2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE I WAS RUNNING OVER THE EMERGENCY LANE VIBRATION STRIPS AND LOST POWER. I WAS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. I HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL, COAST A LITTLE THEN PRESS THE PEDAL AGAIN UNTIL IT SHIFTED INTO A HIGHER GEAR. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A DEALER AND TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. A PROBLEM THAT MANY PATHFINDER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT IN THEIR PATHFINDERS AND INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE VEHICLES THEY EXTENDED A WARRANTY THAT LEAVES THE OWNER PAYING A $3,000 CO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

SUDDENLY MY PATHFINDER BEGAN TO LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING HOME . I BARELY MADE IT HOME.THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LEAKED OUT RED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN TO SMOKE AT THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE. THE PATHFINDER WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER THAT SAME DAY. NISSAN DEALER REPORTS THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED,COSTING APPROX 8000.00 DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED JERKING INTO GEAR AROUND 45-55 MPH. I HAD NO IDEA OF THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR ISSUE AT THAT POINT. IN MID-DECEMBER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE REVVED BUT BARELY WENT FORWARD AT ALL. THANK GOD I WASN'T AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT!! THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RPM SHOT UP. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE VERY SLOWLY INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THERE IT SAT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL WE COULD BRING IT HOME. IT HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR A MONTH AND A HALF B/C I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS DEFINITELY CONTAMINATED. A FEW WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT CLAIM FORM REGARDING THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, MY LOVELY VEHICLE HAS 119,081 MILES ON IT...THEREFORE, I AM OVER THE MILEAGE AND OUT OF LUCK! NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND HAD A RECALL BEEN ISSUED YEARS AGO THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR MUCH LESS MONEY! I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS DOING ME ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 PATHFINDER BEGAN SLIPPING, CAUSING VIBRATIONS TO THE POINT THAT MY WIFE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER WITH OUR CHILD IN IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID THE $3000 CO-PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FIX THE COOLANT PROBLEM. I FIND THIS VERY DISAPPOINTING DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. HAD I KNOWN OF THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE EARLIER, I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND SAVED THE $3000 CO-PAY...WHICH WE REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY! I HOPE THIS ISSUE BECOMES A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!! *TR

I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION NISSAN INSTALLED IN THE 2006 PATHFINDERS. THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE PATHFINDERS AND AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I AM SEEING THAT I AM NOT ALONE. *TR

DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THEN CONTROLS ON THE CARS WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SMOKE STARTED EXITING THE ENGINE. CALLED DEALERSHIP THEY IMMEDIATELY STATED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST.....SAME THING HAPPENED IN 2010 THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE STATING THAT A HOSE WENT OUT AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT... THE SERVICE TOLD ME IT NEEDED REPLACING WITH EVER PHYSICALLY INSPECTING MY CAR... *TR

WAS UNAWARE OF KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND SAID THAT THE VEHICLE JUST WOULDN'T GO. HER SPEED DROPPED AND SHE WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF A DARK BUSY ROAD. WE GOT THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY GAVE A US A QUOTE AND THEN CALLED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GAVE ME A QUOTE. BOTH QUOTES ENDED UP BEING AROUND THE SAME. I WASN'T AWARE THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND AM UPSET THAT IT HAPPENED TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE AND I WASN'T MADE AWARE OF IT AND THAT NISSAN ONLY PUSHED OUT THE WARRANTY DATE INSTEAD OF MAKING A RECALL. *TR

I FILLED MY TANK OF GAS, BUT THE GAS GAUGE STILL READ EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. FROM THAT POINT ON I COULD NEVER KEEP TRACK OF MY GAS. IT'S EITHER FULL OR EMPTY. SOMETIMES IT GETS STUCK BETWEEN HALF TANK & QUARTER TANK. I CANNOT KEEP TRACK OF MY MILES TRAVELED BECAUSE ONCE IT REACHES HALF TANK THE FUEL LIGHT GOES ON & THE METER STARTS BLINKING. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION, GAS GAUGE SHOWS INACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK. CANNOT PASS DEQ TEST UNTIL FIXED. APPEARS TO BE ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL OF VEHICLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EXTENSION ON THE RECALL, VERY EXPENSIVE TOO FIX. PROBLEM #2 SEVERE TRANSMISSION VIBRATION AT 50-70 MPH, CANNOT OPERATE IN OVERDRIVE WITHOUT HAVING TRANSMISSION CAUSING SEVERE JERKING OF VEHICLE. VERY SCARY NOISE ESPECIALLY WITH LITTLE KIDS IN CAR. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO A FULL RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR