Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| NTB08-049 | 04/28/2008 | 10024689 | Nissan; special automatic transmission fluid requirement. 2004 to current nissan vehicles. *nj | 05/06/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| NTB12-035 | 04/10/2012 | 10043950 | Nissan: ecm replacement procedures with consult iii plus. applies to all 2004 and later (does not apply to leaf/ev) vehicles. *js | 05/02/2012 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | ||||||
| DP12004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 06/11/2012 | Transmission Failure (ATF contamination) | |||
| Odi received a petition requesting investigation of transmission damage attributed to contamination by engine coolant.the source of the contamination is a cracked atf line that runs through an engine coolant chamber in the radiator.odi has received (512) five-hundred-twelve consumer complaints between august 2005 to may 2012 regarding transmission problems.a copy of the petition will be placed in the public file.odi will review its content and related field data to assess whether a safety defect investigation is warranted.referenced voqs are listed on a separate page. | ||||||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ||||||
| DP12004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 06/11/2012 | Transmission Failure (ATF contamination) | |||
| Odi received a petition requesting investigation of transmission damage attributed to contamination by engine coolant.the source of the contamination is a cracked atf line that runs through an engine coolant chamber in the radiator.odi has received (512) five-hundred-twelve consumer complaints between august 2005 to may 2012 regarding transmission problems.a copy of the petition will be placed in the public file.odi will review its content and related field data to assess whether a safety defect investigation is warranted.referenced voqs are listed on a separate page. | ||||||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | ||||||
| DP12004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 06/11/2012 | Transmission Failure (ATF contamination) | |||
| Odi received a petition requesting investigation of transmission damage attributed to contamination by engine coolant.the source of the contamination is a cracked atf line that runs through an engine coolant chamber in the radiator.odi has received (512) five-hundred-twelve consumer complaints between august 2005 to may 2012 regarding transmission problems.a copy of the petition will be placed in the public file.odi will review its content and related field data to assess whether a safety defect investigation is warranted.referenced voqs are listed on a separate page. | ||||||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | ||||||
| DP12004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 06/11/2012 | Transmission Failure (ATF contamination) | |||
| Odi received a petition requesting investigation of transmission damage attributed to contamination by engine coolant.the source of the contamination is a cracked atf line that runs through an engine coolant chamber in the radiator.odi has received (512) five-hundred-twelve consumer complaints between august 2005 to may 2012 regarding transmission problems.a copy of the petition will be placed in the public file.odi will review its content and related field data to assess whether a safety defect investigation is warranted.referenced voqs are listed on a separate page. | ||||||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | ||||||
| DP12004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 06/11/2012 | Transmission Failure (ATF contamination) | |||
| Odi received a petition requesting investigation of transmission damage attributed to contamination by engine coolant.the source of the contamination is a cracked atf line that runs through an engine coolant chamber in the radiator.odi has received (512) five-hundred-twelve consumer complaints between august 2005 to may 2012 regarding transmission problems.a copy of the petition will be placed in the public file.odi will review its content and related field data to assess whether a safety defect investigation is warranted.referenced voqs are listed on a separate page. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 02/26/2013 | 97000 | ||
| My 2008 nissan pathfinder has a radiator that failed causing engine coolant to mix with the automatic transmission fluid thus causing a total failure of my transmission. in researching after the failure i have found this is a very common problem with nissan pathfinders, frontiers, and exteras from 2005-2008. it is to the point where people have taken the transmission line out of the coolant system loop prior to the radiator failing in attempt to save the transmission from the inevitable failure. these radiators need to be recalled to prevent another transmission from total failure and thus prevent serious accidents resulting in injury or death in the future. this is a safety concern! in my instance while driving my wife and my 7 day old first born son to his doctors appointment my nissan pathfinder began to hesitate and slip, then catch, and slip, and lock up, and jerk, and then only slip. i was forced to push my vehicle a distance while vehicles proceeded to pass me at a high rate of speed. all the while my wife and 7 day old infant inside. i then needed to have my car towed to the dealership. after calling the nissan dealership i was told that is fairly common and they were not surprised. 2005-2008 nissan pathfinders, exteras, and frontiers have faulty radiators that are causing catastrophic failure to the transmission and are extremely unsafe for the passengers of these vehicles. does someone have to die before nissan admits to and fixes this avoidable problem? this is very common knowledge for all transmission repair shops as well as nissan dealerships. | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle jerked. the failure occurred constantly when attempting to accelerate over 40 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated that the radiator and transmission would have to be replaced. the vin was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 98,000. | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle jerked. the failure occurred constantly when attempting to accelerate over 40 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated that the radiator and transmission would have to be replaced. the vin was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 98,000. mah | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle began to jerk. the failure occurred constantly when attempting to accelerate over 40 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the radiator and transmission would have to be replaced. there was an investigation under nhtsa action number: dp12004 (power train) that could be related to the failure. the vin was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 98,000. da | |||
| 07/14/2009 | 40000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle trying to lunge forward while stopped at redlight, stopsign, or in traffic. transmission vibration at low speeds when going into overdrive. engine revs during travel, without accelerator being pressed. as well as apparent malfunction, there are too many instances of safety issue with no control over when it happens, and we now understand the complexity of the problem with nissan and the recall that should have been. we dont remember being notified of an extended warranty. we wish to complain, that a company we had faith in, and trusted, exposed our family to safety issues that could have been terrible, had circumstances been worse, as some have experienced. nissan should fix them all. *tr | |||
| 12/11/2012 | 166000 | 1 | |
| Radiator leaked into the transmission, both will need to be replaced $4500-4800 fix. *tr | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 83000 | 1 | |
| My car started making a jutter type sound when i would be going approximately 40 mph and would cause my car to rumble like i was going over a rumble strip. the car would lose acceleration when this would happen. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2011 | 107270 | 1 | |
| Thought i was having a problem with my transmission. took it to get checked. my radiator leaked causing fluid to leak into my transmission. as a result have to get my transmission & radiator replaced. come to find out from the repair shop. they were seeing alot of nissan trucks with this issue. i was told there was a class action lawsuit against nissan fro this issue. i think nissan should issue a recall & reimburse people who have this issue. *tr | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 83000 | 1 | |
| My car started making a jutter type sound when i would be going approximately 40 mph and would cause my car to rumble like i was going over a rumble strip. the car would lose acceleration when this would happen. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2011 | 107270 | 1 | |
| Thought i was having a problem with my transmission. took it to get checked. my radiator leaked causing fluid to leak into my transmission. as a result have to get my transmission & radiator replaced. come to find out from the repair shop. they were seeing alot of nissan trucks with this issue. i was told there was a class action lawsuit against nissan fro this issue. i think nissan should issue a recall & reimburse people who have this issue. *tr | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 83000 | ||
| My car started making a jutter type sound when i would be going approximately 40 mph and would cause my car to rumble like i was going over a rumble strip. the car would lose acceleration when this would happen. | |||
| 08/30/2011 | 107270 | 1 | |
| Thought i was having a problem with my transmission. took it to get checked. my radiator leaked causing fluid to leak into my transmission. as a result have to get my transmission & radiator replaced. come to find out from the repair shop. they were seeing alot of nissan trucks with this issue. i was told there was a class action lawsuit against nissan fro this issue. i think nissan should issue a recall & reimburse people who have this issue. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2011 | 107270 | ||
| Thought i was having a problem with my transmission. took it to get checked. my radiator leaked causing fluid to leak into my transmission. as a result have to get my transmission & radiator replaced. come to find out from the repair shop. they were seeing alot of nissan trucks with this issue. i was told there was a class action lawsuit against nissan fro this issue. i think nissan should issue a recall & reimburse people who have this issue | |||
| 04/08/2012 | 81000 | ||
| My 2008 nissan pathfinder suddenly stopped while driving. i had it towed to the dealer and they said that the radiator cracked and fluid got into the transmission. there were no signs that jy car was having any problem prior to this. because my car is 1000 miles out of warrenty they refuse to warranty it even though this is q known problem. my car is leased and i can not turn it in until i have it in working condition. in order to fix it the dealer wants to charge me $9,000. | |||
| 02/21/2012 | 53592 | ||
| I took my certified pathfinder in for a faulty window switch and while it was there had them check the power train for a noise i was hearing every initial 1st to 2nd gear shift after start up. dealer notified me that the transmission fluid was contaminated or incorrect fluid. i was then told i would have to cover the cost of replacing the fluid. i contacted nissan consumer affairs, as not only is the vehicle covered by the nissan certified pre-owned program, but i also bought their security plus warranty. the transmission service is not due for another 6,000 miles, and the fluid should not be contaminated or be the wrong color and have the viscosity of water, per the dealership service dept. they are not even advising a standard transmission service, they want to replace all the fluid, as what is currently in the system is unusable. nissan cpo is denying my claim to have the transmission fixed, taking the stance that they do not warranty fluids. i am not asking them to warranty the fluid, standard maintenance is my responsibility. however there is an issues as to how/why the fluid got contaminated and is no longer usable, and needs to be flushed. nissan does not want any part in addressing that issue, even though their cpo and security plus warranties are supposed to cover the engine and drive train. as it turns out there are several other having similar issues, apparently there is an issues in the radiator, which also has the transmissions cooler build into it, allowing coolant to seep into the transmission fluid. knowing this nissan is still taking the stance that they do not warranty fluids and is refusing to service the transmission. they are basically asking me to replace the fluid and hope it does not get contaminated again and hope no other issues arise from a transmission operating for who know how long with bad fluid that was the incorrect viscosity. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 125153 | ||
| Cracked radiator allows fluid to leak into transmission, causing irradic operation, potential sudden failure. transmission has to be replaced | |||
| 12/31/2008 | 12000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 nissan pathfinder. the contacted experienced failures while he shifted gears the vehicle slowed down, and when he attempted to stop the brake did not respond immediately he had to increase the breaking distance. he thought it was drivers error, because the vehicle was new. he took the vehicle to the dealer replaced the front shocks; the service didn | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/31/2007 | 10 | 1 | |
| The computer system in the 2008 nissan pathfinder malfunctions and all gauges, speedometer, and warning systems stop working. this happens when driving. the cruise control will cause the cars to accelerate. *tr | |||