2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware of transmission failure during the gear shifting. The contact stated that the gear shifter would remain in neutral. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,364.

Mileage: 128,364

Transmission oil cooler line in radiator broke causing coolant and transmission oil to mix and car is not driveable and needs $3,000 repairs

.Transmission failed do to coolant in transmission. .got stuck in traffic and couldn’t go anywhere .this is a known problem with these vehicles .vehicle has been inspected by owner who is a mechanic .there were no warning signs

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING A LITTLE LET FOR US WHEN I START FROM THE STOP SIGN OR FROM A DEAD STOP WHEN THE ENGINE IS COOL AND I 1ST STOP IT RUNS FINE FOR THE 1ST MINUTE OR 2 BUT THEN AS I'M DRIVING ALL OF SUDDEN IT START SLIPPING REAL BAD IF I'M IN REGULAR DRIVE WOULD YOU OVERDRIVE ON WHICH IN 5TH GEAR CANNOT GO ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER 55 MILES AN HOUR AND JUST THAT SLIPPING REAL BAD UNLESS I PUT IT IN 4TH GEAR BY TAKING THE OVERDRIVE OFF DANIEL RIDE OKAY FOR A WHILE BUT IT'S SOON AS I GO TO A STOP SIGN OR I STOPPED THE VEHICLE TAKING OFF IT'S SLIP SO BAD IT ALMOST IS NOT MOVE AT ALL ONCE YOU GET SOME MOVING AND RUNS NOT TOO BAD BUT THE LONGER I DRIVE IT TO WHERE SHE GETS UNTIL I SHUT IT OFF COOLED OFF AND THEN IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES

Mileage: 190,000

TRANSMISSION ISSUE DUE TO LEAK MIXTURE OR RADIATOR FLUIDS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM

Mileage: 185,000

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS DUE TO COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY RUINED THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE RADIATOR FAILING AND ALLOWING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION VIA THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLANT LINES THAT RUN THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR.

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND I WAS DRIVING TO THE DOCTOR AND THERE WAS A SHUDDER. I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH WHICH EXPLAINS THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS IN GENERAL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT DUE TO BEING ON A FIXED INCOME. I'M PAYING PAYMENTS ON IT AND ALSO INSURANCE WHICH I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT. I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET PLACES I NEED TO GET. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I REALLY BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD RECALL TRANSMISSIONS AND FIX THEM.

Mileage: 145,000

TO ADD TO MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT MY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOMS FRIENDS HOUSE. I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT TO GET PLACES I NEED TO GO.

THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUTTERING, FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING AT TIMES. THE COOLANT LOOKS LIKE CREAMY PASTE. THE SUV WANTS TO BOUNCE OR PULL TO THE SIDES. ALSO AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE MOTOR IS RUNNING HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE SLOW.

Mileage: 126,489

EL VEHICULO COJE LA REVERSA PERO NO EL DRIVE Y NO QUIERE ARRACAR NO LA PUEDO USAR NI MOVER HACIA FRENTE

Mileage: 119,500

ALL 4 OF MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED (OR NEED TO BE REPLACED - I'VE ALREADY REPLACED BANK 1. NOW BANK 2 IS BAD) IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OR SO AND NOW MY RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT ON THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT I'M OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WITH RESPECT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, I OCCASIONALLY SMELL EXHAUST, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STAY ON. WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT STARTED OUT AS GEAR SLIPPING, CAUSING ROUGH DRIVING (WHICH THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER). THEN, IT STARTED RUNNING SLOW OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND HARD SHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE THAT PULLED TRANSMISSION CODES AND WHEN THEY DROPPED THE PAN, THE FLUID LOOKED LIKE A MILKSHAKE. THE ROUGH DRIVING/GEARS SLIPPING DIDN'T MATTER - IT COULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE IN 2018 THAT I HAD THE ISSUE, BUT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR A YEAR.

Mileage: 165,000

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THE CAR SHUDDERED AS IF GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE ENGINE STARTED RACING, BUT THE CAR GRADUALLY LOST FORWARD PROPULSION. I STEERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND STOPPED. AFTER A MINUTE, THE CAR REGAINED JUST ENOUGH FORWARD MOTION TO GET ME TO THE NEXT EXIT, ACROSS AN INTERSECTION (WHERE THE LIGHT JUST HAPPENED TO BE GREEN, THANK GOODNESS), AND INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A LARGE GROCERY STORE BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL PROPULSION. WE PUSHED THE CAR THE LAST FEW FEET INTO A PARKING SPOT. IT WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARMER HAD FAILED, ALLOWING RADIATOR COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $6000. I CANNOT PUT ANOTHER $6000 INTO A 13-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH I'VE ONLY HAD IT FOR FIVE MONTHS, SO NOW I'VE LOST THE MONEY I PUT INTO IT AND WILL HAVE TO START OVER WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 96,000

RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING LEAK OF RADIATOR FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO AUTO SHOP. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY AND THEN WOULD ALL OF THE SUDDEN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. MECHANICS, (GOT 3 ESTIMATES) ALL SAID SAME THING; THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE PATHFINDERS. MY COST IS ABOUT 6,500. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR 8,500 ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR.

Mileage: 156,000

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING QUICKLY. I HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE IT CRACKED. THAT EVENT LEFT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE.

Mileage: 170,000

THERE IS A SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 05-10 NISSAN TRUCKS; PATHFINDER, FRONTIER, XTERRA. THE RADIATOR HOUSES BOTH COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN THE RADIATOR FAILS, IT LEADS TO COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING; RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND PREMATURE DESTRUCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION. OUR TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 89K MILES. AFTER THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN, THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED AT 90K MILES AND THE ISSUE WAS TRACED BACK TO A CRACKED/RUPTURED RADIATOR; LEADING TO MIXING OF COOLANT AND RADIATOR FLUID WHICH IN TURN RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST OF THE INITIAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS $6000; THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN ALONG WITH THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHING THE SYSTEM AND REPLACING THE FLUIDS IS $8000. IN BOTH INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT HAPPENED DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT SYMPTOMS OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE WORST PART OF THIS IS NOT THE COST. THE WORST PART IS THAT THIS KNOWN ISSUE ON NISSAN TRUCKS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE THE FAILURE CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME, ESPECIALLY DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY, OR DEATH.

Mileage: 90,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURE. WAS ON MAINROAD AT TIME AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANICS WHERE UPON LEARNING THIS IS A TYPICAL ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE AND REPAIRS ARE VERY COSTLY.

Mileage: 120,000

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO HAVE A DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED, AND THEN WOULD CATCH AND LURCH FORWARD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION INNER COOLER RUPTURED AND HAS RUINED BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAS FAILED TO ACCURATELY ADVISE OWNERS ABOUT, OR ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS NEGLIGENT AND WHOLLY UNETHICAL. NEGLIGENT IN THAT THE SYMPTOMS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS HARM OUT INJURY, AS THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE DAMAGE BEING DONE. UNETHICAL IN THAT NOW NISSAN GETS TO PROFIT FROM THEIR NEGLIGENCE, AS IT WILL COST $5,000 TO REMEDY WHAT COULD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS COSTLY.

Mileage: 155,000

CAR OVERHEATED/NO START, HAD SUV TOLLED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP WAS TOLD BY TECHICIAN WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING. RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT AND TRANS FLUID TO MIX. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "OVERHEATED" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND CAUSED COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REBUILT AND A NEW RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,270.

Mileage: 87,270

MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATION.. SOME HOSES INSIDE THE RADIATOR THAT CARRIES TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT CRACKED AND CONTAMINATED BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO LOCK INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND CONTAMINATED BOTH MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION THIS PROBLEM WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN. IT WILL BE A COSTLY REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN ON A RECALL ACCORDING TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT.

Mileage: 168,000

DEFECTIVE RADIATOR FROM NISSAN, DROPPED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF THE RADIATOR WAS DEFECTED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STILL BE IN TACT. THIS HAPPENED JUST REACHING THE 100,000 MILE MARK.

TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT DUE TO FACTORY DEFAULT THERE'S A RECALL ON THE EXACT ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING WITH MY CAR I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE'S AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR SOMETHING TO REMEDY THIS BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE

RADIATOR MALFUNCTION CRACKED TRANSMISSION LINES, MIXING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINES, CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION IS RUINED! NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR! NEVER NO RECALL!

Mileage: 100,000

CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURE DUE TO CO-MINGLING ATF AND COOLANT AT 136,000 MILES. CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, THEY REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY, BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A "KNOWN" ISSUE.

THE RADIATOR HAS BROKEN AND LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM. BOTH MUST NOW BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 91,000

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

Mileage: 189,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 151,000

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

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

Mileage: 210,000

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

Mileage: 123,000

RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL

Mileage: 153,677

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

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

Mileage: 122,000

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

Mileage: 103,000

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

Mileage: 170,000

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

Mileage: 53,000

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

Mileage: 178,000

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

Mileage: 178,000

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

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

Mileage: 103,000

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

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

Mileage: 35

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A 6 LANE HIGHWAY. ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED CEASED WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL. COASTED ON SLIGHT DOWNWARD HILL FOR 1/4 OF A MILE OR A LITTLE MORE ALLOWING TIME TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET WHERE VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY.

Mileage: 139,000

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

Mileage: 151,000

IN 2012, SOON AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR USED 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, WE KNEW IT WAS A MISTAKE. NOT ONLY DID THE FUEL INDICATOR NOT WORK (NOTICED THE DAY WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT) THE SUV JUST DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE FUEL INDICATOR SAYS I HAVE FUEL, BUT THE LIGHT WOULD IMMEDIATELY COME ON, AND THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF & LOCK UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT! FAST FORWARD TO LAST YEAR, 2015, WE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WHEN SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF PARK/DRIVE/REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND SOMETIMES WOULDN'T EVEN CHANGE GEARS, JUST KEEP REVVING UP THE ENGINE AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE. IT HAS LEFT MY CHILDREN AND ME STRANDED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE THEN. FINALLY, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE PATHFINDER DECIDED TO NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK AT ALL AFTER CRANKED. TODAY, 9/14/16, THE TRANSMISSION LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. I BARELY HAD IT PULLED OFF THE ROAD WHEN I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED! THE TRANSMISSION WON'T CHANGE GEARS, WON'T PROPEL THE CAR FORWARD (OR BACKWARDS) AND THE SHOP SAID IT NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION, AND MAYBE A NEW RADIATOR! I AM A STUDENT AND MY HUSBAND IS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT - WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $4,000 LYING AROUND FOR REPAIRS TO A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED! SO, IT IS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, COMPLETELY IMMOBILE AND WE HAVE A CAR PAYMENT COMING UP NEXT WEEK (AND EVERY MONTH AFTERWARDS). WE ARE UNDERWATER, STILL OWING $8,000 FOR A CAR WE THOUGHT WE'D DRIVE FOREVER, THAT IS VALUED AT AROUND $4,000 ON A GOOD DAY WITH NO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE! NISSAN NEEDS TO REPAIR OUR CAR ASAP!

Mileage: 140,000

VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BADLY WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO FIX ISSUE, WE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD TURNED PINK. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AT FLUID AND COOLANT HAD MIXED TOGETHER. WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR REPLACED.

Mileage: 106,600

WHEN I HAD ABOUT 87,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED VIBRATING WHEN I REACHED ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR. FROM THERE, THE HEAT WOULDN'T WORK WHEN I WOULD STOP AT INTERSECTIONS OR LETTING THE CAR IDLE. I THEN HAD MY COOLANT LEVELS CHECKED, AND DISCOVERED MY COOLANT WAS MIXED WITH RADIATOR FLUID. I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE DRIVES, BUT ONLY UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH. TRYING TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH AND THE ENGINE REVS HIGH. TURNS OUT MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE COOLANT GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTINUE TO USE MY VEHICLE IS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT/REMANUFACTURED AT A TUNE OF $5,000. WELL, I'VE ALREADY PAID ~$40,000 FOR THE VEHICLE, ALONE (EXCLUDING OTHER REPAIR ITEMS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT). THE FACT THAT I NEED TO REPLACE A MAJOR POWER TRAIN COMPONENT TO USE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION. UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER (NISSAN/INFINITI USA) TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MAJOR MISHAP, I DISCOURAGE EVERYONE I KNOW FROM PURCHASING THEIR VEHICLES. I BOUGHT A VEHICLE... ONE THAT SHOULD TRANSPORT ME FROM A POINT OF ORIGIN TO A POINT OF DESTINATION (WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO). I DIDN'T PAY $40,000 FOR A HUNK OF PLASTIC AND METAL TO TAKE UP SPACE IN MY DRIVEWAY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MAJOR MALFUNCTION AS EXPEDIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE MODERN USA THAT WE LIVE IN. OTHERWISE, WHAT PURPOSE DOES FEDERAL COMMISSIONS SERVE IF THE CITIZENS AREN'T PROTECTED FROM SUCH FRAUD?

Mileage: 87,000

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

Mileage: 91,450

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

Mileage: 1,106,674

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

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY IN PARK, THERE WAS ENGINE OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION.! BECAUSE OF BAD RADIATOR.

Mileage: 72,000

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

Mileage: 98,500

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

Mileage: 168,000

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

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 187,000

WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO AN ENTRANCE TO I-95 MY CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND MAKE A ROARING NOISE. THE NOISE WENT AWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS AN KNOWN ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAD INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINING IT. HE EXPLAINED THAT NISSAN HAD OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 98,000. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THEIR DEFECTIVE RADIATORS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 2013 AND DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. I FEEL LIKE IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TRADE THE CAR IN NO ONE WANTED IT IN TRADE BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN ISSUES. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR OR A NEW VEHICLE. NISSAN HAD LEFT US HIGH AND DRY AND PLAN TO DO NOTHING TO HELP FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW EXISTED. THIS IS CRIMINAL! THEY HAVE CHEATED US AND IGNORED NISSAN OWNERS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WANT MY CAR FIXED BEFORE IT GETS TO 100,000 MILES IN CASE THEY CALL A CUT OFF AT THAT MILEAGE AGAIN! THEY ARE TOTALLY AT FAULT AND RESPONSIBLE FOR CHEATING PEOPLE OUT OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DOLLARS AND THE ARE GETTING AWAY WITH IT. MY CAR IS PARKED AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF GOING OVER 100,000 MILES OR BREAKING DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD TO BORROW MY SON'S CAR TO GO ANY WHERE I NEED TO GO. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND TOTALLY UNFAIR THAT I EVEN HAVE TO WRITE THIS COMPLAINT SINCE NISSAN ADMITS THAT THOUSANDS OF THEIR VEHICLES ARE KNOWN LEMONS! THEY SHOULD PAY UP OR BE PROSECUTED AS ANY OTHER CRIMINAL WOULD BE FOR CHEATING/STEALING FROM A CONSUMER.

Mileage: 98,000

WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. WE FOLLOWED ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE, MOST OF WHICH WAS AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NEGLIGENT IN ITS INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF OUR VEHICLE. WHEN WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAD BOTH TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT CONTAMINATION, THEY FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIP INSPECTIONS IN MAY 2016 OUTLINED THAT ALL WAS WELL WITH OUR VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID ON OUR DIPSTICK, AND IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE BOLT TO CHECK THE FLUID HAD NOT BEEN RECENTLY REMOVED. OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY WAS PUT AT RISK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH, WHILE IT WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND RISKED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAVILY CONTAMINATED COOLANT. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF SYMPTOMS, WE LOOKED ONLINE AND WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THE WIDESPREAD MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED. WE TOOK OUR TRUCK TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE NISSAN WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 160,000 KILOMETERS FOR POSSIBLE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. ALTHOUGH OUR VEHICLE FELL WITHIN THE 10 YEAR TIME FRAME, WE WERE OUTSIDE THE KILOMETER RANGE BY 40,000 KILOMETERS. NISSAN CANADA AND CROWN NISSAN REFUSED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO US. WE FEEL THE 160,000 KM IS FAR TOO LOW FOR A 10 YEAR WARRANTY. A RECENT DODGE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS 10 YRS, 240,000 KM. NISSAN PUT US IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION, WHERE THEY FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WE WERE OUT DRIVING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, SOME OF WHICH INVOLVED TOWING OUR FAMILY CAMPER ON THE HIGHWAYS. NISSAN HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT ON MANY LEVELS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THESE FAULTY RADIATORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, AND THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,270.

Mileage: 191,270

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

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 160

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE 112,781 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN PATHFINDERS. NISSAN EXTENDED COVERAGE UP TO 100,000 MILES. THE RADIATOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND ALL OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 112,781

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

Mileage: 127

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

Mileage: 101,100

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

Mileage: 145,000

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

Mileage: 109,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DIAGNOSTIC FOR AUTO TRANS SENSOR. MECHANIC FLUSHED TRANSMISSION THEN COULDN'T REPLACE SENSOR DUE TO ON GOING PROBLEM WITH RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT TO TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 98,816

COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION, AND RENDERING VEHICLE USELESS WITHOUT THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS

Mileage: 110,150

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION.

CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND JERKS. HAVE BEEN TOLD I PROBABLY HAVE A CRACK IN RAIDIATOR AND FLUIDS LEAKED IN TRANSMISSION WILL BE THOUSANDS TO FIX. AFTER LOOKING ON INTERNET. I SEE MANY PEOPLE WITH PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT COVERING COSTS.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE RECURRED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTH DENVER, MY PATHFINDER BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STALL. THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AS I PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AUTO IN PARKER COLORADO. A RADIATOR PART BLEW, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND WAS DESTROYED. THE STEAM FROM THE PLASTIC RADIATOR PART ALSO DAMAGED THE MAIN COMPUTER. IT WAS CLOSE TO $10,000 FOR ALL REPAIRS RELATED TO THE RADIATOR PART FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES LATER, MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING ON I-70 NEAR THE VAIL, COLORADO EXIT, AND THE PATHFINDER STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR US BOTH. THIS HAPPENED TODAY, 03/24/2016. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO AVON AUTO IN AVON COLORADO. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ME WITH FURTHER QUESTIONS. [XXX] OR [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

COOLANT FROM A FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. RUINING THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRING A TOTAL REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 124,000

TOTAL TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY REMAINING STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY MORE THAN ONE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANICS ALL INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE RADIATOR HAVING AN INTERNAL PREMATURE FRACTURE, WHICH CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,320.

Mileage: 142,320

KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN WHERE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKS INTO TRANSMISSION AND RUINS TRANSMISSION. REPAIR COST OF $3900.00. NO RECALL.

Mileage: 165,500

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER DUE TO A POOR ENGINEERING ISSUE FROM NISSAN. THIS PROBLEM IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND QUITE PULLING IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST HIT FROM REAR ON THE INTERSTATE. FOUND OUT RADIATOR FAILED AND FILLED TRANSMISSION FULL OF COOLANT AND CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE OF BOTH SYSTEMS.

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR HOSE CRACKED AND LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A COMPONENT WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

Mileage: 157,000

RADIATOR FAILURE 1/7/2011 AT 73,958 MILES, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY NISSAN DEALER, THEN AGAIN FAILURE AT 1/15/2016 150,500 MILES - SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 150,500

VEHICLE JERKS AND STALLS AND EVEN CUTS OFF DURING DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WENT TO CHANGE LANES AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY BUT I HAD NO ENGINE POWER. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO PICK ME UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED US THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD CONTAMINATED THE ANTI-FREEZE AND VICE VERSA AND THAT I'D NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR INSTALLED FOR $5500.00. HE ALSO ADDED THAT NISSAN HAD JUST LOST A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BUT THE CATCH IS THAT YOUR VEHICLE CAN NOT HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. FROM MY RESEARCH IN THE FORUMS, THE ISSUE DOES NOT ARISE UNTIL THE VEHICLE MILEAGE EXCEEDS 100,000, SO WE'RE BASICALLY SCREWED FOR REPAIRS ON OUR NISSANS WITH 100,001 MILES OR MORE. I'M DOUBLE SCREWED AS I HAVE 2 2006 NISSAN'S. MY OTHER VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE DUE TO ATF CONTAMINATION.

Mileage: 109,112

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 03/09/16 *LJ *CN *TR

Mileage: 125,000

COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING CAR TO NOT START AND NOT USABLE.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MIXING WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

AT FIRST I THOUGHT MY HEATER WAS THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY TRUCK DOWN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND A MIXTURE OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NOTICED. THE DEALER TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, AND HOSES. THEY SAID ALL OF THAT WOULD COST ME $8,000.

OUR 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS HAVING ISSUES WHERE IT WOULD SHUTTER HEAVILY WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE POWER WOULD DROP OFF AND THE CAR WOULD REV HIGH. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, THEY FOUND THE CAT CONVERTER BAD AND THE PLUGS FOULED. THEY FIXED THAT AND THE CAR RAN "BETTER" BUT WAS NOT QUITE RUNNING PERFECT AGAIN. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WE WERE SUSPECT OF A SIMILAR ISSUE AS LAST TIME WHERE THE CAR WOULD LAG BEFORE SHIFTING ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WOULD STEP ON IT. SO, WE TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN AND THIS TIME THEY FOUND THE ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING WHERE THE RADIATOR CRACKS AND LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER BEING QUOTED $5900 FOR THE FIX, I ASKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE I'VE SEEN ONLINE AND NOT UNTIL THEN DID THEY LOOK INTO IT AND SEE THAT NISSAN PUT OUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS MATTER. I STILL HAVE TO PAY A $3000 DEDUCTIBLE WHICH IS BS BUT IT IS BETTER THAN $5900

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE AT 75MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEAR STARTED SHUDDERING WHOLE TRUCK AND LOST SPEED. ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON GAS TO GET TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND RPMS JUST WENT UP BUT WHEELS DID NOT MOVE. ALMOST WAS HIT BY MULTIPLE VEHICLES. ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY SHIFT VEHICLE TO GET IT TO SHOULDER AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. TRANSMISSION IS JUNK DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING.

Mileage: 129,000

I BOUGHT THIS SUV BRAND NEW BACK IN 2006, NEVER HAD MAJOR PROBLEM TILL NOW. WE JUST FOUND OUT NISSAN'S RADIATORS ARE A HUGE PROBLEM THEY LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY OUR TRANSMISSION DIED. WHILE I DROVE ON THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. LUCKILY THE CAR DIDN'T STALL AFTER I PULLED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THE COOLANT LEAKED IN TO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE IT GOT COOLANT IN IT AND DAMAGE THE INNERS.

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAD AN AGREEMENT TO HELP COVER COSTS BUT IT ONLY COVERED VEHICLES WITH LESS THE 100K MILES.

Mileage: 119,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WELDING FAILED AND WAS DRAINING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ; UPDATED 3/29/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT. SOMEHOW COOLANT LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. NISSAN IS TELLING ME OH WELL SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 5YRS 60,000 MILES. I'VE HEARD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN AND THAT THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING TO HELP. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS??? THANKS!

Mileage: 88,000

BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN 2013 FOR A BASIC SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE. THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM WERE WELL ESTABLISHED. THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTED INFORMATION IN THE SERVICE VISIT FILE ON MY 2006 PATHFINDER TO SHOW THAT AN INSPECTION FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT WAS DONE. THIS BRINGS US TODAY WHERE MY PATHFINDER CURRENTLY SITS AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN NEED OF A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT, WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE GOING 50 MPH. WHILE IN TRAFFIC WITH ONE OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. SO NOW I HAVE TO DECIDE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, THAT IS DONE USING THE SAME PARTS WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I'VE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

IT WAS ON SATURDAY AUG 8TH, WHILE ON A FAMILY WEEK END GET AWAY, WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN THE CARPOOL LANE OF THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND JUMP A COUPLE OF TIMES.. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WITH NO MOVEMEN, I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO, SO I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND PUT IT IN 44 FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY THAT WAS WITH ME, I GOT IT TO MOVE AND PULLED IT OVER TO CENTER DEVIDER. I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND TOOK IT OUT OF 4X4 AND LET IT SET FOR A FEW MINUTES. WE WERE GOING TO CALL AAA, BUT I DECIDED TO TRY IT AGAIN, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY SAFELY. THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO, I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT AROUND MY HOUSE AND HAVEN'T HAD THAT HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM HESITATING TAKING IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS JUST THERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. $1850

Mileage: 64,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

Mileage: 156,000

I TOOK MY PATHFINDER IN TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR A CHECK UP--CHUGGING AT 35MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SPORADICALLY GOES ON AND OFF, GAS GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. NISSAN RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS AND TOLD ME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BECAUSE I NEED TO PAY $500.00 TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PART THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. I DON'T KNOW IF NISSAN CONSIDERS THE FIX ONCE AND DONE BUT VEHICLES DRIVEN IN SALT AND SAND WINTER CONDITIONS WILL NEED EXTRA ATTENTION. THE TRANSMISSION TROUBLE IS SOMETHING NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT BUT REFUSES TO RECALL. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION--OVER $5000.00. IF NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS, WHY MUST I, A NOW UNHAPPY OWNER, PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS?

Mileage: 92,800

RADIATOR HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS CAUSED IT TO FAIL.

