAS VERY HAZARDOUS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A 10+ LANE FREEWAY. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING BECAUSE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT HE HAD SEEN A NUMBER OF NISSANS WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT $4,000. THAT IS BETTER THAN HAVING THE TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, MONTOYA'S NASCAR TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP SENDING HIM INTO ONE OF THE JET DRIERS AT THE TRACK CAUSING A FIERY COLLISION. HE HAD NO CONTROL AT THAT TIME AND HE IS A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER. NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. I NOW KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND THAT TOO MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE MADE THIS COMPLAINT AND NISSAN WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GAIN SPEED AS IT WOULD NORMALLY. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT SEEMS TO PERFORM NORMALLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE JUMP/BUMP. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY RUSTY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES. AT THIS POINT HE IS ESTIMATING BETWEEN $2,500 AND $3,000 TO REPAIR. VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 108,000 MILES. I WOULD LOVE ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO BE REIMBURSED FROM NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I CANNOT REMEMBER THE DATE OF THE FIRST INCIDENT. MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY FAMILY WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND WE WERE LEAVING A PLACE OF BUSINESS, WHICH WAS KIND OF ON A HILL AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, BUT STARTED TO GO BACKWARD. I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AND WE WERE OFF AND GOING, UNTIL WE WERE ON THE ROAD AND IN TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 45MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL, AND WE HAD TO GET OURSELVES OUT OF TRAFFIC. I GT THE VEHICLE GOING AGAIN AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO GO FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN ON SEPT 15 I WOKE EARLY TO TAKE A FAMILY MEMBER TO A WEEKEND CLASS, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE 2005 PATHFINDER I ROLLED MY WINDOW DOWN TO HEAR THE SOUND AS I WAS LISTENING THE SOUND WENT AWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL, I WAS PUSHING ON THE GAS AND IT WOULD NOT GO, THE LIGHT WAS GREEN AND I HAD CARS BEHIND ME. I HAD TO TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND TRY TO GET MYSELF OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO SAFETY, ONCE I DID I HAD TO PARK MY VEHICLE IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT AT A SHOPPING CENTER THAT IS CLOSE TO MY HOME. AT THIS POINT MY VEHICLE IS PARKED DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. I HAVE TALKED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION FLUID MIX AND THIS SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WITH MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER, AND THAT IT IS COSTLY TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE COST IS ULTIMATELY LEFT UP TO ME, AND I FEEL AS IF THIS IS A NISSAN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME FOR SOME OTHER NISSAN CUSTOMERS THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL AND NISSAN SHOULD BE FIXING THIS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING, ON9/15/12 I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT STARTED JERKING AND SHAKING BACK AND FORTH AND I HAD TO LET OF THE GAS TO GET IT TO SHIFT AND GOING AGAIN. SINCE THEN IT HAS GOT WORSE. TOOK IT TOO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY LOOKED AT THE FLUID AND COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. $4200.00 IS THE ESTIMATE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY AND WILL NOW HAVE TO GET A LOAN TO GET IT FIXED. NISSAN WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AT 80K MILES. I HAVE A WARRANTY IN PLACE WITH NAVISS WHICH THEY HAVE DENIED THE CLAIM STATING THE RADIATOR IS NOT A COVERED PART AND THE FACT THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM SO IT IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE A WIFE AND TWO KIDS AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE NISSAN KNOWS THAT THIS AN ISSUE YET THEY WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION PLACE SAID THEY FIX 3-4 A MONTH, AND HAVE YET TO SEE NISSAN COVER ANY. I HOPE THAT THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOES THROUGH SO WE CAN GET OUR MONEY BACK. *TR *JS

Mileage: 95,318

COOLANT MIXING IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. SOME ISSUES WITH SLIPPING AT FIRST, MECHANICS COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE APART THE TRANSMISSION TO FIGURE IT OUT SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES BEING TRIPPED. THEN THE SLIP GOT WORSE AND THEY HAPPENED TO DISCOVER HOW BAD THE FLUID LOOKED BY THE U-JOINT UNDERNEATH THE CAR. IT WAS ONLY THEN THAT THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK. THEY PROCEEDED TO FIX THE RADIATOR AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND FLUSHED THE SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES ($726.81) ONLY 2 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP AGAIN AND ALMOST FAILED ON THE FREEWAY, STUTTERING THE ENGINE AND SMOKING A BIT. FORTUNATELY, WE WHERE ABLE TO LIMP THE VEHICLE HOME AND GET IT TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. VEHICLE WAS AT THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS, THEN THE MECHANIC THOUGHT HE HAD IT FIXED. WE DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STUTTER AND SLIP AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, THEY CHECKED THE CODES AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS...... WHEN YOU PAY THIS MUCH MONEY FOR A VEHICLE, THERE IS NO REASON WHY A TRANSMISSION SHOULD FAIL IN 94,000 MILES. I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THE HORROR STORIES I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET RELATED TO THIS NISSAN TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I FEEL A SICK TO MY STOMACH RIGHT NOW JUST THINKING ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT THAT THIS HAS AND WILL CAUSE TO MY FAMILY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THAT NISSAN SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CATASTROPHE. ESPECIALLY AFTER THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

MY PATHFINDER HAS 150,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE PATHFINDER IS A 2005. THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE POWER IN THE VEHICLE. IT WAS SLIPPING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR ALL THE TIME. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT NISSAN ALREADY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT DO A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, IT ALSO LUNGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING IT. THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT, NISSAN IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DISCUSS THE PROBLEM UNLESS IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY A NISSAN DEALER AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

IT STARTED WITH THE HEAT IN MY 2005 PATHFINDER NOT WANTING TO HEAT UP UNLESS GOING OVER 55 MPH. THEN SUDDEN JERKING WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER SPEEDS OF 40. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THEN AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD IT BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND CAME TO A STOP. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AND IT HASN'T STARTED SINCE? THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE $5100. THE CAR HAS 92,000 MILES! STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF NISSAN MANUFACTURERS ARE GOING TO FIX THE DAMAGE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE WHEN IT GOES OUT IT WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT AND IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS IS VERY SCARY!! *TR

THERE IS A NISSAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF FAULTY RADIATORS THAT ARE CAUSING RADIATOR COOLANT TO LEAK INTO AND DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION OF THE VEHICLES AND ENDS UP KILLING VALVES, SEALS AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON 2005-2010 NISSAN PATHFINDERS, NISSAN XTERRAS, AND NISSAN FRONTIERS. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE AN OWNERS TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND LOSE FORWARD PROPULSION ON A HIGHWAY AND CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC LOSS(ES). *TR

Mileage: 78,748

RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT FLUIDS TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND NOT DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 99,200

WHILE DRIVING UP TO SPEED AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE LIKE IF DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO IT OVER DRIVE GEAR IT STARTS RUMBLING. RADIATOR FLUID IS CONTAMINATING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

I TOOK MY PATHFINDER TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF SHIFTING PROBLEMS TO ESSERMAN NISSAN IN MIAMI FLORIDA. THE SERVICE MANAGER OPENED THE HOOD AND AFTER WAITING OVER 1/2 HOUR REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP TO FIND WATER IN THE FORM OF A CREAM ( TOOK PICTURES). HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT MOST LIKELY HAD GONE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND CREATED DAMAGE, BUT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS 82K MILES THERE WAS NOTHING THE DEALER COULD DO I CALLED NISSAN AND FILED A CASE, BUT IT WAS USELESS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $700+TAX TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION, CHANGE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND INSTALL AN EXTERNAL OIL RADIATOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS DONE AND ALTHOUGH THE ROUGH SHIFTING WILL BE A CONSTANT, THAT AT LEAST I WILL BUY SOME TIME BECAUSE A COMPLETE REBUILT WAS 3500USD. FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION GAVE UP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY WIFE ENTERED THE HIGHWAY BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE PASS SECOND GEAR. SHE FOUND THE NEXT EXIT AND CALLED ME. SHE MADE IT HOME ON SECOND GEAR AND HIGH RPM. I CALLED BACK NISSAN, THEY ASK ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS AT HOME SO BEFORE TAKING IT I DECIDED TO PASS BY AND TALK TO THE MANAGER. HE STATED THAT IF NISSAN DID NOT HELP ME AT 82K MILES WHAT MADE ME BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HELP ME AT 120K. I LEFT THE CAR AT HOME UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO MORE SPEED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON NEUTRAL, THERE WERE CARS BEHIND BUT IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT WAS AT A DISTANCE WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO STOP SUDDENLY WITHOUT CRASHING INTO US OR EACH OTHER. THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS INTENDED TO TRANSPORT SEVERAL PASSENGERS AND IN MY CASE I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AS BEING OUR ONLY FINANCIAL OPTION FOR A FAMILY OF SIX. THIS HAS CREATED HUGE TROUBLE FOR OUR FAMILY SINCE ALL OF OUR SAVINGS WENT TO THE PURCHASE OF THIS SUV LAST YEAR AND WE HAVE NO MONEY TO DO REPAIRS AT TIME WHICH ARE APPROXIMATELY $4,000.00. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

APPARENTLY NISSAN HAS A FAULTY RADIATOR WHICH IN TURN RUINED MY TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ONLY AT NISSAN, AND I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG UNTIL IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS. I HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN JUST TO FIND OUT THAT THE RADIATOR RUINED MY TRANSMISSION AND NOW WILL COST CLOSE TO 6,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH IN THE FREEWAY. AFTER A FEW SIMILAR INCIDENTS I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL THAT DESCRIBED A SIMILAR ISSUE, A RELAY WAS CHANGED.. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE EXPERIENCING THE JERKING UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT IT LOOK LIKE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST SHOP FOR A CHECK UP. APPARENTLY COOLANT WAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN WE THE HOPED THAT THEY WOULD HONOR A WARRANTY EXTENSION, THEY ASKED AS TO PAY FOR A TEST TO CONFIRM WHAT WE ALREADY NEW. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED TO CONTACT NISSAN'S 800 NUMBER CORPORATE OFFICE CAUSE THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 80K DUE TO THIS COMMON ISSUE. THEY TOTALLY DENIED THE EXTENSION CAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD 107,000 MILES. THANKS GOD THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. NOW WE HAVE TO INCUR THE EXPENSIVE COST OF REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS FACTORY DEFECT SHOULD BE PAID BY NISSAN AND WE NEED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS COMMON ISSUE. PLEASE LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL A FATALITY OCCURS FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION TO INITIATE IT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RADIATOR FAILURE. HAD IT FIXED MONTHS AGO AND MY CAR CONTINUES TO SPEW BLUEBERRY YOGURT FROM COOLING SYSTEM. NISSAN DID NOTHING, DEALER DID NOTHING AND NOW MECHANIC IS MAKING ME JUMP THROUGH HOOPS. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE, OCCURRING COUNTRYWIDE IN THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES. NISSAN OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT WANT THE BAD PUBLICITY BY OWNING UP TO THE FAULTY PARTS...WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CHANGED THE PARTS IN 08' MODELS AND UP? LUCKILY MY TRANNY BLOWING ON THE INTERSTATE DID NOT CAUSE INJURY, BUT IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE....IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING FOR SOMEONE TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING!!?? THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS ISSUE (SINCE 2010!) DO SOMETHING!! INNOCENT, HARD WORKING PEOPLE ARE BEING PUT IN DANGER BY THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS A "NISSAN CERTIFIED" VEHICLE IT HAD 35000 MILES. THANK GOD I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE WHEEL BEARINGS,FUEL SENSOR, U JOINT, FUEL GAUGE, TIMING CHAIN, AND MANY OTHER SMALL EXPENSIVE ANNOYANCES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WERE COVERED ON THE WARRANTY I BOUGHT, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN I ONLY HAD 100 MILES LEFT ON MY WARRANTY. I THOUGHT I HAD REPLACED EVERYTHING. BUT THEN THIS PAST JUNE I WAS SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU AND NOTICED A STRONG "WET" SMELL AND NOTICED THAT MY THERMOSTAT WAS BURIED INTO THE RED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND THIS PINK OOZE STARTED POURING OUT ONTO THE PARKING LOT RUINING THE PAVEMENT.(THE POOR OWNER OF THE RESTAURANT HAD TO HAVE IT RE-COATED) AFTER HAVING IT TOWED I WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED 3 TIMES TO GET OUT ANY OOZE. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT NEEDS REPLACED. I STILL OWE 9500 ON THIS CAR AND THEY WANT 5000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE STARTED RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND AM FINDING HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO SOLUTION FROM NISSAN. I PURCHASED THIS CAR TO GO ON VACATIONS WITH MY KIDS THIS CAR HAS SPACE TO MOVE AND A DVD TO WATCH. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO TRUST THIS CAR AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO RENT CARS TO GO ON LONG DISTANCES. IF I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR THIS SUMMER ON VACATION MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK 800 MILES FROM HOME AND NO CAR TO GET BACK. NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE WAS RUNNING GREAT UNTIL FAIRLY SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED RUMBLING LOUDLY. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR STILL WAS RUNNING I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE. I COULD FIND NO EXTERNAL PROBLEMS. I CONTINUED DRIVING EVENTUALLY TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT MY PATHFINDERS RADIATOR HAD FAILED ALLOWING ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS RESULTED IN A MAJOR REPAIR EVENT TO INCLUDE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS COULD HAVE MAJOR CONSEQUENCES AS THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND SHUTTERS. IN MY CASE THE SUV DID NOT BECOME DISABLED BUT YOU COULD EASILY SEE THAT HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER READING UP ON IT ON THE INTERNET FORUMS, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO A COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION DAMAGE AND FAILURE. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD STAND BY THIS BECAUSE IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Mileage: 116,000

RADIATOR FAILED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. *TR

COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. WELL-KNOWN NISSAN ISSUE. VEHICLE STARTED RUMBLING INTERMITTENTLY GOING BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR AROUND 40 AND 60 MPH. THE RUMBLING WILL LAST BETWEEN 2 AND 5 SECONDS UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED HARD ENOUGH TO FORCE THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHICH RESULTS IN A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND A JERK. ALSO NOTICED WHAT LOOKS LIKE CURDLED MILK ALL AROUND THE RADIATOR CAP. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP, NISSAN OF SACO, ON 08/28/2012 AND AM ALMOST CERTAIN THEY WILL TRY AND GET OUT OF COVERING THIS UNDER THE "LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY". *TR

Mileage: 120,200

WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH IN TOWN AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE NISSAN WOULD'NT MOVE AND THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID RUNNING OUT OF UNDER IT. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. WHERE IT STILL SITS. *TR

Mileage: 70,011

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON AUGUST 11TH, 2012 WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WE WERE ROLLING IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 40 TO45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE INSIDE THE VEHICLE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, A PASSERBY TOLD ME HE SAW A FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY FAMILY OUT AND CALLED 911 TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT ON SCENE, THE FIRE HAD DIED OUT. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE A FIREMAN SUGGESTED IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME A COOLER UNDER THE RADIATOR BUSTED CAUSING COOLANT TO GET INSIDE MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GET ON MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH STARTED THE FIRE. THEY QUOTED ME $4900 IN REPAIRS, TELLING ME I NEEDED TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE FOR ONE, MY ENTIRE FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED INCLUDING MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND 3 SONS AGES 3 9 & 13. SECONDLY, I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 AND HALF MONTHS AT THE TIME AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. IN FACT, I OWE JUST ABOUT $1000 MORE ON THE LOAN FOR THE VEHICLE VERSES THE COST OF REPAIRS. SO NOW I AM LEFT WITH NO VEHICLE, NO WAY TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, AND THE UGLY FACT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH VIA THE INTERNET, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL. IN CLOSING, I AM JUST LOOKING FOR ANY SORT OF HELP I CAN GET TO HELP GIVE ME AND MY FAMILY SOME RELIEF OF THIS TRAGIC AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. THINGS COULD HAVE ENDED UP MUCH WORSE AND I REALLY FEEL THIS VEHICLE PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO OUR ROADWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 85,486

