Nissan Pathfinder Reviews

We purchased a 2013 Pathfinder and it wasn't cheap! We have had the same issues every other person has had. Cheap interior, foam literally torn from the third row seat, Moore Nissan did nothing (previous to Benton Nissan). Visors droop and block your view. Hood acts as though it's going to fly up on the windshield. We have NEVER been notified that any of this is a recall. Air conditioner compressor went out, transmission recalled, and now the transmission has gone out. We just paid $4600 for a new transmission. Which we were told was NOT a part of the recall. VERY CONVENIENT! It's been 1 week since we picked it up, now the gas pedal stops working.

In March 2016 we purchased our Nissan Pathfinder (from 2015). It had around 29.000 km on it. We drive about 20.000 km a year because we don’t use it for work. We pay around $500 CAD every time when our car comes in for service. Front brakes have been replaced, and battery replaced. Now it is 2019 and we have 82.400 km on our car. Our car was in for service on December 27 2018. Another $500 CAD paid. A week after the service appointment we heard a rattling noise under the hood. It got worse over time to a flapping sound and I made another appointment for the car. I was told I had to pay for diagnostic time which was without tax a $110. They told me that I could no longer drive my car and needed a new radiator rad replaced or something like that?

Nissan was to notify customers that the 2013-2014 Pathfinder had CVT transmission problems. They notified me to bring it in and reset the codes, but not about the transmission failure and what they were court ordered to do about it. I have 24 payments left and of course, Nissan wants me to pay the repair costs for a new transmission. I am on a fixed income. They boasted these cars, convinced consumers to abandon other dealerships for theirs only to sucker punch the customer. A low down dirty shame.

Loud noise coming from loose radiator fan. Only 46k miles. This is an issue with a car that is less than 2 years old. This seems to be a widespread issue based on customer reviews however Nissan will not take responsibility and do a recall to fix. This is my 3rd Nissan and I will never buy another.

Purchased NEW for Wife, 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. Dealer only serviced, locally driven only. 24K miles, needed new tires, not alignment issues, buy cheap grade of tire. 34K Miles-Cooling fans, now I need to have new cooling fans at the sum of $1200 which they have quality issues with. Interior very CHEAP compared to competitive models. I own 4 NISSANS, and I will replace with other brands one at a time. STAY AWAY!

I bought a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder in 2015. We will start with tire rotations, I had to pay for them because I didn't buy the tires from the dealership (Excuse me. I BOUGHT A COMPLETE $47,000 SUV). Okay then there was a recall on brakes, I had to pay for brake shoes so recall was not free. Now, I turn the heat on and this loud rattling noise was coming from under hood, had my boss take a look and was told my fan casing had a loose screw (it was my cooling fan making the noise). I then took my car to Jones Nissan, car was not making noise. About an hour later I was told it was my cooling fan and the out the door price for repairs is going to be $887.00.

I am beyond FURIOUS at this point with Nissan and probably will never purchase a Nissan again. My powered rear lift to my 2013 Pathfinders tailgate broke off at the mount because it rusted which should never have happened because it's supposed to be sealed off. All I need is a new lift and 1 mount. Everything else still works! Nissan has decided to replace the entire system with a better coating for rust products and removed all the current replacement parts for my vehicle!!! So what should be costing me $300 now will cost me a minimum of $1500 without labor!!! Which is 1/8 of my cars worth at the moment!!! This isn't the only thing they are starting to do this way...

I contacted Nissan about a paint defect and they did an investigation without looking at the car. Paint is bubbling and flaking off on the fender. Not from usual wear and tear... It's a paint defect. I will never buy another Nissan and don't recommend anyone to purchase one. Nissan 2011 Pathfinder should have a paint recall.

I bought a a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder brand new and the truck has 135k miles. It started making a vibration noise like I was driving on the sidewalk. Nissan dealership said it is due to radiator fluid in transmission. Nissan has been having this problem since about 2005. Will cost about 6k to replace transmission and radiator. Contacted Nissan, they refused to provide any help with the repair. NEVER, EVER BUY A NISSAN. They don’t take care of customers and cars are not reliable.

Bought our 2013 Nissan Pathfinder SV in April of 2016 with around 30,000 miles on it. By June of 2016, it needed a transmission replacement. It was still under factory warranty, so initially we weren't concerned. Fast forward to today, August 1, 2018. We have now needed the transmission replaced 4 times - twice in the last 5 months. We rarely tow and never more than its capacity. The dealership even says they see nothing abnormal that would be causing the repeated failures. We've contacted Nissan with our concerns. If we sign an agreement absolving them of all future responsibility with transmission issues. This does not even cover half of the price of a transmission replacement - which we will likely need again within the year.

2013 Pathfinder - First and last time we purchase a Nissan. Not a cheap car and we have had 3 major issues with it since it is out of warranty. The latest issue was the air conditioning compressor. An aftermarket part and the repair was still $1100. To top it all, since the repair, the rear a/c does not work if you are on the bluetooth. This seems to be a mystery to everyone at Nissan. What a fiasco. Not worth the trouble. Good experiences with Toyota and Volkswagen. At least the cars had over 100,000 miles on them before we had to do a really expensive repair. We complained to customer service and they are willing to pay for half of the bill but we still don't have a fully functional vehicle. Do yourself a favor and stay away! I am so turned off of the brand that I am disgusted. Next car we'll be going back to Toyota.

I have been a Nissan owner since and never had any problems with my cars. I have suggested to other family and friends how owning a Nissan is the best thing they could do. My car (Nissan 2013 SV Pathfinder) is only 5 years old and is falling apart. The engine which was suppose to be recalled has never been. My sun visors and junk and do not function correctly and now my door handles and inoperable. This car is a death trap and I want someone to find out what's going on with this company. I cannot afford to continue payment and the upkeep of it as well. They should be ashamed of what they are turning off the ASSEMBLY LINE. What a mess.

When car shopping, I chose the Pathfinder for the sleek look, the 3rd row seating, the backup camera and the red leather seats. It also came with heated seats, which I love! The sunroof is a nice feature that I wasn't looking for but I am happy about now. When comparing it to other midsized SUV'S with 3rd row seating, it just felt right and I still feel that way years later. I have owned my Nissan Pathfinder for 9 years and have had an amazing experience with it. Other than scheduled maintenance, I have not had to replace any parts on it and have had no mechanical issues. I drive across country often and it is a smooth comfortable ride. But I do not like that the back hatch closes harder than most other vehicles. It almost slams shut. Also, I would improve the accessibility to the 3rd row seating and modernize the body style. Other than that, Nissan got it right.

My Pathfinder LE was a 2007, and at 180,000 KM had the 'known' transmission failure where the transmission line running through the radiator degrades and bleeds coolant into the trans. I had to have the transmission rebuilt at a cost of $6,000. Vehicle ran okay for a while after that, but then began to have cooling system issues.

