2005 Nissan Pathfinder

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO GIVE AN INACCURATE READING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE 2006 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2005 MODEL PATH FINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REISSUE THE RECALL TO LATER MODEL VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED HE NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE FAILED. THE GAUGE READS EMPTY WHETHER THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY OR FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT 68729973 AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED FOR THEM TO CONSIDER ASSISTING WITH THE REPAIRS. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED THE RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

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

WE OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE GAS GAUGE STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY. WE WOULD FILL UP THE TANK AND IT WOULDN'T REGISTER AT ALL AND THEN THE NEXT TIME WE GOT IN THE CAR IT WOULD REGISTER SOMETHING, BUT THE MILES TO EMPTY WAS NEVER ACCURATE. EVENTUALLY IT GOT TO WHERE IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL AND JUST STAYED ON EMPTY. I FINALLY HAD TO LEARN HOW MANY MILES I WOULD GET PER TANK AND FILL UP BASED ON THAT NUMBER. THEN ONE DAY AFTER A LONG TRIP, I GOT A LITTLE OFF ON THE MILEAGE AND RAN OUT OF GAS COMPLETELY ON A MAJOR FREEWAY IN THE INSIDE LANE WITH NO SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WITHIN ABOUT 10MIN OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS, A STATE TROOPER PULLED UP BEHIND ME AND PUSHED ME OUT OF HARMS WAY. HOWEVER, HAD THAT STATE TROOPER NOT SHOWN UP, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD AND IT CERTAINLY WAS DANGEROUS FOR ALL INVOLVED. IT TURNS OUT THAT NISSAN HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ON SEVERAL OF THEIR MODELS THROUGH MULTIPLE YEARS. FOR SOME REASON, THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2005 MODEL ON THEIR RECALL OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. OUR CAR DID FAIL ITS RECENT INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY PART AND MY HUSBAND ENDED UP REPLACING IT HIMSELF AT OUR COST. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT WOULD NOT START. THE COMPUTER SHUT THE CAR DOWN B/C THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN AT A SHOPPING CENTER. I TOOK IT FIRST TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. HE COULD NOT REPAIR IT B/C HE COULD NOT GET THE PARTS FROM NISSAN TO FIX IT PROPER. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN 18 OF THESE 2005 PATHFINDERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT HAPPENS AT 60,000-120,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW, THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND HOSES, SO THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. NISSAN MADE CHANGES IN THE RADIATOR TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND RADIATOR WITH NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD NOT READ THE ACCURATE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL FIFTY MILES LATER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD ONLY INDICATE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WITH GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE, IT CURRENTLY HAS 64,000 MILES, AT APPROX. 58,000 MILES I NOTICE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THRU OUT THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 74MPH, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN WHO TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT I SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON IT, WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR MY OIL CHANGE I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM SO THEY RE-BALANCE THE TIRES WHICH DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THREADS REGARDING THIS INCIDENT WERE THE RADIATOR COOLANT LINE LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE LEADING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION, CAR SHAKES TREMENDOUSLY AS IF IT WERE FALLING APART, HOW CAN THERE BE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND YET NISSAN DOES NOTHING TO FIX IT, EXTENDED WARRANTIES COVER TRANSMISSION DAMAGE BUT YOUR STILL LEFT WITH A $1000.00 BILL FOR THE RADIATOR. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER BEGAN TO SHUTTER THEN JERK BACK INTO NORMAL DRIVING AS IT REACHED SPEEDS OF 60-70 MPH. IT WAS VERY SPORADIC IN THE BEGINNING, BUT STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT LOWER SPEEDS FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO NISSAN WITH 70,000 MILES, AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE NEED FOR BOTH TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $6700.00. I DID ALOT OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE (JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES) ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH A FAULTY RADIATOR SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED INTO THESE VEHICLES. THEY KEPT MY TRUCK FOR 12 DAYS WHILE TRYING TO DECIDE IF THEY WOULD OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH FIXING MY 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE END RESULT BEING, THAT THEY WOULD PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD PAY TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AS WELL AS THE LABOR COSTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF ANYTHING I DID WRONG. I ASKED WHY A RECALL ISN'T BEING DONE, AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE NUMBER OF INJURIES OR DEATHS WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THAT DETERMINATION. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED, THIS IS A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO TAKE ON FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND STAND BEHIND THE PARTS THEY PUT IN THEIR VEHICLES!! *TR