2007 Nissan Pathfinder
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 561 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 5th highest complaint count among 25 Pathfinder model years with reports.
Of the 2007 reports, 11 involved a crash and 2 involved a fire. 5 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
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
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
Representative owner complaints: engine
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Engine and engine cooling, Power train, May 6, 2013
TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING THEN STARTED JERKING WHILE DRIVING THEN IT STARTED OVERHEATING. TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER THE POWERTRAIN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COOLER CRACKED WHICH CAUSED THE RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANMISSION AND MESSED UP THE RADIATOR, WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BECAUSE THE RADIATOR COOLER WAS NOT PART OF IT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $6000 TO FIX IT. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, May 5, 2013
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. CAUSED BY RUPTURED COOLANT LINE, COOLANT MIXED WITH ATF. REPLACED RADIATOR AND FLUSHED TRANSMISSION, BUT DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE. *TR
Power train, Engine, May 3, 2013
WE NOTICED THE NISSAN STARTING TO JERK ON THE FRWY AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE MECHANIC THEY GAVE ME BAD NEWS APPEARANTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAD RADIATOR FLUID IN IT. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MANY TIMES HIS EXACT WORD WERE THE WAY NISSAN DESIGNED THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE CAUSES THIS. MY MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR FLUSH THE WHOLE SYSTEM PUT NEW FLUIDS IN TOTAL COST $976.OO HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE HE SAID IT NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT BY A SPECIALIST SINCE HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN OR IF EVEN THE TRANSMSSION WOULD WORK. WELL IT WORKED BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ON THE WAY TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ONCE THEY GOT DONE WITH IT AND REPLACED EVERYTHIN THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION I PAID $3227.49. ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING I READ THIS CAN HAPEN TO THE PATHFINDER WITHOUT ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS. WE TOOK PRETTY GOOD CARE OF OURS WAS A GREAT VEHICLE TILL WE HAD TO DISH OUT ALMOST 5K AFTER WE HAD JUST PAID IT OFF. I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN! *TR
Power train, Engine, Apr 29, 2013
AFTER A 90K MILE CHECK-UP AND FULL SERVICE IN SPRING 2012, I UNDERSTOOD THAT MY PATHFINDER WAS RUNNING WELL. NEVER WAS THERE A MENTION OF ISSUES WITH THE RADIATOR / TRANSMISSION, NOR WAS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THESE ELEMENTS REPLACED TO PREVENT AN ISSUE (TO MY KNOWLEDGE.) AT 101K MILES, THE HEAT WENT OUT IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE CAR (I DID NOT REALIZE THIS UNTIL TWO MONTHS HAD GONE BY AND I WAS ARGUING WITH MY FREEZING CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT THAT I HAD HIS HEAT AS HOT AS IT WOULD GO - HE WAS CLEARLY CORRECT AND THE REAR BLOWERS WERE BLASTING HIM WITH ICY AIR.) THERE WAS A "CLUNK" UPON SHIFTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE, AND BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION LAGGED AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING AND WORKING HARD. AT 106K I BROUGHT THE PATHFINDER TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR. THIS WAS THE SAME DEALER WHO HAD DONE THE 90K SERVICE, AS WELL. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT MY CAR NEEDED BOTH A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FOR $9,000.00. (MY TRUCK IS MAYBE WORTH $15,000 AT THIS POINT - REALLY?) AFTER DELIBERATING WITH THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR, HE OFFERED AN ALTERNATE OPTION OF ONLY CHANGING THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIMES TO ELIMINATE THE CONTAMINATED FLUID. I GAVE THE OK FOR THIS SERVICE OPTION AT $600. SINCE THE SERVICE, MY TRANSMISSION IS STILL LAGGING BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH AND THE "CLUNK" STILL HAPPENS DURING A SLOW REVERSE. I AM NOW INVESTIGATING MY OPTIONS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AS THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE, OTHER THAN ITS ENGINE ISSUES. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDE-SPREAD ENOUGH THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND RADIATOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY NISSAN - OR PAID FOR BY NISSAN SINCE IT'S THEIR FAULTY PARTS THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Apr 24, 2013
WHILE DRIVING ON STREET AROUND 2 PM, THE CAR JUST LOST ITS POWER AND I END UP STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH MY 2 KIDS AT THE BACK SEATS, THE CAR WONT MOVED AND I NEED TO CALL FOR HELP SO THE OTHER DRIVER HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND TOWED MY CAR TO THE NEAREST SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION MIXED WITH WATER COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. IT COST 2800 FOR EVERYTHING. THE CURRENT MILES WHEN THIS INCIDENTS HAPPENED IS 111200. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Apr 15, 2013
THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR/RADIATOR COOLERS IN THE '05, '06 AND '07 NISSAN PATHFINDERS WHICH CAUSES THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. PLEASE HELP WITH A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, SEVERAL OF THE FOLKS STILL HAVE A PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLES. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT FOLKS ARE HAVING. THANKS, TERRY PLEASE TRY TO DO ALL YOU CAN FOR ALL OF US, I CAN'T SEE THAT NISSAN CAN GET BY WITH THIS. THEY ARE JUST TO REPLACE THE DEFECT PARTS. *TR
Power train, Engine, Apr 10, 2013
THE RADIATOR FLUID IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT "RUMBLING" NOISES. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. *TR
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 9, 2013
THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY NEVER TOLD US ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY QUOTED A PRICE THAT WE, A MILITARY FAMILY COULD NOT AFFORD,AND THAT WAS IT. THEN LAST YEAR, A SHUDDERING BEGAN. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SPENT ALMOST $800. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE SHUDDERING ONLY GOT WORSE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THAT ITS MY PROBLEM!! I HAVE BEEN IN TEARS SINCE. MY HUSBAND IS IN AFGHANISTAN FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. HE WORKED HARD AND PAID THE CAR OFF 2 MONTHS AGO AND NOW THIS. HE IS SO WORRIED ABOUT US BEING STRANDED WHEN HIS FOCUS SHOULD BE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. WE DON'T HAVE $8000 TO SPEND ON A CAR THAT WE JUST PAID OFF AND THAT SHOULD BE IN TOP FORM. *TR
Power train, Engine, Mar 31, 2013
WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR SPEEDING UP BETWEEN ABOUT 30-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF WORK COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE RADIATOR IS FAULTY CAUSING CROSS-CONTAMINATION BETWEEN ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. I AM AWARE THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER AS WELL AS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT PENDING. I HAVE SPENT SIGNIFICANT MONEY TO TROUBLESHOOT AND REPLACE WHAT WAS NEEDED (RADIATOR AND MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FLUSHES) AND FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS WELL AS HAVE A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION AND ADDITIONAL REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IF NEEDED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE IS NOW DAMAGED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING IN THERE AND POSSIBLY THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH OF WHICH MAY BE FUTURE PROBLEMS THAT MATERIALIZE DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR THE MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS. *TR
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Mar 14, 2013
I BOUGHT A 2007 PATHFINDER FROM A VERY REPUTABLE USED CAR BUSINESS, CARMAX ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO. THEY ARE VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE AREA FOR THOROUGHLY CHECKING THEIR VEHICLES BEFORE RESELLING. IT HAD APPROX 59K MILES ON IT AND I'VE LOVED IT UNTIL RECENTLY. I STARTED EXPERIENCING HEATING PROBLEMS AWHILE AGO BUT MY MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG - HE EVEN CHECKED THE RADIATOR. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHUDDER OCCASIONALLY WHEN I REACHED ABOUT 40 MPH. AT FIRST IT WAS VERY MINOR, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE GROOVES IN THE ROAD, ETC BUT THE ISSUE GOT WORSE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION - THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION PROBABLY WOULDN'T HELP. THE RADIATOR IS GOING TO COST ME $913 AND BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND AT $7400! I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE AND AM WONDERING HOW WILL I EVER TRADE THIS IN OR EVEN AFFORD TO FIX IT. NISSAN WON'T HELP IN ANY WAY, EVEN BY DISCOUNTING THE LABOR AND PARTS AND THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WON'T HELP EITHER BECAUSE MY PATHFINDER HAS 109K MILES ON IT - 9K OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NISSAN ISSUED. WHAT A DISASTER. I'M A SINGLE MOM WITH A YOUNG DAUGHTER AND A MOTHER I CARE FOR. I RECENTLY TOOK MY FAMILY TO VISIT MY SISTER IN WEST VIRGINIA, YOU KNOW - MOUNTAINS. IMAGINE IF SOMETHING WOULD'VE HAPPENED THEN. I HAD NO IDEA ALL OF THIS WAS GOING ON AND AM NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL ISSUE - I WOULD'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND BEEN COVERED FOR REPAIRS!!! THIS IS A NIGHTMARE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN SOME WAY. WHY AREN'T THEY STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AT ALL!! DO A COUPLE OF HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE TO GET HURT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Mar 9, 2013
I TOOK MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES WORKED ON AND WHILE THERE THEY PERFORMED A MULTI POINT VEHICLE INSPECTION. FROM THIS INSPECTION THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER. THEY INDICATED THAT DAMAGE HAD ALREADY STARTED AND IT WOULD ONLY BE A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY SO I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THERE WOULD BE A $3,000 DEDUCTIBLE COST. IN TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSONNEL AND RESEARCHING ONLINE IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FAILURE WHICH COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. MY FAMILY AND I ARE THANKFUL THAT JUST BY CHANCE THE BRAKES NEEDED WORK OTHERWISE MY WIFE AND KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND BEEN AT RISK OF POTENTIAL INJURY IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER NISSAN PATHFINDER VEHICLE OWNERS. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF FAILURES THAT HAS OCCURRED IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR NISSAN TO JUST EXTEND THE WARRANTY INSTEAD OF TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH AND ACTUALLY NOTIFYING THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THE PROBLEM AND FIXING THE KNOWN PROBLEM UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL. I URGE THE NHTSA TO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION AND HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DESIGN FAILURE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK BY FORCING A MANDATORY RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF JUST WAITING FOR FAILURE WHICH PUTS THE CONSUMER AT RISK. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Mar 5, 2013
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PICKING UP OUR CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL. SHE WAS TRAVELING APPROX 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BECAME UNSTABLE, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE SAID THAT IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WITH FIVE TIMES MORE. FORCE THAN NORMAL ALMOST CAUSING HER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THAT COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAD DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER AND THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Engine, Feb 27, 2013
AT 35,500 MILES THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER SHOES FAILED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4.0L MOTOR. THIS REPAIR IS $1000 AND NOT COVERED BY ANY REMAINING WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE PART IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS WOULD BE DANGEROUS IF THIS FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING SLOW ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Feb 15, 2013
THE RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING IT USELESS. THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE 2007 NISSAN. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Feb 7, 2013
FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO CROSS CONTAMINATION OF COOLANT FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Jan 26, 2013
WAS TOLD THAT RADIATOR COOLANT WAS MIXING WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. I NOTICED FIRST THAT THE HEATER WASN'T GETTING VERY HOT A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT SINCE I LIVE IN TEXAS, THIS WASN'T A HUGE DEAL FOR ME SINCE IT'S NOT THAT COLD AND SO I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT SERVICED AT MY NEXT REGULAR OIL CHANGE. HOWEVER, THEN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER AROUND 45 - 50 MPH SO I TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING A KNOWN DEFECT OF NISSAN'S BUILT BETWEEN 2005 - 2010. IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO (ABOUT THE TIME I STARTED NOTICING THE HEATER ISSUE) I WOULD'VE BEEN FULLY COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT. BUT I'M AT 84,000 AND THEREFORE HAVE TO PAY $2500 OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD STILL BE COVERED SINCE I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES BEFORE 80,000 MILES BUT I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WOULD BE SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM THAT WOULD REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD... *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Jan 15, 2013
TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHUTTERING, NOT UP SHIFTING AND LIMITED ACCELERATION AND SPEED ON FREEWAY AT 55MPH. TURNS OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES HAD BEEN LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT. MANUFACTURER HAS REPLACED WITH SAME COOLER AND REBUILT (NOT NEW) TRANSMISSION. ISSUE STILL EXISTS INTERMITTENTLY. NEEDS RECALL ENFORCED. MANUFACTURER IS PRICING SAME COOLER AND REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT OVER $7000. THEN AGREEING TO ONLY CHARGE $2500 - $3000 PER CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT REPAIRS QUOTED AT $350 FOR COOLER AND LESS THAN $2000 FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. GOV.'T RECALL SHOULD COVER ALL NEW AND RE-DESIGNED PARTS. FAILURES WILL AND ARE OCCURRING AGAIN. CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Jan 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SAFE LOCATION AND INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE INTERNAL DAMAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 110,000.