We have been happy overall with the Pathfinder. For an SUV it has decent gas mileage, good passenger room, and has been pleasant to drive. It has multiple LATCH systems for easy installation of car seats, comfortable front seats, has ample storage space with the third row folded down, easy maneuverability of the passenger seats. Our family of four, with two in car seats, fits comfortably. We have been a lot more mobile now that we have this car. However third row is very cramped and has little luggage space. It is disappointing to find that using the third row is uncomfortable for passengers, including children. We would have liked to see the LATCH system in the third row as well as the second. Better ventilation for the third row would also be an improvement. Also gas mileage could be better.

I like that it has a built in DVD player that keeps my kids entertained. I also like the built in navigation system, 6 disc CD changer, and 3rd row leather seats. As far as comfort and convenience, I love it. But I don't like that it isn't 4WD. I have had issues with it getting stuck a lot and had to get it fixed already even though I've only had it for a couple months. I also don't like that this specific year model they ran radiator hoses thru transmission, causing the majority of them problems.

I have 2013 Nissan Pathfinder with defect visor that would not go back up. This is a safety issue and I called Nissan but to my surprise they are not willing to do anything. Basically don't care about my concerned. Fox Nissan the local dealership did not concerned either and there is a lot of review on internet about the cheap plastic that Nissan used in the sun visor. I think they have been getting away with this and maybe they were paying somebody for the cover up. This is not a good company to buy from and hope I do not have two Nissan product in my household.

Enjoyed Nissan Pathfinder for the past 2 years as a daily driver for work and family also with travels along with being military and moving every so often. It drives less than the average person does each month and spends most time under a parking garage. But I like that it has touch start sensor, backup camera. We also got a cold weather package with heated seats and steering wheel. I very much enjoyed it, but I would like more driving modes. Parking assistance would be a great addition on but I know we only have a midline level and not a top of the line level for this make and model of car.

I love Nissan Pathfinder. There is ample room for my eight grandchildren to spread out and not touch each other. It is a great, comfortable car. The gas mileage was a definite plus as was availability. I love the hauling adjustability as well. Overall, my experience has been a very positive. A really fun car to drive and economical as well. I would buy another one.

Not only did my fan and transmission need to be replaced on a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder with 27000 miles on it but the sensor broke under the passenger seat. Nissan will not replace it under warranty because they said that it is my fault. First of all the flimsy sensor connection is right under the seat and basically had nothing protecting it. They said something must have gotten under the seat and hit it. There is NO reason a very important sensor should be put under the seat where something can hit it and break it. Obviously there is a design flaw!

Paid for repairs on 3 out of the 4 Doors. I have owned a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder for three years. I purchased it certified pre-owned. Since purchasing the vehicle, both the driver’s side and passenger side interior door handles have broken off and been repaired at my expense. Shortly after the second door handle broke, the switch on my passenger side rear door somehow jammed and the switch does not move. It is stuck in the locked position so the door has to be opened from the outside.

I bought a brand new Nissan Pathfinder in 2013 and it had many recalls (which is normal for cars) but I was amazed at how many "normal" things broke in the car. Two door handles broke off (inside of the car) as my kids opened the door!!! And the sun visor on the driver's side (and later the passenger side) broke so it would impair my field of vision and I had to use a clamp to hold it in place. Those three things were NOT paid by Nissan... I had to pay out of my own pocket. I have never had a car that would have normal parts break off like that! Horrible and cheaply made car...

I purchased a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder platinum used in 2015, everything under the sun has gone wrong with it. I still owe on it and now they tell me I need an engine for $14,000. Are they out of their minds. It’s not covered under warranty nor recalled. Not sure why when I read at least 60 complaints about the same issues I’m having. And they charged me $100 for each thing they had to diagnosis. I’ve had all my oil changes done on a 4000 basis or when needed, but because I don’t have a warranty on engine or record of service through a rip off place like Jiffy Lube. They don’t want to hear it or help me. So therefore I’m careless, with 4 kids and a single mom.

Nissan Pathfinder's seat material is hard to keep clean but newer versions have better material I think. Handles well and good gas mileage for the size of the vehicle. Strange rattle but doesn’t impact performance. Dealer addressed previous issues.

Nissan Pathfinder is a good car and sometimes good in gas. But Nissan dealer in Huntington was not good. I told them from the get go that I needed a 4x4. The salesman trick me with a regular truck. Not happy about that.

Live in Chicago and heater output is lacking. When it is really cold I use my Jeep Patriot. Assembly uses cheap clips that come loose. Plus this is not a SUV. Front end under bumper shroud is too low and bottom of radiator is too low with no skid plate. Had front bumper pulled off by snow pile and bottom of cheap plastic radiator damaged by something that was only 4 inches high.

First, I will say that I was probably one of Nissan's biggest fans! This is my 5th Nissan (all purchased new): Altima, Maxima, Pathfinder, Versa and now the 2013 Pathfinder Platinum. The high quality and manufacturing of my previous Nissan vehicles was something I greatly appreciated. However, the purchase of my platinum Pathfinder has consisted of one disappointment after another... Nothing which was covered under Nissan's warranty or the additional "bumper to bumper" warranty sold to us by the dealership (now, which has since changed ownership).

My 2015 Pathfinder with 31,000 miles does not have a clear backup camera especially at night. I have had it into the dealership on 3 different occasion. On its last visit to the dealership, they replaced the camera and the screen. Made some difference but still not as clear as my wife's 2017 Kia Sportage, my son's 2015 Nissan Rogue, or my daughter's 2017 RAV4. Anyone else have this problem???

I along with many other Nissan owners are having issues with door handles breaking very easily and Sun shades drooping down. I believe it is in the company's best interest to address these issues with its vehicle or face a sharp drop in the sales of these particular vehicles. I have these issues with my Pathfinder and was disappointed to find out how common it is and the company has failed to address them, especially since the visor could be a hazard should it complete fall open unexpectedly while you're driving and could cause an accident. I for one will be seeking out another brand when I am ready to purchase another vehicle.

I bought my 2013 Pathfinder brand new Sept 13. Only a few month later I started having electrical issues with batteries. Key fobs needed changed three times. Batteries twice from corrosion! A few months ago around 30000 miles my mechanic said my oil was gunning up and that shouldn't be happening so soon. Then it started smoking blue and black smoke from exhaust. Took it to mechanic. He said it's my motor and it was under warranty.

I have had this car for a year. Purchased it with almost 37K miles on it. So far it has completely shut down on me twice saying the key could not be located and it dies. I needed to get a jump in order to restart the car with the same key in my purse. Now I need a Radiator fan assembly replaced on a 4 year old car. I have called several shops and they all said there has to be a recall. That car is too new to need this. Tell me about it. Just waiting on a few rebates toward the end of the year and this car is GONE! I will NEVER purchase a Nissan again! EVER.

