2006 Nissan Pathfinder

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY IN PARK, THERE WAS ENGINE OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

RADIATOR CRACKED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS IMPACTING THE ABILITY FOR TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. NOW, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS AND LOSES ALL POWER. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE ROLLING IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID HAVING TO SWITCH LANES INTO FASTER MOVING CARS. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY NISSAN THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND AN $8000 REPAIR TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND FLUSH EVERYTHING OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A RADIATOR LEAK. THE DEALER COMPLETELY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION CAUSED AN "INTER COOLER FAILURE". THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THE MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER THAT INSTALLED THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COOLANT WAS ABNORMAL. AS A RESULT, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT HAD MIXED. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO AN ENTRANCE TO I-95 MY CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND MAKE A ROARING NOISE. THE NOISE WENT AWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS AN KNOWN ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAD INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINING IT. HE EXPLAINED THAT NISSAN HAD OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 98,000. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THEIR DEFECTIVE RADIATORS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 2013 AND DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. I FEEL LIKE IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TRADE THE CAR IN NO ONE WANTED IT IN TRADE BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN ISSUES. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR OR A NEW VEHICLE. NISSAN HAD LEFT US HIGH AND DRY AND PLAN TO DO NOTHING TO HELP FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW EXISTED. THIS IS CRIMINAL! THEY HAVE CHEATED US AND IGNORED NISSAN OWNERS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WANT MY CAR FIXED BEFORE IT GETS TO 100,000 MILES IN CASE THEY CALL A CUT OFF AT THAT MILEAGE AGAIN! THEY ARE TOTALLY AT FAULT AND RESPONSIBLE FOR CHEATING PEOPLE OUT OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DOLLARS AND THE ARE GETTING AWAY WITH IT. MY CAR IS PARKED AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF GOING OVER 100,000 MILES OR BREAKING DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD TO BORROW MY SON'S CAR TO GO ANY WHERE I NEED TO GO. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND TOTALLY UNFAIR THAT I EVEN HAVE TO WRITE THIS COMPLAINT SINCE NISSAN ADMITS THAT THOUSANDS OF THEIR VEHICLES ARE KNOWN LEMONS! THEY SHOULD PAY UP OR BE PROSECUTED AS ANY OTHER CRIMINAL WOULD BE FOR CHEATING/STEALING FROM A CONSUMER.

WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. WE FOLLOWED ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE, MOST OF WHICH WAS AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NEGLIGENT IN ITS INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF OUR VEHICLE. WHEN WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAD BOTH TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT CONTAMINATION, THEY FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIP INSPECTIONS IN MAY 2016 OUTLINED THAT ALL WAS WELL WITH OUR VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID ON OUR DIPSTICK, AND IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE BOLT TO CHECK THE FLUID HAD NOT BEEN RECENTLY REMOVED. OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY WAS PUT AT RISK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH, WHILE IT WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND RISKED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAVILY CONTAMINATED COOLANT. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF SYMPTOMS, WE LOOKED ONLINE AND WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THE WIDESPREAD MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED. WE TOOK OUR TRUCK TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE NISSAN WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 160,000 KILOMETERS FOR POSSIBLE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. ALTHOUGH OUR VEHICLE FELL WITHIN THE 10 YEAR TIME FRAME, WE WERE OUTSIDE THE KILOMETER RANGE BY 40,000 KILOMETERS. NISSAN CANADA AND CROWN NISSAN REFUSED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO US. WE FEEL THE 160,000 KM IS FAR TOO LOW FOR A 10 YEAR WARRANTY. A RECENT DODGE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS 10 YRS, 240,000 KM. NISSAN PUT US IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION, WHERE THEY FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WE WERE OUT DRIVING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, SOME OF WHICH INVOLVED TOWING OUR FAMILY CAMPER ON THE HIGHWAYS. NISSAN HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT ON MANY LEVELS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THESE FAULTY RADIATORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, AND THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,270.