Mileage: 122,000

MY CARS RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MIX OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION AND QUITE POSSIBLY DAMAGED MY ENGINE. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE RADIATOR BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON IT. THE REPAIRS FOR THIS INCIDENT ARE HIGH THE NISSAN DEALER I TOOK IT TO QUOTED ME $4,591.43 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR AND THAT IS WITH THE WARRANTY THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE ON IT. THE DEALER ALSO TOLD ME ANY OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS FAULTY RADIATOR WOULD NOT BE COVERED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO ANY OTHER COMPONENTS AS WELL THEY TOLD THEY ME MIGHT BE AN ADDITIONAL $2,000 SO NEARLY $7,000. I HAD KNOW CHOICE BUT SELL THE CAR OFF AS SCRAP AS THE REPAIRS WOULD COST MORE THAN THE CAR ITSELF. A FAILURE OF ALL THESE PARTS AT ONCE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO EVERYONE.

Mileage: 79,498

I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD TRIP WITH MY CHILDREN AND SUDDENLY MY PATHFINDER WOULD NOT ACCELERATE GOING UPHILL. I THANKFULLY MADE IT UP THE HILL AND ONTO A HIGHWAY ON RAMP. THE GRACE OF GOD IS ALL THAT KEPT ME FROM BEING STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER TAKING THE SAME EXIT. THE PATHFINDER SHUDDERED AND I PULLED INTO THE SHOULDER (A BLESSING THAT THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH SPACE FOR ONE) AND IT TURNED OFF RIGHT THERE. NOT EVEN 85,000 MILES ON AN '06 PATHFINDER AND I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AFTER SOMETHING BROKE IT IN IT 2 YRS AGO, NOW THIS. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST NISSAN DEALER, 35 MILES FROM WHERE IT STOPPED AND HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CHEAP PLASTIC RADIATORS AND TRANSMISSION. I AM NOW IN A RENTAL CAR, LOOKING ONLINE FOR A HOTEL (I WAS PLANNING ON DRIVING UP TO CANADA AND AN NOW STUCK IN OHIO), AND HAVE TO PAY $3,000 TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR. NEVERMIND THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE!!

Mileage: 84,500

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY PATHFINDER WENT BAD BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. IT MIXED TRANSMISSION OIL AND ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT WILL COST ME 6K+ TO REPAIR. I READ A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND I WANT NISSAN TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 107,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER HESITATED TO MOVE AS I PULLED OVER I NOTICED LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK. I OPEN UP THE RADIATOR CAP NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR FLUID HAS MIXED

Mileage: 75,000

I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE MAIN ROAD AND WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE. WHEN I GOT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID THAT THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED IT TO RUIN THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 90,150

TRANSMISSION IS SHAKY AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING, APPARENTLY NISSAN KNEW ABOUT RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINE!!!

Mileage: 81,000

JUST AFTER EXITING FREEWAY, VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN ANY FORWARD GEARS. THIS CAUSED FORWARD MOVEMENT TO REDUCE TO EXTREMELY SLOW MOTION. IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, AND IF A DRIVER PANICKED, NOT IMMEDIATELY MOVING OFF TO THE SIDE, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH POTENTIALLY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY KNOWN AND HAS BEEN DEALT WITH TO A LIMITED EXTENT. DON'T SEE A PLACE ON THIS COMPLAINT FORM TO INDICATE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT DUE TO LOWER TRANS LINE IN RADIATOR'S LOWER TANK BEING RUPTURED. RADIATOR WAS ALSO CROSS CONTAMINATED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS COMMON PROBLEM IN CERTAIN MODEL 2005 - 2007 NISSAN'S IS NOT CURRENTLY A RECALL (IT SHOULD BE), AND THE LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY IN THE NISSAN SETTLEMENT OFFERS NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLES HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH OVER 100,000 MILES, AS IS THE CASE WITH MOST OF US. I HOPE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM OVER THE YEARS, AND THE THOUSANDS MORE WHO WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE YEARS TO COME.

Mileage: 138,544

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED VIBRATIONS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 114,000

I WAS DRIVING STOPPED AT A LIGHT HAS I BEGAN TO PROCEED THE TRUCK HAD NO SPEED AN THE CAR BEHIND WAS GOING AT A HIGH SPEED WITH OTHER CARS ON RIGHT AND LEFT AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD'NT GO. CONTINUED TO GO AND AT SLOW PACE AND THEN PICKED UP SPEED. THIS CONTINUED EACH TIME I STOPPED FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET TO DESTINATION AND IT COMPLETLY STOPPED. HAD RECENTLY REPLACED CONVERTER AND NOW TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 143,614

ANOTHER CLASSIC STORY OF NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION FAILING DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER SYSTEM RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE RADIATOR FLUID ARE MIXED UP DUE TO VEHICLE DESIGN ISSUES. NISSAN IS CONVENIENTLY GETTING OUT OF THE COMPLAINT BY PUTTING IN STUFF THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

[XXX] TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I PURCHASED MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN 2013 WITH 109K MILES ON IT. I LOVED IT FOR 1YR AND A HALF. 2 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL PLACE TO BE LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN PATHFINDERS HAVE A FAULTY RADIATOR THAT LEAKS INTERNALLY INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE! WOULD COST $3600 TO FIX. I CALLED SUNTRUP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND TO BRING IT IN, WHICH I DID AND $100 LATER THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING I ALREADY KNEW FROM THE OTHER PLACE FOR FREE. THEY AGAIN SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE BUT THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $6800! I BEGAN SEARCHING (NOT TOO DIFFICULT SINCE IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET!) I CALLED AROUND TRYING TO FIND A MORE AFFORDABLE TRANSMISSION PLACE AND EVERY SINGLE PLACE I CALLED KNEW ABOUT THE NISSANS FAULTY RADIATORS!! THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM FOR THE YEARS 2005, 2006 AND 2007 PATHFINDER, XTERRA AND AND FRONTIER! NISSAN REFUSES TO DO A RECALL STATING IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT CLOSING IN 2013 (YEAR I BOUGHT MY CAR) AND WOULD FIX THE TRANSMISSIONS UP TO 100K (I BOUGHT MINE AT 109K. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. I DID CONTACT SUNTRUP AND TALKED TO THE SALES MANAGER WHO SAID TO COME IN AND THEY WOULD "TRY AND HELP ME". THEIR SOLUTION IS TO ROLL THE $4,000 I AM UPSIDE DOWN INTO A BRAND NEW CAR CAUSING MY PAYMENTS TO GO UP EXPONENTIALLY! (ALSO AS A SINGLE MOM OF 3 KIDS IN CAR SEATS A CAR ISN'T HELPFUL, NEITHER IS SUPER HIGH PAYMENTS). YOU CAN NOT TELL ME THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS NISSAN TRANSMISSION ISSUE BEING A NISSAN DEALER! THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUIT, THE YEAR I BOUGHT THE CAR?!?! PERHAPS THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE IN MY CASE BUT I DO NOT THINK IT IS ETHICAL TO CONTINUE SELLING THESE MODELS AND YEARS!! *TR

Mileage: 130,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM CAR LOT FEB. 28, 2015. DROVE THIS VEHICLE 5 TIMES AND THE COOLANT LEAKED. FLUSHED SYSTEM NOTICE THERE WAS STOP LEAK IN RADIATOR. NOW MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND TRUCK SHAKES DURING ACCELERATION. THIS WAS A PREVIOUS ISSUE BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SHAKING OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING HOME. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST THE TIRES NEEDING TO BE BALANCED, BUT AFTER RESEARCH I KNOW THAT IT WAS FROM THE COOLANT PREVIOUSLY LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, AND NOW I AM LEFT TO DEAL WITH IT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON A BUSY INTERSECTION DUE TO THIS COOLANT LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. GLAD WE DIDN'T END UP IN A RECKLESS AND THAT MY CHILDREN ARE SAFE. THERE IS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THESE PATHFINDERS HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL. *TR

FLUID CROSS CONTAMINATION FROM RADIATOR TO TRANSMISSION CAUSING HESITATION DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. PER NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT,UNLESS TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ARE REPLACED THIS IS UNFIXBLE AND CAR WILL SOON DIE. REPAIRS ESTIMATE IS 6,000 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

LEAK IN RADIATOR CAUSING CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. THIS IS CAUSING HESITATION IN POWER DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. PER THE NISSAN SERVICE PROVIDER WE TOOK IT TO, THE CARS NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT THE COST OF $6000 OR IT WILL SOON DIE. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER 'S DEFECT AND A KNOWN FLAW- MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE POSTED BY OTHER OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 121,600

THE SERVICE MANAGER SHOCKED ME WHEN SHE SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION ,BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE HAD LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT.SHE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME I NEED A TIMING CHAIN ,U-JOINTS , MUFFLER CLAMPS AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MY TRUCK. SHE ADVISED I SHOULD GET A NEW TRUCK THE COST WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 4,500.00 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR!.I LEFT IN DISBELIEF KNOWING A TRUCK WITH 65K MILES SHOULD NOT NEED A TRANSMISSION.I RESEARCHED ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM , NOT ONLY ON MY TRUCK BUT OTHER NISSAN MODELS AS WELL. THEY SETTLED A LAWSUIT THAT FAVORS NISSAN , BUT NEGLECTED TO INFORM ANY OF THERE CUSTOMERS LIKE MYSELF WITH A HEADS UP IF THE ISSUE HAS NOT HAPPENED YET.I HAVE TO PAY THE FIRST 3000.00 DOLLARS OF THE REPAIR AND NISSAN WILL PICK UP THE REST , THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.THE SERVICE ADVISER DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THIS ISSUE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AS OF YET HAS NOT SENT ME A DETAILED ESTIMATE OF THE REPAIR.THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE TRANS COULD SLIP AT SOME TIME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION HAS NOT RESPONDED WITH A REMEDY WITH MY COMPLAINT . I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE LOCAL DEALER AND WITH NISSAN PRODUCT AS WELL. WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN.P.S. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR FACILITY AND THERE ESTIMATE ALONE FOR THE JOB WAS 4,555.00 DOLLARS, WHEN DRIVING IT TO THEM I COULD HARDLY DRIVE OVER 40 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING , AGAIN THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL !.IF I NEEDED POWER TO CHANGE LANES OR GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER CAR I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED....UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, WHICH NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF OVERDRIVE FROM TIME TO TIME. AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT COMPLETELY ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL REV UP, BUT WILL NOT DRIVE. APPARENTLY THEY ARE FAMOUS FOR THE GASKET LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT WITH THE OIL. THEY SHOULD HAVE ALL BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

CAR SHUT DOWN ON DART TRAIN TRACKS, TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK, RADIATOR HAD OIL AND LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 111,342

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVE SHAFT BECAME STIFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EMIT SMOKE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT BURNT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,500.

Mileage: 148,500

ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015, MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED TO SHUDDER AT 45-50 MPH. AFTER TAKING IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR COOLING FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS CAUSING IT TO FAIL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS AND USUALLY OCCURS AFTER HIGH MILEAGE (100,000) AND THE WARRANTY ON THE PATHFINDERS HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 80,000 TO 100,000 MILES. HOWEVER, MY PATHFINDER CURRENTLY HAS OVER 120,000 MILES ON IT SO NISSAN WILL PROBABLY NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 100,000 MILES, WHY DIDN'T NISSAN EXTEND THE WARRANTY OVER 100,000? THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS I AM RIGHT NOW AND HAVE SPENT $5,000+ TO FIX SOMETHING THAT NISSAN KNOWS IS DEFECTIVE ON THEIR SUVS FROM 2005 TO PRESENT. *TR

Mileage: 120,145

THE CAR IS NOT HEATING UP. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID IS MIXING TOGETHER MAKING A PINK COLOR.. WE HAVE HAD IT ONLY FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. WE HAVE LOAN ON THE CAR. I KEEP SEEING ONLINE THAT EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. MORE PROBLEMS KEEP HAPPENING. I LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND IT'S SAYING OUR CAR MAKE IS RECALLED FOR THE AIR BAG? IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN HELP US OR COULD WE JUST TRADE TO GET A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. I WOULD MUCH APPRECIATE SOMEONE TO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKS COOLANT ONTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW WITH MAY 3-7 MILES ON IT IN 2006. I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEMS AS I KEEP IT SERVICED ON TIME AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE CAR STARTED PERFORMING WEIRDLY THIS PAST WEEK. THE NOISE STARTED OUT AS A TICKING SOUND WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND BY THE END OF THE WEEK MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE A MOTORCYCLE WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR! I WOULD EVEN "STUTTER" WHEN I WHAT ON THE INTERSTATE LIKE IT WAS NOT IN GEAR. I GOT TWO SEPARATE DIAGNOSTICS, ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, ONE AT A NON-DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION! *JS

Mileage: 90,158

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DRIVEN SLOWLY TO ITS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FRACTURED DUE TO THE COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE RAIDER, THE CONVERTER, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

MY NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS NOT HEATING/ DEFROSTING...ALSO, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE WHEN THE TRUCK WAS SHIFTING GEARS. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4400. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE IN GEAR, TRAVELING APPROX. 40MPH, VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WITHOUT WARNING (NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO OVERHEATING) AND HAD TO COAST DURING HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC, WHICH CAUSED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES TO SUDDENLY SLOW OR STOP. CAR WAS TOWED & CODE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHICH LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION FOR $5347.52.

Mileage: 92,853

RADIATOR FAILED AND CROSS CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION WITH ANTI-FREEZE AND TRANSFLUID. REPLACED RADIATOR AND FLUSHED TRANSMISSION IN SEPT 2014 AND THREE MONTHS LATER DEC18, 2014 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPAIR CENTER SAID IT WILL COST $4500-$5000 FOR REPAIR OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION OIL. I REFUSE TO SPEND 4-5K ON REPAIR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS MANUFACTURING DESIGN DEFECT AND NISSAN COMPANY KNOW ABOUT IT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THESE WERE NOT ISOLATED ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A SCAM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE RADIATOR HAS A DEFECT. NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCE TO ISSUE A RECALL OR HAVE THEM PAY FOR THE FULL REPAIR OF ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *DT

Mileage: 93,100

VIBRATION TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS DRIVING 50 MPH OR MORE IN HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR 2 MONTHS DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME OCT. 5, 2014 ON MY WAY TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I WAS LATE TO WORK AND HAD TO FIND OTHER MEANS TO GET MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. PLEASE HELP *TR

Mileage: 123,000

A FAULTY RADIATOR CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK INTO MY TRANSMISSION, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER INSIDE OF IT. THE ISSUE WAS INITIALLY NOTICED ON A DRIVE UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS (ALTHOUGH AT THE TIME WE DID NOT WHAT IT WAS). AS WE WERE CLIMBING UPHILL WE NOTICED A SHUDDERING AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING A BIT. WE MADE IT BACK HOME SAFELY, BUT ON TWO SUBSEQUENT TRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS WELL AS IT OVERHEATING ON ONE OCCASION. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP A BIT UPON PUTTING IT INTO GEAR AND THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER OCCASION OF IT OVERHEATING. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE NEVER PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THIS ISSUE, ALTHOUGH THAT PROBABLY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WE LIMITED DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE PROBLEM, AS IT WAS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *JS

Mileage: 101,000

ON DECEMBER 12 2013 I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 195,SPEED LIMIT WAS 65 MILES AN HOUR, ABOUT TEN MINUTES ON MY WAY HOME I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, AS I PULLED OVER ON THE BREAK DOWN LANE I GOT OUT AND CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW NOTHING SO I CONTINUE TO DRIVE I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE ,AND THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $5400.00 TO REPLACE IT AND IF I DON'T LIKE IT, I CAN TAKE IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN DARTMOUTH MA, WHICH I DID, AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME BUT PUT ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH MONTHLY PAYMENTS, SO I TOOK MY NISSAN PATHFINDER TO A MECHANIC BUSINESS CALL SAFE GUARD TRANSMISSION LOCATED ON DARTMOUTH STREET IN NEW BEDFORD MA, WHICH I ENDED UP PAYING 3600.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO BE REIMBURSE FOR THE AMOUNT I SPENT ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT A RECALL WAS ON, IF YOUR COMPANY REFUSE I WILL CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. *TR

WHILE IN MOTION IN A VERY BUSY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING PROMPTING MY PUMPING OF THE GAS PEDAL IN PANIC, AS WELL AS DEPLOYMENT OF THE HAZARD LIGHT. THE ENERGY GENERATED FROM THE ENGINE, WHILE PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL, IS NOT BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE TRANSMISSION. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE ROLLS TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE ENGINE DEAD IN THE BUSY TRAFFIC, EFFECTIVELY PUTTING ME IN HARMS WAY. I TURNED THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE STARTED, AFTER ABOUT A QUARTER MILE IT WILL STALL AND QUIT AGAIN. THIS PROCESS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE QUIT FOR GOOD. IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. I HAD A WRECKER TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE AGENT TOLD ME, APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS LATER, THAT THE PROBLEM RESULTED FROM A CRACKED RADIATOR THAT LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGING OR DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. THE AGENT TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SINCE IT WILL ENTAIL INSTALLING NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION OIL: READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2005-2010 PATHFINDER ON CARCOMPALINTS.COM, I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A $90 SOLUTION TO BYPASS THE ORIGINAL SETUP AND HAVE A SEPARATE RADIATOR FOR TRANSMISSION, WHY COULDN'T NISSAN DO IT OR ATLEAST INFORM ALL OWNERS ABOUT IT SO WE COULD HAVE AVOIDED SPENDING 4-5K ON REPAIRING SOMETHING THAT IS MANUFACTURING DESIGN DEFECT. I AM IN NO WAY CLAIMING TO BE A MECHANIC, BUT I AM ASSUMING OTHER VEHICLES ALSO HAVE A SIMILAR SETUP, EVEN OTHER NISSAN MODELS. HOW COME THIS IS THE PROBLEM ONLY FOR PATHFINDERS? THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT I GUESS OUR GOVERNMENT IS TOO BUSY LOOKING OUT FOR SPECIAL INTEREST LOBBYISTS. I AM DISGUSTED IN NISSAN'S CONDUCT AND ALSO THE CONDUCT OF NHTSA & CAS WHO DID NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN THERE WAS CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT TO PROVE THESE WERE NOT ISOLATED ISSUE WITH A FEW VEHICLES, BUT A DESIGN FLAW. AS IS EVIDENT FROM MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, THIS PROBLEM MOSTLY OCCURS AROUND 95K+ MILE MARK AND BY THAT TIME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY NISSAN AS PART OF THEIR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS OVER. THE SETTLEMENT IS AN ADMISSION OF FAULT ON NISSAN'S PART AND NHTSA/CAS SHOULD FORCE NISSAN TO ISSUE A RECALL OR HAVE THEM PAY FOR THE FULL REPAIR OF ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND HAVE THEM PROVIDE A REMEDY SUCH AS SEPARATE COOLING SYSTEM FOR TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLES WHICH HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM YET. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH CURRENT MILEAGE OF 106,000. I JUST LEARNED TODAY THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FOR $6000. DUE TO THIS KNOWN PRODUCT DEFECT. I AM INFURIATED AS I READ THROUGH ALL THE POST BY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE BEEN TOLD NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM DOES NOT SHOW UP ON AVERAGE UNTIL 95,000 MILES OR MORE. IT WOULD APPEAR NISSAN WHO JUST REPORTED BILLIONS FOR THEIR EARNINGS COULD HAVE DONE THE PROPER PRODUCT RECALL OF ALL UNITS MANUFACTURED/EFFECTED REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND FIXED THE ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 106,700

WHILE DRIVING MY 06 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 82000 MILES ON THE CAR, IT WOULD BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE AS IF RUNNING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS AND TEMPORARILY LOSE POWER THAT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT. AS I WAS MERGING ON TO A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS SHUDDER AND POWER LOSE OCCURRED. I LATER LEARNED HOW MANY YEARS OF NISSANS WERE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES, FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID MIXING DUE TO FAULTY LINES CAUSING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LIKE MINE. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES OF MAKING THIS ISSUE AWARE SO IT CAN BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. AS I RESEARCHED THIS MATTER I LEARNED THAT IF YOUR COOLANT OVERFLOW APPEARS TO BE A MILKY COLOR THAN THAT'S A SIGH OF CONTAMINATION AND OF COURSE AFTER MY NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE MINE TOO WAS CONTAMINATED. AFTER READING SO MANY STORIES OF HOW THIS SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE, HOW IS THIS ISSUE BEING OVER LOOKED? I GOT LUCKY I JUST HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, AT LEAST I STILL HAVE MY LIFE , IAM JUST FEARFUL THAT IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN THE NEXT PERSON IN A NISSAN WONT BE AS LUCKY. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE RADIATOR CRACKED AND ALLOWED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FALIURE....COST TO REPAIR 5,000 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ALL OF SUDDEN AS I WAS DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS UNABLE TO GET SPEED, COOLANT IS GONE AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

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

Mileage: 78,755

LEAKING COOLANT CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

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

ON 08/15/14, I WAS PUMPING GAS AND AS I WAS LEAVING I NOTICED THAT THE PATHFINDER'S TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND SHIFT HARD. AS I DROVE HOME, I NOTICED THAT IT DID THE SAME THING AFTER EVERY STOP. IT WOULDN'T RUN AS IT USUALLY DID. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. MY BOYFRIEND THEN WENT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION TOTAL CAR CARE BUT WAS TOLD TO GO AT 9:30 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE TOOK IT THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WAS 08/16/14 AND WE RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MULTI-POINT CHECK REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS OKAY AND THE CONDITION WAS CONTAMINATED. THERE IS COOLANT CONTAMINATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. A COMPUTER SCAN REVEALED THE FOLLOWING CODES: P1710 TRANS OIL TEMP, P1764 DIRECT CLUTCH SOLENOID VALVE CIRCUIT FAULT, P1731 FIRST GEAR ENGINE BREAKING LOGIC ERROR. THE MANAGER THEN TOLD ME THAT THE 2005-2007 NISSAN PATHFINDERS HAD THIS DEFECT. WHEN MY MOTHER CALLED NISSAN AT THE 1-800 NUMBER, SHE WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PATHFINDER IS PAID OFF, AS OF THIS YEAR, ONLY TO HAVE IT SIT IN THE GARAGE UNTIL I GET IT FIXED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF ANY OF THE 5 RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 101,033

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I EASED OFF THE BRAKES AND PUSH THE GAS. IT JERKED AND IT MOVED VERY SLOWLY MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC CALLED ME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. NOW I'M LOOKING TO HAVE TO PAY $3000 FOR A TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 183,900

COOLANT LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION RENDERING VEHICLE USELESS. OUT OF POCKET COST WAS 2500.00 BASED OFF OF CLASS ACTION SUIT. NISSAN PICKED UP REST. FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS IN THIS REGARD. *TR

Mileage: 88,383

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

Mileage: 120,222

FROM DEAD STOP AT STOP SIGN, PUSHED ON GAS WITH RESULTANT "GRIND" OF TRANSMISSION. HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 2 WEEKS. TOOK INTO DEALER. TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN NISSAN MODELS. NISSAN ONLY DID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT TAPERED OFF EVERY YEAR/10,000 MILES. AFTER 100,000 MILES NO HELP. THIS WAS NOT A RESULT OF WORN OUT TRANSMISSION, THIS WAS A RESULT OF ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY NISSAN 100%. *TR

Mileage: 128,700

A LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, MY TRUCK WOULD NOT GET INTO THE NEXT GEAR. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AS OTHER DRIVERS HAD TO GO AROUND ME. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION EXPERT THE NEXT DAY, AND A DIAGNOSIS INFORMED ME OF CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID BY WAY OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. MY RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM LED ME TO THE FACT THAT NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS FLAW AND IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY DESIGN AND MY FEAR IS THAT THIS HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE THOUSANDS I MUST PAY IN REPAIR (NEW TRANSMISSION), BUT FOR THE SAFETY OF OWNERS, AND FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE ON THE ROADS WITH US. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY AND LET THEIR CUSTOMERS KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN DANGER UNLESS THIS IS CORRECTED! CONTACT CUSTOMERS NISSAN AND LET THEM KNOW! *TR