I have a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder, I had to replace the transmission & radiator a couple of years ago. Then I did some research and noticed there were several like me as well, I contact Nissan Manuf. several times by phone and email, but they told me my vehicle was past the mileage for them to take care of the expense, and also stated that they mailed a letter to me which that's not true. I heard others say the same thing as well that they never received a letter. I paid almost $4000.00 for a transmission. I don't think that's right. I will NEVER purchase another Nissan. it's sad the way they treat their customers.

After the radiator failure, contaminating the transmission, Nissan offers no assistance to the owners if the car is over 10 yrs or 100,000 miles. Leaving us with a bill over $7,000... After owning 2 nissans, this is how they take care of you... Look online and see the hundreds of car owners in the same situation... I am never buying another nissan again...

I bought my Nissan Pathfinder no more than two years ago. We take really good care of our car inside and outside… doing the regular maintenance etc. We brought it to the Nissan because our mechanic when he did the oil change notice the oil look burn... and smoke was coming out of the exhaust. Because the car is still under warranty we brought it to the Nissan in Brandon FL to have it repair but it got denied because of maintenance concerns? We have been doing regular service in the car like we are suppose to. And is not normal that a almost brand new car and well take care of is giving us engine issues? And on top of that get denial for repair even though we have warranty on it???

I bought a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder last August and the car starter in the car was factory installed and it does not heat up or defrost the windows in the winter or cool it off in the summer. It's been in the shop 4-5 times and they tell me it only starts the car to get the juices flowing, once you start the car manually the blower turns on. Was never informed of this when I bought the car and I can't go anywhere else to have a car starter put in because it's still under warranty. I don't even have 7500 miles on my car. I am very unhappy with this. Will never buy another Nissan product again because they don't want to be held accountable to fix this problem.

A screw made its way from the intake manifold into cylinder #2 in a 2002 3.5 l Nissan engine, eventually killing it. This has apparently happened in other 2002 Pathfinder engines. I reported it to Nissan. Their response, “The car is too old. We cannot do anything about it.” I did have 160,000 miles on the engine when this happened. Please, warn other consumers about this issue. Thank you!

2013-2015 Pathfinder Sun Visors - Just yet another very disappointed Nissan customer who is dealing with the hundreds of dollars of out-of-warranty repair costs on the terrible Sun visors that should have been recalled as soon as they came out. This is now my third Sun visor in 75k miles. When they break, they no longer stay in the upright position and hang directly in your field of view. If you're a taller individual, they block nearly all visibility of the road. You can't sit on this any longer Nissan!! Recall these and replace with a permanent fix! The next steps are going to be class-action lawsuits against you, or worse, someone is going to get seriously injured as a result of this defect.

I am very disappointed about the way my car is operating. My sales experience at East Nissan in Charlotte, NC was great. My sales representative, Ronald **, made sure I had an excellent purchasing experience. It's the car itself. First it was a headlight. Got it fixed. A few weeks later, the other one. Meanwhile... I had been questioning my park lights working and had been assured by service staff that they were indeed working. They lied. My lights were not working. After numerous recalls, and parts not available to repair, I went in for a simple oil change and was told that I needed $1500 (rotors and brakes) worth of work done to my car. Now... I purchased my car in 2013, straight off the showroom floor... I was in love. That love soon dissolved because it was always one thing after another. So... I paid to have the $1500 worth of work done...

My 2008 Nissan Pathfinder has been having heating issues for about 2 years and no one could figure out why. Turns out there was slow leak in the radiator. Once my mechanic found the leak, we changed the radiator, hoses, etc. $1100 worth of work. My mechanic said he had to flush the transmission 3 times to get the coolant out but he was still not sure if the transmission would make it or not. Needless to say, 2 days later my car stopped working at a stoplight. It just would not move. Now I need a new transmission.

Bought '13 Pathfinder in 2015 with 30k miles. Within 3 days had it taken to Nissan for jumping/lurching and airbag light on passenger side. They did a software update to the transmission and did nothing about the light as it was intermittent. Everything is good until 88k miles. Had oil changed and mechanic (close family friend) said oil looked extremely bad which didn't make sense as he was the person who had changed our oil every 4-5k miles.

2017 Pathfinder - Seat warmer has melted the back of my coat made of manmade leather materials. Heater set toward the floor to warm my feet melted the entire right side of my right boot also made of manmade leather material. Both items I have had for several years and worn with previous vehicles during the winter while using a heated seat and heater. I am aghast and warn every woman before considering her winter wardrobe when driving this vehicle.

I bought my vehicle 2 1/2 years with 23000 miles on it as a program car from the dealership thinking I was getting a great deal. Two weeks ago I go to start my 2014 Pathfinder and the screen pops up Infinity. I'm like okay that's weird. I drive down the road and turn on my heat and it is at full blast at 90 degrees and you can't turn it down. The knobs just stopped working... so this now means I have no air conditioning!!!

I received a recall from Nissan dealership. I am having this problem with my car since long time. I have visited Teddy Nissan at the Bronx in December 2016 two time and had my car problem to be fixed but it was never fixed. As per Teddy Nissan they can't find any problems but when I drive my car it shakes/ lurches. I also have called the Main Nissan customer service office and made complains of the problems that I am having and no one seems to help me. The lady who is handling my case at Nissan customer service in the main office her name is Anisa and my case number#**. Finally I took my car to Nissan of Yorktown heights on January 7th, 2017 and I got my car back on January 11, 2016. I was told by Joseph (mechanic) that they don't find any issue but I should drive my car about 100 miles more and see if the problem still appear I should bring it back to them.

My 2010 Pathfinder has had issues since purchased brand new. Windows don't roll up and down properly, one of the back seats has never folded up, Bluetooth has never worked properly, steering has always vibrated, Horn doesn't work and the list goes on and on and on. Dealership always seems to cause more problems but never fixes anything. I will never, ever even consider purchasing another Nissan of any type.

Bluetooth starting malfunctioning so brought the 2010 Pathfinder with 65k miles to 2 Nissan dealerships who could not identify correction needed. Now, all buttons on the left do not work and Nissan still cannot figure out how to fix this. Also, the steering column is locking. Prevented the car from starting even with the key fob. Vehicle is now over warranty and Customer Affairs will not do anything to assist. Anyone else having these problems?

Believing it was the more sustainable thing to do, I took care of my Pathfinder and was prepared to drive it another 50,000 to 100,000 miles. It currently has 116,000 miles on it. Unfortunately, the fact that I just had to put $5,000 into the car for the intermix issue and another $1,000 for a new fuel pump is unbelievable. Not so much the fuel pump, but the radiator and transmission issue were a known problem to Nissan and to my dealer. So every time I went to the dealership, there was an opportunity to save me that money, but they said nothing. Even in 2012, when the class action suit was settled, and my car had 70,000 miles on it, I was not told anything about this. I am disgusted by the fact that Nissan has been allowed to get away with a.) knowing this was a huge design flaw and failure, and b.) not taking care of its customers. Loyal customers who will never buy another Nissan.

My Pathfinder is currently at the dealership awaiting replacement of the transmission. We purchased this vehicle in 2015 with only 46,500 miles on it. As I was driving last week I nearly rear ended a car because my Pathfinder wouldn't stop. I called the dealer directly and was told to bring it in immediately, which I did the next day. I was informed that the Transmission had just been replaced at 46,000 miles (basically when I bought it) and here we are at 62,000 miles and I need to replace the transmission again. I had no clue of any Class action lawsuit or any issue with the CVT until I began to dig and research the issues. I thankfully am covered by my warranty and it's being replaced. BUT, how do I continue to own a vehicle with continuous transmission issues?

I bought my Pathfinder in Nov 2013. Within 2 weeks the transmission started to shake really hard between 20-30 mph. I took the car back to the dealer as it should not be doing that on a brand new car. Nissan told me the diagnostic tests didn't show I have a problem. They couldn't replicate the issue. I explained that didn't make a difference to me as the vehicle shakes. I took the car back to Nissan at least 4 or 5 times and each time they told me there was no issues with my vehicle, they reset the computer and sent me on my way. Now after the warranty is up they say I have a transmission issue. Really! I have had a transmission issue the company seemed to ignore or pretend like it didn't exist since I bought the car. Now they want to devalue a trade in or charge me to fix it. Nissan was fully aware of the transmission problems and sold me that car. I am so disgusted with this company.

Nissan pathfinder 2007 transmission water damage. I bought this suv new. Always have taken it to nissan for service. They never told me that at 85000-90000 miles the transmission gets damaged due to a bad radiator. My car has 90000 and it happened to get damaged by water inside the transmission. They failed to disclose this problem with us. If told we would have changed the radiator. Now that we do research on this matter we find that thousands of pathfinder owners are going through the same problem.

I'm a owner of a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. This vehicle has major transmission issues. Vehicle shutters and jerks while driving 20 to 30 mph!! This vehicle needs to be recalled to fix this major problem to protect the safety of drivers.

My 2013 Nissan Pathfinder transmission issues started at 8k and after several trips to service department and expert mechanic inspection they finally acknowledged the problem and replaced the transmission. Shortly thereafter, shuddering, stalling and vibrating started again. After several trips. They are replacing the transmission again. Unfortunately, now I'm being told the replacement transmission they installed is also defective and they are now waiting for Nissan to approve another replacement. What 3 year old car with 40k miles needs transmission replaced 3 times. Car has been at dealership service department for two weeks now with no estimate for when it will be completed. Surely, this must qualify for lemon lawsuit/buyback. My 2013 Nissan Pathfinder is the worst car ever. Help.

On 06/16/2016 my wife called me to tell me that our 2006 Nissan Pathfinder vin#** would not go in reverse and lost power. I had our vehicle towed to AAMCO Total Car Care in Arnold, Missouri so they could look at our vehicle. I was told two days later that my transmission had gone out due to a leak from the radiator hose connected to the transmission leaking into the transmission. I was told by a certified mechanic that this is a common problem with the Nissan Pathfinders and that it would be an expensive fix to rebuild the transmission and replace the radiator. I paid 4,5010.70 for this repair on my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder which has only 85,000 miles on it.

2,500 miles the transmission failed. Nissan replaced. (Known issue with '13 and '14) 30,000 miles and now it is losing antifreeze. (Wife has '10 Altima that started losing antifreeze at 70,000 appears to be consuming and not leaking)

I advise people to stay away from Nissan. I purchased a brand new Nissan Pathfinder. Little did I know that as I was driving away in what I thought was a vehicle I would own for many many years had defects that would soon cost me over $7000. Nissan knew even before I drove off their dealership lot that there was a problem with coolant leaking into the transmission. They also knew that their experiment with replacing the timing belts with timing chains was doomed to fail. Sure enough thousands of owners, including me, ended up having to fork over $7000 dollars to replace the transmission and the timing chains. A company that knowingly sells defective cars cannot be trusted ever again. Google problems with the 06 Nissan Pathfinder or go to https://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_pathfinder.html

Transmission failed. Pathfinder had 81,000 miles. Still under warranty from class action suit. Nissan would not honor warranty because radiator had been replaced PRIOR to my purchase, unbeknownst to me. Had been in an accident prior to my purchase which was not disclosed by the Nissan dealership I purchased the car from. Told me tough luck. Know it's a mfg. error. Too bad. Nissan does not stand behind their products even if you have warranties. I also had certification on this car that was 1,000 miles over. They didn't care. I did my due diligence with this purchase. They had no recommendation except for me, a disabled senior, to write a $5,000 check and get it replaced myself. My mechanic was appalled as was I. It took 2 months to get this response. This company is unethical and dishonorable. I would never recommend anyone purchase a Nissan.

I went to Nissan to drop off my 2014 Nissan Pathfinder because my car was shaking while driving on the 60-70 mph speed at a stable speed. The first time it went fine. They asked me to stay for 30 minutes to wait for the technician to arrive so that they could do a test drive with me. I couldn't stay because I had to go to work, and they didn't tell ahead of time when I was scheduling my meeting. However, they replace the accelerator fluid for me on that day. I picked up my car the same day in the evening. I got a rental car the first time.

Issue with audio auxiliary. Does not connect properly with iPhone. Does not recognize it. I asked Nissan and they do not clearly have an answer for it. Also issue with this car is it periodically gives a jolt when you take a reverse. Nissan dealership cannot find a problem.

I purchased the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder new in 2013. I have 60,000 miles and starting at 30,000 I had my transmission replaced, exhaust manifold replaced, rear differential replaced, two door handles (from the inside). I have a squealing whining noise that's constant from my power steering pump. Occasionally a shudder which I'm told is normal. Sometimes the passenger airbag turns off when I sit in it. Nissan says it's the way I sit in it. (I'm 132 pounds) and something squeaks in the back when I make turns. Need I say more? I purchased this car to last me well over 5 years. I'm in the process of trading this lemon in for a reliable car.

My husband and I bought a 2008 Pathfinder in 2010 used. We were happy with our purchase until a year ago. I had to replace a gas sensor that cost me $1600. The heat shield makes noise when the car idles. I had to change the driver's side joints. I recently went in to do a transmission flush and oil change and was told my radiator hose cracked and is leaking into the transmission. Dealer recommended replacing radiator and that cost me $1400. Car was working fine until last night when I was driving and the 4wd light came on, service engine light came on and SUV was sluggish when stepping on gas at a traffic light. Pulled over and turned off engine and now SUV won't start. Wonder how much it will cost me this time? Will never buy Nissan again.

My transmission started to slip at 90,000 miles. Found out the radiator leaks coolant into the transmission. Had to get the transmission rebuilt and radiator replaced for $3500. After two years, I still had no heat and no one could figure out why. Now, my Pathfinder constantly overheats. Flushing it does nothing, changed the radiator again, did nothing and also changed the thermostat with no help. I'm probably stupid to take this car to Nissan, but I can't see junking a car that is immaculate inside and out with only 100,000 miles on it. My family is struggling to pay our bills and now we may not have a car!! I don't even know what to do!? I will never consider buying a Nissan ever again!

Purchased Nissan 2013 Platinum Pathfinder, 1/13. June 2015 a recall on the transmission software was done. Now at 70,000 miles, I need a new transmission. 10,000 out of warranty. However, Nissan has placed extended warranty on the Altima and Rouge with same CVT transmission due to the same issues. Nissan needs to do the same on the Pathfinder as there are issues with them as well.

I got my Nissan Pathfinder 2015 on June 2015. 2 months later the car started to shake when I was 15 to 30 mph. I went to the dealer. They didn't find the problem. Went three times. The 4th time I was on my way and the transmission just broke in the middle of the highway. They want to put a new transmission but I just don't want the car anymore. I have kids and I think the car is very dangerous. Please help.

We purchased the 2013 Pathfinder new in 2013. We received the recall on the passenger side airbag warning light and took it in for the needed service. We have had to take it back in two more times because the warning still come on intermittently. The dealer cannot find the problem since it is intermittent. They said bring it in when it happens again. The problem is it only happens after they are closed to we are travelling. We do not know if the adult passenger is protected by the airbag or not when the light comes on. The latest thing is the sunvisors. They won't stay up and are an obstruction. Nissan says it is not a defect however the dealer had 3 complaints for same thing this week. It's reported on the internet several times.

The transmission in my Nissan Pathfinder failed shortly after it hit 100,000 miles. Come to find out this has been happening to thousands of Nissan vehicles due to a terrible design where they run a transmission fluid line into the radiator. That line cracks and floods the transmission causing catastrophic failure. Nissan has refused to address the issue. I am currently suing Nissan for $6500 to cover repair costs that could have been prevented with a $300 preventative repair via recall. Nissan has chosen to hide this rather than proactively reach out and prevent these failures. Their "Consumer Affairs" dept is an absolute joke too. They flat out lie to you. It is blatant and it is insulting. This company is a nightmare.

My fiancé and I bought a used Pathfinder with the "It's a Nissan. It'll run forever." mentality. After about TWO months of ownership, the radiator/transmission issue appeared. After a new radiator and transmission flush (it was flushed twice to ensure there was no more coolant mixed), it was determined the throttle sensor inside the transmission was fried due to the coolant. The part was $1,200.00 by itself. I have a family member at a dealership that was able to fix everything for $2,500.00 for about $4,000.00 worth of work. The car was running fantastic after being put back together.

After contacting the BBB and what I assume, continued support by the dealership service department, Nissan NA authorized the replacement of our transmission. Work was provided in a very fast manner, we were provided a rental car to meet our family needs and the warranty on the vehicle was lengthened to 60 months / 120,000 miles. Good on you Nissan NA, and outstanding support through Bronco Motors in Nampa, ID!

Just bought this car March 23, 2015 with only 83,000 miles. It's August -- I just made my fourth car payment with an $11,000 loan. Now I am going to have to invest another $4000 to $8000 for a radiator and new transmission. Radiator fluid mix in the transmission fluid. I cannot believe Nissan is getting away with this. Unbelievable! Something needs to be done!

I purchased my 06 Nissan Pathfinder in 2008. I was very happy with this purchase as my family has grown and it has been a great vehicle up until this point. It started with the transmission slipping and the car making a crumbly grinding noise and then when I would start to put it in drive it would barely go. I took it into the shop and the repairman told me it was a default in the radiator fluid mixing with the transmission. I am now paying 5000 dollars to have both pieces replaced as I am trying to stay away from a car payment at this time.

I have a 2005 and I had the same problem with transmission and radiator. I had mine replaced in 2012 and soon after Nissan sent me a letter outlining how much they will reimburse if you've had to replace the transmission. It varied on the mileage but it is worth looking into if you still have receipts from getting it fixed!

2008 Pathfinder with 50,800 miles. May 8, 2015, My wife ran drove down an incline and up the other side at a fast rate. The incline was enough to cause the curtain airbags to deploy. Took the vehicle to the State Farm select service center. They had it for 4 weeks trying to repair. They took the pathfinder to the dealership for repair. The dealership says the Harness for the curtain airbags is no longer manufactured by Nissan and they have sent the wiring harnesses to Aeromotive for repair. Why doesn't Nissan maintain a parts inventory for their vehicles? The Nissan salesmen tell me once the airbags deploy, the car is totaled and the value of the car is $2500.00. 11 weeks and still waiting for a repair or a decision to total from the insurance company.

Warning/advice. This is straightforward for NISSAN DEALER. I do not usually show my privacy, but I have to warn them not to pass the same. I bought a nice SUV Nissan Pathfinder in Florida has nearly 4,000 miles and already has problems with the transmission. Nissan does not want to replace me the car, only they want to replace the transmission, and that's not right, because I bought a car zero miles, and not a car with problems. With this experience I NEVER buy a NISSAN.

I don't know why any of these reviewer on this site is complaining. I love my car. I bought it use 2013 PATHFINDER. I have to say so far I'm loving it and I have 100,000 miles warranty so cross my fingers I guess.

We purchased our 2007 Nissan Pathfinder on May 21 of this year. Today makes 39 days we've had it. On the 32nd day we noticed it was having some roughness in the transmission when changing gears. It felt like we were running over really rough roads or rumble strips. It continued to get worse the longer we drove it. Then around a week ago I put it in reverse and it continued to roll forward. I immediately drove home to inform my husband. When he checked the transmission fluid it appeared to be empty. When he further checked it and cleaned the dipstick it was a tannish colored liquid that was showing up. I went to Google and found that many others with this same or similar vehicle was having the same problem and that the problem was a leak in a radiator hose that runs thru the transmission and leaks fluids back and forth.

I went to the Nissan dealer to get an oil change and tire rotation done. After being there for an hour, I was told that the hood release coil was frozen and that it would take another to get it replaced and then the servicing would need to be done. I have learned that a frozen hood release is something that you might expect in an older car but not in a car that is only 3 years old. It would seem to me that it should be covered.

Save yourself time and money. If you have a pathfinder, IMMEDIATELY REPLACE THE RADIATOR BEFORE YOU GET STUCK WITH THE BILL FOR A NEW TRANNY. If you DON'T already own a pathfinder, DON'T buy one! I bought my '06 pathfinder with 92k miles for 10 grand in July of 2014. At 102k miles I started experiencing shuttering and vibrations during shifting. After a quick Google search I learned of the radiator problem and was horrified that I bought a ticking time bomb. My husband replaced the radiator for a cool $150 and we thought maybe, just maybe we could get a few more years out of the vehicle. The shuttering stopped for about 6 months and then picked back up with a vengeance. (Water had already ruined the tranny.)

06 Nissan Frontier Nizmo. Antifreeze to tranny fluid. The radiator fluid is mixed with my tranny fluid. Nissan dealership wants me to pay 6k to repair these parts. Nissan should own up and recall the tranny oil coolers that are causing thousands of dollars of damage. Nissan should repair these trucks.

2005 Nissan Pathfinder - 2 rear catalytic converter issue. Tension pulley belt, power windows work intermittently. Rear door doesn't stay open. The vehicle has less than 70,0000 miles. I bought the Nissan based on reputation and it's proven to be very poor buy.

My husband bought a 2014 Nissan pathfinder 6 months ago. I kept telling my husband that the large mirrors caused a dangerous blind spot when making turns. I have been driving vet 45 years and never had a accident. Now I do was making a turn and a car pulling up to stop sign and almost finished and looked in my mirrors and couldn't see the car. I will never drove this vehicle again. What can I do about these mirrors? Thank you.

I bought my 2013 Pathfinder brand new. I noticed there was a slight vibration at around 23k miles. The dealer's service manager test drove and said it was nothing. I brought it back and a mechanic took it and came back stating the CV was going bad. Then I received the recalls for the radiator and rear hatch locking mechanism. I brought it in for those and another problem which was there was a dead spot in the acceleration and the brake lights would come on while driving. They claimed this was the brake switch causing the problem and there were a lot of the same problems.

I had my Pathfinder for only a few months and the transmission shudder started. At first I thought I got some bad gas. The shudder has never stopped, it does the shudder at between 20 to 30 mph. I told the guys at my service dept but they say it doesn't happen to them when they drive it and they have heard of this before. I know that they have because there is numerous Facebook pages and blogs all about this issue. This is my fourth Pathfinder and I have been very satisfied with them all, except the 2013. I don't feel safe driving it and this should not happen when you have a new car. I wish this issue could be fixed, it's terrible to feel unsafe in my car.

I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I had my truck for two years and it's given me nothing but problems. Both problems were recalled. However the recall for the transmission ended at 80,000 miles. I have 82,000. This repair will cost me 3000 to repair. I will never purchase another Nissan.

2006 Pathfinder - Driving in Arizona close to Holbrook when my Engine Light came on but I did not have car problems yet. Ten minutes down the road I turned off to gas up in Holbrook so I turned the engine off. After refueling I could not start the car but only after a second try but the car would not move. I moved the car out of the way (manually with a little help). I called my mechanic who services my car on a regular basis and he told me of a Nissan problem with the radiator and transmission and said that could be the problem. Since that sounded major, I had the car transported back to Albuquerque ($1,065).

Avoid Nissan like the plague. I am not someone who rants and raves over any little slight. I will make this a "long story short". Purchased a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder brand new. Car ran fine until 47K miles and the transmission and cooling system went bad due to their design flaw, which allows coolant to leak into the transmission. They repaired it at no charge due to the class action suit against them. All new cooling system and transmission. I drive the car for another 47K miles. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. I need a new cooling system and transmission. This time, Nissan wants me to pay a $3,000 "co-pay" to get the repair done. Their contention was that the vehicle had 96K miles on it by this time. I explained, as nicely as I could, that the transmission and cooling system had only 47K miles on it.

I have a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder with less than 65k miles on it. I mostly used my truck to go to a bus stop that was less than 2 miles from my home. I noticed a hard vibration noise from the front of the truck, made an appointment at my local dealer to get an oil change and investigate the noise. The service manager shocked me when she said I needed a new transmission, because antifreeze had leaked into transmission and ruined it. She proceeded to tell me I need a timing chain, u-joints, muffler clamps and that I should have taken better care of my truck. She advised I should get a new truck. The cost would be a total of 4,500.00 dollars for the repair! I left in disbelief knowing a truck with this amount of miles should not need a transmission.

I purchased Nissan 2014 Pathfinder. Found that the iPhone connector is not working. Went to the service center, they replaced the USB connector, it still didn't work. Then they replaced the radio, it didn't work. They told me that the replaced radio was defective and again replaced the radio. It didn't work again. Then they kept my vehicle with them for 15 days. Worked with Nissan engineering team and replaced radio again. This time it worked on the day when I picked my vehicle from the service center but it stopped working within a week after that.

There was a recall on my model of Pathfinder for air bag issues. It was repaired under that recall. At 94000 miles the issue manifested itself even after they supposedly fixed the issue. When there is nobody in the passengers seat the light on the dash will shut off indicating there is somebody in the seat even when there is no passenger. The air bag sensor on the steering counsel will then start flashing that an error has occurred.

Within two days I got the call and the manager confirmed the transmission was defective and they have to replace it. After a couple of weeks, the transmission arrived and the car was fixed within a week.

I am 48 years old. Finally was going to be able to upgrade my vehicle. I had been driving a 1994 Nissan pathfinder since 1999. I was so excited I wanted another pathfinder. Always been good suv for me. Felt good company. Anyway, I drove an hour to a reputable dealership "time magazine dealer of the year." They had a 2007 Nissan pathfinder listed for 12,500. It had 98,000. Miles on it. But, it was clean. Clear carfax, Beautiful and in my price range. I was blinded. The dealership tried to finance me with 8 different companies, credit score 780. Full time job. I thought no problem.

My 2008 Nissan Pathfinder has a known manufacturing issues where the radiator leaks on to the transmission causing the transmission to fail. The car jerks forward even when your foot is on the brake. I took the car in when I get the class action law suit letter and the dealer said that my car was fine. Now 2 years later they want 7,000 to replace the radiator and the transmission. Will never buy a Nissan again.

I currently own a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder (R51 body style) which has the common issue involving the R51 body style years 2005 - 2012 with the bolts seizing in the control arms and trailing arms making a simple $89 alignment cost almost $2300. With this issue being so common with this body style I feel a recall or customer satisfaction program should be announced. After taking it to the dealer to see what was needed they proceeded to tell me that it's common and I would need to purchase all new upper and lower control arms as well as trailing arms totaling $2300. After contacting Nissan corporate USA and opening a case they called me back and told me that there is nothing they can do simply based on what the dealership has told them. I then stated that this is not an acceptable response to the issue that I am experiencing and requested someone from Nissan corporate come out and look at it.

Well I guess it's my turn for the infamous Nissan Pathfinder transmission problem caused by coolant leaking into the transmission. When I first heard about this Nissan made it sound like it was a very rare occurrence. I have 87000 mile on the 2007 Pathfinder which of course I paid well over 30K for and expected the car to last forever. Now I am looking at major repairs with between a $2500 - 3000 co-pay. What a racket and of course the Nissan dealership has to make the repairs with an hourly rate that exceeds many doctors. We have two Nissans in this household and it will be the last unless Nissan steps up. Wouldn't have made more sense to replace the coolant system 5 years ago then wait till it breaks at just over 80K.

I had a transmission problem caused by a Radiator cause of failure. The radiator leaked into my transmission and cause it to fail. The radiator helps cool off the transmission but some how the line that feeds the bottom of the radiator cracked or broke causing the radiator fluid to contaminate my transmission. This problem caused me total of around 4000 dollars. I had this vehicle for 7 years - very unhappy. Would love for someone to contact me from nissan corporate office pls. I have the bill to prove my problem I have with nissan pathfinder 2007 SE model. Pls help with this matter. I am afraid to purchase another nissan product.

I bought a 2006 Nissan pathfinder in June of 2014 and it is only February 2015 and I am having what seems to be a recurring issue with a lot of Nissans that my radiator and transmission fluids are mixing together causing the vehicle to be inoperational.... I have only had this vehicle 7 months and get an oil change and fluid check on a regular basis... This is ridiculous and I demand answers.

My 2002 Nissan Pathfinder runs perfectly, then changes from 1 to 2 gears perfect and from 2 to 3 is very good, but never go to fourth gear. Obd2 scanner was only one code error which was for knock sensor, it has been changed and the code not shown any more, but the problem is still. Note: obd2 scanned again no error shows. Need help. What could be the problems?

I just hit 60,000 miles on my 2006 pathfinder and had it serviced at the dealer. I also had them check a whining noise coming from engine. They said it was my tensioner and it needed adjustment and would cost around $1500. That means that every 60,000 miles I will have to payout that much and they said yes. Someone please tell me this is wrong, this is B.S!!. They said if I disagreed to call corporate. So I did and they said they couldn't help. So my vehicle is just sitting in my garage til I can figure out what I'm gonna do.

I bought a Nissan Pathfinder 2006, 50,000 miles. In 3 months, it has been in the Nissan Service department. Car cranks but won't start. They have replaced sensors, fuel pump. Nissan 2006 have no fuel filters. This will be the 4th time it goes back to Nissan Service, already $2,500 worth of repairs. This vehicle has been serviced only by Nissan Service since its first mile. I paid $23,000 for this vehicle, still financing.

A resident of NC, I purchased a 2014 Pathfinder from Crown Nissan in Greenville SC in February 2014. I purchased there because they had the model & color I wanted and the lowest price available. After about 11,000 miles the CVT (transmission) began to shudder at low speeds, especially when climbing hills. The CVT also pulsed while cruising at highway speeds. This behavior began to increase until the CVT totally failed while I was traveling on the interstate from Charlotte NC back to Asheville one Sunday afternoon in October 2014. At 70 mph the CVT dropped out, red-lining the RPM. I shifted to neutral to calm the engine and coasted up a ramp. Fortunately we were near Statesville, NC and had the car towed to Classic Nissan in Statesville.

2007 Nissan Pathfinder: I am having the infamous transmission issue that has blown up all over the Internet about coolant leaking into the transmission fluid. Basically the transmission lines run through the radiator to cool the transmission and it cracks, causing a lethal dose of coolant to wipe out the transmission. To this point Nissan has simply shrugged it's shoulders saying, too bad, even though this is a blatant design flaw. I have owned 50 cars over the past 20 years and this is my first Nissan, which was purchased for our nanny. So either they step up to the plate and do something about this or I will never purchase another Nissan, nor will I let anyone I know purchase a Nissan and I have many employees I can tell my story to.

I am completely frustrated with my 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. A month hasn't gone by where I haven't had some issue. It started with a parking sensor error. I have had it in multiple times, only to hear them tell me it is because my car is dirty. While it continues to be an issue, I just choose to ignore it. I have trouble with radio stations just randomly changing while I'm driving. Then I began having problems with the backup camera - the picture will just roll on the screen. My most recent and frustrating problem is with the transmission. While driving down the highway I started getting this sudden (and increasingly frequent) jolt, almost like I was slamming on the brake for a second. When I called I was told to bring it in. Luckily it did it for them and I was told it was a computer issue - it was reset, and the car was safe.

In 11/13 I purchased a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. A few weeks later I noticed the transmission slipping/stuttering. I didn't realize that's what it was because there was snow and ice on the ground and I figured that's where the stuttering was coming from. After several calls and trips to the dealership over the period of 6 months, they finally determined I had a bad trans. It was recently replaced, 3 weeks later I'm driving again and the same stuttering is happening.

Purchased a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum edition on March 2014 (82 miles).....by now.....Dec. 2014 (10500 miles) my vehicle has been into the shop several times for a leak in the moonroof area. The problem has not been resolved because I currently have a wet stain on my liner in the exact same spot again. I thought I purchased a brand new vehicle to stay out of the repair shop........totally the opposite......and the worst service at Charlie Clark Nissan in Brownsville Tx (North Exp).

DON'T ever get your vehicle serviced here AND DON'T ever purchase ANY kind of Nissan. In 2005 I was the proud owner of a brand new 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. Later in that year the brakes would squeal and squeal. After numerous times in and out of service (with no offer for a rental) AND a note to the service manager that we would pursue lemon law on our vehicle all of a sudden we had a whole new brake job! Hip Hip Hooray. Now I will say that for the following 7 years things were OK with our service. We just never had a consistent service advisor. Seemed like it was a different person each time we came in. Fast forward to March of last year. Our Pathfinder, which we have ONLY had serviced at Nissan is having some trouble. My wife gets stuck in dangerous situations and intersections with our 3 children. We find out that the transmission is contaminated. So I do a lot of research to find out that this is a "known" issue with all 05, 06, and 07 Pathfinders, Xterra's and Frontier vehicles. Nissan settled a dispute and offered customers a warranty extension to 100k miles, but we were never told what the problem was and how to avoid it.

Start whining / noise - my pathfinder 2006 (98056 ODOMETER) when I press the gas pedal in 20000RPM. I heard unusual sound coming from engine. It's like a airplane whining. What is the problem for my car. Last year & half I'm driving 25 miles/ hour on the street, it was lost power and stopped. I'm lucky that time I'm not on the freeway. Very dangerous. That matter I bring to the dealer next morning. Said need to change crankshaft sensor driver side. They charge me $400.00 something. And now again. What happened for Nissan? A lot of problem whining noise. Supposed to be a recall because a lot of customer owner have a problem like this. Right now I can't bring this to dealer. I have no job so far. "OH MY GOD" what can I do?

