Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NTB9701101/29/199752164Transmissions detent holes eliminated from adapter plate. *jd07/17/1997
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT
NTB9700903/12/199752168Fs5r30a transmission whine. *jd07/17/1997
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NTB9700206/15/1998601725Exhibiting a whine noise while driving in all forward gears except 4th. *yc08/20/1998

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
POWER TRAIN
02/02/19962
 Speedometer/odometer gives inaccurate readings. tt
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
07/06/201078000
 Tl-the contact owns a 1995 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle shifted itself into 2nd gear, then slowed down and would not accelerate. all of the warning lights then illuminated on the instrumental panel and the vehicle stalled out. unable to restart the vehicle it was then towed to a dealer. they advised her that the radiator fluid leaked into the transmission and they both needed to be replaced. the vehicle has not been repaired. the manufacturer was then contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 78,000. tb
02/02/201089000
 My 2005 nissan path finder had a problem with the radiator that led to the transmission failing. they new about this problem for a while and so do all the dealers and transmission shops. the did nothign and now only cover it to 80k.
08/18/2007163607/13/2007
 Transmission will bogg down and gradually build up speed and also will not change gears. *tr
12/22/2003165000105/20/2000
 Automatic trans/ no reverse have had numerous problems with trans now no reverse. warning no signs of things to come, just drove from point a to point b (about 1/2 a mile) and reverse was gone. have discussed this problem with several other 1995 pathfinder owners and they have had the same problems.*ak
11/25/199980000103/01/1995
 Engine knocking when started cold. transmission will not go into reverse. **** dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****724554. *ak *jb
01/01/2003189000103/02/1996
 My 1995 nissan pathfinder's transmission has had to be replaced do to failure of nissan in the design of the cooling tubes. after contacting several transmission shops i was told this is a problem affecting all nissan transmissions up to yr 98. that is when nissan fixed the problem by making the cooling tubes larger diameter. they should have had a recall on this but did not. the reverse gear is the first one to burn out. if you can get 125k on any of these transmissions you are very lucky. the transmission shops say to make it over 150k is a miracle. i made it to 189k. make nissan recall this product!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ts
12/12/2001110/01/1996
 No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
10/01/1999
 Abs warning light on almost always. had front and rear brakes replaced soon after purchase in oct. '99. same problems with mannifold as many others are reporting. pass. door lock does not work with key. anti-theft alarm goes on when trying to start in very cold conditions. pulls to the right frequently evn after having it checked for problems. also beginning to have problems with gear shifting. when turning wheels to exit or enter a driveway in drive or reverse often there is a very loud grinding sound, a freind with a nissan pickup has the same problem. when asking the dealer about it, they reported it is nothing to be worried about- they all make that sound.
09/01/1999
 Transmission changes slow and it getting worse had it looked at at my mech. he told me then that there was a recall on the tansmission at one time i want to know if there is and how i can get this fixed
03/01/200003/01/1997
 Manifold gasket leaking (i also owned a '91 pathfinder that had to have each manifold gasket replaced twice) . several transmission parts req'd replacement as well as the computer that drives the transmission.*ak
11/20/2000101/01/1996
 No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
09/01/2000201/01/1995
 Right exhaust manifold replaced, then 40000 or so miles later bolts broken on both the right and left manifold. reverse in the transmission did not work, had to replace the complete transmission. drivers sunvisor is bad design, you have problems seeing when it is down.
1
 Transmission does not go into reverse. dealer has inspected the vehicle.*ak
04/01/1999211/01/1998
 Bought vehicle in nov. '98. had to replace transmission in or around april '99. was told by several people that nissan was having a problem with their transmissions that year. dealership replaced with a new transmission only because we had purchased an extended warranty. on august 7, the transmission once again failed only after a little over a year. we thought it was still under warranty so we had it towed to the same dealership. was told that the warranty had expired. they said they would pull transmission to see if they could tell what it was. in the meantime, i started calling other places to check on pricing. was told that the transmission had some kind of bolt (?) or something that was a defect in their transmissions but were still knowlingly replacing these transmissions without correcting that problem. we bought a nissan because we trusted the reliabilty of the make. now we are going to be around $2,000.00 out, plus sitting on the side of the road for a couple of hours and the inconvienience (we were to take our vacation this week, now we can't). if this site is not the correct place to make this kind of complaint i apologize for taking up your time. i think there should be some recourse for us. we do not have a lot of money and this will greatly set us back which was the purpose of going with a nissan.
02/01/2000708/01/1998
 My 95 nissan pathfinder will not go into the reverse gear. the dealer service person says it could be a solenoid switch. they were not certain of this. i have found several other people who own pathfinders have encountered this problem. it is not an isolated incident. *ak
 Consumer states when traveling in bad weather conditions when the four wheel drive is needed. vehicle pulls to the right, causing poor control of vehicle. consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has yet to determine the cause of the problem. please provide any further details. *ak
03/02/19951
 Transmission failed.
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES
08/18/2007163607/13/2007
 Transmission will bogg down and gradually build up speed and also will not change gears. *tr
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY
 When switching from 2-wheel to 4-wheel drive, the vehicle makes a grinding noise. cause unknown. please describe details. *ak
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
04/21/1999
 Whenever shifting vehicle into another gear, it would be jumping. casing was slipping from differential. differential needed chafing due to dropping. two dealers could not do it due to lack of correct tools. *ak