Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 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. | |||
| 01/29/2011 | 40000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 nissan pathfinder. while stopped at a red light the contact stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing a crash into the rear bumper of a another vehicle. the contact stated he was applying pressure to the brake peddle but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the police was called to the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an auto body shop. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stated he would have the vehicle towed to the dealer for diagnostic. the manufacturer was contacted and stated a report could be filed but the contact decided to do that at later time. the approximate failure mileage was 40,000. ds | |||
| 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 | |||