2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THE 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP SINCE IT WOULD NOT START. THE PATHFINDER HAD 113K MILES. IT COST ME $2841.27 TO REPAIR.

IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY STORM FROM THE WAKE OF AN F3 TORNADO THAT SWEPTED THROUGH, MY WIFE AND I WERE STUCK IN HEAVY WIND AND RAIN IN AN OPEN AREA UNABLE TO START OUR 2008 PATHFINDER AFTER PULLING OVER. JUST PRIOR, OUR TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND SLAMMING INTO GEAR. I GOT OUT IN THE WIND AND RAIN AND AFTER LOOKING OVER THE VEHICLE AFTER IT COOLED DOWN, THATS WHEN I NOTICED OIL AND WATER WERE MIXED IN THE RADIATOR.THE PATHFINDER NOW SITS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IT WENT FROM PARKED AND RUNNING TO DEAD ON THIE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

WOW, I AM AMAZED THAT MY STORY IS SO SIMILAR TO THE ONES I'M READING HERE. I ALSO PURCHASED A 2008 PATHFINDER BRAND NEW. AND I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. AND NISSAN HAS TURNED THEIR BACK ON ME AS WELL. AFTER DOING SOME DIGGING, I FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN 2007. AND YET WHEN I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE THAT HAD 13 MILES ON IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP, NEVER WAS THIS ISSUE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. I BELIEVE THEY ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTIES IN 2010 AND 2012. BUT NEVER CONTACTED US. IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS A POSSIBILITY OF AN ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE HAD THE CORRECT REPAIR DONE IN ADVANCE TO PREVENT THIS. BUT NOW I FIND MYSELF WITH A DESTROYED TRANSMISSION AND NOWHERE TO GO. I CAN NOT CURRENTLY PAY OUT FOR THIS REPAIR. I ALSO AM LEADING WITH NISSAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME " NISSAN IS NOT IN A POSITION TO HELP ME RIGHT NOW". THE FUNNY THING IS THAT MY FAMILY HAS BOUGHT 5 NISSAN VEHICLES IN THE LAST 17 YEARS. SOME LOYALTY TO A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY. I URGE YOU PEOPLE TO DO WHAT I DID. ISSUE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND MOST IMPORTANT THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. EVENTUALLY WE WILL HAVE TO BE HEARD. I HAVE ALSO MADE IT MY MISSION TO PRINT OUT ALL THE DOCUMENTS I HAVE READ REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND HAND IT TO EVERY PERSON I I SEE DRIVING A NISSAN. AND IF IT'S PARKED, I LEAVE IT UNDER THE WIPER. I DRIVE EVERYDAY AND GO FROM MANHATTAN TO MONTAUK. SO FAR I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OR LEFT INFORMATION FOR OVER 200 NISSAN VEHICLES. AND I'M NOT GOING TO STOP UNTIL THERE IS ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT WE CAN GET THIS THING FIXED. FRANK O

IN ABOUT JANUARY OF THIS YEAR 2016 I NOTICED A VIBRATION DURING GEARSHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE WHEN I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE TO NISSAN THEY SAID OUT OF WARRANTY AND ALL PARTS AND LABOR WOULD NOT BE COVERED SO I WENT TO MY MECHANIC ANYWAY WHO SAID I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A LEAK FROM THE RADIATOR WHICH I BELIEVE IS A DESIGN FLAW ON THE CAR. IF NISSAN KNEW ABOUT A RADIATOR ISSUE WHY WAS I NEVER INFORMED SO I COULD POTENTIALLY REPLACE THE RADIATOR BEFORE IT DESTROYED MY TRANSMISSION? I AM SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT ON ALL PARTS AND LABOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND I MAY HAVE TO PAY SOME OF THE COST OF THE RADIATOR DUE TO WARE AND TARE BUT IF NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS THEY SHOULD'VE CONTACTED ME TO SAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE HAD I NOT KNOWN EVEN WHY THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING I DID HAVE A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING AND NOT KNOWING WHAT THIS IS. I COULD'VE HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES OF FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR SEEPED INTO EACH OTHER AND APPARENTLY CAUSED INTERNAL IRREPARABLE FAILURE. MY BUYER'S SHIELD WARRANTY IS REFUSING TO COVER IT. I PURCHASED THE 5 YEAR/100000 MILE POWER AND TRAIN WARRANTY AS WELL. NISSAN'S FACTORY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT NEITHER WILL MY EXTENDED.

AS A SINGLE FATHER OF THREE TEENAGERS, I NEEDED TWO VEHICLES WITH ENOUGH ROOM AND SAFETY FEATURES TO HANDLE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE NEEDS. I BOUGHT TWO PATHFINDERS, A 2007 SE AND 2008 LE, ONE FOR MYSELF AND ONE FOR MY SON (WHICH WOULD BE PASSED ON, ETC). MY DECISION WAS BASED ON MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH NISSAN PRODUCTS AND MY LOYALTY TO THE BRAND. HOWEVER, I NOW HAVE BOTH PATHFINDERS NEEDING MAJOR REPAIRS TO THEIR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE 2008 PATHFINDER'S TRANSMISSION FAILED IN VERY HEAVY HOUSTON TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING WITH MY YOUNGER SON, WHICH CAUSED OTHER VEHICLES TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND ALMOST CREATED A LARGE PILE-UP ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WHILE WE AVOIDED BEING KILLED BY ONCOMING VEHICLES, WE WERE ALSO IN DANGER AS WE MOVED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP, HE FOUND THE ISSUE TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT FLUID LEAKING INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE. ESTIMATES ARE OVER $6,000 FOR REBUILDING OR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH PARTS AND LABOR, INCLUDING THE REQUIRED ADDITION OF A "COOLER" INSTEAD OF THE RADIATOR. I ATTEMPTED TO FILE THIS WITH MY CAR INSURANCE BUT WAS DENIED COVERAGE. NOW, THE 2007 PATHFINDER IS HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH SLIPPAGE AND INABILITY TO USE OVERDRIVE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSE ANOTHER MULTI-CAR PILE-UP IN HOUSTON TRAFFIC UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT AND MOVE ASIDE. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE 2007 PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILS COMPLETELY, AND I STILL OWE $12,000 TO THE CREDIT UNION ON BOTH LOANS COMBINED. I ATTEMPTED A LOAN FOR REPAIRS THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, BUT WAS DENIED DUE TO BAD CREDIT FROM A LAY-OFF LAST YEAR. NISSAN, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THOSE OF US WITHOUT HOPE AND UNABLE TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SAVE LIVES AND BOOST YOUR BRAND TO A HIGHER LEVEL, THROUGH INTEGRITY.

2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO RADIATOR FAILURE WHICH CAUSED CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLING AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO CONTAMINATION. ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM HAD TO BE FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER REPAIRS. REPAIRS WERE OVER $4000. NISSAN REFUSED TO ADDRESS ISSUE BECAUSE OF PENDING CLASS ACTION SUIT. I WISH TO BE ADDED TO CLASS ACTION PROCESS TO RECOUP EXPENSES.

COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO RESOLVED AS WE HAD IT CLEANED UP...THE VEHICLE WORKED OK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED GETTING WORSE AND WORSE...THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE AT THIS POINT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

THE SUV BEGAN SHUDDERING WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, AND HARD SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID COOLANT HAD CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION CASE BY LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. REPAIR NEEDED: REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. SUV HAS 131,000 MILES, AND WAS OTHER WISE IN GOOD CONDITION. REPAIR CENTER SAID TO REPLACE BOTH, COST WOULD BE $5800.00