2007 Nissan Pathfinder

WE NOTICED THE NISSAN STARTING TO JERK ON THE FRWY AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE MECHANIC THEY GAVE ME BAD NEWS APPEARANTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAD RADIATOR FLUID IN IT. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MANY TIMES HIS EXACT WORD WERE THE WAY NISSAN DESIGNED THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE CAUSES THIS. MY MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR FLUSH THE WHOLE SYSTEM PUT NEW FLUIDS IN TOTAL COST $976.OO HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE HE SAID IT NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT BY A SPECIALIST SINCE HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN OR IF EVEN THE TRANSMSSION WOULD WORK. WELL IT WORKED BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ON THE WAY TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ONCE THEY GOT DONE WITH IT AND REPLACED EVERYTHIN THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION I PAID $3227.49. ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING I READ THIS CAN HAPEN TO THE PATHFINDER WITHOUT ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS. WE TOOK PRETTY GOOD CARE OF OURS WAS A GREAT VEHICLE TILL WE HAD TO DISH OUT ALMOST 5K AFTER WE HAD JUST PAID IT OFF. I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN! *TR

AFTER A 90K MILE CHECK-UP AND FULL SERVICE IN SPRING 2012, I UNDERSTOOD THAT MY PATHFINDER WAS RUNNING WELL. NEVER WAS THERE A MENTION OF ISSUES WITH THE RADIATOR / TRANSMISSION, NOR WAS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THESE ELEMENTS REPLACED TO PREVENT AN ISSUE (TO MY KNOWLEDGE.) AT 101K MILES, THE HEAT WENT OUT IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE CAR (I DID NOT REALIZE THIS UNTIL TWO MONTHS HAD GONE BY AND I WAS ARGUING WITH MY FREEZING CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT THAT I HAD HIS HEAT AS HOT AS IT WOULD GO - HE WAS CLEARLY CORRECT AND THE REAR BLOWERS WERE BLASTING HIM WITH ICY AIR.) THERE WAS A "CLUNK" UPON SHIFTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE, AND BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION LAGGED AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING AND WORKING HARD. AT 106K I BROUGHT THE PATHFINDER TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR. THIS WAS THE SAME DEALER WHO HAD DONE THE 90K SERVICE, AS WELL. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT MY CAR NEEDED BOTH A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FOR $9,000.00. (MY TRUCK IS MAYBE WORTH $15,000 AT THIS POINT - REALLY?) AFTER DELIBERATING WITH THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR, HE OFFERED AN ALTERNATE OPTION OF ONLY CHANGING THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIMES TO ELIMINATE THE CONTAMINATED FLUID. I GAVE THE OK FOR THIS SERVICE OPTION AT $600. SINCE THE SERVICE, MY TRANSMISSION IS STILL LAGGING BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH AND THE "CLUNK" STILL HAPPENS DURING A SLOW REVERSE. I AM NOW INVESTIGATING MY OPTIONS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AS THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE, OTHER THAN ITS ENGINE ISSUES. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDE-SPREAD ENOUGH THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND RADIATOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY NISSAN - OR PAID FOR BY NISSAN SINCE IT'S THEIR FAULTY PARTS THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON STREET AROUND 2 PM, THE CAR JUST LOST ITS POWER AND I END UP STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH MY 2 KIDS AT THE BACK SEATS, THE CAR WONT MOVED AND I NEED TO CALL FOR HELP SO THE OTHER DRIVER HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND TOWED MY CAR TO THE NEAREST SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION MIXED WITH WATER COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. IT COST 2800 FOR EVERYTHING. THE CURRENT MILES WHEN THIS INCIDENTS HAPPENED IS 111200. *TR

