2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER THERE WAS A HARD SHIFT WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE, THEN NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIT AND STEADY, I THEN SWITCHED GEARS INTO DRIVE WHICH HAD A VIOLENT JERKING MOTION & SLIGHT HESITATION TO ACCELERATE. AS I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ON THE COUNTY ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING CONSTANTLY & THE VEHICLE HAD LITTLE POWER TO ACCELERATE & CONSTANTLY HESITATING CAUSING ME TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS CREATED DUE TO THE ENTERMIX COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION AS STATED BY THE TECHICIAN IN THE REPORT I PROVIDED. THIS WAS A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH AS PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. WHY IS NISSAN NOT PREPARED WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS. WHY WAS WARRANTY ONLY EXTENDED FOR CERTAIN TIME PERIOD AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING IN MY DRIVEWAY. COULD HAVE BEEN HAZARDOUS HAD IT STOPPED RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY.

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION DESTROYING TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM. VEHICLE ODOMETER IS AT 115,000. ESTIMATED REPAIR IS $3000-4800+

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 35 TO 40MPH WHEN I FELT A VIBRATION UNDER VEHICLE BACKED OFF GAS PEDAL WENT AWAY AFTER THAT IT WOULD COME BACK NOW AND THEN AROUND THE SAME SPEED JUST LIKE YOU WHERE DRIVING ON A RUMBLE STRIP. TOOK TO NISSAN FOR DIAGNOSIS TOLD ME VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AND FOUND ANTI FREEZE IN TRANSMISSION, THEY GAVE A QUOTE OF MORE THAN $7,000 TO FIX.WHEN I ASKED WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS THEY SAID A BUSHING COULD HAVE BEEN WORN TO LET COOLANT INTO TRANNY, NOW THEY GET INFO ON PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR I JUST GOT A PHONY ANSWER. ANY WAY NISSAN DOSEN'T GIVE THEIR CUSTOMERS HEADS UP ON NOTIFICATIONS OF PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS ALL GET LOST OR BURIED . NICE SUPPORT FROM NISSAN. NO MORE BUSINESS FROM ME........ 103,345MILES ON PATHFINDER 2008 ALL HAPPENED ON A FLAT SMOOTH ROAD DRIVING STRAIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

FUEL SYSTEM, GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE FUEL GAUGE RANDOMLY SHOWS EMPTY WHEN NOT EMPTY OR EVEN FULL, THEN SHOWS RANDOM READINGS THAT DO NOT ACCURATELY SHOW FUEL LEVEL. JUST 2 DAYS AGO I SHOWED 3/8 TANK. WENT TO STORE THEN SHOWED 5/8 AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. TRYING TO MANUALLY TRACK MILAGE SO I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS SINCE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. NISSAN CONTACTED TWICE ABOUT RECALL/CAMPAIGN# 10V075000. WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND OUT OF 184, 43 ARE CONFIRMED THIS ISSUE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, ADDITIONAL 11 SAME COMPLAINT BUT UNABLE TO TELL IF INCLUDED IN RECALL. IF ACCURATE FUEL READING WAS CONCERN ENOUGH FOR RECALL 10V075000, HOW DO AN ADDITIONAL 43-54 COMPLAINTS NOT CAUSE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES TO BE INCLUDED. THIS IS 25% OF ALL SAFETY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE ON THIS WEB PAGE. PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS OBVIOUS VEHICLE FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE. I DO HAVE PICTURES, DID NOT ATTACH BUT WILL PROVIDE IF REQUESTED. I HAVE BOTH EMAIL RESPONSES FROM NISSIAN, WILL PROVIDE IF REQUESTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CRASH ZONE SENSOR CODE B1033 FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 07/14/16*LJ THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 08/03/16. *JB

MAY, 2016 - STARTED NOTICING MY PATHFINDER WOULD SLIP WHEN I HIT THE GAS. THE VEHICLE HESITATED. I TOOK INTO A NISSAN DEALER WHICH DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN THE NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR AND DO A FULL FLUSH. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED FOR MY TRUCK IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM NISSAN UNTIL JULY 3, 2016. NISSAN DEALER CAN GET AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION WITH 3-YEAR WARRANTY AND INSTALL FOR $5,600. MILEAGE AT 130,000. NISSAN HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 100,000 MILES. THIS ISN'T RIGHT. ISSUE IS KNOWN BY NISSAN AND THEY HAVE NOT YET INSTITUTED A FULL RECALL.

WHERE DO I BEGIN WITH WITH PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE? I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2010 WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. LOOKED BRAND NEW, NOW, I THINK I KNOW WHAT THEY TRADED IT IN. I HAVE HAD ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. I HAVE SPENT OVER $7000 IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, OUTSIDE OF NORMAL UPKEEP LIKE TIRES AND BRAKES, ON REPAIRS FOR THIS VEHICLE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN! MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN 2014. DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT'S BEEN FOR ME TO GET ALL THIS DONE?!?! BUT I HAD TO, IT'S PAID OFF AND I DON'T WANT A NEW CAR NOTE! REPLACING A TRANSMISSION THAT THE COMPANY I FEEL KNOWS IS FAULTY IS REALLY UNJUST. I INITIALLY PAID $1800 TO GET IT FIXED FOR IT ONLY TO CONTINUE MESSING UP AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THEM THEY PROBABLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE COMPUTER AND RADIATOR WHICH IS THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I THEN PAID ANOTHER $2400 TO GET IT FIXED CORRECTLY. THEN, THERE WAS THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE, WHY DID IT BREAK, WHO KNOWS, BUT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE.. SO THAT WAS ANOTHER $2300. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH WERE ABOUT $300 EACH AND A BALL BARING I BELIEVE ITS CALLED WAS GONE. CURRENTLY, MY HORN ONLY WORKS WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND STEERING IS GETTING HARDER TO TURN SO I THINK MY PUMP IS GOING OUT; CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND THEY ARE FINE. I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET EITHER OF THOSE PROBLEMS FIXED RIGHT NOW. OH, DID I MENTION MY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS? MY WINDOWS ARE TEMPERAMENTAL AND DON'T ALWAYS GO DOWN WHEN I WANT THEM TOO. I WAS TOLD THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE ABOUT $500, MAYBE MORE, TO GET ELECTRICAL WORK DONE. I WILL LIKELY NEVER BY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AFTER THIS ONE! IF THIS VEHICLE WASN'T ALREADY PAID OFF, I WOULD HAVE TRADED IT IN ALREADY!