2005 Nissan Pathfinder

WE WERE DRIVING IN OUR 2005 PATHFINDER WHEN THE CAR DECIDED TO DECREASE SPEED ALL BY ITSELF AFTER WE PULLED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC HEADED OUR WAY. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION DUE TO A DEFECTED SEAL IN THE RADIATOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM ECM,TCM, TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED ABOUT 7,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM NISSAN NEED TO CORRECT THERE MISTAKES NOT RECALL ONE COMPONENT THAT GOT FRIED BECAUSE COOLANT LEAKED ON IT THAT'S NOT GOING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I CANT BELIEVE WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO LOOSE A LOVE ONE BEFORE ACTION IS DONE WE WERE SECOND AWAY FROM THAT, SERIOUSLY. NOT A JOKE NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND UP FOR THERE MISTAKE THIS IS AMERICA RIGHT DON'T WE HAVE RIGHTS TO A SAFE AUTO FOR OUR CHILDREN AFTER PAYING ALOT FOR A CAR THAT SUPPOSE TO BE SAFE JUST GOOGLE 2005 PATHFINDER COMPLAINTS AND SEE HOW MANY ARE REALLY OUT THERE 93% TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON THE 2005 SAME THING COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION MAKE NISSAN RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM WE WORK HARD FOR OUR COUNTRY AND DESERVE QUALITY WHAT IF THIS WAS YOUR FAMILY NISSAN YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY IN ONE OF THESE CAR THINK NOT!!! *TR

BOUGHT A NISSAN PATHFINDER SE 2005... IT HAS OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WITH MY HUSBAND AND 12 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL, SURROUNDED IN WALL TO WALL RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION. THE NISSAN STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE THEN STARTED SLIPPING 4TH GEAR. SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY NOTICE 4TH GEAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR, PUT IT IN 3RD GEAR MANUALLY AND DRIVE BEFORE GETTING REAR ENDED. MIRACULOUSLY IT DROVE IN 3RD GEAR SO WE TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO EXPLAINED TO US THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR WAS CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND DESTROYING OUR TRANSMISSION. HE KNEW THIS PROBLEM WELL SINCE HE'S FIXED THEM MANY TIMES. WE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND COUNTLESS MORE INDIVIDUAL SUCH AS OURSELVES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC ALSO EXPLAINED THE NEW PATHFINDERS ARE NOT USING THESE FAULTY RADIATORS, SO NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION USING A USED ONE WILL BE $4,000. THAT'S INCLUDING THE USED TRANSMISSION, LABOR, SHIPPING COSTS, TAX, AND FLUIDS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS BREAK AND WEAR OUT, BUT IF A COMPANY SAYS THAT YOU SHOULD BUY THERE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY WILL STAND BEHIND IT, AND THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE A QUALITY PRODUCT THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON, THEN THEY SHOULD DO AS THEY SAY AND STAND BEHIND THERE NISSAN. WE ARE ONE CAR SHORT WITH NOT MUCH MONEY TO PAY FOR SUCH A EXPENSIVE REPAIR. A RECALL IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, I DON'T THINK SOMEONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE SOMEONE SOMEWHERE STANDS UP TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPENS. OUR FAMILY HAVE ALREADY SUFFERED A LOSS DUE TO A SUV MALFUNCTION. AT LEAST TOYOTA ADMITS THEIR FAULTS AND TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEMS. NISSAN HAVE LOST ALL CREDIBILITY WITH OUR SIDE OF THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED; THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL DECEMBER 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IN AUGUST OF 2009, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 4 YEARS OLD, IT STARTED STALLING RANDOMLY EVERY 15-30 MILES. EVENTUALLY, AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IPDM MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND WAS REPLACED. THIS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN, AND WAS TOLD THIS ONLY AFFECTED MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, A RECALL WAS JUST ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO US, I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME WITH MY FAMILY FROM A CAMPING TRIP IN BIG BEAR, CALIFORNIA. OUR VEHICLE WAS FULLY LOADED DOWN WITH PASSENGERS AND CAMPING GEAR ON A LARGE DOWNHILL GRADE WHEN IT STALLED. SINCE THE POWER BRAKES WENT OUT, IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP BY HOLDING THE BRAKES AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND FINALLY COMING TO A PORTION OF THE ROAD THAT WAS NO LONGER DOWNHILL. IF THIS HAPPENS IN THE WRONG PLACE, THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY, OR DEATH. ALSO, WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED WHILE ROLLING BY PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE KEY FOR THE STARTER. THE KEY MUST BE FULLY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION FOR A FEW SECONDS,AND THEN BACK ON. ONCE THE KEY IS OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, SO YOU PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO RESTART IT WHEN ROLLING. PLEASE MAKE SURE NISSAN CORRECTS ALL OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED!!!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXED TOGETHER WHICH CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION AND JUMP GEARS WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXING TOGETHER. THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 11/15/10

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND ON TUESDAY ON MY WAY TO WORK THE TRUCK STOP ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY. ACCORDING TO NISSAN THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BUT I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR RECALL FROM THEM THAT I CANT FIND. A GENTLEMAN HELP ME GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE FREE WAY SINCE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. AND IT DIE AGAIN. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE BLINKING LIKE CRAZY. THE TRUCK WENT BACK ON AND DID IT AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME BARELY GOT HOME AND DID NOT WANT TO TURN ON AGAIN. HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE AGENCY AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE IBPM CONTROL MODULE. WHICH CONTROLS EVERYTHING. SO I BEEN CALLING NISSAN AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RECALLS ACCORDING TO THEM, BUT WHAT ABOUT IF IT WOULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I FELT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER. *TR

WHEN OUR 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE DURING GEAR SHIFT AT 40 MPH AND 60 MPH, WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR WAS CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND DESTROYING OUR TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS ON AUGUST 12, 2010. WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $4500.00. WE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW COOLANT COULD BE LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, SO WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THIS KIND OF DAMAGE SHOULD NOT OCCUR DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WE WERE INFORMED THAT NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN FILED BUT THEY WOULD KEEP A RECORD OF OUR CALL AND WE WOULD BE CONTACTED IF THEY EVER DID A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. STILL CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, WE DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION AT ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP, LESS THAN 15 MILES AWAY FROM THE FIRST. THIS WAS DONE ON AUGUST 30, 2010. WE WERE TOLD THE SAME THING, THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY WANTED OVER FIVE THOUSAND FOR THE SAME REPAIR. BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION, WE DECIDED TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE FURTHER. WE WERE AMAZED TO FIND OVER A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ONLINE, ALL FROM OWNERS OF 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDERS, AND ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THEY HAD TO PAY TO REPAIR BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WE, TOO, WERE EXPERIENCING. WITH NO HELP OR ACKNOWLEDGE FROM NISSAN, WE WENT TO AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC AND HAD THE WORK DONE AT A MUCH LOWER COST. *TR

I WAS ON A FAMILY TRIP AND HAD REALIZED THAT WHEN I WAS AT STOP MY COOLANT TEMPERATURE WOULD RISE AND I WOULD GET A SLIP. WAITED FOR MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO COOL DOWN AND THEN I CHECKED ON MY RADIATOR FLUID. TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS GUNKY, LIKE OIL WAS ALL IN IT MIXED WITH THE ANTI-FREEZE. COME TO REALIZE THAT IT WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID. SO MUCH OF IT THAT IT HAD EVEN CLOGGED UP THE PASSAGE WAY TO THE THERMOSTAT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAD FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT SAME ORDEAL. THERE IS A FLAW IN THE RADIATORS THAT WERE USED BY NISSAN ON 2005 AND UP PATHFINDERS, X-TERRAS, AND FRONTIERS WITH THE 4.0 V6 ENGINES. THESE RADIATORS, IN WHICH ANTI-FREEZE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, WOULD BOTH PASS THROUGH ARE SOMEHOW CRACKING AND MIXING THE 2 FLUIDS TOGETHER. WHEN THIS MIXTURE OCCURS, THE RADIATOR AND TRANNY OIL WOULD NEED TO BE FLUSHED. THE TRANSMISSION WILL THEN ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE ALREADY DONE. THIS WILL AD UP TO ABOUT 5K-8K. NISSAN DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS DAMAGE. IF YOU GOOGLE "2005+ NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION", YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AS IF HE WAS DRIVING OVER A SEVERELY BUMPY ROAD SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE WAS A STUTTER IN THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.