2006 Nissan Pathfinder

MY VEHICLE, AS I HAD THOUGHT, HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED NO GAS WHATSOEVER AND MY GAS LIGHT TURNED ON. WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER 20 MILES TO MY NEAREST GAS STATION, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOWLY DE-ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY CAR NO LONGER HAD SPEED AND I REALIZED IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD NO GAS WHEN I THOUGHT I DID. I WAS ABLE TO PUT GAS ON MY CAR AND SURE ENOUGH IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN BUT BEING THAT I ONLY PUT ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF GAS, MY GAS LIGHT STILL STAYED ON AND MY NOZZLE STILL SHOWED BELOW THE EMPTY LINE. I WAS WORRIED EVERY DAY THAT I WOULD RUN OUT AND SURE ENOUGH THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. BEFORE THAT THOUGH, I VIEWED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS ONE. I DECIDED TO CALL MY LOCAL NISSAN AND AFTER PROVIDING MY VIN #, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE SPECIFIED ISSUE. IF I WANTED TO FIX IT, IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $450 DOLLARS, WHICH I DID NOT HAVE. I WAS TOLD I CAN PAY A $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO SEE IF MY FUEL SENSOR WAS MESSED UP AND IF IT WAS THEY WOULD SEND NOTICE TO NISSAN HEADQUARTERS TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER MY ISSUE. I HAVE TO FORK OVER $100 FOR THEM TO VIEW MY CAR AND ITS NO GUARANTEE THAT CORP WILL APPROVE FOR NISSAN TO FIX ISSUE. IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I CAN DO OR HAS ANYBODY HAD SAME ISSUE AS ME? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVE SHAFT BECAME STIFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EMIT SMOKE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT BURNT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND CODE P0463. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. ...UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF UPDATED 10/8/2015*JS

AT 81,000 MILES A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT STARTED TO CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THE INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. THIS IS JUST AFTER EXPIRATION OF NISSAN'S EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS/72,000 MILES FOR THIS KNOWN FUEL SENDING UNIT ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE, A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED TO JUST FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART AS A PROACTIVE MEASURE. RATHER YOU JUST HAVE TO HOPE IT WILL FAIL BEFORE THE ARBITRARY WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRES WHICH I WAS NOT LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAPPEN. *TR

ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015, MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED TO SHUDDER AT 45-50 MPH. AFTER TAKING IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR COOLING FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS CAUSING IT TO FAIL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS AND USUALLY OCCURS AFTER HIGH MILEAGE (100,000) AND THE WARRANTY ON THE PATHFINDERS HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 80,000 TO 100,000 MILES. HOWEVER, MY PATHFINDER CURRENTLY HAS OVER 120,000 MILES ON IT SO NISSAN WILL PROBABLY NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. IF THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 100,000 MILES, WHY DIDN'T NISSAN EXTEND THE WARRANTY OVER 100,000? THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS I AM RIGHT NOW AND HAVE SPENT $5,000+ TO FIX SOMETHING THAT NISSAN KNOWS IS DEFECTIVE ON THEIR SUVS FROM 2005 TO PRESENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CAR IS NOT HEATING UP. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID IS MIXING TOGETHER MAKING A PINK COLOR.. WE HAVE HAD IT ONLY FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. WE HAVE LOAN ON THE CAR. I KEEP SEEING ONLINE THAT EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. MORE PROBLEMS KEEP HAPPENING. I LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND IT'S SAYING OUR CAR MAKE IS RECALLED FOR THE AIR BAG? IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN HELP US OR COULD WE JUST TRADE TO GET A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. I WOULD MUCH APPRECIATE SOMEONE TO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKS COOLANT ONTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

ON FEBRUARY 6, 2015HAVING JUST STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY 2006 PATHFINDER ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY. I APPLIED MORE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM COLLIDING WITH THE DUMP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. AS SOON AS THE PATHFINDER HAD ALMOST STOPPED AGAIN, IT ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY FOR A SECOND TIME, BUT THIS TIME WITH MORE FORCE. IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO BRAKE THE CAR TO A STOP. HAD I NOT ALLOWED EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN THE DUMP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AND MY TRUCK, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO PRIORITY NISSAN. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM USING THEIR COMPUTER, AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN DURING THEIR TEST DRIVE OF MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD NO ADVICE TO OFFER CONCERNING THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE IS GOING TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND FURTHER RESEARCH THIS ISSUE. *JS

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW WITH MAY 3-7 MILES ON IT IN 2006. I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEMS AS I KEEP IT SERVICED ON TIME AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE CAR STARTED PERFORMING WEIRDLY THIS PAST WEEK. THE NOISE STARTED OUT AS A TICKING SOUND WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND BY THE END OF THE WEEK MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE A MOTORCYCLE WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR! I WOULD EVEN "STUTTER" WHEN I WHAT ON THE INTERSTATE LIKE IT WAS NOT IN GEAR. I GOT TWO SEPARATE DIAGNOSTICS, ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, ONE AT A NON-DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION! *JS