2005 Nissan Pathfinder

REGULAR DRIVING MINIMAL TO HARDLY ANY TOWING. TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT FLUSHED RELIGIOUSLY AT 30K SINCE TAKEN OWNERSHIP. CURRENT MILEAGE 80K. FAILURE OF RADIATOR CROSS CONTAMINATES ATF AND COOLANT, EVENTUALLY DESTROYING TRANSMISSION COSTING $5000 TO REPAIR ASIDE FROM DISABLING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ISSUE ON MANY 2005 PATHFINDER, XTERRA AND FRONTIERS EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V6 COUPLED WITH 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. NISSAN MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY FAMILY OF 4 AND I START FROM A STOP AND OUR 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE OR SLIP DUE TO CONTAMINATION WHILE OTHER VEHICLES ARE HEADING FOR US. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET NISSAN OF MIDDLETOWN NY TO REPLACE IT SINCE I PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT INSTEAD THEY KEEP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SENDING ME ON MY WAY. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I WAS ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THE MECHANIC (I GOT TO KNOW THEM BEING THERE ALL THE TIME) THAT HE TOLD ME IN CONFIDENCE THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSANS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A FLAW AND IT WILL COST ABOUT $7,000 TO REPLACE. I FEEL IF IT IS A FLAW AND IT PROVES TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY NISSAN AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER SINCE FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM FORCING US TO DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP US PATHFINDER OWNERS HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

THIS IS REFERENCE TO 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SUV STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I PRESS DOWN THE GAS PEDAL TO GIVE IT MORE POWER BUT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I PULLED TO SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT WOULD NOT CRANK OVER. THE METRO FREEWAY TOWING COMPANY TRY TO JUMP START IT 3 TIMES BUT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOW TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA WHICH THEY DISCOVER THAT THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MIXURE OF THE TWO COMPONENTS BURNED OUT THE ECM MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST OF REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION IS APPROXIMATELY $5400.00, THE VECHICLE IS STILL AT THE NISSAN DEALER WHICH I AM CURRENTLY TRYING FIND A RESOLUATION TO THIS MATTER. BOTTOM LINE WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS BILL SINCE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT HAS BEGUN TO SHOW SIGNS OF THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS. THE PROBLEMS OCCURRING ARE SEVERE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND VIBRATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-55 MPH. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND AM CONTACTING NISSAN FOR THE DREADED FORMAL DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AS THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AT HIGH SPEED CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL FOR VERY SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOW TO NISSAN AND HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER MODEL YEARS AS WELL AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. IT APPEARS NISSAN WILL CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID VIA THE RADIATOR DESIGN FLAW UNTIL DIRECTED TO DO SO. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN MANY CONSUMER FORUMS RELATED TO NISSAN PATHFINDERS OF YEARS 2005-2007. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT STAYING CONSISTENT (DOES NOT BLOW HOT AIR WHEN IDLE) AS WELL A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. I ALSO BEGIN TO NOTICE THAT TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. I WOULD STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND GO TO TAKE OFF AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT I ALREADY KNEW, THE RADIATOR WAS NOW NO GOOD AND LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS CAUSED BOTH OF THEM TO BE RUINED AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 5K TO REPLACE. I ASKED IF THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT SEVERAL OF THE SAME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IN FOR THIS VERY REASON. HE ADVISED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT PAID FOR THESE SERVICES AS THE VEHICLES ARE ALWAYS OUT OF WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR. I STILL HAVE 2000 MILES LEFT ON MY POWERTRAIN AND ADVISED THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTING NISSAN FOR "GOODWILL" ASSISTANCE. NISSAN FINALLY CONTACTED ME AND ADVISED THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY CAUSED BY THE RADIATOR, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT SINCE I WAS NOT CONSIDERED "LOYAL" TO NISSAN AS THIS IS MY FIRST VEHICLE WITH THEM THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I DO THINK IT IS FAIR TO HOLD THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE TRANSMISSION AS CLEARLY THE RADIATOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T BEGIN UNTIL AFTER IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY 5K FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. IF THIS WAS A RARE CASE OR CAUSED BY THE CONSUMER THEN, YES WE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AS ALL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ASSIST US AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE PARTS AS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS PROBLEMS WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF SOME DESIGN FLAW. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS OCCURRING WITH THIS SAME PARTICULAR MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN WILL START SLIPPING. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONE THAT HAS DIAGNOSED IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT HAVE REFUSED TO ISSUE A TSB OR RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT AND IS COSTING PEOPLE 5 TO 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS JUST BEGUN THE TELL TALE SYMPTOMS OF THIS COSTLY PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD CONSIDER THE PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA IS HAVING RIGHT NOW AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 64,000 RIGHT NOW.. WHICH IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR COUPLE OF MONTHS.. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER AND ALSO PRIVATE MECHANICS... NOBODY COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR UNTIL IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME. WOULDN'T START HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC HE SAID THE CAR HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAD THE WHOLE FUSE BOX REPLACED PAID $450 TWO DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND WENT BACK HOME.. RIGHT NOW MY CAR IS AT A PRIVATE MECHANIC... BECAUSE WOULDN'T GO MORE THAN 40 MPH.... THE MECHANIC SAID IS THE RADIATOR WHICH IS BROKEN AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED IN THE TRANSMISSION PLEASE HELP.... I SEE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE JUST TO GET IT FIXED IS CLOSE TO $10,000. *TR