PER NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS: TECHNICIAN FOUND ANTI-FREEZE/TRANSMISSION FLUID MIX IN BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION (FAILURE IN RADIATOR COOLER) TRANS (TCM); NO COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER VEHICLE ECMS CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER RECOMMENDATION: REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. FULL TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUSH OF SYSTEMS. *TR

Mileage: 144,007

WHILE DRIVING ON THE WAY TO PICK UP MY KIDS, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTED ON. THEN AT A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHTS TURN GREEN FOR GO, I DID RELEASE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT NO MOVEMENT ON THE CAR. I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT HESITANT AND JERKING. AFTER A WHILE IT MOVES GRADUALLY. I STRAIGHT AWAY WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECK. THEY DID PUT A SMALL INSTRUMENT TO CHECK AND I HEARD HIM ASK ANOTHER GUY WHAT 1754 IS. AFTER A WHILE HE CAME TO ME AND SAID THAT HE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTED OFF AND IF IT LIGHTS ON AGAIN, IT MIGHT BE A COSTLY REPAIR. I ASKED HIM WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID MOST PROBABLY THE TRANSMISSION. THEN A WEEK LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON AGAIN, AND I TRIED A SECOND OPINION, SO I WENT TO A NON DEALER TRANSMISSION SHOP. HE ASKED ME WHAT'S WRONG. I TOLD HIM I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THERE IS HESITATION ON THE VEHICLE AFTER A STOP. HE ASKED FOR THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MOMENT I SAID 2005, HE KNOWS ALREADY THE PROBLEM. HE HAD PREVIOUS CASES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF MY CAR. HE STILL DID SOME CHECKING AND HE WAS NOT WRONG. HE TOLD ME ITS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HE SAID COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS CAUSING DAMAGED TO THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID HE HAD TO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF 4500. ITS A HUGE AMOUNT FOR REPAIR. ITS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE USE FOR WORK AND FOR KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL. WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE LIKE THIS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY IN GRAVE DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 107,305

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE COOLANT AND AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING/NOT RESPONDING/HESITATION/CAR 'SHAKING' WHEN SHIFTING, ETC SO WE TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER TO ASK WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED IT. I ASKED IF THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE OR IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN IT NOR WAS THERE A RECALL. I THEN CALLED ANOTHER NON-DEALER TRANSMISSION CENTER AND THEY KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS BEFORE I EVEN FINISHED EXPLAINING. THEY SAID THEY GET 2005 PATHFINDERS ABOUT 1 PER WEEK AND CURRENTLY HAD TWO ON THE LOT -- ALL WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK WITH THIS INFO AND THEY TRIED TO ACT SURPRISED BUT I COULD TELL THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE. HERE IS A FULL (AND BETTER) DESCRIPTION FROM A PENDING LAWSUIT ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES LIKE WE (AND SO MANY OTHERS) EXPERIENCED: "TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY CRACKED RADIATORS - FAULTY RADIATORS ARE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO AND DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION. AN ALARMING NUMBER OF NISSAN XTERRA, PATHFINDER AND FRONTIER OWNERS ARE STEPPING FORWARD WITH STORIES ABOUT THEIR CRACKED RADIATORS WHICH ARE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THIS LETHAL COMBINATION KILLS THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER -- RENDERING YOUR ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY CONTAINED TO THE 2005 MODEL YEAR, BUT WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYES OPEN FOR REPORTS FROM OTHER YEARS. WHAT'S EVEN MORE TROUBLING IS OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS "REPAIRED" BY AN AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER ARE STILL REPORTING CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, NISSAN OWNERS WHO ARE OUT OF WARRANTY ARE LEFT TO COVER THE HEFTY REPAIR BILL, WHICH CAN BE OVER $4,500 WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE." *TR

Mileage: 88,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER...RADIATOR CRACKED LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. COMMON PROBLEM NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT. *TR

Mileage: 107,500

EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, THE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AND THE GEARS SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING HARD AND ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AS IT WAS IN SECOND GEAR. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO FIRST FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND APPLY AN EXTERIOR COOLANT ON TO THE RADIATOR BECAUSE OF KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS A TEMPORARY BAND AID BECAUSE THE NEXT TIME I WAS GOING ON A LONG TRIP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD WHILE DRIVING, JERKED AND WHEN INTO 4WD AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ME TOUCHING ANYTHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR THE RPMS TACK UP SUPER HIGH AND THE ENGINE RUNS WITH A ROAR. HAD THE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSED AGAIN AND THE FAULT CODES SHOW A P1754, P1759, P1764,01731, P0102....BASICALLY THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION OR A REBUILT ONE TO THE TUNE OF 4-5000 DOLLARS, THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE IS THE FAULTY RADIATOR WHICH LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A CATASTROPHIC ISSUE TO ME BOTH SAFETY WISE AND FINANCIALLY WISE AND I'M NOT ALONE--THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM YOU CAN FIND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN BEFORE BUYING THE VEHICLE BUT THAT'S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE. NISSAN EXTENDING A WARRANTY UPTO 80,000 MILES IS A MUTE POINT WHEN MOST OF THESE ISSUES HAPPENS AFTER THAT MILEAGE, TO ME IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS TO HAVE SUCH A HUGE DESIGN/COMPONENT FLAW THAT CAN CAUSE SUCH A HIGH DOLLAR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND NOT HAVE IT RECOGNIZED BY NISSAN AS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

MY 2005 PATHFINDER WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL IT STARTED DEVELOPING A CASE OF THERMOSTAT FLUCTUATION; IT WOULD ALMOST GO INTO THE RED AND THEN DROP ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN TO THE NORMAL LEVEL. I TOOK IT TO PRECISION TUNE AND THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR HOSE ASSEMBLY. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT, THE TRANNY STARTED SLIPPING. AS I HAD ALREADY READ FROM OTHER CONSUMERS, I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY TRUCK, AND BECAUSE THE TRUCK ALREADY HAD 120K + MILES ON IT, I KNEW WHAT NISSAN WOULD LIKELY SAY. SURE ENOUGH, ONE AFTERNOON, I GOT IN THE TRUCK AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN IN APRIL AND BEGAN THE FIGHT TO GET IT FIXED; THEY QUOTED ME $5100 TO REPLACE THE TRANNY AND RADIATOR DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR. I CONTACTED THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND NOT ONLY DID THEY TELL ME THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT, BUT REFERRED ME TO THE BBB (A VERY BRAZEN MOVE IN MY MIND, TO HAVE A COMPANY REFER YOU TO THEM ABOUT THEM). THEY ALREADY KNEW THE BBB WOULDN'T HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. NEARLY FOUR MONTHS LATER, IT STILL SITS AT THE DEALER, BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE REPAIR COST (I STILL OWE FOR TWO YEARS ON THE VEHICLE), AND NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX IT, ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS. SOMEONE HAS TO DIE, I GUESS, BEFORE THEY PULL THEIR VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT (NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM MY MECHANIC AND HAVE SEEN ONLINE AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM). *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING AND HESITATING WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS TO MIX TOGETHER ERRONEOUSLY, DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,151.

Mileage: 87,151

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 90,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG ONE DAY AND OUR NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. THIS HAPPENED IN FAST TRAFFIC AND WITH MY BABY IN THE BACK, NOT EXACTLY THE SAFEST SITUATION. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, SEEMINGLY A CRACK HAPPENS IN THE RADIATOR THAT SPILLS INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION USELESS. SO NISSAN EXTENDED THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES, PROBLEM IS MY PATHFINDER HAS 90,000 MILES. CALL ME CRAZY BUT WHY DOES A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW BECOME MY PROBLEM EVER? WEAR AND TEAR IS ONE THING, DESIGN FLAWS ARE ANOTHER. I'M GOING FROM ONE OF NISSAN'S BIGGEST FANS TO NEVER WANTING TO BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. NISSAN IS FAILING TO RECALL THIS KNOWN PROBLEM OR AT THE VERY LEAST HELP ME NOT BECOME A HATER. WHAT A LOST OPPORTUNITY. NISSAN FAILED. HERE'S THE KICKER, I WAS ABOUT TO BUY A SECOND NISSAN, OBVIOUSLY THEIR REACTION WON'T ALLOW ME TO DO THAT NOW. I CALLED NISSAN TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO AND I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT JUNIORS WHO ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DEVIATE FROM A SCRIPT. THE SUPERVISOR IS NOT INTERESTED IN CONNECTING WITH ME, IT'S SO OBVIOUS THEY ARE TAKING A HEAD IN THE SAND APPROACH. IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE TOYOTA PEDAL RECALL IMPLICATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I NOTICED A CONSISTENT VIBRATION WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED AROUND 40 MPH. AN INITIAL FLUSH OF THE FLUID TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BUT IT REAPPEARED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW ERRATIC AT ALMOST EVERY SHIFTING JUNCTURE AND IS PRONOUNCED AT HIGH SPEEDS. AN INSPECTION AT A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED NISSAN DESIGN FLAW THAT NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THE VEHICLE IS TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,769 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,113.

Mileage: 96,769

GOING UP A STREET WITH A LOW HILL AND THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T ENGAGE TO GEAR MAKING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND THE WAS TRAFFIC IN BACK OF ME, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET ROOM TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 87,121

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSIONS AND AS A RESULT, BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SAFELY DRIVEN HOME AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,804.

Mileage: 102,804

IN 2009, AT 74,000 MILES, I NOTICED THE CAR "BUCKING" WHEN DRIVING. STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN OFFERED NO HELP OR RECALLS DESPITE THE FACT THAT HUNDREDS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. SHORTLY AFTER MY VEHICLE PASSED 80,000 MILES, NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL ON ONLY THE RADIATOR WHICH DOESN'T HELP ME. I IMMEDIATELY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR TO TRY TO AVOID COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, BYPASSING THE TRANSMISSION COOLER PART OF THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE DROVE BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT RANDOM TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 30,000 MILES. LAST WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT WILL COST ME $6,000 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ADMIT THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I LOVE NISSANS (THIS IS MY 3RD) BUT AFTER THIS PROBLEM I MAY NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

OUR RADIATOR IN OUR VEHICLE BEGAN MIXING FLUID WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS CAUSED ERRATIC DRIVING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND POOR AND VERY SHAKY ACCELERATION. WE WERE LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SEIZE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THIS WAS DIAGNOSED AND THEY TOLD US THE ENTIRE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN USA, BUT IT WAS DENIED. THE TIME FRAME FOR THE WARRANTY WAS COVERED, BUT WE HAD SLIGHTLY EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE WARRANTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES OF THE SAME TYPE AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS CURRENTLY PENDING. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AWARE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY NISSAN FOR THE PROBLEM AS THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 92,500

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DUE TO BEING A SATURDAY AND ALSO A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MPH WAS 40 AND OUR SUV SUDDENLY LURCHED VIOLENTLY FORWARD. THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND HAS FAST REFLEXES AND IS A VERY GOOD DRIVER AND MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE CAR OR THERE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN BAD CONSEQUENCES DUE TO WHERE WE WERE. WE ALSO REALIZED THERE WERE OTHER SIGNS THAT SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG AND HAD IT TAKEN TO A NISSAN SERVICE SHOP. THIS IS FROM THEIR NOTES: "THEY FOUND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO AUTO TRANS COOLER WHICH IS INTERNAL PART OF THE RADIATOR LET GO, REMOVE RADIATOR AND PERFORM ENGINE/COOLANT FLUSH TWICE FLUSH OUT TRANS LINES TWICE AND REPLACE AUTO TRANS WITH FACTORY REMAN UNIT AND RADIATOR." THEY TOOK THE SUV JUNE 6TH AND WE DID NOT GET IT BACK UNTIL AUG 6TH DUE TO NISSAN HAVING TROUBLE FILLING ALL THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS BECAUSE OF SO MANY OF THE SAME TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FAILURES AND WE WERE TOLD THIS BY THE NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN. PAYING THE ALMOST $6000. AND LOSING OUR SECOND VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS WAS FRUSTRATING BUT THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE, ON TOP OF THE MANY SURROUNDING VEHICLES AND DRIVERS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WHEN THE SUV WENT OUT OF CONTROL LURCHING FORWARD AS IT DID IT IS SHOCKING TO US THAT NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT THE MONEY. WE ARE GRATEFUL WE CAME OUT OF IT SAFE. FROM SO MANY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME DANGEROUS SYMPTOMS OF THE WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS TO US IS SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 89,862

THERE'S A TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE THAT RUN IN THE RADIATOR TO COOL THE FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE CRACKED INSIDE THE RADIATOR CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INSIDE MY TRANSMISSION. IT DESTROYED MY TRANSMISSION CAUSING A $5,000 REPAIR BILL. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 117,000

ON 9/5/2008 I TOOK MY PATHFINDER TO GILES NISSAN IN LAFAYETTE, LA BECAUSE I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. THERE WERE ALSO OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL WHEN THE GAS PETAL WAS PUSHED, ESSENTIALLY THE ENGINE WOULD "REV" UP BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. GILES NISSAN KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR SIX DAYS AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AT THE TIME, MILEAGE WAS AT 51,425, WHICH WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN COVERED UNDER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THIS POINT, AND IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED RIGHT THEN. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, IN APRIL OF 2009, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED, AND I NO LONGER FELT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AS IT WOULD STOP ACCELERATING ALTOGETHER, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK THE CAR TO LEBLANC NISSAN IN BATON ROUGE, WHERE THEY INFORMED ME I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR, AND BY THIS TIME I WAS OVER THE 60,000/5 YEAR WARRANTY. THE ESTIMATE WAS APPROXIMATELY $7,000, AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD AFFORD TO PAY THIS MUCH MONEY, SO I TOOK MY PATHFINDER TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSION WORK. HE SUGGESTED THAT HE COULD REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUSH THE RADIATOR ALTHOUGH HE WARNED I MAY STILL HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE (WHICH WAS TRUE). THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET A COMPLETE RADIATOR FLUSH TWO OR THREE MONTHS LATER TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO MORE LEAKAGE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE TWO MORE TIMES, AND TO THIS DAY THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SIP. NISSAN REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ANY MONEY WHATSOEVER. *TR

Mileage: 51,425

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-95-N NEAR EXIT 7 AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A CRACK(FAULT )IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY UNIT. AS I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE WHILE LOSING SPEED, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. EVENTUALLY, AFTER COASTING DOWN HILL TO AN INTERSECTION OF CENTER OF NEW ENGLAND/ NEW LONDON TURNPIKE, HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH THE VEHICLE WITH HELP FROM OTHER PERSONS TO NEAREST SERVICE STATION. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON RADIATOR ASSEMBLY UNIT TO 8YR/80,000. I HAVE 6YRS+/92000, TOOK EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND AM NOW BEING TOLD I NEED TO PAY $6,500.00 TO FIX VEHICLE (WHILE I STILL OWE $12,000.00). SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED (IF NOT ALREADY) AND /OR THE WARRANTY SHOULD BE OFFERED FOR AT LEAST 120,000 MILES. WHAT A POOR ATTEMPT TO COVER UP AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, WHILE TRYING TO HIDE FROM THEIR OBVIOUS LIABILITIES FOR THIS SITUATION.

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I WAS HEADED ON THE 15 NORTH UP A SMALL HILL AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT PULLED OVER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I HAD IT TAKEN TO THE SHOP TO CHECK WHAT HAPPENED, THE COOLANT HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT KILLED IT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM NISSAN AND THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO ONLY 80,000 MILES. MINE HAD 84,000 WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I AM OUT OF LUCK. NISSAN GAVE ME A QUOTE OF AROUND $6000 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT WAS A DESIGN FLAW!!! THEY WOULD NOT EVEN WORK WITH ME TO GIVE ME A DISCOUNT AS IM SO CLOSE TO THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. SOMETIMES A COMPANY SHOULD DO WHATS RIGHT... NISSAN IS NOT ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES. *JS

Mileage: 84,000

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. *JS

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING A NORMAL HWY SPEEDS, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL FORWARD SPEED AND BEGAN TO SLOW. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, ALTHOUGH, THERE WAS NO PROPULSION TO THE REAR WHEELS. HAD PATHFINDER TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER ( BANKSTON LEWISVILLE, TX) WHERE IS WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION FAILURE. OPENED CASE NUMBER WITH NISSAN REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR. AWAITING A RESPONSE, HOWEVER, WAS TOLD THAT "IT DID NOT LOOK GOOD" AS WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF SERVICE HISTORY WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE OWNED 8 NISSANS OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS AND OBVIOUSLY LOYAL TO THE BRAND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FAILURE, OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE DEADLY. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION.CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO NOT ACCELERATE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I AM JUST GLAD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER. TERRIBLE ENGINEERING, TERRIBLE VEHICLE, MY LAST NISSAN. *TT

Mileage: 107,000

DRIVING AT APROX. 55 MPH MOTOR LOST POWER TO MOVE THE UNIT DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ERROR CODES P1757 AND P1759. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED TOGETHER DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NOW NOT EVEN START BECAUSE OF INLINE COMPUTER INSIDE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 86,000

RADIATOR CRACK AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING DAMAGE. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION, WITH CROSS CONTAMINATION INTO THE RADIATOR AT 96,000 MILES. THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF RADIATORS FAILING FROM THE INSIDE, LEAKING COOLANT, THUS RUINING THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN EXTENDED RADIATOR WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES BUT MOST FAILURE IS BETWEEN 80K-120K. I HAD RADIATOR REPLACED AND A TRANSMISSION FLUSH FOR $900. I FEAR THE TRANSMISSION IS RUINED. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ALL OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM RATHER THAN IGNORING IT. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

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

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR STALLED OR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AFTER THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR AND WERE ADVISED TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND ALSO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION TO REMOVE ANY RADIATOR FLUID. PAID OVER $1000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON 4/11/12. ON THE EVENING OF 4/12/12 THE CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AGAIN WHILE IN DRIVE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ($4700 REPAIR). HAVE NOT MOVED FORWARD WITH THE REPAIR BUT FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPING TO PARTICIPATE IN A LAWSUIT TO AVOID THIS ISSUE FOR OTHER OWNERS IN THE FUTURE. ON MARCH 26 APPROX. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE WE WERE HAVING WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD JUMP AT THE START AS IF IT WERE IN DRIVE. THE ISSUE COULDN'T BE FOUND BY HE SERVICE TECH SO THEY ADVISED US TO GET A TUNE UP. WE PAID OVER $500 THAT WEEK FOR A TUNE UP. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT THAT SERVICE VISIT BUT NOTHING WAS MENTIONED OR NOTICED ABOUT THE RADIATOR. WE WONDERED HOW THIS CATASTROPHIC BREAKDOWN COULD APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AFTER THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND INSPECTED. *TR

Mileage: 107,800

MY WIFE NOTICED ACCELERATION DECREASING AND THEN WHEN SHE CHANGE THE GEAR TO DRIVE THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. THEN, IT FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE. WE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAPPENING FREQUENTLY WITH OTHER NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THEREFORE, WE CONTACTED 1-800-NISSAN1 TO SEE IF WE COULD GET SOME KIND OF HELP. I TALKED TO A REPRESENTATIVE NAMED [XXX] FROM A COMPANY THAT CREATES A CASE WITH THE HOPE THAT NISSAN WILL COVER THE COSTS. AFTER TWO AND HALF WEEKS A DECISION WAS MADE NOT TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR DUE TO THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED AND IT IS OVER THE 80,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF IT IS A DEFECT, ISN'T THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY THE CONSUMER AND IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA WITH OVER 230,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL PRODUCING. I LOVED NISSAN CARS UP UNTIL THIS VERY MOMENT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN, BUT AFTER THIS MY MIND HAS CHANGED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Mileage: 88,000

TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON ME WHILE TRAVELING WITH FAMILY ON HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS NISSAN HAS PLACED ON THE PATHFINDER. MY FINDING TO THE PROBLEMS NOT ONLY INCLUDED TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT ALSO OTHER DEFECTS IN WHICH THEY ARE UNWILLING TO PAY FOR. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO DIE FOR THEM TO GET THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. AMERICANS ARE IN DANGER DUE TO THIS COMPANY AND IT'S CARS! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH OR ABOVE, THE ENGINE WOULD FLOOD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR UNLESS THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED BY A DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE ISSUES IN THE PAST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED AND THE VIBRATION WAS CORRECTED TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 79,000

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING IN TO RADIATOR. *JS

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION SEIZED WHILE DRIVING UP A LARGE HILL WITH MY FAMILY HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME ON VACATION. SPENT $250 TO TOW TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER WHERE THE CONFIRMED THE ISSUE STATING IT WAS A FAULTY RADIATOR COMPONENT CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING IT TO BE DESTROYED. THE SERVICE CENTER SUGGESTED A REPAIR BILL OF $5,000 FOR REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION, AND THIS DID THIS WITHIN 30 MINUTES, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ODD. ONCE I MADE IT HOME I AM FINDING THIS ISSUE IS RUNNING RAMPANT, NO WONDER THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE SO FAST! NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A FULL RECALL AND COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR ALL OR AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THIS REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

OUR TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUTTERING, PULLING, AND LAGGING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE AND EVENTUALLY FAILED. AS A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT AND DESIGN FLAW, NISSAN FAILED TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. INSTEAD OF SENDING A LETTER OUT TO ALL NISSAN OWNERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY DECIDED TO OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 2013 OR 80,000 MILES. SINCE MOST OF THE CARS WILL HAVE PROBLEMS WELL AFTER 80,000 MILES AND NO OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY, CONSUMERS WERE LEFT UNAWARE AS NISSAN EVADED THE PROBLEM. AS OUR ONLY FAMILY CAR, THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH IF THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TRIED TO GET ANSWERS FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, BUT THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME BECAUSE I AM PAST THE 80,000 MILE MARK AND THAT I AM NOT A LOYAL ENOUGH CUSTOMER. I HAVE OWNED THREE NISSANS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD POSSIBLY BE MORE LOYAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH MY NISSAN TITAN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHICH NISSAN DENIED TO FIX EVEN WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITH A FACTORY RECALL LONG BEFORE I HAD THIS ISSUE. NOW I AM FACING A REPAIR BILL FROM NISSAN FOR $5,380.00. LEAVING CONSUMERS WITH THIS KIND OF BURDEN AND HAZARD MAKES ME WONDER IF NISSAN IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE FROM THIS VERY COMMON AND INEVITABLE OUTCOME FOR MOST NISSAN SUVS AND THEIR OWNERS. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, IT WILL NOT GO AWAY ON ITS OWN, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 96,200

WITHIN A WEEK HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION STARTING SKIPPING. FOUND FLUID TO BE STRAWBERRY COLORED IN TRANSMISSION. STOPPED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS CAUSED PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. BASICALLY HAVING TO BUY THE CAR ALL OVER AGAIN OR CUT MY LOSSES AND SEND IT TO THE SCRAP YARD. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

WHILE DRIVING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. THE NEAREST DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OBVIOUSLY POINTED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. I DID THIS ON 29 FEBRUARY 2012. THEIR ANALYSIS WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT HAD INTERMIXED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEIR ESTIMATE IS $5000. THEY ARE AWAITING DELIVERY OF A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND BEEN GIVEN A FILE NUMBER, 7392063, WITH NO FURTHER FOLLOW UP AS OF TODAY, 4 MARCH 2012. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS AGO, MY SON HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH AN IDENTICAL PATHFINDER. HE DRIVES MORE THAN I DO AND REACHED THE 90000 MILEAGE SOONER. HE REPLACED HIS TRANSMISSION FOR A SIMILAR COST. BASED ON SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING, NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW BUT HAS NOT SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED IT. IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COMPLAINT I HAVE EXAMINED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THIS LEAKAGE OCCURS AFTER 90000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 91,500

THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M COMING TO A STOP I'LL JUMP FORWARD. THE DEALER SAID THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHY WOULD DO RADIATOR AFFECT A TRANSMISSION. NISSAN KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A RADIATOR LEAK INSIDE TRANSMISSION. THEY SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATE I GOT TO REPAIR IS $5200 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I TOOK IN MY PATHFINDER THIS WEEK AFTER WEEKS OF HEARING A DEEP NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AROUND 2000 RPM. TURNS OUT THE RADIATOR WALL CRACKED AND CAME APART ALLOWING THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX TOGETHER. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN PATHFINDERS, ESPECIALLY THE 2005 MODEL. I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED (TOTAL COST $1,671.61) BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS PROBABLY A BAND-AID FIX BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE RADIATOR FAIL ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION VIA THE TRANNY COOLER. THIS RUINS THE INTERNALS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 150,360

I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO SIERRA NISSAN, BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA ON 11-11-2011 FOR SERVICE DUE TO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLER FROM THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT TOLD BY ANYONE IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY ISSUE WITH NISSAN 2005-2010 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER, AND XTERRA. I FOUND THIS INFORMATION BY SURFING NISSAN WEBSITE. I DID THIS BECAUSE I WAS BEING TOLD BY EVERY REPAIR SHOP IN THE SURROUNDING AREA OF BIRMINGHAM THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD DO A RECALL ON IT. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON 1-10-2011 ABOUT THE INFORMATION THAT I DISCOVERED. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO ACCESS THE REPAIRS A BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN OVER 30 DAYS SINCE I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THEN, MY REQUEST WOULD BE REVIEWED BY CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO SEE IF NISSAN WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I EXPLAINED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER $100 TO HAVE THE SERVICE DEPT TO TELL ME THE SAME THING AGAIN. I GOT AN EMAIL 2 WEEKS AGO FROM NISSAN FOR A SURVEY AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2008 I ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH NISSAN, WHICH NOW IS EXPIRED. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY $5,695 FOR REPAIRS SO I WENT OUT AND FOUND A LICENSE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT COULD DO IT AT A LESSER AMOUNT. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH NISSAN AND ORDERING PARTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE NISSAN CAN NOT PRODUCE THE PARTS FAST ENOUGH DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE. EVEN THOUGH, I HAVE 114,700 MILES ON MY VEHICLE I AM ASKING NISSAN TO DO THE HONORABLE THING AND STAND BEHIND THEIR COMPANY VISION "ENRICHING PEOPLE LIVES", BY PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEARS. AFTER PARKING THE CAR, FOUND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE EITHER AND ALL IT WOULD DO IS REV. CAR HAS BEEN ON REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH UNDER 100K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

ON 2/1/12, I HAD ONE INCIDENT WHEN MY CAR WAS STOPPED AND WHEN I ACCELERATED AND IT GAVE ME A PUSH/PULL SLOW TO MOVE. ON 2/2/12 THE SAME THING OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME ON AND THEN MY CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER BEING STOPPED. I TOWED IT TO MIDAS, WHO SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. I BROUGHT IT TO LEE MILES TRANSMISSION AND THEY TOLD ME THE RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH ANTIFREEZE FLUID CAUSING CORROSION AND CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. I PICKED IT UP ON 2/6/12 AND IT WAS FINE DRIVING HOME. WHILE ON MY WORK ON 2/7/12, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN WHICH I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO LEE MILES AND IT'S POSSIBLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT WAS REPLACED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 87,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE RADIATOR BUT THE TRANSMISSION ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE RADIATOR AFTER IT WAS REPLACED BY THE LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TOOK MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE NISSAN ADVISOR AND I NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN MULTIPLE PLACES. COOLANT CONTAINER WAS MUDDY WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. VEHICLE HAD JUST ENOUGH MILES BELOW THE 80,000 MILES. HOPEFULLY THE NISSAN COMPANY WILL COVER THE REPAIRS. TECHNICIAN SAID THE 80,000 MILES WARRANTY WILL BE GOOD UNTIL SOMETIME IN THE YEAR 2013. I WAS IN THE FREEWAY DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I COULD OF BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE OPPOSITE DRIVER COULD OF HIT THE TRUCK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE NISSAN ADVISOR TOLD ME THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO MANY VEHICLES FROM THE YEARS OF 2005 TO 2007. JUST TODAY HE REGISTERED 5 VEHICLES FOR REPAIRS. THE MAJORITY HAD 83,000 TO 91,000, SO THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES. TRANSMISSION REPAIR FOR A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER RUNS FROM $4,000 TO $6,000 PLUS OTHER PARTS. NISSAN SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO AT LEAST 100,000 MILES AND REPAIR THE RADIATOR PROBLEM. THE NISSAN ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR GETS DAMAGED AND ANTIFREEZE MIXES INSIDE TRANSMISSION,"THIS DAMAGES THE TRANSMISSION AND MANY OTHER PARTS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE LEAKING AND SPLASHING OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID." *TR

A CRACKED RADIATOR CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ONCE THE COOLANT (ANTIFREEZE) ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION IT KILLED THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER AND RENDERED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. *TR

Mileage: 98,900

8-9-2010 I BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING MY CAR TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CROWDED HIGHWAY, MY CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH, AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. WHEN I FINALLY FOUND A SPOT TO PULL OVER AND PARK, A LARGE PUDDLE OF FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE GROUND. I WAS ALONE, IN AN AREA I DIDN'T KNOW, AND NEARLY GOT REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IT WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS, AND THE TRANSMISSIONS WAS RUINED. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED, BOTH TOTALING THOUSANDS OF $ I DON'T HAVE. I BORROWED MONEY TO HAVE IT REBUILT. WITHIN 2 WEEKS, I STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP, THE TECHNICIAN SAID RADIATOR COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED AGAIN. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, APPROXIMATELY 5/2010, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WILL STILL BE FUEL IN THE TANK. SOMETIMES IT WILL STICK TO MID-FULL WHEN THERE IS NO FUEL. ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, WHEN I START THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO WARM IT UP, IT WILL ONLY BLOW COLD AIR, NEVER WARM NO MATTER HOW LONG IT RUNS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

KNOW ISSUES BY NISSAN NOT BEING ADDRESSED... RADIATOR/OIL LEAK - WARRANTY EXTENDED BUT DOES NOT COVER OUR VEHICLE. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE IN NISSAN VEHICHLES - NO WARRANT EXTENSION COVERED. MORE INFO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. LETTER SENT TO NISSAN ON 1/15/2012 DETAILING ALL OF THE ISSUES.

Mileage: 85,000

THE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BOTHER WERE RUINED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS COST $5000+ THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON TOP SHELF INTERNET WEBSITES INCLUDING EDMUANDS.COM AND OTHERS. MANY FOLKS ARE UNDER POWER WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS, AT ANY SPEED.. NISSAN IS NOT OFFERING RECALL. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS UNDERWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT (COOLING THE TRANSMISSION VIA THE RADIATOR) AND PEOPLE MAY BE INJURED OR WORSE. MAYBE IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO SOME? *TR

Mileage: 118,000

VIBRATION FROM REAR WHEEL BEGINS AT 40 MPH AND INCREASES WITH VEHICLE SPEED. TIRES AND U JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED - PROBLEM PERSISTS. IDENTICAL TO TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR ISSUES DESCRIBED IN SEVERAL CONSUMER FORUMS. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. SAFETY ISSUE IS IT CAUSES DELAY IN FORWARD PROPULSION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN WELL NOTED ON NISSAN PATHFINDERS BUT NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 PATHFINDER WOULDN'T GO IN GEAR INTERMITTENTLY AND I HAD TO MANEUVER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE ROAD AND THEN WAS UNABLE TO BACKUP NO REVERSE! I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND I WAS THEN ABLE TO TO DRIVE HOME AND PARK THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY WHEN TAKING IT TO OUR MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC HAD ISSUE OF THIS WHILE TEST DRIVING. RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIR. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN ABOUT A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR ISSUE AND OVER TIME LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS REFUSED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR THEIR CONSUMERS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CONTACT NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP WITH REPAIR. NISSAN REFUSED TO ASSIST OR REPAIR THE ISSUE THAT STARTED WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. I AM ASSUMING BY THE RESPONSE RECEIVED FROM NISSAN THAT THEY ARE OK WITH A CONSUMER THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE WITH AN ISSUE THAT IS FROM A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART HAVE TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES IN DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK SAFELY UNTIL THEY CAN MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. THANK YOU NISSAN. *KB

Mileage: 91,000

RADIATOR CORE IS CRACKED, WHICH IS CAUSING THE RADIATOR TO LEAK. IT IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME IF ANY ANTIFREEZE HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE ON A FEW OCCASIONS EXPERIENCED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATING ERRATICALLY (E.G., DOWN SHIFTING OR NOT SHIFTING INTO PASSING GEAR WHEN UNDER FULL POWER). THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE ITS RADIATOR REPLACED ON 11/30/2011, AND AT THAT TIME, I WILL HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ANALYZED TO DETERMINE IF ANY ANTIFREEZE HAS ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION. I PRAY IT HAS NOT! *TR

Mileage: 93,105

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A FREEWAY ON RAMP THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND STOP IN TRAFFIC. AFTER CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM AT THE INTERSECTION, TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND ON RAMP WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I HAD JUST HAD OUT PATIENT SURGERY AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. WE FIND OUT LATER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM NISSAN AND THEY WON'T DO A RECALL. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD BEEN A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FARTHER DOWN THE ON RAMP AND TRYING TO MERGE INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS FAILED? *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE DISMANTLED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EXACT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 10,000

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

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION SLIPPING DURING ROUTINE DRIVING. I HAD THE FLUID LEVEL CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 3,2011 WHILE DRIVING ON TO A HIGHWAY RAMP, I STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST MADE A HIGH PITCH SOUND AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SEVERAL CARS WERE BEHIND ME AND I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE EMBANKMENT TO AVOID BEING HIT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SHOP, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR OF THE NISSAN THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF THE RADIATOR ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATING IT. THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE RADIATOR. WHEN I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON RECORD TO DATE. THE COST OF MY REPAIRS WAS $2,500. *TR

VEHICLE IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND RUNS VERY SLUGGISH. MECHANIC CONFIRMED COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, I WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION BETWEEN TWO MAJOR HIGHWAYS WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT UP ON TO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD 4 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND LUCKILY A NICE POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND STOPPED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE. LATER THAT NIGHT, MY CAR WAS IMPOUNDED BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO TOW IT THAT DAY. I HAD TO PAY $275 TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE IMPOUND LOT AND TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP CALLS AND SAYS MY TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY "SHOT" BECAUSE THE COOLANT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. THE EXPENSE ALONE IS MORE THAN I CAN SPARE, NOT TO MENTION THE DANGER THAT MY CHILDREN WERE IN WHEN THE TRUCK DECIDED TO COME TO A DEAD STOP AT THE BUSIEST TIME OF DAY ON A WEEKEND! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING,RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION DAMAGING TRANSMISSION,FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT GETTING STUCK. *KB

Mileage: 70,000

2005 PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE GEAR THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING OVER A GRATED ROAD. TOOK INTO NISSAN AND AFTER 2 DAYS OF TESTS DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR OVER $5,500. NISSAN DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES BUT SINCE MY CAR HAS 98,000 AND WAS NEVER ROUTINELY SERVICED BY NISSAN THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY MONETARY HELP. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION. I CALLED UP AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR FRANCHISE AND AS SOON AS I SAID 2005 PATHFINDER HE KNEW RADIATOR LEAK CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 98,095

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

RADIATOR LEAKS FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION, NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A FLAW AND THEY WILL ONLY FLUSH YOUR TRANSMISSION, JUST TO PUT IT OFF UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. I STARTED TAKING MY NISSAN IN AT 52,000MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT THEY ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. NOW I'M OUT OF WARRANTY AND MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. NISSAN ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEY FUEL GAGE, SOMETIMES IT SHOWS GAS LEVELS, AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES NOW, ON THE HIGHWAY! AGAIN, NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, THEY EVEN SENT AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" TO COVER THIS PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY. BUT, ONLY IF YOU ARE UNDER A CERTAIN MILEAGE. AND THEY DIDN'T SEND ME THE NOTICE UNTIL I WAS UNDER THE MILEAGE LIMIT BY 300 MILES! PLEASE HELP!! *TR

Mileage: 52,000

FIRST TIME- TRANSMISSION FAILED- NEW ONE INSTALLED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY- HAS GONE BAD AGAIN LAST WEEK- THEY TELL ME THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS RUINED IT, THE GAS TANK NEEDS REPLACING, NEW RADIATOR, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NEW U-JOINTS FOR THE SECOND TIME. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED- THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I NEED $8000.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. THAT IS MORE THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH WITH 155,000 MILES ON IT!!! PLEASE HELP. *KB

Mileage: 115,000

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

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS FAILED DUE TO AN APPARENT LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES WHILE DRIVING, APPARENTLY STRUGGLING TO SHIFT GEARS, AND SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP PRETENDED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL I BROUGHT THEM THE RESEARCH I HAD FOUND ONLINE (WHICH THERE IS PLENTY PERTAINING TO THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME EXACT MAKE, MODEL, & YEAR VEHICLE). THEN THEY FINALLY ADMITTED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM BUT THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT I WILL NOW HAVE TO EAT THE $6,000 REPAIR BILL THAT THEY'VE GIVEN ME. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE, NISSAN CORP. HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAG OR HESITATE WHILE SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE BOTH REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ASSISTED WITH THE INITIAL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY CHANGING GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON 8/22/11 I TOOK THE CAR INTO A NISSAN REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR, COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING CORROSION. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF APPROX. $6000. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND SPOKE TO 2 REPRESENTATIVES AND A SUPERVISOR WHO STATED THAT DUE TO THE MILAGE ON MY CAR, THEY WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. I POINTED OUT THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECTS WITH THE RADIATOR HOWEVER THEY STATED THAT NISSAN HAS NO OBLIGATION TO ASSIST ME AS THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS LOSING SPEED ESPECIALLY WHEN PASSING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY, THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. I TOOK THE PATHFINDER TO A TRANSMISSION EXPERT AND THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND THE EXPERT SAID THAT THE RADIATOR HAD A HOLE IN IT AND RADIATOR FLUID WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. HE SHOWED ME THE TRANSMISSION STICK THAT SHOWED ME THAT RADIATOR FLUID MIXED IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION EXPERT SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF NISSAN PATHFINDERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A WEEK LATER, I TOOK MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION EXPERT FOR A SECOND OPINION, THIS EXPERT DID THE DIAGNOSTICS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD A HOLE IN IT THAT ALLOWED FOR RADIATOR FLUID TO GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I GO TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY. I WENT SHEEHY NISSAN IN GLEN BURNIE, MD IN WHICH THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT COOLANT MIXING WITH THE TRANS FLUID CAUSING IMPROPER SHIFTING. THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TO REPLACE THE TRANS ASSEMBLY, RADIATOR, AND TRANS COOLER. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT NISSAN HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR FOR 80, 000 MILES OR UP TO 2013. I HAD 85,000 MILES ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I CALLED NISSAN USA AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM AND FAXED THE DIAGNOSTIC INVOICE TO THEM. TWO WEEKS LATER THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. LUCKILY, MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR THE RADIATOR, TRANS, AND TRANS COOLER. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR AND REFUSES TO DO A RECALL ON THE RADIATOR AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! THIS AFFECTS 2005-2007 NISSAN PATHFINDERS AND THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE VEHICLE TRANS STALLS OR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND ROADS. A RECALL IS NEEDED! *TR

Mileage: 85,850

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER RADIATOR ASSEMBLY & TRANSMISSION DEFECT MY 2005 PATHFINDER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE NISSAN NOTED RADIATOR ASSEMBLY DEFECT. RADIATOR COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID ARE MIXING. *TR

Mileage: 121,206

THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN WITH MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON MARCH 27, 2011, WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THERE WAS NO HEAT IN THE CABIN. THEN ON APRIL 29, 2011, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. IT SEEMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. AS THE NISSAN WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE, WE NOTICED FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE FLUID HAD A MILKY WHITE SUBSTANCE IN IT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, WE REALIZED THAT WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, THERE WERE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD THE PATHFINDER DIAGNOSED ON JUNE 3, 2011 BY BILLINGS NISSAN. WE HAD INFORMED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN THAT WE WERE SUSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. NISSAN INFORMED US THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY ARE SEPARATE UNITS AND THAT THE MILKY WHITE SUBSTANCE IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS A RESULT OF AIR ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER MUCH DISPAIR, WE DECIDED TO TRADE IN OUR VEHICLE AND TOOK A HUGE LOSS ON THE TRADE-IN VALUE. WE FELT THAT IF WE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THE RADIATOR WAS IN FACT DAMAGED AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THAT WE WOULD ONLY BE FACED WITH THE SAME ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION A 2ND TIME. ON JUNE 28, 2011, WE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE TRADED THE PATHFINDER AT STATING THE TRANSMISSION WAS INDEED CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT AND THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BOTH NEEDED REPLACING. IF ONLY WE HAD RECEIVED PROPER DIAGNOSIS FROM NISSAN INITIALLY, OUR COURSE OF ACTION MAY HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT AND WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT FIXING THE PATHFINDER VERSUS TRADING IT IN. AS A RESULT, WE HAVE LOST MONEY ON THE TRADE IN VALUE, AND HAVE INCURRED AN UNEXPECTED EXPENSE OF A NEW VEHICLE (PAYMENTS, REGISTRATION, INSURANCE). DEALER LIED TO US. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

Mileage: 81,000

I AM A CAR DEALER IN MONTANA, PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AT THE AUCTION WITH 85,000 MILES FOR RE-SALE. SHOWED IT ONCE TO A CUSTOMER, IT RAN FINE, I DROVE IT HOME 8-6-11. 78 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TRANSMISSION DIS-ENGAGED, I BARELY RECOVERED FROM HITTING THE MEDIUM AT THAT SPEED. TURNS OUT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKS FLUID INTO THE TRANS ON 90% OF THIS MODEL YEAR. EVEN THOUGH I AM A DEALER...THIS IS NOT RIGHT. $4500.00 REPAIR. THANKFULLY IT WAS NOT ONE OF MY CUSTOMERS. NISSAN SHOULD RE-CALL EVERY ONE OF THESE AND MAKE IT RIGHT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A DEATH FROM THIS FAILURE. I AM SURE THERE HAS BEEN MANY STRANDED TRAVELERS THAT MAY HAVE DIED AS A RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 85,208

CRACK IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY OCCURRED LEADING TO INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF THE ENGINE COOLANT. 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN HARD SHIFTING IN THE FALL OF 2010. THIS WAS A CONSTANT DAILY OCCURRENCE IF THE DRIVER FORGOT TO TAKE THE PATHFINDER OUT OF OVERDRIVE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE OLD 1970S FORD UNIVERSAL JOINT AS IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR. AT TIMES THE CAR FELT LIKE THE BACK-END WAS BEING PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AT CRUISING SPEED, THE BACK WHEELS WOULD SOUND LIKE THEY WERE RUNNING OVER THE CORRUGATED CONCRETE NEAR A TOLL BOOTH OR LANE DIVIDERS ON A HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUDDER. IT WOULD SEEM TO FALL OUT OF GEAR WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT SPEED. GOING UPHILL, THE PATHFINDER WOULD HARD SHIFT AND HESITATE TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. ACCELERATING ON TO THE FREEWAY WAS NEVER AN ISSUE, BUT IT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IT WOULD STAY IN NEUTRAL WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM WAS THE SHUDDERING NOISES AT 30 MPH. IF THE OVERDRIVE WAS TURNED OFF, ALL SYMPTOMS WOULD DIMINISH OR DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MAY AND THEY COULD DUPLICATE, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY AND SAW NO MIXING OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. TOWED IT IN TO THE DEALER IN AUGUST, THE DAMAGE IS DONE, THE FLUIDS HAVE MIXED AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER HAS SHORTED OUT. REPAIR RECOMMENDED IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION (INCLUDING COMPUTER) AND RADIATOR AND HOSES. CUSTOMER CANNOT AFFORD THE $6,000 PRICE TAG ON THE REPAIR. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WILL NOT ASSIST AS PATHFINDER IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *KB

Mileage: 99,480

CRACK IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY OCCURRED LEADING TO INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF THE ENGINE COOLANT. 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN HARD SHIFTING IN THE FALL OF 2010. THIS WAS A CONSTANT DAILY OCCURRENCE IF THE DRIVER FORGOT TO TAKE THE PATHFINDER OUT OF OVERDRIVE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE OLD 1970S FORD UNIVERSAL JOINT AS IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR. AT TIMES THE CAR FELT LIKE THE BACK-END WAS BEING PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AT CRUISING SPEED, THE BACK WHEELS WOULD SOUND LIKE THEY WERE RUNNING OVER THE CORRUGATED CONCRETE NEAR A TOLL BOOTH OR LANE DIVIDERS ON A HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUDDER. IT WOULD SEEM TO FALL OUT OF GEAR WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT SPEED. GOING UPHILL, THE PATHFINDER WOULD HARD SHIFT AND HESITATE TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. ACCELERATING ON TO THE FREEWAY WAS NEVER AN ISSUE, BUT IT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IT WOULD STAY IN NEUTRAL WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM WAS THE SHUDDERING NOISES AT 30 MPH. IF THE OVERDRIVE WAS TURNED OFF, ALL SYMPTOMS WOULD DIMINISH OR DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MAY AND THEY COULD DUPLICATE, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY AND SAW NO MIXING OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. TOWED IT IN TO THE DEALER IN AUGUST, THE DAMAGE IS DONE, THE FLUIDS HAVE MIXED AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER HAS SHORTED OUT. REPAIR RECOMMENDED IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION (INCLUDING COMPUTER) AND RADIATOR AND HOSES. CUSTOMER CANNOT AFFORD THE $6,000 PRICE TAG ON THE REPAIR. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WILL NOT ASSIST AS PATHFINDER IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *KB

Mileage: 99,480

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE PATHFINDER SEEMED TO BE LOOSING POWER AND IT APPEARED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. I PULLED OFF THE 4-LANE; PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK; TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF; RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED ON MY TRIP. IT INITIALLY SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS CORRECTED; HOWEVER, WHEN I STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD REV BUT WAS SLOW TO PULL OUT. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. LATER THAT EVENING I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID APPEARED BURNT AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF APPROXIMATELY $6,900. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR FLUID MIXED IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION. I ALSO HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO NISSAN THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000 MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH IF ONE WAS PULLING INTO OR OUT OF TRAFFIC WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS ENCOUNTERED. A RECALL MUST BE MADE FOR THE SAFETY OF NISSAN OWNERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WHO ALSO MAY BE IMPACTED BY THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 148,850

STARTED EXPERIENCING SHUDDER WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MOVED BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AT DEALER TO INVESTIGATE AND MINIMIZED DRIVING IN THE MEANTIME. SYMPTOM DID NOT OCCUR OVER TWO DAY PERIOD UNTIL DRIVING ON THIRD DAY WHERE THE ISSUE WORSENED RAPIDLY UNTIL TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERABLE ABOVE 10 MPH. I INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PATHFINDER WHERE THE RADIATOR FLUID FAILS INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I INSPECTED THE ANTIFREEZE TO OBSERVE TRACES OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE FLUID WAS DARKEN AND ABOVE THE HIGH-LEVEL MARK FOR THE FLUID LEVEL. I HAD DEALER INVESTIGATE AND THIS IS IN FACT WHAT HAD FAILED. NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 80K MILES SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 89K MILES AND I AM LOOKING AT A $6000 REPAIR BILL THAT I REFUSE TO REPAIR. NISSAN IS OFFERING ZERO ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE ISSUE WITH NISSAN AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTIONS OTHER THAN RAISING THE WARRANTY TO 80K MILES. THIS IS GROSS ERROR IN THE DESIGN OF THE PRODUCT AND CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INJURY DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE TO GET NISSAN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN? I AM DONE WITH NISSAN AS A BRAND AND SUGGEST THAT THE FED INVESTIGATE THEIR INACTION IN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 89,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNG FORWARD AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ASSISTED THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 92,900

