2006 Nissan Pathfinder

VEHCILE STARTING VIBRATING AT 40MPH, RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION HAD FAILDED DUE TO RADITOR FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM. I WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PATICULAR VEHCILED AND IT HAD BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH PREMIERE NISSAN IN METAIRIE, LA. I ADDRESSED THE ISSURE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE TRANSIMISSION FAILURE AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THEY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE $5,800 REPAIR ESTIMATE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES WHEN THESE PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED. *TR

MY 06 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTING SHAKING AND MAKING A SHUTTERING NOISE AT 40MPH. ALSO A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AT LOWER SPEEDS. I TOOK MY PATHFINDER TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER A FEW HOURS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD ME IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER BUILT INSIDE THE RADIATOR. A LINE IN THE COOLER CRACKED LETTING RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX TOGETHER AND RUN ALL THROUGH BOTH MY COOLING AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS. I HAVE 75,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD I'M UNDER THE 80,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THESE REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ALONG WITH A NEW THERMOSTAT AND GASKET. I'M ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT WILL NOT HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS. I'VE BEEN READING POST AFTER POST ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT ARE OVER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY AND ARE HAVING TO PAY CO-PAYS AND SOME THAT HAD TO PAY THE FULL REPAIR BILL. PLEASE RECALL THIS. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE BEING AFFECTED WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAD IT CHECKED OUT. DEALERSHIP SAID RADIATOR LET FLUID LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID I NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5300. THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL NISSAN CORPORATE WHICH I DID AND THEY SAID I HAD TOO MANY MILES FOR WARRANTY TO COVER ANY EXPENSES. CAN'T DO WITHOUT MY SUV. AMERICAN TRANSMISSION QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $4900 TO REPLACE RADIATOR,TRANSMISSION AND NEW COMPUTER. I FIRST BOUGHT A QUEST THEN A XTERRA AND NOW THE PATHFINDER ALL PURCHASED NEW FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIPS. IT WILL BE THE LAST!!!!!!! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON AND DAUGHTER ON FREEWAY DOING 65MPH WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING ALL OVER SCARING NOT ONLY HERE BUT THE CHILDREN THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE OBSTRUCTING HER VISION IN MODERATE TRAFFIC SHE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF FREEWAY ALMOST HITTING THE RIGHT SIDE FREEWAY DIVIDER FURTHER TRAUMATIZING HER AND MY KIDS. THANKFULLY THEY MADE IT SAFE. HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER FAMILY'S. *TR

THE CAR HAD BEEN HAVING SOME JERKING ISSUES. WE BROUGHT IT TO DEALER. THEY MADE US SPEND MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. ON OUR WAY HOME, WE CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY TOLD US TO BRING IT BACK . DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINT , WE PARKED THE UNSAFE CAR UNTIL WE FOUND A CONVENIENT TIME. ON MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013, WE BROUGHT IT BACK AND FOUND OUT THE REAL PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE "RADIATOR INTERNAL COOLANT THAT IS LEAKING IN THE TRANSMISSION". WE CALLED NISSAN. CONSUMERS RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. THEY TOLD US IT IS TOO LATE EVEN WE WERE SOLD A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE PRODUCT (CAR) AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CASE # IS[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM A LONG DISTANT LOCATION ,CAR LOST POWER ,INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED THEN NO POWER. CAR WAS ABLE TO START AGAIN DROVE A FEW MILES AND AGAIN STARTED TO LOSE POWER ,CAR JERKED AS IF NO FUEL AND AGAIN STALLED AND NO POWER, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF THIS I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. THIS AND OTHER ISSUES SHOULD BE RECALLED, NISSAN IS NOT VERY HELPFUL. I CAN NOT AFFORD ALL THE REPAIRS THIS CAR HAS NEEDED, BUT CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR PAYMENT. NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS !. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER AT EXACTLY 43 MILES PER HOUR. TO ADJUST, YOU WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL, SLOW DOWN AND THEN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CLEARLY THIS CAUSES HIGHWAY ISSUES WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING ON RAMPS OR STREETS THAT HAVE A POSTING OF 40 TO 45MPH. NOT HAVING THE POWER TO ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE, PUTS NOT ONLY MY FAMILY AT RISK, BUT THOSE AROUND US AS WELL! WHEN THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE INVOLVING THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAS 82000 MILES (2000 MILES OVER, WHICH WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR FREE SERVICE) WHICH MEANT THAT I WAS NOW LIABLE FOR THE $2500 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT! *TR

STEERING WHEEL ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING/TURNING. AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY LOOSE AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL I WOULD NOTICE A SEVERE GRINDING SOUND. UPON DETAILED ONLINE RESEARCH THE SAME OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE HAVE FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A SERVICE PART TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. MY REPAIR WILL COST AN UPWARD OF $1300. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD MAKE THIS ISSUE A RECALL AS THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A HAZARDOUS ACCIDENT!! THIS IS A SEVERE ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND COME BACK ON WHILE TRAVELING WITH 6 PASSENGERS ON THE 101 FWY IN NORTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THEN IT'S GAUGE SHOWED IT RUNNING HOT (NO SMOKE OR LOSS OF POWER) AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEN THE GAUGE SAID IT WASN'T RUNNING HOT AND NO POWER LOSS. I CONTINUED DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MADE IT HOME WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. I STUDIED AND RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM FOR HOURS ON THE WEB. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE NEXT DAY. MY RESEARCH TURNED UP VALID. THIS 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. INSTEAD NISSAN EXTENDED A WARRANTY TO 100K AND PASSED THESE FLAWS ON TO THE CONSUMER. SHAME ON NISSAN! THE PROBLEM IS WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS A FLUID INTERMIX. THIS IS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS COOLING COILS THAT RUN THROUGH THE RADIATOR. FOR A YEAR OR TWO NISSAN HAD PRODUCED DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND WAS NOT FORCED TO RECALL. NOW ME THE CONSUMER IS STUCK WITH A SIX TO NINE THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR BILL ON MY VEHICLE WITH 110K MILES ON IT. RECALL THESE VEHICLES PLEASE NISSAN. WHISTLE BLOWERS JUST ASK THE SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR NO NISSAN DID. THIS IS CONSUMER ABUSE BY CORPORATE TOUGH GUYS. *TR