2006 Nissan Pathfinder
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 837 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 25 Pathfinder model years with reports.
Of the 2006 reports, 10 involved a crash. 11 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Engine and engine coolingOct 28, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) RELAY THAT HAS A DIODE FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT NOISE REDUCTION. THE ECM RELAY MAY ALLOW SILICON VAPOR TO FORM AND, OVER TIME, THE SILICON EVAPORATES FROM THE DIODE MOLDING WHICH CAUSES SILICON OXIDE TO DEVELOP ON THE ECM RELAY CONTACT DUE TO ARCING.
THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECM RELAY INSIDE THE IPDM ASSEMBLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 10V517000 on NHTSA.gov
Suspension, front, control arm, lower armMay 20, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT AND REAR LOWER LINKS, P/NOS. 54501ZQ00A, 54500ZQ00A, 551A1ZQ00A, 551A0ZQ00A , 54501EA00A, 54500EA00A, 551A1EA500, 551A0EA500, 54501ZR00A, AND 54500ZR00A, SOLD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 25, 2009 AND MAY 14, 2010 AS REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2010 TITAN, ARMADA, AND QX56, AND MODEL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2010 FRONTIER, XTERRA, AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL LINK ASSEMBLY HAS TWO CYLINDRICAL COLLARS FORMING THE INBOARD ATTACHMENT POINTS TO THE CHASSIS. DUE TO AN IMPROPER WELDING PROCESS SOME COLLARS MAY CONTAIN WELDS THAT DO NOT MEET STRENGTH SPECIFICATIONS.
IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED LOWER LINK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 10E019000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, storage, auxillary tankMar 3, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY.
THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS A MODIFIED FLOAT ARM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 10V075000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalDec 29, 2008
NISSAN IS RECALLING 242,720 MY 2005-2009 PATHFINDER, FRONTIER AND XTERRA VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHICH USE HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT IN THE WINTER, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT CAN ENTER INTO THE FRONT CRASH ZONE SENSOR (CZS) HOUSING. IF THIS OCCURS, THE CZS MAY INTERNALLY RUST RESULTING IN A SIGNAL INTERRUPTION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE TO ALERT THE VEHICLE OPERATOR.
THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT CZS WITH A REDESIGNED SENSOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 26, 2009. OWNERS IN THE OTHER STATES WILL RECEIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE SENSOR TO 10 YEARS. THESE OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION BY MAIL AND WILL RECEIVE A STICKER TO PLACE IN THEIR WARRANTY BOOKLET EXPLAINING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 08V690000 on NHTSA.gov
EquipmentJul 3, 2007
CERTAIN HOPKINS AFTERMARKET TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL CONNECTION HARNESSES SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN MODELS OF NISSAN VEHICLES WHICH ARE LISTED ABOVE. THE INTERNAL PART NUMBERS WITHIN HOPKINS ARE: 1010476025, 1040376025, 1110476025, 1170376025, 1290376025, 1010476035, 1040376035, 1110476035, 1170376035, AND 1290376035. A WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED IN AN INCORRECT POSITION IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HOUSING. THIS RESULTS IN AN INCORRECT ROUTING OF WIRES BETWEEN THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER AND THE TOWING VEHICLE WIRING SYSTEM.
THIS HARNESS WOULD RESULT IN POWER FROM THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER GOING TO THE TOWING VEHICLE DASH LIGHT CIRCUIT RATHER THAN THE TRAILER BRAKES. THIS RESULT WOULD BE THE LACK OF TRAILER BRAKING WHEN THE TOWING VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IT WOULD ALSO RESULT IN THE TOWING VEHICLES DASH LIGHTS BEING ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER BRAKE COULD RESULT IN REDUCED ABILITY TO STOP AND CONTRIBUTE TO A POSSIBLE CRASH.
HOPKINS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL HARNESS WITH A REVISED HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 17, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT HOPKINS AT 800-835-0129.
Campaign 07E046000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Power train, Feb 4, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DRIVEN SLOWLY TO ITS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FRACTURED DUE TO THE COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE RAIDER, THE CONVERTER, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Jan 22, 2015
MY NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS NOT HEATING/ DEFROSTING...ALSO, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE WHEN THE TRUCK WAS SHIFTING GEARS. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4400. *TR
Power train, Other or unspecified, Dec 22, 2014
WHILE IN GEAR, TRAVELING APPROX. 40MPH, VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WITHOUT WARNING (NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO OVERHEATING) AND HAD TO COAST DURING HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC, WHICH CAUSED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES TO SUDDENLY SLOW OR STOP. CAR WAS TOWED & CODE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHICH LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION FOR $5347.52.