Mileage: 109,000

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

Mileage: 86,000

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

Mileage: 115,000

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN WHAT A APPEARED TO BE AS A TORQUE SHUTTER WITH THE 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. ONCE THE SPEEDOMETER HIT AROUND 60 MPH IT WOULD MAKE THIS FRIGHTENING SHUTTER AND AGAIN AT 75 MPH, ONLY WHILE ACCELERATING. OUR MECHANIC WAS AWARE OF THIS RECALL FOR THE RADIATOR AND WE REPLACED IT. WHAT I WASN'T AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND SLOWLY DESTROYING A MODULAR WHICH SENDS THE SIGNAL TO START THE CAR AND TELL THE TRANSMISSION WHICH GEAR TO BE IN. I TRIED TO START MY CAR ONE DAY BEFORE WORK AND TO MY SURPRISE IT WOULDN'T START. NOT EVEN WITH A JUMP. THAT EVENING WE REPLACED THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL. TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND NOTHING. THERE IS DASH LIGHTS BUT NO CLICKING OR EVEN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. HEAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANICS SHOP. THE NEXT DAY THE RESULTS WERE THAT THE MODULAR IS DONE! WHAT IS SO MUCH MORE FRUSTRATING SINCE I DIDN'T QUALIFY TO GET THE RADIATOR REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE! HOW DOES A COMPANY PUT FAULTING PARTS IN MANY DIFFERENT MODELS OF VEHICLES AND THIS BE THE CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE ON THE ROAD OCCURED AND CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO SWAY OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. CAR DRIVEABLE AFTER, BUT DETERIORATING DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION CASE. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE NISSAN ORGANIZATION, BUT REMAINS UNADDRESSED SUFFICIENTLY. THIS PLACES A MAJOR COST ON 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS AND ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SO THIS NEGLIGENCE CANNOT PERSIST. I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS AND FOR SOME OF THE REPLACEMENT COST, BUT NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION SHOULD FULFILL ITS OBLIGATION PER THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2012. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WITHOUT WARNING THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLING PART OF THE RADIATOR AND CAUSED AN ALMOST INSTANT BURNING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT WAS FOUND TO BE RUINED BEFORE I COULD EVEN SAFELY STOP AND HAVE IT TOWED. THE CAR LOST TEMPORARILY LOST POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS AND STRANDED ME IN A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS ALMOST T-BONED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED..... *TR

Mileage: 88,120

I HAVE HEARD THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION FLUID GETTING RADIATOR FLUID IN IT. THE CLASSIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS THAT HAVE STARTED WITH MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARE: 1. HORRENDOUS SHUDDERING WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS TO INCREASE MY SPEED, 2. OCCASIONAL BANGING WHEN MY AUTOMATIC CAR SHIFTS INTO GEAR, 3. DELAY IN SPEED WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PASS. SINCE ALL OF THIS HAD STARTED RIGHT AFTER 100,000 MILES A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NOT COVERED. I AM A SINGLE MOM WHO IS A HOSPICE NURSE, I DRIVE ALL DAY, HAVING A RELIABLE CAR PUTS FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR MY KIDS. I DON'T HAVE $3,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I COULD CRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. RIGHT NOW I JUST KEEP DRIVING IT KNOWING IT IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN ANY DAY. I WAS INFORMED BY SO MANY PEOPLE THAT NISSAN WAS A GREAT COMPANY AND MANUFACTURED A GREAT VEHICLE WHEN I DECIDED TO BY THIS PATHFINDER. I AM SOOOO DISAPPOINTED!!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE, I'M SORRY, FOR THE AMOUNT THAT I ORIGINALLY PAID FOR THIS VEHICLE, IT SHOULD NOT START FALLING APART AT 108,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND THE TRANSMISSION OIL MIXED WITH THE COOLING. THIS RESULTED IN THE DAMAGING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 104,252

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE, IT SHAKES AND SLIPS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A TRANSMISSION EXPERT WHO INFORMED ME THAT THESE TRUCKS HAVE THIS MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND MY TRUCK SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTEE BY THE DEALER, I DID MY RESEARCH AND I AM NOW AWARE OF THE RADIATOR ISSUE AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTEE WILL COVER VEHICLES UNDER 80K MILES MY TRUCK JUST REACH 60K MILES WHICH IS WHEN THESE ISSUES START ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY RADIATOR WAS FINE AND I DO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT NOT RELATED TO THE RADIATOR AND WANTED TO BILL ME FOR A SERVICE FEE. I CALLED THE EXPERT I HAD BEEN TALKING TO AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS BS AND TO ASK IF THEY DID A GLYCO TEST WHICH THEY DID NOT AND ASK HOW THEY KNEW IT WAS NOT MIXING. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED TO ME THAT IT WILL LOOK SLUSHY AND MINE WAS SIMPLY BLACK OR DARK. NOW I AM NO EXPERT BUT ANTIFREEZE IS GREEN AND TRANS FLUID IS RED. EVEN A CHILD KNOWS THAT IF YOU MIX RED AND GREEN YOU WILL GET BLUE OR A DARK COLOR, WHICH TO ME EXPLAIN WHY IT IS DARK. THE DEALER JUST DOES NOT WANT TO FIX MY TRUCK FOR THE PRICE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL PAY THEM WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 2K SO THEY RATHER TELL ME THAT IT IS NOT COVERED AND TRY TO BILL ME FOR 5K+ TAXES SO THEY CAN MAKE A PROFIT OF 3K OF WHICH THE SERVICE MANAGER PROBABLY WILL GET A 1K COMMISSION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHECK THEY DID BUT WHATEVER IT WAS MY TRUCK NOW LEAK ANTIFREEZE WHICH WAS NOT AN ISSUE BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THEM. *JS

Mileage: 60,000

THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A FAMILY TRIP, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER. THE SHUDDER RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, BUT WE MADE IT SAFELY TO OUR DESTINATION. HAD TO BRING INTO THE SHOP WHERE I LEARNED THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR ON 06' PATHFINDER CAUSES IT TO MIX TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH COOLANT. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN A HEFTY BILL ($4774). I LEARNED THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUITE AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT CLOSED LAST YEAR. HOPING TO FIND INFORMATION ON PERHAPS ANOTHER SETTLEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 95,319

MY RADIATOR IS EVIDENTLY CRACKED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO MY TRANSMISSION, CAUSING FAILURE TO SHIFT. MY VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER. AT ONE POINT, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FROM A STAND-STILL AS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING, LIKE BEING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE SERVICE RECORDS FROM REPUTABLE MECHANIC SHOP THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STARTED AT $77K MILES. NISSAN DOES NOT CARE. THE COURT ORDERED SETTLEMENT (CLASS ACTION SUIT) LETS THEM OFF THE HOOK AFTER $80K MILES. $2,500 COPAY TO FIX A PROBLEM CAUSED BY RADIATOR LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP (WHY I NEVER WENT TO THEM FOR REPAIRS). THEY TRY TO CHARGE FOR STUFF UNDER WARRANTY (MY FUEL GAUGE ISSUE A FEW YEARS BACK). I THOUGHT NISSAN NA WOULD HELP BUT I WAS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE AND NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO MAKE A RUMBLE STRIP NOISE AROUND 45 MPH. DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT NISSAN HAD A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH COOLANT LINE. KNOWING THAT THE RADIATORS WERE DEFECTIVE WHY WASN'T NISSAN ORDERED TO RECALL THEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOUR TRANSMISSION FAILS!!! I NOW HAVE TO PAY $2500 TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT TO HAVE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

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

Mileage: 146,000

VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA THAT INCREASES WITH RPMS AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND SAID TO BE FAULTY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. WAS MANUFACTURED WITH PLASTIC PARTS FOR THIS MODEL HAD PRICE QUOTED TO APPROX $3000 TO REPAIR! *TR

Mileage: 89,000

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

Mileage: 87,000

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION, KILLING TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

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

Mileage: 114,000

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

Mileage: 125,000

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

Mileage: 103,000

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

Mileage: 124,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 80,743

I NOTICED A SHUDDER WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTING, MY MECHANIC TEST DROVE IT AND SENT ME TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE GENTLEMAN THERE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HE ALSO SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR PATHFINDER. HE THOUGHT THAT SINCE THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. I LATER FOUND THAT THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED BUT NOT ENOUGH TO INCLUDE MY TRUCK. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN, I HAVE OWNED 4 PATHFINDERS AND SEVERAL OTHER CARS MADE BY NISSAN. I THOUGHT THEY WOULD TAKE BETTER CARE OF LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE AND SLIPPAGE. WHEN COMING TO ABRUPT STOPS TRANSMISSION "JERKS" AND "BUCKS" ALSO, UPON ACCELERATING, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. SAFETY ISSUE WITH PROPER DRIVING CAPABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 143,000

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

Mileage: 140,000

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

Mileage: 80,900

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

Mileage: 111,990

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

Mileage: 142,692

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 102,000

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

Mileage: 102,000

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

Mileage: 107,864

CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NISSAN RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW 10,000 TO REPAIR AND I PUT THE BILL AND TELL ME TO TAKE HOME AND PARK IT. TRANSMISSION COULD GO OUT ANYTIME. WHY NO RECALL AND WHERE IS JUSTICE HERE. I TRADE CARS WHEN MY FINANCES ALLOW ME TO, NOT WHEN I HAVE TO, SO THIS IS MY COMPLAINT WILL NISSAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE? I KNOW THERE'S MANY MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. *JS

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

Mileage: 100,102

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

Mileage: 126,000

MY RADIATOR FAILED AND POSSIBLY LEAKED RADIATOR FLUID INTO MY TRANSMISSION, VIA AN INTERNAL RADIATOR COOLER. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. INVOLVING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. MY MECHANIC CAUGHT THIS PROBLEM EARLY ENOUGH THAT MY TRANSMISSION WASN'T COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE RESULTING REPAIR WAS $900 PLUS $200 FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AS A SAFEGUARD TO POSSIBLE RADIATOR FLUID THAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE MILEAGE EXTENSION FOR WARRANTY AND SINCE MY TRANSMISSION WASN'T DESTROYED I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR ANY HELP FROM THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE STAGGERING I CURRENTLY HAVE A FUEL SENDING UNIT ISSUE THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS IS A POORLY MADE VEHICLE THAT HAS COST ME THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND KEEPS TELLING ME TO GO TO A DEALER TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. SO FRUSTRATING. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER FROM A DEALER LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I NOTICED A SLIGHT JUMP IN SHIFTING. I BROUGHT THIS TO MY SALES MANS ATTENTION AND HE ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN "TRUCKS". CONSIDERING I NEVER OWNED A TRUCK I TOOK THIS INFORMATION AS FACTUAL AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE NOW NOT EVEN 1 YEAR LATER IS SHIFTING WORSE AND SHAKING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER OPTION AT A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE NOTIFIED US OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THE SAME ISSUES WE ARE EXPERIENCING. IT WAS TOLD TO US THAT OUR COOLANT VIA THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO OUR TRANSMISSION CAUSING OUR TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR TO BE SWAPPED. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS. WE WERE TOLD BY NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT BECAUSE OUR VEHICLES MILEAGE WAS NOW OVER 90K THAT OUR CO-PAY FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE $3000. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING WE JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PUSH FOR A RECALL AS IT APPEARS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CASES ONLINE OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUES HAPPENING IN THE SAME MODEL & YEAR. PLEASE ADVISE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU KINDLY *TR

Mileage: 82,000

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

Mileage: 109,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 76,535

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

Mileage: 94,829

AUTO TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR.

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

Mileage: 175,000

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

Mileage: 100,100

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

Mileage: 121,000

I AM HAVING A VERY HARDTIME WITH THIS VEHICLE. JUST BOUGHT ON JUNE 2013 FROM USED DEALERSHIP. IT IS MIXING THE ANTIFREEZE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE. AND NEED TO GET AROUND. MY FAMILY DEPENDS ON A GOOD USEFUL VEHICLE. THAT WILL NOT BREAK DOWN JUST ANYWHERE. AND WILL NOT COST THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 IN ATLANTA, GA AT THE BEGINNING OF RUSH-HOUR WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED JERKING. THIS IS A 6 LANE HIGHWAY AND I WAS RIDING IN THE CENTER LANE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WORK MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION WAS UNRESPONSIVE. I HAD TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR REALLY HARD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF 18 WHEELERS AND OTHER FAST MOVING VEHICLES. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE WAY OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO TOWN CENTER NISSAN, WHICH IS WHERE I TAKE IT FOR REGULAR SERVICING AND WAS INFORMED ON FRIDAY 1/24/14 THAT THE TRANSMISSION 'WAS SHOT.' NOT WILLING TO TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT, MY HUSBAND AND I VISITED AN AAMCO TRANSMISSION LOCATION AND WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST NISSAN DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SERVICED 8 - 9 PATHFINDERS WITH THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED NISSAN CORP AND THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT OUR DISCOVERY. NISSAN INITIALLY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY, BUT STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE. WE WERE CONTACTED BY NISSAN CORP YESTERDAY INFORMING US THAT OUR PROBLEM WAS NOT DUE TO CROSS-CONTAMINATION, BUT DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS OUR FAULT. WHAT IS MOST INTERESTING IS THAT THIS IS OUR REGULAR SERVICE SITE, SO ANY ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO US BY THEM. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN PAYING THEM FOR. THEY HAVE QUOTED US $4500.00 TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO MADE A POINT OF STRESSING THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ADDRESSED IT ANYWAY DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. YES IN 2014 WE HAVE 118,000 MILES, BUT WE WERE WELL BELOW THAT NUMBER WHEN THIS MESS SURFACED IN 2010. WHAT'S WORSE IS WE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM NMAC. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

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

Mileage: 157,000

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

Mileage: 84,500

MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY CLOSE TO HOME,IN TRAFFIC WHEN OUR CAR MADE A POP NOISE AND OUR CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY NO ONE HIT US OR HURT, AS LIKE I SAID WE WERE IN A HEAVY COMMUTE. OUR CAR WAS TAKEN TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WERE WE FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE SYSTEM A $5,500 REPAIR WE CAN NOT AFFORD. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CERTAIN MAKES OF NISSANS, THEY HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WHICH WE WERE NEVER INFORMED ABOUT. ALL NISSAN OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND A RECALL TO ALL MODELS! *TR

Mileage: 127,000

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

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH SEVERE HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

FAULTY TRANSMISSION COOLER SYSTEM - NISSAN PATHFINDER 2006 HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS TO RADIATOR. NISSAN PRODUCT/DESIGN FAILED AND CREATED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF ANTIFREEZE & TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS FAULTY PRODUCT DESIGN POSES SERIOUS SAFETY RISKS TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS (JUST SEARCH ON THE INTERNET & YOU'LL SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS/CLAIMS & CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT). THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN STOPS AND ENGINE FAILURE. MY PATHFINDER STARTED RUNNING HOT AND THAT WAS FIRST INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAID TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT & FLUSHED TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES (VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR). THIS JUST HAPPENED AND UNCERTAIN IF TRANSMISSION WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE KEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND USED EXTENDED LIFE/SYNTHETIC PRODUCTS TO HELP KEEP THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION WELL LUBED. *NOTE: WE DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR NISSAN RECALL & CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT DUE TO MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. BASED ON NISSAN'S EXCLUSION TERMS, WE WON'T BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

TRANSMISSION: HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION - IT WILL NOT GO ON REVERSE. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE RADIATOR WOULD CRACK CAUSING THE COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

AS MY WIFE AND I WITH OUR 5 CHILDREN WERE ON OUR WAY TO CHURCH, DRIVING AT 45MPH THE CAR STARTED JERKING DROPPING AT 20MPH WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND US ON A TWO WAY HIGHWAY WE HAD TO PULL OVER ON A DIRT EMBANKMENT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE REP ESTIMATED THE COST OF $9,000. PROBLEM IN RADIATOR CRACK LINE INSIDE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER. ANTIFREEZE LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 128,033

ON AUGUST 19TH WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO SMOKE COMING FROM MY ENGINE AND NOTICED MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING THAT IT WAS OVERHEATING. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND OBSERVED, WHAT I NOW KNOW WAS, COOLANT VAPORIZING FROM MY ENGINE. AT THIS TIME ALL THE MECHANICS I CALLED WHERE WRAPPING UP FOR THE DAY, SO I HAD IT TOWED AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE THE NEXT MORNING. AFTER PAYING $49.95 FOR THE INSPECTION THE SERVICE CENTER INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED MIXED COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID KILLING MY TRANSMISSION AS WELL. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $5,901, $6,373.08 AFTER TAXES, TO FIX THE DAMAGES. I REMEMBERED BEING SENT A NOTICE OF A RADIATOR RECALL, THAT I WAS TOLD DIDN'T CONCERN MY VEHICLE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, SO I ASKED ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY EXTENDED THE YEARS/MILEAGE ON THE WARRANTY AND I SHOULD CALL THEIR 800 NUMBER. I CALLED THE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T EFFECT MY VIN# AND THAT MY MILEAGE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENSION. I WASN'T PREPARED FOR $6K IN ADDITIONAL EXPENSES SO I STARTED LOOKING AROUND FOR A MORE AFFORDABLE PRICE. I ENDED UP FINDING A SHOP THAT WAS ABLE TO DO THE WORK FOR $2,784, AND DURING THE PRICE SHOPPING AND REPAIRS I SPENT $495.72 ON A RENTAL TO GET AROUND. DURING THIS ORDEAL I BOTH ASKED THE MECHANIC WHO ASSESSED MY VEHICLE AND GOOGLE THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. BOTH SHOWED THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE THAT MY VIN WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE EFFECTED BY, AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR MY MODEL. BOTH SOURCES ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE SITUATION WAS A TICKING TIME BOMB THAT NOTHING SHORT OF COOLANT SYSTEM WORK AROUND OR REPLACING NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WOULD STOP IT FROM OCCURRING. *TR

Mileage: 134,546

JUST FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE THE COOLANT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE.... CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO GO GET DIAGNOSIS AT DEALER WITCH I DID AT A COST 100.00. CALLED NISSAN BACK AND SAID I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND NOTHING THEY WOULD DO.... HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH SELLING SUCH A DEFECTIVE PART FOR SO LONG IS BEYOND ME AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS NUMEROUS CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS ON THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT..... THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC.... SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GROWLING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 60+ MPH HAD DIFFICULTY AVOIDING MY AUTOMOBILE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I BROUGHT MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT A COMPLETELY UNRELATED ISSUE WHEN I WAS MADE AWARE THAT MY CAR HAD THE PROBLEM OF A CRACKED RADIATOR THAT CONTAMINATES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT COULD LEAD TO MAJOR PROBLEMS IF NOT CORRECTED. SINCE I HAVE LESS THAN 90,000 MILES, I'D HAVE TO PAY A CO-PAY OF $2500 OUT OF POCKET. EVIDENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, ALTHOUGH THERE SHOULD CERTAINLY BE ONE SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER CARS AND SHOULDN'T BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I PERSONALLY AM NOT IN A POSITION TO SIMPLY DUMP $2500 INTO A VEHICLE AND THIS MAKES THIS PROBLEM EVEN MORE DIFFICULT AND HARD TO ACCEPT. SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 88,171

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 75,000

WIFE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 120K MILES ON IT WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE DAY. WHEN SHE GOT HERE IT WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY INFORMED US THAT A COOLANT LEAK CAUSED OUR TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I NOTICED IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN YEARS OF NISSANS. IT WAS OUR PRIMARY VEHICLE AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO HASSLE WITH THE NISSAN RUN-AROUND SO HAD IT REPAIRED FOR OVER $3,800. WE WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THEY DO BUSINESS. IF ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CAUSE SO MANY CUSTOMERS SO MUCH GRIEF WITH THEIR POOR DESIGN, THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE DAMAGES AND THEN SOME FOR NOT BEING CONSIDERATE AND INFORMING THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS FLAW. WE WILL BE SURE TO STEER CLEAR FROM ANY NISSAN FOR ANY UPCOMING PURCHASE. THAT IS JUST AN OUTRAGEOUS BILL TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR RUNNING THEIR BUSINESS LIKE THAT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION HEAT UP AND FAILED. IT STARTED SLIPPING UNTIL IT WOULD NOT GO. *TR

Mileage: 81,057

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT GEARS. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER. THEY STATED HAS COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING. COOLANT HOSE RUPTURED INSIDE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 126,571

WATER ENTERED INTO TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAULTY VALVE. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

WATER ENTERED TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO FAULTY VALVE. *TR

Mileage: 185,000

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO VIBRATE AND WHINE AND WITHIN 1 MILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. HAD CAR TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THE SHOP AUTOMATICALLY KNEW THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE RADIATOR. HE SAID IT WAS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN PATHFINDERS AND IT WAS TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WAS NOT RECALLED. I HAD 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT. I AM KNOW STUCK WITH A $4,000 BILL TO GET THIS FIXED. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 120,340

ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FEEL AS IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO STALL. THE COOLANT LIGHT INDICATOR MOVED RAPIDLY TO THE HIGH END, WHICH SEEMED TO INDICATE A RADIATOR OR COOLANT PROBLEM. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND LET THE CAR COOL DOWN, BEFORE PROCEEDING ON BACK ROADS TO GET HOME. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL EVEN AT 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. NISSAN IS AWARE THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT AS MY CAR IS OVER 80,000 MILES, I WILL NEED TO PAY $2,500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 89,300

MY RADIATOR CRACKED FLUID LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED TWICE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE CAR STALLED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC MORE THAN ONCE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, CAM SENSORS AND FUEL SYSTEM. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT AND IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 126,400

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY MAKE A SHAKING FEELING. THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A WEIRD SOUND AS IF YOU ARE DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STICK. WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR OR GET IT FIXED. THE COST IS FAR TOO EXPENSIVE. THE CAR SITS AND WE STILL OWE ON IT. THE CAR IS TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH RISK OF BREAKING DOWN ON OUR WINDY COUNTRY ROAD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS NOTED CHATTERING/CHUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH. LATER AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE, SLOWING DOWN WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION, DURING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT, VEHICLE SEEMED TO LUNGE FORWARD. SCARY IN CITY TRAFFIC. UPON RETURN TO HOME, REMOVED RADIATOR CAP, COOLANT FLUID WAS COLOR AND CONSISTENCY OF PEANUT BUTTER. FEARING BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CHECK ENGINE OIL WHICH WAS FINE, CHECK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID REVEALED VERY RUNNY AND MORE OF A PEANUT BUTTER COLOR ON THE DIP STICK. REMOVED TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUG FOR A BETTER FLUID INSPECTION, WHAT DRAINED WAS VERY WATERY, REDDISH, BROWNISH, PEANUT BUTTER COLORED FLUID. DRAINED APPROXIMATELY 3 QUARTS. REPLACED DRAINED FLUID WITH NEW, SET UP APPOINTMENT AND DROVE VEHICLE TO NISSAN SERVICE CENTER. CURSORY SEARCH OF THE WEB IDENTIFIED EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE. COUPLE HOURS LATER, NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD GREATER THAN 80000 MILES, SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME WOULD BE A CO-PAY OF $2500.00. REPAIR WORK COMPLETED, MONEY PAID, NOW ATTEMPTING TO HAVE NISSAN REIMBURSE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

CAR SHUTTERS WHEN WE GET TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND YOU CAN FEEL SOME ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH, APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD SO THEY MADE AN ARRANGEMENT TO COVER SOME, BUT NOT ALL, IN FULL. APPARENTLY RADIATOR FLUID IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINING THE TRANSMISSION. THE SETTLEMENT SAYS THAT AT MY MILEAGE, OVER 90,000 MILES BUT BEFORE 100,000 THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $3000! WOW! HOW SWEET OF THEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A RECALL. THERE ARE THREADS AND THREADS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IT EFFECTS 2005-2010 MODELS. THEY SAY IT ONLY EFFECTS A SMALL AMOUNT, THAT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE IMPACT YET. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS REALLY INJURED TO DO A RECALL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. GUESS I WILL JUST DRIVE IT LIKE THIS AND HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T HURT ME OR SOMEONE ELSE, SINCE NISSAN SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. HOW ISSUES WITH A TRANSMISSION ARE NOT A SAFETY HAZARD IS BEYOND ME. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AGAIN. THIS IS MY SECOND NISSAN AND THE SECOND ONE THAT I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN. THE OTHER ONE WAS REPLACED IN THE FIRST YEAR BECAUSE OF ANOTHER ISSUE THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX. NO MORE NISSANS IN THIS HOUSE! *TR

Mileage: 91,000

SHUTTERING AT ABOUT 40MPH. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. LATER TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. A WEEK OR SO LATER, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. I FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WATER WERE MIXED. NISSAN DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE RADIATOR. I PURCHASED A NEW RADIATOR ,HAD IT INSTALLED. THE INSTALLER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I PURCHASED NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID(FOR NISSAN) AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED, THEN HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN AFTER 100 MILES. TO REMOVE ANY RESIDUAL WATER. NISSAN STILL DENIES ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR OR TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR PROBLEM RENDERS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE USELESS. NHTSA - PLEASE REMEMBER THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE. YOU NEED TO MAKE NISSAN REPAIR OUR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. ITS YOUR JOB. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

DRIVING UP A HILL WITH MY KID IN THE CAR THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE THE TRANSMISSION STALLING FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. YOU HAVE TO MAKE NISSAN RECALL THESE VEHICLES OR SEND A NOTICE TO EVERYONE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FAIL DO NOT PUT YOUR KIDS IN THE UNSAFE VEHICLE. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 169,969

MY HUSBAND WAS PICKING UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL, AND WHILE HE WAS DRIVING, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND TRUCKS SHIFTS VIOLENTLY AND VIBRATES WERE YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER. *TR

Mileage: 169,900

THE VEHICLE HAD SOME SHIFTING AND HESITATION ISSUES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY UPON ACCELERATING AFTER DECELERATING ABOUT 5 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CROSS CONTAMINATION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPON THE DEALER REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHING THE COOLING SYSTEM/TRANSMISSION, THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOW THROWING OFF CODES AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, I NOTED THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS AND EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY NISSAN FOR THIS DEFECT. THE DEALER FAILED TO MENTION THIS, SO I FORWARDED THEM THE INFORMATION AND VISITED THEM TO DISCUSS THE DEFECT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOWER COST VALVE BODY SERVICE THEY COULD ATTEMPT, BUT IF THAT DID NOT WORK, I WOULD NEED THE FULL REPLACEMENT, SO THEREFORE THEY RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT. THE VALVE BODY SERVICE WAS $1300 AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS $5300, SO IF THE SERVICE DID NOT WORK I WOULD BE LOOKING AT $6600 PLUS ANOTHER $350 FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH THEY HAD ALREADY PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAS 109,000 MILES ON IT, SO IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NISSAN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE. I DID TRY THEIR CUSTOMER CARE LINE TO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THEM COVER THE REPAIR SINCE IT IS ONLY 9000 MILES OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. BASED ON THE COST OF THE REPAIR VERSUS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE, IT'S HARD TO JUSTIFY THE EXPENSE AND THEREFORE I CONSIDERED NOT REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS USED BY MY WIFE TO DRIVE OUR KIDS AROUND, AND I CAN'T IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCE OF NOT REPAIRING AND THEN HAVE A COMPLETE FAILURE LIKE SOME OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING. IT'S EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUE, AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC GOING UP A HILL AND OVERHEATED AND HAD WHITE FOAM DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE AND UNDERNEATH. THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CROSS CONTAMINATED AND IT RUINED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. CAR WORKED UNTIL 8-30-13, WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER, RPM GAUGE RAN TO 5000, VEHICLE HAD NO POWER ON A HIGHWAY CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. A CRASH COULD HAVE ENSUED. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. NOW I AM FACED WITH A $3000 FEE/CO-PAY, FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T CAUSE! NISSAN NEEDS HELD RESPONSIBLE. *JB

Mileage: 87,000

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF LIQUIDS FLOWING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THUS CAUSING IT TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN PATHFINDER AGAIN IN LIFE. A TRANSMISSION IS A VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD. *TT

Mileage: 153,243

WHILE MY WIFE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE COME HOME FROM A TRIP FELT A VIBRATION AND THEN HAD NO POWER JUST MADE IT OFF THE ROAD.WHEN I LEFT WORK AND GOT TO THEM AND CHECKED THE CAR OUT FOUND THAT THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THERE WAS ATF IN THE RADIATOR FURTHER RESEARCH IN TO THIS FOUND THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THERE SCREW UP BUT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT HAD A ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENDING GAUGE EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT WAS ONCE AGAIN KNOWN BY THE NISSAN COMPANY AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND NOW I READ THAT THEY HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ANY BODY THIS IS CRAP AND SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE PEOPLE CAN NOT JUST KEEP FORKING OUT MONEY TO FIX A LEMON WHEN THE COMPANY KNOWS THEY HAVE JUNK I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN MAJOR BREAK DOWNS WITH OUT NOTICE PLEASE SOME ONE DO SOMETHING THESE BIG COMPANY'S JUST DO WHAT EVER WELL OKAY HOPE THIS GETS RIGHT SOON. *TR

Mileage: 84,526

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO NOTICE ONLY 110000 MILES UPSET AND NOT SAFE! NOW I HAVE NO CAR AND NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE ME 8,500 TO FIX SEEMS SO UNJUST I'M A WIDOW WITH CHILDREN AND STRUGGLED TO PAY FOR MY CAR AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AT JUST OVER 100 THOUSAND MILES! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A RUMBLING NOISE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR HOSE HAD FAILED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO PENETRATE THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,238.

Mileage: 85,238

TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE IN BOTTOM OF RADIATOR RUPTURED LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION AND TRANS FLUID INTO COOLING SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY NISSAN CAME TO A STOP WHILE DRIVING HOME. I WAS GOING NO MORE THAN 30 MPH AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN IT STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE ANYMORE. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND WOULD HAVE TO REBUILT IT. THE SHOP KEPT MY CAR FOR A MONTH AND WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT, EVEN AFTER REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THEY WOULD FIX IT, BUT IT WOULD COST ME $6,700. BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER MILEAGE IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT NISSAN HAD OFFERED, I WOULD GET NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FIX MY CAR--EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS IS JUST OUTRAGEOUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR PROBLEM. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN FATALITIES. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN EVER AGAIN!! *TR

Mileage: 127,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

MY CAR HAS COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION AND STARTING TO GIVE ME PROBLEM I TOLD NISSAN 2 YEAR AGO WHEN MY CAR HAD 78,000 MILES BUT THEY SAID NO NOW IT HAS 103,000 AND MY TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. NISSAN MUST HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS AN ISSUE TO EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FROM 60,000 TO 80,000. THE PATHFINDER WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT AND FINALLY FOUND OUT THE ISSUE WAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 83,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I JUST BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM A SMALL DEALERSHIP WHO PROMISED TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 8 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND AS SOON AS WE HIT THE HIGHWAY, NOT EVEN BEING 40 MILES THE ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP AND STARTED JERKING!! CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL SAID THEY ARE NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE, HAD TO PAY TO HAVE SOMEONE TOWED MY VEHICLE TO MY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE PAST FEW DAYS THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION, A CLUNKING NOISE AND VERY SLOW ACCELERATION. UNTIL RECENTLY, THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNS OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. TODAY ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING BADLY AND LOST ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT I ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE WITH NISSAN ON FRIDAY DUE TO THE RECENT SYMPTOMS; HOWEVER, AFTER THIS MORNING I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT THE SHOP WHO INDICATED TAN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED FOR RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN AND I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIR. I ALMOST CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 105

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE THE RADIATOR SEEMS TO HAVE A BAD LEAK AND BAD SMELL, MOTOR KEEPS OVER HEATING CAUSING IT NOT TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL MOTOR HAS COOLED OFF, I NEED TO KEEP PUTTING WATER IN RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO JERK AND MAKES A LOUD SOUND WHEN CHANGING SHIFTS AND DRIVING. THE MOTOR ALSO HAS A SQUEAKY SOUND WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR REPAIR AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME EVEN WORSE I CAN NOT AFFORD THE HIGH NISSAN SERVICE AND PART PRICES. I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR, NISSAN SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE IF THERE IS A DEFECT THAT CAUSED SO MUCH TROUBLE TO MY CAR NOT TO MENTIONED THE SAFETY OF MY THREE CHILDREN AND I. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CROSS CONTAMINATION. *TR

I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED REPLACED AFTER SUCH LOW MILEAGE. DEALER SAID IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND IT WOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN WHO EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WHAT DISTURBS ME IS THAT I WAS TOLD I COULD HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN MY PATHFINDER. I LITERALLY COULD HAVE PULLED OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION MIGHT HAVE FAILED. WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THE BACKSEAT, THIS MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. HOW CAN THIS ADMITTED DEFECT NOT RESULT IN A RECALL SO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES COULD BE INSPECTED FOR SAFETY??? AND MY "NEW" REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY LIMITED WARRANTY NOW , NOT THE 60,000. ON MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION SO I'M AFRAID OF FUTURE REPAIR COSTS. SO UNFAIR!!! *TR

Mileage: 42,000

MY NISSAN PAHTFINDER 2006 SUDDEN JERKING WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH ALLOWS, COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2006 PATHFINDER. I WAS AT A PARK ON DAY AND A GUY CAME UP TO ME ASKING ME IF I HAD ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MINE. I TOLD TO HIM THAT I HAD ONLY HAD IT FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS. WELL HE WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT HE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND HAD SPENT 3,500 IN GETTING IT FIXED. IN WHICH HE HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR, REBUILD TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER PART. HE HAD A FRIEND THAT DONE THE WORK FOR FREE AND HE ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR PARTS. SO OF COURSE WITH JUST BUYING OUR PATHFINDER I CAME HOME AND TOLD MY HUSBAND THE NEWS AND TO LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. SO AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET HE WENT AND CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND OF COURSE WE HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID IN OUR RADIATOR. WE HAVEN'T EVEN PAID ON OUR TRUCK 6 MONTHS YET AND ALREADY HAVE A MAJOR COST TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE. IT IS SO CRAZY TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE????!!!! I WILL LET ANYONE AND EVERYONE I KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM SO THAT THEY TO CAN MAKE A CLAIM AGAINST NISSAN SO MAYBE THEY WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED SINCE IF YOU CALL ANY DEALERSHIP THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

APRIL 2013 I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT BEGAN SHUDDERING UPON ACCELERATION. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT ANY RECALL OR ANY OTHER SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE OR ANY OUTSTANDING SERVICE BULLETINS IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 80,000 MILES AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. APRIL 30 IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR THE FIRST WEEK AFTER REPAIR. ON MAY 9 MY VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO GO OVER 20 MPH. IT BEGAN SHUDDERING AND LOOSING POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDSTILL OR AT A LOW SPEED. AT THAT POINT, I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND GET THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE ALONG THE ROADWAY. GOING BACK TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CHANGED THE OIL AND PUT IN NEW FILTERS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HOT; IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUDDER UPON ACCELERATION, AGAIN THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND CHANGED OIL. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES. ON JUNE 2 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION PLACE WHERE WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AT THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER LITIGATION, WHICH ALLEGES THESE VEHICLES CONTAIN A DEFECT THAT PERMITS CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID, ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FAIL OR NEED SUBSTANTIAL REPAIRS. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FURTHER ALLEGES THAT NISSAN FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE ALLEGED RADIATOR DEFECT TO CONSUMERS DESPITE KNOWING ABOUT IT. YOU NEEDED TO FILE NO LATER THAN JUNE 7, 2013. OUR ISSUES OCCURRED AFTER THE DEADLINE. THIS ISSUE HAS COST US OVER $5,000.00. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE ON GOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN. COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND RUINING THEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE NOW. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE ISSUES ACCELERATING. THIS RESULTED IN OVER $700 IN CAR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME ON VACATION. WENT FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ONLY TO FIND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR AND COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW RADIATOR AND HAVE BOTH SYSTEMS FLUSHED FOR A TOTAL OF 1,300.00 DOLLARS. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED GOOD ON THE WAY HOME, BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED THE 1,300.00 AND HAVE SOME PIECE OF MIND THAT NISSAN WILL COVER THE TRANSMISSION IF IT GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

WE PURCHASED OUR PATHFINDER FROM A DEALERSHIP JUNE 1, 2012. ON JULY 2, 2013 WE WERE DRIVING BACK HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. UPON RESEARCHING ONLINE IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE FOUND THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT IT IS CAUSED BY FAULTY DESIGN OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR CRACKS AND LEAKS DIRECTLY INTO THE TRANSMISSION SO THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. THE NEXT MORNING I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO OUR NEAREST NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY INFORMED ME AFTER MY DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON THAT INDEED, THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT WAS WRONG BUT THEY COULDN'T GET ME IN TO CHECK IT OUT FOR ANOTHER 6 DAYS (AND IT WOULD BE $109) TO DIAGNOSE. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A CONDITIONAL WARRANTY OF THEM. UP TO 80,000 MILES, THEY COVER ANY EXPENSE PAST $2,500. UP TO 90,00 MILES, THEY COVER ANY EXPENSE PAST $3,000. UP TO 100,00 THEY COVER ANY EXPENSE PAST $3,500. THERE IS NO COVERAGE PAST 100,000 MILES AND THE AVERAGE COST TO REPAIR IS $7000.00. OUR TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 108,000 MILES. NOW WE ARE STUCK PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR A FLAWED DESIGN THAT NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGES IS THEIR FAULT. HOW IS THERE NOT A MANDATORY RECALL ON THESE MODELS AND NISSAN NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE THESE ISSUES IN FULL ON THEIR DIME.. FOR THEIR MISTAKE? THE CONDITIONAL WARRANTY OFFERED IS A JOKE AND I AM INFURIATED THAT NISSAN IS NOT COVERING OUR FLAWED VEHICLE ALSO. THIS FAILURE IS IN NO WISE DUE TO ANY NEGLECT OR MISUSE OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR'S PART. WHERE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PRODUCT? WHY MUST WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A MINDSET OF NEGLECTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT WE PRODUCE? WHERE IS THE QUALITY? WHERE IS THE FOLLOW-THROUGH? *TR

Mileage: 108,110

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING IN TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE THE COOLING LINES THAT RUN THROUGH THE RADIATOR CRACKED ALLOWING THE COOLANTS TO MIX. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

RADIATOR FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO CONTAMINATE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL AS WELL. I REALLY LIKE THIS VEHICLE AND I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD PAY TO FIX ALL OF THESE AFFECTED SINCE IT IS A KNOWN EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND HAS HAPPENED AT SUCH A WIDE RANGE OF MILEAGE. I HAD THIS ONE CHECKED AT 60,000 MILES AND HAD NO PROBLEM WITH NEITHER PART AND I HAVE BEEN WATCHING IT REGULARLY BUT DIDN'T CATCH IT IN TIME WHEN IT FINALLY WENT. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR THE LAST 20+ YEARS AND ONCE A TRANSMISSION IS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT THERE IS ONLY ON FIX AND THAT IS TO REPLACE OR REBUILD.....NOT JUST A FLUSH AND SEND ON YOUR WAY! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS ON VACATION IN VIRGINIA, HEADING BACK TO CT WHEN MY CARS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND COULD FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE CAR. HE STARTED CHANGING LANES AND GLIDED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. MY HUSBAND, OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON, HIS FRIEND, AND OUR 4 YEAR OLD NIECE AND I WERE IN THE CAR. WE WAITED FOR TRIPLE A, WERE TOWED TO A PEPBOYS FACILITY, (THE ONLY FACILITY I COULD THINK WOULD BE OPEN ON A SATURDAY) FOR THEM TO TELL US THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST US WITH THE ISSUE OUR VEHICLE WAS HAVING. THE TOW TRUCK TOWED US TO A TRIPLE A FACILITY WHICH WAS CLOSED. WE HAD TO GET LODGING FOR THE EVENING AND PAY TRIPLE A FACILITY APPROXIMATELY $100.00 TO TELL US OUR TRANSMISSION WAS DONE AND IT WOULD COST US ANYWHERE BETWEEN $5000.00 AND $8000.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED. I THEN HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR, AND A ADDITION $1200+ DOLLARS TO HAVE OUR CAR TOWED BACK TO CT. I KNOW HAVE $5000 TO REPAIR MY CAR TO FIND OUT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED LOOSING OUR TRANSMISSION ON THE HIGHWAY THAT DAY. IT REALLY BOTHERS ME THAT NISSAN KNEW THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS FAILURE. CONSIDERING I JUST BROUGHT MY CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2011. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

DRIVING AT A SUBSTANTIAL SPEED OF 40MPH CAR JUST STOPPED EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WENT ALL OF A SUDDEN. WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. HAD TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER IN TURNERSVILLE NJ. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS 12,000 OF EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS ISSUED A YEAR OR SO AGO. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT AND THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ALL OF A SUDDEN AS I WAS DRIVING. APPARENTLY A FAULTY RADIATOR CAUSED FLUID TO GO INTO TRANSMISSION AND DESTROY IT MAKING CAR JUST STOP RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. THE REGIONAL OFFICE TOLD ME I DID NOT GET A NOTICE BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER. I WAS WILLING TO PAY A $3,000.00 COPAY BUT THEY WOULD NOT EVEN APPROVE THAT. NOW THEY WANT 5,900 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE CAR IS ONLY WORTH 8 OR 9 THOUSAND. I AM 67 YEARS OLD AND DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I AM IN A HOPELESS SITUATION. PLEASE ASSIST. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER BECAUSE I HAD A NISSAN ALTIMA THAT I LOVED BUT NEEDED A BIGGER VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 8 MONTHS AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULDN'T GO. I HAD ALL 5 KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME THIS COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $5000 TO HAVE IT FIXED! I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALOT!! I HAVE 5 KIDS AND I CARRY THEM IN THIS CAR EVERYDAY! IF IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE N NEEDS A RECALL OR DEATHS ARE GOING TO START HAPPENING! PLEASE HELP!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 106,000

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND RADIATOR FLUID CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION. I SPOKE WITH NISSAN AND ASSERTED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT. NISSAN REFUSES TO HONOR OR WARRANTY REPAIR COSTS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

COOLANT LEAKED IN TO TRANSMISSION CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

I WAS PREPARING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I SLOWED DOWN TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN THE GAP BETWEEN ONCOMING CARS WAS LARGE ENOUGH I ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TO MERGE. INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING MY CAR BEGAN TO RUMBLE AND MOVE SLOWLY. INSTEAD OF PROPERLY MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY IT JUST SLOWLY ROLLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I BECAME HORRIFIED AND I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I HAD TO REVERSE TO BACK OUT. I TOOK BACK ROADS TO NISSAN DEALER. THE CAR WOULD RUMBLE AND VIBRATE AND DRIVE SLOWLY AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. DEALER DETERMINED THAT "TRANSMISSION OIL MIXED WITH ANTIFREEZE" DUE TO "COOLER HOSE CRACKED AND READY TO BREAK" RENDERING TRANSMISSION INCAPABLE OF PROPER OPERATION. NISSAN DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, AND FLUSHED COOLING SYSTEM.

Mileage: 98,897

THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION TEND TO FAIL OR GO BAD. TRANSMISSIONS ON CAR SHOULD LAST LONGER. THE PATHFINDER THERE HAS BEEN CASES WHERE AT 100,000 MILES IT ALREADY NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY PATHFINDER MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN IM DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO GO AT A NORMAL SPEED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT THIS POINT. NISSAN SHOULD TEND TO THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

AFTER DRIVING AROUND I HAD MILKY SUBSTANCE COMING OUT OF THE OVER FLOW. WHEN I CHECKED IT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS DRY AND IT HAD MIXED IN THE WITH RADIATOR FLUID. ON A SHORT TRIP BEFORE IT WAS REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPEN, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND SHIFTING HARD. *TR

Mileage: 116,095

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. WHEN HE DOWN SHIFT, THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

THERE WAS A JERK IN MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED THE GAS AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE MY CAR TO STOP. *TR

Mileage: 82,536

WHILE RETURNING FROM LUNCH BREAK, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND DID NOT ACCELERATE. IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS IDLING BUT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCKED TOWED AND THE PROBLEM ASSESSED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS COMES WITH A HEFTY PRICE TAG. IN THE MECHANICS EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEMS HE ASSERTED "YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE PATHFINDERS, HAVEN'T YOU". WELL, I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE FAILED TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR IS NOT A NEW OCCURRENCE. THIS HAS BEEN AND IS HAPPENING REGULARLY AND THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS PUTS CONSUMERS IN A BAD POSITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN, LIKE ME, THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. I AM STILL WAITING FOR A TRANSMISSION TO BE SHIPPED FROM CALIFORNIA. BY THE WAY, I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS ON BACKORDER. THAT'S JUST HOW FREQUENTLY THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. MAKE SURE YOU PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTIES AND/OR TRADE IT BEFORE THIS HAPPENS TO YOU. OR EVEN WORSE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT PHYSICALLY NOT JUST FINANCIALLY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

MY VEHICLE IS SUFFERING THE FATE OF COUNTLESS OTHERS. I HAVE THE COOLANT INTERMIX ISSUE THAT HAS RUINED MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. NOW, I AM OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTING $4500! NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS--I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ALREADY AND IT SIMPLY ISN'T FAIR THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO PUT A BANDAID ON A DEFECT THAT HAS HARMED AND COULD CONTINUE TO HARM THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS. PLEASE FIX THIS! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE TIMING CHAIN HAS COME LOOSE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A TIMING CHAIN GUIDE INSIDE THE MOTOR. THE PLASTIC OR RUBBER PIECE ATTACHED TO THE ALUMINUM GUIDE BECOMES SEPARATED FROM THE BASE AND FALLS DOWN BELOW THE GUIDE CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO LOOSE TENSION AND RATTLE AGAINST THE ALUMINUM TIMING COVER. THIS LOOSENING OF THE TIMING CHAIN CAUSES THE CHAIN TO RATTLE AGAINST THE TIMING COVER WHICH COULD WEAR A HOLE OR CAUSE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, COULD EVEN CAUSE THE LOOSE CHAIN TO JUMP A SPROCKET TOOTH A CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO VALVES HITTING THE TOPS OF THE PISTON AND CAUSING BENT VALVES AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A COMMON NISSAN PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5 LITER V6 ENGINE. NISSAN NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE POORLY MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS. MANY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE CAN BE FOUND ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5 LITER V6 ENGINE. MANY HAVE COMPLAINT THAT NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL NOR PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY WIFE REPORTED HER PATHFINDER HESITATING, NOTICEABLE LACK IN POWER, AND A DECREASE IN MPG. BEFORE OUR FAMILY WAS ABOUT TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER STATE (NEW MEXICO TO COLORADO) I DECIDED TO DO MY OWN LITTLE PRE TRIP INSPECTION. I PULLED THE AIR FILTER AND BLEW IT OUT WITH AIR, CHECKED THE OIL DIPSTICK AND IT READ IN OPERATING RANGE, WHEN I PULLED THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK IT WAS COVERED WITH CONTAMINATED OIL. THE ENGINE COOLANT IS MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE HEAT EXCHANGER COOLER. IF THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ANY LONGER TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS IMMINENT. *TR

Mileage: 77,467

THE RADIATOR BROKE WHERE IT LET COOLANT GO INTO TRANSMISSION AND IT RUIN THE TRANSMISSION I PURCHASE THE CAR NEW IN 2006 NO ONE TOLD ME ANYTHING ABOUT THIS WILL HAPPENED AND THE NISSAN CORPORATION KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT WILL COST MORE THAN $7,000 IN REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

LESS THAN ONE WEEK AFTER HITTING 100K MILES, I STARTED HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. AS I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS, THE ENGINE WOULD REV. BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T KICK INTO GEAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF HIGHWAY SAFELY (DURING RUSH HOUR & WITH ALL OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN) ON THE LAST EXIT BEFORE THE TOLL BRIDGE (WHICH IS OVER A MILE LONG WITH NO SHOULDER & IF I GOT STUCK THERE, I WOULD HAVE RECEIVED TICKET FOR OVER $600). I HAVE KEEP EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS CAR, TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SUGGESTED SERVICES AND NOW I'VE NOW FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND RATHER THAN RECALLING THE PARTS, OR MAKING SURE THAT THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE AWARE OF THIS, THEY HAVE PROVIDED AN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. I'VE ALSO FOUND AS THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY SET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AT TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS AND 80K AND 100K AND THAT THEY ARE EXPECTING MOST FAILURE OVER THE 100K MARK AND SETTING THINGS UP THAT WAY, THEY DON'T EXPECT TO HONOR ANY LIABILITY WITH MOST OF THESE FAILURES DUE TO THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM TO WORK WITH ME BUT SINCE I NOW HAVE 100,225 MILES (JUST BARLEY OVER THE 100K MARK!!!) THEY REFUSE TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ASSISTANCE (WHICH I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY $3000 BEFORE TAX AS A DEDUCTIBLE). THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR, WHEN I INITIALLY WAS LOOKING INTO PURCHASING A NISSAN, I HAD THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WERE RELIABLE AND IF TAKEN CARE OF WOULD RUN FOR WELL OVER 200K AND THAT NISSAN WOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION AND THROUGH RESEARCH I NOW SEE THAT THEIR BOTTOM LINE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND SAFETY! *TR

Mileage: 100,225

WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT WANTED IT KNOWN THAT WE WERE NOT SURE WE WERE GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS VIBRATING AND FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE 40 MILE TRIP. WHILE THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT WE CERTAINLY FELT LIKE WE COULD HAVE CAUSED ONE OR BEEN IN ONE IF THE VEHICLE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 80,170

VEHCILE STARTING VIBRATING AT 40MPH, RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION HAD FAILDED DUE TO RADITOR FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM. I WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PATICULAR VEHCILED AND IT HAD BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH PREMIERE NISSAN IN METAIRIE, LA. I ADDRESSED THE ISSURE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE TRANSIMISSION FAILURE AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THEY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE $5,800 REPAIR ESTIMATE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES WHEN THESE PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

I WAS GETTING INTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR PUSH BACK AND HEARD A BIG SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING THAT A SENSOR ON TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. CONTINUE USING THE CAR WHE I FOUND ABOUT LAW SUIT TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT CHARGE ME 2500 BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. *TR

