2006 Nissan Pathfinder

AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OUR 2006 PATHFINDER HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND WE ARE NOW TOLD IT WILL TAKE 4500 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS NO DOUBT A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING OR KNOWING FOR SURE WHEN IT DID. THIS SUV HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY PROFESSIONALS AND THEY DID NOT CATCH IT, I BELIEVE NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS BASED ON ACTIONS THEY HAVE TAKEN AND NOW SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE TRANSMISSION COOLANT HAD ERRONEOUSLY LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE LIMIT FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,995.

VEHICLE PROBLEM STARTED WITH ECM/IPDM POWER TRAIN WHICH STOOL ON ME. REPLACE FOR A COST OF $17-1800. I PAID ABOUT $1500-$1800 TO GET THE ECM FIXED AND IPDM REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED 2FRONT CONVERTERS FOR A COST OF $2500. I CONTACTED NISSAN MANUFACTURERS AND EXPRESSES MY CONCERNED. NISSAN MANUFACTURERS DID NOT WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO MY CONCERNS, BUT AFTER ABOUT 3-5MONTHS OF NON STOP COMPLAINING, NISSAN MANUFACTURERS ISSUED A RECALLED ON THE ECM AND REFUNDED MY MONEY, BUT REFUSES TO FIX MY CONVERTERS. IN MARCH 2011, I GOT A RECALLED NOTICED FROM NISSAN MANUFACTURERS ABOUT A LEAK OF COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION, SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DO THE REQUIRED INSPECTION AND CLAIMED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD MORE MILES THAN THE MANUFACTURERS REQUIRED MILE; AND YES, MY VEHICLE AT THAT TIME WAS NOT 5YEARS. TWO WEEKS LATER MY TRANSMISSION WENT INTO HEAVY SMOKE WITH A STRONG ROTTEN EGG ODOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT VALVE BODY INSIDE MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED AND TO REPLACE IT FOR A COST OF ABOUT $3000+, AND SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACE AS WELL AND THE 2 CONVERTERS. NISSAN GAVE ME A BILL OF OVER $5000. *TR

BACK IN NOVEMBER 2011 (A WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING) MY CAR STARTED TO ACT UP WHILE SHIFTING (SHIFTING HARD OR NOT SHIFTING). I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER (BERTERA NISSAN OF AUBURN, MA) ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE MECHANICS THERE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. THEY NEVER EVEN TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS AROUND THE 80K. IN FEBRUARY TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC (ED'S AUTOMOTIVE, ELLINGTON CT) FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGE). I ASKED HIM TO CHECK IF I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE SINCE I WAS AT 100K IN MILES. HE CHECKED THE FLUID AND TOLD ME THAT THE COOLANT WAS MIXED WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED. HE INFORMED ME AT THAT TIME OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT NISSAN HAS OUT. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER THAT TOLD ME 4 MONTHS EARLIER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY GAVE ME THE INFO TO FILE THE CLAIM AND CONFIRMED THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I FILED AND WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK. WHEN I HEARD BACK FROM THE CUSTOMER LINE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH THE ISSUE. I CALLED BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO REACH A DIFFERENT PERSON TO DISCUSS THIS. I WAS NEVER PUT THROUGH TO ANYONE ELSE. THE WOMAN ON THE PHONE TOLD ME THAT IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE OUTCOME TO CONTACT THE BBB AND FILE A CLAIM. THAT'S GREAT AND ALL, BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT FIX MY CAR. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR, I'M PAYING $20K FOR IT. I WAS FINALLY CONTACTED BY THE NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE AFTER SENDING OUT SEVERAL EMAILS. AGAIN, NISSAN DENIED HELPING ME. THE REASON I WAS GIVEN IS BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WASN'T TAKEN DOWN BY THE DEALERSHIP AT THE FIRST VISIT. REALLY? HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO KNOW YOUR PROCEDURES. THAT DOES NOT FALL ON ME AS A CUSTOMER. THAT FALLS ON THE DEALERSHIP! *TR

VERIFIED AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT RADIATOR COOLANT IS MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUSES ROUGH SHIFTING AND CAR TO SHAKE AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS CAR CAN SUDDENLY LOSE POWER/BREAK DOWN WHILE DRIVING. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE RECEIVED NISSAN'S EXTENDED WARRANTY (8 YR/80,000 MILES) ON RADIATOR LAST YEAR. CAR IS ONLY 800 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, HOWEVER NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS STAND BY ITS PRODUCT AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JS

I PURCHASED MY "CERTIFIED PRE-OWN" 2006 PATHFINDER WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT AND I PROPERLY MAINTAINED IT. DECEMBER 2010 I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WOULD LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED BETWEEN 40 TO 60 MPH, AND THAT IT WOULD ALSO "TREMBLE OR SHAKE" WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND TUNED UP. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE BOTH REPLACED. I COULDN'T SEE STRAIGHT! I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH WHY IN THE HELL I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 100,000 MILES AND THAT I'M STILL PAYING FOR NO LESS. THE TECH SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE "SAVED" AND I WOULD STILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW RADIATOR AND OTHER PARTS. A YEAR LATER- 03/12 MY TRUCK IS BEHAVING THE SAME WAY SO INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE DEALER I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. WHEN I INFORMED HIM OF MY PROBLEM HE ASKED IF I HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR, AS A MATTER A FACT I TOLD HIM I HAD IT REPLACED A YEAR AGO BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE'S HAD A NUMBER OF PATHFINDER OWNERS COMING TO HIS SHOP ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM, AND INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN. I FOUND THE LAWSUIT ON THE WEB AGAINST NISSAN AND SINCE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY AND JOINED IN THE LAW SUIT. UP UNTIL THE MOMENT I HAD THIS PROBLEM I WAS A LOYAL NISSAN OWNER, EVEN BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN MY FATHER OWNED A DATSUN AND IT BECAME MY FIRST CAR. IT'S ONE THING TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION SIMPLY DUE TO NORMAL WEAR, IT'S ANOTHER TO HAVE CONSUMERS DO SO BECAUSE OF FAULTY DESIGN FROM THE DEALER. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN WOULD TREAT AND HANDLE THEIR CUSTOMERS THIS WAY. *JS

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR VIBRATES AND IF YOU STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TRY TO PROCEED DRIVING IT ACTS AS IF IT HAS NO POWER AND IT DOESN'T WANT TO PULL. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, AND BOTH HAS TO BE REPLACED ABOUT $7000. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE STARTED (MAR 2010) TO VIBRATE AT BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MPH, IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD UNIVERSAL JOINT. TEN MONTHS (JAN 2011) LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ADDITIONALLY CAR WAS SHIFTING POORLY AND FELT LIKE IT COULDN'T FIND THE CORRECT GEAR BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MPH, DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN THEY DROPPED THE DRIVESHAFT THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A UNIVERSAL JOINT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVESHAFT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED IN MAR 2012, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC (VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY) WHO CONSULTED A TRANSMISSION SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION THROUGH A FAULTY HOSE/LINE IN THE RADIATOR AND VEHICLE NOW NEED A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND NEW RADIATOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY ON HIGHWAY LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. *TR