2005 Nissan Pathfinder

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. ON 12/05/13 THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ON MY CAR FAILED WITH NO WARNING ON A DESERTED ROAD. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO NISSAN WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST 5,100 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I LATER LEARNED THAT THERE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN A LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURE AND THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR WAS INCLUDED. AFTER LEARNING THIS INFORMATION I CALLED NISSAN BACK AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ONLY COVERED IT UP TO 100,000 MILES AND MY CAR IS AT 136,000 MILES SO IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON LINE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THESE EXACT SAME ISSUES AND NISSAN WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH COST IN ANY WAY. *TR

NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING OUT OF CONTROL AND THEN SLOWED DOWN DRASTICALLY TO LESS THAN 30 MPH MILES AWAY FROM AN EXIT RAMP. MY PATHFINDER HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN I CALLED TO ASK THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CONFIRM WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THEY SAID THE MY TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED FROM THE DAMAGE BY THE COOLANT. A FLUSH WOULD BE A PATCH FIX THAT MAY NOT WORK, AND ONLY LAST A MONTH BEST. MY RADIATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED- MY CAR IS OVERHEATING BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AND MY ENGINE HAS TO BE COMPLETELY FLUSHED OUT- IF NOT TOTALLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT FLOWING INTO THE ENGINE AS WELL. OVER $4000 POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS $8000 ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY CAN'T EVEN REPAIR IT BECAUSE ITS SO BAD MY CAR HAS TO BE SENT OFF. WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY FAULTY PART "TRANSMISSION COOLER" WHICH EVERYONE IS AWARE OF AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID $20,000 CASH FOR MY VEHICLE A YEAR AGO! NISSAN LOST A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES, AND I AM TOO LATE TO FILE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T FORCED A RECALL ON THIS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED AND QUIT HONESTLY ITS DANGEROUS! I ALMOST GOT KILLED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN EVERYTHING FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE YEARS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS OKAY WITH THIS? THE DEALERSHIP AND WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSE TO COVER MY CLAIM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

I WAS COMING BACK FROM THE STORE AND WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY LIGHT TURN GREEN I HAD TROUBLE GOING I PRESS THE GAS AND IT WAS LIKE PULLING THEN IT KING OF JUMP AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A SHOP CHECK MY CAR AND SURE THING IT WAS THE COOLING/ TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR SINCE I HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, YES I TAKE IT OUT TO TURN IT ON AND MOVE AROUND MY BLOCK, BUT IS THAT FAIR ITS MY FAMILY CAR WE HAVE NOT GONE ANYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE WE DO NOT FIT IN TO OUR. SMALLER CARS I DID RECEIVE THE CLAIM FORM FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT I DID NOT HAD THE PROBLEM THEN THE CLAIM EXPIRED JUNE 7TH 2013, RIGHT BEFORE MY PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME. WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WNC AND AS WE WERE HEADING UP AND INCLINE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I BELIEVE I AM THE OWNER OF A NISSAN VEHICLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION/COOLANT ISSUE INVOLVED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN NY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS 154,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ISSUE JUST OCCURRED I AM UNABLE TO JOIN THE LAWSUIT. I STILL WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NO DEADLINE ON IT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE STILL ON THE ROAD REGARDLESS OF AGE AND MILEAGE. IF THE PROBLEM IS SPECIFICALLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND NISSAN HAS NOT FIXED IT THEN NISSAN SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, PERIOD. HAD THIS DEFECT NOT BEEN BUILT INTO THE VEHICLE I AM SURE IT WOULD BE OPERATIONAL RIGHT NOW. I ALSO OWN A 2001 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND IT IS STILL RUNNING!!! SHAME ON NISSAN!!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL AND FELT MY VEHICLE BEGIN TO JERK, MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED INTO A GAS STAION NEAR BY. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE I SAW A HUGE PUDDLE OF RADIATOR FLUID GUSHING OUT. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN BUT KEEP MY EYE ON THE H & C GAUGE AND MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T REACH UP TO H BY ANY MEANS. SO I GO AND PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND GO ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AWAY AND IMMEDIATELY THE GAUGE WAS RISING TO H QUICKLY, SO I PULL OVER AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND CALLED A TOW-TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER NISSAN LOOKED AT MY TRUCK I'M TO REPLACE BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION! I LOOKED UP MY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK AND FOUND OUT THAT LIKE I, MANY OF OTHER AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE HAVING OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ANY NISSAN OWNER AND ISSUE A FULL RECALL ON THESE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS. INSTEAD I'M STUCK PAYING A $3,000 CO-PAY OF A WARRANTY THAT DOESN'T HELP ME OUT AT ALL.... I CAN'T COME UP WITH THAT TYPE OF MONEY SPONTANEOUSLY. MY VEHICLE IS MY LIFELINE AND NOW I'M WITHOUT THAT DUE TO ON-GOING ISSUE WITH NISSAN PATHFINDER TRUCKS. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE SERIOUSLY IF I WOULD'VE KNOWN THAT THIS WAS EVENTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN (AND IT DOES HAPPEN) I WOULD'VE NEVER BOUGHT THIS TRUCK PLAIN & SIMPLE... I ADVISE THE CONSUMERS TO STAY AWAY FROM NISSAN UNLESS THEY DON'T MIND ALL THE REPAIRS AND DRIVING HASARDS NISSAN HAS TO OFFER. *TR

THIS CAR HAS HAD ONE ISSUE AFTER ANOTHER. MY FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT, HAD A RECALL ON THE RELAY (WAS STALLING AS I WAS DRIVING), HAD MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR MIX FLUID AND CAUSE BOTH TO FAIL AND MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE DEFECTIVE. I NEED THE CATALYTIC TO BE CHANGED SO I CAN PASS A SMOG CHECK... IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PAIN, EXPENSE AND CONCERN FOR SAFETY. WHEN IS NISSAN GOING TO REALIZE THAT THEY MADE FAULTY VEHICLES? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE HORRIFIC ACCIDENTS BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ? I PAID GOOD MONEY, HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE, BRAND NEW. THE COSTS TO REPAIR ARE RIDICULOUS. MY HUSBAND HAS A CAR OLDER THAN ME, MORE WEAR AND TEAR AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. THE CATALYTIC ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE IT KILLS THE MOTOR AND MAKES IT A USELESS BOX. TO ME, NISSAN DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS OR THEIR SAFETY. THE RELAY AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES ALMOST CAUSED US HUGE ACCIDENTS. WITHOUT QUICK THINKING AND QUICK REFLEXES WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE !!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR