2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED REPLACED AFTER SUCH LOW MILEAGE. DEALER SAID IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND IT WOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN WHO EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WHAT DISTURBS ME IS THAT I WAS TOLD I COULD HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN MY PATHFINDER. I LITERALLY COULD HAVE PULLED OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION MIGHT HAVE FAILED. WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THE BACKSEAT, THIS MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. HOW CAN THIS ADMITTED DEFECT NOT RESULT IN A RECALL SO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES COULD BE INSPECTED FOR SAFETY??? AND MY "NEW" REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY LIMITED WARRANTY NOW , NOT THE 60,000. ON MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION SO I'M AFRAID OF FUTURE REPAIR COSTS. SO UNFAIR!!! *TR

MY NISSAN PAHTFINDER 2006 SUDDEN JERKING WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH ALLOWS, COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

APRIL 2013 I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT BEGAN SHUDDERING UPON ACCELERATION. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT ANY RECALL OR ANY OTHER SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE OR ANY OUTSTANDING SERVICE BULLETINS IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 80,000 MILES AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. APRIL 30 IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR THE FIRST WEEK AFTER REPAIR. ON MAY 9 MY VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO GO OVER 20 MPH. IT BEGAN SHUDDERING AND LOOSING POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDSTILL OR AT A LOW SPEED. AT THAT POINT, I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND GET THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE ALONG THE ROADWAY. GOING BACK TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CHANGED THE OIL AND PUT IN NEW FILTERS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HOT; IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUDDER UPON ACCELERATION, AGAIN THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND CHANGED OIL. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES. ON JUNE 2 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION PLACE WHERE WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AT THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER LITIGATION, WHICH ALLEGES THESE VEHICLES CONTAIN A DEFECT THAT PERMITS CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID, ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FAIL OR NEED SUBSTANTIAL REPAIRS. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FURTHER ALLEGES THAT NISSAN FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE ALLEGED RADIATOR DEFECT TO CONSUMERS DESPITE KNOWING ABOUT IT. YOU NEEDED TO FILE NO LATER THAN JUNE 7, 2013. OUR ISSUES OCCURRED AFTER THE DEADLINE. THIS ISSUE HAS COST US OVER $5,000.00. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2006 PATHFINDER. I WAS AT A PARK ON DAY AND A GUY CAME UP TO ME ASKING ME IF I HAD ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MINE. I TOLD TO HIM THAT I HAD ONLY HAD IT FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS. WELL HE WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT HE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND HAD SPENT 3,500 IN GETTING IT FIXED. IN WHICH HE HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR, REBUILD TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER PART. HE HAD A FRIEND THAT DONE THE WORK FOR FREE AND HE ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR PARTS. SO OF COURSE WITH JUST BUYING OUR PATHFINDER I CAME HOME AND TOLD MY HUSBAND THE NEWS AND TO LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. SO AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET HE WENT AND CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND OF COURSE WE HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID IN OUR RADIATOR. WE HAVEN'T EVEN PAID ON OUR TRUCK 6 MONTHS YET AND ALREADY HAVE A MAJOR COST TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE. IT IS SO CRAZY TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE????!!!! I WILL LET ANYONE AND EVERYONE I KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM SO THAT THEY TO CAN MAKE A CLAIM AGAINST NISSAN SO MAYBE THEY WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED SINCE IF YOU CALL ANY DEALERSHIP THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE ON GOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN. COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND RUINING THEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE NOW. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. CAR HAS TO BE DRIVEN IN 3RD GEAR. PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE RESULTS IN ENGINE REVVING BUT NOT CHANGING GEARS FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. THIS WILL COST ME CLOSE TO $3000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE ISSUES ACCELERATING. THIS RESULTED IN OVER $700 IN CAR REPAIRS. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR PATHFINDER FROM A DEALERSHIP JUNE 1, 2012. ON JULY 2, 2013 WE WERE DRIVING BACK HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. UPON RESEARCHING ONLINE IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE FOUND THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT IT IS CAUSED BY FAULTY DESIGN OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR CRACKS AND LEAKS DIRECTLY INTO THE TRANSMISSION SO THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. THE NEXT MORNING I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO OUR NEAREST NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY INFORMED ME AFTER MY DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON THAT INDEED, THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT WAS WRONG BUT THEY COULDN'T GET ME IN TO CHECK IT OUT FOR ANOTHER 6 DAYS (AND IT WOULD BE $109) TO DIAGNOSE. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A CONDITIONAL WARRANTY OF THEM. UP TO 80,000 MILES, THEY COVER ANY EXPENSE PAST $2,500. UP TO 90,00 MILES, THEY COVER ANY EXPENSE PAST $3,000. UP TO 100,00 THEY COVER ANY EXPENSE PAST $3,500. THERE IS NO COVERAGE PAST 100,000 MILES AND THE AVERAGE COST TO REPAIR IS $7000.00. OUR TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 108,000 MILES. NOW WE ARE STUCK PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR A FLAWED DESIGN THAT NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGES IS THEIR FAULT. HOW IS THERE NOT A MANDATORY RECALL ON THESE MODELS AND NISSAN NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE THESE ISSUES IN FULL ON THEIR DIME.. FOR THEIR MISTAKE? THE CONDITIONAL WARRANTY OFFERED IS A JOKE AND I AM INFURIATED THAT NISSAN IS NOT COVERING OUR FLAWED VEHICLE ALSO. THIS FAILURE IS IN NO WISE DUE TO ANY NEGLECT OR MISUSE OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR'S PART. WHERE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PRODUCT? WHY MUST WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A MINDSET OF NEGLECTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT WE PRODUCE? WHERE IS THE QUALITY? WHERE IS THE FOLLOW-THROUGH? *TR

500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME ON VACATION. WENT FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ONLY TO FIND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR AND COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW RADIATOR AND HAVE BOTH SYSTEMS FLUSHED FOR A TOTAL OF 1,300.00 DOLLARS. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED GOOD ON THE WAY HOME, BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED THE 1,300.00 AND HAVE SOME PIECE OF MIND THAT NISSAN WILL COVER THE TRANSMISSION IF IT GOES OUT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE THE COOLING LINES THAT RUN THROUGH THE RADIATOR CRACKED ALLOWING THE COOLANTS TO MIX. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. *TR