2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. WHEN HE DOWN SHIFT, THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

THERE WAS A JERK IN MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED THE GAS AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE MY CAR TO STOP. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS SUFFERING THE FATE OF COUNTLESS OTHERS. I HAVE THE COOLANT INTERMIX ISSUE THAT HAS RUINED MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. NOW, I AM OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTING $4500! NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS--I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ALREADY AND IT SIMPLY ISN'T FAIR THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO PUT A BANDAID ON A DEFECT THAT HAS HARMED AND COULD CONTINUE TO HARM THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS. PLEASE FIX THIS! *TR

WHILE RETURNING FROM LUNCH BREAK, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND DID NOT ACCELERATE. IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS IDLING BUT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCKED TOWED AND THE PROBLEM ASSESSED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS COMES WITH A HEFTY PRICE TAG. IN THE MECHANICS EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEMS HE ASSERTED "YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE PATHFINDERS, HAVEN'T YOU". WELL, I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE FAILED TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR IS NOT A NEW OCCURRENCE. THIS HAS BEEN AND IS HAPPENING REGULARLY AND THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS PUTS CONSUMERS IN A BAD POSITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN, LIKE ME, THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. I AM STILL WAITING FOR A TRANSMISSION TO BE SHIPPED FROM CALIFORNIA. BY THE WAY, I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS ON BACKORDER. THAT'S JUST HOW FREQUENTLY THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. MAKE SURE YOU PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTIES AND/OR TRADE IT BEFORE THIS HAPPENS TO YOU. OR EVEN WORSE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT PHYSICALLY NOT JUST FINANCIALLY. *TR

THE TIMING CHAIN HAS COME LOOSE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A TIMING CHAIN GUIDE INSIDE THE MOTOR. THE PLASTIC OR RUBBER PIECE ATTACHED TO THE ALUMINUM GUIDE BECOMES SEPARATED FROM THE BASE AND FALLS DOWN BELOW THE GUIDE CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO LOOSE TENSION AND RATTLE AGAINST THE ALUMINUM TIMING COVER. THIS LOOSENING OF THE TIMING CHAIN CAUSES THE CHAIN TO RATTLE AGAINST THE TIMING COVER WHICH COULD WEAR A HOLE OR CAUSE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, COULD EVEN CAUSE THE LOOSE CHAIN TO JUMP A SPROCKET TOOTH A CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO VALVES HITTING THE TOPS OF THE PISTON AND CAUSING BENT VALVES AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A COMMON NISSAN PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5 LITER V6 ENGINE. NISSAN NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE POORLY MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS. MANY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE CAN BE FOUND ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5 LITER V6 ENGINE. MANY HAVE COMPLAINT THAT NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL NOR PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

OUR 2006 PATHFINDER'S RADIATOR WENT OUT, SOMETHING JUST POPPED AND FLUIDS JUST STARTED LEAKING OUT, IN JULY OF 2012 AT UNDER 90,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD FLUIDS MIXED AND COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. GOT THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND WAS TOLD IF THE TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP, IT WOULD NEED REPLACED. LATER I GOT THE NOTICE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE I SPENT LESS THAN THE CO-PAY, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. NOW, MY RADIATOR NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN, ALONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION, BUT I'M JUST OVER THE 100,000 MILES OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AS OF MAY 2013. I WENT THROUGH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, GOT TO THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME SINCE I WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I WAS GOING TO NEED MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED I WOULD HAVE HAD IT DONE WHEN THE RADIATOR WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME, NOW AFTER IT WAS "FIXED" AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, IT FAILS AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATORS THEY ARE INSTALLING, I'LL BE ON MY 3RD ONE NOW, AND IT'S CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSIONS. IF MY FIRST PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN TILL AFTER THE 100,00 EXTENDED WARRANTY IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY, BUT I ALREADY HAD 1 RADIATOR FAIL, AND NISSAN SAID THEY FIXED IT. I SEE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE CAME AFTER A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FROM THE RADIATOR FAILING WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

NOTICED A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT THE LIGHT FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF WHEN AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT. I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE NISSAN DEALER SAID THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. SO THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REGISTER THAT SOMEONE IS THERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE READINGS AND WOULD OFTEN FLUCTUATE BETWEEN READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

MY WIFE REPORTED HER PATHFINDER HESITATING, NOTICEABLE LACK IN POWER, AND A DECREASE IN MPG. BEFORE OUR FAMILY WAS ABOUT TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER STATE (NEW MEXICO TO COLORADO) I DECIDED TO DO MY OWN LITTLE PRE TRIP INSPECTION. I PULLED THE AIR FILTER AND BLEW IT OUT WITH AIR, CHECKED THE OIL DIPSTICK AND IT READ IN OPERATING RANGE, WHEN I PULLED THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK IT WAS COVERED WITH CONTAMINATED OIL. THE ENGINE COOLANT IS MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE HEAT EXCHANGER COOLER. IF THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ANY LONGER TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS IMMINENT. *TR

SPONTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RADIATOR COOLANT FLUID FOUND CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. NEW TRANSMISSION AND NEW RADIATOR REQUIRED FOR REPAIR.