SINCE APRIL 2011 MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED TO RATTLING AND VIBRATION UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC IN MAY 2011 HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT IS MISSING TOGETHER. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED ON JUNE 26, 2011, THAT CAME OUT LOOKING LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK AND IT IS STILL VIBRATING AT 45 AND 64 MILES PER HOUR. I UNDER STAND THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM FOR THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE CAR DEALERS AND NOT THE CONSUMER. THE SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OFFLINE AND ONCE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IT RESETS AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUE AS YOU DRIVE. THE CHANGING OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 133,210

THE FAMILY AND I ALL GOT INTO THE CAR AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING, IT SEEMED TO BE A NORMAL NIGHT EXCEPT WHEN MY MOTHER WENT IN FOR REVERSE TO GET OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT THE CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND THE CAR TOOK OVER, OUR MOTHER WAS YELLING SAYING ' THE BRAKES WONT WORK ' EVERYBODY WAS IN SUCH A PANIC THE CAR HIT TWO CIRCLES IN THE STORE PARKING LOT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS THERE. WE RAN INTO THE STORE GATE WHICH WAS THERE JUST IN CASE THOSE SORT OF THINGS HAPPEN BUT MY BROTHER WHO WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT STOP THE CAR BY PUTTING IT IN PARKING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER - NOTICED SHUDDER AROUND 60 MPH INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK THEN PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT OCCURRING AROUND 40-45 MPH. WHILE TRYING TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP, TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT RADIATOR HAD FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH REQUIRED BOTH TO BE REPLACED. SINCE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 90,000 MILES, WARRANTY ON RADIATOR THAT HAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT IS VOID AND THUS PREVIOUSLY COVERED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY IS ALSO VOID. NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND RECALL THE PART, LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS STRANDED BOTH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN THEIR WALLETS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY REASONS. THE LOOPHOLE APPEARS TO BE THAT SINCE THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE RADIATOR, ANYTHING RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION IS NULL AND VOID. *TT

Mileage: 90,700

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE 4X4. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR I OFTEN NOTICED THE CAR DOWNSHIFTING FOR NO APPARENT REASON BUT IT WOULD GO AWAY AND I FORGOT ABOUT IT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND ABOUT 113000 MILES IT GOT WORSE AND STARTED MAKING NOISES AND OFTEN IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION SO HE REFERRED ME TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO INFORMED ME AFTER AN INSPECTION THAT WATER WAS IN THE TRANS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. HE SAID THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PART OR SOMETHING THAT ALLOWED WATER TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE RADIATOR AND THAT THERE MIGHT BE TRANS FLUID IN THE RADIATOR OR WORSE, IN THE ENGINE. HE SEEMED TO THINK THAT IF LEFT THIS WAY THE TRANS COULD SEIZE UP CAUSING A GREAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY THE CAR GOING OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO THIS POTENTIAL SEIZING UP CONDITION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO TRANS FLUID IN THE RADIATOR. I HAD IT FLUSHED AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OKAY. CHECKING ON LINE I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF NISSAN REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE. ALMOST $4000 LATER HOPEFULLY MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED. NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE RESTITUTION. *TT

Mileage: 113,895

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND A SENSOR WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A FULL DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE FAILED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FUNCTION WITH SOME RESISTANCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 124,128. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DESIGN OF THE COOLING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE ALLOWED FOR CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT. THE VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND ULTIMATELY FAILED.

Mileage: 124,128

TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR COOLANT CROSS CONTAMINATION CAUSING THE PATHFINDER TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. *KB

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR MORE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR REPAIRS YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT FLUID WAS BACKED UP IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WOULD BOTH NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 120,000

RADIATOR DEVELOPED INTERNAL CRACK LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES.

Mileage: 90,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 93,000 MILES. HAD ORIGINAL ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION IN 2009 A SLIGHT SHIMMY AND ONCE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, AS SOON AS IT SLIPPED I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE: RADIATOR, AND TRANSMISSION AT ~$6,500. I ASKED FOR OPTIONS THE DEALER SAID I COULD TRY REPLACING RADIATOR, FLUSH TRANSMISSION AND ADD NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR ~2,500, HE SAID IT MAY MAKE IT 5 MORE MILES OR 500K MILES, BUT EXPECTED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD AT SOME POINT FAIL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP AND HAD RADIATOR REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED WITH NISSAN TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILLED WITH NISSAN TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR LESS THAN $1K. HAD NO ISSUES SINCE. ON JUNE 6TH OUT OF THE BLUE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE LAKE, I FELT THE SHIMMY AGAIN, IMMEDIATELY BACKED OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN SLOWLY GOT BACK INTO THE GAS, AS I DID I FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP A LITTLE. LESS THAN 1,000 FEET DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED SMOKE IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHIN 1,000' AS I CAME TO A STOP THICK BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND I REALIZED THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. I OPENED THE DOOR TO GET OUT AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE RUNNING BOARDS. WITHIN 3 MINUTES THE CAR AND ALL IT'S CONTENTS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. IT WAS OBVIOUS FROM MY VANTAGE POINT AND THE PICTURES I TOOK DURING THE FIRE THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING AND THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE RESULTING IN A THERMAL EVENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, THANK GOD I WAS ALONE.AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD CARE LESS. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT SINCE NISSAN DOES NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED, I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER, WHEN WERE ON THE ROAD OUR CAR IS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING STARTS JERKING, AND WERE SO SCARED THAT WILL NOT MAKE IT HOME BECAUSE THE WAY ITS ACTING WE FINALLY MADE IT HOME AND THE CA WOULD NOT REVERSE WE LOOK ONLINE AND SEARCH WHAT' CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND READ A BUNCH OF COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER AT AUTOMOTIVE.COM STATING THAT THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM IS THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BURN, CALLED AROUND WITH A BUNCH OF AUTO MECHANIC AND WHEN I MENTION THAT I NEED MY TRANSMISSION REPLACE THE MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY SAID YOU KNOW YOU NEED YOUR RADIATOR REPLACE BECAUSE THAT IS CAUSING YOUR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND DENIED THE COMPLAINT THIS SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IF YOUR ON THE ROAD HOPE YOU CAN HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

NISSAN HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR RADIATORS AND FAULTY HOSES. THESE RESULT IN COOLANT LEAKING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND ULTIMATELY DESTROYING BOTH. THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT AT 85K MILES AND BEYOND WHICH IS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR BOTH. THIS LEAKS CAUSES THE PATHFINDER TO BE UNSAFE AS IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED FOR OVER 6K. THE PATHFINDER DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND WILL ULTIMATELY STALL COMPLETELY WHILE IN USE. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THIS ISSUE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,677

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, HAD VEHICLE EXAMINED, PART IN RADIATOR FAILED AND CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION WITH COOLANT WHICH DAMAGED TRANSMISSION, FLUIDS WERE FLUSHED AND PART IN RADIATOR BYPASSED HOWEVER TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SAVED FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT WHILE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE IN VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 150,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER INTERNAL RADIATOR LEAK CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL STARTED WITH STRONG VIBRATION BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. DEALER INSPECTION STATES INTERNAL RUPTURE OF THE OIL COOLER CONTAMINATING THE OIL IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS ALSO A VIBRATION UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

RADIATOR COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING, CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. HESITANT SHIFTING, OR WORSE, NO SHIFTING OR MOVEMENT AT ALL. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY (INTERSTATE). *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. NISSAN EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTIES ON THE 2005 PATHFINDERS TO 80,000. THE REASON THEY DID THIS IS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR DEFECTIVE RADIATORS HAVE BEEN CAUSING TRANSMISSIONS TO GO OUT DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM THE RADIATOR FLUID. SINCE I WAS DEPLOYED, I WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXTENSION OR THE PROBLEM UNTIL MY TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS IN MAY OF 2011. THE OTHER DAY, I TRIED TO PULL OUT OF A GAS STATION AND I LOST ALL ACCELERATION DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE A NISSAN COMPLAINT TICKET BUT UNLESS IT IS FORCED INTO RECALL, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR MY NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CAR I JUST RECENTLY PAID OFF. AS A CONSUMER, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES MAJOR MECHANICAL COST AND SAFETY ISSUES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, MOST CUSTOMERS ARE BEING TOLD TO COME AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED FOR APPROX. 500$ TO BE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES AS A RESULT OF NISSANS NEGLIGENCE IN STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 91,622

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS WERE MIXING TOGETHER ABNORMALLY AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WILL GIVE HER A RETURN CALL WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO RADIATOR LEAKING IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE GAINING SPEED ATLEAST 6 TIMES DUE TO HESITATION AND SOMETIMES WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND WOULDN'T GO NO MORE THAN 25MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE HIGHWAY AND IT WOULD DO FINE UNTIL I GOT OFF AN EXIT AND IT WOULD STALL AT 25MPH. I HAVE TAKING IT TO GET IT FIXED BUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR MY VEHICLE IS ON BACK ORDER DUE TO OTHER THOUSANDS LIKE ME HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS MATTER SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY NISSAN BUT NO RECALL HAS NOT TAKEN PLACE AS I KNOW OF. IT PUT MANY DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT RISK ON AN ACCIDENT AND TO OTHERS SHARING THE HIGHWAY AND ROADS. PLEASE HELP ME AND MANY OTHERS FIND A WAY TO EITHER GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR REPAIRS. THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS A DEFECT AND IS DANGEROUS! SO FAR MY COST OF REPAIRS IS A TOTAL $4,424.32. MY TRUCK IS A 2005 AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED ME SO EARLY. I DON'T DO HARD DRIVING AND NEVER TOWED OR PULLED ANYTHING HEAVY. PLEASE HELP ME AND MY FAMILY. THANKS AND GOD BLESS! *TR

Mileage: 120,682

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS SUDDEN AND THERE WAS NO WARNING. I WAS DRIVING ALONG FINE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET HELP. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A REPAIR SHOP I WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. I ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN STATING THIS WAS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. WHEN I ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED I WAS TOLD I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. I DISAGREE IF THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PART, NOT WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT MISUSE OF THE VEHICLE THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS ON ALL VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, ETC. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE DAMAGE COST ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX AND IT ALL HAD TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET. I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH THIS COMPANY AND THE TERRIBLE WAY THEY HANDLE THEIR MISTAKES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM AND I HAVE WARNED OTHERS TO GET THEIR VEHICLES CHECKED BEFORE THEY GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE OR POSSIBLY HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

DUE TO A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM, MY DAUGHTER WAS STRANDED BY A VEHICLE THAT WOULDN'T MOVE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2005 YEAR MODEL. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION MIXING FLUIDS, THEREBY CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. LEADING UP TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL TO SHIFT OR IT MAY DOWNSHIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING OVERSPEEDING OF THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 97,886

I HAVE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE 4X4 ,MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE MANY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT(WATER) ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION AND LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION , AFTER DOING A SEARCH ONLINE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM 100'S OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN TOLD/ADVISE TO NISSAN USA , TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING VERY SERIOUS ,DANGEROUS ,TOOK SUV TO DEALER WANTED ME TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION ,TOLD THEM ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINT SERVICE DEPT.TOLD ME THAT THE WAS MY PROBLEM NOT NISSAN'S PRINTED OUT AND SHOW THEM ALL THE COMPLAINT NO LUCK.....THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL / TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE CHANGE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS .......... *TR

Mileage: 70,487

FLAT UNRESPONSIVE GAS PEDAL RESPONSE EXCESSIVE DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEEL AND TIRE SHAKE DEALERSHIP STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS UNTIL FAILURE OCCURRED. SECOND SERVICING DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED FAILED TRANSMISSION RADIATOR AND COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2005 PATHFINDER'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. FOUND OUT THAT MY RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND MIXED RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND INSTEAD OF RECALLING, THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 80,000 OR FEB, 2013 BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ANYONE OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 86,600 MILE ON IT. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER OR PAY ANY PART OF THE REPAIR. IT IS ALL OVER WEB DISCUSSION BOARDS AND ON CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM AND EDMONDS.COM FROM OTHER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND RESULT WITH NISSAN CORPORATE. WHEN WILL NISSAN END UP OWNING UP TO THIS DEFECT AND PAY FOR FIXES. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT MANY ARE HAVING TO PAY. I WILL BE SENDING A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO NISSAN AND TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS BOARDS BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND GET NISSAN TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 86,600

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HISTORICAL COOLANT LINE ISSUES. REQUIRES REBUILD. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH LEAD TO TRANSMISION FAILURE

Mileage: 88,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND AT 81,500 MILES BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. DURING THIS VIBRATION, MY ACCELERATION ABILITIES WERE LIMITED. THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATION WAS THE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN INFORMING ME THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY OF MY 2005 PATHFINDER IS BEING EXTENDED BECAUSE 'A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY MIGHT OCCUR AT HIGHER MILEAGES LEADING TO INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF ENGINE COOLANT.' THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE SINCE BEEN REPAIRED AND NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. AS THE RADIATOR FAILURE AND AFFECTED TRANSMISSION IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE BY NISSAN AND THE NISSAN CONSUMER COMMUNITY, NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS TO REPAIR THE RADIATOR AND AFFECTED COMPONENTS. NISSAN BEING RESPONSIBLE IS EVER MORE EVIDENT BY THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS AFFECTED, WHICH CAUSES INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 81,569

PURCHASED 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. STILL OWE ON FINANCING. I HAD AN ISSUE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WHERE I HAD THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS A RESULT OF FAULTY RADIATOR. I SPENT WELL OVER 4500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AND WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT MY CLAIM FOR THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY STOPPED ACCELERATING FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THE AUTHORIZED DEALER NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID WERE MIXING. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE FLUIDS WERE FLUSHED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 88,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LEAKS COOLANT FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS. REPAIR IS $6000 FOR RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4X4 SE OFF ROAD WITH 115,000 MILES . BEAUTIFUL VEHICLE BUT BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY WHEN FULL , ALSO HAVING HESITATION ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR .I READ ABOUT THE HORROR STORY WITH RADIATOR PROBLEM CAUSING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT A NISSAN DEALER THIS WEEKEND FOR THE RECALL ON THE ECM SO I WILL HAVE FURTHER INFO ON THE HESITATION , NISSAN RECALLED THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM BUT LIMITED TO 72,000 MILES VEHICLE ONLY ,I THINK THEY SHOULD UP HOLD THE NISSAN REP AND TAKE CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS ALSO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS . THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR . *TR

Mileage: 115,000

NISSAN PATHFINDER COOLER/RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION ARE FAULTY AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO WARRANTY EVERY COOLER, ONLY A PERCENTAGE OF THEM. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR VEHICLES UP TO 80,000 MILES OR 96 MONTHS. NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL ALL COOLER AND COVER THE EXPENSES FOR THE ONES THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. MAKE NISSAN WARRANTY EVERY FAULTY COOLER. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED MORE THAN 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SLIPS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SLIPPAGE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE IN TRAFFIC INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN ACCIDENT. THE RAPID JERKING OF THE VEHICLE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL ON ITS OWN OR FRIGHTEN OR DISORIENT THE DRIVER CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND WENT INTO FAILSAFE MODE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 85,000

THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE THE RADIATOR HAD BROKEN. THIS FLOODED THE COOLANT SYSTEM WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH THEN CIRCULATED THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE COOLANT/WATER MIX ALSO LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN - REPLACE RADIATOR, ALL HOSES, AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE JUST ONE DAY DIDN'T SWITCH GEARS AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THAT WAS IT NISSAN TOLD ME ALMOST 6000 TO FIX RADIATOR ROTTED AND FLUIDS LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH MADE BOTH NO GOOD. ALSO 2 MONTHS LATER CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING WILL NOT EJECT AND CDS STUCK IN THE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I BROUGHT CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND ASKED FOR THE TRANNY TO FLUSHED THEY SAID THE RADIATOR HAD A LEAK AND THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM FOR $1,000 BUT DIDN'T THINK THAT WOULD HELP. THE DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FOR 8-10K. I ENDED UP TAKING A LOSS AND TRADING IN THE CAR COULDN'T SEE PUTTING THAT KIND OF MONEY INTO A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE VERY DISAPPOINTING NISSAN DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

2005 PATHFINDER WOULDN'T ACCELERATE FROM 0-20MPH AND HAD SHUTTERING FEELING AT 40-60MPH. I FEAR THE WORST IS HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

IN MARCH 2010 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEMS DISCOVERED WERE A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE AND AN EVAP AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILURE. ESTIMATED REPAIRS COST AROUND $1300. WE WERE TOLD THE FUEL SENDING ISSUE DID NOT EFFECT FUEL DELIVERY SO WE ELECTED TO WAIT AND SAVE UP FOR THE COSTLY REPAIR. ON OCT. 23, 2010 WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES STIFFENED AND THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC LEAVING A STOP SIGN. IT STARTED ROUGH AND WE PROCEEDED TO A FUEL STATION THINKING THE BROKEN FUEL GAUGE REPORTED FUEL IN AN EMPTY TANK. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO FUEL THE VEHICLE IT ONLY TOOK ABOUT 4 GALLONS. THE TANK HAD PLENTY OF FUEL. THIS STALLING AND DIEING THEN HAPPENED MORE TIMES IN TRAFFIC CAUSING US TO BARELY MANEUVER OUT OF THE LANE TO SAFETY. EACH TIME IT DIED IT WAS ROUGH TO START, BUT STARTED. WE MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR NOV. 12, 2010 TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT AND GET THE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPAIRED UNDER THE NEW WARRANTY EXTENSION (THANK YOU NISSAN!). ON NOV 11, 2010 AFTER PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE DIED AGAIN AND THIS TIME WOULD NOT START. AS A RESULT OF OUR LOCATION (NO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP), WE THEN HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED (AT OUR EXPENSE) 38 MILES TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO LOOK AT IT. WE ALSO HAD TO CANCEL OUR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED US THAT THE NEW NON-STARTING AND STALLING PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY IGNITION POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM). THIS IPDM IS A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE IN OTHER 2004-06 NISSANS BUT PATHFINDER WAS NOT LISTED. OUR NEW ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE IPDM SO IT WILL START AND RUN IS APPROXIMATELY $700. THE IPDM FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS, STALLING IN TRAFFIC. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NISSAN USED A DIFFERENT IPDM IN JUST THE PATHFINDER AND WILL OWN-UP AND RECALL THEIR MISTAKE.

Mileage: 65,680

WE WERE DRIVING IN OUR 2005 PATHFINDER WHEN THE CAR DECIDED TO DECREASE SPEED ALL BY ITSELF AFTER WE PULLED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC HEADED OUR WAY. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION DUE TO A DEFECTED SEAL IN THE RADIATOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM ECM,TCM, TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED ABOUT 7,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM NISSAN NEED TO CORRECT THERE MISTAKES NOT RECALL ONE COMPONENT THAT GOT FRIED BECAUSE COOLANT LEAKED ON IT THAT'S NOT GOING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I CANT BELIEVE WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO LOOSE A LOVE ONE BEFORE ACTION IS DONE WE WERE SECOND AWAY FROM THAT, SERIOUSLY. NOT A JOKE NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND UP FOR THERE MISTAKE THIS IS AMERICA RIGHT DON'T WE HAVE RIGHTS TO A SAFE AUTO FOR OUR CHILDREN AFTER PAYING ALOT FOR A CAR THAT SUPPOSE TO BE SAFE JUST GOOGLE 2005 PATHFINDER COMPLAINTS AND SEE HOW MANY ARE REALLY OUT THERE 93% TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON THE 2005 SAME THING COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION MAKE NISSAN RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM WE WORK HARD FOR OUR COUNTRY AND DESERVE QUALITY WHAT IF THIS WAS YOUR FAMILY NISSAN YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY IN ONE OF THESE CAR THINK NOT!!! *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 52,800 MILES. NO "SLAMMING" OF GEARS OR SHUDDERING OR DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING THAT WOULD INDICATE AN ISSUE. TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 40,000 MILES AND OIL CHANGE/FLUID CHECK AND STATE INSPECTION PASSED 8 WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILURE. WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. BECAUSE ACCELERATION/GAS HAD BEEN GIVEN, WHEN THE GEAR DID ENGAGE, THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS IN VICINITY. BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNED. I REQUESTED THE RADIATOR BE EXAMINED AND ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SAID THEY DID IT DOES NOT SHOW ON MY SERVICE RECEIPT. DEALER STATED IT WAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION ONLY, NO RADIATOR INVOLVEMENT. I WAS 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. AFTER 7 DAYS OF NEGOTIATION, NISSAN DECIDED TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND LABOR. OVER $2000 OUT OF POCKET FOR TRANS AND RENTAL CAR. ALL SERVICE PERFORMED AT REGULAR INTERVALS, ALL SERVICE RECORDS KEPT. ALL SERVICES WERE PERFORMED AT DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM. SAFETY RECALLS SHOULD NOT BE BUSINESS DECISIONS BASED ON SAVING LARGE COMPANIES THE MILLIONS THEY ARE CHEATING THEIR CUSTOMERS OUT OF ON UNUSUAL REPAIRS ABOVE AND BEYOND NORMAL MAINTENANCE. THEY SHOULD BE BASED ON SAVING LIVES AND PREVENTING ACCIDENTS. I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO THIS SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 52,800

SERVICE ENGINE LAMP LIT. TRANSMISSION FLUID'S RADIATOR COOLER FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER INTO TRANSMISSION RUINING TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 20,500

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT RECENTLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT ON ME. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND FINALLY AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION MECHANIC, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS RADIATOR LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AN ONLINE SEARCH LED ME HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH NISSAN PATHFINDERS. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING WHAT IS AMOUNTING TO A DEFECT IN THEIR CARS. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXED TOGETHER WHICH CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION AND JUMP GEARS WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXING TOGETHER. THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 11/15/10

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND I HAVE HAD TO PAY 5000 TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR MY CAR, NOW I HAVE TO HAVE A NEW RADIATOR. THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, NISSAN WAS PURCHASING FAULTY RADIATORS FOR 2005 PATHFINDERS, AND THE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYS IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AND NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING AT 50 MPH DURING ACCELERATION ON FREEWAY. UNABLE TO AVOID FAST TRAFFIC AND STUCK BEHIND BIG RIG. SLOW DRIVING MORE DANGEROUS THAN NORMAL FLOW TRAFFIC. TOOK TO GET TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND MECHANIC MENTION BROWNISH COLOR, BUT NO CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID. SAYS NEEDS REBUILT OR NEW TRANS. I TOOK SUV BACK AND BEEN DRIVING STILL WITH SHIFTING WORKING, BUT SHAKING AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER JUST LIKE PRIOR TO SHIFT ISSUE. 65K ONLY AND FROM READING FORUMS, I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS AND MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS INCLUDING ME. HOPING NISSAN STEPS UP AND FIXES THIS FOR FREE. NOT SURE IF TRADING IN OR FIXING. LOVE THIS CAR, BUT ISSUE AFTER ISSUE. 2008 HAD BOTH CATS REPLACED, FOR LOST OF POWER. *TR

Mileage: 65,450

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I HEARD A LOUD "CLANG" WHICH SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT SOUNDED LIKE A METAL ROD HIT ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL. AS I WAS ALREADY OUT OF MY SPACE, I PROCEEDED FORWARD, BUT MY CAR LACKED POWER. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT SOMETHING WAS OBVIOUSLY WRONG. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO THE DEALER, AVOIDING THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR OF GETTING HIT BY SOMEONE WHILE MY CAR HAD VERY LITTLE RESPONSIVENESS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND CLAIMED TO BE SURPRISED OF THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR, AND COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $7000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. AFTER CALLING AROUND AND FINDING AN AAMCO DEALER WHO EXPLAINED TO ME THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE, I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF "ONLY" $3800 TO FIX IT. THE PROBLEM, AS DESCRIBED BY THE MECHANIC, WAS A FAULTY DESIGN WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TRAVELS THROUGH THE RADIATOR WITH SOME SORT OF VALVE BOX BETWEEN THEM AND THE HEAT DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID NECESSARILY CAUSES THE VALVE BOX TO DECAY CAUSING THE 2 FLUIDS TO MIX. THE RESULT IS A COMPLETELY RUINED RADIATOR, COMPLETELY RUINED VALVE BOX, AND IF NOT TREATED EARLY, A COMPLETELY RUINED TRANSMISSION. OBVIOUSLY, IF I AM DRIVING MY CHILDREN ON VACATION AND WE'RE COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, THIS COULD BE VERY TRAGIC! NOW I AM OUT A CAR, FORCED TO OBTAIN A RENTAL CAR, AND STILL NEED TO CORRECTLY FIX MY OWN CAR. WHAT'S MORE, IF I USE THE SAME COMPONENTS THAT NISSAN HAS DESIGNED, I WILL ONLY BE SETTING MYSELF UP FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WAS AMAZED TO FIND SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, DESCRIBING IN DETAIL PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE AAMCO MECHANIC TOLD ME. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE FOLKS AT NISSAN HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY DESIGN AND NISSAN NEEDS CORRECT IT. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND I HAVE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE! DEFECTIVE RADIATOR CAUSES ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD AND WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I MUST NOT BE ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM EITHER, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SIGHT REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE! NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. MANY CONSUMERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS ARE AT DANGER AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AS WELL. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS IMMEDIATELY!!! WHY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED OR INJURED SERIOUSLY BEFORE NHTSA OR NISSAN GETS INVOLVED. I GUESS MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL! AND NISSAN IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR PROFITS THAN SOMEONE'S LIFE! WE AS CONSUMERS NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR PART, BUT NISSAN DESIGN DEPARTMENT! *TR

Mileage: 65,108

2005 NISSAN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEFECTIVE RADIATOR CAUSES ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENTERING TRAFFIC, MERGING OR ENTERING INTERSECTIONS CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AS THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE, DECELERATES QUICKLY OR THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BADLY AND FAILS TO ACCELERATE. HUNDREDS OF INCIDENTS OF FAILURES ARE REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. AN APPARENT DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THE RADIATOR CAUSES THE CONDITION. NISSAN HAS TAKEN NO RESPONSIBILITY OR CORRECTIVE ACTION. THOUSANDS OF UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE AT RISK EACH DAY DRIVING OR RIDING IN THESE VEHICLES. CONSUMERS ARE LEFT PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENTS. *TR

Mileage: 129,989

VIBRATION IN TRANSMISSION, COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION OIL. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT BECAUSE THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 125,000

I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER NEW FROM THE DEALER. AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN HAD A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINING IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AT A COST OF ABOUT $600.00. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS SO WIDELY DOCUMENTED. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP WHICH COST ME $500. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WON'T BE LOOKING FOR A NISSAN PRODUCT WHEN I SHOP FOR MY NEXT CAR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT WOULD NOT START. THE COMPUTER SHUT THE CAR DOWN B/C THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN AT A SHOPPING CENTER. I TOOK IT FIRST TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. HE COULD NOT REPAIR IT B/C HE COULD NOT GET THE PARTS FROM NISSAN TO FIX IT PROPER. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN 18 OF THESE 2005 PATHFINDERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT HAPPENS AT 60,000-120,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW, THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND HOSES, SO THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. NISSAN MADE CHANGES IN THE RADIATOR TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND RADIATOR WITH NEW. *TR

Mileage: 103,487

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE, IT CURRENTLY HAS 64,000 MILES, AT APPROX. 58,000 MILES I NOTICE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THRU OUT THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 74MPH, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN WHO TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT I SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON IT, WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR MY OIL CHANGE I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM SO THEY RE-BALANCE THE TIRES WHICH DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THREADS REGARDING THIS INCIDENT WERE THE RADIATOR COOLANT LINE LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE LEADING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION, CAR SHAKES TREMENDOUSLY AS IF IT WERE FALLING APART, HOW CAN THERE BE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND YET NISSAN DOES NOTHING TO FIX IT, EXTENDED WARRANTIES COVER TRANSMISSION DAMAGE BUT YOUR STILL LEFT WITH A $1000.00 BILL FOR THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER BEGAN TO SHUTTER THEN JERK BACK INTO NORMAL DRIVING AS IT REACHED SPEEDS OF 60-70 MPH. IT WAS VERY SPORADIC IN THE BEGINNING, BUT STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT LOWER SPEEDS FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO NISSAN WITH 70,000 MILES, AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE NEED FOR BOTH TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $6700.00. I DID ALOT OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE (JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES) ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH A FAULTY RADIATOR SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED INTO THESE VEHICLES. THEY KEPT MY TRUCK FOR 12 DAYS WHILE TRYING TO DECIDE IF THEY WOULD OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH FIXING MY 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE END RESULT BEING, THAT THEY WOULD PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD PAY TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AS WELL AS THE LABOR COSTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF ANYTHING I DID WRONG. I ASKED WHY A RECALL ISN'T BEING DONE, AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE NUMBER OF INJURIES OR DEATHS WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THAT DETERMINATION. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED, THIS IS A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO TAKE ON FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND STAND BEHIND THE PARTS THEY PUT IN THEIR VEHICLES!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

NOTICED ROUGH SHIFTS IN TRANSMISSION, EVENTUALLY FAILED TO ENGAGE 5TH GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER, TRANSMISSION LINES INSIDE RADIATOR HAD RUPTURED. REPLACED TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR AND LINES AT A COST OF OVER $8000 AND 4 WEEKS TIME. THIS OCCURRED AT 67K MILES. AT 87K MILES, RADIATOR FLUID IS MILKY AND SHOWS SYMPTOMS OF ANOTHER RUPTURE OF COOLANT LINES INSIDE TRANSMISSION. DEALER AND NISSAN USA DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE OR INHERENT DEFECT IN ENGINEERING. HOWEVER, A SIMPLE SEARCH WILL SHOW AN EXTREMELY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES CAUSED BY FAULTY COOLING LINES IN THE RADIATOR RUPTURING CAUSING TRANSMISSION ABRUPT BEHAVIOR AND THE DANGER FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED A RECEIPT. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD OR IDENTIFY WHAT TYPE OF RECEIPT SHE NEEDED. TWO DAYS LATER SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E019000, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,774.

Mileage: 50,600

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT IN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN THAT IT IS CAUSED BY FLUID GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF ANTIFREEZE BEING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THROUGH THEIR RESEARCH IT IS FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL THINGS AT THEIR SHOP CONCERNING THESE PROBLEMS. NOW I HAVE A 3000 BILL OR MORE TO HAVE THIS TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS IN THE INTERNET. ALL TALKING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING. *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-70MPH. I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR IT DUE TO NOT SPENDING ENOUGH MONEY AT THEIR DEALERSHIPS AND DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE(PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 90K, CURRENTLY ABOUT 110K) OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER DEFECTED RADIATORS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION, RUSTING COMPONENTS LEADING TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND FAILURE, I WAS ON THE MASS PIKE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 WHEN MY PATHFINDER JUST PULL BACK LIKE YOU DROPPED IT IN LOW, 18 WHEELER ALMOST DROVE RIGHT THREW MY BACK OF PATHFINDER, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONE TIME, SOMETIMES WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS PULLING FORWARD WITHOUT PUTTING YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO FIND THE SAME PROBLEM MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING IN THE RADIATOR THERE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID( LOOK) FOR WHITE MILKY SUBSTANCE ALSO ANTIFREEZE GOING INTO TRANSMISSION, PLEASE SEARCH THE WEB FOR 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDERS COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS, THIS IS VARY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IT IS UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT HAPPENS AND I WAS TOLD JUST A MATTER OF DAYS BEFORE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION, THIS IS A TOTAL DEFECT ON NISSAN, NOT FAIR AT ALL, THRESHOLD BE A RECALL ON THIS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TRANSMISSION "STRUGGLES" AT 40 MPG AND THEN AGAIN AT 75 MPH. TOLD I NEED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION $4,500.00! USED ONES CAN'T BE FOUND IN THE JUNK YARDS BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS HIGH! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

COMPLETE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE REQUIRING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH IN OVERDRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AS IF DRIVING OVER AN EXTREMELY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE.THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT WOULD RETURN MOMENTARILY. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE HAD A BLOWN TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE TO DETERMINE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,432.

Mileage: 60,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR. MY HUSBAND FOUND COOLANT IN THE TRANNY OIL AND THEN DID RESEARCH AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. OUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANNY OVER TIME. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS A PROBLEM WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS TRANSMISSION COOLER IS LOCATED INSIDE THE RADIATOR. THE FAULTY DESIGN RUINS THE TRANSMISSION, NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL. NISSAN AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, BUT STILL KEEP SELLING THEM TO UNAWARE CONSUMERS. MY TRANSMISSION IS DESTROYED AND I REPLACED THE RADIATOR AFTER WE FOUND COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I KEPT THE OLD RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 55,000 MILES. I NOTICE A VIBRATION UNDER THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD LAST FOR 2-3 SECONDS EVERYTIME I WOULD DRIVE IT. I THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT IT, UNTIL IT GOT WORST. NOW THE VEHICLE STALLS AND VIBRATES MORE FREQUENTLY WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS AND MAJOR ROADS. I WENT ON-LINE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THE CAUSE WAS FROM A LEAK FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE SLIPPAGE AND THE VIBRATIONS. THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN A NISSAN PATHFINDER HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND HAVE GONE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ISSUE, AS I HAD. THE ONLY THING NISSAN WILL DO IS REPLACE THOSE PARTS, BUT WE THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE IN RELATION TO NISSAN USING INFERIOR QUALITY OF PARTS. IT WILL COST ME $5,600 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX A NISSAN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE FAILURES WERE A RECURRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,200.

Mileage: 80,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER S/N [XXX] . ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAILURE OF OIL COOLER CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE READ OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND NISSAN WILL NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS. I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $5,149.00 BEFORE TAXES TO GET THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED. NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO SHOOK HIS HEAD AND SAID HE CURRENTLY HAS ONE IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME REASON, BUT THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. TO MAKE MATTERS EVEN WORSE, THEY ARE REPLACING THE FAULTY PART WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. ISN'T THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET THIS PUSHED THROUGH SO NISSAN WOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKES? PLEASE CALL ME @ [XXX] . I WOULOD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP THE MANY PEOPLE IN MY SAME SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 89,500

I WAS INFORMED ON MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2010 THAT MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH ONLY 68,900 MILES IS IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED NISSAN TECHNICIAN THAT AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE RADIATOR CAUSED COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAKDOWN. APPROX 1 MONTH AGO I NOTICED MY NISSAN PATHFINDER VIBRATING BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. IT TOOK THREE TIMES TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO MY VEHICLE ALONE. I GOOGLED THE "2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM" AND DISCOVERED 100 PLUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP TO THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE. MY FEAR IS PATHFINDER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WILL DRIVE THESE VEHICLES UNBEKNOWNST TO THEM THERE IS AN ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION MAY SEIZE CAUSING AN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 68,900

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR. MY HUSBAND FOUND COOLANT IN THE TRANNY OIL AND THEN DID RESEARCH AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. OUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANNY COOLANT BUILT INSIDE THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. HE STATED THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER FROM THE RADIATOR WAS GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,704.

Mileage: 105,000

RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION FLUID MIX THE TRANS STARTED SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF O/D AT JUST OVER 40MPH (VIBRATING) AT ABOUT 99,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND THE RADIATOR BUSTED AND MIXED WITH TRANS FLUID. HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED TWICE. AT A COST OF $1,058.00 IT WORKED FINE UNTIL 103,000 MILES. IT JUST MADE A THUMP NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING SO BAD IT BARELY GOT ME HOME. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATION. RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION . MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CAR. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER FAN, DRIVE SHFTS/UNIVERSAL JOINTS, BRAKES. JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING HAS FAILED AND COST ME MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CASH. *TR

Mileage: 158,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LEAKS COOLANT FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS. REPAIR IS $6000 FOR RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTING SHAKING AS IF SHE WAS DRIVING OVER A GROOVED PAVEMENT. SHE DROVE HOME A PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED REPLACING BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING FLUIDS. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $5,900. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS GAUGE HAD PREVIOUSLY STOPPED WORKING AND SHE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WE FELT A VIBRATION ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. AT 40 MPH IT FELT LIKE WE WERE GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. TOOK TO THE MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BACK. BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE RUINED. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. REPAIR WILL COST $5,000. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER ANY OR ALL OF THE REPAIR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATH FINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL RUMBLING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FOUL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A SHUDDERING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEN TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT 50,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,562.

Mileage: 88,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION RADIATOR ISSUE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF POSTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE RADIATOR LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES. WHICH IN TURN CAUSES IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. WHICH IS AROUND A $4000 PART. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

NISSAN CORPORATION HAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THEIR RADIATOR WHICH CAUSES COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ACTION NEED A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON BOTH PARTS (RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION). JUST LIKE TOYOTA CORPORATION HAD NATIONWIDE ATTENTION, NISSAN NEED THE SAME ORDEAL. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WAS NOT HONOR. QUOTED WHEN PURCHASING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, "EVERYTHING IS COVER FROM BUMPER TO BUMPER, EVEN DOWN TO THE BOLTS". THIS IS A MISLEADING STATEMENT FROM THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT. WARRANTY DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY DUE TO COOLANT WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION. MONEY WAS PAID FOR THIS PURPOSE, NOW THEY SAY THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS MISHAP. AFTER RESEARCHING AND TALKING WITH SKILLS MECHANICS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT CAME FROM A DEFECTIVE (BUSTED) RADIATOR. THE MECHANICS STATED THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT AT OWN EXPENSE WHEN IT WOULDN'T SHOW CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT IN TANK BELOW HALF FULL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 50K MILES. NOW WITH JUST UNDER 95K MILES, AM HAVING ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION NOT LOCKING INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS IS THE SITUATION OFTEN DESCRIBED AS HEAVY VIBRATION AROUND 45 MPH, AS WELL AS AROUND 60 MPH. HAVE HAD DEALER AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT SHOP LOOK AT THIS BOTH SAYING IT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. AS OF THIS POINT - NO CROSS-CONTAMINATION HAS BEEN FOUND WITH THE COOLANT AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I AM LOOKING AT AROUND 5K IN COSTS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN HEAVY ACCIDENT NOR DRIVEN OFF-ROAD OR ANYTHING BESIDES CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. NOT VERY RELIABLE FROM MY POINT OF VIEW AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED WHY SO MANY HAVE BEEN FAULTY - AND IF FOUND TO BE DESIGN, THEN WHY ISN'T IT AT LEAST PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NISSAN TO HELP OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

AFTER TRANSMISSION FLUSH, TRANSMISSION FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. REPLACED TRANSMISSION JUNE 2009. MARCH 2010 HAD VIBRATION PROBLEM AND RETURNED FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR AGAIN. SECOND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. WITHIN 1 WEEK VIBRATION ISSUE RETURNED. DEALER REVIEW CONFIRMED THAT COOLANT FROM RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND THAT RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WOULD BE MY SECOND TRANSMISSION, AND THIRD TORQUE CONVERTER IN LESS THAN A YEAR, DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR USED BY NISSAN IN '05 & '06 MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 98,348

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. 52,000 MILES. WITH TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. IT VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 45-50 MPH. WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A LEAKING RADIATOR WHICH LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINS IT. GAS GAUGE THAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

IN DEC. '09, NOTICED REAR END VIBRATION AND CLINKING SOUND. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. PURE COINCIDENCE-BROUGHT IT TO DEALER FOR COOLANT FLUSH WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS TRANS FLUID IN MY RADIATOR. CALLED MY TRANS REPAIR PEOPLE (NOT NISSAN). THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. TOLD ME THAT RADIATORS IN PATHFINDER 2005'S WERE DEFECTIVE. COOLANT LEAKED THROUGH ONE OF RADIATOR TRANS COOLERS, INTO TRANS. AND TRANS FLUID LEAKED BACK INTO RADIATOR, RENDERING BOTH IRREPARABLE. NEEDED NEW TRANS AND RADIATOR. TOLD DEALER AND NISSAN. THROUGH SEVERAL PHONE CALLS/NEGOTIATIONS,, NISSAN AGREED TO DO THE $5,000-7000 REPAIR FOR DEALER LABOR CHARGE OF $450. TOLD ME I WOULD GET MONEY BACK IF THERE WAS A RECALL. DEALER DID REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE RADIATOR AND/OR TRANS CAN FAIL WHILE ON THE ROAD. COUNTLESS PATHFINDER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. NISSAN GETTING AWAY WITH A MAJOR DEFECT THAT COULD PROVE DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE PATHFINDER STARTED TO PULSATE WHILE GAINING SPEED...DEALER PERFORMED TRANS SERVICE, FIXED PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS. PATHFINDER STARTED PULSATING AGAIN, EVEN WORSE. DEALER ADVISED TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD..SECOND OPINION MECHANIC ADVISED RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANS, AND TRANS FLUID LEAKED INTO COOLANT. COOLANT DESTROYED TRANSMISSION. LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PATHFINDERS FOR YEARS, THERE IS A WELD INSIDE THE RADIATOR THAT FAILS AND THE TWO LIQUIDS TRANSFERS. WHY WOULD THE COMPANY DESIGN A RADIATOR THAT HAS TWO LIQUIDS INSIDE THAT CAN CONTAMINATE EACH OTHER. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

IT ALL STARTED WITH THE RADIATOR AND THE ONLY REASON I EVEN KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS THAT MY GEARS WERE SWITCHING WEIRD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GET A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION B/C MY RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THEY QUOTED ME AT $6000. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO GET A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH, IT HELPED A LITTLE. MY CAR FINALLY GAVE OUT 2 WEEKS AGO. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET, THENALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SWITCH GEARS. I TRIED PRESSING THE GAS TO GO AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, HOWEVER I COULDN'T GRAB ANY GEARS TO GO. I GOT IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY RADIATOR FLUID IS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION WHICH MADE MY TRANSMISSION LOCK UP. THEY TOOK MY TRANSMISSION APART TO LOOK AT PARTS AND APPARENTLY EVERYTHING IS RUSTY TOGETHER, NOT TO MENTION THE "COMPUTER" IN THE TRANSMISSION IS FRIED. YOU WOULD THINK THAT NISSAN WOULD RECOGNIZE AN ISSUE WHEN THEY SEE THAT SAME PART IS ON BACKORDER B/C I AM WAITING ON A PART. WHILE READING OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, SOME HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE SEEING AS IF DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS YOU COULD POSSIBLY GET REAR ENDED BADLY. I ALMOST GOT REARENDED WHILE ONLY GOING 45MPH. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TRANSMISSION SHAKING AT 40-45 MPH. IS CONSTANT UNTIL TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS. NISSAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR A FEE. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE NEW TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES THE SAME SYMPTOMS. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. PATHFINDER IS IN SERVICE AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. READING THE COMPLAINTS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

1) THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING/INDICATION ON A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AROUND THE 82K MILE MARK. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED LESS THAN 1 MONTH AND 1K MILES PREVIOUSLY. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY AT THE TIME AND FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO FULLY ACCELERATE. I BASICALLY COASTED IT OFF THE ROAD AT THIS POINT. ALTHOUGH AN ACCIDENT WAS AVERTED ONE COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. 2) FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP ENTIRELY, AND ALL OF THE FLUIDS DRAINED OUT ENTIRELY. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, HOWEVER IT CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO INSTANTLY BE "DEAD IN THE WATER". 3) THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE U-JOINT AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED (NEW) FOR A ROUGHLY 7200 TOTAL PRICE TAG THAT FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY ULTIMATELY COVERED (MINUS THE DEDUCTIBLE) AFTER MUCH BACK AND FORTH / INSPECTIONS OVER 6 WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

VEHICLE HESITATES DURING OVERDRIVE AT SPEED OF @ 40-50MPH. VIBRATION OCCURS AND GEARS DO NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE. FAILURE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE RADIATOR LEAKING FLUIDS INTO TRANSMISSION. NISSAN INSTALLED DEFECTIVE RADIATOR IN 2005 PATHFINDER. THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM LEADING TO DAMAGED TRANSMISSION! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WE OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO ENGAGE. IT HAS FAILED AT TIMES WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP. IT PLACES THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE FORWARD AND YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. OUR VEHICLE HAS 65000 MILES ON IT, JUST OVER THE WARRANTY LIMIT. WE RECENTLY TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. A $6000 REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS GIVEN TO US. FROM WHAT INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND BY MY OWN RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF BUT REFUSES TO RECALL. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHICH HAS BEEN A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND SHAKING WHEN DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED ON ANY ROAD, HOWEVER; WHEN DRIVING WITH OVERDRIVE OFF THE VIBRATION AND SHAKING IS NO LONGER PRESENT. WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MIXING WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT AND VICE VERSA. UPON DIAGNOSIS OF THIS PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $6,000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AND FLUIDS. LUCKILY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THIS. I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F177B6C/0 HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/PATHFINDER/2005/TRANSMISSION/COOLANT_LEAKED_INTO_TRANSMISSION.SHTML FOR PROOF OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO MY DEALER ,BECAUSE OF A RUMBLING SOUND;THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE RADIATOR HAS A INTERNAL DAMAGE AND CAUSE THE ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK TO THE TRANSMISSION. I DO HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THE DEALER ALSO REFUSE TO TAKE BECAUSE THE RADIATOR IS NOT COVER BUT THE TRANSMISSION IT IS,BUT THEY STILL WILL NOT REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 78,092

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 74,500 MILES NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND RADIATOR DUE TO LEAKING OF RADIATOR COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION, MIXING UP WITH TRANSMISSION OIL DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. LOOKING AT CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT LOOKS AS EVERY PATHFINDER WITH ABOVE 60,000 MILES SUFFERS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 74,500

VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND SHAKES IN OVERDRIVE AT @ 40/45 MPH AND DOES NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE GEARS DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILS DURING NORMAL NAVIGATION THROUGH TRAFFIC. CONFIRMED FACTORY DEFECTIVE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING RUINED TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS A DEFECT INVOLVING FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT POSTED ABOUT BY MANY OTHERS AND IT CAUSES MY CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 45-65 MPH. NEITHER NISSAN N.A. NOR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, RT 22 NISSAN IN NJ, HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE IN RECTIFYING OR EVEN ADDRESSING HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS 58,000 AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY ONCE I REACH 40 MPH AND OVER ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION MAKING IT SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THIS HUGE PROBLEM IS ANYWHERE FROM $3500-$4500. I CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS ONLY TO HEAR THAT MY WARRANTY ALREADY EXPIRED AND THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THEY HAVE TERRIBLE ENGINEERING AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN MAJOR ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL-*HE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION; BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

1) CAR STARTED TO STUTTER AT FIRST, THEN KICK, THEN BUCK WHEN HITTING 60MPH. THEN IT STARTED DOING IT AT 30MPH, 45MPH AND AGAIN AT 60MPH. 2) IT WON'T AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT (YES IT IS AN AUTOMATIC) IN 3 OR MORE GEARS ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP 3) CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC (AT THEIR REQUEST) AND THEY SAID THE MOST "COST EFFECTIVE" WAY IS TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A LEAKING RADIATOR HOSE THAT MANAGES TO GET LIQUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 100,033

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN FEBRUARY 2010 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE FASTER THE CONTACT DROVE, THE WORSE THE SHAKING BECAME. WHEN THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN, THE SHAKING SEEMED TO STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD BE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD BEEN LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REBUILT WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP INSTEAD OF AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

AT AROUND 56,600 MILES NOTICED CAR SHAKING VIGOUROUSLY WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. THIS MILEAGE TYPICALLY OCCURRING ON HIGHWAY AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND VIBRATES AND CAR GEARS FEELS LIKE IT KEEPS SLIPPING UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN BELOW 40MPH. I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW, 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR IN THESE VEHICLES WHICH CRACKS AND CAUSES FLUIDS TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION AND DESTROY IT. ALTHOUGH MY TRANSMISSION IS STILL COVERED UNDER THE 5YR/60,000 MI WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE RADIATOR HASN'T BEEN RECALLED AS YET.

