2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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.

ON FEBRUARY 6, 2015HAVING JUST STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY 2006 PATHFINDER ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY. I APPLIED MORE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM COLLIDING WITH THE DUMP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. AS SOON AS THE PATHFINDER HAD ALMOST STOPPED AGAIN, IT ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY FOR A SECOND TIME, BUT THIS TIME WITH MORE FORCE. IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO BRAKE THE CAR TO A STOP. HAD I NOT ALLOWED EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN THE DUMP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AND MY TRUCK, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO PRIORITY NISSAN. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM USING THEIR COMPUTER, AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN DURING THEIR TEST DRIVE OF MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD NO ADVICE TO OFFER CONCERNING THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE IS GOING TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND FURTHER RESEARCH THIS ISSUE. *JS

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

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT PROVIDING THE ACCURATE READING LEVELS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES FAILED TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE LEVEL OF FUEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, DUE TO MILEAGE, THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.