2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

CRACKED RADIATOR ALLOWS FLUID TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING ERRATIC OPERATION, POTENTIAL SUDDEN FAILURE. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2 MO AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE FUEL SYSTEM. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WHICH WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800 FOR THE PART AND LABOR. HE LOOKED FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE SINCE I TOLD HIM THAT I DON'T ACTUALLY NOTICE A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. I ALSO DID SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND HAVE DISCOVERED, LIKE HIM, THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO HAVE ERRORS WITH THEIR FUEL GAUGE AND OTHER DON'T, HOWEVER THE RESULTING ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH A MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2006 AND 2008 XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. WHEN I CONTACTED THE NISSAN #800, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALLS---IN SPITE OF THE COMPANY KNOWING ABOUT THE ISSUE, ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE ON THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE AND MY EXPERIENCING THAT EXACT ISSUE. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HIT VERY HARD BY THIS ECONOMY LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. I DO NOT HAVE $800 TO PAY TO HAVE AN ITEM FIXED THAT IS NOT MY FAULT OR NORMAL MAINTENANCE BUT THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. I ALSO HAVE 4 CHILDREN THAT I TRANSPORT USING THIS VEHICLE. I WORRY THAT THERE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE OR THERE WILL BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND IN THAT SITUATION, MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF COULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. IF THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF AN EXISTING MALFUNCTION IN THEIR VEHICLE AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT, THEY SHOULD COVER ALL NECESSARY COSTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PERIOD. I HOPE THAT THEY WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT WITH YOUR HELP. *TR

I BOUGHT THE PATHFINDER BRAND NEW IN 2008. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, WHEN I INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT MAKES NO ATTEMPT OF TURNING ON. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON 7 OCCASIONS THUS FAR. WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN AND TURN IT, IT DOES NOTHING. I BROUGHT IT IN LAST YEAR AND THEY NEVER FOUND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE WARRANTY EXPIRES IN TWO WEEKS AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE LEFT WITH A PROBLEM ONCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. LUCKILY IT HAS ONLY LEFT ME STRANDED WITHIN 30 MILES OF HOME, BUT I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING STRANDED FAR FROM HOME. AFTER A GOOD 30-90 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON. I HAVE HAD TO GET A RIDE FROM MY PARENTS FROM THE SUPERMARKET, HAD MY HUSBAND LEAVE WORK TO PICK ME UP FROM ANOTHER TOWN, WALKED TO MY PARENT'S HOUSE BECAUSE THE SUV WOULD NOT TURN ON. WHEN I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE SERVICE PEOPLE WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IF THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY CANNOT FIX IT. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO INSERT KEY AND NOT HAVE CAR TURN ON. I AM BRINGING CAR ONCE AGAIN TO DEALER TO SEE IF PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED. I WANT THE PROBLEM RESOLVED PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY RUNNING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE LOCATED ON THE REAR LIFTGATE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RETAINING CLIP WAS FRACTURED ON THE TIRE CARRIER DUE TO A SMALL CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RETAINING CLIP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT OBTAINED THE RETAINING CLIP AND REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

PREVIOUS TO THIS, I HAD RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR A "RECALL" ON MY TRUCK WHICH WAS TAKEN TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CORRECT. ON FEBRUARY 5TH 2011 I TOOK MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER FOR ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON. THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I AM UNDER THE ALLOWED MILEAGE AND MY TRUCK IS TO BE RETURNED ON JUNE 1ST 2011. I WAS CHARGED A WHOPPING $581.26 FOR A PIECE THAT ONLY COST $41.79. I HAD ALSO PUT DOWN ON THIS VEHICLE AT TIME OF LEASE $4,517.00. CONSIDERING THIS CAR HAD A RECALL, AND ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AFTER, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAD PAY THIS AMOUNT. I WILL NEVER LEASE FROM THEM AGAIN. I FEEL I WAS RIPPED OFF AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED MY $581.26. I KEPT COPIES OF ALL FOR LEGAL PURPOSES. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS MATTER. *TR

MY 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAILING 4 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR IS BAD. I WAS STRANDED ON A HIGHWAY AFTER MY BRAKES LOCKED UP ON A RAINY DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED A REPORT COULD BE FILED BUT THE CONTACT DECIDED TO DO THAT AT LATER TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

COOPER TIRE - DISCOVER CTS - MANUFACTURED 4209 - AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HEARD A LOUD SOUND LIKE A SHOTGUN - AND TIRE LOST AIR. SIDEWALL OF TIRE APPEARS AS THOUGH IT WAS SLICED WITH A KNIFE. THERE WAS NO POTHOLE IN THE ROAD OR OTHER VISIBLE DEFECT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO RIP. *TR

DRIVING A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER (OWNED SINCE NEW) DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 45 MPH. A PICKUP TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF MY WIFE AND SHE HIT IT BROADSIDE AT APPROX 35MPH. DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V690000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) DID NOT APPLY BECAUSE IT WAS REGISTERED IN MISSISSIPPI. *TR

ON A REGULAR MORNING OF COMMUTING MY CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL, SUDDENLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND MY GAS GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO EMPTY WITH GAS LIGHT ON, I KNEW I HAD GAS IN THE VEHICLE, SO I DIDN'T WORRY RIGHT OFFLATER I DID STOP AT A LOCAL MECHANICS SHOP AND LET THEM PERFORM A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS QUOTED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN FILE#[XXX] AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I ALSO CALLED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED WHAT I WAS TOLD ABOUT NOT BEING A PART OF THE RECALL, BUT I WAS ALSO TOLD TO JUST BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHICH COST 100.00 DOLLARS AND IS ALOT OF MONEY FOR A SINGLE MOTHER OF FIVE WHO WAS RECENTLY LAID OFF, HE ALSO STATED THERE WAS AN EXTENSION ON THE RECALL MILES UP TO 75000, I AM JUST A BASKET CASE RIGHT NOW SINCE ITS TIME FOR TAG RENEWAL PLUS IM UNEMPLOYED PLUS CAR NOTE PLUS INSURANCE, AND NO REPAIRS............... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR