2005 Nissan Pathfinder

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. SECONDS LATER, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE BODY ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

THE PROBLEM IS THE LOST POWER / DIED RANDOMLY IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS ON THE NISSAN PATHFINDER 2005. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT A LOW SPEED ACCELERATING INTO AN INTERSECTION, AT A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AT A STEADY SPEED ON A CITY ROAD, AND AT A HIGHWAY SPEED. THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING OR FAILURE INDICATION. I LOST COMPLETE POWER; THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE OTHER LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIKE IF THE KEY WAS JUST TURN ON WITHOUT STARTING. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN VERY SCARY FOR MY FAMILY AS IT HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY. NO ENGINE CODES WERE FOUND, SO NO REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED BY THE DEALER. WHAT IS MOST DISCOMFORTING IS THAT WHEN I DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. HERE IS A ONE OF THE MANY LINKS I FOUND: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/PATHFINDER/ELECTRICAL+SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. SHE WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT IT DID NOT START. SHE CALLED A TOWING COMPANY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES FOR THE FAILURE BUT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN TRAFFIC, ONE TIME AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. VEHICLE STARTS ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT IT'S 'MOST LIKELY' IPDM FAILURE BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AS IT DOESN'T THROW A CODE. DEALER KEPT CAR 5 DAYS AND "TRIED" TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE TO POSITIVELY DIAGNOSE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO. THE DAY AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALER THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT OUR WARRANTY COMPANY WILL ONLY COVER IF THEY CAN POSITIVELY DIAGNOSE. MY TODDLER WAS IN THE CAR THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED AND OUR CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION BETWEEN 2 6-LANE ROADS. COULDN'T REMOVE THE VEHICLE FOR 30 MINUTES. JUST WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN WHILE MERGING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HOPEFULLY THERE ARE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. *TR

THE 2005 PATHFINDER HAS LOST POWER / DIED RANDOMLY IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS 4 TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. AT LOW SPEED ACCELERATING INTO AN INTERSECTION, AT A STEADY 30MPH ON A CITY ROAD, AND AT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. I LOSE COMPLETE POWER, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT FADES IN AND OUT ALONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN VERY SCARY FOR MY FAMILY AS IT HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 15YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LEARNING TO DRIVE. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AS THE VEHICLE IS STALLED AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED. WHEN TRYING TO RE-START, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER AND MAINTAIN A SPUTTER, BUT NOT REALLY RUN AND NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT. NO ENGINE CODES WERE FOUND AFTER TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS, SO NO REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED. *TR

WELL, WELL, THANK GOODNESS FOR SITES LIKE THIS. I TOOK MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE TO THE DEALERSHIP....CAR HAD BEEN BUCKING AND STALLING RANDOMLY. THEY PLAYED STUPID AT THE DEALERSHIP, EVEN HAD THE GALL TO SUGGEST AFTER RUNNING THE $95 DIAGNOSTICS THAT MY CAR WAS FINE. YEAH RIGHT. I JUST HAD NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN DROP OFF A CAR IN WORKING CONDITION... THEY SUGGESTED I LEAVE THE CAR THERE OVERNIGHT AND THEY WOULD RUN THE DIAGNOSTIC AGAIN AND VOILA ...ITS THE IPDM! THEY WANT AROUND $600 TO FIX BECAUSE ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I'VE HAD TO CHANGE THE BATTERY AT 20K MILES, REPLACE THE FUEL SENSORS, TAKE THE CAR BACK AND FORTH MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE SENSORS WERE GOING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. APPARENTLY THIS ALL COMES BACK TO THAT FAULTY IPDM THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN LOOKED AT FROM THE BEGINNING--WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I'VE SPENT ALL THIS MONEY ON FIXING THINGS THAT THIS IPDM HAS CREATED AND NOW THEY FIND THE SOURCE IS THE IPDM CONVENIENTLY AFTER WARRANTY IS EXPIRED??? NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD BY A NISSAN USA CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT THIS PART IS ON BACKORDER BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD DEMAND. HMMMM...COULD IT BE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK, IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED???? YES. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO PUT A CAR LIKE THIS ON THE ROAD WITH THESE KNOWN PROBLEMS. I AM DONE WITH THIS BRAND. UNSAFE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 146,000 KM AND HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 55,000 KM. THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. I HAVE BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS AS THE COST IS ABOUT $400.00 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IPDM FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH WITH NO WARNING. LOST ALL POWER AND LEFT FAMILY STRANDED ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD CAR TOWED HOME THEN TO NISSAN WHERE THEY ADMITTED ALOT OF SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 2005 PATHFINDERS. NOW FUEL SENSOR FAILED ON PATHFINDER WHICH NISSAN HAS RECALLED FOR 2006-2008 PATHFINDERS FOR SAME REASON BUT NOT 2005 PATHFINDERS WITH SAME PROBLEMS. CAR IS ALMOST 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD 4 BATTERIES AND HAS LEFT US STRANDED 6 TIMES ALL FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET AS A HUGE CONSUMER PROBLEM WITH PATHFINDERS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IN A NISSAN UNLESS GOVERNMENT TAKES A LOOK AT THESE PROBLEMS. ALL INTERNET POSTINGS ARE REGARDING SAME ISSUES IPDM MODULE AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. PLEASE HELP! *TR