Nissan Pathfinder

I should say Nissan Pathfinder 2002 se 4 wheel drive, ran great. I took it to have the oil change at Wal-Mart at India Lake here in Hendersonville. I got it out that day and I never made it back home. It just stops then I would try to start it and it would quit again. Then finally I had to put my left foot on brake and right foot on gas then start it and put it in to gear and it finally got me to my apartment. I shut it off and it would not start again. I never had this problem.

Well I called Wal-Mart and explain the problem to them and they said they did not do anything but sent a rollback here to my home for the Nissan to be towed back to Wal-Mart to make sure they haven't done something. They would pay for the tow bill and then the man calls me from Wal-Mart and they at Wal-Mart couldn't keep it idling long enough to get it back to me so then they towed it to a garage here in Hendersonville, TN at their expense again. I thank them but the service engine light was on the Nissan when the oil was changed. It does not have a problem before and the light was on and it ran fine.

So the man at the garage here in Hendersonville, TN had it from Monday to Monday and checked it out and he put it on a computer there at his shop and it was a cam shaft sensor. So I paid for that and then the man said it could be the idling cenilator but he wasn't sure because the check engine light would not come on for him to see if it was the idling but the man at the garage could not keep it running at all. Then Monday on the 30th of January, the man from the garage calls and the computer burnt up in it.

How could this be possible that car was in good shape, ran great, maintain it and everything and now the car only had 138,000 miles on it. It was fine with a bank back home in WV because I had relocated in Sept 2011 to TN. Now I am without a vehicle and the Nissan is in my husband's name. Now my concern is what Nissan is going to do things like this just does not go out all at the same time and especially all at once we are talking a lot of money to get this vehicle fixed and Nissan has to do it. So I would like for someone to contact me and let me know what they intend on doing this vehicle. This was purchased in a 2002 but still it has been well maintained. The man at the garage said it could be a ground somewhere but were its mess up the whole vehicle. I am without a vehicle, period. Now I would like something done. Someone needs to contact me ASAP over this. Nissan makes great vehicles and this should of not happen. It just doesn't make since at all.

I have a 2005 Pathfinder SE. Well, I'm the first owner of this car and it hasn't giving me much problems other than the radiator leaks and the gas gauge doesn't work. When I fill up the tank it shows that it's empty. I took it to get checked out at AutoZone and they told me that can't tell me what part I need so I have to take it to the dealer.

Well the SUV only has about 83k miles on it. I only replaced the battery on it twice and the battery connectors on it. I'm also having some transmission problems with it because when I put it in gear it gets stiff, the brakes and spark plugs are still good. Haven't been changed since purchased. That's the only good thing. The interior is hard to clean because when I put armor all on the dash it comes off. The stereo had to be replaced twice before getting an aftermarket one. It leaks oil. I've replaced the oil filter on it and it still leaks. I don't want to sell it because I love my Pathfinder. I don't want to take it to the dealer to fix the gas gauge problems because it's paid off and I don't have the money to pay for the repairs. I know they are over priced.

I have had multiple electrical failures on my 2005 Pathfinder. I was initially told by Auto Zone that I needed a battery when it died in a parking lot. That did not fix the problem. Then I was told I needed an alternator. I bought one of those which I didn't need. After having my car towed home on a Sunday night because nobody was open, I was told that there was an ECM recall on my car I was not aware of, so I scheduled to have it serviced at Nissan after a friend moved a relay switch.

I was told that it would take 45 minutes. Three hours later I was told that it was the IDPM that needed to be replaced for $450 in order to get functioning head light. I have already had a u-bracket failure, replaced the cam switch, bought a battery that wasn't needed and the back lift gates as well as the middle row seat are all broken. This is ridiculous for a vehicle I have owned less than 4 years. I don't have functioning headlight so it is illegal to be on the road at night or in bad weather.

I have also already spent several hundreds of dollars trying to fix things from a recall I was never notified about. I also do not understand how the IDPM is not part of the recall since pages of complaints from chronic failures is the first thing that comes up when I googled it looking for a part. I feel that this is a known problem and that your company should be responsible for fixing my SUV properly.

This is the worst purchase I have ever made. My new truck started out by having the wrong VIN number. Valencia Dealership, where I purchased the truck, will not help correct the problem. I had to take time out of my busy day to have the problem resolved at the DMV. About three months after the new purchase, the truck will not start. Trying to jump it did not help at all. I had it towed to Valencia Dealership and I was told it was a battery problem. The battery was replaced.

Since 2006, I have replaced the battery every year because the battery suddenly dies. Tire pressure light/indicator will not turn off even after correcting tire pressure. I have changed battery every year since 2006. Mission Hills dealership indicated that only Nissan equipment should be used to inflate tire to specified pressure. Tire pressure indicator is still on even after the dealership corrected the tire pressure. Brakes become extremely hot after a few miles, one can smell it. Again, Mission Hills dealership thinks that I should never use the emergency break when the truck is parked. Finally, after going through Nissan Consumer Support, I was told there is nothing they can do to help. Anyone with Nissan should bury them and count it as a loss.

I have 2006 Nissan Pathfinder with transmission problems resulting from faulty radiator.

Bought a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder from CarMax on 9/5/11 and bought an extended warranty. To begin with the tire air pressure light stays on, even after I put air in the tires. Okay. I can live with that. Then when I went to get in my vehicle to go to a doctor's appointment on January 6, 2012, the vehicle would not start. Tries to start; it's not the battery, but it won't turn over. Because nothing showed up on a computer scan of the vehicle, I had a friend look under the hood just to see if he could spot anything. He found that the negative battery cable was broken or almost broken, I should say, and we replaced that. I come home, park the vehicle, and two hours later it won't start again.

I called Car Max. They can't get me in to even have it checked for 6 days. No loaner cars available. I took it to the Nissan dealer. He says it's the IPDM, or so they believe. My extended warranty does not cover it, because it is just exactly the amount of my deductible to repair ($300). And I can't get a rental car even though that is a part of my extended warranty because it's not a covered expense! The part won't come in for three days. It will roll over until the weekend because they have to get the part in and then the repairs, so 5 days. Shouldn't a vehicle hold up better than this? As I have read the complaints on this site, I am sickened that I have bought a vehicle that has so many complaints about it. Does Nissan ever read these complaints? Does anybody from Nissan even know they exist out here in cyber world? Ridiculous!

2006 Nissan Pathfinder with 83,000 miles. Without any warning, my transmission started to act funny while driving home from the airport with my entire family in the vehicle. It was driving sporadically and was dangerous. I took the vehicle to the dealership and was told my radiator was defective resulting in a contamination of my transmission fluid resulting in total failure of the transmission and it's 6k to fix. However, they gave me false hope that Nissan Consumer affairs would probably help me out. My claim was denied because in their words I was not a loyal customer.

Get this, you are given a rating of loyalty determined by the following criteria: 1. Did you purchase the vehicle new or used? If new that's better. 2. Do you service your vehicle at the dealership? If not that's bad even if you maintain your vehicle. He even told me the dollar amount that I had spent with the dealership to the penny. 3. How many Nissan or Infinity's you have previously owned? Apparently, the more you buy, the more loyal you are.

So if you are an 18-year old, you will not get treated like a 60-year old that may have had opportunity to purchase many more vehicles. Seems like discrimination to me. 4 and 5, The mileage past the warranty period or the time past the warranty. In my case, I am within the time warranty but 3,000 miles over the 80k extended warranty. Further more there are two class action lawsuits being formed because of this issue. See the following links: http://www.***.com/

Nissan Pathfinder (2005) - I too have already been subjected to this horrible Transmission issue and have been disappointed. We purchased the Pathfinder new and also (luckily) purchased the extended warranty. Our transmission was clinking when it shifted into 2nd gear. After numerous visits over two years, it was determined that our transmission was ruined because of a radiator/transmission cooler error or default.

I contacted Nissan USA about this issue and was told that there was nothing they would do. They said that because I had the radiator flushed only three times in 92,000 miles that it ruined the transmission. (Yes, I kept all emails and service records Nissan, and I serviced my Pathfinder more than recommended!) So, they covered the transmission because of my purchased extended warranty, however 900.00 was paid by me because I was told I had to pay for the radiator.

So now I'm out 900.00 and at 114,000 the transmission is "clincking" again going into second gear. I have also been chasing a "death sway" in the vehicle for about 25,000 miles. I have replaced the front struts and the rear shocks. I have also had the sway (stabalizer) bar bushings and outter links replaced. I am still at a loss on what else I can do but I have just finished reading an article on upper and lower control arm issues. I will continue to look for these type of issues.

I purchased a 2006 Nissan pathfinder SE off-road. During the first few years, things went well, minus the annoying squeak every time you hit a bump, interior parts falling off, but around 60,000 miles, it started whining. I thought it must be a (characteristic) of Nissan, having never owned anything Nissan. At about 70,000, when in getting trans service and recalls performed, I inquired about it, and was told I need $2,000 in repairs.

Being they put plastic guides on the timing chains $1,500, and they were going bad causing the whining that is getting worse, and the U-joints needed to be replaced, $500. First of all the dealership sales are telling people that timing chains don't need to be replaced, like they use to. Second of all, all the U-joints are going bad? This vehicle is not used to tow, or 4-wheeling, just a commuter. I contacted Nissan corporate to let them know how I feel about having to come up with $2,000, while still making payments on the vehicle, and basically was told "too bad your out of warranty".

Nissan, considering the replacement part for the plastic guide now, has been upgraded with metal. It shows that the original part was inferior, and you understand that. All I ask for was for them to stand up, and make good on what is supposed to be a long lasting, superior product. I do not recommend to anybody who asks, to buy a Nissan product, due to the experience I have had, and will not be purchasing another product from them! I will, however, be going to someone that will back their product. Too many automobile manufacturers that will cover their products to 100,000, because they aren't putting inferior parts in their product. I give them no stars!

I own a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder and I have it serviced regularly. I was told that my catalytic converters needed to be replaced and it would cost close to $1200.00. Unfortunately, I don't have that kind of money to give.

I had purchased a 1997, Nissan, Pathfinder SE of last year. The problems I have had with it were the converters but since I am the sixth owner of the vehicle, I have no idea what problems were there from before. Other problems were from wear and tear on the vehicle as it has almost 200,000 miles on it. Catalytic converters are expensive but there is a place online that I buy all my auto parts from and have my mechanic put them on and that place is www.***.com. I was able to find reasonably priced "cats" (all four) for less than $1,000. Also, there are "cat" mechanics that might be able to clean the converters instead of you having to fully replace them.

Because I am on my own with buying and no warranty, I have to use my common sense and do what I need to do to keep the vehicle running smoothly and efficiently, but I don't drive it a whole lot, which is why I haven't gone the extra mile to get the "cats" replaced or cleaned. I have every intention of unloading this truck at some point and getting another model of Nissan but I will stay away from all the Nissan SUV's.

I have owned two Nissan SUVs during the last ten years. The first SUV I purchased new was a 2000 Nissan Xterra. It drove great until the catalytic converter clogged and it caught on fire while I was driving it! I was told this was due to bad gas. I proceeded to purchase a '06 pathfinder after this and it has just broken down for the third time in less than 3 months. Faulty ECM, U joints and now, you guessed it --a catalytic converter again which Nissan told me would cost over $2000 to replace today.

When my Xterra caught on fire while driving down the road, I was told it was bad gas. From reading this forum and realizing this has been an ongoing problem, it angers me to no end to realize that this could have happened again and Nissan has known about this issue obviously all along. Learn from my mistake, don't waste your money on a company that obviously doesn't stand behind its products.

I own a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder and I have it serviced regularly. I was told that both of my catalytic converters needed to be replaced and it would cost close to $2000. I unfortunately don't have that kind of money to give. It has a little over 106k miles. So, my factory warranty is gone but we purchased an extended warranty. Well now, I lost all compression on the left side cylinders and need a motor. Nissan says it's due to the converters not being replaced and the motor sucked the broken pieces from the converters up now. I have worked with cars for a long time and never heard of this problem ever. The lady at Nissan said it happens all the time and Nissans have a special converter and they do that. That sounds like they know about it and have frequent problems with it. Shouldn't it be a recall on the faulty converters then? I'm stuck paying for a truck I can't drive or afford to fix at 12,000 dollars for repairs.

I bought a brand new Nissan Pathfinder on Memorial Day 2011. Within 6-8 weeks, I heard grinding noise during steering. I took it back to dealership. The power steering fluid was low, filled it up, then 2 weeks later, same thing. I took it back to dealership. The power steering was low, no leak, filled it up and about 2 weeks, same thing. This time, the dealership decided (after 4 trips) to take a closer look. They come to find out rack and pinion steering messed up and needed to order new parts. It has been at the dealership for over a week now.

I'm very upset that this kind of trouble is happening with a brand new vehicle. I called the factory and stated that they will do an investigation. They stated that they are not at fault but the dealership is, yet the dealership says it's a manufacturing issue. Needless to say, I still don't have my vehicle back yet and feel that I need to be compensated. I requested a replacement, I didn't spend $31,000 for a piece of junk like this. I feel that I should get another new vehicle in place. This does falls under lemon law for new vehicle. I want results and a different vehicle. It has been a total inconvenience for my family because the loaner car given is a 2003 Olds Alero that can't even fit my whole family into the car to go anyplace. Sounds like it's on its last leg. This has been very upsetting to me, I need to be compensated for their mistakes and the hardship this has caused.

I brought my Nissan Pathfinder for a recall for one, only to be told my vehicle was not drivable. Then I was told it was being repaired. I am very upset and very uneasy about driving it with my family. Something wrong with picture. Please help me.

I have a 2005 Pathfinder. One year ago, I was driving down a busy street and the car shut off while driving. The car would run terrible and not start sometime. I had the ECM replaced twice after recall. Now, both catalytic converters are bad and causing engine light to be on. Oil pressure gauge is on high. Now, it has transmission problems! The car shutters while driving at 40-65 mph. After transmission flush, the fluid looked like chocolate milk and had large metal chunks in the flood. Now, it may need a new radiator and transmission. Nissan will not help

We started having issues with our transmission. Then we found out that there are 2 radiators on our car, and the one that cools the transmission went out, causing the transmission to go out. We were informed this is a defect in this type of car, and they had repaired 4 others before ours. It cost us $4200.00 to get our car repaired, and we could not afford to trade our car since we had paid over $20,000.00 for it. Nissan should take care of this issue since they are the ones who caused the defect by their design.

I heard about the radiator problem from a co-worker that had to replace his transmission and radiator. I have had to replace the oil pressure sensor and fuel sensor. Now I need to have a check engine light investigated now? I now have 160,000 miles. The car was purchased with an extended warranty so the fuel sensor was covered. I purchased the oil pressure sensor and replaced it myself. I replaced the transmission cooler with a larger one and separated the radiator from the transmission to avoid the radiator leaking the coolant into the transmission. I've been reasonably happy with the car otherwise.

Today, I had the worst news ever. I too had the same problem, the rest of you have been having with their rad and transmission going, on their 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. I was driving to work, and the transmission was shifting weird and lurching. I called the Nissan dealer, and he said to check the rad cap once it cooled down, and call him back with what I found.

I found brown/gray foamy sludge on the rad caps underside and in the rad. I called him back to let him know, and he knew exactly what was wrong. the rad broke and contaminated the transmission fluid and mixed the two together. Here is the worst thing, I am 3000km out of warranty. I called Nissan Corporate office and they said they would see what they could do.

I received a call this afternoon, from the service manager at my local dealer to find out they will cover the full repair by Nissan. Now that is customer service. My service manager called the Nissan head office, and spoke to his district manager and made this deal work for us. I am so relieved.

Oil sensor in my Nissan Pathfinder failed. The car needed new timing chain, and I ended up needing a brand new engine for $8000. Also, the factory alloy spare wheel flew off my car while I was driving on highway, causing body damage, rim damage, and almost taking my life. The radiator is leaking, hopefully I don't need a new transmission and radiator, but from what I understand, I will soon.

I have shelled out over $4500 in repairs to a car I've had for less than two years. And that's not including replacing the transmission and radiator when they fail, which they will, since Nissan refuses to fix the problem before it happens. I have been almost killed on the highway twice. And of course, none of these things have been covered by Nissan as recalls, since I am out of my warranty even though they are aware of all of these problems and should be issuing recalls.

5 stars for being the worst vehicle ever owned! I used to think Nissan was a good company. Now, I will never buy or even rent a Nissan. I will make sure my family and friends never buy a Nissan. After owning a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE fully loaded, I can't even drive it. I spent top dollars when I purchased this vehicle. It only has 88K on it and the transmission and radiator gave way. Really Nissan? First, it was my radiator plastic hose that deteriorated and left me stranded on the freeway. Then, it was my fuel sensor. Then, my transmission and radiator left me stranded on the freeway again!

I have a 2006 Pathfinder LE with 92k miles on it, and all of a sudden it would not shift up to go up hills. I took it to a Nissan dealer right away and they called to tell me the radiator had leaked and ruined the transmission. I could try to change the radiator and buy some more time. So I spent $1000 on the radiator and the transmission flush, etc. It didn't do anything but make it worse so they quoted me a price of $5400 for the new transmission. I found a Jeep dealer that offered to trade the vehicle and I would only take about a $900 hit on the trade value because of the transmission issue. That is what I did.

I understand Nissan knows about this problem and refuses to do a recall. I will be sending a certified letter to my BBB and to another agency to ask for them to review the situation. I am afraid it will take someone getting killed before they will recall this and get it fixed. I was told by another mechanic he would never buy a Nissan and would tell everyone not to, due to the problems they ignore and refuse to take responsibility for.

This is not the first issue. I had to change all the U joints and have the gas tank and fuel sensor replaced which they finally recalled a year after I paid $500 to have it fixed. It took them 6 months to reimburse me even though I provided all receipts within 2 days of getting the notice. Never will I ever step foot in another Nissan dealer.

My Pathfinder had died on me so I had it towed. After they fixed the recalled switch, I began having other problems. My fuel gauge sensor is broken and my transmission is slipping because the radiator was jacked. I had a new radiator put in. And now they want me to put in a new transmission. I had called corporate to discuss all this. Because I was over my miles, they wouldn't fix my fuel gauge. What does that have to do with miles? Nissan is horrible!

Due to a well known problem with the 2005 Nissan SUV's, we had to have both our transmission and radiator replaced at the cost of $6000.00. We have also lost the SUV for over 3 months due to Nissan not having a transmission to replace the damaged one. Our vehicle also lurched forward in heavy traffic the day the transmission died. We are very fortunate there was no accident

Let's just start by saying this is the second repair that I will have done on my 2005 Pathfinder. The transmission coolant that runs through the radiator has gone again. The first time this happened, I had 105000 miles on the car. I contacted Nissan and you are right. Sorry, they can't and will not help with the repairs. The dealer in Virginia fixed the car, but they said that without replacing the transmission, it could happen again. Well, here we are now. It has happened again. Now the car is out of state, we will have to take it to a dealer to have them look at it to see if it will make the trip back home to be repaired.

And no, Nissan will not help now either. Their response is to just trade it in on a new car. They are really showing that they do not care about their loyal customers that have bought cars from them just because it was a Nissan. I had just bought a Nissan rogue when the first problem occurred. Let me assure Nissan of one thing, this is my last Nissan purchase. Of all of the problems that Toyota had, at least they bit the bullet and took care of their customers, Nissan does not.

I am at the point where I want to stand out in front of every Nissan dealer and hold my sign that says, "Nissan does not care after the sale. Once the thing starts breaking down because of their faulty craftsmanship or faulty parts, it is not their problem". You just bought the problem. My next thought is to maybe bring a class action lawsuit against Nissan because of the faulty Pathfinders that are out there on the road.

I bought a 2011 Nissan Pathfinder in January 2011 and it broke down on me on the highway in April 2011. It was late at night and I was traveling with my two small children. I noticed that the RPM hand started swaying back and forth and then the car started jerking back and forth pretty hard. I tried to accelerate the car but it would not go anywhere. Eventually, the car just shut down and the check engine light came on. Every time I started the car and tried to move it, it would just shut down and not do anything. I had to get the car towed to the nearest dealership, not to mention, I never made it home that night.

The next morning, I walked with my children to the Nissan to see what was wrong with my car. Needless to say, they had no idea what was wrong with the car. They came back and told me that the code it threw out stated the crankshaft sensor had went bad. They gave me a loaner until the part was replaced which was covered by Nissan. They were also supposed to reimburse me for my room due to it being a Nissan issue with my car. I called the dealership where I bought the car and they basically said, "Well, we can not do anything about the car unless I bring it to them". I stated to them that the car was at another Nissan place because I had to get it towed. Basically, the dealership did nothing about what happened to the car that I only had a few months.

Here it is 5 months later after getting that replaced, the car broke down on me again on the highway with my children. It shut down on me just like it did before, so I had an idea of what was happening. So I just decided to take the car to the closest Nissan. They looked at my car for 3 hours and could not find anything wrong. They told me that it was not acting up so they could not tell me what was wrong even though I told them about the previous incident and that it was recurring. So I was told that if it did it again, to bring it back because they could not help me. So the next day, I was going back home and was hoping that the car was going to make it home so I could take it back to the original dealership. After an hour of driving, the car shut down again on the highway. It was a dark and rainy night and I was sitting on the side of the road with my children, again. It did all the same things before, but it also made some unusual noise under the hood like popping sounds and it started to smell like something was burning. I had to get it towed again and it was funny that the closest dealer was the one I went to that could not help me.

I have looked on the internet for any recalls that I could find and there were not any. I do not understand how a car so new, with less than 25,000 miles, could be breaking down like this and it is very inconveniencing and unacceptable. I love Nissan and I'm very disappointed with them on this issue. I do not want to deal with this car anymore and I want Nissan to take care of the business and find me a new car!

I have a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder that should have been recalled. It has sever rust issues that Nissan doesn't want to take care of, from what I've heard. This is a known issue and needs to be made known to the media and Nissan needs to realize that this is a problem. Some people had their Pathfinders literally break in half. My floorboard has a hole that you could practically fit a person through. I think Nissan should either buy back their vehicles or pay to have the issues fixed. It could be a death trap. The whole vehicle could break in half risking the occupants in the vehicle with possible injury.

I saw there was a recall on my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder Fuel Gauge but I am over my mileage. They will not fix it but there are so many people that are having the problem, they need to fix it .

I have a 2004 Nissan Pathfinder and the paint on it is chipping and peeling.The truck was new when I purchased it and I don't think that it should look like this. It is peeling from the top down the sides and all over the hood. It is very disgusting to have to still pay for something that you are ashamed to ride in. I have had several paint shops to look at it and they all came to the same conclusion--it's a factory defect.

Looking at the website, I see that you have others with the same problem. I have owned seven Nissan vehicles from 1985 until now. I have a 1994 Max, a 2000 Altima and a 2004 Pathfinder; I haven't had a problem until now. I'm very dissatisfied with the Nissan owner. I don't feel that I should have to pay to have it repainted when it's a factory defect and I only have 56,000 miles on it.

I am one of the very upset 2006 pathfinder owners. I have had to pay for a new tank, new sensor, new canister, new filter, new shocks and new spark plugs -- all in March 2011. While having all new parts put on, I had the 100,000 mile servicing done and bumper to bumper checked. I get it back and the car starts shifting hard. I called Nissan and I was told to check my transmission fluid. If its brown, then I need to have replace the transmission and radiator. That tells the whole story when the service dept. knows what is wrong before they see it. After having it looked at sure enough, the coolant and transmission fluid are mixed.

My Nissan Pathfinder had just under 104,000 miles, the transmission failed. We took it to Nissan and they refused to pay for the repairs. We were told it was out of warranty.

I bought a 2011 Nissan Pathfinder at Star Nissan in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. When we got it, the light for the passenger mirror did not work. The satellite radio did not work, the back speaker did not work, and the DVD player that was to be installed was not. Alongside the doors the airing wires were exposed.

We took the car in to be fixed. We were given a truck as rental car. We went to pick the car back and the speaker was not done nor the satellite radio. We were told the main part for the DVD player did not come in. A week later it was back in. The DCS installed was done horribly and not what was originally agreed on.

Within a couple of days, they took the DVD out of the headrest and ordered another. We had to take the car back again. Got a loaned. Head unit was installed. Then we had to go back in, get another loaned car for them to fix the roof liner that had a crinkle in it. They called us to drop the car off again together the roof fixed. We did so. We got another loaned.

The very next day, they called to pick the car up. It was not fixed. The new roof liner also had a crinkle in it. I then had to drop the car off again once that came in got another loaner. They fixed the roof. When I went to pick the car up after the roof was fixed, the DVD player then did not work. I dropped the car off, they called and said it could not be fixed; the whole device will need to be replaced. I got a loaner again at that time. Then they proceed to tell me the lady at the dealership traded the loaner car that I had and I will need to return that loaner and get another. They came to me to do that trade. Now I'm currently with the loaner again.

These all went on in the last two months and is totally unacceptable. This brand new be vehicle that I purchased is far from new anymore. I no longer want this car.

My 2005 Nissan Pathfinder started driving funny so I took it to my mechanic which is certified, and he has taken care of this car since 2005 when I bought it brand new. He told me when to take it to the dealer for repairs that is covered. I was just at the dealer this year for a battery replacement; nothing was said about the transmission and just 2-3 weeks ago, my husband noticed the car was driving funny. So he took it to the mechanic. He checked it and said it was the transmission but it shouldn't be so we had the dealer to check it and they said it was.

The mechanic also said there was a bulletin out about the 2005 transmission and radiator problem, but they didn't have a recall on them. So they told me due to the mileage, it was not cover under the bulletin warranty. If they had told me when I was there earlier this year, it should have been covered. I think they should have had a recall so they could fix it. I can't afford to pay the price for repairing or replacing the transmission and radiator. This is their fault and they should be held responsible for this.

I had the lovely experience of my 2005 Pathfinder having the transmission and radiator issue which happened to me at 55,000 miles and was covered under warranty. Next, my gas tank ruptured, not my fault, and it was also covered under warranty.

Now, at 79,000 miles, two catalytic converters are needed. There was a recall and I am told that Nissan covers catalytics til eight years/80,000. Well, I took it in and I was never told about that. So now, I'm over 90,000 (still with the check engine light) and I'm screwed. I can't pay $2,000 for Nissan's mistake.

My 2005 Pathfinder has a fuel sending unit failure and I was unable to register the vehicle in the State of California unless it is repaired for $800. It has had many issues but after other recalls, it runs fine. However, because the fuel gauge is not accurate, it can't get a smog certificate and can't be re-registered.

Nissan only issued an extended warranty after the vehicle was five years old and only extended the warranty to 72,000 miles rather than making this issue a "Recall item". As a result, Nissan is able to avoid involving the federal regulators and can take advantage of consumers at will. Nissan has recognized the problem on almost half of their 2005 vehicles but has avoided responsibility by just extending a warranty at a time when most vehicles were beyond the 72,000 miles. How can a class action lawsuit be filed?

On December 15th 2010, I took my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder into the dealer for brakes and on May 4th 2011, for fuel sending unit replacement. On both occasions, I asked the dealer to check the transmission. Last December, they could not duplicate the problem and in May, they did notice the problem, but could not condemn the transmission at that time.

Now, the car will not start. Turning the key produces no noise, nothing. Coincidentally, I got a letter in the mail last week from Nissan, North America, extending the warranty to 80K for the radiator assembly issue in automatic transmissions where a crack in the radiator assembly might occur at higher mileage leading to internal leakage of the engine coolant. I spoke with Nissan consumer affairs on August 12th, after using up my last free tow with AAA (all on the same issue). Today, August 17th, they say that they will not help me as the vehicle is out of warranty.

I bought this car brand new off the lot. I know Nissan can easily run 200,000 miles. This 2005 Nissan Pathfinder didn't make it 100,000 because Nissan knew about the problem and did not send out a service bulletin to prevent the catastrophe. This is my fourth Nissan. My whole family buys Nissan. Their offer is to let me buy a new car. Why would I buy another Nissan?

The dealer confirmed that the transmission fuse is blown because the transmission is full of water/coolant. They say that the transmission cooler pipe runs through radiator. Their assumption is that the pipe cracked in the radiator and the pressure of the radiator caused coolant and water to cross contaminate. They stated that because the transmission computer is not working, the mechanical part of the transmission does not register the car being in park, so the car will not start. They also stated that since the car does not register the transmission being in reverse, the back up light fuse is burnt.

I guess there are thousands more like me who have fallen into the web of the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder transmission/radiator failure.

The truck began to stall one day so I took it to Esserman Nissan in Miami Lakes, FL. I was told my radiator busted and leaked fluid into my transmission and that they would both have to be replaced. The cost of the replacements would be $5,300.00 and they would help by giving me a $1,500.00 discount. Still, leaving me to come $3,800.00 out of pocket which I did not have. I begged them to help me. I called Nissan Corporate offices and they would do nothing to help either.

Was never notified by Nissan of a defective radiator in my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder SE Offroad. The defect in the radiator causes a crack to occur internal to the radiator that then leaks coolant into the transmission fluid lines. The coolant destroys the transmission. Nissan's negligence to contact me regarding their known defect ultimatley placed my vehicle out of warranty when my radiator ultimately failed and destroyed my transmission. I contacted Nissan Consumer Affairs and was at first told that they would cover my transmission under something they called a "Good Will." Then after transferring me to another rep, Matt Layman, he had a short conversation with me on the phone and asked me how many prior Nissan's I owned - I answered that this was my first Nissan.

They he told me that they would not cover my transmission because I was out of warranty and that he didn't know anything about a "Good Will" offer. I wrote them several times and called several times explaining that I was never notified of this problem or the extended warranty that extended coverage of the radiator to 80k miles. They rejected all of my calls and letters and eventually mailed me the extended warranty after my many calls and letters - of course, they already knew I was out of warranty then and it no longer mattered.

My 2007 Nissan Pathfinder Transmission cooler failed, and it destroyed my transmission.

Nissan wanted $5,000 to repair my transmission. The company knew about the problem, and failed to inform Nissan customers about it-- which could have been avoided at an expense of $400.

I have a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder. I was driving at normal speed when the engine started making a knocking sound and I immediately began to lose pressure/speed. I pulled over to the shoulder and turn the engine off. I had a mechanic check my vehicle and he stated that it sounds as though something is loose inside the engine and that the engine needs replacement.

This is a known problem. I contacted several re-manufaturers of engines such as Jasper. Several of these companies will not handle this engine. I have been told that they cannot stock this engine. Off the record, the engine is a bad bet for them.

Why can't a class action suit be brought against Nissan. We bought our vehicles in good faith, maintained them as we were required and now, most assuredly knowing a problem or several exist, Nissan does not stand by with integrity and own up to problems. My beautiful Nissan sits on my driveway for the past two years undriven. We need research and help in having our issues addressed and corrected by Nissan.

We seem to be among the "elite" Nissan Pathfinder owners who have suffered from the continuous series of problems on what has become the absolutely worst vehicle I have ever owned. In our four years of owning this piece of crap, we have replaced the "U" joints (both front and rear) four times to (temporarily) fix the harsh vibration problem. The AC also failed two years ago. The driver side's rear window doesn't work, the tachometer doesn't work, we had to replace the fuel sensor, the fuel door is broken, many of the interior trim pieces were broken, the engine revs like a jet taking off when started. These on a car rarely driven and perfectly maintained.

For the past two months the engine will, at any time and at any speed, just stop responding to throttle input, putting all occupants in immediate danger. We have brought the car to the dealer three times for diagnosis and repair. They claim they cannot duplicate the phenomena (though it typically happens to us 10 times during a 40-mile ride) but did suggest we replace both catalytic converters (at a cost of $2,200). I'm afraid to let my daughter or wife go near the car and fear we are about to become victims to the transmission coolant evils.

I would drive this car off a cliffif only it would make it there.

My Nissan pathfinder transmission has to be replaced as result of poor workmanship by Nissan. They sold a defective product and they knew it. Please check all complains like me in the BBU. They refuse to fix it and I am responsible for $4400 repair. thousand of people are having the same problem and our goverment agencies are doing nothing about it.

My son is an owner of a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder. After hearing about recall about the transmissions having a problem, he contacted the Nissan company to see about taking his car in to have it checked out. At this time the vehicle was still under the 80,000 mile limit on the recall. He was asked a series of questions and when he advised them that at that particular time, he was not having problems, they informed him that he did not need to have his vehicle checked out. Needless to say, a few short weeks later, the car did start having some problems and after having it checked by both Nissan dealership and an independent repair shop, it was the same problem that the recall was for.

He contacted the dealership again and was informed that since he was past the 80,000 mile limit, there was nothing they could do. Even after he told them that he had contacted them prior to this, they would not offer to repair the vehicle. Not only did they refuse but they were rude, indifferent, and pretty much laughed at his face.

If this reflects the type of service Nissan offers, I would encourage anyone considering purchasing one of their vehicles to think twice. I know I have. My vehicle of choice for my next purchase was a Nissan. Now after seeing how they treat their customers, I will not be purchasing a Nissan. Given the amount of complaints on this same situation, if enough people come together, maybe a lawsuit against them could be pursued.

At 86,000 miles my transmission started to studder. I took it to Nissan Dealership in Fairfax VA and they said i needed a new transmission for $7500. they mentioned nothing about a potential radiator problem causing this.

If I were to have them fix it with a new transmission, i would have had the same problem all over. the service manager said I might want to "punt" on this one and let someone else deal with the problem. I decided to take it to AAMCO and they told me that there is a problem with this model where the radiator fails and fluid is cross-contaminated with the transmission. I paid $5000 to have this fixed. Nissan should fess up to this problem. I will never buy another Nissan again.

My Nissan Pathfinder 2005 developed an internal leak in the radiator causing the transmission fluid to mix with water. The dealer even gave us a paper stating the cause of the problem and that it will cause $6K to be fixed. Nissan extended the radiator warranty to 80k miles but most of the problems, according to even the dealer, happen at around 90K miles. Our car has 92K so it's out of warranty. Nissan needs to own the responsibility of their mistake and honor the warranty for defective materials and workmanship.

I have a 2000 Pathfinder LE, the temperature rises when the A/C is on in traffic hold-up, but stabilizes when in motion. What can I do to rectify it? Thank you.

Recently, my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder started to "stutter" or have problems in automatic shifting. I tend to research everything so, I researched the potential problem online to see what it could be to have a ballpark estimate of the unplanned cost to repair. I have only had this vehicle for a little over a year. I quickly learned across many, many forums that other Nissan Pathfinder, Frontier, and Xterra vehicles have also been affected by this stutter.

As I researched further, I also quickly learned that Nissan installed a batch of faulty radiators in these vehicles. The model years potentially affected are 2005-2010. Generally, the faulty radiators are found to crack around 85k miles on these vehicles leading to coolant leaking into the transmission fluid. The transmission then quickly fails and the vehicle is extremely damaged and both the radiator and transmission must be replaced. Upon taking my car in to a local shop, it was confirmed that we had this problem. The coolant was visible in the transmission fluid.

Nissan is fully aware of the faulty radiators being installed. They have records of the VIN numbers of these vehicles affected. Nissan extended the warranty on the radiator assembly to 96 months/80,000 miles (whichever occurs first) and to date, has done nothing about the transmission damage. If you are under the mileage stated (and not over by even one mile) they will reimburse you (not pay for) the radiator repair. Since those of us that were affected already know that the radiators usually don't crack/leak until around/near 85k miles, this extended warranty does not help most.

My husband and I spent our 10th wedding anniversary being miserable over this issue with my car. We called Consumer Affairs at Nissan. The first live person we spoke to seemed nice and even stated that we shouldn't have to pay for the repairs of the known faulty radiator or the transmission. However, since we are at 89k miles, the Regional Manager at Nissan said that we are on our own with this problem and they are not going to pay. This was after we gave them the requested information like our current miles and our VIN number. They also insisted that we get an estimate for repair from a certified Nissan dealer. We asked about not having any notice on this and why no recall has been issued. The regional manager stated that this issue is not a safety recall, and there are no safety issues relating to the radiator assembly. The more we inquired, the more we were told "I cannot answer that."

We have read numerous forum posts from others stating that their Nissan vehicle was affected and upon driving their vehicle (even on the interstate) that the vehicle just stopped while driving it. A mother spoke of driving hers on the interstate with her children in the vehicle, it had the same issue and just quit while driving it. She was almost rear-ended by a tractor trailer truck. How is that not reason for a safety recall?!

I can only assume at this point that someone has to die before this will be seen as a major, major problem. If Nissan cares about their customers at all, they would recall the radiators and fix the transmissions without an 80k cap. It is not the customer's fault (like us) that the vehicle lasted beyond the 80k miles. Again, they know that the problem usually doesn't arise until around 85k miles. The faulty radiators were installed, they knew it, they admitted it, but yet there's a cap on the miles. Some have filed class-action lawsuits and everyone needs to do their part and complain and file suits.

We had an estimate on repair at $5,500. Since this is no fault of ours, this is not right. We don't have the financial ability to pay for these repairs that Nissan is responsible for. Nissan, do something for the families affected before someone dies in one of these vehicles! My Pathfinder sits in my driveway while I am making payments on it. Since I have only had it a year, it's almost too much to digest. My husband takes me to work and back because of this. We really need two vehicles! Because of the severity of the problem, we cannot trade it either. We will eventually have to take out a loan to get it repaired. With a large family, that will cause a lasting burden!

Any news on the current status of on-going class action suits would be appreciated. Has anyone gotten help from Nissan if you are over the 80k mile cap?!

This complaint is not about the dealership but about Nissan Company. I've had several issues with my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. Many of my problems have been manufacturing issues and recalls were issued several years (2-3) after people became aware that many of the same Nissan model have had the problems. Most recently, my transmission and radiator fluids have mixed. The Service Department at Nissan dealership has 3 other Pathfinders and Xterras on the lot with the same problem. Nissan has issued a recall, but only up to 80,000 miles. My car and everyone on the lot has between 90-102,000 miles (out of recall mileage).

How can they continue to get away with issuing recalls intentionally after they know mileage will be exceeded? The total cost to replace my transmission and radiator is $4,600.00-$4,800.00, not to mention so many transmissions are being replaced that they are on back order, and the company is unsure when it can be fixed. One Service Department employee said one of the vehicles had been waiting 3 weeks for a transmission and they aren't sure how much longer. What am I supposed to drive while waiting on my car to be fixed and who has nearly $5,000.00 just lying around to fix a car that's only worth $12-14,000? This is absurd, and Nissan needs to step up and take responsibility for their poor products. Isn't there a lemon law, or can't the attorney general do something about this?

I have had several problems with my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. First, the fuel gauge sensor needed to be replaced for $450. Initially, they did not want to cover it, but they received so many complaints that they finally did recall these associated parts. I had it replaced on 4/12/2011 along with two other recalls on the car. Then, I had to take it back because the car seemed to be driving the same way before it was fixed. When driving the car, it dragged as if it didn't want to go. I took the car back to Nissan in North Plainfield, New Jersey on 4/27/2011 and they told me that the transmission is about to go on the car and the radiator needs to be replaced and the timing chain needs to be changed. Estimated cost is about $7,000.

When the car was taken to them on 4/12/2011, they replaced three different recalls on the vehicle. They had to have known that these things were wrong with the car when they did the diagnostic testing at that time, but they returned it with nothing said.

All the things that have been defective on my car so far are listed with hundreds of complaints against Nissan. They have agreed in good will to repair the transmission. The radiator was still covered under the warranty. They want to charge me $2,000 for the timing chain. Nissan Consumer Affairs was contacted and they stated that they will not cover the timing chain.

Nissan should be held accountable if they are liable.

My radiator messed up and leaked water into my transmission. My vehicle stalled at a red light in a busy city and wouldn't go and a tractor trailer nearly rear ended me. I took this to a Nissan dealership and they said they knew about the problem. A lot of the Pathfinders are having the problem that Nissan had a defect in the radiator, but I had to pay $5000 to get it fixed. I decided to get it fixed from someone that was much cheaper. I still had to buy the stuff from nissan and it was outrageous.

I had it fixed twice and now it's torn up again. I was driving down the road and it stalled in the middle of the four lane and kicked into 4 low and won't come out. So now I've got to have it rebuilt or completely replaced which will be around $3700, after I've already put close to $2000. Nissan should have paid back replacement and fix anything that has to do with the default radiator. It's not our faults the consumers that Nissan put a default radiator in our vehicles. Please do something about this. I'm a single mom with no help and I need my vehicle to work and to take my children where they go.

I have a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder and the transmission has gone out and of course, it is out of warranty. The dealer told me that I have to purchase a new transmission. I maintained all the scheduled maintenance. I tried another mechanic and they are having a hard time locating a used one. I am so disappointed with the Pathfinder. I will not be purchasing another one. A transmission is a major cost, over $4,500. I told the dealer that I noticed that many people are having problems with the transmission and they told me that they have not heard of any complaints regarding the transmissions.

I guess I should not expect them to admit that. I also had to replace the fuel sensor three times already. The last time, the dealer told me it was out of warranty. I just had it replaced 100 days prior. I spoke to the manager and they agreed to cover it this time. It has been a year and I believe that I was having trouble with it again before the transmission went out.

I own a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I have had many problems with the car. Recently I was driving and was stopped at a light at a major intersection. The coolant gauge went to hot and the car would not move when I pressed the gas pedal. I was able to pull over and the car had to be towed.

I had the car towed to the Nissan dealer I purchased the car from in Pennsylvania. The service man called and told me it would be $8000.00 to fix the car. Apparently in the Pathfinder there was an internal hose in the radiator that cracked and mixed the coolant with the transmission fluid which ruined the transmission. I need a new radiator and a new transmission. There are no warning lights to alert you of a problem and when the car does overheat your transmission is already destroyed. I contacted Nissan North America. They said they could not do anything.

They were aware of this problem and extended the warranty to 80k miles, unfortunately my car has 86k. This problem seems to occur around 85k. I went in and talked to our dealer and the owner called Nissan North America to see if they could assist at all. Again, they would not offer any assistance.

I am so disappointed with Nissan, this should be a recall. I guess this company is waiting for people to be killed. This is a major safety issue as well as a major ripoff to the customers. I will never buy a Nissan again. It is a shame because this is my second Pathfinder and I was happy with these cars. The economic damage is over $8000.00 based on this recent problem. That does not include no transportation for over two weeks and towing charges.

I purchased a new Pathfinder 2006. I have been experiencing problem upon problem since August 2010 when the truck ECM/IPDM went out on me while I was driving. Nissan had first denied that it was a manufacturers defect and refused to assist me in replacing the high cost item. As I paid nearly $2000 to repair the ECM/IPDM, on the same day as I was to pick up the truck from the dealership, I noticed some ringing belt noise from under the car but the service personnel from the dealership denied any noise. As I drove out of the dealership, approximately 45 minutes later, the service engine soon light came up and I returned the truck. Later I was informed I needed two front catalytic converters and the cost is about $2200. Later Nissan of North America admitted the fact that the ECM/IPDM is manufacturers defect and they issued a recall.

I sent Nissan of North America all the cost involving the defect on my vehicle which mounted to about $5k plus but Nissan failed to refund all my money. Later, I received a recall noticed for the same brand of my truck that I should take it to the dealers to check the radiator assemble line. Two weeks ago, around the week of March 16,2011, I took the truck to Nissan dealer on Thornton Road in Georgia. The service manager told me that my truck had too much miles that exceeded the recommended miles and they refused to check my vehicle. Week of March 22, 2011, I was experiencing problem. When I stepped on the gas, the truck RPM will rise high and truck will be loosing speed. Today 3/26/2011 as I was driving, I started smelling gas and like a burning rubber. Later, I saw heavy smoke coming from the inside right side of the hood of the truck and the truck will not move forward but was going on reverse.

As others have described, my 2005 Pathfinder radiator failed mixing radiator and transmissions fluids together. Thus, it destroyed my transmission which cost $5,800 to be fixed. It was 6,000 miles past the radiator warranty extension of 80,000. Nissan refused to pay for sending out to non-Nissan to repair. It will still cost over $3800. Nissan not standing by their products by not repairing engine for those of us with the same problems.

My 2005 Nissan Pathfinder misses and slips with jerking. Initially, it has problems at certain speeds like 50mph and until every time I drive it. I've seen many reports like this on the internet. It has occurred to me last year.

This is what happened to my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. On September 2007, I had to have the horn replaced. On May 2009, it's service engine light came on, but Nissan dealership was unable to find out the cause. They cleared the code and replaced the battery, but the service engine light returned 6 months after. The check air bag light stayed on, the dealership cleared code.

On November 2009, fuel sensor stopped working. I have not had it replaced yet. On May 2010, the car started overheating. The first mechanic did a coolant flush. Transmission fluid was found in radiator and I had the radiator replaced two weeks later. On August 2010, I noticed bad shaking in engine. The electric ignition and fuel system were tuned up but the engine backfired in second gear. The ignition coil was replaced.

I contacted Nissan consumer affairs via email to file a complaint about the problems I was having. I only received the standard thank for contacting us reply. On October 2010, I had the transmission replaced and I noticed that the catalytic converters needed to be replaced. I have not had it replaced it yet. The service department noticed that the front drive shaft had a bad U joint and the technician drilled two exhaust bolts.

On November 2010, while I driving on the interstate highway at 65 mph the car just cut off. I had the throttle body and Intelligent Power Distribution Module (IPDM) replaced. On December 2010, a recall for the engine control module was issued shortly after this repair. I asked the dealer's service department if the IPDM was part of this recall and was told no.

I contacted Nissan consumer affairs because I was getting fed up at this point and they informed me it was part of the recall. The service department noticed a bad front drive shaft and repaired it at no charge. Please note that I still need to have the fuel sensor replaced (estimated at $350) along with the catalytic converters (estimated at $1800). This was planned for February 2011.

There are two other recalls. I contacted Nissan about this because my car was shipped from the factory in Smyrna, TN to Freehold, NJ. where it was purchased by the first owner in 2005 then I purchased it in 2007. I then moved to Texas in August 2007. The recall states Nissan is recalling 242,720 2005-2009 Pathfinder, Frontier and Xterra vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in twenty states and the District of Columbia.

In areas of the country which use heavy concentrations of road salt in the winter, a mixture of snow, water and salt can enter into the front crash zone sensor (CZS) housing. If this occurs, the CZS may internally rust resulting in a signal interruption. If this happens, the red air bag warning light will illuminate to alert the vehicle operator. Nissan claims it only affects certain models based on the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and my vehicle was not one of them.

But I reported this very same problem in May 2009. Another recall states that Nissan is recalling certain front and rear lower links sold between November 25, 2009 and May 14, 2010 as replacement parts for model year 2004 through 2010 Titan, Armada, and Qx56, and model years 2005 through 2010 Frontier, Xterra, and Pathfinder vehicles. The lower control link assembly has two cylindrical collars forming the inboard attachment points to the chassis. Due to an improper welding process some collars may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications. I contacted Nissan about this and they stated it only affects certain models based on the VIN. I asked if this was related to the drive shaft and they stated it was not.

I bought a Nissan Pathfinder and extended warranty in 2008. My oil pressure light came on while driving on the highway. I was towed to the dealer and was told that I had sludge and needed a new engine. Nissan declined my claim on my extended warranty for an engine due to lack of maintenance records. When I challenged that I had records, I was told that they couldn't guarantee when did the sludge build up as I have only had the car two years. I explained that I bought the car directly from Nissan and not a private owner. I was told it didn't matter, this decision was final. I dealt with Nissan for two months with some very poor customer service before getting an answer on my claim. Nissan still refuses to honor this extended warranty.

All Nissan 2005-2006 Pathfinders have faulty radiators which is causing an issue to transmission. I have been calling Nissan day after day and they refuse to pay for the repairs when they are fully aware there is an issue with these model and year cars. It's not right for consumers to pay 4k-7k on this car and they know there is an issue. I have taken my car over and over again to Nissan before the truck was out of warranty and they would tell me they don't have time for this and they can't duplicate the problem. Now my car is out of warranty and they are telling me they cant help me unless I bring the truck to a Nissan dealership. Why would I bring it back to a dealership after all the times I have taken off work and brought my car there and no one would help me? Now I'm stuck with a bill of $4,449. This is insane.

Add me to the list of victims owning a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I contacted Nissan in regards to the transmission/radiator issues. I currently do not have the mixing of fluids (yet) but wanted Nissan to take precautionary measures by replacing the radiator before this happens and ruins the transmission. I was told directly by Nissan consumer affairs that they will do nothing until the failure occurs. In other words, they want the consumer to wait until the radiator cracks and leaks fluid into the transmission (destroying the transmission) until they will even address it.

I was told that they would not send my case to a regional representative because "no problem exists." This is a failure on Nissan's part to do what is right. They want to extend the warranty for "failures only" to 80,000 miles despite the average failure rate for this problem occurring just beyond 80,000 miles. By insisting that they will not fix anything until the problem occurs, Nissan stands a much greater chance of these vehicles reaching the warranty mileage limitation. I will be writing a letter of complaint to the Nissan CEO, the BBB, and the state attorney general. Who would be foolish enough to wait until the problem spills into their transmission (possibly with their family in the car) to address this issue? That would be irresponsible of me as a consumer just as it is irresponsible of Nissan as a corporation!

Update about my Nissan Pathfinder 2006 case # xxxx with Nissan of North America. On Oct. 18,2010 I paid $75 tow fees to Nissan dealers of Lithia Spring. Prior to that, I purchased the IPDM at about $200 myself and a family friend replaced the IPDM and nissan dealers of Lithia Spring replaced the ECM for about $1631.90 with a 10% discount and I paid $1481.49 on Oct 26, 2010 at 3:10pm. That same day and time, as the service adviser drove my car to the front for pick up, I noticed some unusual noise from the bottom of the car and I asked what was that noise? The service adviser pretended not to hear of any noise and I kept on insisting on it because it was very pronounced and I never have any of that prior. The service adviser later on said, "It could be the plate holding the exhaust that may got loose, but you can remove it or tie it with a small wire."

I said to the nissan dealer service adviser, "Was the manufacturer stupid enough to put the plate around the exhaust and I am the smart one to remove the plate or apply a wire?" I kept on pushing to have the dealers be more specific as to why and where the noise was coming from and the service adviser was not willing to work with me but he took my money away. Three hours later, my service engine soon light came on again. I immediately called the Nissan dealership again and reported and I was instructed to return the car the next day but Ireturned the car the same day I picked it up from the dealer.

One of the service adviser then mentioned about catalytic converter, as I tried to get more information about what could cause the catalytic conveter to go out on a four year old car? Once again, the service adviser does not want to talk rather insisted until a technician check the verhicle. On October 28, 2010, Nissan service adviser called me and told me that, "Your car need two front catalytic conveters and it will cost you about $2000+." I pleaded with the service adviser that I did not have that kind of money and I felt cheated once again by Nissan. The Nissan dealer of Lithia Spring refused to do anything to fix this situation. I picked the car on November 1,2010 and I am still driving the car with the service engine soon light in a panic at all times.

Today is December 11, 2010. I got a post card from nissan of North America recalling the ECM problem from 2005-2006 Pathfinders. I need Nissan to refund 100% of all the expenses including loan payments made for the entire two months while the car remain packed, pain and suffering, stress this issue puts me and my three children through.

Update about my Nissan Pathfinder 2006 case # xxxx with Nissan of north America. On Oct. 18, 2010, I paid $75 tow fees to Nissan dealers of Lithia Spring. Prior to that, I purchased the IPDM at about $200 myself and a family friend replaced the IPDM and Nissan dealers of Lithia Spring replaced the ECM for about $1631.90 with a 10% discount and I paid $1481.49 on Oct 26, 2010 at 3:10pm. That same day and time, as the service adviser drove my car to the front for pick up, I noticed some unusual noise from the bottom of the car and I asked what was that noise.

The service adviser pretended not to hear of any noise as I kept on insisting on it because it was very pronounced and I never have any of that prior. The service adviser later on said, "It could be the plate holding the exhaust that may got loose but you can remove it or tie it with a small wire." I said to the Nissan dealer service adviser, "Was the manufacturer stupid enough to put the plate around the exhaust and I am the smart one to remove the plate or apply a wire?"

I kept on pushing to have the dealers be more specific as to why and where the noise was coming from and the service adviser was not willing to work with me, but he took my money away. Three hours later, my service engine soon light came on again. I immediately called the Nissan dealership again and reported and I was instructed to return the car the next day but I returned the car the same day I picked it up from the dealer.

One of the service adviser then mentioned about catalytic converter, as I tried to get more information about what could cause the catalytic converter to go out on a four year old car? Once again, the service adviser does not want to talk rather insisted until a technician check the vehicle. On October 28, 2010, Nissan service adviser called me and told me that, "Your car needs two front catalytic converters and it will cost you about $2000+."

I pleaded with the service adviser that I did not have that kind of money and I felt cheated once again by Nissan. The Nissan dealer of Lithia Spring refused to do anything to fix this situation. I picked the car on November 1,2010 and I am still driving the car with the service engine soon light in a panic at all times. Today is December 11, 2010. I got a post card from Nissan of North America recalling the ECM problem from 2005-2006 pathfinders. I need Nissan to refund 100% of all the expenses including loan payments made for the entire two months while the car remain packed, pain and suffering, stress this issue puts me and my three children through.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder with 105,000 miles. Two issues: Bad fuel sensor causing my fuel gauge to no longer work at about 80,000 miles. Nissan will not replace this defective part because my vehicle is out of warranty. This is a known defect seen on countless Nissan Pathfinders. The 2nd problem and biggest surprise is that the radiator is leaking coolant into the transmission through a known defect in the radiator causing the transmission to jerk and slip. I was quoted $6,500 by Nissan to replace the radiator and transmission. I was told that the transmission is now contaminated and cannot be fixed, only replaced.

I asked Nissan if the new radiator would not leak into the new transmission and they said there is no way to know and that I would have to replace the transmission and radiator if the radiator failed, too. Nissan will not cover this because I'm out of warranty now. I had visited Nissan 1 year after I bought the vehicle because I observed intermittent issues with the transmission. Most notably, the 4WD error light would come on (even though I was in 2WD) and the transmission would slip.

The only way to clear this problem was to put the vehicle in neutral, turn the vehicle off and then back on. This would clear the 4WD error light and the transmission would stop slipping. I took the vehicle to Nissan and they said they could not duplicate the issue. I left to believe that the transmission has been slowly failing since 1 year of ownership and now I'm stuck with a $35,000 piece of junk.

Great news! Nissan has extended the warranty on the fuel sending unit and is now covered for 72,000 or 72 months. I previously complained about the issue on this site: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_pathfinder_p2.html.

Since then, Nissan has extended the warranty and the part is now covered for me. Check out the details. Hooray! (http://www.nissanassist.com/web/Fuel-Sending-Unit/faqs.php?menu=4)

I have a 2005 Nissan pathfinder and nothing but trouble. First it stared with noise loud noise when I would cut the heater on. Took it in and service said we didn't and don't hear it. Ok 2008 the fuel tank had to be drop to replace some sensor. They said if you have had it replaced, we would refund your money. Well they are making me jump over the moon to get it. That was on Tuesday. Well, on Thursday, the dang car stop. Now I have to pay 800.00 to replace some IPDM switch. I know it is the same thing I took it in back in 2008. I will never purchase and will make sure everyone I know will not purchase one with my new Facebook page. I hate Nissan.

My husband looked at it and said, "I thought they put a new radiator in?" They had actually patched mine and charged me for a new one. I took it back in and they replaced it for no charge. However, shortly after that, I took it to another mechanic because Nissan said I needed to have other things replaced as well but I had lost all trust with any Nissan Dealership.

I had the repairs done that he looked at and suggested which cost me another $2,000. A couple of weeks later, I brought it back to him because it was hesitating again during acceleration. He said that my transmission fluid was low and that I needed to have it flushed again. He checked my transmission but said it was still good and did not need to be replaced. Needless to say I still have the jerking during acceleration and I do not know what to do. I have replaced many parts on this vehicle and still cannot pin point the problem. I am very frustrated with this car, but it's so upside down that I would be worse off if I trade it in. My tire pressure sensors also need to be replaced; one more thing to add to my list of repairs.

Bought our Nissan Pathfinder 2000 in 2008. Motor blew up 75 days later. $3800 odometer was at 162,901 when purchased. When it stopped it was 173,105. Business in Invercargill fixed it then it broke down again 10 months later, odometer at 195,423. Business in Invercargill that fixed it the first time took it said it shouldn't cost much more than $3500 ended up being $8000. After they fixed it, the engine light was still flashing. They looked at it a few times then in the end, we said no more. Took it to tribunal. We got $1100 out of the car salesman for the first job but ended up with $8000 bill.

Wasn't running right engine light. Was still flashing. Took it to another mechanic, they said the fuel pump was filthy and they reset the computer. Was going okay until 2000 kms later. Now the heater stops going hot and the temperature gauge goes right up too high. When I turn the heater off, the temperature gauge goes down but after a while it rises again. Help! Help! Please!

2005 Nissan Pathfinder. Got it brand new. The continued problems seem common to lots of people. Nissan doesn't own responsibility. Some problems included fuel gauge, emissions system, suspension, and parts falling off. Now it's the radiator/transmission. The company is very disappointing to work with. Thousands of dollars spent to repair. Still in disrepair.

I bought a new 2007 Nissan Pathfinder, which was still under warranty when I noticed that the fuel gauge stopped working and the check engine light came on. I immediately took the truck to the Nissan dealership (Coggin Nissan on Atlantic in Jacksonville, FL). They checked it and turned the sensor off. I was told that I did tighten the gas cap enough, to hear 3 clicks and that caused the sensor light to trigger. Three months later, the same thing happened and I assure the Nissan dealership I had tightened the gas cap (hearing the 3 clicks) and asked that they check for recalls, which there were none.

Seven months later, the sensor light comes back on, my warranty is over and I am told the sensor needs to be replaced. It is amazing how the sensor did not need to be replaced when the truck was still under warranty. I know 2 other people with Pathfinders who have had the same problem and have had to pay to have the sensor replaced. This is definitely a faulty sensor in the Nissan Pathfinders and Nissan should step up and do the recall related to this part (sensor)!

I would fill up my gas tank and the gauge would still read empty or incorrect so I took my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder to be serviced; they told me the fuel sending unit need to be replaced so I paid for it and then saw online they have a recall for certain models including 2006 Nissan Pathfinders that are having the same problem.

I called Nissan and told them my car had the same problem and I would like to be reimbursed for the money I paid; they said my car is not included in the recall! I am flabbergasted by this. Am I not having the exact same issue they are recalling on the exact same year and make vehicle? (Why yes, I am) So I do not understand how these crooks are saying my car is not covered!

I smell a class action lawsuit since I have read tons and tons of complaints of people with the exact same problem and it seems we all have receipts. Is there anyone willing to help us?

I have a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder used by my wife with 50000 miles. One day she comes to me and tells me the car is hard to steer. I drove it and she was right, the steering got really hard. On the next available day, I took the car to the dealer. After hours of troubleshooting, they said my steering bearing was bad and they had to repair and my steering column would have to be replaced. I needed the car to be fixed, so I had them do the work. This shouldn't happen on a car with 50000 miles and used just as a daily driver. This should be a recall item. Total cost of repair was approximately $1100.

I bought a used 2005 Pathfinder 2 years ago. No problems for a while then, problems with the gas gauge. I lived with that. Then 2 weeks ago, my heat stopped blowing warm air. I took the truck to a mechanic and sure enough, I was losing coolant which was going into the transmission. Eventually, the transmission will fail just like the many hundreds have that you see here and at other websites. I traded it in last week for a different SUV. I've always liked Pathfinders and I was thrilled when I bought it. What a piece of junk! I will never buy another Nissan as long as I live! I will make it a point to let anybody, that will listen, to stay away! If this saves one person from buying a Pathfinder, then it is worth my 10 minutes writing this. By the way, the car had 46000 miles on it. That's it. Thanks for listening.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. There was a nationwide recall on their fuel sending unit. I took my pathfinder and they are stating that the recall is not specific to my vehicle identification number. I had the same part replaced in 2007 and now, I have the same problem again. I spoke to the regional office and they refused to assist. Is there anything you can do to assist me? Whenever I put gas in the vehicle, it still shows as empty so I am always afraid that I may run out of gas. The needle for the gauge never moves from empty so I am constantly putting gas in the tank. I am a pregnant mother with 2 small children. I really need some help.

Aug 2010,it died at work. Got it towed to Nissan. They said that the transmission needed to be replaced and the radiator as well and the cost starting at $5,300. I asked what that had to do with it starting. It was computer related. Ugh! Why won't Nissan see that this is a recall issue not a consumer normal wear issue.

Same problem driving 34 to 40 mphs, the car starts shaking. This has to be a recall issue. So many complaints same problem. Fuel gauge doesn't work.

My car is not even five years old. I purchased my brand new Pathfinder in 2006 from the Lancaster Dealership. My check engine light came on and just today I took it to the York Apple Nissan Dealership because I will not take it to Lancaster Nissan due to the poor, poor, poor customer service and lack of caring (Mr. Bob *** Green Team). York Apple Nissan( who were far more courteous) did a diagnostic and said I needed a new transmission and a radiator. The car is not even five years old and I have seen online the many complaints for the same problems. Come on, Nissan. Take responsibility. I am a single parent driving my one and only car to work and depend on it. The dealership said I should not be driving it at all due to the problems. Why would this come out of my own pocket? This car is under five years old. There should be no major problems like this at all. Nissan, stand by your vehicles! They are def not doing this!

My 2006 Nissan Pathfinder has a bad fuel gauge that has the same symptoms as the recall that was issued. However, my VIN was not included in the recall and Nissan will not explain why it is not covered. There is only 42,000 miles on the vehicle and the fuel gauge is very problematic and is about $500 to fix. I have called the dealer and Nissan consumer affairs (twice) but have been told it will not be covered.

Pathfinder 2005 - The fuel censor is on and will not go off. Will cost me a lot of money I don't have. I have bought many Nissans over the past 20 years. They need to honor this problem.

I have been having multiple problems with my vehicle since I purchased it on December 26, 2005. In 2006, my wind shield cracked and I took it to the dealers and I was told it had an impact and they would not cover my broken shield. How could multiple Nissan SUVs with different owners could have similar defect? One of another pathfinder with a tag number 515SCC has the same type of broken shield and another Nissan owner with a Nissan Amada, has the same type of broken shield. Could that be a coincident or could that be a manufacture defect?

In 2008, I was told my tire sensors in the front need replacement and it cost about $500 to replace and I don't have the fund to fix it and my light is still on. In January 2010, my service engine soon light came up. I paid $95 for diagnostic and I was told the fuel sensor need to be replaced. This was exactly two weeks after Nissan Union City on Jonesboro Rd, Georgia took my $750 for 90,000 miles inspection and services. It cost about $400 to replace. I don't have the money for it and I was in serious tears and I told the service desk staff that Nissan technician are setting up customers for expensive repairs.

On august 27, 2010, as I was driving on the high way 85N near the Atlanta airport heading to downtown Atlanta with five others in the car with me, my service engine soon light, VDC off light, and SLIP light came up and my car immediately lost power from 55miles per down to zero miles in the middle of high way. I was almost hit due to immediate shut off system. I pulled to the side and turn off the car and as soon as I crank the car, it was making a very high ideal sound. I paid $60 to tow my car in to the dealers.

The service rep. at Nissan of Union City, GA are so mean and no compassion. Dealers diagnosed it as ECM code or IPDM code problem which would cost about $1700 plus. They charged me $95 for diagnosis. I asked them why charged me $95 and can't be very specific with my car trouble? I contacted Nissan manufacturers and I was assigned a rep. Cristy a regional specialist (1xxx)xxx-xxxx X xxxx. She may be a manager but she was very rude and non-considerate at all. My case # was xxxxxxx.

Cristy informed me that my car problem is not under manufacturers warranty. ECM and IPDM computer system are 8yrs or 80,000miles and my car has 122,000miles. I have never gone to a vocation with my family so when I purchased my brand new pathfinder I drove from Atlanta to DC, Atlanta to PA, Atlanta to Indiana two times.

My question is if this is a 4year old car, how could the vehicle of 4 years have two computerized defect that even the dealers them self would not specify the exact defect with a cost of over $1700? How could the manufacturers put a limit to my driving of only 10,000 miles per year so that my car computer system would remain under warranty? Is Nissan operating a monopoly game with consumers life? I regretted putting my hand on a Nissan car. I am still making payment on this dead car of $552 monthly. My insurance is due Sept 11, 2010. My tag is due for renewal in two weeks and it is not cheap either. My next step is to file with the BBB. I already reported my concern.

I could have been killed with five others in the car and no one would have known what may have happened. Toyota had a name for "run away " after uncountable numbers of consumers life were lost and so Nissan manufacturer most revise customer relation with some compassion and they most revise their warranty policy. And for each service centers, they most provide a life view of each customers vehicle as it has been serviced on (most make this an open option to each customer and most verbally inform each customer that this option is open).

This would allow each customer to keep up with what and how each technician handles vehicles. Because I strongly felt that technician are doing something to the vehicles to cause the next chain reaction after short period of time. I am still out of car since August 27,2010. I took a rental car for 6 days total cost with the diagnostic fees and sharp fees $500+ $25 emission test fee that was done prior to August 27, 2010 + $245 tag fee + $292 insurance + $552 monthly car loan payment and unexpected repair cost of $1700= $3000+ in less than one month and I don't have any income at this moment due to personal health issues and recent lost.

Nissan Pathfinder purchased new in 2006. The car stopped (engine shut down) in the middle of the road 3 times. I've had my car repaired at Nissan in 2006 for a fuel pump/filter, 2007 fuel line and 3 times for a fuel sensor. I will return for the 4th time due to the car having the same problem with the fuel sensor reading. The fuel needle will drop to empty at any time. I have been told the problem was fixed, only to have the same problem occur again today. I live in Atlanta, GA. The traffic is horrific. I drive an unreliable car that is subject to stop at any time, at the middle of the highway, day or night. I dread driving this car and fear that I may cause a wreck or have an accident with my family in the car. I don't feel safe in this car anymore.

I have a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder that I had a problem with on a vacation to Florida. While driving down to FL, I noticed my fuel gauge stopped working. I had just filled up with gas and it did not move off of the "E" mark and my check engine light came on. So I took it to Key Nissan in Hardeville, SC. They informed that there had been a recall on this problem for the 2006 Pathfinders. However, my vehicle was not covered under the recall, so they charged me $445.20 to fix it.

Just the labor alone was $290.21 and it only took about 45 minutes to fix. My problem after calling Nissan to stand behind their recall is that they refused to stand behind it because my VIN number was not on the recall list. Yet I had the same problem that they recalled for. I think this is very wrong and it will be the last Nissan I ever purchase again. After reading all the complaints on consumer affairs.com about the 2006 Pathfinder, you would think someone would do something about this problem, like make it right.

2005 Pathfinder experiencing inaccurate fuel gauge reading. Pathfinder has 60000 miles on it. Symptoms occur after filling tank with gas. Service Engine light comes on and the fuel gauge indicator shows empty with the low fuel light turned on. It stays this way for several starts and stops and then eventually the fuel gauge indicator rises to indicate a full fuel tank but the service engine light is still on. After several more starts and stops the check engine light turns off until I fill the gas tank again and then the entire process starts over. I reported the issue to Nissan. They told me to take it to a Nissan dealership to have it diagnosed and then to call them back and they would see what they could do to assist me. They did run the VIN number and indicated that this vehicle was not included in the recall.

They still encourage me to take to a Nissan dealership to have is checked out and then to call them back with the diagnosis. I did what they suggested and did have to pay $85 for a diagnostic fee at the dealership. The dealership confirmed it was the fuel gauge sensor (sending unit) which need to be replaced. Total cost about $450. I called Nissan back to see if they would cover this. After approximately a week and a half they determined they would not offer any assistance. This should be covered by the 60,000 mile warranty included the fuel pump but no dice. My experience was Nissan took a very hard line that was sternly communicated by their representatives in an unpleasant tone. Still yet, Nissan does have a recall for this issue however my vehicle is not included because of where it was assembled and the part numbers used in the vehicle aren't included in the recall. Seems to me this is a more wide spread issue than they are admitting. I myself have seen and read many, many complaints about this issue being reported and I do consider this a safety issue.

Took my 2005 pathfinder to the dealer for a routine oil change. I have not missed a single routine maintenance since it was purchased and a the Nissan dealer I purchased it from is the only people that have ever touched the vehicle. I was shocked to receive the call that I needed a new radiator and some flushes, etc for $1,500 and there is a 75% chance that may save the transmission. However, if it doesn't, then I need a new transmission for $5,000 or consider trading in the vehicle.

They are saying an issue with a crack in the radiator which was causing the transmission fluid to become contaminated, thus ruining the transmission. I owe less than 1,600 and have 85,000 miles. I purchased this vehicle as my first non-American made vehicle and received a lot of good reviews and recommendations about it at the time. I have (had) every intention of driving this car for 200,000 miles. Now what?

I brought out 2006 Pathfinder in to the dealership with a complaint of car clunking into gear or not moving into gear at all. I was informed that, like many others, this was an issue with a crack in the radiator which was causing the transmission fluid to become contaminated, thus ruining the transmission. They quoted me at a $7000 tab to fix it! I told them that they needed to give me a better quote or I would go elsewhere for the work, stating that we are good customers who just bought another vehicle from them only 2 months ago (thankfully not a Pathfinder! ), had all of our service done there, etc.

We will see what the quote comes in at, but he couldn't even tell me if the replacement parts were different than faulty ones, or just new faulty ones! He had to check and call me back. He says that they are different, which is interesting considering that Nissan refuses to recall the faulty parts in the first place! I am going to our local consumer advocates on the local news to see if they can help. I heard that there was a class action lawsuit starting. Does anyone have info?

In 2006, my husband purchased me a 2005 Pathfinder as a wedding gift. The car seemed really nice and the amenities were perfect for our family size. Here we are in 2010, where the warranty has expired for all major work needed. First there was the check engine light, said to have been caused by the cat. converter, this was over 600.00 done at the dealer. Next few months, I am driving and in the middle of heavy traffic the car just wont move, I panic and turn it off and try it again several times before it drove very sluggishly and the check engine light appears.

I go online and read up on transmission issues with Nissan Pathfinders. Only to find numerous, pages and pages of articles about radiator issues where fluid leaks and cause the transmission to eventually go. I also read that Nissan gave these customers many problems regarding this matter and will not recall or honor this apparent defect which has happened to many Pathfinders. We took our car to a transmission specialist and PepBoys. Both tell me that there is a transmission problem however with Nissan's coding it needs to be checked by a Nissan dealer for specifics.

I have it placed on diagnostic at Nissan dealer. They tell my husband and I that there is a problem with the radiators and it will affect the transmission if its not repaired soon. We question about the apparent ongoing problem with the Pathfinders and its many complaints. The Service mechanic, tells us he has seen this problems many times and is aware that it does exist with this car, however, he doesn't know how Nissan handles it. We immediately drive the car home which is about 15 minutes away, park it and decide on how to handle this. We decide to go ahead and have the radiator replace to avoid further damage since we are still paying a note for about 18 more months. This cost was about 900.00 and we took it to our mechanic who is a mechanic for Toyota. Everything was done fine.

My first day driving to work, the car did the exact same thing as before stalled and would not move. We took it back to our mechanic, whom told us the transmission is truly gone. He didn't feel comfortable with working on our Nissan since he was mechanic and very much more familiar with Toyota. So, being extremely upset with Nissan for telling us it was not the transmission and it truly was as well, the same issue everyone who owns this vehicle has complained about. We took the car to a transmission specialist AMMCO. They are charging us 2000.00 for the transmission and we really had no other choice but again to have it repaired. Now, we receive a call while it's being repaired telling us that the computer chip in this vehicle is ruined as well, an additional 750.00. We have put in well over 4000.00 in repairs for this vehicle since the warranty has expired and are livid.

I had never in a million years thought a Nissan would ever have these problems, always was told they are good reliable vehicles. So untrue. I would never ever recommend Nissan to anyone ever again nor will me or anyone in my family ever look to purchase anything with the Nissan label. I also would like to seek information on how to file or be added to a civil suit against Nissan.

This is horrible, when you're a hard working family who assumed they had a reliable vehicle for the family. To now having to get rides, alternate the one vehicle we have and go through financial set backs over a vehicle we are still paying a note. Just the worse experience ever. i only pray my husband and I can make it through and get rid of this vehicle immediately.

I bought my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder in Aug. 5 for $26,500 cash. The first 2 years ran like a dream, just scratches showed up more, windshield got pinhole cracks but it didn't bother me. Then noises started, heat shield loose, strange noises, etc. Then after 3 years with 36,000, all hell breaks loose. Fuel sensor goes $500, Geico reimbursed me $250 (thank God). Serpentine drive belt, UV joints front and back, clamps holding the exhaust two of them broke. Then fan clutch which was not under warranty $465, Geico reimbursed me $220 of this. Finally, the old vibration at 60-80mph that I thought was the tranny (like everyone else), it was the rear drive train. Thank God it was under warranty till 3 more weeks or else, the dealer told me that it would have been another $500. I got lucky. I will not buy another Pathfinder. These 4x4 have too many parts holding the truck up that go wrong always.

My 2005 Nissan Pathfinder's gas gauge stopped working. It stays on empty, run out of gas. A safety issue.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder with about 110k miles on it. As soon as my extended warranty ran out at 72k miles, dealership warned me about the engine noise caused by bad secondary timing chain and quoted about $2k to fix the problem. At about 80k miles, I've noticed the transmission vibration and slip going about 55-65mph. Also at the same time frame, my fuel sensor went out and the gauge goes to empty below half tank.

I've contacted Nissan's consumer affairs and the only reply I've ever received was that they are sorry but there is no recall on this vehicle. I've seen hundreds of complaints all over the Web for these exact same problems on the exact same Pathfinder models. This is definitely a manufacturer's defect which Nissan is avoiding to deal with. I would never ever buy a Nissan nor would I ever recommend any of my friends and relatives to buy a Nissan.

I purchased a Nissan Pathfinder SE in November of 2006. It was brand new and paid in full within a week of buying the vehicle. I purchased the vehicle because I have a growing family and needed more room. The vehicle began having problems after my 36,000 mile factory warranty was over due to the mileage on the vehicle. My radiator had a slow leak for a while and it went unnoticed.

I serviced the vehicle only at Nissan dealerships. Between 36,000 and 53,000 miles things just stopped working in the vehicle. My sideview mirror electronic controls stopped working. I could not adjust my vehicles mirrors, which became very dangerous when driving on the highways. I brought my vehicle to Route 22 Nissan for a routine oil change. I dealt with a service technician named Ryan. He was dishonest and very aggressive in trying to sell me services for my vehicle.

I explained that I am collecting unemployment and dealing with a fixed income. After being hassled, he talked me into doing a routine radiator flush. On 2/19/10. I was there for over three hours because the technician was having problems putting on the radiator cap. After leaving the dealership the radiator began to leak more and more.

On July 4th, weekend my radiator cap eventually broke off, because it was not secured properly after the service. I explained to Nissan that the car was recently serviced at Route 22 Nissan. After my vehicle was serviced on 2/19/10, I had an exorbitant amount of problems, I never had before. My A/C started not to work, my gas gauge did not work, my sensor and valve on the front passenger side was coming out of it's position. My gas gauge problem became very dangerous.

I contacted Nissan and explained my displeasure with the vehicle. I paid in full for the vehicle and feel like I wasted my money. I had three previous cars from different manufacturers and did not have any of those problems. Nissan refused to acknowledge any of the problems and did not offer any type of assistance. I sent an e-mail to Vice President Al Castignetti, because my Dad had a really bad seizure and almost died on July 2nd. My Dad sacrificed and bought the vehicle by taking money out of his 401k. So his grand kids can be safe and comfortable.

I could not drive to the hospital to see him. He had to have an emergency pace maker surgery that weekend. I spoke to Michelle at Nissan, the individual who was handling my claim. I was in the hospital while my Dad was in the operating room.

She knew the current situation and had the audacity to tell me that, Nissan is not going to help me. Because I mentioned in my claim that, I will not buy another vehicle from Nissan. If some responsibility is not taken and financial reprieve is not given in some way. Knowing that the person that purchased the vehicle for me is in the hospital being operated on and I had to borrow someone else's car just to get to the hospital is a total slap in my face.

This country has become extremely disappointing when protecting hard working, good paying consumers. I almost got into a terrible accident because my gas gauge shows the vehicle as always being empty. I cannot get an accurate reading and almost ran out of gas on the NJ Turnpike with my entire family in the car on a 100 degree day, with no A/C. I feel like I am wasting my time dealing with Nissan. It was an extremely difficult situation and experience.

The damage cost me $715.00 to replace my radiator and that is all I was able to fix. I still have the gas gauge problem, no A/C and the vehicle transmission is starting to slip because of the radiator fluid leaking into the transmission. I can't afford to fix these problems. When you go to the dealerships service department, there is no empathy. They just want to run up the biggest service bill for you to pay.

I have a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. I purchased it brand new at the end of 2005 and have been the only owner. It sounds like I have the same exact problem most of the people listed here have. Just yesterday, when taking in my car for its routine service, I was told that both my radiator and transmission are out; they are done and I need to replace them. It is costing me approximately $5800 and I have been shocked and surprised because I had no previous obvious signs that this was going on. Not even strange sounds, signs of getting over-heated or even having the sensor light go on. I mean, if the sensor light goes on for something as simple as low air pressure in my tires, I would only assume that for something as serious as my transmission, it would light on, too.

Apparently fluid from the radiator got into the transmission, that has damaged it all and needs to be replaced. My vehicle warranty expired at 75,000 miles which was only 8,000 miles ago, but nothing can be done now and I have to pay. It seems to me that this is a general problem to many Nissan Pathfinders, mostly years 2005/2006. I have always taken my vehicle for service at the same dealership where I purchased it, and now this.

Worse thing of it all, it seems to me that these service departments deal frequently with this issue and have done nothing about contacting Nissan's HQ Dept. because it sounds like a manufacturing malfunction. I cannot believe how frequent my same situation has occurred to other Nissan consumers and I strongly feel like something needs to be done. I live in Los Angeles County, California, and if anyone is interested in furthering some sort of investigation or legal action, please contact me.

I own a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. My fuel gauge has stopped working a couple of times, and the service engine light is on. I found online that there is a recall for the fuel sensor unit, so I contacted Nissan. I was informed that a Nissan dealership had to diagnose the problem. So I took it to the dealership, and sure enough it is the fuel sensor unit. Nissan is now refusing to honor the recall and fix the problem because my VIN number is not within the obscure parameters Nissan has set.

2005 Nissan Pathfinder has a problem with coolant leaking into the transmission. This cooler is located inside the radiator. The faulty design ruins the transmission. Nissan refuses to acknowledge the problem and issue a recall. My transmission is destroyed and I replaced the radiator after we found coolant in the transmission. I kept the old radiator. Also, plastic fittings fall apart, paint chips on front, the drive shaft u-joints need replacement and timing chain tensioner breaks down. The truck is a lemon. Never buy Nissan

People we need to more than we are. We all need to contact the BBB.com, Federal Trade Commission, Safecar.gov, and after that contact Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein to join the class action suit. This fight against Nissan will take all of us to join if we want justice. Please do your part to help all. '06 pathfinder transmission problems and I've been fighting this for month's now.

I bought a new Nissan Pathfinder in 2005. I recently noticed that the paint is coming off in several areas. I have read other customer complaints, about Nissan paint chipping. Is there anything that I can do about this? I would like Nissan to own up to this default. I'm still making payments on this truck, and should not have to pay for a paint job as well.

I have ongoing issues with my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder transmission being contaminated by the faulty radiator causing the transmission to slip and vibrate while driving at 35mph. I currently have my Pathfinder in the shop, being repaired due to Nissan's reluctance to fix a problem they are aware of and responsible for. Additionally, the faulty fuel sensor does not cover the 2005 Pathfinder. I, the consumer, should not be paying for the sins of the manufacturer. This is unsatisfactory! I have sent a complaint to NHTSA, BBB, and now here.

My Pathfinder has a fuel level sensor issue and I can't get Nissan to respond. This is evidently a problem with other Nissan autos. I need help if I'm going to keep buying your product. Eddie S. in Athens Al. 35613. Please respond immediately!

I doubt this gets published because the first one I wrote didn't. I gave addresses and phone numbers for all the consumers victimized by Nissan Corporation. If everyone knew to contact the Federal Trade Commission and especially the Department of Commerce and Insurance, Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs in Nashville, TN maybe, just maybe we would get something done! I too, have been lied too, put off, denied, and down right treated rude, too, because like everyone else on here, the same thing happened to my 2006 Pathfinder fuel sensor, but mainly, transmission ruined because of the radiator leaking coolant and water into the transmission, therefore causing it to tear up.

Nissan and the dealerships are aware of this ongoing problem, but still keep selling them to unaware consumers. I broke down on the side of the road with my 3-year-old grandson, pregnant daughter, and pregnant daughter-in-law about 6 or 7 months ago. The dealership wants $5,700.00 to fix the transmission and radiator. Nissan will not own up and fix their problem, and they sold us! I have not encountered the other problems so far, probably because I didn't get to drive it that much, but with all the problems this vehicle has, they should all be recalled. Does Nissan care if someone gets killed? Does Nissan care if people, children die? Please, people, contact Federal Trade Commission, but mostly Department of Commerce and Insurance in Nashville, TN because that's where Nissan's headquarters is.

I bought my Pathfinder in 2005. It ran well for a while. Then a squeaking noise started and I had to bring it back a couple of times and had the suspension done all the way round more than once. That still did not fix the problem. They stated that if they did not find the problem, they would have to give me a new truck. But on the last they figured out it was the hood latch. That also had to be replaced a couple of times. I have had many other issues with this truck that cost dearly.

In 2009 of March, I had to replace the transmission. I took it to the Nissan people who stated that they did not know for sure what it was, but they needed to take the transmission apart. But it would cost me $2000-$3000 just to do that. They figured out they would charge that price and they could not give me a correct price until the service was over. They also stated that they could see metal in the oil and it could have been some part, but they did not tell and if I want to check that out it would cost me $800 up front to buy the part before they could start. They also stated that it may not be the problem. They suggested that I take it somewhere else because the service would cost too much.

I did not buy extended warranty because it was a brand new truck. My mistake. I took it to Best Transmission and they took it apart without cost and explained to me that my radiator was cracked on the inside and that it fried out my transmission. I had to have it put in; it cost me almost $5000, but I don't have a radiator in my truck. The transmission they put in is a rebuilt one from Nissan. I use my truck for work. I was out for about a week and a half. The truck runs okay, but I still have issues with the same systems as before with the transmission.

I called the corporation to see if they would help with half the cost because I felt that the radiator was faulty and called about a recall. But I was faced with them stating that they would review my case and get back to me. When they did, they basically stated that I did not buy the warranty and it was nothing they could do. I called back to see with someone about the reply and I was told that I did not put up much of a fuss with them and that they would not even consider helping me due to the fact that I did not use a Nissan dealership.

The truck was fix, but it still has problems after the transmission. I have fixed the rear drive shaft in 10/2/09. I still need work done. They are now stating that I am having issues with the motor due to something that maybe clogged. I did not have this fixed. No money to have major work done. I have always bought my car to be service and checked out.

Nissan has issued a recall notice on Pathfinders for the fuel level sending units. I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder that I took to the local dealership because I was having several issues with the car dying as I was driving it down the street. The code that came up was the fuel level sending unit and cam shaft sensor. I contacted Nissan as I only have 61,000 miles on the car and have performed standard maintenance as required. Nissan informed me that my VIN number was not part of the recall and I had to pay for the repairs myself since my warranty expired at 50K miles.

If my VIN was ever included in the recall they would reimburse me. Well I have now paid for the fuel level sending unit, cam shaft sensor, timing chain tensioner, camshaft actuator, timing chain belts, new battery, new negative connector to the battery and over 15 hours of labor at $150 an hour and my service engine light is still on 3 weeks later. My tags expired and I cannot pass emissions. They now tell me it is some kind of electrical short and they have to go through 800 fee of wire to identify where its at. My husband owns a Nissan 370Z we just bought and I have the Pathfinder. We will never buy another Nissan again and I will tell my story to every person thinking of buying a car. $3,000 plus in repairs and inconvenience of not having a car for 3 plus weeks now.

I purchased a new 2006 Nissan Pathfinder off the showroom floor at my dealership in July 2006. In August, the vehicle broke down on the interstate during heavy traffic. I got it to the dealership and was told that the fuel pump assembly had to be replaced. It was covered under warranty. In 2008, I had to get the fuel level unit replaced, which after being persistent, was able to get that repair covered under warranty. In 2009, I paid out of pocket $784 to replace the fuel module. Now, I have to have the radiator and transmission replaced at a cost of $5000. I have read many pages of complaints of the same nature from other Nissan customers and I don't understand why Nissan won't issue a recall.

I have a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder and recently i was driving at normal speed and the engine started making a nocking sound insidee so i turn the engine off. i hsd s mechanic check my SUV and said that it sound like something is loose inside and that the engine need replacement. why does nissan inform all pathfinder owners about this problem so we could tighten any loose bolts and it will be cheaper. i don't have any transportation!

Smooth shifting uphill, downhill, and no shutter at freeway speeds. Car drove fine for 1-1.5 months and then the shutter returned. Took the vehicle back in and the diagnosis is to replace the transmission at approximately $5,500. We are still under the warranty mileage and are waiting for Nissan North America to respond. Repairs on transmission are expected to be $5,500 and radiator repairs we have already paid for were just over $1,000.

Two months later I started to have the same problem. Not being able to produce the cost for a new transmission, I had the faulty one rebuilt. I still do not have a properly functioning vehicle. If it wasn't for the fact I am upside down on the note, I would get rid of this vehicle. "I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN"! I have invested so much money into this vehicle. The failing economy has not helped. I am no longer capable of putting money into fixing this problem. So now I pay a note for a vehicle I cannot drive.

Own a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. Repaired faulty gas switch out of my own pocket. Later saw there was a recall for the same faulty situation. Called Nissan they researched my VIN and said my car didn't qualify. Told them I have receipts. Faxed them over. After 2 weeks, they finally called and said they wouldn't reimburse me because it was "out of warranty". I told them I wasn't looking for a warranty repair I was looking for a recall repair. The lady said she just knows they won't repair it. I asked her if my own repair was the same they were recalling for? She said yes. I said then why not pay me back, you would have paid for it anyways had it not been repaired? She said my VIN wasn't part of the recall. So basically despite the fact my Pathfinder was repaired for the faulty equipment out of pocket for the same needed for the recall, they won't repair it because my VIN is not on the list. I own 2 Nissans now, I will never buy them again. Not that they care anyway.

I bought a2007 nissan pathfinder and for the past year I have had problems with the fuel gauge I fill-up and when I use a half tank of gas it drops to empty.vidalia nissan said they won't replace it because my warranty on milage has run out..they said it's in the gas tank and could cost in the range of 300 to 600 dollars to fix..they told me it happen a lot!! why should I have to pay for nissan's faulty parts?????

Radiator/Transmission problems with our 05 Pathfinder-79,000 miles. Rumbling while driving. Bad radiator caused fluid to leak into the transmission. Replaced the radiator and flushed the transmission twice by our mechanic NOT THE DEALER!

2005-2007 Pathfinder/Frontier owners: Same radiator/tranny problem for us with our 05 Pathfinder. Nissan North America [is bad]! As such, go to links to register your issue with a law firm that is investigating this problem.

I purchased my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder new in June 2006. I have had multiple mechanical issues that other Pathfinder owners are experiencing.

Nissan has failed to address these issues that all seem to occur right after the warranty expires. I am sending a letter to the President of Nissan this week, but based on the forums I have read Nissan is not taking responsible for their faulty design of the fuel unit, or the radiator that destroys the transmission.

Since my car now has 125K miles, I am concerned that Nissan will not work with me at all to address these issues even though my Transmission overhaul has only lasted LESS THAN one year.

I have a 2006 Pathfinder, I purchased from a fleet company with 24,000 miles on it. It now has 69,048 and over the last week or so I've noticed a rumbling feeling once I reach 35-45 mph. Thinking it was a wheel bearing going bad, I tried to pay more attention to it and see if I could "steer out of it", but I couldn't. I took it to a respectable transmission shop and they looked at it. The rumbling was coming from the rear differential. I've taken it to 2 different repair shops and the soonest they can get to it is next week, unknown on amount to pay to fix it. Both places couldn't believe that as new as it is that the differential was going or had gone bad and asked if I've called Nissan.

Since seeing this on the web site, I've checked my transmission fluid, and it is still reddish yellow and smells like oil. At this point I don't think my radiator is leaking into my transmission. Just not looking forward to this expense since it is so new and only 69,000 miles...

the problems we have had was:

1. check engine light came on and would not go off it was airbag frontal recall had that replaced

2.fuel system gas tank recall replaced our gas tank gauge kept reading inaccurate and we had to pay $500 warranty deductible

3. now we are having a issue when we drive and reach 40 mph or higher the truck starts vibrating and shaking it feels like u r driving on those rumble strips I am concerned since checking on the Internet I have found an abnormal amount of people having the same issue who say it is a issue with the radiator fluid leaking into the transmisson causing the radiator and transmission needing to be replaced and Nissan will not issue a recall or refund even thought there have been numerous complaints filed.

I bought a new 2007 Nissan Pathfinder, I have taken exceptional care of the car in every way. The car now has 87,000 miles

Next the car would shift from park to drive slightly rough. eventually it became clear that the transmission was having issues. I brought the care to a client of mine that ownes a transmission shop. He confirmed that the radiator was leaking fluid into the transmission and that the core of the transmission needed to be replaced as well as the radiator.

What gets me is that I had a dealer flush the transmission at 78,000 miles.

Nissan told me that if I bring it to a dealer they will open a file and get back to me. Three dealers said that because of the miles that Nissan would not consider fixing the problem.

The nissan Radiator is 670 dollars or more . The aftermarket radiator is 270. I asked the mechanic if the aftermarket radiator was as good as the Nissan factory , he said he has never had an issue with them and I would not be having my transmission replaced if they had worked in the first place.

I decided to have my transmission replaced by my client and then send a letter through my lawyer to their consumer affairs. I have no doubt that a future class action law suit will emerge.

I wrote Nissan and explained my problem with the dte sensor. I have read and have exactly the same problems as everyone else with my 06 pathfinder.They wanted to know if I had had the dealer service my suv. I told them no as I keep it serviced myself even changing the oil and Nissan filter every 2000 miles. I still do not know what that has to do with my dte sensor problem. Anyway, they said I would have to have the dealership check the problem at my expense, before they could tell me anything further. I just want them to step up to the plate and fix their major problem. Toyota had a problem and had the balls to say, Yes, we have a problem and will fix it. I have bought 7 back to back pathfinders, but I think I have my last one.

i have a 2005 nissan pathfinder that i purchased last year with 58,000 miles after having it for two months i started having issues with the fuel sending unit now a year after owning it i have a slight vibration from the axle after reading all these issues that everyone is having i really need to get rid of this car! i bought this vehicle after reading all the reviews on how good the vehicle was, now i realize that was all hype that the manufacturer lets out to sell their product. i can not believe no one from Nissan will assist with these issues or even back up their product.

my wife and i own a 2005 nissan pathfinder, i had to change the fuel sensor in order to get it inspected in n.y. i changed the leaking radiator, i'm in the process of changing my transmission and i have tons of reciepts for brake jobs from a nissan dealership, so i upgraded to stillen performance brakes ...

Nissan North America wants us to bring in to a Nissan dealer and have them diagnose and charge us more to tell us the transmissin is bad. It has already cost us $1000 to repair the radiator and flush the faulty transmission. To replace the faulty transmission is about $5,000. The is a manufacturing defect and should be replaced by Nissan. We do not have an extended warranty. I have kept the faulty part in the radiator for evidence.

I too bought a Pathfinder brand new in 2006 for my wife. Now with just 70,000 miles on it, we are having transmission issues like many claimed here (shuttering, low power and bad gas mileage). Service shops at the dealership want us to bring it in. So they can charge us to say what I already know, coolant in the transmission. What a bunch of Nissan know, they sold and won't even fees up to it.

I's a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder SE. In January, I took the car in for repair as it was making a noise. At that time, they said the radiator needed to be replaced and the transmission flushed as well. Prior to that, they replaced the sensor for the gas tank which would read empty when below half a tank of gas. The repair (over $1,000) was done. The gas tank issue continued and I was told that as long as there is 1/2 tank of gas, I will be fine. Today, April 27th, the vehicle is back at the dealership for the same noise, I am waiting to hear from them once they check it.

With the previous issue, I contacted Nissan North America and tried to get them to cover the cost. They stated that my car was out of warranty so it is not their problem. I explained that many cars have experienced this problem and they apologized but would not cover it. Now, I am facing yet another potentially large bill. Nissan does not back their vehicles and if I could get out of this car, I would but currently, I still owe more than it is worth! I work two full time jobs and cannot be without a car. It is very clear that this is an ongoing problem with these vehicles and they are not being held responsible for what they produce. They have many of us with our hands tied and they know it. They should be made accountable!

Not too long ago, a rumbling started when driving 35-40 mph. We thought it was because he had recently switched from his rims and low profile tires back to the stock rims/tires.

Firestone is the one who swaps out the tires for us and aligns the truck, so we took it back to them thinking maybe a lug nut was loose. Nope. We let it go. Then on his way home from work last week, the truck sputters like it's going to stall and the "check engine" light came on. So we brought it to Nissan on Saturday. The service rep told us, as I'm sure you guys can guess, that the timing chain needs to be replaced and that the radiator and transmission fluids have been mixed with one another. Are you kidding?! No questions asked, they gave us a loaner right off the lot since they couldn't get in touch with corporate for a rental on a Saturday.

Today is Monday. We find out that not only will the warranty not cover the radiator, but they won't cover the transmission either! No way! I am so angry! I have already contacted a class action lawsuit attorney and am waiting on a call back. I also put a call into Nissan Consumer Affairs and should get a call back tomorrow. If they will not cover both parts, I am taking this to the news.

After reading all of the outrageous complaints on Pathfinders and man are just like ours, there is no way I'm letting this die. They made a mistake in giving us this loaner with no return date! I am going to make Nissan regret ever selling us this Pathfinder and it makes me really nervous since I own a Quest, also. Once I get the ball rolling with the class action attorney, I will post his information here!

Since I have purchased my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder, I have had nothing but problems. Right after the 3-year warranty, I ran out; I had to have my fuel sensor replaced. Now that I have gone 5000 miles over the powertrain warranty, I need a new radiator and a new transmission. In addition, I am on my second windshield (which knicks very easily), and I have had my front right axle replaced. This car is a total lemon. Everything happens right after the warranty expires. Convenient.

My gas gauge is not working properly. When I fill up the SUV, it still is at the same level before I filled it up. 2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE. Cost 700 to get it fix.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The radiator fluid is leaking into my tranny. It caused my transmission to give out.

I have a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder I bought in El Paso, Texas. About 5 months ago, the gas gauge started marking empty, even after I filled up the gas tank. The miles still empty and would only register _ _ _ _ 's. Then the Service Engine light came on and does not turn off. I took my Pathfinder to get an inspection sticker, in the state of Texas autos need to pass inspection every year. My 2006 Pathfinder would not pass inspection because the Service Engine light stays on all the time because of the gas gauge.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder, and the fuel tank sensing unit is faulty. Nissan has recalled the 2006-2008 Pathfinder for the same problem but wouldn't for mine. (The dealer told me that at least a dozen with the 2005 model had the same problem.) They refused to recall them or pay for the repairs. They should be fined by the AGO and forced to make public apologies for building a mediocre product that's safety-deficient!

I took my 05 Pathfinder in fo Cad con. Covered under warranty. 6 months later, had to be replaced under warranty again. 1000 miles over my warranty, I had the radiator issue. Had that replaced then a thermostat because it started overheating. Now it's overheating again.

I have a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder with 40k miles and now have the bad fuel sensor issue as well. With a full tank of gas, the check engine light is illuminated, the gauge reads "E" and the light is on and the DTE is reading. I reset the trip indicator so that I can track fuel by mileage, but every time you restart the vehicle, it resets to DTE.

I called Nissan North America and they said that although there are numerous complains for this fuel sensor issue, my VIN does not qualify for a recall. I am short of paying $500 for repair and I do not know what to do. I am very frustrated in CT.

Like many others, my fuel sensor went out on me around 80,000 miles. I contacted Nissan a consumer affairs agent, and he told me that Nissan considers 3 things before deciding to resolve a customers issue: Customer loyalty in purchasing Nissans vehicles, how much a customer utilizes a Nissan dealer for their service history, and mileage of the vehicle.

In other words, a return on investment is all Nissan cares about regardless of the situation. In my case, it was one of Nissan's faulty fuel sensors in my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder, and out of the 54000+ recalls, even though I have the same faulty fuel sensor placed in my pathfinder, which was recalled in all of these other vehicles of the same age, I was told mine was not covered in this recall campaign. I am sure it is because of my mileage. They feel they can get away with supplying a substandard part in a vehicle. If this is the way Nissan handle these types of issues, it is hard to believe they should expect customers to have loyalty to their brand when you do not have any loyalty towards your customers.

On another note, I ran out of gas due to this faulty fuel senor in the middle of a busy road. I had my wife and two small children with me at the time. I was lucky to have been able to push this piece of junk into a side road without my children having to get out and dodge traffic. If I have of been on a highway, well that would have been scary to say the least.

When I considered what I paid for this vehicle along with the other $3000.00+ worth of major service work needed to drive this vehicle, not including the fuel senor, I would have been much better off buying a better vehicle than this. I guess live and learn is the lesson I bring to you.

I took my Nissan Pathfinder to Nissan shop for tune up. They told me my radiator had been leaking into my transmission. They wanted $4,500 to fix it. I took it to a shop and had a rebuilt put in. I found out about the problem with the radiators when I got online. I called Nissan and they said if I would get the work done at Nissan they could have helped me, but since I took it somewhere else, there was nothing they could do.

I keep my old radiator and I would love to start a class action against Nissan. They have paid others for this problem but you have to hound them to death. It's time the people stand up and tell the auto dealers we want what we pay for! They have known about this since at least 2006 and still no recall. It's an easy fix and a lot cheaper on the consumer if they would just recall the radiators. Thanks you for anything you could do on this matter. Time and money we don't have, having a hard time with the new transmission, scared it will happen again to the new one, not sure if this radiator is going to leak there is no way to tell.

I also have the 05 Pathfinder and have had the same fuel gauge issue that others have mentioned. It was fixed under warranty. Next came the cady conv at 81000 miles so Nissan would not replace because they were 1000 miles over the govt mandated standard. After that a "bad module" on my transmission drained the battery. When I took the car in, I was informed that I had the same radiator crack/ruined transmission issue that everyone else seems to be having. I am waiting to hear back from them to see if the extended warranty will cover it. So far, I have spent a couple $100 on warranty repairs, and about 1200 on new cady converters.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I purchased the vehicle in 2005 with a trade-in of my 2000 Nissan Xterra, which had a slew of problems by the way. I have had nothing but problems since. The first week owning the vehicle, I heard a constant rattle from the front wheel well. I took it to the dealer several times, pointing out that the noise was coming from the front stabilizer bar. They insisted that there was nothing wrong and that a test drive proved nothing. Of course, they refused to allow me to join in on the test drive. Finally, the third dealer I took it to realized that the front stabilizer bar was loose and had to be adjusted and tightened. Thankfully, the fix was covered under warranty. The vehicle ran smooth for some time.

In February of 2008, I planned a trip to Florida and had the vehicle serviced. On the way down to Florida, I noticed a rumble at around 35-40mph. I thought it may have been a need for a wheel alignment and it could wait on my return to NY. I immediately took it to a dealer on return and was told that there was coolant fluid in the transmission and I would need to have both the radiator and transmission replaced. Sounds familiar! I paid $750 for the radiator and the transmission was covered, although it would not have been otherwise since it's not a common problem with the Pathfinder. Just this week, I'm starting to experience the same symptoms and crossing my fingers, I won't have to dish out for repairs. I will never buy another Nissan product or recommend one to anyone!

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder with about 158,000 miles. It started out as a violent jerk while driving down the road. When taking the vehicle out of overdrive, it would stop. About 2 months later, the jerking got worse. It would really do this at about 40-45 mph. You could feel it again at 50-55 and at 60mph. Sometimes, around 70. I thought maybe my U-joint was going out so I had it replaced. Nope, not the problem. I took it to a transmission shop and yes, that was the problem. I just had to have the transmission rebuilt due to water being in my transmission, had to have a new torque converter also. I got my truck back Friday, 4/2/2010 and so far, it runs like a new one. But if this is an ongoing problem with Nissan, they should fix this.

I too had a '05 Pathfinder which gas gauge showed 3/4 full until you shut off the car a couple of times. The blower would stop blowing hot air when stopped. As soon as I started going again, the heat would come back. The driver window controller needed to be replaced, because it was faulty. The running boards have started to come off on both sides.

It's not a quality product from a company I have had good luck with in the past. Needless to say, I got rid of my Pathfinder and will never buy another Nissan product again.

The fuel gauge on my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder shows a quarter full after refueling and the "service engine soon" light is illuminated. With only 52000 miles, the front u-joints have failed.

I purchased a new 2005 Nissan Pathfinder and have had nothing but issues. The CD player stopped working, the back hatch does not stay open and falls on your head, a tire/rim was faulty and leaking, and the gas sensor stopped working. The back hatch has fallen on my head more than once. Under warranty I had to replace a tire because Nissan blamed the tire instead of the rim for causing a leak. I refuse to pay for the gas sensor fix because it should be part of the recall and I am forced to get gas every 325 miles. I had to buy a new tire after a few months of owning the truck even though a 3rd party mechanic diagnosed a faulty rim. It is hard to believe Nissan would not include the 2005 Pathfinder in the recall considering they have the same issue as the other year models. Obviously, Nissan will not get any more business from my family or friends due to the fact that they do no stand behind their product and provide very poor customer service post purchase.

I am realizing that Nissan has a radiator problem that leaks back into your transmission and there are over 100 complaints about this problem.

I had shopped for a vehicle that would be safe for me and my family. We have 5 children and we are foster parents. So safety is very important. In 2007, we purchased a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder thinking that you can trust Nissan. The first 2 weeks we had it, I ran over a rock in the road and it stuck in the tire. I called to see who they had their tires with but no one knew. Since then I have had over 8 flats and my son had a blow out. I was thankful the car didn't flip. I have had problems with the back latch; it falls on your head and the rubber seal came off.

About a month ago, it started leaking transmission fluid and we found out the transmission seal was broken and needed replaced. The stereo has gone out also. I am very upset as I have never had this much problems with any car I have ever owned. They also had a very short warranty. (I now know why) But I trusted their product. I have had it serviced with oil changes, hoses checked and fluids changed and checked as I should. That isn't the problem. I don't feel safe in this car and I don't feel like my children are safe. They are not the nicest people to deal with either. It is terrible.

The radiator on 2005 through 2007 Nissan Xteras and Pathfinders are defective. The transmission line corrodes and cases coolant to leak in to your transmission. This damages your radiator and transmission and associated coolant lines. Nissan does not cover this defect or will not admit the defect. It is all over the internet about this problem.

I bought my Pathfinder on Feb. 22. I noticed a funny vibration and called Tim ** on Mar. 16. My check engine light came on as well. The calipers, I believe, were under warranty so it will be replaced, but I still had to pay the $120.00 diagnostic fee. They then told me that my transmission and radiator had to be replaced. I have factory warranty, extended warranty and a 30-day 3000 mile warranty. Yet none of the warranties will cover the transmission because the radiator leaked into the transmission fluid, so the damage was caused by the radiator. This is a dealership that sells only certified, pre-owned cars with around 300 checks of the car. Yet less than a month, it needs a new transmission and is not covered by three warranties. Are you kidding me?

They acted as if this was a rare problem, but apparently, it is not as rare as they indicated. Looking online, I have seen many, many complaints over the same issue yet Nissan is doing nothing? In one instance, it started a fire. Are you kidding me? That is extremely dangerous and someone could get killed, yet Nissan says "oops, sucks for you. It is the radiator's fault". I have contacted an attorney here in Utah and the service manager Frank is working with Nissan Consumer Affairs. Something has to be done. Those of us that are not attorneys need an attorney to step up and get this out to Nissan and the public that this is not okay.

Most people with an SUV have children and are transporting them day to day. Nissan is not concerned about the safety of its passengers, they are aware of the problem and refused to fix it. It is just a matter of time before someone is killed due to a stalled transmission or fire. Please let me know if there is something being done or that can be done. If you are an attorney, take this on! There are so many Pathfinders on the road!

I was very happy in April 2008 when I took delivery of my Nissan Pathfinder SE. I had understood that Nissan has a very good name and produced reliable and safe cars that were serviced by your top class agents.

As I was relocated to Lebanon, I shipped the vehicle here. Two months ago, I felt something wrong with the vehicle's gears and I took it to Nissan's Sole Agent in Lebanon (Rymco-Rasamny Younis Motor Co.). Their service shop's response was that the gearbox radiator is leaking water into the transmission and mixing with the oil. This seemed a little strange to me but I am not a mechanic and accepted their advice. They changed the gearbox oil and reset the vehicle's electronic computer board.

After approximately one month, on my way to work, the engine suddenly stalled and burst into flames, bringing about a one meter high fire, which needed a total of 3 fire extinguishers to be put out, thankfully before reaching out to the rest of the vehicle. After going back to the Sole Agent, their mechanics stated that the flame was caused by a leak of oil from the gearbox! Their solution was to replace the radiator of the gearbox -- again! Replacing this after two years use was hard to understand but replacing it after one month even harder. I am not a mechanic, so I agreed to their recommended course of action. The Sole Agent's mechanics supervisor insisted that the problem was now solved.

I wish the story ends here but it does not. After a further one week, I was shocked to have another stall with another major issue with the gearbox. This is when they finally suggested changing the gearbox! Last week, I received the car from the garage and had to send it again the next day because there was still something wrong in the gearbox. I received the car Mid last week with what the sole agent's mechanics supervisor extreme confirmation that the problem was solved!

Then again, 2 days after I was shocked by another highly dangerous life threatening incident, when I was driving, with my wife as a passenger, to realize that the car burst into flames again! This time, the fire was much greater and a lot more difficult to control, requiring 5 extinguishers before it was finally put out! This is without mentioning the extreme danger that my wife and I faced again!

When you buy what is sold as a quality product you expect some degree of satisfaction and when you service and repair a car at the manufacturer's designated Sole Agent, with their exorbitant charges, I expect top advice and mechanics. I do not expect a shoddy car that breaks down and, when it is "repaired" for a very high price, is returned to me in a very dangerous condition. The mechanical supervisor at your Sole Agent and other mechanical experts have stated that my car's problems are caused by a manufacturing defect! A faulty car repaired by a faulty Sole Agent. Is this the Nissan image now?

The total cost of damages caused by the fire, as well as the new gearbox is until now around $5,500 (all invoices are available, this is without considering the upcoming invoices relating to the last fire.) Last week, I was aiming to send only the repair invoices to the company, but seeing all the complaints here, I realize they're going nowhere! Furthermore, I cannot ever take the risk of sitting behind its wheels! Considering the extreme level of distress this vehicle and your sole agent's service quality have cause me, along with the danger, my wife and I have been put through. I simply not want this car anymore -- never to sit behind its wheels again. I am writing this message with extreme distress as to the whole situation. Can anyone recommend a course of action?

Like some of the other complaints, I also had transmission problems with my 2007 Nissan Pathfinder. In October 2009, with 48,000 miles, my transmission started to act up, shifting in and out of overdrive very abruptly, and violently. Also, when I was at a cruising RPM of 1500-2500 RPM, in overdrive, the car would vibrate very violently. I took it to the dealership, and they stated that it was the transmission, and fortunate for me, it was covered under warranty.

6,000 miles later, in February 2010, the problem came back. Once again, I took it to the dealer. This time, they stated that they found antifreeze in the transmission fluid. Me being unhappy about my vehicle with 54k miles needing another transmission, I fussed. They stated that they needed to contact a Nissan rep for further instructions. 3 days later, I received a call stating the problem (antifreeze was leaking into the transmission lines from inside the radiator, and it needed replaced), and they said that Nissan would cover the transmission, but not the radiator. When asked the price of the radiator, they quoted me $650 dollars! I was very unhappy, and fussed again, and they provided me with a rental car, which they stated previously they would not provide.

The radiator ended up costing me $677 dollars after taxes, and they replaced the transmission under warranty, although they stated that they should not, since the problem was due to the radiator.

Seeing this article, I see that this was not just a fluke problem with my vehicle, but it seems to be common with this vehicle. Something needs to be addressed over this matter. There is an obvious flaw in the design, and if this is a constant problem, Nissan needs to fix it. They should provide vehicle owners with recall information, and reimburse those who have had to pay for this problem from their own pockets.

I have had nothing but good to say about my Nissan vehicles that I have owned, but this 1 problem, and their lack of addressing it, would truly make me question purchasing another Nissan vehicle.

I own a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I have already had to have the heat shield welded because it rattles. Now the heat blows only cold air when the car is sitting still. This is even after it was driven for an hour. I live in the North East. In the winter I have had ice on the inside of my windshield, making it impossible to see. Not only are we freezing, it is a hazard to drive. I have never driven a car where I need to keep de-icer in my car to keep my windshield clean on the inside. It is worse as the temperature gets colder outside. Now the check engine light is on. I have paid to have the heat shield welded. I have paid to have the blower replaced hoping this would fix the heat problem. Now I am working with my repair guy to figure out the check engine light problem.

I just had a serious problem with my Nissan Pathfinder 2005. I lost $600 to change fuel pump doing what Brake Master told me. But next day, my car stopped in the middle of the road. I don't know if this is the way they work. Other day, I have learned that problem was in fuel sensors. Now, I am trying to persuade Nissan to recall.

This is obviously an issue soon to be addressed. I am the sole owner of a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder with 112,000 miles. After recognizing something wasn't right with my transmission, I had taken it in for a look. The tranny is needing an overhaul and the cause was documented to be water in the transmission, likely from the radiator fluid leaking into the transmission. Both are needing to be replaced as well as the catalytic converter. I unnecessarily incurred costs to fix transmission and radiator, catalytic converter and rental vehicle expenses. I was considering trading my vehicle in for a new one, however, this obviously common defect greatly affects trade in value when the car doesn't run!

I have a 2005 Pathfinder that has the same problems as others that a recall was not issued for. My gas gauge went out 1st, then the oil level went out causing you to think that the vehicle is going to overheat. Also, when the heat is on, if you stop for any reason, the blower blows cold air. I took my truck in for service on 1/10/10 & was told it needed a heat sensor fuel level sensor & an electrical connection which will cost 500-600 dollars.

I have spoken with Nissan Consumer Affairs & was told they would not cover or help with any expenses. Why would a recall be issued for 2006-2009 and not 2005 when so many of them are having the same problems? I am holding out on repairs hoping this will be covered by Nissan. I will never buy another Nissan.

I have been having a lot of problems with my Nissan Pathfinder (2005) model. The Sensor, gas pump, and radiator leakage into the transmission mixing oil and anti-freeze. Nissan does not want to do any repairs to the car. My car stopped in the middle of the freeway. The gas pumped so quickly and stopped on the road. My family and I could have been hit in the back without knowing.

My 2005 Pathfinder has the fuel sensor issues that Nissan just recalled. My Pathfinder is not on the recall list. I called two months ago to file a complaint with Nissan as this is an obvious manufacturing defect. I was told then that Nissan felt this was not a recall issue. Now, I'm being told it is okay for a 2005 to have the problem but not the 2006. This is just wrong. Nothing yet holding off on the $600 to fix it. Many people have run out of gas thinking they still had gas in their tank.

Nissan is refusing to pay for this and help me since the vehicle is no longer under warranty. We, as consumers, need to fight back. We need to file complaints everywhere possible and get some kind of class action lawsuit going. I called channel 7 news in CA today to see if we can get any kind of exposure.

Please, people, do the same. I am writing letters to the president of Nissan demanding help since they sold me a defective piece of crap and they knew about it. No fix is in place for the problem so this will just continue to happen to us. Nissan, step up and fix these cars. This is going to be $6300 to replace both the radiator and transmission and nothing is in place to prevent this from happening. Nissan has a defective radiator seal and just keep putting the same defect back into the car. Someone help.

I have had nothing but problems since I bought my 2005 Pathfinder brand-new. After 78,000 miles, it started acting up when the the car was in overdrive. The shifting at speeds between 35-50 mph was not smooth. I took it to Nissan. After bringing the car in to be looked at, I was told the radiator was cracked and leaked into the transmission and need to be replaced. So I paid $1100.00 to have the radiator replaced. My warranty was no longer good, since it was 2009.

Not only have I had that problem, we recently paid to have the sensor on the gas gauge replaced. It would say I was on empty and have a full tank. I was having these problems before my warranty was up, and they continued to send me away and say that there was no problem. Nissan knows of these issues people are dealing with and refuses to fix or recall them. I think something really needs to be done about this. I have read so many cases of the same problems, and it upsets me that it's the same issues over and over again.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I've encountered several problems. I first noticed a problem with the fuel gauge. It goes to "empty" when filling the tank and stays there for 50 miles or better. I found out that a sensor is the common problem with a $400-$500 cost to fix? Next, for some odd reason, the heater blows cold air when stopped (warm motor)?

Most importantly, I've heard that the '05 radiators are very prone to corrosion/leakage causing coolant to mix with transmission fluid and ultimately ruining the trannies. It seems as though there's been a lot of people experiencing this and Nissan won't handle it out of warranty. This is absurd considering the amount of problems. There is a strange light vibration from 30 mph on brand new tires, etc. Sounds like the beginning of a tranny problem caused by the reciprocal leakage of radiator fluid into tranny and tranny back.

Since this has been an ongoing problem with Nissan, this should have been a recall, but somehow, Nissan is keeping it quiet. It's really a danger to driver and passengers if tranny quits while on the road. I contacted Nissan and because I am out of warranty, they won't do anything about it." I copied this from another consumer, since I am having the exact same problem!"

My 2007 Nissan Pathfinder with 58,000 miles started acting up when the the car was in overdrive. The shifting at speeds between 35-50 mph was not smooth. After bringing the car in to be looked at, I was told the radiator leaked into the transmission; and they both need to be replaced to a tune of $7000.

Under normal circumstances, I understand paying for the radiator repair that is no longer covered under warranty. But my transmission which is still under the 5-year/60,000 warranty should be taken care of by Nissan. I was told that because the radiator was the primary failed part, they would not cover the transmission. After reading several items on the internet, the issue with radiator leaking sounds like a recall issue that Nissan is refusing to deal with. Too many Pathfinders have been having this problem.

I bought my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder new in 05. It has approximately 93,000 miles on it. After reading some of the other posting, I decided to post my experience concerning my 05 Pathfinder. I had heard a noise in what I thought was the tires. I had it looked at and was told it was not the tires. I took it to my local Nissan dealer where this was purchased and was told that radiator had leaked radiator fluid into my transmission, and I now needed a new transmission and a new radiator.

I ended up taking it to a local repair shop for a new radiator to see if this would fix the problem, but in the end, I had to have the transmission rebuilt at a price tag of $2,700.00. In the end, with the new radiator and transmission being rebuilt, the total cost was $3,400.00. I feel that Nissan needs to address the radiator problem and issue a recall for this problem.

I had the Pathfinder in because the check engine light continually stays on due to a fuel sensor needing replaced. The driver side door has starting dropping due to new hinges needed. I have a sensor on one of my tires that has gone bad. I feel that Nissan needs to address these problems provide loyalty to their customers.

My brakes have been replaced once, and are in need of new rotors after 25,000 miles. Fuel sensor was replaced. The major issue is the torque converter inside the transmission. It was replaced a month ago, and is back to the shop with yet another issue with shift celluloid. Also, I have read complaints of coolant mixing with transmission fluid, and I have had these same symptoms. My coolant looks oily and looks like some sort of glue. We flushed the system and now I am praying that this truck does not die. Nissan needs to fix this problem or give me my $25,000 back. I need a car that is going to last and this is a clear reason for a recall.

I purchased a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder new and paid cash for the vehicle. I have had nothing but problems with this vehicle. On 12/06/06, I brought the vehicle into Nissan Advantage with 9,997 miles on the front brakes because they were grinding and the front tires were balding. Upon inspection, Nissan determined that the car left the factory not being aligned. Nissan covered under warranty front pads, front rotors and replaced four tires. On 11/29/07, I brought vehicle to East Village Car Care for annual inspection and it was found out that the front and rear brake pads had to be replaced, $347.65 (2nd time for front pads, 1st time for rear pads).

On 7/22/08, vehicle was brought to East Village Car Care due to a grinding noise in the brakes. I had to replace two front rotors, two front calipers and front disc pads, $833.95. I was informed that the vehicle will need four new tires in order to pass inspection in December. (2nd time for front rotors, 1st time for front calipers and 3rd time for front pads). On 12/29/08, I bought from House of Tires four new tires, $570.50. (3rd set of tires on vehicle in 3 years).

On 1/20/09, East Village Care Care replaced a new battery and one serpentine belt ($407.07). On 1/23/09, vehicle was brought to Nissan Advantage to fix driver door handle that wouldn't open from the outside. Tech said cable was hanging and re-installed cable ($162.12). On 2/9/09, vehicle was brought back to Nissan Advantage because handle stopped working again and rear brakes were grinding. Vehicle was in shop for nine days. On 2/18/09, vehicle needed a door actuator $298.50 and one rear brake caliper, one rear break pad and one rear rotor $692.52. Total $968.94 (2nd set of rear pads). The Bose System stopped ejecting CD's after one year. I was informed that this was not covered by the warranty. I went online and found other people that had the same problem but found out that fixing the CD player was about $1000. I bought my wife an iPod instead.

In June 2009, gas gauge failed and shows empty all the time and DTE----. Mileage was just over 30K and out of warranty. Engine light continuously stays on. Numerous other vehicles have the same problem but Nissan won't cover this even though the Xterra had the same problem and was recalled. In January 2010, I brought the vehicle in for an inspection. Vehicle needed front pads and rotors, $317.00 (3rd time for front rotors and 4th time for front pads). Due to the engine light staying on the computer, it wouldn't pass the state inspection. So now I'll have to bite the bullet and spend $600 to replace the gas sensor. I have never had a vehicle that has had so many problem and cost so much money to maintain.

I spoke on 2/2/09 to Judy at Nissan's maid office ext xxxx and again on 2/13/09 to Kristel ex xxxx. I faxed them all my invoices but they refuse to reimburse me for any of the failures. Nissan shouldn't be allowed to sell products like this in the United States. Let them sell them in China where they don't care about people's lives. The United States shouldn't allow a company to stay in business when they knowingly sell products that will break. I've already filed a complaint with NHTSA case #xxxxxxxx.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I have encountered several problems. I first noticed a problem with the fuel gauge. It goes to "empty" when filling the tank and stays there for 50 miles or better. I found out that a sensor is the common problem with a $400-$500 cost to fix. Next, for some odd reason, the heater blows cold air when stopped (warm motor).

Most importantly, I have heard that the '05 radiators are very prone to corrosion/leakage causing coolant to mix with transmission fluid and ultimately ruining the transmission. It seems as though there's been a lot of people experiencing this and Nissan won't handle it out of warranty. This is absurd considering the amount of problems. There is a strange light vibration from 30 mph on (brand new tires, etc).

Sounds like the beginning of a transmission problem caused by the reciprocal leakage of radiator fluid into the transmission and back. Since this has been an ongoing problem with Nissans, there should have been a recall, but somehow, Nissan is keeping it quiet. It's really a danger to drivers and passengers if the transmission quits while on the road. I contacted Nissan and because I am out of warranty, they won't do anything about it.

I own a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder that cost me $32,000, and have had several issues since day one. The car has always started with extremely high acceleration. It also makes a noise, when the gas pedal is pressed, since day one. A week ago, it began to periodically vibrate (like the noise/feeling when going over the bumps on the side of the lane on the highway, that keep operators from falling asleep). The dealer claims it's all normal. Also last week, the heat no longer worked properly. Just yesterday, I was told that my radiator fluid leaked into the transmission, and caused the transmission to fail. While it was at the dealer, they also discovered that the timing chain is broken.

In addition to that, my sticker failed because the emission vent near the gas tank needs to be replaced ($272). To fix the transmission, radiator, timing chain and vent it would cost me $7,000.00. The technician immediately suggested that I trade it in, to defray the cost. Did I mention that one back window doesn't work, and the 6 CD changer has also been broken. It just stopped working. I am not sure how many instances it takes for a company to recall a product, but I was shocked to find that so many other consumers are experiencing the same problems, and Nissan is not standing behind their product.

I will never buy another Nissan! It's too bad because I like the look of most Nissan vehicles, but like they say, "beauty is only skin deep!" After reading all of these complaints, and hearing that my car can also just shut off while driving, I truly feel like I have been taken advantage of by Nissan. I have three children, and do not feel safe driving them around in this vehicle. Now, I am pressed to buy a new car immediately. I also have two family members that own Nissan Maximas. After hearing about all of these issues, and the fact that Nissan does not stand by their product, I doubt very highly they will ever purchase a Nissan again, as well. I am in the process of trying to figure out what my very next step is going to be. I know for sure that I will not pay Nissan $7,000 to fix it, nor will I purchase another vehicle from Nissan.

I have had nothing but issues with my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder since I purchased approximately 3 months ago. Nissan Consumer Affairs showed no interest in assisting me with my problem. My wife and two small children were placed in danger when the car cut off while driving due to a faulty IPDM. IPDM was replaced and cost me $407.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. My heater was not staying warm. I brought it to Firestone and had them take a look. They said that the thermastat may need to be replaced. They replaced it, $180.00. A couple days later my service engine light came on and I was getting no heat. I again took it to Firestone. They said that the radiator needed to be replaced because it blew up. The liquid turned to gel. $1900.00. The next day, my car would not accelarate. I took it to Nissan. The transmission has to be replaced. My transmission is under warranty but the radiator is not. Since the radiator caused the problem Nissan will not honor their warranty. I have been calling customer service and have received absolutely no help. Nissan wants $5,000 to fix the transmission. This is rediculous.

I own a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder with 98,000 miles. I am experiencing the same issue as the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder owners: the radiator fluid leaked into the transmission and ruined both.

my husband and I bought a nissan pathfinder 2 years ago. the breaks squeal so bad it's embarrassing. I called nissan to complain and they to me to take it to a dealership to have it looked at. of course nissan found nothing wrong with the brakes and charged me to look at it. my car is under warranty and they told me if the inspect a vehicle and find nothing wrong with it I'm going to be charged under warranty or not. I will never buy another nissan

My 2005 Nissan Pathfinder has had 2 apparently common issues. One is the fuel guage sensor which I had replaced for over $500. The second is the radiator fluid leaked into the tranmission and ruined both. I'm now into the problem $1500 and will likely need to replace the transmission.

2005 Nissan Pathfinder with 108,000 miles. November 2009 had front end noise dignosed as front differential falure. No research has turned up this problem on any other 2005 Pathfinder. This tyoe if failure makes no sense for a vehicle that has never been in an accident. I belive it is a manufacturer defect.

Just finished paying $550 for the fuel level sensor in my 2007 Nissan Pathfinder to be replaced! Just turned 50,000 miles and the fuel gauge would not read accurately. I see I'm not the only owner with this problem. I guess I can still look forward to the screws falling into the engine and destroying that next.

I bought a Nissan Pathfinder 2005 with 69k miles. Within a week my tranny was slipping and shuddering. The dealer split a transmission flush but wouldn't take the vehicle back. 3 weeks later it is out completely. I have noticed that this problem, radiator leaking into the transmission has happened to so many people it is really sad. I am out 3500 for a rebuilt that still isn't working. Nissan refused to help me. If I had the money to spend I would have bought something newer. Nissan should stand behind their product and the obvious production/engineering mistake they have made. 05 Frontiers have the same problem as well. I will never buy a Nissan again and since I live 10 minutes from their headquarters I plan to cause them as many problems as I possibly can.

We purchased our new Nissan Pathfinder in 06. Just after our warrenty expired, our fuel sensor went out. Nissan wanted $450 to fix it. My mechanic fixed it for around $300. A web search on this problem showed many other Nissan owners have also experianced this problem.

My 2006 Nissan Pathfinder has had problems for the last 8mths ranging from -Fuel sending unit, computer going bad, Catalytic converter, now the most recent is Timing Chain. My truck has 76,000 miles on it and I don't understand why would a time and chain go bad on a 2006?

We bought a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE on July 3rd. One month later the check engine came on and the car wouldn't start. When the tow truck came it started right up and the dealership said there was no history of the check engine light. Not long later it came pack on and was the EVAP code. Mid october the car shut down while I was driving it. Three days and two mechanics later they said there are two problems. One is the EVAP code that is the excate probelm that Nissan released the bulletin for. The other is the IPDM is bad.

As if this isn't bad enough there is a national recall on this part. Multiple dealerships confirmed that they have this part ordered for several people and don't know when it's going to come in. This is a widespread problem that is very dangerous when it stops while you are driving and now I don't even know when I'll have a car again.

This is against Nissian. Have a 2005 Pathfinder and the Fuel sending device was replaced $357. This is a known problem that could cause the vehile to shut down while driving. This should be covered under a recall.

I have a Nissan pathfinder 2007, there is a problem with the car electricty and every 5000 KM I take it to the dealer for maintenance, I have told them about the problem many times and untile now is is not fixed. The problem with the electricity makes the front windows open by it self. This will lead to steel the car at any time.

My 2005 Nissan Pathfinder has the paint blistering off it, Williamson Nissan in Jacksonville NC and Wilmington Nissan say it is not their problem. I have never had a car have the paint blister off it until I bought a Nissan.

I think a recall should be incorporated on the fuel sending unit in this vehicle.The unit just suddenly went crazy on the dash and sometimes sent some information about how much fuel was left,distance till empty,etc.Now it doesn't show anything!I was told it was a common problem,so how are you supposed to know anything about your fuel? Of course you can have it fixed for 4 or 5 hundred dollars! I call for a recall!!!!

2003 Nissan Pathfinder service engine light came on. Auto service center(not a Nissan service center, previous experiences poor) informed me that the catalytic converter needed replaced. Mechanic advised me that this part is under warranty by LAW. Vehicle has less then 66,000 miles and was only 6 years old.

Went to Nissan and was advised that it wasn't the catalytic converter. The hangers needed replaced and would cost 1200.00. I inquired about how the hangers could set the service engine light to come on. I was told that this needed done and it the engine light still was on bring it back. So I went to another mechanic, a third independent party. I made no mention of my previous mechanic reports.

After inspection, the third mechanic reported that the diagnostic test showed that the catalytic converter needed replaced. I asked about the hangers and the mechanic drew me a picture and explained that this would not make the engine light come on. I called West Hills Nissan. They would not even consider or discuss the issue.

So I called Nissan Consumer affairs and was given a complaint number and that was that. The vehicle needs a converter and will not pass inspection without one. Cost of failed inspection, cost of taking vehicle to independent mechanics. Unable to use vehicle because won't pass inspection. I was advised that this part is under warranty by law. I guess Nissan doesn't have to abide by the law.

I have been a loyal NIssan customer for almost 15 years. Most recently, I purchased a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE for $36,000. I've been driving it for almost three years and it has 47,000 miles. In April, I paid $450 for the 45,000 mile checkup, which is supposed to keep the car running smoothly. It did not.

In early July, my fuel gauge went nuts and the engine light came on. I was told the fuel sensor needed replacing. Cost: $400. Less than 1 week later, the engine light came on again. Diagnosis: Evaporator vent control valve and canister needed replacing. Cost: $400. That was fixed on Monday.

Today is Thursday. While I was driving home this afternoon, the engine light came on AGAIN. That is the third time in less than 6 weeks. I am furious. Just e-mailed Nissan Customer Service, but I doubt they'll do anything for me. Doesn't look like they've done anything for anyone else. My Nissan Service Tech told me that the second problem was the "most common issue I see in Nissan trucks." Judging from this website, the gas gauge problem isn't unique either. So dissappointed in my car.

CHECK STEERING VIBRATION AT ABOVE 120-130KPH, CHECK WHEEL ALIGNMENT RHS PULLING

Then in the next day 30/07//2009 the in charge person at the Nissan service informed me that, in order to resolve the car problem the four wheels (tires) need to be replaced and he will proceed with the Nissan procedure to get approval ,therefore replaced the tires.
NOTE : he return the car to me on 30/07/2009. at last Thursday 06/08/2009 he call me and request me to bring the car to replaced the tires and resolve the problem. then i received the car in the same date after he confirmed that the car is OK and the people their did the required test .

unfortunately today is 008//08/2009, I was check the car performance for two days but the problem still not resolved and the car still right hand side pulling.

Car finishing. The level of the front cover for the car engine at left side is higher than the right side with the notes different which I believe is not acceptable for your QC and PDI department. kindly your are requested to help me to resolve my car problems.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. We have had two problems. First is the fuel sending unit is out. Seems to be a problem for almost all of the Nissan Pathfinders. The second is the IPDM module went out when we changed the battery. Both probems are very expensive to fix at the dealership and will keep me from ever buying a Nissan again unless Nissan decides to fix at their expense. We actually know people personally that have had these problems and add that to the forums online and it is just amazing! Please lets get Nissan to recall these parts and pay back everyone that has fixed at their own expense! The IPDM seems to be a serious problem since it causes you to lose power while driving. My stalled many times in the middle of the road.

There is no recall for this problem and most of the repairs I've read about are very $$$ with very results that varied from fixed to it being working for a few days and then breaking again. It involves potentially replacing the sending unit in the tank, the tank itself, or even a computer chip. All very pricy. I've come across this not only here in Canada but the US, Spain, Australia, and Japan. I think a root cause analysis is in order along with a recall when the design flaw is found.

I love my Pathfinder but am very disappointed to know that every time I fill up I have to reset my odometer cause once my tank reaches 1/2 tank the gauge drops to E, the fuel light comes on and the mileage will go blank. This is vert aggravating and I feel that Nissan should replace at no cost to me. I also have 3 friends( in my SMALL city alone) that own a pathfinder & have the same issue. Why can't you make this a recall, it's giving you're company a bad name. The check engine soon light stays on all the time, I can deal with this but not having to worry about constantly running out of gas. Please help!! You have loyal customers please try to make them happy by fixing the problem which is YOUR PROBLEM.

I have had multiple electronic failures with my 2001 Nissan Pathfinder. The check engine light would come on a few days after the warranty expired (12 months). Each time the only repair needed was to replace the "computer chip" which would fail again immediately after the warranty expired. Now this car is locked via the onboard computer system. This repair is costing me $1440. It took Michael Jordan dealership 2 days to come to this conclusion (which I still do not trust 100%). I honestly think they have no idea what is wrong. The service manager failed to return several voicemails I left for him inquiring about the status of the problem. At this point I have been without a car for 5 days.

Other problems with this vehicle: CD player froze and can't remove CDs, Hatch lift broke (which was a recall since 08/2001 but I had to pay for it. Nobody at Nissan mentioned the recall.), now the hatch lift on the other side is broken (this one will be covered by the recall), heater/AC fan failed, timing belt squealing (which I replaced), rear door light broken and whole unit had to be replaced instead of the broken casing. These same complaints are mentioned numerous times on many complaint websites.

A case of 2 little screws!

I own a 2004 Nissan Pathfinder with 129,000kms. While driving I heard a rattling sound coming from the engine. About a minute later the engine stopped . Upon removing the intake cover I discovered that 2 screws had come loose from the power valve. The valve itself had broken in two & was drawn into an engine cylinder. The piston was completely destroyed & the engine needs replacing. I contacted Nissan & they offered no help whatsoever. I read that others have experienced the identical problem. I will never buy another Nissan product again ......

Power valve screws falling in engine. Horrible mistake by Nissan, no assistance on their part, very common issue.

I bought a Nissan Pathfinder In August 2005.From the first fillup, the car was giving me 11.5 MPG. To this day it is the same. I brought the car to [dealer] 3X and they said nothing was their fault, and there is no reason the car should get 11.5 MPG. All they did was check their computer. That said all is Perfect with the car. Nothing else was done.

Will NOT buy another Nissan. I paid 35.000$ for the car, now all I can get, if I sell is 17.000$, this is only 3 years that I have the car.

Im a UAE citizen. I want to inform u that I have bought a car from Nissan Agency branch AlMasaood in Al-Ain (UAE) type pathfinder black Car No ( 67608 ) blue plate Made in USA . The car was received on Thursday 12/2/2009.

I ve noticed from the first time that the car getting hard to move the gear during driving. 2 days later the car started getting leak from underneath and cannot move forward when the gear on D. it found that the source of this leaking came from the cooler hose of the gear. Ive sent the car to the agency for repairing.

I believe Nissan Company with its reputation should have the best quality and parts for the car. I bought this car cost me 200000 Dhr (55000 $ US ) with bank benefit and the car started getting problem from the second day. I request to replace the car for it defect I cannot guarantee that this leak from the hose dose not affect the efficiency of the gear box or engine. Its really amazing when I asked the agency regards this they told me its happen for every 100 car that it may come a car with a problem But why it is me?! I do not want to start any legal action before I hear from u. I do believe that Nissan company will not sell people a new care with problem in it and I do believe whats happened to me will not satisfy u.

My 2005 Pathfinder I bought brand new still covered under Powertrain warranty needs a transmission. Nissan will not cover because they tell me the radiator caused the transmission to fail. The radiator never gave any warning that anything was wrong and apparantly Nissan and my dealer are very aware that this is a problem. In the Head Service mechanic's words he has had to explain this to several customers and he feels bad! Not bad enough to stop selling a defective vehicle's to unsuspecting customers.

Paid $36,000 for the car almost 4 years ago it has 45,000 miles They want $6000.00 to replace transmission already paid $725.00 for fuel pump that I was told was the problem. Do a Google search. Still owe $11000 on car. First time ever buying a brand new car very disappointed and a little heart broken that a car company like Nissan and my dealership have been so dishonest and don't stand behind their cars/warranty or their word. Goes to show you really can't trust people. Is there someone out there to protect the little guy?

I bought the car, at the delivery the salesman was explaining to me how to use the car and all the car functions. At that time I discovered that there is no compass in the car and it is SUV. I asked the salesman why, his answer was it is not required by most of the customers. I called the head office of the Nissan dealer in Saudi Arabia, to place a complain.

His answer was, he can not do any thing for me.

In 2005 I purchased a new Nissan Pathfinder (2005 model) from an authorized dealer, Nemet Motor. Since then I have been complaining to Nissan that there was a constant squeaking and screeching noise coming from the engine belt area. I returned the vehicle several times to Nemet to correct this problem under the 3 year warranty, yet nothing was done, and the problem continued. I was told that the problem was related to dirt on the drive belt. Now the problem has gotten worse and the vehicle is practically inoperable due to the increasingly loud noise. I understand that this problem is typical in a substantial number of Nissan vehicles that were manufactured around 2005, yet Nissan continues to ignore this problem and have not issued a recall to fix this problem.

I believe that Nissan issued me a defective vehicle for the amount I paid in the sum of $31,000.

My wife,and I have been loyal Nissan customers since 1987. My wife drives an 02 which I brought for her 25th anniversary present. Our youngest daughter, drives a 94 which was pass down to her. I traded my 87 for an 05 which I am now driving.We have always brought Nissan Pathfinders, (SE-models) new, never used. Our oldest daughter purchased an07 Sentra last year at our advice. Weve had our share of normal problems but we are having a major Problem with the 02 Pathfinder. We had a problem with the timing chain cover making noise last year in October, at 62,000 miles. Nissan fixed it. Theres nothing we did to cause it.

About 6 wks ago our 02 Pathfinder started making a loud rattling Noise. We had it towed to the Nissan service dept. The technician informed us that 2 screws had backed out of the (power valve) and were bouncing around inside the cylinder. They took the engine out to get to the problem. The cost is 7899.99 which Nissan refuse to cover. We saw on line where other Pathfinder owners are experiencing the same problem. We know that were not responsible for these screws backing out, and should not have to pay for manufacturing defects. Weve always kept good maintenance on that truck, it has 70k miles. Nissan consumer affairs refuse to help us.

since 4/7/08 my vehicle nissan xterra 2003 has been to 2 dealerships who tell me it is normal for the engine to knock and for the check engine light to be on i have proof of their paperwork wher it has been well over 10 x in their shops....for the same complaint/problem...now who will honor the extended warranty that i have

I have a 2001 Nissan Xterra that is had a couple of recalls fixed. One of them was the fuel sending unit molding that cracked. I had gas fumes through out the vehicle and gas leak underneath the vehicle. Nissan is now charging me 250.00 dollars to replace the fuel sending unit that was part of a recall.

It scares me to think that my vehicle could of caught on fire or worse yet killed my nephew who is often strapped in a car seat right above the defect where the leak was occurring. I dare anyone at Nissan to sit in my vehicle with the gas fumes and light a cigarrette or just rub there hands on the fabric of the seat to get some static going.

Nissan Pathfinder 2005 Bought new pathfinder in 2005 300 miles and fuel pump goes out 500 miles brakes/roters are bad althought they lead me to believe for thousands of miles they were just new. Eventually a recall on them 1000 miles tire pressure gauge light wont turn off still to this day 20,000 windows faulty and leaking had to replace seals still to this day still leaking!! Had to replace tires at 30,000 miles Still tire pressure light wont turn off Still window gets sqeaky when going up Now at 42,000 the fuel sensor light is not working Larry Nissan is quoting 594.00 to fix it. The vinyl on the door is slowly unraveling. At 42,000 all of this crap plus all the other stuff I cant remember, I would never buy NISSAN again.

I purchased a Nissan Pathfinder in March 2002 new.I serviced and maintained this vechicle at this dealership when needed. Then in late May,2004 I noticed a burning smell on my way home from work the truck for a few days, wasn't feeling right and the clutch seemed to be slipping. On May 27, the truck broke down I had it towed to Nissan of Freehold, I was told the clutch needed to be replaced, the odometer reading was 32,158.I was told at the service center, I must not be driving the truck properly, by RIDING THE CLUTCH I explained to them, all the vechicles I have owned sinse driving at the age of 16 have always been manual transmission.The cost 1513.38 Clutch #2 original plus. The truck was 2 years 2 months old. Now 2 years 2 months later July 2006 again I felt the clutch slipping promptly brought it to Nissan now 57,645 miles. No surprise the clutch needed to be replaced at my expense once again because the warranty does not cover the cost. I was extremely upset by this time clutch number #3in 4 years I asked that someone from the corporate Nissan division come tke a look at the parts and pictures and was told nothing was faulty and again it was my responsibility for the costs.Only this time they would give me a discount how kind! This time 1,372.19. What choice did I have I need to work, and no one including corporate Nissan was willing to admit to any wrongdoing by Nissan or faulty parts, and certainly not willing to pay for the full cost.Now here we go again, I brought my truck in for emission smell and failed inspection on June 6th I dropped the truck off and was told I had an evaporation problem with the fuel line and I also needed hoses replaced and power steering flushed out, the cost 962.98. A few days later I picked up the truck and noticed the clutch again was slipping promptly called Nissan and dropped the truck off again. okay clutch number #4 23 months later. Again I'm told by Nissan of Freehold their is nothing they can do it's not under warranty. I would have to pay the full cost and probably should also replace the fly wheel like I did in 2004.I asked that they park the truck outside their lot and not to touch the truck I will have it towed when I figure out where to bring it. In the meantime of course I need the truck back for work and life's basic needs and don't know what to do, It is absurd to have to replace this many clutches I never had to replace a clutch in my other cars and only one did I ever have to replace in a Nissan 2000sx with 200,000 miles and ten years old. Is there anyone who can help me? I know Nissan is responsible I truly believe they were using faulty parts my truck was brand new off the lot when I purchased it, and cost over 30,000 dollars and have spent at least close to 7,000 in repairs in 5 years. Please contact me asap, I can't afford this again and shouldn't have to this is crazy, I drive to work am married with children and use that vechicle in a responsible manner.Thank you

I bought a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder and after only 40,000 miles the gas gauge isn't working right and they tell me the fuel sensor is out and will cost me $500 to fix it and it is not under warranty. I called my old mechanic (I used on my previous cars) and was told he would install the same Nissan part, for only $240. When I confronted the Nissan dealer on the cost difference, they said they charge by the job, not the hour. Nissan service is a rip off and I am not going back to Nissan for service.

Like some of the other posts I have read, the engine of my fiances 03 Pathfinder started making a knocking noise. I was told by the mechanic that the screws from the butterflies in the intake manifold had backed out and fallen into the engine. The cost would be $3000-$4000 to fix, and that's if there wasn't any other damage to the pistons, cylinders, etc... I can't beleive that Nissan won't stand by their engines or provide any solution to this reoccuring problem with many of their makes and models. Especially when that is nothing a routine maintenance schedule would diagnose. There are probably many others out there that Nissan is giving the shaft to, and that is flat out unacceptable. I can tell you one thing, if I can help it, none of my family members, friends, or anyone I can speak with will ever consider a Nissan vehicle! Such a shame for what on the surface seems to be a reputable company, but in reality it's just another large corporation that cares about the bottom line and not it's consumers. Shame on them. Please Help!!

I brought a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder the service light light came on and I took it to the shop to see what the problem was they told me it was the Fule Level Sensor was gone out. I have never heard of the Sule Sensor going bad in a new truck. I called Customers service to see if Nissan would pay to repair my truck, they told me no. I think that there is a lot of customer out there with the same problems with their Nissan Pathfinder, this havae to be a defect in this car, because out of all of the new cars, I have owned I have never had this problem before. I will never buy another Nissan, and I will tell all of my family and friend about the problems I have had.

We have bought only nissan cars for the last 26 years. Just in the last 10 years we have bought 4 nissan cars from smolich nissan. My daughter has bought from there also. We have in all 26 years NEVER been treated so bad or made to feel like NEVER walking back in or even looking at another car from there again. My daughter was geting ready to look to buy a new nissan Pathfinder. Now she is looking at other dealers. If you want or care to know more about my vist to nissan please call. I have loved every nissan I have ever owned.

I have a 2007 Xterra that had 6900 miles on it when the Service Engine Soon light went on one day. I took the truck to my mechanic, Pat Settersten, owner of Cartenders to check it out. While he was at it, I asked him to change the oil and rotate the tires. Pat told me later the engine light is not a reminder type thing, like I thought it might be, but something needing servicing which is probably covered by warranty, so it should go to a dealer. He and his mechanic, Paul Gerard recommended Fred Weinberg, Assistant Service Manager at VOB Nissan. I made an appointment with Fred that evening and left the truck on the night of Jan 28. While talking with Fred, he asked me right away when the last time I had the oil changed, and I told him I just had it done. He said, before the truck had even been examined, that it is probably the oil filter because aftermarket oil filters leak and do not hold pressure, and that I shoulc now know where I can take my truck for a proper oil change. I told Fred the engine light came on before the oil change, and the truck had a Nissan filter in it at that point. He called me the next day to tell me the light was indeed on due to the problem with the filter and that the oil level was half a quart low. I asked him if that small amount would make the engine light come on and he said yes. I told him again, the light was on before the oil change. Then he said, well we don't know what's wrong with it then. (The truck also pulled to the right and VOB did fix that by aligning the front end.) Three days later the service engine light came on again and I took it to VOB Nissan to get it fixed. Fred called me in the morning to say the problem is the oil filter leaking. I reminded him for the 3rd time that the engine light was originally on before I had the oil change at Cartenders. Fred stated he saw oil seepage himself and that it would be $25 for parts and labor for an oil change. I told him OK to change the oil and filter but I would be very angry if the engine light came on again. By this time I was pretty suspicious of Fred with his hard sell oil change routine, so I called Pat at Cartenders to explain the situation. Pat and Paul went over to VOB Nissan in person to speak with the mechanic. They called me back and told me they got the situation straightened out and the truck did not in fact need an oil change but had a bad intake sensor which VOB was replacing. The truck was supposed to be ready by 4 but when I arrived at 4:30 it was not. No phone call from Fred to notify me of this. When I asked him why the truck wasn't ready he said they were having a problem. I asked him what problem. He was evasive and said we're having a problem with the problem we're having. I asked him to be more specific and he said they replaced the intake sensor but the engine light is still coming on. The Service Manager, Bert Bennett was not in the office that day, so I called him the next morning on 02/06. I told him what had been happening with Fred and he said he would investigate. He called back later to say not only was the intake sensor bad, but the camshaft sprocket assembly was also bad and needed replacing. He admitted the truck did not need an oil change or a new oil filter. Bert arranged for me to get a loaner car and when I went to pick it up, I expressed my displeasure at Fred's attempts to get me to purchase an oil change and become a regular oil change customer and considered it akin to fraud. Bert stated that fraud would be if they received money from me for an unneeded service and asked if that happened. I told him no, because I caught them in the act, thanks to my 2 mechanics who investigated the situation. Bert further excused Fred's behavior by stating there was miscommunication between Fred and the mechanic. I told him that is not possible since there was never a need for an oil change or new filter. It was just a fraudulent attempt to get me to pay for a bogus service.

Bought 2002 Nissan Xterra 4x4, while test driving, found the ABS light had come on. Brought it back after 2 days and they had the Service Dept look it up. Found a 700 dollar sensor needed replacing. They said they were not responsible for the replacement.

I purchased a new 2006 Xterra about 1 1/2 years ago. I first noticed a rust spot under my back window. When I inquired, I was told it was a rock chip (although in a unlikely place). I have used touch-up paint 3x and the spot just grows larger and larger. When opening the back hatch, there are rusted tags where water pools. Since that time, I have noticed rust colored specks all over my vehicle, particularly on the back where water and snow would splash onto. I have taken it to a detail shop - they weren't able to buff or polish it off. Although, they were able to get the specks off with detail clay. But... then the specks came back. The car dealer and their body shop person says it is fall-out which does not make sense. I work with several other folks who have white cars (as is mine), and they don't have these fall-out spots on theirs.

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2004 Nissan Pathfinder with 23,960 miles had reoccurring squeaking belts were replaced under warranty one time. I was charged for adjustment one time (later told belts self adjusting not sure why I was charged then) then good will . Saturday 1/26/08 driving heard noise. Sounded like a belt snapped and then started making a knocking noise. Drove vehicle to dealership as they are open until 1 pm on Saturday. Was told maybe Monday before it is looked at. Called 1/28/08 spoke to service adviser Elaina Arnold. She informed me she had good news and bad news.

Good news I would not have to pay it would be covered bad news I needed a new engine. Totally shocked cause I purchased this vehicle new 10/9/04 and had scheduled maintenance performed. She said they had never seen this happen with a Pathfinder. Altima's yes pathfinder no. Power valve screw fell into the engine. She said it would be covered under powertrian warranty. Was told I would get a rental car and she would call me back. Well after thinking would I have a new engine rebuilt on what cause I have very low miles on the present one. I called her back after the Rental Car Agent called and confirmed when I would be picking up rental car.

She then informed me that Brandy with Nissan had called them back and said it would not be covered under warranty and I would be responsible. Ms. Arnold gave me ref # N0128081605103 I called Nissan and spoke with Jennifer Erwin who could not locate the ref # but opened a new one for me file 6022443 said someone would get back with me no later than closing of the next business day. Wasn't satisifed with that response.

Meanwhile I call back Green Gifford speak to Ms. Arnold told I call Nissan and they didn't have ref # and thought I had written down wrong. Repeated and she said it was correct. She informed that I would still get a rental car. Asked to speak to the Service Manager Mr Powell since he also had been talking to Nissan. He then informed me the rental car would not be covered since the repair is not under warranty. I said well you have lied to me 2 today. First I am covered under warranty then I am not. I have a rental car and now I have to pay out of my pocket.

His smart remark was you were not lied to you were misinformed. Then he preceedes to say if you had bought an extended warranty it would be covered. Well I have purchased 5 Nissans from that dealership over the years and have not had any major problems. I had a few choice words for him with his smart attitude. Not what someone want to hear. Meanwhile I have searched the net to find any similar problems and they are out there. Nissan is aware of the problem but they do not own up to it. Hope you can help

I bought my 2005 Nissan Xterra from this dealership. In the first few months I heard noises from the engine. I took it to the dealership and they said it was the fastener on the serpentine belt. I have this truck for the same problem and repaired at least five times in 2 and a half years. I have forty thousand miles on it and an extended warranty. I either want the vehicle fixed; or replaced. If I have to contact a lawyer I will. The car is at the dealership today; they said, the're waiting to hear the noise again. I want a dependable car; this is not what I paid for. The dealership says; this is one of the defects of the Nissan Xterra. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE

I just want to add to the section of complaints on Xterra's that i have had one for almost three years now and I LOVE it. I have not had one problem with it and I drive it alot.

Both O2 sensors shorted out on the left band of my Nissan Pathfinder 2201 6 cylinder. This is number 5 and 6 O2 sensors that I have put in and I only have 83,000 miles on it. This is a very costly repair and i am thinking seriously about getting rid of it and buying a Toyota. They also have sensors but they do not have the problem you guys have. Thanks Don

My Pathfinder has 46,000 miles on it the warranty is 5 years or 60,000 miles so I am just outside the years but way under the miles. I am having what seems to be a common problem that Nissan will not recognize. My pathfinder was driving fine then started making a clunking noise then it stalled. I brought it to the dealer to be told that 2 screws in the intake manifold back themselves out and got sucked into the engine and completly destroyed it. Nissan is saying it is my problem because i am outside the warranty. But this is a huge manufacturing defect that Nissan knows about and won't recognize. They want $9,000 to put in a new motor or $5,000 for a used one that has more miles then the one I had. The car is only worth a bit more then the repair costs.

I bought a new 2005 Nissan Pathfinder in Feb. 2005. I was told the annoying brake squeal would wear off. After numberous trips back over two years, I've been told that the squeal is normal, even though it is so loud it almost causes other drivers to crash while they're staring at me! The rotors have been turned, they have been deglazed, etc... I feel totally ripped off and frustrated that Nissan won't recall and fix this flaw!

I understand that they have had considerable problems with evap canister charcoal leakage--I have a 2003 pathfinder with this problem and it is going to cost $400.00 plus dollars to fix--there history goes back to1995 through 2003 seems they have a recurring problem any suggestions?

At the time of I am writing this it is Fall 2006. My wife's 2005 Pathfinder, which we purchased new, has had 13 separate problems that have typically required one visit to the dealer to diagnose and another to fix. These are the problems the vehicle has had so far:

1) The fuel filler door broke in a way where it could not be closed.

2) The rear driver-side window would sometimes refuse to roll up.

3) The VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control?) had to be reprogrammed.

4) The towing harness had to be replaced.

5) The auto-dimming rearview mirror would not dim.

6) Part of one of the roof rails fell off.

7) The front passenger-side tire would rub at certain steering angles.

8) Two panels in the cargo area buckled in under light loads.

9) The fuel filler neck developed a leak, causing the check engine light to come on.

10) The fuel system vent valve failed, causing the check engine light to come on.

11) The fuel system vent valve failed again, causing the check engine light to come on.

13) A pressure sensor in the fuel system failed.

I called Nissan Consumer Affairs about the excessive number of problems, and asked them to extend the vehicle's warranty -- WHICH WOULD COST THEM NOTHING IF NOTHING ELSE BREAKS. However, they refused, apparently not caring that I will NEVER buy another Nissan.

Wasted an inordinate amount of time at dealerships waiting for issues to be diagnosed and fixed.

A screw fell out of the intake manifold of my 2002 Nissan Pathfinder and was sucked into a cylinder. The dealer mechanic states that it destroyed the piston and valves as well as gouged the cylinder walls. He says the car was obviously well cared for and there was nothing I could have done to avoid the problem and that it looked like a factory issue.

I am advised that I need a new engine at $10,900 or a used (38,000 miles) motor at $6,900. Nissan refuse to help me on the replacement because the car has 68,000 miles - the warranty is for 60,000. I cannot get through to even argue this with any of the parties to the denial of help - I've simply been told by a charming female voice (Tiffany) that Nissan has decided not to help on this. I've decided never to do business again with a firm that won't even discuss with me.