Mileage: 78,600

MY 06 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTING SHAKING AND MAKING A SHUTTERING NOISE AT 40MPH. ALSO A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AT LOWER SPEEDS. I TOOK MY PATHFINDER TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER A FEW HOURS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD ME IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER BUILT INSIDE THE RADIATOR. A LINE IN THE COOLER CRACKED LETTING RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX TOGETHER AND RUN ALL THROUGH BOTH MY COOLING AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS. I HAVE 75,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD I'M UNDER THE 80,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THESE REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ALONG WITH A NEW THERMOSTAT AND GASKET. I'M ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT WILL NOT HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS. I'VE BEEN READING POST AFTER POST ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT ARE OVER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY AND ARE HAVING TO PAY CO-PAYS AND SOME THAT HAD TO PAY THE FULL REPAIR BILL. PLEASE RECALL THIS. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE BEING AFFECTED WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAD IT CHECKED OUT. DEALERSHIP SAID RADIATOR LET FLUID LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID I NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5300. THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL NISSAN CORPORATE WHICH I DID AND THEY SAID I HAD TOO MANY MILES FOR WARRANTY TO COVER ANY EXPENSES. CAN'T DO WITHOUT MY SUV. AMERICAN TRANSMISSION QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $4900 TO REPLACE RADIATOR,TRANSMISSION AND NEW COMPUTER. I FIRST BOUGHT A QUEST THEN A XTERRA AND NOW THE PATHFINDER ALL PURCHASED NEW FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIPS. IT WILL BE THE LAST!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 122,000

THE CAR HAD BEEN HAVING SOME JERKING ISSUES. WE BROUGHT IT TO DEALER. THEY MADE US SPEND MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. ON OUR WAY HOME, WE CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY TOLD US TO BRING IT BACK . DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINT , WE PARKED THE UNSAFE CAR UNTIL WE FOUND A CONVENIENT TIME. ON MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013, WE BROUGHT IT BACK AND FOUND OUT THE REAL PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE "RADIATOR INTERNAL COOLANT THAT IS LEAKING IN THE TRANSMISSION". WE CALLED NISSAN. CONSUMERS RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. THEY TOLD US IT IS TOO LATE EVEN WE WERE SOLD A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE PRODUCT (CAR) AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CASE # IS[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 124,005

VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER AT EXACTLY 43 MILES PER HOUR. TO ADJUST, YOU WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL, SLOW DOWN AND THEN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CLEARLY THIS CAUSES HIGHWAY ISSUES WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING ON RAMPS OR STREETS THAT HAVE A POSTING OF 40 TO 45MPH. NOT HAVING THE POWER TO ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE, PUTS NOT ONLY MY FAMILY AT RISK, BUT THOSE AROUND US AS WELL! WHEN THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE INVOLVING THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAS 82000 MILES (2000 MILES OVER, WHICH WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR FREE SERVICE) WHICH MEANT THAT I WAS NOW LIABLE FOR THE $2500 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT! *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND COME BACK ON WHILE TRAVELING WITH 6 PASSENGERS ON THE 101 FWY IN NORTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THEN IT'S GAUGE SHOWED IT RUNNING HOT (NO SMOKE OR LOSS OF POWER) AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEN THE GAUGE SAID IT WASN'T RUNNING HOT AND NO POWER LOSS. I CONTINUED DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MADE IT HOME WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. I STUDIED AND RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM FOR HOURS ON THE WEB. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE NEXT DAY. MY RESEARCH TURNED UP VALID. THIS 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. INSTEAD NISSAN EXTENDED A WARRANTY TO 100K AND PASSED THESE FLAWS ON TO THE CONSUMER. SHAME ON NISSAN! THE PROBLEM IS WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS A FLUID INTERMIX. THIS IS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS COOLING COILS THAT RUN THROUGH THE RADIATOR. FOR A YEAR OR TWO NISSAN HAD PRODUCED DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND WAS NOT FORCED TO RECALL. NOW ME THE CONSUMER IS STUCK WITH A SIX TO NINE THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR BILL ON MY VEHICLE WITH 110K MILES ON IT. RECALL THESE VEHICLES PLEASE NISSAN. WHISTLE BLOWERS JUST ASK THE SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR NO NISSAN DID. THIS IS CONSUMER ABUSE BY CORPORATE TOUGH GUYS. *TR

Mileage: 110,231

WHILE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT, THE ENGINE WOULD REV, AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FREE SPIN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION CODE FOR A FAULTY SERVO. HE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FOUND IT TO BE ABNORMALLY DIRTY. NISSAN HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS A RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I AM OVER THE 100,000 MILE CAP FOR THE WARRANTY AND NISSAN WILL NOT GRANT A WAIVER. I ALSO FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE FULL REPLACEMENT COST OF THESE ITEMS. EVEN IF I WAS UNDER THE 100,000 MILE CAP I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY A $3,000 DEDUCTIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 103,588

VEHICLE JERKS AND STALLS BETWEEN 30 - 40 MPH SOMETIMES AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP. *TR

Mileage: 80,710

MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING TROUBLE MISSING GEARS. MAKES NOISE AND RUMBLE AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

OUR 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER BEGAN TO OCCASIONALLY RUMBLE WHEN IT WAS CHANGING GEARS. WE WERE ADVISED BY OUR MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO A FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR COOLER SYSTEM. WE CONTACTED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND WERE ADVISED THAT OUR VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HE FURTHER ADVISED THAT NISSAN KNEW OF THIS FAILING, AND HAD EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTIES ON THESE VEHICLES TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. HOWEVER, THIS WARRANTY INCLUDES UP TO A $3000 DEDUCTIBLE. THE DEDUCTIBLE IS DETERMINED BY YEAR AND MILAGE OF THE VEHICLE. OUR NISSAN HAS 87,000 MILES, SO WE WILL HAVE TO PAY A $2500 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE REPAIR WORK. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

SOON AFTER PURCHASE WHEN I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MILES PER HOUR IT WOULD FEEL AS IF THE WHEELS HAD LOCKED UP BUT THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING. THIS PROBLEM EVOLVED UNTIL IT WOULD FEEL AS IF YOU WERE TRAVELING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THEN IT STARTED SHUDDERING AT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MILES PER HOUR. NOW IT ACTUALLY LOSES SPEED UNTIL IT FALLS DOWN TO ABOUT 30 AND THEN IT WILL KICK BACK INTO GEAR AND I CAN SPEED UP AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. TOOK IT THE DEALER WHEN I FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS A YEAR AGO AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. TOOK IT BACK TODAY AND NOW THEY SAY IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FROM THE BEGINNING. LEMON LAW SHOULD APPLY. *TR

Mileage: 104,613

STARTED AS A VIBRATION ON 5FT GEAR AT AROUND 45MPH. DURING A ROUTINE CHECK, IT WAS FOUND TRANSMISSION OIL INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. HENCE, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT, CAUSING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 64,800

MY COOLANT LEAK FLUID INTO MY TRANSMISSION , NISSAN HONORED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IS REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. MY WHOLE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALSO AND MY COST FOR THAT IS 1200. *TR

Mileage: 79,633

UNDER BODY VIBRATION REPORTED IN JANUARY WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE CRACK IN MY BACK BUMPER. THEN 2 DAYS AGO, DROVE THE CAR BACK TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT 112K MILES WHERE THEY TOLD ME MY RADIATOR CRACKED WHICH LEAD TO FLUID GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION - A WIDELY KNOWN NISSAN PROBLEM. WILL HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION $5500 + RADIATOR $700 BECAUSE THEY ARE RUINED. FUEL SENSORY GAUGE STUCK ALSO AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE - ALSO A WIDELY KNOWN NISSAN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN WENT TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT GO CONTINUE TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATE UNTIL FINALLY IT WENT, THIS CONTINUE UNTIL I MADE IT HOME, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 04/09/2013 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND WOULD COST AROUND 10,000.00 TO REPAIR TOLD THEM NO WAY THE TRUCK IS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD, THEIR RESPONSE WAS IT HAS A LOT OF MILES. ASK IF I WOULD LIKE TO TRADE IT IN,TOLD THEM I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. STUCK WITH A BROKEN TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 171,800

PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SHIFTING. IT SHIFTED OR WOULD NOT SHIFT WHILE IN OPERATION. WE WERE OUT OF STATE ON VACATION AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. MANAGED TO GET BACK HOME AND PARKED IT. CALLED NISSAN DEALER. EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. *TR PROBLEM: CRACK WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER IN THE RADIATOR. MIXED COOLANT WITH TRANSMISSION. NEED TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. AND THERE IS ONLY A 12/12 WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED PARTS!!! ESTIMATED COST: $ 5000.00, SINCE THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER THE 100000 MILE. NISSAN KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXIST AND HAS NOT EVEN NOTIFIED OWNERS OF POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THEIR DESIGN ISSUE OUR COST ISSUE.

Mileage: 117,000

AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE CAR STARTED SHUDDERING / JERKING WHEN IT WAS TRYING TO UP OR DOWNSHIFT. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT TOO NOTICEABLE HOWEVER THAT CHANGED RELATIVELY FAST AND HE JERKING WAS MORE APPARENT. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS FOUND TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACK WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING INTERMIXING BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COOLANT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. SINCE MY VEHICLE HAD BETWEEN 80000 AND 90000 MILES I WAS IN THE $2500 COPAY RANGE. *TR

Mileage: 86,500

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND NEED TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, THEN DEALER DIAGNOSE, THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID, COOLER LOCATED IN DE 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: 92,000

RADIATOR FAILED COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS ISSUE. IF I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE HAD RADIATOR REPLACED. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I AM SURE MORE SIMILAR SITUATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNTIL THERE IS AN OFFICIAL RECALL. WHO LOSES? THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 94,400

RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO RADIATOR AND VICE VERSA (ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION). CAR RUMBLES REALLY BAD AND SHIFTS HARD. HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION SO ABOUT $600 FOR A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR AND FELT AN INTENSE VIBRATION CAUSING MY CAR TO START SHAKING AS IF I WERE ON THE RUMBLE STRIPS IN THE MEDIAN. I DROVE THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD MY RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION DESTROYING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO HELP ME AS WELL AS I HAVE BEEN DENIED BY AN AFTERMARKET WARRANTY THAT NISSAN PERSUADED ME TO PURCHASE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

STARTED SHUTTERING AND NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, FOUND TRAN FLUID IN RADIATOR, WHAT'S SAD IS IM WRITING THIS IN VAIN CAUSE NOTHING WILL COME OF IT, ITS SAD THAT IF THEY'RE HAD BEEN MORE KNOWN BEFORE HAND MY WIFE WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT, INSTEAD SHE HAS 3.5 MORE YEARS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS INTENDED TO LAST ATLEAST TIL SHE GOT IT PAID FOR, BUT NOW SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE BANK AND MAKE ANOTHER LOAN, AND TRY TO MAKE TWO PAYMENTS INSTEAD OF ONE, TO SAY THE LEAST IM NOT HAPPY WITH NISSAN TRYING TO KEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG WITH THE REST OF THE DIRT. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I HAVE THE 06 PATHFINDER, THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF, UNTIL I START SEARCHING AFTER THE CAR HAVE ACCELERATING ISSUE THAT ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, ANYWAY I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NISSAN ONLY COVER U TO 100000 MILES. OUR IS 15000 MILES OVER, THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTED RADIATOR AND THAT LEAK COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD COST US $7600 TO REPAIR IT , AND WAY OVER OUR BUDGET . I START CHECK ONLINE AND THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUES. HOPE MY COMPLAINTS HELP US AND MANY OTHERS THAT HELP SAME MISFORTUNE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK CONTINUOUSLY AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED IN A JERKING MOTION ONCE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL SEAL WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ...UPDATED 05/08/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE REVERSED ITSELF WHEN NOT IN REVERSE GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/20/2013 *JS

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A PATHFINDER 2006 WITH 110,000 MILES ON JANUARY 9, 2012 I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS SHAKING ONES I DROVE OVER 60 MPH THE DEALER DID A MULTI- POINT VEHICLE INSPECTION AND THEY DETERMINED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK EXCEPT FROM THE FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE CHAFF JOINT GOT EXCESSIVE PLAY AND REPLACE IT FOR NEW ONE AND YESTERDAY MARCH 7, 2013 I TOOK MY PATHFINDER 2006 TO ROYAL PALM NISSAN AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX]ESTATE IT THAT MY CAR RADIATOR IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THOUGH THAT I HAD TO REPLACE IT FOR A NEW ONES AND IS GOING TO COST ME $6400 AND HE STATES THAT THAT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PATH FINDERS SO IF IT'S A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY DO AN EXTENDED WARRANTIES WISH THERE ARE NO GOOD TO NO BODY HOW CAN THEY SPECT A COSTUMER TO PAY 6400 FOR A PART THE THEY SHOULD RECALL I'M SURE I'M NOT ALONG ON THIS ISSUE AND JUST HOPE THE SOME BUSY LIKE YOU GUYS CAN MAKE THEM DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THANKS SO MUCH FOR REVIEWING THIS LINES I APPRECIATED AND I HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU GUYS THANKS EVER SUCH LOTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 83,349

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

OBSERVED MILKY PUDDLE UNDER RADIATOR AND THICK MILKY PINK FLUID IN RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW RESERVOIR. OBSERVED DURING THE LAST 3000MILES INTERMITTENT VIBRATIONS SIMILAR TO HITTING THE "WAKE-UP" STRIPS ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY SHOULDER OR WASHER-BOARD ROAD TEXTURE. VIBRATIONS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS TIMES BETWEEN 1250 TO 2250 RPM AND 50 TO 60MPH. TIRE BALANCE WAS RULED OUT AS A CAUSE OF VIBRATION BY MECHANIC. DEALER DIAGNOSIS VERIFIED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER IN THE RADIATOR SPLIT APART. A MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE DAMAGE THAT WOULD BE CAUSED TO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE CROSS CONTAMINATION WOULD INCLUDE SEVERE CORROSION. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS IMMINENT BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE LEAKAGE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS ALSO SUDDEN, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE EVEN WITH THE PRESENCE OF A LEAK. REPAIR OF THIS CONDITION REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND FLUSHING THE COOLANT SYSTEM. I WOULD NOT WANT TO REPLACE A FAULTY RADIATOR WITH THE SAME, BUT OUR MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THE NISSAN REPLACEMENT RADIATOR HAS BEEN BE CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL PART NUMBER. THEREFORE, NISSAN HAS REVISED THEIR RADIATOR BUT NOT ISSUED A RECALL. NISSAN DEALER QUOTES FOR REPAIR WAS $9983. *TR

Mileage: 126,203

I FIRST NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY AND THE RPM'S WERE REVVING VERY HIGH BEFORE A SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH ON 12/22/12.THE FLUID SEEMED TO BE SPECKLED WITH A DARKER LIQUID. THE FLUSH SEEMED TO DO THE TRICK, BUT JUST THIS WEEK I NOTICED BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 RPM AT 25-35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY JERK UNTIL I ACCELERATE AND CHANGE GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 92,367

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING A VIOLENT VIBRATION AT AROUND 50MPH. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS ARTICLES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. ALL INFORMATION I FOUND INDICATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE COOLENT LINE. WHEN I CHECKED MY RADIATOR LEVEL, THE COOLENT WAS LOW, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE INDICATORS THAT HIS WAS MY PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM, LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH 75,000 MILES, THEY TELL ME THAT THE WARRENTY ONLY COVERS VEHICLES WITH LESS THAT 80,000 MILES. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE ISSUE, ONLY THAT THE PATHFINDER WAS A SOLID, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VIHICLE. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY $3,000 CO-PAY. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ, INDICATES THAT THESE ISSUES RARELY EVER START BEFORE 80,000 MILES. THE FACT THAT THE INDUSTRY IS LETTING THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS IS DISGUSTING TO ME. I HAVE A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN RIDING AROUND IN A FAULTY VEHICLE WITH A WELL KNOWN ISSUE I CAN'T AFORD TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WE TOOK OUR 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER INTO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THAT WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE OIL IS MIXING WITH THE FLUID IN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. WAS ESTIMATED AT $10,000.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

THE RADIATOR COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. NOTICED THAT CAR SHUDDERED WHEN I ACCELERATED, BUT THEN IT STOPPED AS I SPED UP. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HIGH TRAFFIC. NEARLY REARENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. CARS HAS TO SWERVE TO MISS HITTING ME. THE RPMS WERE HIGH WHEN I APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 10 MPH. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC NEARBY. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ADVISED TO HAVE THE CAR MOVED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION BUSINESS FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NOTICE AGAINST NISSAN FOR THE VERY MAKE AND MODEL SUV I OWN. AT THE TIME, I HAD NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE WELL. THIS VERY COSTLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CAME ON SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNINGS, WHICH I READ IS TYPICAL OF THIS NISSAN DEFECT. I BELIEVE THAT THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND ALL EXPENSES PAID FOR BY NISSAN AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE RADIATORS. NOT ONLY ARE THE COSTS TO THEIR CONSUMERS UNACCEPTABLE ($6,000 REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WITH LITTLE OVER 100,000K MILES), BUT THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP12004 MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT ROUGHLY 96,000 MILES ON 2/1/2013. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHAKE AND RUMBLE WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-55 MPH. THE CAR HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE IN THE 2 WEEKS THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING. I TOOK MY NISSAN FOR REPAIR AT BERLIN CITY NISSAN IN PORTLAND, MAINE ON 2/19/2013 AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE KNOWN ISSUE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH HOW THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE INTEGRATED TOGETHER. IN SUMMARY WHEN THERE IS A CRACKED ATF LINE IN THE VEHICLE, THAT ENGINE COOLANT WILL RUN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE AND REQUIRING THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE QUOTE I GOT TODAY TO GET THE ITEMS REPAIRED IS $6,700. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND RATHER THAN HAVING A RECALL THEY INCREASED THE WARRANTY DURATION TO 80K MILES. FROM READING ON-LINE, IT APPEARS THAT MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE (LIKE ME), EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AFTER 80K MILES. THEREFORE, NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. FROM READING ON-LINE AND TALKING WITH THE NISSAN SERVICE STAFF, THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE AND ULTIMATELY PRESENT A DRIVING HAZARD. I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION SOON WHETHER TO MAKE THE COSTLY REPAIR OR GET A NEW VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CAR FAILING PUTTING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS AT RISK. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

DRIVING CAR STARTS HARD SHIFTING UP AND DOWN.I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE MADE IT HOME IF I WASN'T SO CLOSE. AFTER A LITTLE ONLINE RESEARCH I CHECK RADIATOR AND SEE THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID IS INTERMIXING WITH RADIATOR FLUID. THE WORSE PART IS NISSAN NEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND HASN'T DONE A RECALL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A NISSAN DEALERS PREOWNED WITH 86,000 IN 2009. TO ME THEY NEW IT WAS A PROBLEM AND STILL SOLD ME A CAR IN WHICH I HAVE LITTLE RECOURSE, BUT TO FIX MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 166,000

I NOTICED MY RADIATOR RESERVOIR WAS GETTING LOW, SO I FILLED AGAIN, A WEEK PASSED AND THE SAME THING, I TOLD MY BROTHER IN LAW WHO HAVE SOME MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE AND WE BOTH CHECK THE RESERVOIR UNIT, AND THEN THE RADIATOR CAP, AND FOR MY SAD SURPRISE, THERE WERE A OILY BROWN RESIDUE, WHICH MEANS THAT MY TRUCK HAD MIXED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTI-COOLANT, WOW WHAT A DOWNSIDE !!! NOW THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS AROUND $3000+ DOLLARS AND OF COURSE I CHANGED THE RADIATOR ALREADY, DUE TO THE FACT OF THAT PART BEING DEFECTIVE, AND OF COURSE AFTER THAT HAPPENED I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN EXTENDING THE WARRANTY OF THE RADIATOR, ONLY IF I HAD LESS THAN 80K MILES ON MY TRUCK, SO GUESS WHAT? I AM NOT COVERED BUT THAT WARRANTY !!!! BECAUSE I HAVE MORE THAN 130K ANYWAYS, 2 WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGAINST NISSAN !!!!! YEAH !!! *TR

Mileage: 138,131

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LAST EVENING MY TRANSMISSION JUST BLEW OUT. THE RPM'S WENT HIGH AND I WAS THROWN INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR IN AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE. I HAD TO WEAVE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. THERE WAS NO WARNING. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN THIS MORNING AND I AM BEING TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THERE ARE REPORTS, CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS, AND OTHER COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ON THE EXACT ISSUE (RADIATOR FLUID IS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING IT FAILURE) AND NOTHING IS BEING ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS HANDLED?? HORRIBLE BUSINESS ON THEIR PART. I KNOW HAVE A TRUCK THAT SHOULD BE WORTH $10,000-12,000 THAT HAS A $6,000 FIX BECAUSE OF A FACTORY DEFECT AND IT IS MY PROBLEM?? THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.... *TR

Mileage: 102,000

RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHUTTERS AT CERTAIN SPEEDS CAUSING DIFFICULTY WITH ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT AFTER SOME RESEARCH HE DISCOVERED THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WAS 2000 MILES OVER THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND THAT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENTS UNDER WARRANTY (WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $3,000?). INSTEAD IF I WANT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $7,000-$8,000 WHICH I FIND VERY UNETHICAL BECAUSE AS A PREGNANT MOTHER DRIVING AROUND 2 SMALL CHILDREN THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO DRIVE IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REPLACE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMERS, CONSIDERING THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN BUILT AND THE CONSUMERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 98,758

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 45MPH AND THE RPM WENT UP TO 6-7 RPM'S AS MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER OVER TO THE MEDIAN, BUT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO EXIT AND CHECK THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 65-70MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TOWED TO COGGIN NISSAN IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AT MY EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE RUPTURED INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR ALLOWING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX AND CROSS CONTAMINATE. THEY SUGGESTED I GET A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE SAME DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THE TRUCK AND A WARRANTY BY FIDELITY WARRANTY SERVICES. THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT IS A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF THE DEALERSHIP OWED BY SOUTH EAST TOYOTA (SET) DENIED MY CLAIM SAYING TO ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE RADIATOR. FELT LIKE THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SINCE SET OWNS THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE ASKING YOUR BOSS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING. CONTACTED NISSAN AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. ALL NISSAN OFFERED WAS INFO ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH DIDN'T HELP SINCE THIS FAILURE IN THEIR ENGINEERING OF THE VEHICLE DIDN'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 107,710 MILES WAS PUT ON MY VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY 93,844 MILES ON IT, AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. I STILL OWE $10,000 AND THE DEALERSHIP, WARRANTY COMPANY, AND NISSAN HAVE ALL FAILED TO HELP FIX A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN. I THANK GOD THAT MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT THE TIME AND WE WERE HIT. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DECISIONS AND RECALL AND FIX THIS. ALL THIS IS DOING IS CAUSING LOYAL CUSTOMERS TO LEAVE NISSAN, COGGIN TOYOTA AT THE AVENUES, AND FIDELITY WARRANTY SERVICES AND EXPOSE THEM AND THEIR CROOKED ACTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 107,710

SUDDENLY MY PATHFINDER BEGAN TO LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING HOME . I BARELY MADE IT HOME.THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LEAKED OUT RED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN TO SMOKE AT THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE. THE PATHFINDER WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER THAT SAME DAY. NISSAN DEALER REPORTS THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED,COSTING APPROX 8000.00 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE I WAS RUNNING OVER THE EMERGENCY LANE VIBRATION STRIPS AND LOST POWER. I WAS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. I HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL, COAST A LITTLE THEN PRESS THE PEDAL AGAIN UNTIL IT SHIFTED INTO A HIGHER GEAR. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A DEALER AND TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. A PROBLEM THAT MANY PATHFINDER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT IN THEIR PATHFINDERS AND INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE VEHICLES THEY EXTENDED A WARRANTY THAT LEAVES THE OWNER PAYING A $3,000 CO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,445

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED JERKING INTO GEAR AROUND 45-55 MPH. I HAD NO IDEA OF THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR ISSUE AT THAT POINT. IN MID-DECEMBER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE REVVED BUT BARELY WENT FORWARD AT ALL. THANK GOD I WASN'T AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT!! THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RPM SHOT UP. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE VERY SLOWLY INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THERE IT SAT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL WE COULD BRING IT HOME. IT HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR A MONTH AND A HALF B/C I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS DEFINITELY CONTAMINATED. A FEW WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT CLAIM FORM REGARDING THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, MY LOVELY VEHICLE HAS 119,081 MILES ON IT...THEREFORE, I AM OVER THE MILEAGE AND OUT OF LUCK! NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND HAD A RECALL BEEN ISSUED YEARS AGO THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR MUCH LESS MONEY! I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS DOING ME ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 119,070

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 PATHFINDER BEGAN SLIPPING, CAUSING VIBRATIONS TO THE POINT THAT MY WIFE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER WITH OUR CHILD IN IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID THE $3000 CO-PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FIX THE COOLANT PROBLEM. I FIND THIS VERY DISAPPOINTING DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. HAD I KNOWN OF THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE EARLIER, I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND SAVED THE $3000 CO-PAY...WHICH WE REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY! I HOPE THIS ISSUE BECOMES A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!! *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION NISSAN INSTALLED IN THE 2006 PATHFINDERS. THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE PATHFINDERS AND AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I AM SEEING THAT I AM NOT ALONE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION, GAS GAUGE SHOWS INACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK. CANNOT PASS DEQ TEST UNTIL FIXED. APPEARS TO BE ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL OF VEHICLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EXTENSION ON THE RECALL, VERY EXPENSIVE TOO FIX. PROBLEM #2 SEVERE TRANSMISSION VIBRATION AT 50-70 MPH, CANNOT OPERATE IN OVERDRIVE WITHOUT HAVING TRANSMISSION CAUSING SEVERE JERKING OF VEHICLE. VERY SCARY NOISE ESPECIALLY WITH LITTLE KIDS IN CAR. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO A FULL RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND EMITTED A STRONG COOLANT ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND CAUSED COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 91,000

COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDEN LOSE OF SPEED DIFFICULT TO DRIVE MANAGE TO GET IT HOME HAVEN'T RAN IT SINCE AFRAID OF LOSING THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DID NOT NO OF THIS ISSUE TILL IT WAS TOO LATE I HAVE 2 CARS BETWEEN ME AND MY 3 SONS AND NOW DOWN TO ONE CAR TILL THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVE, CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET IM HOPING NISSAN WILL BE TAKING SOME RESPONSIBILITY I'VE OWN 5 NISSANS A STANZA, SENTRA, A PATHFINDER, MAXIMA, AND NOW 06 PATHFINDER IM HAVING ISSUES WITH. *TR

Mileage: 122,569

WHILE ACCELERATING DOWN MAIN HIGHWAY IN MASSACHUSETTS MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR , JERKED REPEATEDLY AND THEN CAUGHT AGAIN SURGING FORWARD. THIS PROCESS REPEATED ITS SELF FOR THE FOLLOWING 5 MILES UNTIL COULD SAFELY GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

THE ENGINE STARTS UP BUT WILL NOT SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION RUINING TRANSMISSION. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. PROACTIVE REPLACEMENT (RECALL) OF KNOWN DEFECT IN RADIATOR WOULD HAVE BEEN INEXPENSIVE AND PREVENTED VERY COSTLY TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHILE CLIMBING A SLIGHT GRADE AT ABOUT 35-40MPH. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM IS WITH TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT MIXING IN THE RADIATOR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ACCORDING TO NISSAN. I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY A $2500 COPAY TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT SINCE WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE IS CATASTROPHIC. MY REASON FOR COMPLAINT IS THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. INSTEAD THEY OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH COPAYS. I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY THE $2500 IF THIS WAS A RECALL OR THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE 80000 MILES. I URGE YOU TO FORCE NISSAN TO ISSUE THE RECALL AND REIMBURSE THE COPAY. *TR

Mileage: 82,790

MY WIFE DROVE THE SUV TO TOWN. IT STARTED ACTING FUNNY (TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY). AT THIS TIME THE SUV ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF DRIVE AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. SHE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH IT. THEY CALLED HER LATER THE SAME DAY AND TOLD HER THAT HER TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE IN THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN LONGVIEW, WA. TOLD US THAT WE HAVE TO PAY $2500.00 IF WE WANT OUR SUV REPAIRED, AND THAT IN OCTOBER 2012 THEY HAD SENT A LETTER STATING THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING OUR SUV IN BECAUSE OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. WE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS SO CALLED LETTER. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEN VEHICLE REACHES APPROX 50 MPH, CAR STARTS SHUDDERING. OVER TIME THIS SHUDDERING NOISE BECOMES WORSE EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS 20-30 MPH. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER. THE WORST THING IS NISSAN IS CHARGING A CO-PAY OF $2,500. THEY SHOULD COVER ALL THE CHARGES INCLUDING THE CO-PAY SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TOOK MY 2006 PATHFINDER TO A SHOP FOR POOR HEAT, AND A SLIGHT TRANSMISSION SHUTTER AFTER CHECKING THE FLUID NOTICED THE ANTI-FREEZE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MILKY FROM THE ANTI-FREEZE. ONLY HAVING 88,000 MILES ON CAR I STARTED LOOKING FOR REASONS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO SWAP FLUIDS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SHOP OWNER HE BELIEVES IT WAS CAUGHT EARLY SO THERE IS AN OFF CHANCE THAT A GOOD FLUSH AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE WILL CORRECT THE SHUTTER, HOW EVER I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, ALL FLUIDS AND THE HOSE ASSEMBLY THAT CONNECTS THE REAR HEAT ( BECAME BRITTLE AND CRACKED FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID) FOR A COST OFF $2000 PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 88,557

DUE TO AN ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IN A HOSE LEADING FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE TRANSMISSION, COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR TO THE TUNE OF >$4000. NISSAN RECOGNIZED THERE WAS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TO JUST UNDER THE MILEAGE WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS WERE BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES. WHEN APPROACHED, NISSAN REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE A REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY SORT, NOT EVEN AGREEING TO MEET HALFWAY, WHEN THEY KNEW IT WAS THEIR DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS TO BLAME FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE. NISSAN HOPES THAT BY DISMISSING PEOPLE THEY WILL GIVE UP AND NOT PURSUE FURTHER RECOURSE. I WILL SAY NOW THAT THEY ARE SORELY MISTAKEN. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE. IT WAS A COSTLY AND DANGEROUS OVERSIGHT THAT NEEDS TO END IN SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 83,127

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING NORMAL TILL WE PARK TO HAVE LUNCH.START VEHICLE FINE PLACE SHIFTER IN GEAR (DRIVE) WAS NOT TAKING ANY GEAR.WE HAVE VEHICLE TAKING TO NISSAN DEALER.THEY DETERMINE CAUSE DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT TO TRANSMISSION NISSAN WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANY WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 87,800

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER 103K MILES. WE NOTICED VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER UPON ACCELERATION AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND AGAIN AT 50 MPH. ALSO AT TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP LIKE IT COULDN'T SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. IF WE SLOWED DOWN TO 50 AND RE-ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH, THE SHUDDERING BECAME A SEVERE VIBRATION. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SINCE WE HAD RECENTLY A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER IN FIXING ANOTHER PROBLEM (TIMING CHAIN). THE MECHANIC DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND FOUND THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. MECHANIC STATED WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE CAUGHT THIS RIGHT AWAY AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS TOO LENGTHY TO MENTION HERE. MECHANIC REPLACED RADIATOR AND DID A TRANNY FLUSH BUT I'M NOT SURE OUR PROBLEMS ARE OVER. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY AFTER I HAVE JUST FILLED UP WITH FUEL, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND NOW I AM TOTALLY STRESSED OUT DRIVING ANYWHERE, AND ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 103,242

I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED VIBRATING AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE, I TOOK TO LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY ADVISED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION, I TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER THEY ADVISED THAT NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES DUE TO THE RADIATOR, HOWEVER NISSAN HAD NOT SENT ANY INFORMATION REGARDING A PROBLEM ARE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. IF I HAD KNOWN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH RADIATOR, I WOULD HAVE HAD IT CHECKED PRIOR TO THE 80,000 MILES. THEN NISSAN SENDS LETTER THAT THEY ARE EXTENDING WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES WITH A 3,000 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE. IF I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER EARLIER FROM NISSAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE NISSAN TO A DEALER PRIOR TO THE 80,000 MILES. AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STALL OUT WHEN MAKING A TURN, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT; FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR ALSO HAS A FUEL GAUGE WHICH GIVES A FALSE READING AT ALL TIMES TO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK DUE TO A FAULTY SENDING UNIT. SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH A BILL FOR 3,000 DOLLARS. I FEEL NISSAN WAS NEGLIGENT IN NOT ADVISING THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THE PROBLEM EARLIER. THE DEALER THEN CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 2,000 DOLLARS. MY NISSAN HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION AND TIMING CHAIN ARE FAULTY, AND NISSAN SHOULD COVER THESE CHARGES. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ITS ABILITY TO MOVE WHILE UNDER POWER. CHECKED TRANSMISSION OIL. THE LEVEL IS GOOD BUT THE FLUID IS "MILKY" IN COLOR. THE FLUID SHOULD BE A CLEAR, COLORED LIQUID. SUSPECT TRANSMISSION LINE INSIDE THE RADIATOR IS FRACTURED ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 90,283

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED.. I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, LOCAL TRADE AT A DEALERSHIP. AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SOME DAYS LATER I STARTED TO NOTICE THE VEHICLE SHIFTED VERY HARD, STARTED MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD LONGER.. FELT LIKE IT SLAMMED INTO EACH GEAR!!! I WAS DRIVING ACROSS A BRIDGE ONE MORNING AND ITS A 2 LANE BRIDGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RPMS REDLINE AND FEELS LIKE IM IN 3RD GEAR, ALL THE CARS BEHIND SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LIKE CAUSE I WAS GO THE SPEED LIMIT THEN THE CAR DROPS DOWN VERY RAPIDLY IN SPEED.I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED TO SHAKE A LITTLE AND THE RPMS JUST REDLINED. I GET IT TO A LOCAL SHOP, COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND MESSED EVERYTHING UP.. ALL IN ALL THE SHOP TELLS ME THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.AND MY TOTAL BILL WOULD BE CLOSE TO $4,000 DOLLARS... VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN!!! LOST ALL FAITH AND WILL STICK TO HONDA FROM NOW ON!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 109,463

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ANTI-FREEZE HAD ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE RADIATOR. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SLOWED UP. LIGHT CAME ON THAT STATED "SERVICE ENGINE SOON". WENT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR SYSTEM GONE AND NEEDS TOTAL REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 113,419

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, FIRST MY FUEL SENSOR FAILED, AND NOW AT APPROX 92,000 MILES MY VEHICLE HAS THIS HORRIBLE VIBRATION AT 45MPH AND 60 MPH. AFTER THINKING IT WAS MY TIRES OFF BALANCE AND HAVING THEM SERVICED AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND CALLED MY NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. TO MY SURPRISE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUIDS MIXING, CAUSING THE TRANNY TO FAIL. IF THIS IS NOT A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS. PLEASE REVIEW, IT WILL COST THE CONSUMER APPROX $8,000 TO FIX AND NOT TO MENTION THE INCONVENIENCE. IF THIS WERE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT I WOULD NOT COMPLAIN, BUT THERE ARE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS. I EVEN CONTACTED NISSAN CORP. AND AFTER 3 WEEKS I AM STILL WAITING ON A RETURN CALL. I DO HIGHWAY DRIVING AND HAVE 3 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE DAILY. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN 2009. IT HAD 64000 MILES AND I PAID $18500. OF COURSE THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM ME OF THE ISSUE. SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR (ONE PREVIOUS OWNER) I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO CAT CONVERTERS, A RADIATOR, A PRESSURE GAUGE, AND NOW A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE RADIATOR FLUIDS AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS ARE MIXING. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE IN NORMAL OPERATION. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THE SERVICE ADVISER HAD ME CHANGE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE. THIS COSTS ME $1650. TWO CAT CONVERTERS, $3200. NOW THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $5000+. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 5000 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED FIRST IN A PATHFINDER FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE? THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD CARE LESS. I HAVE BEEN SPOKEN TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, THEY HAVE DECIDED I WAS ONE NOT WORTHY OF HELP DUE TO MILEAGE. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS NISSAN KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS THIS WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR CARS EVENTUALLY. IT IS NOT ONLY PATHFINDERS, BUT ALSO FRONTIERS, MAXIMAS, ALTIMAS, ETC. READ ALL OF THE BLOGS. IT IS A JOKE. NISSAN NEEDS BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DESIGN FLAW. THEY ARE HAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS PAY FOR NISSAN'S PROBLEM. USA NISSAN CUSTOMERS NEED YOUR HELP. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR INACTION. NISSAN HAS ALSO SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AS WELL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED! *TR

Mileage: 116,696

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP TO SECOND GEAR AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 135,000

I HAD MULTIPLE POSTING PREVIOUSLY ON MY 2006 BRAND NEW NISSAN PATHFINDER. FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ECM WHICH WAS LATER FIXED FOR ABOUT $2000, LATER NISSAN REIMBURSED. AS LITHIA SPRING GA. NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAD MY SUV TO FIX THE ECM, ON DAY OF PICK UP, 2 FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE DEFECTIVE EVIDENCE BY A LOUD HOLLOW NOISE WHICH THE DEALERSHIP DENIED. FEW MONTHS LATER I WAS NOTIFIED BY NISSAN MANUFACTURERS TO TAKE MY SUV FOR A RECALLED MAINTENANCE ON RADIATOR ASSEMBLE ISSUES. I TOOK MY SUV TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WITH MY NOTICED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COMPLETE THE RECALLED MAINTENANCE AND CLAIMED THAT MY SUV HAD A HIGHER MILEAGE THAN WHAT THE MANUFACTURERS ARE RECALLING. TWO WEEKS LATER MY SUV WENT INTO A CLOUD OF SMOKE WITH A ROOTING EGGS ODOR AND AS I TOWED THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, I WAS CHARGE $98 TO COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC AND I WAS INFORMED THE VALVES BODY, THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND MY TRANSMISSION NEED A REPLACEMENT FOR THE TOTAL OF OFFER $5000. I MANAGED TO COMPLETE PAYMENT ON THE CAR, I HAD JUST CANCELLED THE REGISTRATION ON MY SUV. I STILL NEED HELP TO GET MY SUV RUNNING AGAIN. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASED I DROVE OF WITH ONLY 20 MILES IN MY SUV. IT IS UN-ACCEPTABLE THAT NISSAN AND NISSAN DEALERSHIP AROUND THE NATION WOULD NOT STAND OUT TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS; RATHER, TO TRY TO CLEAN OUT THE POCKETS OF NISSAN OWNERS. I HAD A SERVICE MANAGER AT NISSAN LITHIA SPRING GA. ASKED ME WHAT TYPE OF JOB AM I DOING? I TOLD HIM THAT IS IRRELEVANT. MY SPEED ON THE DAY MY SUV WENT INTO FULL WHITE SMOKE WAS BETWEEN 35-40 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

MY NISSAN HAS 108,000 MILES, ALWAYS HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE TRANSMISSION MAKES A "CLANK" AT 15 TO 20 MPH AND VIBRATES SEVERELY WHEN I LOWER THE SPEED OR TRY TO REGAIN THE SPEED FROM 40 OR 60 MPH. IT ALSO DRAGS, LOSSES POWER AND VIBRATES WHEN GOING UP HILL ON LOWER SPEED SAY 20 MPH. INTERNET INFORMATION, REVEALS THAT THE CAUSE IS RADIATOR WATER LEAK TO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS. THE PATHFINDER ALSO HAS MOTOR OIL, LEAKS, IN THE OIL FILTER AREA INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED MALFUNCTIONING, FAULTY PART BOTH CONDITION IS KNOWN BY NISSAN CORP OFFICE INTERNET SEARCH HAS REVEALS EXTENSIVE COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINES AND NISSAN DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT FOR BOTH PLEASE REQUEST A RECALL MOTOR OIL, LEAKS, IN THE OIL FILTER AREA. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD ONLY BLOW SEMI-COOL AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WERE MIXING TOGETHER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE COOLANT LINES AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE LINES AND THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT UNCOMMON, THEY WOULD EXTEND HER WARRANTY BUT NOT FOR THE RECENT REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 82,000

VEHICLE STARTED SHUDDERING AND LOST PROPULSION ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER THIS INCIDENT IT BEGAN SLAMMING INTO GEARS AND WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO BE TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX, CAUSING INCORRECT INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PRESSURE, AND INTERNAL FAILURE. NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE ACCOUNTABLE ACTION AND REPAIR THE FAILURES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND IN NO WAY SHOULD THE CONSUMER BE RESPONSIBLE. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS I HAD MY THREE KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

ENGINE OIL COOLER RUPTURED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TO SHAKE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR. AS RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. STARTED LURCHING AND LOST SPEED. ALMOST GOT HIT. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT PLUS THE TORQUE CONVERTER REBUILT. 10/15/2012 TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN AND LOSING POWER. AT MILEAGE 169,886 MECHANIC TOLD ME COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANMISSION. REPAIRED AGAIN AND BROUGHT HOME ON 10/18/2012. THAT EVENING TAKING MY SON TO FOOTBALL PRACTICE, LOST POWER GOING 50 MPH AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I'M DONE WITH THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE BUT I DON'T WANT ANYONE DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 156,831

RADIATOR/ TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING BREAKDOWN RADIATOR WAS AFFECTED AS WELL AS WHEN THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF THE RADIATORS (INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLERS) BROKE DOWN ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT OF THE CONTAMINATION, THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

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

Mileage: 134,139

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: TORQUE CONVERTER POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: COOLING UNIT AND LINES POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED SKIPPING WHILE IN MOTION, ENGINE TEMPERATURE WENT UP TO OVERHEATED AND SPEED AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED ITSELF TO NO MORE THAN 35MPH ON THE ROAD, CAUSED TRAFFIC TO AVOID VEHICLE FROM HITTING IN THE REAR END. HAD TO DRIVE SMALL ROADS TO GET HOME. NISSAN SERVICE FIXED COOLANT PUMP BUT WE FOUND OUT LATER THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE AS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RUINED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. WE FIND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF SUCH INCIDENTS AND HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. OUR COST TO REPAIR IS $8,700 FOR A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 86,693

MAJOR ISSUES WITH MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. INTERMIX WITH COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP KNEW AFTER A FEW MOMENTS FROM LIFTING MY HOOD. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED IT WOULD COST OVER $1500 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED ME TO COME BACK AFTER 10K MILES. AFTER HAVING THE RADIATOR ($800) REPLACED I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY FOR LESS THAN A MILE AND MY RPMS WERE REVVING HIGH WHEN I ACCELERATED AND THE TRUCK WAS OBVIOUSLY STUCK IN GEAR. TOOK PATHFINDER BACK (TWO DAYS) TO MECHANIC AND FOUND THE RADIATOR CONTAMINATED ONCE AGAIN AND NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $2500 THAT I DON'T HAVE AND I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE. I'M MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. MY HUSBAND IS DRIVING A 2005 ALTIMA WHICH IS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND JUST HAVEN'T BROKEN DOWN COMPLETE. NISSAN SHOULD RECOGNIZED THIS ISSUE AND ADDRESS ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,139.

Mileage: 134,139

THE 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR (COOLANT) LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER AS IF DRIVING ON RUMBLE STRIPS. LEAKING FLUID CAUSES WHAT FIRST STARTS OUT AS A RUMBLE DURING SHIFTING AROUND 40 MPH, THEN EVENTUALLY LEADS TO A SEIZE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. SHOULD THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WHILE IN TRAFFIC IT COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,800 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 103,800

MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAD SEVERE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 50MPH CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A BUSY MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. MY CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED UNABLE TO EXCEED 40 MPH. I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAITED OVER AN HOUR FOR THE TOW TRUCK WHILE CARS ZOOMED PAST ME AT 60 MPH. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RADIATOR THAT LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN HAS SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST THEM FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 10/24/12

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON A HIGHWAY IN LIGHT TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN I BEGAN TO HEAR A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE "BUCKED," OR LURCHED FORWARD, AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME; IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN MY PATH, I WOULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO IT. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND DRIVE/COAST TO A SAFE PLACE WHERE I IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE REPAIR SHOP AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. NISSAN APPARENTLY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT SUGGEST THAT THE POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE RADIATOR BE REPLACED BEFORE IT LED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE MOMENTARILY BEFORE RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FUEL SENSOR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY COOLING FLUID LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR. THE DEALER THEN PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FLUSH AND THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED. ONE YEAR LATER AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A LEAK OF COOLING FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP LATELY AND WENT INTO A SAFETY MODE THAT I CAN ONLY RUN ON 3RD GEAR. MY OVERDRIVE HAS BEEN GIVING ISSUES FOR A LONG TIME THAT IT WOULDN'T LOCK FULLY SO I HAVE BEEN RUNNING ON FOURTH GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 90,975

I USE THIS VEHICLE TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. I CURRENTLY SERVE IN THE U.S. MILITARY AND MUST DRIVE OVER CAUSEWAYS THAT ARE LOCATED OVER WATER TO GET TO WORK. THE VIBRATIONS FROM THE FAILING TRANSMISSION CAUSE A MAJOR CONCERN WHEN GOING OVER THESE CAUSEWAYS. IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TO FAIL GOING 50 MPH IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT POSSIBLY KILLING MY FAMILY, ME AND POSSIBLY MANY MORE. TODAY I WAS TAKING THE FAMILY OUT FOR DINNER. ON OUR WAY I DROVE OVER THE CAUSEWAY DRIVING 55 AND CAME TO AN EXIT. AS I WAS EXITING, THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VIGOROUSLY. THANKFULLY THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP. NOW THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE PAST 1ST GEAR, SO OBVIOUSLY I HAD TO GET IT TOWED. NISSAN MUST ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH SHORTED OUT, BUT NOT UNTIL TRANSMISSION WAS BURNT UP. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED DUE TO LEAKAGE FROM THE RADIATOR CRACK. RUMBLING STARTED AT ABOUT 130K MILES, TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. WE TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND PAID $300 FOR A COMPLETE FLUSH AND REPLACEMENT OF FLUID. IT DID NO GOOD - TRANSMISSION IS NOW NOT WORKING AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I TOOK MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE WHEN I ACCELERATED OR SLOWED DOWN IT WAS GIVING A "BUCKING" FEELING AND MY REGULAR MECHANIC REFERRED ME TO THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FAULTY RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR ANYWHERE FROM $4800-$5500. WOW WHAT A SHOCK! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUST HIGHWAY TOWING OUR 3000 LB BOAT OUR SUV BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND SLOW DOWN SWIFTLY CAUSING TRAFFIC TO SWERVE DANGEROUSLY AROUND OUR BOAT AND CAR AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A MAJOR PILE UP. APPARENTLY, THE DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION LINES CAUSED THE FLUIDS TO MIX, OVERHEATING AND DAMAGING OUR TRANSMISSION. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN A PRIVATE SALE 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. LUCKILY A CRISIS WAS AVERTED, HOWEVER IT HAD THE POTENTIAL FOR A CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKES THEREFORE NOT SIGNALING TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES THAT WE WERE INDEED SLOWING RAPIDLY. *TR

Mileage: 104,100

THIS BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY SHOWING PROBLEMS ON THE HIGHWAY, DURING ACCELERATION (AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO SLOW) THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE SLIGHTLY AND LOSE POWER BEFORE AGAIN RUNNING SMOOTHLY IN MAY 2011. LATER IT STARTED TO DO IT AT SLOWER SPEEDS DURING ACCELERATION. THEN IT WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE ONE OR TWO CLUNKS DURING ACCELERATION, BEFORE AGAIN RUNNING SMOOTHLY. WE TOOK OUR CAR AGAIN TO OUR MECHANIC IN MAY 2012, AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR HAD BEEN LEAKING, THEN GUSHED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE REPLACED THE RADIATOR, AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION TO HELP FIX THE ISSUES. THE ISSUES STILL CONTINUE TODAY, ALTHOUGH WE RARELY DRIVE THE CAR AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE AN NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I TOOK MY NISSAN PATHFINDER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.1ST VISIT 11/29/2011, 2ND VISIT 3/12/2012, 3RD VISIT 6/11/2012 INTERMIX WITH COOLANT AND TRANNY FLUID, REPLACED RADIATOR 800.00, TOLD ME TO COME BACK AND TEST FLUIDS AFTER 1000 MILES, SAME ISSUE, FLUSHED OUT THE TRAN FLUID 250.00,T OLD ME TO COME BACK AFTER 1000 MILES TO TEST FLUID, SAME PROBLEM. PAID 600.00 TO CLEAN OUT TRANSMISSION PAN AND WHATEVER BS THEY TOLD ME, NOW RPMS ARE REVVING HIGH WHEN I TRY TO TAKE OFF, AND I AM AT RISK FOR STALLING OR TRANSMISSION FAILING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION OR HIGHWAY. MY WIFE AND I ARE EXPECTING OUR 1ST CHILD IN JANUARY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE BRINGING OUR NEWBORN IN THIS VEHICLE AND PUTTING HER LIFE AT RISK. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND LODGED A COMPLAINT THEN ANOTHER REP CALLED ME BACK AND SAID I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE 98K ON MY VEHICLE AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY OFFERED WAS UP TO 80K. REGARDLESS THERE ARE MANY PATHFINDER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, SHE DISPLAYED NO EMPATHY, AND KEPT SAYING THE SAME THING, "I UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION, BUT WE CANNOT HELP YOU"....UNBELIEVABLE!! VEHICLE HAS 98K AND IT'S PAID OFF. DON'T WANT A NEW VEHICLE, AND WANT NISSAN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 98,000

GOING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD THE RPM GAUGE WAS GOING NUTS. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN THE VEHICLE JUMPED UNCONTROLLABLY. PARKED IT AND HAD IT PICKED UP BY A TOWTRUCK. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. FAULTY VALVE ON RADIATOR CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION. I AM SO GLAD THAT ME AND MY DAUGHTER WERE OK THIS WAS VERY SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT! *TR

Mileage: 124,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS OR VIBRATES EXTENSIVELY AT APPROX 42 MPH, 55 MPH, AND 62 MPH. IT CANNOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY - I HAVE TO DRIVE ABOVE OR BELOW THE REFERENCED SPEEDS TO AVOID THE SHAKING. IN LATER INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE JOLTED BUT NOT OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 84,200

