2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD ONLY BLOW SEMI-COOL AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WERE MIXING TOGETHER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE COOLANT LINES AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE LINES AND THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT UNCOMMON, THEY WOULD EXTEND HER WARRANTY BUT NOT FOR THE RECENT REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TO SHAKE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR. AS RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. STARTED LURCHING AND LOST SPEED. ALMOST GOT HIT. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT PLUS THE TORQUE CONVERTER REBUILT. 10/15/2012 TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN AND LOSING POWER. AT MILEAGE 169,886 MECHANIC TOLD ME COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANMISSION. REPAIRED AGAIN AND BROUGHT HOME ON 10/18/2012. THAT EVENING TAKING MY SON TO FOOTBALL PRACTICE, LOST POWER GOING 50 MPH AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I'M DONE WITH THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE BUT I DON'T WANT ANYONE DRIVING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 94,000.

RADIATOR/ TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING BREAKDOWN RADIATOR WAS AFFECTED AS WELL AS WHEN THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF THE RADIATORS (INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLERS) BROKE DOWN ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT OF THE CONTAMINATION, THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: TORQUE CONVERTER POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: COOLING UNIT AND LINES POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED SKIPPING WHILE IN MOTION, ENGINE TEMPERATURE WENT UP TO OVERHEATED AND SPEED AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED ITSELF TO NO MORE THAN 35MPH ON THE ROAD, CAUSED TRAFFIC TO AVOID VEHICLE FROM HITTING IN THE REAR END. HAD TO DRIVE SMALL ROADS TO GET HOME. NISSAN SERVICE FIXED COOLANT PUMP BUT WE FOUND OUT LATER THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE AS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RUINED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. WE FIND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF SUCH INCIDENTS AND HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. OUR COST TO REPAIR IS $8,700 FOR A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MAJOR ISSUES WITH MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. INTERMIX WITH COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP KNEW AFTER A FEW MOMENTS FROM LIFTING MY HOOD. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED IT WOULD COST OVER $1500 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED ME TO COME BACK AFTER 10K MILES. AFTER HAVING THE RADIATOR ($800) REPLACED I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY FOR LESS THAN A MILE AND MY RPMS WERE REVVING HIGH WHEN I ACCELERATED AND THE TRUCK WAS OBVIOUSLY STUCK IN GEAR. TOOK PATHFINDER BACK (TWO DAYS) TO MECHANIC AND FOUND THE RADIATOR CONTAMINATED ONCE AGAIN AND NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $2500 THAT I DON'T HAVE AND I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE. I'M MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. MY HUSBAND IS DRIVING A 2005 ALTIMA WHICH IS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND JUST HAVEN'T BROKEN DOWN COMPLETE. NISSAN SHOULD RECOGNIZED THIS ISSUE AND ADDRESS ASAP. *TR

DEAR SIR/MADAM: MY HUSBAND, OUR THREE SMALL DAUGHTERS, AND MYSELF WERE PULLING OUT OF TOYS R US WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CAR JERKED AND CHOKED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR. WE NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING BROADSIDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK! THANK GOODNESS MY HUSBAND SWERVED AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHERE WE COASTED TO A STOP. IT WAS HARROWING TO SAY THE LEAST. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. HE WAS UNABLE TO "REPRODUCE" THE SYMPTOMS. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM TWICE SINCE THEN AND I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN USA TO NO AVAIL. WE WON'T EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY SINCE THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE. REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR