2008 Nissan Pathfinder

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 35 TO 40MPH WHEN I FELT A VIBRATION UNDER VEHICLE BACKED OFF GAS PEDAL WENT AWAY AFTER THAT IT WOULD COME BACK NOW AND THEN AROUND THE SAME SPEED JUST LIKE YOU WHERE DRIVING ON A RUMBLE STRIP. TOOK TO NISSAN FOR DIAGNOSIS TOLD ME VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AND FOUND ANTI FREEZE IN TRANSMISSION, THEY GAVE A QUOTE OF MORE THAN $7,000 TO FIX.WHEN I ASKED WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS THEY SAID A BUSHING COULD HAVE BEEN WORN TO LET COOLANT INTO TRANNY, NOW THEY GET INFO ON PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR I JUST GOT A PHONY ANSWER. ANY WAY NISSAN DOSEN'T GIVE THEIR CUSTOMERS HEADS UP ON NOTIFICATIONS OF PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS ALL GET LOST OR BURIED . NICE SUPPORT FROM NISSAN. NO MORE BUSINESS FROM ME........ 103,345MILES ON PATHFINDER 2008 ALL HAPPENED ON A FLAT SMOOTH ROAD DRIVING STRAIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MAY, 2016 - STARTED NOTICING MY PATHFINDER WOULD SLIP WHEN I HIT THE GAS. THE VEHICLE HESITATED. I TOOK INTO A NISSAN DEALER WHICH DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN THE NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR AND DO A FULL FLUSH. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED FOR MY TRUCK IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM NISSAN UNTIL JULY 3, 2016. NISSAN DEALER CAN GET AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION WITH 3-YEAR WARRANTY AND INSTALL FOR $5,600. MILEAGE AT 130,000. NISSAN HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 100,000 MILES. THIS ISN'T RIGHT. ISSUE IS KNOWN BY NISSAN AND THEY HAVE NOT YET INSTITUTED A FULL RECALL.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING PATHFINDER WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FEW MINUTES AFTER SHE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE (PATHFINDER) WAS NOT RESPONDING TO HER WHEN SHE PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL. IT ACCELERATED SLOWLY, WHILE SHE WAS ON HIGHWAY & DRIVING AT 50+ MPH. SENSING DANGER, SHE TOOK AN EXIT AND CAME OFF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE STOPPED ON HER COMPLETELY - AS SHE EXITED FROM HIGHWAY. BEFORE STOPPING, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN MY WIFE GAVE GAS, IT WASN'T GETTING REQUIRED SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY FOR HER CAR STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS SHE ENTERED A SMALL LANE AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE. WE GOT IT TOWED TO AAA SERVICE CENTER. THE NISSAN DEALER IS NOW SAYING THAT COOLANT GOT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THUS SPOILED THE COMPUTER THAT CONNECTS TO ENGINE. AND IT REQUIRES A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR ETC AND COSTING ME $5,600. AS THIS CAR IS REGULARLY SERVICED BY NISSAN DEALER, AND THIS DAMAGE IS NOT CAUSED BY DRIVING. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY MANUFACTURING DESIGN/DEFICIENCIES. WHEN I RESEARCHED ON WEB, NOTICED MANY PEOPLE HAVING SUFFERED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HENCE WANTED TO REPORT THIS ISSUE SO THAT NECESSARY ACTION COULD BE TAKEN. MY FEAR IS IF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS ON AN INTERSTATE - IT WOULD'VE CERTAINLY LED TO AN ACCIDENT.

MY DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT ON TO A BUSY ROAD ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION WITH A ONCOMING SEMI-TRUCK. THE SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER HAD TO SKID TO AVOID A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. IN MY OPINION WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL FOR MY DAUGHTER! THE MECHANIC TOLD US THE RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKED RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR AND NOTHING FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. NISSAN CONCEALED THE FACT THAT THE RADIATOR HAD A DEFECT STRAIGHT FROM THE MANUFACTURING PLANT. THEY SHOULD NOT ONLY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR BUT ALSO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IT COSTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION.WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AND ARE OUT A VEHICLE. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THEY NEED TO BE REPRIMANDED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!

HI THERE I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 2 DAYS AGO FROM MULLER TOYOTA PHILIPSBURG NJ IT HAVE 157500 MILES. THE TIME I BOUGHT I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NEITHER THE DEALER DIDN'T TOLD ME. I PAYED 8000 DOLLAR PLUS TAXES ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER TWO DAYS I FOUND OUT THAT RADIATOR COOLANT IS MIXED IN TRANSMISSION AND MAKING DRILLING SOUNDS I CALL THE DEALER HE DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY GOOD RESPONSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MEINKE SHOP THEY SAID THEY WILL CHANGE THE RADIATOR AND DRAIN THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION OIL BUT THEY NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANY INTERNAL DAMAGE DONE TO TRANSMISSION OR NOT IF THIS DIDN'T FIXES THE PROBLEM I NEED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST 2700 DOLLAR WERE I AM GOING TO GET THAT MONEY I AM POOR GUY AND I CANT AFFORD THAT MONEY IF I KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER EVER BUY NISSAN THIS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. I DONT NO WHAT TO DO NOW. PLEASE HELP I AM TOTALLY SCREWED I ALMOST SPEND 10000 DOLLARS AND I AM STILL SUFFERING.

ON MY 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER, WHICH IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD, I HAVE REPAIRED MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO AN ATF CONTAMINATION VIA THE COOLING SYSTEM AROUND 95,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT 90,000 MILES USED. THIS AFFECTED MY SPEED CONTROL AND ALL RELATED SYSTEMS.THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED ALSO DUE TO THE CONTAMINATION. THIS HAS AFFECTED MY COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM AND ALL RELATED SYSTEMS.THIS COST MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY AROUND $2,900+ (GLAD I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO PURCHASE THIS WARRANTY), HOWEVER IT COST ME MY DEDUCTIBLE OF $200.00. ON FEBRUARY 12, 2016 I DROPPED MY NISSAN OFF FOR A FOLLOW-UP REPAIR TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY AFTER GOING IN FOR A SIMPLE ALIGNMENT EARLIER (WHICH WAS A WASTE OF MONEY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE A CAMPER KIT IN ORDER FOR YOUR ALIGNMENT TO BE 100%, $249.00 OUT-OF-POCKET). THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO BUY A BRAND NEW SET OF TIRES OUT-OF-POCKET WHICH CAME WITH A FREE ALIGNMENT AS A SPECIAL, OTHERWISE I WOULD'VE RE-PAYED FOR ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. HEADQUARTERS NISSAN OF COLUMBUS,GA NEVER INFORMED ME OF THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUES WITH THESE SUVS! THIS RESULTED IN PERFORMANCE ISSUES. AGAIN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL PAY AROUND $1,800 TO NISSAN FOR THE REPAIRS AND ME A $200.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA,GA DURING RUSH HOUR BEFORE BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE OR INDICATOR OR SOMETHING DOESN'T READ OR IS INACCURATE. I ALSO HEAR NOISE FROM THE TIRES OR SOMETHING WHEN I ROLL OVER SPEED BUMPS, ACCELERATE OR BANK LEFT OR RIGHT WITH BAD, HARD STEERING. THE COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM HAS NOT BLOWN AIR AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE GAS PETAL WHILE IDLING TO HEAT UP AIR THAT HAS GONE COLD. WHEN THE A/C DOES THIS I TURN OFF THE A/C AND LET THE WINDOWS DOWN, PRESSING THE GAS PETAL DOES NOT WORK. NISSAN SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM WHEN DIAGNOSING VEHICLE?!