Steering, Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Electrical system, Jan 3, 2013
LEFT MOTEL AT 7AM, VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING, HIGH RPM..PULLED OVER TO CHECK..WOULD NOT START..TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIATOR FAILED. UPDATED IVOQ 01/14/13
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Dec 28, 2012
TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM RADIATOR FLUID LEAKAGE INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR. WHEN THE RADIATOR FAILS RADIATOR FLUID LEAKS INTO THE TRANNY FLUID AND DESTROYS THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PLATES AND TORQUE CONVERTER. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 36K TO 80K MILES OR 8 YEARS ON THE RADIATOR, KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT NO NOTICE FROM THEM TO OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS, IT IS TOO LATE, RESULTING IN $6800 - $7500 IN PERSONAL EXPENSES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. NISSAN WILL NOT CONSIDER FIXING AFTER 80K MILES. I HAVE 127000 AND ONLY 5 YEARS OLD VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS ACKNOWLEDGED TO AFFECT 2005 - 2010 PATHFINDERS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON FORUMS, WHICH I FIND AFTER I HAVE THE PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE RADIATORS AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. IT IS A DEFECTIVE $300 RADIATOR THAT DAMAGES A $7000 TRANSMISSION!... THIS IS UNFORTUNATE AND IRRESPONSIBLE FOR NISSAN AND IS BASICALLY A BAND-AID ON A SERIOUS HAZARD. NOW MY $30,000 VEHICLE IS WORTH $3,000 TO THE DEALER FOR TRADE IN. *TR
Power train, Engine, Dec 26, 2012
PATHFINDER STARTED HESITATING AT 40 MPH REGARDLESS OF CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING, HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND WAS ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC THERE IS A LEAK FROM RADIATOR INTO TRANSMISSION LINE, HAVE SINCE THEN SEEN TRANSMISSION FLUID A MILKY COLOR AND I CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE WITH OVERDRIVE ON, WHEN IT DROVE WITH OD ON AT ABOUT 40 MPH THERE IS NO SHIFTING OF GEARS. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Dec 3, 2012
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND WHEN I REACHED SPEEDS OF 40-45 MPH. WHEN I PULLED IN TO PARK THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD GRIND AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS I FOUND THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WERE MIXING. *TR
Power train, Engine, Nov 16, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VALVE BODY AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR AND THE COOLANT WAS INTERMIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Power train, Engine, Nov 10, 2012
FIRST ISSUE STARTED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR/ENGINE STARTED SHAKING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED WHEN I HAD TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. OTHER ISSUES WERE SIMILAR, CAR SHAKING AT 40 TO 50MPH, LIKE DRIVING OVER A WASHED OUT ROAD. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE INITIALLY, THIS WOULD LAST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, BEFORE FINALLY RESPONDING, SHAKING WOULD GO AWAY WHEN SPEED WOULD EXCEED 50MPH. FINAL SAFETY ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP LIGHT ONTO A HIGHWAY RAMP. AT 40MPH THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD JUST STARTED TO MERGE, I HAD TO SWERVE BACK ONTO THE RAMP LANE AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A CAR GOING BACK INTO THE RAMP LANE. CARS WERE FORCED TO SLAM THERE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING MY DEAD CAR, IT ALSO MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR OTHER CARS TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, SEVERAL CARS NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TAKEN TO SHOP, TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. RADIATOR DEFECT HAD CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Nov 10, 2012
IT WAS NOVEMBER 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN 2007 AT THAT TIME I WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT. MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS 5 YEARS OLD WAS WITH ME. I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE,MAKE NOISES AND IT STARTED TO SLOWDOWN ON ITS OWN. I PRESSES THE SPEEDING PEDAL BUT IT KEPT LOOSING POWER. MY DAUGHTER WAS CRYING BECAUSE SHE WAS SCARE. I WAS CRYING TOO I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO I WAS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT HAPPEN WHEN TRAFFIC WAS AT ITS PICK. I COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE CARS WHERE BEHIND ME AND I COULD NOT SPEED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS LOOSING POWER AND IT SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I MANAGE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND STOP THE CAR AT THE MOMENT THE CAR DIE(NO POWER). A TOW TRUCK HAD TO TAKE AS HOME. NISSAN WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE MILES/WARRANTY WHICHEVER COMES FIRST RULE THAT THEY HAVE. THEY WOULD FIXED FOR A LOT OF MONEY ANYWAY I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AN I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RADIATOR WHICH DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD IT REPAIR AND A FEW DAYS LATTER ALL THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON THE CAR TURN ON AND WENT CRAZY AND THE CAR STOP AT ONES THIS TIME IT WAS THE GAS TANK. IT SCARE ME SO MUCH THAT I CALL MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM, "THIS CAR IS GOING TO KILL ME AND MY CHILDREN" NISSAN PATHFINDER IS DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE PLEASE HELP US. DO SOMETHING WE NEED HELP PATHFINDERS ARE DANGEROUS NISSAN WON'T FIX THIS FACTORY PROBLEM WITH OUT GETTING PAY. PLEASE A RECALL NEEDS TO GET DONE. I BEG YOU DO SOMETHING THIS IS THE USA OR NOT? I KNOW AT LIST 3 MORE PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS CARS AND ALL THE MECHANICS AGREE THAT IT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN IT IS A LEMON! FIRST RADIATOR LINKAGE THEN LIQUID IN TRANSMISSION THEN REPLACE TRANSMISSION THAN IT WILL BE THE GAS TANK WHAT IS NEXT? *TR