2006 Nissan Pathfinder

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 AND A TRUCK SENT BUD IN THE AIR, WENT TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD AND RAN OUT OF CLEANER. JUST HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID WAS FILLED THAT MORNING AT JIFFYLUBE. WINDSHIELD FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AND MANUALLY CLEANED WINDSHIELD. NOTICED THAT WINDSHIELD FLUID TANK WAS EMPTY AND REFILLED. FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. RETURNED HOME AND REMOVED FENDER SHIELD TO LOOK AT TANK. FLUID LEAKING OUT OF BOTTOM OF TANK SEAL. TO THIS DAY WE STILL OPERATE WITHOUT FLUID DUE TO COST TO REPAIR. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE WEATHER IS VERY WARM AS IT IS MOST OF THE YEAR IN SAVANNAH. *TR

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

DURING DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION POPPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER REVIEWING DIFFERENT WEBSITES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MY 2000-2006 PATHFINDERS HAVE. THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WITH ENGINE COOLANT. IT IS A FAILURE DUE TO A THIN WALL IN THE RADIATOR THAT WEARS OUT OVER TIME AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX IF NOT CAUGHT SOON ENOIGH THE PRICES I WAS QUOTED WAS ANYWHERE FROM 4,000 TO 12,000 DEPENDING ON WHAT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE: P265/65R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATED AND WERE CRACKING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ALL THE TIRES LOST AIR PRESSURE CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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