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Dec 21, 2014
RADIATOR FAILED AND CROSS CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION WITH ANTI-FREEZE AND TRANSFLUID. REPLACED RADIATOR AND FLUSHED TRANSMISSION IN SEPT 2014 AND THREE MONTHS LATER DEC18, 2014 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPAIR CENTER SAID IT WILL COST $4500-$5000 FOR REPAIR OF TRANSMISSION. *TR
Power train, Dec 20, 2014
VIBRATION TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS DRIVING 50 MPH OR MORE IN HIGHWAY. *TR
Power train, Dec 20, 2014
TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION OIL. I REFUSE TO SPEND 4-5K ON REPAIR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS MANUFACTURING DESIGN DEFECT AND NISSAN COMPANY KNOW ABOUT IT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THESE WERE NOT ISOLATED ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A SCAM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE RADIATOR HAS A DEFECT. NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCE TO ISSUE A RECALL OR HAVE THEM PAY FOR THE FULL REPAIR OF ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *DT
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Dec 4, 2014
I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR 2 MONTHS DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME OCT. 5, 2014 ON MY WAY TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I WAS LATE TO WORK AND HAD TO FIND OTHER MEANS TO GET MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. PLEASE HELP *TR
Power train, Dec 3, 2014
A FAULTY RADIATOR CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK INTO MY TRANSMISSION, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER INSIDE OF IT. THE ISSUE WAS INITIALLY NOTICED ON A DRIVE UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS (ALTHOUGH AT THE TIME WE DID NOT WHAT IT WAS). AS WE WERE CLIMBING UPHILL WE NOTICED A SHUDDERING AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING A BIT. WE MADE IT BACK HOME SAFELY, BUT ON TWO SUBSEQUENT TRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS WELL AS IT OVERHEATING ON ONE OCCASION. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP A BIT UPON PUTTING IT INTO GEAR AND THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER OCCASION OF IT OVERHEATING. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE NEVER PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THIS ISSUE, ALTHOUGH THAT PROBABLY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WE LIMITED DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE PROBLEM, AS IT WAS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *JS
Power train, Nov 20, 2014
ON DECEMBER 12 2013 I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 195,SPEED LIMIT WAS 65 MILES AN HOUR, ABOUT TEN MINUTES ON MY WAY HOME I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, AS I PULLED OVER ON THE BREAK DOWN LANE I GOT OUT AND CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW NOTHING SO I CONTINUE TO DRIVE I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE ,AND THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $5400.00 TO REPLACE IT AND IF I DON'T LIKE IT, I CAN TAKE IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN DARTMOUTH MA, WHICH I DID, AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME BUT PUT ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH MONTHLY PAYMENTS, SO I TOOK MY NISSAN PATHFINDER TO A MECHANIC BUSINESS CALL SAFE GUARD TRANSMISSION LOCATED ON DARTMOUTH STREET IN NEW BEDFORD MA, WHICH I ENDED UP PAYING 3600.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO BE REIMBURSE FOR THE AMOUNT I SPENT ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT A RECALL WAS ON, IF YOUR COMPANY REFUSE I WILL CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. *TR
Power train, Engine, Nov 9, 2014
WHILE IN MOTION IN A VERY BUSY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING PROMPTING MY PUMPING OF THE GAS PEDAL IN PANIC, AS WELL AS DEPLOYMENT OF THE HAZARD LIGHT. THE ENERGY GENERATED FROM THE ENGINE, WHILE PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL, IS NOT BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE TRANSMISSION. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE ROLLS TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE ENGINE DEAD IN THE BUSY TRAFFIC, EFFECTIVELY PUTTING ME IN HARMS WAY. I TURNED THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE STARTED, AFTER ABOUT A QUARTER MILE IT WILL STALL AND QUIT AGAIN. THIS PROCESS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE QUIT FOR GOOD. IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. I HAD A WRECKER TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE AGENT TOLD ME, APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS LATER, THAT THE PROBLEM RESULTED FROM A CRACKED RADIATOR THAT LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGING OR DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. THE AGENT TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SINCE IT WILL ENTAIL INSTALLING NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Nov 6, 2014
TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION OIL: READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2005-2010 PATHFINDER ON CARCOMPALINTS.COM, I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A $90 SOLUTION TO BYPASS THE ORIGINAL SETUP AND HAVE A SEPARATE RADIATOR FOR TRANSMISSION, WHY COULDN'T NISSAN DO IT OR ATLEAST INFORM ALL OWNERS ABOUT IT SO WE COULD HAVE AVOIDED SPENDING 4-5K ON REPAIRING SOMETHING THAT IS MANUFACTURING DESIGN DEFECT. I AM IN NO WAY CLAIMING TO BE A MECHANIC, BUT I AM ASSUMING OTHER VEHICLES ALSO HAVE A SIMILAR SETUP, EVEN OTHER NISSAN MODELS. HOW COME THIS IS THE PROBLEM ONLY FOR PATHFINDERS? THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT I GUESS OUR GOVERNMENT IS TOO BUSY LOOKING OUT FOR SPECIAL INTEREST LOBBYISTS. I AM DISGUSTED IN NISSAN'S CONDUCT AND ALSO THE CONDUCT OF NHTSA & CAS WHO DID NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN THERE WAS CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT TO PROVE THESE WERE NOT ISOLATED ISSUE WITH A FEW VEHICLES, BUT A DESIGN FLAW. AS IS EVIDENT FROM MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, THIS PROBLEM MOSTLY OCCURS AROUND 95K+ MILE MARK AND BY THAT TIME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY NISSAN AS PART OF THEIR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS OVER. THE SETTLEMENT IS AN ADMISSION OF FAULT ON NISSAN'S PART AND NHTSA/CAS SHOULD FORCE NISSAN TO ISSUE A RECALL OR HAVE THEM PAY FOR THE FULL REPAIR OF ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND HAVE THEM PROVIDE A REMEDY SUCH AS SEPARATE COOLING SYSTEM FOR TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLES WHICH HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM YET. *TR
Power train, Nov 4, 2014
CRACKED ATF LINE CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO FAIL..... DURING A SCHEDULED SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE OF MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED ME OF THE PRESENCE OF ENGINE COOLANT IN MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CRACKED ATF LINE. I PAID A REPUTABLE SHOP $1,000.00 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER PLUS POWER FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SINCE STOPPED WORKING AND THE SHOP HAS ATTRIBUTED THE DAMAGE TO CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY ENGINE COOLANT. ESTIMATED REPAIRS FROM A NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT ARE OVER $5000.00! ALL OF THE SHOPS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN PATHFINDER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAILURE ON THE PART OF NISSAN. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Oct 21, 2014
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH CURRENT MILEAGE OF 106,000. I JUST LEARNED TODAY THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FOR $6000. DUE TO THIS KNOWN PRODUCT DEFECT. I AM INFURIATED AS I READ THROUGH ALL THE POST BY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE BEEN TOLD NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM DOES NOT SHOW UP ON AVERAGE UNTIL 95,000 MILES OR MORE. IT WOULD APPEAR NISSAN WHO JUST REPORTED BILLIONS FOR THEIR EARNINGS COULD HAVE DONE THE PROPER PRODUCT RECALL OF ALL UNITS MANUFACTURED/EFFECTED REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND FIXED THE ISSUE! *TR
Power train, Oct 13, 2014
WHILE DRIVING MY 06 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 82000 MILES ON THE CAR, IT WOULD BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE AS IF RUNNING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS AND TEMPORARILY LOSE POWER THAT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT. AS I WAS MERGING ON TO A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS SHUDDER AND POWER LOSE OCCURRED. I LATER LEARNED HOW MANY YEARS OF NISSANS WERE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES, FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID MIXING DUE TO FAULTY LINES CAUSING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LIKE MINE. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES OF MAKING THIS ISSUE AWARE SO IT CAN BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. AS I RESEARCHED THIS MATTER I LEARNED THAT IF YOUR COOLANT OVERFLOW APPEARS TO BE A MILKY COLOR THAN THAT'S A SIGH OF CONTAMINATION AND OF COURSE AFTER MY NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE MINE TOO WAS CONTAMINATED. AFTER READING SO MANY STORIES OF HOW THIS SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE, HOW IS THIS ISSUE BEING OVER LOOKED? I GOT LUCKY I JUST HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, AT LEAST I STILL HAVE MY LIFE , IAM JUST FEARFUL THAT IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN THE NEXT PERSON IN A NISSAN WONT BE AS LUCKY. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Sep 19, 2014
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ALL OF SUDDEN AS I WAS DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS UNABLE TO GET SPEED, COOLANT IS GONE AS WELL. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Sep 19, 2014
TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE RADIATOR CRACKED AND ALLOWED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FALIURE....COST TO REPAIR 5,000 DOLLARS. *TR
Power train, Sep 17, 2014
THE CAR HAS A NOTICEABLE SHAKE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Sep 15, 2014
LEAKING COOLANT CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Power train, Sep 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE DUE TO THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Power train, Aug 20, 2014
ON 08/15/14, I WAS PUMPING GAS AND AS I WAS LEAVING I NOTICED THAT THE PATHFINDER'S TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND SHIFT HARD. AS I DROVE HOME, I NOTICED THAT IT DID THE SAME THING AFTER EVERY STOP. IT WOULDN'T RUN AS IT USUALLY DID. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. MY BOYFRIEND THEN WENT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION TOTAL CAR CARE BUT WAS TOLD TO GO AT 9:30 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE TOOK IT THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WAS 08/16/14 AND WE RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MULTI-POINT CHECK REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS OKAY AND THE CONDITION WAS CONTAMINATED. THERE IS COOLANT CONTAMINATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. A COMPUTER SCAN REVEALED THE FOLLOWING CODES: P1710 TRANS OIL TEMP, P1764 DIRECT CLUTCH SOLENOID VALVE CIRCUIT FAULT, P1731 FIRST GEAR ENGINE BREAKING LOGIC ERROR. THE MANAGER THEN TOLD ME THAT THE 2005-2007 NISSAN PATHFINDERS HAD THIS DEFECT. WHEN MY MOTHER CALLED NISSAN AT THE 1-800 NUMBER, SHE WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PATHFINDER IS PAID OFF, AS OF THIS YEAR, ONLY TO HAVE IT SIT IN THE GARAGE UNTIL I GET IT FIXED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF ANY OF THE 5 RECALLS. *TR
Power train, Engine, Aug 13, 2014
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I EASED OFF THE BRAKES AND PUSH THE GAS. IT JERKED AND IT MOVED VERY SLOWLY MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC CALLED ME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. NOW I'M LOOKING TO HAVE TO PAY $3000 FOR A TRANSMISSION. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Aug 6, 2014
COOLANT LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION RENDERING VEHICLE USELESS. OUT OF POCKET COST WAS 2500.00 BASED OFF OF CLASS ACTION SUIT. NISSAN PICKED UP REST. FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS IN THIS REGARD. *TR
Power train, Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Aug 5, 2014
TRANSMISSION STARTED VIBRATING BADLY AT 55 OR MORE MPH CAUSING US TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN A VERY UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FREEWAY. WE WAITED FOR 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Aug 4, 2014
FROM DEAD STOP AT STOP SIGN, PUSHED ON GAS WITH RESULTANT "GRIND" OF TRANSMISSION. HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 2 WEEKS. TOOK INTO DEALER. TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN NISSAN MODELS. NISSAN ONLY DID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT TAPERED OFF EVERY YEAR/10,000 MILES. AFTER 100,000 MILES NO HELP. THIS WAS NOT A RESULT OF WORN OUT TRANSMISSION, THIS WAS A RESULT OF ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY NISSAN 100%. *TR
Power train, Aug 1, 2014
A LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, MY TRUCK WOULD NOT GET INTO THE NEXT GEAR. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AS OTHER DRIVERS HAD TO GO AROUND ME. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION EXPERT THE NEXT DAY, AND A DIAGNOSIS INFORMED ME OF CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID BY WAY OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. MY RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM LED ME TO THE FACT THAT NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS FLAW AND IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY DESIGN AND MY FEAR IS THAT THIS HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE THOUSANDS I MUST PAY IN REPAIR (NEW TRANSMISSION), BUT FOR THE SAFETY OF OWNERS, AND FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE ON THE ROADS WITH US. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY AND LET THEIR CUSTOMERS KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN DANGER UNLESS THIS IS CORRECTED! CONTACT CUSTOMERS NISSAN AND LET THEM KNOW! *TR