Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/13/2013 | 115000 | ||
| I have the 06 pathfinder, there was a recall that i was not aware of, until i start searching after the car have accelerating issue that almost cause an accident multiple occasions, anyway i went to my dealership and they said nissan only cover u to 100000 miles. our is 15000 miles over, the problem was a defected radiator and that leak coolant into the transmission. it would cost us $7600 to repair it , and way over our budget . i start check online and there is a lot of complaints on this issues. hope my complaints help us and many others that help same misfortune. | |||
| 09/02/2012 | 104100 | 1 | |
| While driving on a very bust highway towing our 3000 lb boat our suv began to shutter and slow down swiftly causing traffic to swerve dangerously around our boat and car and potentially cause a major pile up. apparently, the defect in the radiator and transmission lines caused the fluids to mix, overheating and damaging our transmission. we were unaware of this potential problem since we bought this car in a private sale 2 weeks prior to this incident. luckily a crisis was averted, however it had the potential for a catastrophic consequences because the vehicle slowed down without touching brakes therefore not signaling to following vehicles that we were indeed slowing rapidly. *tr | |||
| 09/02/2012 | 104100 | ||
| While driving on a very bust highway towing our 3000 lb boat our suv began to shutter and slow down swiftly causing traffic to swerve dangerously around our boat and car and potentially cause a major pile up. apparently, the defect in the radiator and transmission lines caused the fluids to mix, overheating and damaging our transmission. we were unaware of this potential problem since we bought this car in a private sale 2 weeks prior to this incident. luckily a crisis was averted, however it had the potential for a catastrophic consequences because the vehicle slowed down without touching brakes therefore not signaling to following vehicles that we were indeed slowing rapidly. | |||
| 08/23/2010 | 120000 | ||
| Vehicle problem started with ecm/ipdm power train which stool on me. replace for a cost of $17-1800. i paid about $1500-$1800 to get the ecm fixed and ipdm replaced. i was informed that my vehicle needed 2front converters for a cost of $2500. i contacted nissan manufacturers and expresses my concerned. nissan manufacturers did not want to pay attention to my concerns, but after about 3-5months of non stop complaining, nissan manufacturers issued a recalled on the ecm and refunded my money, but refuses to fix my converters. in march 2011, i got a recalled noticed from nissan manufacturers about a leak of coolant into transmission, so i took my vehicle to the dealership and the dealership refused to do the required inspection and claimed that my vehicle had more miles than the manufacturers required mile; and yes, my vehicle at that time was not 5years. two weeks later my transmission went into heavy smoke with a strong rotten egg odor while i was driving. i was told that valve body inside my vehicle transmission is burned and to replace it for a cost of about $3000+, and sensor need to be replace as well and the 2 converters. nissan gave me a bill of over $5000. | |||
| 03/05/2011 | 100400 | ||
| I purchased my certified pre-own 2006 pathfinder with only 37,000 miles on it and i properly maintained it. december 2010 i noticed that my truck would lose power and sputter while driving at a speed between 40 to 60 mph, and that it would also tremble or shake while shifting gears. i took my truck to the dealer to have it serviced and tuned up. i was informed that the radiator was leaking into the transmission and that i needed to have both replaced. i couldn't see straight! i asked the service tech why in the hell i would need a new transmission on a vehicle with just over 100,000 miles and that i'm still paying for no less. the tech suggested that the transmission could be saved and i would still have to buy a new radiator and other parts. a year later- 03/12 my truck is behaving the same way so instead of returning to the dealer i decided to take it to a transmission specialist. when i informed him of my problem he asked if i had any problems with the radiator, as a matter a fact i told him i had it replaced a year ago because it was leaking into the transmission. he informed me that he's had a number of pathfinder owners coming to his shop about this very problem, and informed me that there was a class action lawsuit against nissan. i found the lawsuit on the web against nissan and since contacted the attorney and joined in the law suit. up until the moment i had this problem i was a loyal nissan owner, even back to the days when my father owned a datsun and it became my first car. it's one thing to replace a transmission simply due to normal wear, it's another to have consumers do so because of faulty design from the dealer. i'm disappointed that nissan would treat and handle their customers this way. | |||
| 03/16/2012 | 101000 | ||
| When i try to accelerate, my vehicle shakes and the speed does not increase. i had the vehicle looked at and i was told the trtansmission fluid is mixing with the radiator. there is a purple slime under the radiator cap and there is corrosion under the cap of the overflow. this will cost thousands of dollars to fix which i can't afford. trying to merge in with traffic is dangerous since the vehicle doesn't always accelerate. | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 121000 | ||
| While driving with the family on a four lane freeway, transmission failure and immediate loss of speed in a rain storm. no warning or symptoms prior to the failure. later found out that the radiator failed allowing coolant to mix with the transmission fluid causing catastrophic failure. nissan assist was no help. cost to repair quoted at $5700. no parts available for three weeks due to high demand. we did not have an accident due to the transmission failure, but it was very disturbing to make it off the freeway without getting hit from behind in the rain. my wife's vehicle and she was very thankful she was not driving when it happened. | |||
| 04/30/2010 | |||
| There was a recall issued march 3, 2010 by nissan for my 2006 nissan pathfinder to replace a defective fuel level sending unit. when i attempted to get my fuel level sensor replaced at their woodbury nj nissan dealership in april 2010, because of a failure of the sensor, i was advised that my vehicle was not covered under the recall and that i would have to pay for the repair. i desperately needed the repair because i no longer had any dash speed or fuel level readout and i could not financially afford the dealership estimated charge for the fuel level sensor replacement. i was forced to seek a less expensive repair shop to complete the repair so i could continue to safely drive my vehicle. the sensor unit was replaced april 30, 2010 by a local repair shop at a cost to me of $291.00. unfortunately, the nissan dealership refused to do the free fuel level sending unit replacement that i was entitled to under their march, 2010 recall of over 80,000 2006 pathfinder | |||
| 09/03/2009 | 83000 | 1 | |
| I have a nissan pathfinder (2006) and as i was driving along around 50mph, everything died. the gauges, blinkers, lights, etc went dead. the motor was still running, but the accelerator would not work. i had to coast off of the road. i took it to the dealer, and they found nothing wrong. it has happened since then, every time i have driven the car for more than 15 miles. there is also a burning odor and when everything dies, there is a high-pitched static sound that comes through the speakers. the scary part is, i loose all power from the vehicle and if i was on the interstate or turning in front of oncoming traffic, it could be fatal. *tr | |||