2006 Nissan Pathfinder

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A WEEKEND VACATION IN OCEAN CITY, MD WITH 2 OF MY CHILDREN IN MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE ON ROUTE 1 IN DE, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY 'JUMPED' AND THEN SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF NOT, WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ANY VEHICLES THAT WERE BEHIND US. FOR A BRIEF TIME, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE IN 1ST GEAR AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT OF A GAS STATION/CONVENIENCE STORE. I COULDN'T GET IT TO GO BACK INTO DRIVE AFTER THAT POINT. WE THEN HAD TO WAIT 2 1/2 HOURS TO BE PICKED UP BY MY HUSBAND. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE PRICE QUOTED WAS EXTREMELY HIGH (PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY KNEW WE WERE OUT OF STATE), SO WE OPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR TOWN OF RESIDENCE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES IN 2005-2007 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THE RADIATOR CRACKS, AND THE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH ENDS UP DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT. $6000 LATER, I NOW HAVE A REPAIRED NISSAN PATHFINDER. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THESE KNOWN ISSUES. THEY ALSO NEED TO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE ISSUES AND HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. *TR

I WAS ROLLING INTO A SPOT OFF THE PAVED ROAD ON TO A GRAVELED SPACE (PINE NEEDLES, ROCKS AND DIRT) IN ORDER TO MAKE A THREE POINT TURN. BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR KEPT ROLLING DOWN SLOWLY AND I CRASHED INTO A TREE. MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I SUFFERED SOME MINOR BURNS AND BRUISING. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR BUMPER DAMAGE BUT WHY DID MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY AT ONLY 8 MILES PER HOUR. I AM AT A LOSS THAT THIS HAPPENED. I JUST ADDED NEW BRAKES THE WEEK BEFORE. BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I 20 HWY IN ATL ! I WAS GOING TO PICKUP MY KIDS FROM SIX FLAGS AMUSEMENT PARK. I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE, AND OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE, MY CAR CUTOFF,AND INDICATED A SLIP LIGHT COME ON ! I WAS LUCKY THE CARS AROUND ME DID ALLOW ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ! WHEN I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OVER,I BEGAN TO START MY CAR BACKUP,AND SURPRISINGLY IT DID START BACKUP. I WAS ABLE TO PICKUP MY KIDS,AND I DID DRIVE NO FASTER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I DID TAKE MY DAUGHTER'S FRIENDS HOME ! THIS SURPRISE INCIDENT,COULD HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE EASILY ! THANKS TO OTHER DRIVERS BEING SURPRISINGLY ACCOMMODATING AND LETTING ME PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT MY CAR HAVING ANY POWER ! *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2011 FROM BENSON NISSAN IN SPARTANBURG, SC. I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THESE VEHICLES WERE HAVING &OF COURSE IT WASN'T MENTIONED IN THE SALE. IT WAS ALREADY SLIGHTLY PAST THE 80,000 MILE WARRANTY (THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF PROBLEMS) FOR THE RADIATOR. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I TOLD THE SALES PERSON &A MECHANIC THAT THE CAR WAS JERKING AT AROUND 60 MPH WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE MECHANIC BLAMED ?BAD GAS? & ?ETHANOL? & ASSURED ME IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER?S &TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS STILL JERKING AT 60MPH &ASKED THEM ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY AGAIN TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHAKE WORSE WHEN SHIFTING &I CONTINUED TO CALL NISSAN &COMPLAIN. THE SALES PERSON EVEN OFFERED TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR ME, BUT RENEGED WHEN HIS MANAGER DECLINED BECAUSE I ?GOT TOO GOOD OF A DEAL ON THAT CAR &(THEY) COULDN'T TRADE IT BACK.? THE SHAKING BEGAN TO GET WORSE &SPREAD TO LOWER GEARS &I ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. THROUGH ALL THIS, NO ONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THE TRANSMISSION OR RADIATOR PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ONLY AFTER I BEGAN TO RESEARCH HOW TO REPAIR IT MYSELF &BY THEN ALL I COULD DO WAS PRAY. BARELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE WHILE ON THE WAY TO MY PARENT?S HOUSE WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT, &WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I BARELY GOT IT TO MY PARENT?S HOUSE &ENDURED A LOT OF ANGRY DRIVERS AROUND ME. IT COST $3700 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION &REPLACE THE RADIATOR THAT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION &FINALLY AFTER GETTING IT BACK THE JERKING WHILE SHIFTING HAS STOPPED. I SHOULD'VE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT PURCHASE OR AT LEAST AFTER COMPLAINING &NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON THEIR FAULTY PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR AS I NORMALLY DO AND FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND ACTING FUNNY CAR LOST POWER ON HWY TOOK TO AN AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED IN TO TRANSMISSION. SO TO GET IT FIXED HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION,NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND NEW RADIATOR. I SEE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NISSAN DOSE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM YOU CALL THEM AND THEY BRUSH YOU OFF. MEAN WAIL EVERYONE IS SPENDING ANY-WARE FROM $5000 TO $7000. COULD THIS GET LOOKED IN TO? *TR

OUR 2006 PATHFINDER HAD STARTED SHUTTERING IN THE TRANSMISSION ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE IT JUST GAVE OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, WHO TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. I DID SOME CHECKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS KNOWN THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT SENT ANY NOTICES OR RECALLS. I ALSO HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM RECENTLY WITH THE ECM RELAY, THAT LEFT IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESEARCH FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND NO NOTICE WAS SENT OUT. I WAS THANKFUL THAT NISSAN REPLACED THE RELAY. WE HAVE CALL NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY WILL HELP DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED WITH A NEW RADIATOR AND A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION SERVICE. *TR

VEHICLE SHAKES AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN DRIVING. DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. TOOK TO AMOCO AND TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS MIXING WITH THE RADIATOR AND BOTH FAILED. COST OVER $4,000 DOLLARS TO FIX OR IT IS UTTERLY USELESS - JUST OVER 82K MILES. INVESTIGATION SHOWS DANGEROUS TREND FOR SAFETY AND COMPLETE PRODUCT DEFECT, WITH YEARS OF FOREKNOWLEDGE BY NISSAN. DRIVING IS DANGEROUS SINCE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T ACCELERATE CONSISTENTLY AND STEERING VIOLENTLY SHAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION. SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE PRODUCED DURING THE INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

KNOWN ISSUE WITH FUEL SYSTEM (NHTSA ID # 10V075000) NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEMS BUT PUT MILEAGE LIMIT ON DEALER PAID REPAIR. (APPROXIMATELY 1300 MILES OVER) APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURE ISSUES HAVE TIME LIMITS REGARDLESS OF SAFETY ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS CAUSED DELAYS IN IDENTIFYING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TIMETABLED,INACCURATE AND THEN FAILURE OF THE FUEL GAUGE. THIS IS A FAILURE OF BOTH NISSAN AND THE NHTSA TO ALLOW MILEAGE TO BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN LIMITING OUR SAFETY. *TR