CAR STALLED AT RED LIGHT, SMOKING FROM HOOD TOOK TO MECHANICS ADVISED OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, LEAKING BROWN STUFF. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A WEEKEND VACATION IN OCEAN CITY, MD WITH 2 OF MY CHILDREN IN MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE ON ROUTE 1 IN DE, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY 'JUMPED' AND THEN SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF NOT, WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ANY VEHICLES THAT WERE BEHIND US. FOR A BRIEF TIME, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE IN 1ST GEAR AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT OF A GAS STATION/CONVENIENCE STORE. I COULDN'T GET IT TO GO BACK INTO DRIVE AFTER THAT POINT. WE THEN HAD TO WAIT 2 1/2 HOURS TO BE PICKED UP BY MY HUSBAND. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE PRICE QUOTED WAS EXTREMELY HIGH (PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY KNEW WE WERE OUT OF STATE), SO WE OPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR TOWN OF RESIDENCE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES IN 2005-2007 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THE RADIATOR CRACKS, AND THE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH ENDS UP DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT. $6000 LATER, I NOW HAVE A REPAIRED NISSAN PATHFINDER. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THESE KNOWN ISSUES. THEY ALSO NEED TO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE ISSUES AND HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I 20 HWY IN ATL ! I WAS GOING TO PICKUP MY KIDS FROM SIX FLAGS AMUSEMENT PARK. I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE, AND OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE, MY CAR CUTOFF,AND INDICATED A SLIP LIGHT COME ON ! I WAS LUCKY THE CARS AROUND ME DID ALLOW ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ! WHEN I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OVER,I BEGAN TO START MY CAR BACKUP,AND SURPRISINGLY IT DID START BACKUP. I WAS ABLE TO PICKUP MY KIDS,AND I DID DRIVE NO FASTER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I DID TAKE MY DAUGHTER'S FRIENDS HOME ! THIS SURPRISE INCIDENT,COULD HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE EASILY ! THANKS TO OTHER DRIVERS BEING SURPRISINGLY ACCOMMODATING AND LETTING ME PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT MY CAR HAVING ANY POWER ! *TR

Mileage: 165,000

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2011 FROM BENSON NISSAN IN SPARTANBURG, SC. I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THESE VEHICLES WERE HAVING &OF COURSE IT WASN'T MENTIONED IN THE SALE. IT WAS ALREADY SLIGHTLY PAST THE 80,000 MILE WARRANTY (THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF PROBLEMS) FOR THE RADIATOR. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I TOLD THE SALES PERSON &A MECHANIC THAT THE CAR WAS JERKING AT AROUND 60 MPH WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE MECHANIC BLAMED ?BAD GAS? & ?ETHANOL? & ASSURED ME IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER?S &TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS STILL JERKING AT 60MPH &ASKED THEM ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY AGAIN TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHAKE WORSE WHEN SHIFTING &I CONTINUED TO CALL NISSAN &COMPLAIN. THE SALES PERSON EVEN OFFERED TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR ME, BUT RENEGED WHEN HIS MANAGER DECLINED BECAUSE I ?GOT TOO GOOD OF A DEAL ON THAT CAR &(THEY) COULDN'T TRADE IT BACK.? THE SHAKING BEGAN TO GET WORSE &SPREAD TO LOWER GEARS &I ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. THROUGH ALL THIS, NO ONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THE TRANSMISSION OR RADIATOR PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ONLY AFTER I BEGAN TO RESEARCH HOW TO REPAIR IT MYSELF &BY THEN ALL I COULD DO WAS PRAY. BARELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE WHILE ON THE WAY TO MY PARENT?S HOUSE WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT, &WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I BARELY GOT IT TO MY PARENT?S HOUSE &ENDURED A LOT OF ANGRY DRIVERS AROUND ME. IT COST $3700 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION &REPLACE THE RADIATOR THAT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION &FINALLY AFTER GETTING IT BACK THE JERKING WHILE SHIFTING HAS STOPPED. I SHOULD'VE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT PURCHASE OR AT LEAST AFTER COMPLAINING &NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON THEIR FAULTY PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

OUR 2006 PATHFINDER HAD STARTED SHUTTERING IN THE TRANSMISSION ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE IT JUST GAVE OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, WHO TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. I DID SOME CHECKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS KNOWN THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT SENT ANY NOTICES OR RECALLS. I ALSO HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM RECENTLY WITH THE ECM RELAY, THAT LEFT IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESEARCH FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND NO NOTICE WAS SENT OUT. I WAS THANKFUL THAT NISSAN REPLACED THE RELAY. WE HAVE CALL NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY WILL HELP DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED WITH A NEW RADIATOR AND A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

DRIVING THE CAR AS I NORMALLY DO AND FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND ACTING FUNNY CAR LOST POWER ON HWY TOOK TO AN AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED IN TO TRANSMISSION. SO TO GET IT FIXED HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION,NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND NEW RADIATOR. I SEE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NISSAN DOSE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM YOU CALL THEM AND THEY BRUSH YOU OFF. MEAN WAIL EVERYONE IS SPENDING ANY-WARE FROM $5000 TO $7000. COULD THIS GET LOOKED IN TO? *TR

Mileage: 72,873

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION. SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE PRODUCED DURING THE INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND NOTIFIED THEM OF SHUDDERING WHEN DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 40MPH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS 'MILKY' AS A RESULT OF COOLANT MIXING IN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR. ADVISED REPAIRS TO INCLUDE A TRANSMISSION COOLER WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $8,000+. ALSO ADVISED THAT MILEAGE OF 91,033 VOIDED EXTENDED WARRANTY. (3 YEARS, 80,000 MILES) VEHICLE IS NON-OPERABLE DUE TO TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 91,033

DROVE TO WAWA FOR GAS AND AS CAR WAS IDILING IT OVER HEATED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. GOT MY CAR HOME AND STARTED POKING AROUND ONLINE JUST TO FIND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. DON'T KNOW IF TRANSMISSION IS DESTROYED YET BUT TIME WILL TELL. HORRIBLE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. AND WHAT A HAZARD I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN CAR AND HAD TO TELL THEM NO BASEBALL FOR THEM. AND TOP IT OFF THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF ANY ISSUES AND CAR ONLY HAS 59,799 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 59,799

WHILE DOING REGULAR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE, FOUND COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT OF FINDING THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT HAVING THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO FIX IT AT THE TIME, I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CONSISTENT BASIS FOR AROUND 18 MONTHS. I DID THE BEST I COULD TO FIX IT BY BYPASSING THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLER UNDER THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION OF CONTAMINATED FLUID. SINCE DISCOVERING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY AND WHEN IT SHIFTS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE I AM NOW LOOKING AT BEING FORCED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. *JS

Mileage: 142,000

JUST PURCHASED 2006 PATHFINDER FROM LOCAL (JEEP/DODGE) DEALER. WAS LITERALLY DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE LOT WHEN I ENCOUNTERED VIBRATION AND NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND AFTER CHECKING THE FLUIDS FOUND A MILKY WHITE (ATF?) FLUID IN THE COOLANT/RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS 87500 MILES AND I'M BESIDE MYSELF RIGHT NOW. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM SEEMS WILLING TO WORK WITH ME TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'LL PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR...? AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET FOUND THE MASS OF FOLKS DEALING WITH THE SAME RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM. I'VE GOT AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER THIS WEEK... WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. NHTSA PLEASE HELP THE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS DEALING WITH THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT! *TR

Mileage: 87,500

DRIVING BETWEEN 35-60 MPH MY 2006 PATHFINDER WAS SHAKING AS IF I WERE ON A RUMBLE STRIP. IT CONTINUED TO WORSEN AS THE WEEK PROGRESSED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR U-JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH ONLY 81000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE I ASKED IF THIS WAS PREMATURE FOR BOTH U-JOINTS TO FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS TOLD IT IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS $1200. *TT

Mileage: 81,000

MY TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING NOISES AND PROBLEM SHIFTING AT 60 MPH AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE START SHAKING. I HAD TO BRAKE AND REDUCED SPEED TO AVOID THE SHAKING. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

AT FIRST INCIDENT, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START SLIPPING CAUSING A VIBRATION WHILE THE OVERDRIVE WAS ON, THE VIBRATION WOULD GO AWAY WHEN OUT OF OVERDRIVE. THEN THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN YOU WOULD TRY TO TAKE OFF AT A STOP, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL YOU WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND CRANK IT AGAIN. AS YOU WOULD PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THEN EVEN WITH THE CAR OUT OF OVERDRIVE WHILE AT SPEEDS AT 55 MPH OR HIGHER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT WORK, YOU WOULD HAVE TO LET OFF ON THE ACCELERATOR AND WAIT ON THE RPM'S TO DROP AND THEN IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR AGAIN.I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED THE TROUBLE WAS IN A SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY CHECKED THE FLUID AND SAID THERE WAS WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSED BY A COOLANT LEAK FROM INSIDE OF RADIATOR GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINES CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD DUE TO COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *JS

Mileage: 82,367

AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OUR 2006 PATHFINDER HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND WE ARE NOW TOLD IT WILL TAKE 4500 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS NO DOUBT A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING OR KNOWING FOR SURE WHEN IT DID. THIS SUV HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY PROFESSIONALS AND THEY DID NOT CATCH IT, I BELIEVE NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS BASED ON ACTIONS THEY HAVE TAKEN AND NOW SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 10,500

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR WILL DOWNSHIFT INCORRECTLY AND REDLINE, MAKING THE TIRES CHIRP AND ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE TRANSMISSION COOLANT HAD ERRONEOUSLY LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE LIMIT FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,995.

Mileage: 133,995

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. MECHANIC SAID THE COOLING LINE CRACKED, WHICH ALLOWED RADIATOR FLUID TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROY IT. *TR

Mileage: 90,700

VEHICLE PROBLEM STARTED WITH ECM/IPDM POWER TRAIN WHICH STOOL ON ME. REPLACE FOR A COST OF $17-1800. I PAID ABOUT $1500-$1800 TO GET THE ECM FIXED AND IPDM REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED 2FRONT CONVERTERS FOR A COST OF $2500. I CONTACTED NISSAN MANUFACTURERS AND EXPRESSES MY CONCERNED. NISSAN MANUFACTURERS DID NOT WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO MY CONCERNS, BUT AFTER ABOUT 3-5MONTHS OF NON STOP COMPLAINING, NISSAN MANUFACTURERS ISSUED A RECALLED ON THE ECM AND REFUNDED MY MONEY, BUT REFUSES TO FIX MY CONVERTERS. IN MARCH 2011, I GOT A RECALLED NOTICED FROM NISSAN MANUFACTURERS ABOUT A LEAK OF COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION, SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DO THE REQUIRED INSPECTION AND CLAIMED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD MORE MILES THAN THE MANUFACTURERS REQUIRED MILE; AND YES, MY VEHICLE AT THAT TIME WAS NOT 5YEARS. TWO WEEKS LATER MY TRANSMISSION WENT INTO HEAVY SMOKE WITH A STRONG ROTTEN EGG ODOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT VALVE BODY INSIDE MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED AND TO REPLACE IT FOR A COST OF ABOUT $3000+, AND SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACE AS WELL AND THE 2 CONVERTERS. NISSAN GAVE ME A BILL OF OVER $5000. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

BACK IN NOVEMBER 2011 (A WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING) MY CAR STARTED TO ACT UP WHILE SHIFTING (SHIFTING HARD OR NOT SHIFTING). I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER (BERTERA NISSAN OF AUBURN, MA) ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE MECHANICS THERE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. THEY NEVER EVEN TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS AROUND THE 80K. IN FEBRUARY TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC (ED'S AUTOMOTIVE, ELLINGTON CT) FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGE). I ASKED HIM TO CHECK IF I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE SINCE I WAS AT 100K IN MILES. HE CHECKED THE FLUID AND TOLD ME THAT THE COOLANT WAS MIXED WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED. HE INFORMED ME AT THAT TIME OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT NISSAN HAS OUT. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER THAT TOLD ME 4 MONTHS EARLIER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY GAVE ME THE INFO TO FILE THE CLAIM AND CONFIRMED THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I FILED AND WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK. WHEN I HEARD BACK FROM THE CUSTOMER LINE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH THE ISSUE. I CALLED BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO REACH A DIFFERENT PERSON TO DISCUSS THIS. I WAS NEVER PUT THROUGH TO ANYONE ELSE. THE WOMAN ON THE PHONE TOLD ME THAT IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE OUTCOME TO CONTACT THE BBB AND FILE A CLAIM. THAT'S GREAT AND ALL, BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT FIX MY CAR. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR, I'M PAYING $20K FOR IT. I WAS FINALLY CONTACTED BY THE NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE AFTER SENDING OUT SEVERAL EMAILS. AGAIN, NISSAN DENIED HELPING ME. THE REASON I WAS GIVEN IS BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WASN'T TAKEN DOWN BY THE DEALERSHIP AT THE FIRST VISIT. REALLY? HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO KNOW YOUR PROCEDURES. THAT DOES NOT FALL ON ME AS A CUSTOMER. THAT FALLS ON THE DEALERSHIP! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

VERIFIED AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT RADIATOR COOLANT IS MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUSES ROUGH SHIFTING AND CAR TO SHAKE AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS CAR CAN SUDDENLY LOSE POWER/BREAK DOWN WHILE DRIVING. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE RECEIVED NISSAN'S EXTENDED WARRANTY (8 YR/80,000 MILES) ON RADIATOR LAST YEAR. CAR IS ONLY 800 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, HOWEVER NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS STAND BY ITS PRODUCT AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JS

Mileage: 80,798

I PURCHASED MY "CERTIFIED PRE-OWN" 2006 PATHFINDER WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT AND I PROPERLY MAINTAINED IT. DECEMBER 2010 I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WOULD LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED BETWEEN 40 TO 60 MPH, AND THAT IT WOULD ALSO "TREMBLE OR SHAKE" WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND TUNED UP. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE BOTH REPLACED. I COULDN'T SEE STRAIGHT! I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH WHY IN THE HELL I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 100,000 MILES AND THAT I'M STILL PAYING FOR NO LESS. THE TECH SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE "SAVED" AND I WOULD STILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW RADIATOR AND OTHER PARTS. A YEAR LATER- 03/12 MY TRUCK IS BEHAVING THE SAME WAY SO INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE DEALER I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. WHEN I INFORMED HIM OF MY PROBLEM HE ASKED IF I HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR, AS A MATTER A FACT I TOLD HIM I HAD IT REPLACED A YEAR AGO BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE'S HAD A NUMBER OF PATHFINDER OWNERS COMING TO HIS SHOP ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM, AND INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN. I FOUND THE LAWSUIT ON THE WEB AGAINST NISSAN AND SINCE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY AND JOINED IN THE LAW SUIT. UP UNTIL THE MOMENT I HAD THIS PROBLEM I WAS A LOYAL NISSAN OWNER, EVEN BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN MY FATHER OWNED A DATSUN AND IT BECAME MY FIRST CAR. IT'S ONE THING TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION SIMPLY DUE TO NORMAL WEAR, IT'S ANOTHER TO HAVE CONSUMERS DO SO BECAUSE OF FAULTY DESIGN FROM THE DEALER. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN WOULD TREAT AND HANDLE THEIR CUSTOMERS THIS WAY. *JS

Mileage: 100,400

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR VIBRATES AND IF YOU STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TRY TO PROCEED DRIVING IT ACTS AS IF IT HAS NO POWER AND IT DOESN'T WANT TO PULL. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, AND BOTH HAS TO BE REPLACED ABOUT $7000. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE STARTED (MAR 2010) TO VIBRATE AT BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MPH, IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD UNIVERSAL JOINT. TEN MONTHS (JAN 2011) LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ADDITIONALLY CAR WAS SHIFTING POORLY AND FELT LIKE IT COULDN'T FIND THE CORRECT GEAR BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MPH, DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN THEY DROPPED THE DRIVESHAFT THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A UNIVERSAL JOINT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVESHAFT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED IN MAR 2012, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC (VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY) WHO CONSULTED A TRANSMISSION SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION THROUGH A FAULTY HOSE/LINE IN THE RADIATOR AND VEHICLE NOW NEED A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND NEW RADIATOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY ON HIGHWAY LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 82,613

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO LEAK FROM RADIATOR. NISSAN WANTS $6,400 TO REPAIR AND ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED MANUFACTURE DEFECT! *TR

Mileage: 96,000

NOTICED HESITATION IN LOWER GEARS WITH MINOR VIBRATION. SENT THE PATHFINDER FOR AN EARLY SERVICE TO HAVE THEM LOOK IT OVER. EXPLAINED TO THEM THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT WAS FINE. THEY RECOMMENDED MAYBE REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS WOULD HELP. IT DID NOT HELP. ONE WEEK LATER THE VIBRATION WAS LONGER AND MORE VIOLENT. DISCOVERED ONLINE THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL COOLER. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS OVER FULL AND GRITTY. THE RADIATOR WAS LOW AND HAD OIL IN IT FROM THE TRANS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY COULD REPAIR IT FOR $750-$7,000. I HAD THEM DO 95% OF ALL THE SERVICES AND I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM NISSAN. 6 YEARS LATER MY VEHICLE IS WORTHLESS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, MY VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE. I HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS MIXING WITH THE RADIATOR. THERE IS A PURPLE SLIME UNDER THE RADIATOR CAP AND THERE IS CORROSION UNDER THE CAP OF THE OVERFLOW. THIS WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD. TRYING TO MERGE IN WITH TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS SINCE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T ALWAYS ACCELERATE. *KB

Mileage: 101,000

IT STARTED FEELING LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER THE BUMPS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO THE DEALER AND I HAD THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSANS AND THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THE PROBLEM. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES; UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE 95,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. IT WOULD HAVE COST ME APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO FIX THE RADIATOR, MORE THAN 5000 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND THE FLUID FROM THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BOTH NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 92,200. UPDATED 04/27/12*LJ

Mileage: 92,200

THE RADIATOR COLLING PUMP CRACKED CAUSING THE COOLING FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSSION FLUID IN RETURN A NEW RADIATOR DRIVE UNIT AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

THE COOLER RADIATOR OPENED AND ALLOW THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION UNIT.. *TR

Mileage: 87,885

MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE 4WD BEGAN SHUTTERING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT ALSO BEGAN HAVING ISSUES GOING INTO REVERSE - TAKING UP TO 7 OR 8 SECONDS TO ENGAGE. IN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. THE ISSUE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED BUT THERE ARE MANY REPORTS THAT AN ISSUE WITH FLUIDS MIXING BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ARE OCCURRING QUITE OFTEN. IT IS DEPLORABLE THAT NISSAN IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 114,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000. UPDATED 03/06/12*LJ UPDATED 03/08/12

Mileage: 93,000

TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUIDS MIXED AND CAUSED A MAJOR LOCK UP AND OVERHEATING IN THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY RISK, BUT A MECHANICAL RISK TO THE OWNER AND NISSAN SHOULD AT LEAST NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIAL RISK. *KB

Mileage: 92,500

HEARD A THUD IN THE REAR. TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. BEFORE THE MECHANIC EVEN LOOKED AT IT HE KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG. I TOLD HIM I THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER. DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING HE EXPLAINED TO ME. THE COMPUTER WAS NOT WORKING ON THE CAR IT HAD BURNED OUT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF PATHFINDER. THE TRANSMISSION OIL THE RADIATOR AND ALL OF THE CARS FLUIDS ARE MIXED. THE RADIATOR LOOKED LIKE VASOLINE.HE TOLD ME I NEED A TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER. HR WOULD CHARGE 5,000 DOLLARS HE SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO NISSAN.HE SAID HE HAS FIXED SEVERAL PATHIFINDERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES HE SAID NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS.I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER IN BRADENTON FL. WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR THEY QUOTED ME 8,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. SINCE MY TRUCK ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED MY DEALER ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS.HE TOLD ME TO CALL NISSAN TO MAKE A COMPLAINT THERE ISN'T ANY THING HE CAN DO. THEN I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PATHFINDERS WITH MY SAME PROBLEM IM APPALLED BY THIS. AND NEED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO???? *TR

MY SON'S PATHFINDER'S TRANSMISSION JUST DIED AT 86,000 MILES. HE BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED AND HAS ONLY OWNED IT FOR 4 MONTHS. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING AND MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE REST IS HISTORY. WE HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REFERRING TO THIS VERY PROBLEM. JUST WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT IF THERE SHOULD EVER BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, WITH NO SATISFACTION AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

ROUGH SHIFTING PROMPTED A CHECK OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THE DEALER. WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THEY OFFERED REFURBISHED PARTS FOR THE OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR FOR $5480. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP OFFERED NEW PARTS FOR $5200. N *TT

Mileage: 97,395

VEHICLE (2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER) GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON INTERSTATE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AFTER BEING SWITCHED INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH BACK TO 2X2. AFTER PARKING, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNING BACK UP, UPON SWITCHING IN TO REVERSE THE CAR THUMPED AND SWITCHED, THE IMPACT OF THE THUMB CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT HIGHER THAN CONTROLLABLE SPEED, THUS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH IN THE OBJECTS BEHIND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO AN AUTO DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION IS WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT TUBE HAD LEAKED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF THE COMPLICATIONS FROM THE LEAKAGE HAVE OCCURRED EARLIER, IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY, HIGHLY FEASIBLE, THAT I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE COMBINATION OF THE INABILITY TO GET THE 4X4 TO LOCK AND CHANGE, ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, COMPOUNDED BY THE RECENT ENGINE PROBLEMS (WHICH I WAS JUST INFORMED OF) COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL, NOT JUST FOR ALL PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE, BUT ALL THOSE AROUND ME ON THE INTERSTATE. NISSAN NEEDS TO HAVE A COMPLETE RECALL OF ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 76,846

ABOUT 10,000 MILES AGO I NOTICED A VIBRATION AT 40 AND 60MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO REPLACED TWO U JOINTS AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. WELL, VIBRATION IS BACK, NOT ONLY THAT NOW THAT IT IS WINTER, MY VEHICLE WONT WARM UP FROM AN IDLE. IT NEVER BLOWS HOT AIR. THESE ARE A COUPLE OF SYMPTOMS THAT GOING FORWARD SHOW THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE GASKETS, SEALS,GEARS, TORQUE CONVERTER. PLEASE HELP THE RADIATOR OBVIOUSLY NEED REPLACING BUT NOT ONLY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP AND STALLS OUT NOW FROM TIME TO TIME. IT IS REALLY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL PROGRAM SO IT FORCES NISSAN TO RECALL JUST THE RADIATORS BEOFRE THEY START LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 72,362

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON OUR NISSAN PATHFINDER. WE TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF OUR VEHICLES. REGULAR OIL CHANGES, TRANSMISSION,FLUIDS. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD AND BEGAN SHIFTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE LEADING TO LURCHING AND DIFFICULTY HANDLING. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL ON MY PATHFINDER, AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THOUSANDS OF PATHFINDER OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE I AM CONCERNED. NISSAN TELLS ME THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR AND WILL LEAK COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE FAILURE.IT WILL COST AROUND $ 5,000 TO REPAIR ,MONEY I DON'T HAVE. SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR WORSE IF THIS FAILURE WAS TO CAUSE A CRASH. WHY HAS NISSAN NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL AND CORRECT THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT? *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WITH HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO REMAIN IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT LATER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS A BROWN COLOR AND THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,867. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/14/11

Mileage: 71,867

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT @ 85,000 MILES AND NOW NO HEAT. CAR IS MAINTAINED PERFECTLY AND NOW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED, NISSAN SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

-1ST INCIDENT: AT 79500 MILES FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY ONCE LEVEL BELOW HALF A TANK. NISSAN TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. VEHICLE PAST 75000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. REPAIR COST ESTIMATED AT 450.00. -2ND INCIDENT: AT 107000 MILES DRIVE-SHAFT BROKEN IN TRANSIT MID-SPAN ACROSS 4 MILE 4 LANE INTERSTATE BRIDGE AT THE BEGINNING OF RUSH HOUR. POTENTIAL FOR A CATASTROPHIC MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH. VEHICLE TOWED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. -3RD INCIDENT: AT108600 MILES VEHICLE FAILED TO START. VEHICLE TOWED AT OWNERS EXPENSE TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. TOLD NEXT DAY TRANSMISSION FUSE BLOWN AND "RADIATOR INTERNAL LEAK CAUSED CROSS CONTAMINATION INTO TRANSMISSION" NEEDS TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. ADVISED WORK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. REPAIRED AT OVER 6000.00 AT OWNERS EXPENSE. VEHICLE RETURNED, OWNER NOTICED 20 AMP FUSE AND UNKNOWN RELAY IN CUPHOLDER CONSOLE. 1 DAY LATER OWNER NOTICES HIGH-BEAM LIGHTS INOPERABLE. -4TH INCIDENT 1 WEEK AND 3 DAYS AFTER TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPAIR LESS THAN 1 MONTH OLD BATTERY IS FOUND DEAD. BATTERY REPLACED VEHICLE STILL EXHIBITING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. DASHBOARD LIGHTS OUT, BATTERY, BRAKE AND 4WD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. BATTERY TEST OK. ALTERNATOR TEST OK, STARTER DRAW TEST OK. OWNER BECOMES AWARE OF NISSAN RECALL CAMPAIGN PC068 REGARDING ECM RECALL. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. OWNER REQUESTED ECM RECALL BE PERFORMED NO LESS THAN 4 TIMES, SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS NOT RELATED TO ECM AND WILL NOT REPLACE, THEN STATES NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL, THEN CLAIMS OWNERS ECM RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. COMPLAINT LOGGED WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. 5 DAYS LATER OWNER TOLD VEHICLE READY, OWNER GOES TO PICK UP THEN TOLD VEHICLE IS NOT READY AS THERE IS STILL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. NOW 1 WEEK WITHOUT VEHICLE, NO CONTACT WITH SERVICE ADVISOR IN 2 DAYS. *KB