2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER...WE STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES(SLIPPING) WHILE ON HIGHWAYS AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE GEAR/POWER. IN MOST OF THE INCIDENTS OUR VEHICLE WAS LOADED WITH MY KIDS AND WIFE AND WERE FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED(CAUSING ACCIDENT). WE EXPERIENCED 4 INCIDENTS IN 2012 WHEN VEHICLE HAD OVER 75000 MILES. LATEST COSTLY INCIDENT TOOK PLACE 3 WEEKS AGO..MY WIFE LOST POWER AGAIN AS DRIVING OFF FREEWAY, PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, TURNED CAR OFF....ALLOWED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, NO CRANKING AT ALL. LOCAL SHOP DIAGNOSED ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL COMPUTER UNIT AND TRANSMISSION....GOT ALARMED, SEARCHED ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS/DEFECTS.SURE ENOUGH I FOUND MANY LINKS TO COMPLAINTS AND CLASS LAWSUIT IN 2012. I CONTACTED DEALER...TWO DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REFLECTED A BAD BODY CONTROL MODULE(COMPUTER UNIT) AND BAD TRANSMISSION DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION....I ALREADY NEW THIS. READING COMPLAINTS ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THESE TWO ISSUES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL/DEFECTS BUT DEALER IS TREATING THE TWO SEPARATELY COSTING ME OVER $3400. I WILL CHALLENGE THEM ON TREATING THESE TWO AS SEPARATE ISSUES. WHY NISSAN HAS FAILED TO NOTIFIED CUSTOMERS ABOUT THESE ISSUES/DEFECTS? THESE FAILURES COULD HAVE CAUSED US AN ACCIDENT! PROPER NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN COULD HAVE SAVE US THESE $3400+ IN REPAIRS. WHY IS NISSAN WAITING UNTIL VEHICLES ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF SERVICE? WHY DO US, CONSUMERS HAVE TO COVER PART OF THEIR MIS-ENGINEERING? I HIGHLY RECOMMEND AN INVESTIGATION AGAINST NISSAN AND MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE....MY FAMILY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES AND NEGLIGENCE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE RADIATOR WHICH HAD CRACKED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR/RADIATOR COOLERS IN THE '05, '06 AND '07 NISSAN PATHFINDERS WHICH CAUSES THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. PLEASE HELP WITH A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, SEVERAL OF THE FOLKS STILL HAVE A PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLES. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT FOLKS ARE HAVING. THANKS, TERRY PLEASE TRY TO DO ALL YOU CAN FOR ALL OF US, I CAN'T SEE THAT NISSAN CAN GET BY WITH THIS. THEY ARE JUST TO REPLACE THE DEFECT PARTS. *TR

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR SPEEDING UP BETWEEN ABOUT 30-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF WORK COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE RADIATOR IS FAULTY CAUSING CROSS-CONTAMINATION BETWEEN ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. I AM AWARE THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER AS WELL AS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT PENDING. I HAVE SPENT SIGNIFICANT MONEY TO TROUBLESHOOT AND REPLACE WHAT WAS NEEDED (RADIATOR AND MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FLUSHES) AND FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS WELL AS HAVE A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION AND ADDITIONAL REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IF NEEDED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE IS NOW DAMAGED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING IN THERE AND POSSIBLY THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH OF WHICH MAY BE FUTURE PROBLEMS THAT MATERIALIZE DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR THE MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS. *TR

BASICALLY THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM. WE BOUGHT OUR NISSAN FROM BMW OF READING (PA) IN AUG OF 2012 AND SHORTLY AFTER IT STARTED TO SLIP. LONG STORY SHORT THE MECHANIC AT AAMCO SAID THE COOLANT FLUID MIXED WITH THE TRANS FLUID WHICH RUINED THE TRANS. YOU KNOW THE STORY AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO EVERYONE I KNOW WITH A 2005-2010 PATHFINDER THAT HAS 70-100K MILES ON IT. PLEASE COME DOWN ON THESE IDIOTS FROM NISSAN AND MAKE THEM DO A RECALL, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN CONTRARY TO NISSANS BOGUS EXTENSION OF WARRANTY FROM 60 TO 80K MILES. THIS SEIZES UP IN A BUSY HIGH SPEED INTERSECTION AND SOMEONE DIES WHAT THEN? *TR