2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

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

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A 30 DEGREE MORNING AFTER JUST DROPPING MY SON (DIAGNOSED WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE) TO SCHOOL. HAD THIS BEEN PRIOR TO DROPPING HIM TO SCHOOL HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SITTING IN THE FREEZING VEHICLE FOR 30MINS UNTIL MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET TO US AND THIS COULD HAVE AGGRAVATED HIS CONDITION. I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I AM SHOWING A QUARTER TANK OF GAS LEFT IN THE VEHICLE SO DID NOT THINK THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. I THEN CONTACTED MY HUSBANDS AT WORK AND HE HAD TO LEAVE TO COME CHECK ON THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED IT MAY NEED GAS BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKED OK AND WE HAD JUST COMPLETED A SERVICE WITH NO MENTION OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE ME TO THE GAS STATION IN HIS VEHICLE WHERE WE PURCHASED SOME GAS CAME BACK POURED IT IN THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED UP AND WAS FINE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC (AM). I THEN DECIDED TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK NHTSA CAMPAIGN #10V075000 WE THEN ADDRESSED THIS WITH NISSAN AND THEY ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO CORRECTING THIS ISSUE IS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A KNOWN IDENTICAL ISSUE WITH THE PART. *TR

RADIATOR COOLANT WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. CAUSING IT TO STOP RUNNING AND STUCK IN 4TH GEAR..... ALMOST MAKING IT OFF RTE 22 SO I WON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT..... *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 AND A TRUCK SENT BUD IN THE AIR, WENT TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD AND RAN OUT OF CLEANER. JUST HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID WAS FILLED THAT MORNING AT JIFFYLUBE. WINDSHIELD FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AND MANUALLY CLEANED WINDSHIELD. NOTICED THAT WINDSHIELD FLUID TANK WAS EMPTY AND REFILLED. FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. RETURNED HOME AND REMOVED FENDER SHIELD TO LOOK AT TANK. FLUID LEAKING OUT OF BOTTOM OF TANK SEAL. TO THIS DAY WE STILL OPERATE WITHOUT FLUID DUE TO COST TO REPAIR. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE WEATHER IS VERY WARM AS IT IS MOST OF THE YEAR IN SAVANNAH. *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

DURING DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION POPPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER REVIEWING DIFFERENT WEBSITES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MY 2000-2006 PATHFINDERS HAVE. THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WITH ENGINE COOLANT. IT IS A FAILURE DUE TO A THIN WALL IN THE RADIATOR THAT WEARS OUT OVER TIME AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX IF NOT CAUGHT SOON ENOIGH THE PRICES I WAS QUOTED WAS ANYWHERE FROM 4,000 TO 12,000 DEPENDING ON WHAT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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

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