2006 Nissan Pathfinder

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE WINDOWS HAD TO REMAIN OPEN IN ORDER TO KEEP THE WINDOWS FROM FOGGING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE INNER COOLING SYSTEM AND INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE HEATER FAILURE. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND RADIATOR. WITHIN FIVE MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD SPORADICALLY READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS, CAUSING HER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW AT THE END OF 2005 AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. SOUNDS LIKE I HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM MOST OF THE PEOPLE LISTED HERE HAVE. LAST WEEK WHEN TAKING IN MY CAR FOR ITS ROUTINE SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE OUT...THEY ARE DONE AND I NEED TO REPLACE THEM. IT IS COSTING ME APPROX. 5800 AND I HAVE BEEN SHOCKED AND SURPRISED BECAUSE I HAD NO PREVIOUS OBVIOUS SIGN THAT THIS WAS GOING ON. NOT EVEN STRANGE SOUNDS, SIGNS OF GETTING OVER-HEATED OR EVEN HAVING THE SENSOR LIGHT GO ON. I MEAN, IF THE SENSOR LIGHT GOES ON FOR SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS LOW AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES, I WOULD ONLY ASSUME THAT FOR SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS MY TRANSMISSION, IT WOULD LIGHT ON, TOO. APPARENTLY FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THAT HAS DAMAGED IT ALL AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 75,000 MILES...ONLY 8,000 MILES AGO, BUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE NOW AND I HAVE TO PAY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A GENERAL PROBLEM TO MANY NISSAN PATHFINDERS, MOSTLY YEARS 2005/2006. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY VEHICLE FOR SERVICE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND NOW THIS. WORSE THING OF IT ALL, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THESE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS DEAL FREQUENTLY WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT CONTACTING NISSAN'S HQ DEPT. BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURES MALFUNCTION. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW FREQUENT MY SAME SITUATION HAS OCCURRED TO OTHER NISSAN CONSUMERS AND I STRONGLY FEEL LIKE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AND IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN FURTHERING SOME SORT OF INVESTIGATION OR LEGAL ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TR

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER HEARING ABOUT MANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR/SEAL, I DECIDED TO BE PROACTIVE SINCE I ONLY HAVE 41,000 MILES AND ONE YEAR REMAINING ON MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I CALLED NISSAN USA INFORMING THEM OF MY CONCERN, AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FIX IN PLACE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN ONE YEAR. THE WOMAN INFORMED ME THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM AT THIS TIME, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I WAS CALLING TO TRY TO SAVE THEM FROM AN UPCOMING ISSUES/REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. I ALSO CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND HE HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT NO FIX OR RECALL IS IN PLACE. AFTER OWNING MULTIPLE NISSANS OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, THIS NEW WAS DISHEARTENING. NISSAN DOCUMENTED MY CALL (I HAVE A CONF. NUMBER). I ALREADY HAD U-JOINT REPLACED. ALTERNATOR TENSIONER, AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

05 & 06 NISSAN PATHFINDERS GOT A BAD BATCH OF RADIATORS THAT WERE INSTALLED INTO THERE CARS. THE RADIATORS ARE CRACKING AND ALLOWING THE COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DESTROYING BOTH AND LEAVING CONSUMERS WITH REPAIR BILLS BETWEEN $5500.00 AND $7500.00. THE DANGER IN THIS MATTER IS THAT CARS ARE OVER HEATING ON THE ROADS, AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING DURING DRIVING. HOW SAFE CAN IT BE WHEN A CAR IS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER HAPPENS AT 70MPH IN THE FAST LANE OR IN A STEEP INCLINE. IF YOUR LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY THEN A FAMILY WITH KIDS COULD BE TRAPPED ON THE HWY OR BACK ROADS OF AMERICA FORCED TO WALK TO THE NEAREST TOWN PUTTING THEM IN EXTREME DANGER OF BEING RUN OVER AND KILLED. ALSO IF A CAR OVERHEATS AND SOMEONE TRIES TO FORCE IT DOWN THE ROAD TO A TOWN THAT CAR COULD CATCH FIRE. ALL DUE TO NISSAN PUTTING THESE RADIATORS INTO THERE SUVS KNOWING ITS A FAMILY CAR. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM PUTTING 10S OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES AT RISK. *TR

I HAD MY NISSAN PATHFINDER RECOMMENDED SERVICED AT THE NISSAN DEALER PERFORMED ON JUNE 26 2010. THEY ADVISED ME MY TRUCK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER MY TRUCK STARTED JERKING AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THERE IS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE PATHFINDERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE PATHFINDER IS JERKING AND STALLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS TAKEN TODAY FOR A ROUTINE YEARLY INSPECTION. ONLY ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH IT IS THE HEATER PERIODICALLY DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY. AT THE NISSAN DEALER, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF AN ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT A "COOLING LINE IS BROKEN AND ALL ANTIFREEZE MIXED IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID". ESTIMATED COST IS $7000. IN ADDITION, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACED. THE REPAIRMAN INDICATED "MANY" PATHFINDERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING ON-LINE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE ANGRY THAT THEIR PATHFINDERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, YET NISSAN IS STILL NOT ASSUMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OF THIS. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS IS QUITE DISCONCERTING, AS THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, AND I AM NOW BEING TOLD I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE DRIVING IT. THEY ARE OFFERING TO HELP ONLY BY GIVING US A GREAT DEAL ON A TRADE. HOWEVER, I NO LONGER TRUST NISSAN, AND WOULD NOT TRADE FOR ANOTHER NISSAN. I AM ASKING NISSAN FOR SOME EXPLANATION, AND SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON THIS ISSUE, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD A REPLY. THE DEALER ONLY OFFERS A "GREAT" TRADE-IN VALUE - THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T REPLIED YET (ASSUMING THEY WILL REPLY AT ALL". THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS MATTER AND ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST. *TR

TRANSMISSION STALLING VEHICLE MAKING VEHICLE JUMP. CALLED NISSAN MOTORS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVE READ ON BOARDS THIS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR IS VERY COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. VEHICLE JUST ALL OF THE SUDDEN STARTS JUMPING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PAID TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS NISSAN TO BE HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS AND DO NOT WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN IS NOT COOPERATING WITH ALL THE CONSUMERS THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO COMPLETELY STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER AS IF DRIVING ON RUMBLE STRIPS, THEN OVERHEATED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLING FLUID MIXED DUE TO DEFECT. RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND TRUCK COMPLETELY FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES. GOOD CHANCE THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ALSO. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $1500. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER - IN AUGUST THE FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. IN DECEMBER THE RADIATOR COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIX AND I HAVE TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION FLUID. IN JANUARY THE IPMD MODULE GOES OUT, CAR GOES COMPLETELY DEAD ON FREEWAY AND ALMOST CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. IN FEBRUARY SES LIGHT GOES ON AGAIN THIS TIME CATALYTIC CONVERTER GOES BAD. FEBRUARY 24 COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING AGAIN TAKING TO SHOP TOMORROW. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE ISSUES, IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU WILL DISCOVER THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. PLEASE HELP. I'M SURE I WILL BE POSTING AGAIN NEXT MONTH. *TR