Mileage: 56,700

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS A FAULTY RADIATOR WHICH LEAKS BACK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAYS NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. ON EMONDS.COM THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME EXACT COMPLAINT FROM OTHER OWNERS. THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, THE VEHICLE INSTEAD MOVED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR LETTING RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR, WHICH HAS 88K MILES IS NOW OUT OF THE 60K MI. NISSAN WARRANTY. FROM DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY,COMMON PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO AFFECT ALL 2005 PATHFINDERS. AS THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NISSAN COULD HAVE WARNED ABOUT THE ISSUE (REPLACING THE RADIATOR BEFORE IT FAILED AND FAILED THE TRANSMISSION) AS WELL IT MOST LIKELY STARTED FAILING BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. NISSAN WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO FIX THIS ISSUE FOR ALL 2005 PATHFINDER OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,974. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 75,974

I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER NEW FROM THE DEALER. AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN HAD A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINING IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR AT A COST OF ABOUT $3,000. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS SO WIDELY DOCUMENTED. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE POWER MODULE, THE THERMOSTAT , THE SUNVISOR, AND THE HYDRAULIC LIFTS FOR THE BACK HATCH ALL REPLACED WITH THE CAR STILL UNDER 80,000 MILES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WON'T BE LOOKING FOR A NISSAN PRODUCT WHEN I SHOP FOR MY NEXT CAR. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 67K MILES DEVELOPED A "SHUDDER" AT 40 MPH AND 60 MPH, APPROXIMATELY WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FROM 3RD INTO 4TH GEAR AND FROM 4TH INTO 5TH GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER (PART OF THE RADIATOR SYSTEM) HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, RUINING THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT BOTH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $5700. THE VEHICLE IS ONE MONTH SHORT OF FIVE YEARS OLD, BUT IS 7K MILES PAST THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND HAS BEEN PROBLEM-FREE UP TO THIS POINT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, ALONG WITH REPORTS THAT NISSAN WAS REFUSING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE ROOT PROBLEM WAS WITH THE RADIATOR. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ONLINE; WHY IS NISSAN REFUSING TO DO A RECALL? YOU'D THINK THEY'D WANT TO AVOID THE PR DISASTER TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY ENDURING ... *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO OVERDRIVE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. LOCAL DEALER SAYS TRANNY AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 5000-$7000. BOUGHT THE SUV WITH 73000, IT NOW HAS 79000. MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM , NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION ON THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER (56,000 MILES) HAS DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHICH LEAKS FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION, NOW NEEDS BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. TRANSMISSION IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT BECAUSE OF NISSAN'S BAD RADIATOR THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE. I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT AND IT COULD OF BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE. IN JUNE '09 THE RADIATOR HAD A COOLING LINE THAT BROKE WHICH HAS BECOME A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AND ANYTIME THAT A DRIVETRAIN IS IN ISSUE IT COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. I REPLACED THE RADIATOR FOR $600 AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH VIOLENT STUTTERING AND ENGAGING IN AND OUT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHICH COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED CONSUMERS ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TOTAL I SPENT WAS $3197.09 WHICH SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY NISSAN CORP FOR THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BY THE YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 106,000 MILES HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED SINCE JUNE 2009. DEALERSHIP COVERED THEM UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOW OTHER NON-WARRANTY ISSUES ARE OCCURRING WHICH WERE CAUSED BY THOSE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. VEHICLE HAS HAD THE TRANSCOOLER REPLACED, HOSES, AND RADIATOR REPLACED AND FLUSHED...AT MY COST. VEHICLE MAKES A DANGEROUSLY LOUD VIBRATING NOISE BETWEEN 40-60 MPH AND BEGINS TO SHAKE. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED WERE KEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS EVERY 2 MONTHS OR SO. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE WHEN MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS CASE, NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE PATHFINDER AND SOMEONE COULD BE HURT IN THE FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE SUV BUCKS WILL NOT DRIVE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 64,863

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS, HAD 60K SERVICE DONE AT DEALER, STARTED AGAIN, FLUSHED AGAIN AT 72 HAD PROBLEMS AGAIN AT 80 AND AT 87K THE RADIATOR CORE FAILED AND LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND SEIZE TOTAL COST FOR REPAIRS 4400.00 AFTER HEARING ABOUT THIS I DID A LITTLE SEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, AS THE SHIFTING IS A PRECURSER TO THE FAILURE, I WANTED THE DEALER TO COVER SINCE THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS OK.. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT SO MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING. IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN HAD A DEFECTIVE BATCH OF RADIATORS THAT HAS LET COOLANT LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING VIBRATIONS, HESITATION AND EVENTUALLY FAILURE.WE HAVE THREE FOSTER CHILDREN AND ONE OF THEM IS AN INFANT WITH A FEEDING TUBE AND TRACK I DO NOT WANT TO GET A CALL FROM MY WIFE SAYING SHE HAS BROKEN DOWN ON THE ROAD ON HER WAY TO VISITATION WITH THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS OR TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS. NISSAN IS CLEARLY AVOIDING THIS PROBLEM! I EXPECT THEY WILL START TAKING ACTION WHEN LAWSUITS START ROLLING IN ON THEM. MR. CEO OF NISSAN MAY FIND THIS THING PARKED IN HIS LIVING ROOM IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY FOSTER CHILDREN BECAUSE OF BREAKING DOWN. JUST KIDDING, BUT I WILL BE PISSED. SOMEONE PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!! *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40350. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

Mileage: 39,000

REGULAR DRIVING MINIMAL TO HARDLY ANY TOWING. TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT FLUSHED RELIGIOUSLY AT 30K SINCE TAKEN OWNERSHIP. CURRENT MILEAGE 80K. FAILURE OF RADIATOR CROSS CONTAMINATES ATF AND COOLANT, EVENTUALLY DESTROYING TRANSMISSION COSTING $5000 TO REPAIR ASIDE FROM DISABLING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ISSUE ON MANY 2005 PATHFINDER, XTERRA AND FRONTIERS EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V6 COUPLED WITH 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. NISSAN MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY CLAIMS THAT THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, HOWEVER THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS ONLINE AT CAR SPACE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 70,200

COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY FAMILY OF 4 AND I START FROM A STOP AND OUR 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE OR SLIP DUE TO CONTAMINATION WHILE OTHER VEHICLES ARE HEADING FOR US. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET NISSAN OF MIDDLETOWN NY TO REPLACE IT SINCE I PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT INSTEAD THEY KEEP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SENDING ME ON MY WAY. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I WAS ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THE MECHANIC (I GOT TO KNOW THEM BEING THERE ALL THE TIME) THAT HE TOLD ME IN CONFIDENCE THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSANS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A FLAW AND IT WILL COST ABOUT $7,000 TO REPLACE. I FEEL IF IT IS A FLAW AND IT PROVES TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY NISSAN AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER SINCE FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM FORCING US TO DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP US PATHFINDER OWNERS HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

THIS IS REFERENCE TO 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SUV STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I PRESS DOWN THE GAS PEDAL TO GIVE IT MORE POWER BUT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I PULLED TO SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT WOULD NOT CRANK OVER. THE METRO FREEWAY TOWING COMPANY TRY TO JUMP START IT 3 TIMES BUT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOW TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA WHICH THEY DISCOVER THAT THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MIXURE OF THE TWO COMPONENTS BURNED OUT THE ECM MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST OF REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION IS APPROXIMATELY $5400.00, THE VECHICLE IS STILL AT THE NISSAN DEALER WHICH I AM CURRENTLY TRYING FIND A RESOLUATION TO THIS MATTER. BOTTOM LINE WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS BILL SINCE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT HAS BEGUN TO SHOW SIGNS OF THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS. THE PROBLEMS OCCURRING ARE SEVERE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND VIBRATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-55 MPH. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND AM CONTACTING NISSAN FOR THE DREADED FORMAL DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AS THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AT HIGH SPEED CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL FOR VERY SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOW TO NISSAN AND HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER MODEL YEARS AS WELL AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. IT APPEARS NISSAN WILL CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID VIA THE RADIATOR DESIGN FLAW UNTIL DIRECTED TO DO SO. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN MANY CONSUMER FORUMS RELATED TO NISSAN PATHFINDERS OF YEARS 2005-2007. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4WD SUV SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED OUT OF 2WD DRIVING MODE WITH A SUDDEN DECELERATION INTO 4WD MODE. 4WD WARNING LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOUND TRANSMISSION COOLER IN RADIATOR FAILED AND LEAKED FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION DAMAGING TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE.. *TR

Mileage: 20,500

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT STAYING CONSISTENT (DOES NOT BLOW HOT AIR WHEN IDLE) AS WELL A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. I ALSO BEGIN TO NOTICE THAT TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. I WOULD STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND GO TO TAKE OFF AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT I ALREADY KNEW, THE RADIATOR WAS NOW NO GOOD AND LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS CAUSED BOTH OF THEM TO BE RUINED AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 5K TO REPLACE. I ASKED IF THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT SEVERAL OF THE SAME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IN FOR THIS VERY REASON. HE ADVISED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT PAID FOR THESE SERVICES AS THE VEHICLES ARE ALWAYS OUT OF WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR. I STILL HAVE 2000 MILES LEFT ON MY POWERTRAIN AND ADVISED THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTING NISSAN FOR "GOODWILL" ASSISTANCE. NISSAN FINALLY CONTACTED ME AND ADVISED THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY CAUSED BY THE RADIATOR, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT SINCE I WAS NOT CONSIDERED "LOYAL" TO NISSAN AS THIS IS MY FIRST VEHICLE WITH THEM THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I DO THINK IT IS FAIR TO HOLD THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE TRANSMISSION AS CLEARLY THE RADIATOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T BEGIN UNTIL AFTER IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY 5K FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. IF THIS WAS A RARE CASE OR CAUSED BY THE CONSUMER THEN, YES WE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AS ALL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ASSIST US AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE PARTS AS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS PROBLEMS WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF SOME DESIGN FLAW. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS OCCURRING WITH THIS SAME PARTICULAR MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN WILL START SLIPPING. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONE THAT HAS DIAGNOSED IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT HAVE REFUSED TO ISSUE A TSB OR RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT AND IS COSTING PEOPLE 5 TO 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS JUST BEGUN THE TELL TALE SYMPTOMS OF THIS COSTLY PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD CONSIDER THE PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA IS HAVING RIGHT NOW AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

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

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER MY RADIATOR LEAKS FLUID INTO THE TRANNY COOLING LINES. ITS BEEN TO NISSAN 2-3 TIMES. FINALLY THERE PUTTING IN A NEW TRANNY AND RADIATOR. FORTUNATELY ITS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. JUST A COUPLE OF SHORT WEEKS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRANGE VIBRATION NOISE (LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING OVER A GROOVED SURFACE) COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AROUND 2000-2500 RPMS OR 45-65 MPH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F177B6C/8#MSG8) I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THE '05 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A HOSE THAT RUNS FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THUS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BEGIN TO MALFUNCTION AND THEN ULTIMATELY SHUT DOWN. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE POST ON EDMUNDS.COM, THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE IMPACTING ALL 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. YET, I MUST HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO/FRO WORK. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING ON NISSANS PART AND THEY NEED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE AND ADDRESS THE FAULTY ENGINEERING HERE BEFORE SOMEONE'S TRANSMISSION SHUTS DOWN AT 60MPH CAUSING A CRASH ON ONE OF OUR HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATES. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 PATHFINDER ON THE HWY I NOTICED SMOKE ( A LOT)COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS ALSO LOSING RPMS (LIKE THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING) THE SHOP SAID THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND FRIED THE TRANSMISSION ($7000).NISSAN HERE LOCALLY STATED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IN THE MODEL. THE ENGINE STOPPED SMOKING AFTER 20 MINUTES, HAD TO EVACUATE FOUR CHILDREN ON THE HWY. THIS IS SECOND POSTED COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE SHOP STATES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW.*CW

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT THE OIL COOLER LEAKED RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

COURTESY COPY OF A LETTER FROM CONSUMERS WRITTEN TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA RE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD A WHISTLE UP SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THE TIRES WERE FEATHERED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED, THE DOOR PANELS CREAKED, THE BRAKES MADE A CLICKING NOISE, THE DRIVE BELTS WERE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF A NOISE THE CONSUMER HEARD, THE PLASTIC FINISHER ON THE RUNNING BOARDS KEPT POPPING OFF, THE STRUT ON THE REAR HATCH LEAKED DUE TO A POOR SEAL, THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKED, THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE DEALER STATED IT FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. THE REAR SHOCKS LEAKED, THE FRONT PINION SEAL AND OIL PINION SEAL WERE REPLACED AND THE REAR HATCH WINDOW LEAKED. *JB UPDATED 04/06/10.*JB

COURTESY COPY OF A LETTER FROM CONSUMERS WRITTEN TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA RE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD A WHISTLE UP SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THE TIRES WERE FEATHERED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED, THE DOOR PANELS CREAKED, THE BRAKES MADE A CLICKING NOISE, THE DRIVE BELTS WERE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF A NOISE THE CONSUMER HEARD, THE PLASTIC FINISHER ON THE RUNNING BOARDS KEPT POPPING OFF, THE STRUT ON THE REAR HATCH LEAKED DUE TO A POOR SEAL, THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKED, THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE DEALER STATED IT FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. THE REAR SHOCKS LEAKED, THE FRONT PINION SEAL AND OIL PINION SEAL WERE REPLACED AND THE REAR HATCH WINDOW LEAKED. *JB UPDATED 04/06/10.*JB

THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS A BUZZING / WHINING NOISE COMING FROM ONE OR BOTH SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS AND CAMSHAFT SPROCKET AREAS. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS AND BOTH SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS AT 61,000 MILES. COST: $2,148.00. PLEASE SEE NISSAN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CLASSIFICATION: EM07-001 NTB07-042. REFERENCE: DATE: JULY 17, 2007. I BELIEVE THIS ITEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MISTAKE ON NISSAN'S BEHALF WHEN THEY USED INAPPROPRIATE AND UNSAFE PARTS. I ASKED NISSAN TO COVER THIS ITEM UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH THEY QUICKLY REFUSED. I WAS 1,000 MILES PAST MY DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY BUT THIS HAD BEGUN WAY BEFORE THAT POINT. I FIND IT BOTH AMUSING AND CONVENIENT THAT NISSAN NEVER MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO ITS CUSTOMERS, AND ME SPECIFICALLY UNTIL I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THE SERVICE REPORT IS DATED JULY 17, 2007, EXACTLY ONE YEAR PRIOR TO MY VEHICLE NEEDING REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A CLEAR ADMITTANCE OF GUILT ON BEHALF OF NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 61,000