2006 Nissan Pathfinder

I HAVE A PATHFINDER 2006 WITH 110,000 MILES ON JANUARY 9, 2012 I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS SHAKING ONES I DROVE OVER 60 MPH THE DEALER DID A MULTI- POINT VEHICLE INSPECTION AND THEY DETERMINED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK EXCEPT FROM THE FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE CHAFF JOINT GOT EXCESSIVE PLAY AND REPLACE IT FOR NEW ONE AND YESTERDAY MARCH 7, 2013 I TOOK MY PATHFINDER 2006 TO ROYAL PALM NISSAN AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX]ESTATE IT THAT MY CAR RADIATOR IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THOUGH THAT I HAD TO REPLACE IT FOR A NEW ONES AND IS GOING TO COST ME $6400 AND HE STATES THAT THAT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PATH FINDERS SO IF IT'S A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY DO AN EXTENDED WARRANTIES WISH THERE ARE NO GOOD TO NO BODY HOW CAN THEY SPECT A COSTUMER TO PAY 6400 FOR A PART THE THEY SHOULD RECALL I'M SURE I'M NOT ALONG ON THIS ISSUE AND JUST HOPE THE SOME BUSY LIKE YOU GUYS CAN MAKE THEM DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THANKS SO MUCH FOR REVIEWING THIS LINES I APPRECIATED AND I HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU GUYS THANKS EVER SUCH LOTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

OBSERVED MILKY PUDDLE UNDER RADIATOR AND THICK MILKY PINK FLUID IN RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW RESERVOIR. OBSERVED DURING THE LAST 3000MILES INTERMITTENT VIBRATIONS SIMILAR TO HITTING THE "WAKE-UP" STRIPS ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY SHOULDER OR WASHER-BOARD ROAD TEXTURE. VIBRATIONS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS TIMES BETWEEN 1250 TO 2250 RPM AND 50 TO 60MPH. TIRE BALANCE WAS RULED OUT AS A CAUSE OF VIBRATION BY MECHANIC. DEALER DIAGNOSIS VERIFIED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER IN THE RADIATOR SPLIT APART. A MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE DAMAGE THAT WOULD BE CAUSED TO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE CROSS CONTAMINATION WOULD INCLUDE SEVERE CORROSION. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS IMMINENT BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE LEAKAGE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS ALSO SUDDEN, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE EVEN WITH THE PRESENCE OF A LEAK. REPAIR OF THIS CONDITION REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND FLUSHING THE COOLANT SYSTEM. I WOULD NOT WANT TO REPLACE A FAULTY RADIATOR WITH THE SAME, BUT OUR MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THE NISSAN REPLACEMENT RADIATOR HAS BEEN BE CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL PART NUMBER. THEREFORE, NISSAN HAS REVISED THEIR RADIATOR BUT NOT ISSUED A RECALL. NISSAN DEALER QUOTES FOR REPAIR WAS $9983. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY AND THE RPM'S WERE REVVING VERY HIGH BEFORE A SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH ON 12/22/12.THE FLUID SEEMED TO BE SPECKLED WITH A DARKER LIQUID. THE FLUSH SEEMED TO DO THE TRICK, BUT JUST THIS WEEK I NOTICED BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 RPM AT 25-35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY JERK UNTIL I ACCELERATE AND CHANGE GEARS. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING A VIOLENT VIBRATION AT AROUND 50MPH. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS ARTICLES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. ALL INFORMATION I FOUND INDICATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE COOLENT LINE. WHEN I CHECKED MY RADIATOR LEVEL, THE COOLENT WAS LOW, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE INDICATORS THAT HIS WAS MY PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM, LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH 75,000 MILES, THEY TELL ME THAT THE WARRENTY ONLY COVERS VEHICLES WITH LESS THAT 80,000 MILES. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE ISSUE, ONLY THAT THE PATHFINDER WAS A SOLID, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VIHICLE. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY $3,000 CO-PAY. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ, INDICATES THAT THESE ISSUES RARELY EVER START BEFORE 80,000 MILES. THE FACT THAT THE INDUSTRY IS LETTING THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS IS DISGUSTING TO ME. I HAVE A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN RIDING AROUND IN A FAULTY VEHICLE WITH A WELL KNOWN ISSUE I CAN'T AFORD TO FIX. *TR

THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP12004 MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT ROUGHLY 96,000 MILES ON 2/1/2013. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHAKE AND RUMBLE WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-55 MPH. THE CAR HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE IN THE 2 WEEKS THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING. I TOOK MY NISSAN FOR REPAIR AT BERLIN CITY NISSAN IN PORTLAND, MAINE ON 2/19/2013 AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE KNOWN ISSUE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH HOW THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE INTEGRATED TOGETHER. IN SUMMARY WHEN THERE IS A CRACKED ATF LINE IN THE VEHICLE, THAT ENGINE COOLANT WILL RUN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE AND REQUIRING THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE QUOTE I GOT TODAY TO GET THE ITEMS REPAIRED IS $6,700. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND RATHER THAN HAVING A RECALL THEY INCREASED THE WARRANTY DURATION TO 80K MILES. FROM READING ON-LINE, IT APPEARS THAT MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE (LIKE ME), EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AFTER 80K MILES. THEREFORE, NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. FROM READING ON-LINE AND TALKING WITH THE NISSAN SERVICE STAFF, THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE AND ULTIMATELY PRESENT A DRIVING HAZARD. I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION SOON WHETHER TO MAKE THE COSTLY REPAIR OR GET A NEW VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CAR FAILING PUTTING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS AT RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY ALTHOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. NOTICED THAT CAR SHUDDERED WHEN I ACCELERATED, BUT THEN IT STOPPED AS I SPED UP. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HIGH TRAFFIC. NEARLY REARENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. CARS HAS TO SWERVE TO MISS HITTING ME. THE RPMS WERE HIGH WHEN I APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 10 MPH. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC NEARBY. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ADVISED TO HAVE THE CAR MOVED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION BUSINESS FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NOTICE AGAINST NISSAN FOR THE VERY MAKE AND MODEL SUV I OWN. AT THE TIME, I HAD NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE WELL. THIS VERY COSTLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CAME ON SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNINGS, WHICH I READ IS TYPICAL OF THIS NISSAN DEFECT. I BELIEVE THAT THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND ALL EXPENSES PAID FOR BY NISSAN AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE RADIATORS. NOT ONLY ARE THE COSTS TO THEIR CONSUMERS UNACCEPTABLE ($6,000 REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WITH LITTLE OVER 100,000K MILES), BUT THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

I AM A MOTHER OF TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. I DRIVE THEM TO AND FROM SCHOOL EACH DAY. DURING THESE TRIPS AND OTHER DAILY ERRANDS, MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT RANDOM THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE. THIS CAUSES ME TO BE FEARFUL OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN. THE STEERING WHEEL VISIBLY SHAKES AND THE VEHICLE FEELS AS OF WE ARE RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A GOOD MAJORITY OF NISSAN VEHICLES NOW, AND THAT IS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR THEM TO BE ON THE ROAD . I FEEL A RECALL IS NEEDED TO SAVE A LIFE. *TR