2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

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!

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SHUDDERING AND JERKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S RADIATOR CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGED A TRANSMISSION. THE TIMING CHAIN, THE RADIATOR, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

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

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

SERVICE BULLITIN CLASSIFICATION EM09-007, REFRENCE NTB09-128, POSTED NOVEMBER 16, 2009. BUZZING/WHINING NOISE FROM TIMING CHAIN AREA. HAVE CONTACTED AND STOPPED BY DEALERSHIP TO INFORM THEM ABOUT ISSUE I WAS HAVING. SHOWED TECH THERE THE SERVICE BULLITIN AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS VEHICLES. I WAS GIVEN THE ONLY WAY IT WAS COVERED BY NISSAN WAS IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF IT WERE NOT COVERD THAT WAY THEN I, THE CUSTOMER, WERE RESPONSIBLE TO ALL THE COST AND AND RENTAL FEES IF I CHOSE TO GET ONE WHILE IT WAS IN THE SERVICE CENTER. I WAS GIVEN THE COST ESTIMATED AT $1800 DOLLARS AND THERE WAS NO GUARENTEE THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM.. AND HAVE A NICE DAY. LEFT VERY FRUSTERATED KNOWING THERE WERE THOUSANDS MORE IN THE SAME SITUATION I'M IN NOW.

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.