Mileage: 79,500

-1ST INCIDENT: AT 79500 MILES FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY ONCE LEVEL BELOW HALF A TANK. NISSAN TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. VEHICLE PAST 75000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. REPAIR COST ESTIMATED AT 450.00. -2ND INCIDENT: AT 107000 MILES DRIVE-SHAFT BROKEN IN TRANSIT MID-SPAN ACROSS 4 MILE 4 LANE INTERSTATE BRIDGE AT THE BEGINNING OF RUSH HOUR. POTENTIAL FOR A CATASTROPHIC MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH. VEHICLE TOWED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. -3RD INCIDENT: AT108600 MILES VEHICLE FAILED TO START. VEHICLE TOWED AT OWNERS EXPENSE TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. TOLD NEXT DAY TRANSMISSION FUSE BLOWN AND "RADIATOR INTERNAL LEAK CAUSED CROSS CONTAMINATION INTO TRANSMISSION" NEEDS TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. ADVISED WORK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. REPAIRED AT OVER 6000.00 AT OWNERS EXPENSE. VEHICLE RETURNED, OWNER NOTICED 20 AMP FUSE AND UNKNOWN RELAY IN CUPHOLDER CONSOLE. 1 DAY LATER OWNER NOTICES HIGH-BEAM LIGHTS INOPERABLE. -4TH INCIDENT 1 WEEK AND 3 DAYS AFTER TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPAIR LESS THAN 1 MONTH OLD BATTERY IS FOUND DEAD. BATTERY REPLACED VEHICLE STILL EXHIBITING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. DASHBOARD LIGHTS OUT, BATTERY, BRAKE AND 4WD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. BATTERY TEST OK. ALTERNATOR TEST OK, STARTER DRAW TEST OK. OWNER BECOMES AWARE OF NISSAN RECALL CAMPAIGN PC068 REGARDING ECM RECALL. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. OWNER REQUESTED ECM RECALL BE PERFORMED NO LESS THAN 4 TIMES, SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS NOT RELATED TO ECM AND WILL NOT REPLACE, THEN STATES NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL, THEN CLAIMS OWNERS ECM RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. COMPLAINT LOGGED WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. 5 DAYS LATER OWNER TOLD VEHICLE READY, OWNER GOES TO PICK UP THEN TOLD VEHICLE IS NOT READY AS THERE IS STILL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. NOW 1 WEEK WITHOUT VEHICLE, NO CONTACT WITH SERVICE ADVISOR IN 2 DAYS. *KB

Mileage: 79,500

NISSAN ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE FAULTY RADIATORS AND TRANSMISSIONS AFFECTED BY THESE FAULTY RADIATORS YET DID NOT INCREASE THE WARRANTY BY THE NORMAL 12MO 12,000 MILE INSTEAD THEY INCREASED IT TO 96MONTHS AND ONLY 80,000 MILES NOT 96,000 MILES SIMPLY BECAUSE MOST FAILURES HAPPEN OVER 80,000 MILES. THEY ALSO CLAIMED THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. WHEN THE RADIATOR AFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE CAN STALL DURING DRIVING. HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS FROM THEIR LETTER INFORMING CONSUMERS: "IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY MIGHT OCCUR AT HIGHER MILEAGES LEADING TO INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF ENGINE COOLANT. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF VEHICLES WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE, NISSAN IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY AS IT APPLIES TO THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY TO DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO STAND BEHIND OUR PRODUCTS AND OUR CUSTOMERS. NISSAN IS EXTENDING YOUR VEHICLE'S NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY AS IT APPLIES TO THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY AND ITS COMPONENT PARTS FROM 36 MONTHS/36,000 MILES TO 96 MONTHS/80,000 MILES, INCLUDING DAMAGE, REPAIRS, REPLACEMENT, AND RELATED TOWING RESULTING FROM THIS ISSUE."A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR IS CAUSED FROM THERMAL SCHOCK. WHICH NISSAN KNEW ABOUT BEFORE INSTALLING THE ORIGINAL RADIATOR IN MY VEHICLE. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE THEY APPLIED FOR A PATENT ON JAN 24,2006 WHICH WAS PUBLISHED SEPT 2006 THEREFORE THEY KNOWINGLY INSTALLED RADIATORS THAT WOULD UNDERGO THERMAL SHOCK IE CRACK. SEE THE ENTIRE PUBLICATION WHERE THEY ARE FILING FOR A PATENT RECOGNIZING THE EXISTING PROBLEMATIC RADIATORS: VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEM,PUBLICATION NUMBER US20060196634,APPLICATION NUMBER US/11/337437,ASSIGNEES NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION,INVENTORS SATO YOUSUKE ISHIKAWA TAKAYUKI IWASAKI MITSURU FILING DATE 24 JAN 2006PUBLICATION DATE 07 SEP 2006. MAKE NISSAN REPLACE ALL DEFECTS. *KB

Mileage: 89,080

AT 86,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO STUTTER. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFAX VA AND THEY JUST SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $7500. THEY MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT A POTENTIAL RADIATOR PROBLEM CAUSING THIS, THEY BASICALLY PLAYED DUMB ABOUT IT. IF I WERE TO HAVE THEM FIX IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION, I WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID I MIGHT WANT TO "PUNT" ON THIS ONE AND LET SOMEONE ELSE DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO AAMCO AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL WHERE THE RADIATOR FAILS AND FLUID IS CROSS-CONTAMINATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I PAID $5000 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. NISSAN SHOULD FESS UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN DOING MY RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WITH NUMEROUS PATHFINDER OWNERS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS WELL KNOWN, DOCUMENTED ISSUE. THIS TYPE OF ISSUE COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TO FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY OR A MAJOR PERSONAL SAFETY ISSUE IF FAILURE WERE TO HAPPEN ON BACK ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 85,900

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE FAMILY ON A FOUR LANE FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF SPEED IN A RAIN STORM. NO WARNING OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. NISSAN ASSIST WAS NO HELP. COST TO REPAIR QUOTED AT $5700. NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THREE WEEKS DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT IT WAS VERY DISTURBING TO MAKE IT OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND IN THE RAIN. MY WIFE'S VEHICLE AND SHE WAS VERY THANKFUL SHE WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,235. UPDATED 09/30/11*LJ UPDATED 3/29/12 *CN

Mileage: 120,235

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THE VEHICLE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,880.

Mileage: 98,800

VEHICLE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED DUE TO AN ELECTRONIC SHORT RESULTING FROM A RADIATOR COOLING LINE RUPTURING AND FLOODING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I CHECKED ON LINE AND WAS SURPRISED (AMAZED) AT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE EVEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS PENDING RELATED TO NISSAN KNOWINGLY AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR COOLING LINE THAT BREAKS MIXING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP QUOTING $6,500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. NISSAN ALSO EXTENDED THE FACTORY WARRANTY TO 80K MILES WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. THANK YOU. BUT, THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AND, YOU DON'T KNOW THERE IS ONE UNTIL IT FAILS AND CREATES THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. AS THE CAR WILL DIE IF THE MODULE SHORTS OUT. IT IS THE SAME MODULE THAT TELLS THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. MY OPINION, NISSAN BEING AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART, IN COLLUSION WITH A VENDOR WHO PROVIDED THE PART. IS DARN NEAR NOT ONLY FRAUD BUT CONSPIRACY. I PINGED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS WHO OPENLY ADVISED OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AND THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THEY HAVE FIXED. I ASKED THE DEALER HOW LONG TO GET A TRANSMISSION. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ONE REQUIRED TO FIX THE 2006 NISSAN HAD 148 TRANSMISSIONS ON BACK ORDER. I SHOULD EXPECT 4 TO 6 WEEKS TO GET ONE. BUT, OF COURSE. MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE LINE THAT RUPTURES NORMALLY DOES BETWEEN 90 AND 110K MILES. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS DOWN RIGHT FRAUD AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES. DECEPTIVE, BECAUSE OF NOT NOTIFYING OWNERS. FRAUD BY KNOWINGLY HAVING A DEFECTIVE PART ON A VEHICLE. *KB

Mileage: 123,000

WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THE TRANSMISSIONS ON 2005 AND 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. FINDING SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. IT SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM TO THE TUNE OF OVER $7000. *TR

Mileage: 150,500

TRANSMISSION STUTTER DURING ACCELERATION DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. FUEL GAUGE GIVES FALSE READINGS AT ALL TIMES TO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK DUE TO FAULTY SENDING UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FAILED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXHIBIT FAILURES AND WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS WHEN IN REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR AND THE TRANSMISSION WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. KMJ

Mileage: 36,500

NISSAN KNOWS THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSIONS. THIS CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. SHOULD THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WHILE IN TRAFFIC IT COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT I BOUGHT THROUGH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW. IT HAS 85000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NO LONGER GO IN REVERSE. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 80000 KNOWING THAT MOST WERE FAILING AFTER THAT MILEAGE. THEY REFUSE TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE HAS SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS WAITING FOR THEM TO DECIDE NOT TO FIX IT. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED FOR SOME 2006 MODELS BUT NOT ALL. MINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS USELESS ALSO AS THE PART FAILED JUST AFTER THE MILEAGE GIVEN. IN 2008 I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN I ASKED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP (SAME ONE) WHY IT DIDN'T DEPLOY I WAS TOLD THAT I DIDN'T HIT THE CAR ON CENTER THEREFORE I MISSED THE SENSOR. AFTER THEM HAVING MY VEHICLE FOR NEARLY A MONTH TO REPAIR IT I HAD IT BACK 1 WEEK WHEN I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND NISSAN KNOWS IT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

NISSAN 2006 PATHFINDER NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. CHANGED THE BATTERY AND TOOK FOR A TEST DRIVE. VERY SLUGGISH FROM ZERO TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT I WAS 6,000 MILES OVER THE WARRENTY, SO NISSAN SAID TOO BAD. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A CAR WITH 86,000 MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHY IS NISSAN NOT STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT? IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHY IS NISSAN NOT STANDING UP FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS? *KB

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED INTO GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO RECOMMENDED THE SAME REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, MODERATE TO HEAVY VIBRATION OCCURRED FOLLOWED BY AN EXTREME LOSS OF POWER. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON AN EXPRESSWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT, REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION, APPROXIMATELY $5,000. WHILE THERE, IT WAS INFERRED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THERE WERE 2 OTHER VEHICLES THERE THAT DAY WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE DEALER (FIRST TEAM NISSAN) HAS SUBMITTED TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA A REQUEST FOR SOME RELIEF. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I BELIEVE STRONGLY, BASED ON VARIOUS WEB SEARCHES AND SOME COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HANDLE THESE ON A 1ST COME 1ST SERVED BASIS AND HE BELIEVES THEY HAVE A VERY LARGE BACK-LOG OF COMPLAINTS. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER MAY 3, 2011. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

RADIATOR WAS LEAKING BUT DID NOT CAUSE ANY OVER HEATING ISSUES WITH THE CAR BUT IT DID CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THEY SAY ITS A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 147,156

I PURCHASED A 2006 CERTIFIED NISSAN PATHFINDER IN 2008. I WAS GUARANTEED 100K ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I CURRENTLY HAVE 96,426KMILES AND THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO IN SALINE KS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN KANSAS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER AFTER WAITING OVER A MONTH FOR THE PART NISSAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING THEREFORE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CORP DIRECTLY AND HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME ANSWER. THIS IS HAZARDOUS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITHOUT WARNING DURING A SNOW STORM. LIKELY THE CAR MANAGED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY CAR SHIPPED BACK TO MY HOME IN CLARKSVILLE TN. AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DELIVERY DRIVER THAT THE PARTS WERE IN THE BACK OF MY CAR. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT WAS TAKEN APART BUT NOT FIXED WITH A BUNCH OF PARTS IN THE CARGO AREA AND ABOUT $2000 IN DEBT FOR A RENTAL CAR AND SHIPPING THE CAR BACK TOO CLARKSVILLE. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE 2004. *TR

Mileage: 96,426

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATED OVER 20 MPH. THE CONTACT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE RADIATOR WATER PENETRATED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSS FORWARD MOVING POWER BUT THE ENGINE WOULD REV TO A HIGH RPM, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD WHILE WE ATTEMPTED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FAILURE CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER AND CONTAMINATE THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THAT TO BECOME DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. ALTHOUGH THE POWER TRAIN (WHICH I IMAGINE INCLUDES THE TRANSMISSION) WAS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURES WARRANTY UP TO 60,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR SINCE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE RADIATOR WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER A 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE REPAIR COSTS FOR BOTH WERE QUOTED TO ME FROM THE DEALER TO BE ~$6,000.00 FOR A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING NISSAN HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON CERTAIN PATHFINDERS FAULTY RADIATORS (BASED OFF OF VIN NUMBER) AND WOULD ALSO REIMBURSE ANYONE WHO ALREADY HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN TO-DATE STATING MY VEHICLE HAS QUALIFIED FOR THIS PLAN. EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME (AND THE NISSAN DEALER) THAT MY RADIATOR WAS FAULTY THEREFORE CAUSING THE DAMAGE BEYOND REPAIR TO MY TRANSMISSION AS WELL. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR SINCE IT WAS CAUSED OUT OF NO FAULT OF MY OWN. DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH DEALER QUOTE, I OPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP FOR ~$4,000.00 FOR WHICH THEY INSTALLED A NEWLY WARRANTED TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR PACKAGE. I WAS TOLD THEY ONLY SELL THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE RADIATORS INCLUDED, CONFIRMING TO ME THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS KNOWN TO THE INDUSTRY AS A COMBINED FAILURE.

Mileage: 54,000

I HAVE 2006 PATHFINDER ,IT HAS 48K MILES AND IS OVERHEATING.I THOUGHT IS WAS T-STAT SO I REPLACED IT. IT CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT SO I AM READING THIS FORUM FOR ANSWERS. PLEASE EXPLAIN SYMPTOMS YOU WERE EXPERIENCING BEFORE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOVERED. ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS (THIS IS MY 2ND PATHFINDER,WE LIKED THE 1ST ONE SO MUCH WE BOUGHT A 2ND. NEVER A PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 PATHFINDER.) *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE 2005 AND 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDERS AND THE FAILING IN-RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLERS ALLOWING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THEM TO FAIL. MY 2006 HAS NOT FAILED BUT I AM REPLACING THE RADIATOR TODAY TO STAY AHEAD OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE. (I AM A MECHANIC AND AFTER REVIEWING APPROX 200 INTERNET POSTS SEE THE ISSUE VERY CLEARLY) YOU ARE WELCOME TO THE RADIATOR I WILL BE REMOVING FOR A FORENSIC EVALUATION OF THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER, I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE RELIGIOUSLY AND THIS WOULD BE A GOOD INDICATOR IF THERE ARE CORROSION ISSUES WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND LOW MILEAGE. JUST LET ME KNOW WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE IT SENT. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING AND SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED; IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A PROBLEM LAY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY TURNED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 71,500

NISSAN 2006 PATHFINDER MODELS COME WITH DEFECTS THAT NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THIS VEHICLES ARE DEFECTED AND CAN CAUSE PEOPLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND PUT THEMSELVES IN DANGER. ALSO THE RADIATOR CAN CAUSE A LEEK AND SEND FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADMIT THIS IS A RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD A INTERCOOLER PLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A YEAR PRIOR THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY VIBRATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57000.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME MILKY WITH METAL PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE WINDOWS HAD TO REMAIN OPEN IN ORDER TO KEEP THE WINDOWS FROM FOGGING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE INNER COOLING SYSTEM AND INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE HEATER FAILURE. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND RADIATOR. WITHIN FIVE MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD SPORADICALLY READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS, CAUSING HER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER HEARING ABOUT MANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR/SEAL, I DECIDED TO BE PROACTIVE SINCE I ONLY HAVE 41,000 MILES AND ONE YEAR REMAINING ON MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I CALLED NISSAN USA INFORMING THEM OF MY CONCERN, AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FIX IN PLACE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN ONE YEAR. THE WOMAN INFORMED ME THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM AT THIS TIME, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I WAS CALLING TO TRY TO SAVE THEM FROM AN UPCOMING ISSUES/REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. I ALSO CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND HE HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT NO FIX OR RECALL IS IN PLACE. AFTER OWNING MULTIPLE NISSANS OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, THIS NEW WAS DISHEARTENING. NISSAN DOCUMENTED MY CALL (I HAVE A CONF. NUMBER). I ALREADY HAD U-JOINT REPLACED. ALTERNATOR TENSIONER, AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

05 & 06 NISSAN PATHFINDERS GOT A BAD BATCH OF RADIATORS THAT WERE INSTALLED INTO THERE CARS. THE RADIATORS ARE CRACKING AND ALLOWING THE COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DESTROYING BOTH AND LEAVING CONSUMERS WITH REPAIR BILLS BETWEEN $5500.00 AND $7500.00. THE DANGER IN THIS MATTER IS THAT CARS ARE OVER HEATING ON THE ROADS, AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING DURING DRIVING. HOW SAFE CAN IT BE WHEN A CAR IS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER HAPPENS AT 70MPH IN THE FAST LANE OR IN A STEEP INCLINE. IF YOUR LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY THEN A FAMILY WITH KIDS COULD BE TRAPPED ON THE HWY OR BACK ROADS OF AMERICA FORCED TO WALK TO THE NEAREST TOWN PUTTING THEM IN EXTREME DANGER OF BEING RUN OVER AND KILLED. ALSO IF A CAR OVERHEATS AND SOMEONE TRIES TO FORCE IT DOWN THE ROAD TO A TOWN THAT CAR COULD CATCH FIRE. ALL DUE TO NISSAN PUTTING THESE RADIATORS INTO THERE SUVS KNOWING ITS A FAMILY CAR. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM PUTTING 10S OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES AT RISK. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2006. IN AUGUST OF 2006, THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN 2007, THE FUEL LEVEL UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN 2009, THE FUEL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE BEGUN. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM PATHFINDER OWNERS. I AM OUT OF MONEY AND PATIENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED FROM RADIATOR INTO TRANSMISSION ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. LEAKING FLUID CAUSES WHAT FIRST STARTS OUT AS A RUMBLE DURING SHIFTING AROUND 40 MPH, THEN EVENTUALLY LEADS TO A SEIZE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL ISSUES CAN BE RESOLVED. THIS LEAK HAS RUINED MY TRANSMISSION REQUIRING A NEW TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR WHICH ADDS UP TO A PRICE OF AROUND 5-8000 DOLLARS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN NISSAN IS TRYING TO HIDE FROM THE CONSUMER AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF ALONG WITH THE GAS GAUGE GOING CRAZY FROM EMPTY TO FULL. THEY REPLACED SENSOR AFTER HAVING TO BEG (COST WOULD HAVE BEEN 700 DOLLARS). THIS WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE A FUEL SENDING SENSOR WHICH COST ME 300 DOLLARS WHEN IT WAS IN FOR THAT I NEEDED BOTH U JOINTS REPLACED BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR WOBBLED HORRIBLY WHEN HITTING ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THIS WOBBLE WAS HORRIBLE AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES.. THEN HAD TO REPLACE TWO U JOINTS ( SECOND TIME SINCE OWNING THIS 2006 PATHFINDER).. I WISH NISSAN WOULD STEP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THE SENSORS AND U JOINTS.. ITS LIKE EVERYTHING HAPPENS JUST MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. PROBABLY LAST NISSAN I WILL BUY BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE U JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN ONE YEAR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REBUILT; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST PRODUCED AN UNKNOWN CODE PERTAINING TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE WAS CONCERNED WHEN SHE VIEWED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE SINCE THEY WERE FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 85,000

IN NOVEMBER 2008 I PURCHASED MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING IT INSPECTED, I WAS TOLD IT WAS IN GREAT SHAPE AND FOR 1 YEAR I DROVE IT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. IN NOVEMBER 2009, THE GAS GAGUE BEGAN REGISTERING EMPTY WHEN IT WAS ON A QUARTER TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR ($400) WHICH RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AND FOR THAT EXACT PROBLEM JUST 3 MONTHES AFTER I HAD MINE REPAIRED, BUT BECAUSE MY VIN# WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, I WAS TOLD MY MONEY WOULD NOT BE REFUNDED . NOT LONG AFTER THIS INCIDENT WITH 58,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVEN THOUGH MY TRANSMISSION IS COVERED UP TO 60,000 MILES, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM A FAULTY SEAL ON MY RADIATOR (ONLY COVERED UNTIL 36,000 MILES) THAT LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO MY TRANSMISSION, MY TRANSMISSION REPAIRS WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY. I CALL NISSAN CORP. TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINT CALLS FORM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. SHE ADVISED ME TO VOICE MY CONCERNS TO YOU IN HOPES THAT YOU COULD RESLOVE THE MATTER.

Mileage: 58,000

TRANSMISSION STALLING VEHICLE MAKING VEHICLE JUMP. CALLED NISSAN MOTORS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVE READ ON BOARDS THIS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR IS VERY COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. VEHICLE JUST ALL OF THE SUDDEN STARTS JUMPING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PAID TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS NISSAN TO BE HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS AND DO NOT WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN IS NOT COOPERATING WITH ALL THE CONSUMERS THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO COMPLETELY STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER AS IF DRIVING ON RUMBLE STRIPS, THEN OVERHEATED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLING FLUID MIXED DUE TO DEFECT. RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND TRUCK COMPLETELY FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES. GOOD CHANCE THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ALSO. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $1500. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE 2005/06 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR (COOLANT) LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEFECT CAUSES THE CAR TO SMOKE ONCE THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. THIS ALSO AT SOME POINTS CAUSES THE CAR TO SWITCH GEARS VIOLENTLY ON WHEN GOING ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 100,334

NISSAN PATHFINDER, 2006 DEALER STATES RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO & MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION OIL. CAR WOULD HAVE A SEVERE VIBRATION ABOVE 40MPH APPROX. WHEN CHANGING FINAL GEAR. THERE IS NO HEAT FROM HEATER. CAR TEMP WOULD RISE AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH. DEALER ASKED FOR $8000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. CAR UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT THEY STILL WON'T COVER DEFECT RADIATOR. COMMON PROBLEM FOUND ONLINE WITH 2005 & 2006 MODELS, THEY CAN CATCH ON FIRE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT TURNING ON. NISSAN HQ DECLINED ANY HELP. *TR

Mileage: 55,332

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR VEHICLE "SHAKING" AT 40 MPH AND AGAIN AT 60 MPH. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT BUT AFTER REPLACING U-JOINTS, SOME OTHER ITEMS AND PUTTING NEW TIRES ON OUR VEHICLE IT DIDN'T GET BETTER. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR PATHFINDER HOME ONE NIGHT WITH OUR DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING. SHE THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY SHE WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS ALTHOUGH IT WAS SHOWING A 1/4 TANK BUT WE HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE WHEN WE WOULD FILL THE VEHICLE UP (SOMETHING THAT WE NOTICED OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE MENTIONED AS WELL). SHE STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD US THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND WE WERE GOING TO NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND NEW TRANSMISSION. WE ARE OVER OUR MILES AND OUR WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN BUT WERE TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX ANYTHING OR PAY FOR ANYTHING SINCE WE DROVE OUR VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF OUR WARRANTY AND HAVE PUT TOO MANY MILES ON OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND WE ARE THINKING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SAME CASE FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 ONCE THE MILES GET TO ABOUT 60,000. WE HAVE HEARD THAT NISSAN HAS PUT OUT A BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM AND ARE AWARE OF IT BUT AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER TOLD US, THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX OR PAY FOR ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE AND STILL THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO MAKE GOOD ON A PRODUCT THAT HAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I'M SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING THIS AND HAVE PROBABLY HEARD IT BEFORE, BUT WE WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT AND WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE LET AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN KNOW THAT NISSAN DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, IT PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE STREET AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. ROSSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED CASE NUMBER 070703509. NISSAN SENT AN INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE TOW YARD TO THE DEALER. THE INSPECTOR FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND NISSAN STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,013.

Mileage: 21,013

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARD, A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. IT ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CLIPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. A PASSENGER HAD A MINOR INJURY TO THE ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB

Mileage: 2,000