2014 pathfinder - Access panels for wiper arm keep falling off, lost one on high way, taped the other on. Chrome on pass. Door coming off. Panel around trailer hitch won't stay attached because holes were cut too big. Rear seat leather switches are accidentally turned on with feet, no way for driver to know, 95° don't need the heat.

I have a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder about a week ago and the check engine came ON. I took it to go get check at AutoZone and they told me it was a sensor to transmission so I took it to a transmission shop and they told me that it was my radiator that was leaking coolant into my transmission and I had to get it replaced. I was looking about paying 5 grand. The specialist told me that the problem with my transmission have to do with the manufacture problem. But Nissan is not taking responsible for it. What can I do? Can anybody help me? Still paying on my vehicle, paying on something that doesn't even work. Why should I have to pay for the transmission and the radiator when Nissan is at fault.

First the radiator leaked into the transmission and ruined it... There was a recall but Nissan cleverly set the mileage to where when the average failure was at 80,000 miles they discounted how much they would cover at that mileage.... crooks. I ended up paying a bunch out of pocket. Then a noise that was coming from the front of the engine got louder and louder. Come to find out there are a ton of owners complaining that the timing chain goes out anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 miles, average around 75,000 to 85,000.

Then the very nasty service manager offered to prorate the one tire (2/32) and prorate the rest once they were down to 2/32.

DRIVE YOUR NISSAN PATHFINDER AT YOUR OWN RISK! I am exceptionally disappointed with Nissan Motors Corp. and Poughkeepsie Nissan in NY. A couple of weeks ago, on an early Friday evening (Oct 10th), I had a horrible situation in my brand new 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. I had just come off the interstate and stopped behind a semi truck that was taking up most of both turning lanes. Once the light turned green and saw that the truck was not moving, I decided to go around it. I looked back and saw that a car was coming off the interstate at a decent speed but safe enough for me to get out from behind the semi. I hit the gas to get in the left lane. Not even halfway passed the truck I realize that the gas is NOT responding and at this point my engine has completely SHUT DOWN. You can imagine my panic as I have a car coming up behind me and a semi to my right and the light about to turn red. I immediately hit the hazards and thankfully I'm able to coast through the light and over to the shoulder safely before having a horrible accident with my daughter and her two friends in the car. I noticed that everything on the dash was still on so I hit the engine on/off button and everything else shuts off.

It seems that many of us have passed 100k miles on transmission issue, I wonder if we can reopen the lawsuit to include all 2005-2010 vehicles. Anyone know if this is possible? We have had problems since we purchased and have already spent about 5k on repair, turned out it could of been avoided had we repaired some wire that was recalled. We tried to get reimbursed to no avail, just told "too bad". Just recently the transmission went out and only recently found out it could of been fixed, why was no one notified of this issue?

In 2011 there was a recall 11V244000 (suspension: Front) and 11V244000 (steering: Column). My Pathfinder was repaired in Aug 2011 with a Level 1 fix. In Sept 2014, only 26,000 miles later, the strut tower housing has collapsed into the engine compartment. Call Nissan Consumer Affairs who told me to take it to dealer. I complied and towed it to Younger Nissan in Frederick Md where I had purchased the car and had the recall repair done in 2011. The service manager states that Nissan Escalation Unit has informed him that Nissan was under no obligation as it was repaired previously for the recall. What a bunch of crap. Had I not noticed and continued to drive I could have killed myself or another innocent person due to Nissan's faulty recall repair. I was informed by an "insider" that had I waited till months later after the recall came out, Nissan stopped performing level 1 repairs and were only doing level 2s. Funny, that's what the dealership is telling me they could "try" to do now at my cost. I have left over 10 messages for my rep "Cleo" or his supervisor Brittany to contact me back and have never gotten a response. Nissan Consumer affairs department sucks. I will never own a Nissan again. :(

I have a 2007 Nissan pathfinder. I was driving it to work and all of a sudden I just felt my car's engine is having a heart attack, a myocardial infarction. Then it started choking minute by minute. By then I knew my silver 2007 pathfinder is turning blue. Gotta call the code blue team. I am a nurse so this is the only way I can explain what I think what's going on rather than mechanically. The car is 7 years old - always used premium gas, use synthetic oil on it, always took the car to the dealership for diagnostic check up and maintenance - only 63,000 less mileage, I'm the sole driver. Got it towed to the dealership, got diagnosed by mechanic and told me that the timing chain system is screwed, and eventually damaged the pistons. Then there was some leakage....they asked me $4,100 for the repair. This expensive repair cost is very unexpected and not my priority right now cause I have other more important to spent it with. And reading "Nissan north America named in class action lawsuit alleging failure to disclose defect in timing chain systems which results in premature failure" explained everything and also from other Nissan owners. Where can I join the lawsuit??

I have a 2006 Nissan Frontier. I'm the original owner. I recently found out that it is inevitable that my radiator will fail and leak coolant into my transmission. Nissan decided to extend the warranty on the radiator to 80,000 miles which is no help at all. That does nothing since the defect took place from 2005-2009. A lot of customers are over 80,000. Right now I'm at 75,300 and I have another vehicle I drive. The customers that only own one vehicle will have way over 80,000 miles. After 80,000 Nissan will cover roughly half of the cost around $2,500 until you have 90,000 then $3,000. Once 100,000 and many owners are past 100,000 and will just be screwed. Nissan should just replace the radiators of the part numbers that are defective (21460 EA215).

2006 Nissan - I was driving the car, lost its power and engine light comes out. I took to shop, they told that I have to replaced a section of transmission. It cost around $2200. They also told me it is common problem with Nissan and company knows about it and it is in company bulletin repair page.

I bought my 2006 Nissan pathfinder in 2009 with 30,000 miles on it. At around 65,000 miles the transmission began acting up, slipping and acting weird. So I brought it in several times. I was advised to have the trani flushed, but that didn't help and it continued acting up. So I brought it into a different shop and they couldn't tell me why it was acting up but also flushed the trani. It continued to drive poorly and one day when checking the radiator fluid we found trani fluid in the radiator. So, I googled the issue and found out about the class action suit. I was so upset because my Nissan was at 80,300 miles. Just 300 miles over the covered limit, and I had been trying to figure the issue out since 65,000 miles.

My transmission has went our due to coolant leaking in it from a cracked radiator that Nissan put in. Instead of helping the people that is paying their bills for them, they are sitting back doing nothing. They say if mileage is over 100.000 then your own your own. Well if Nissan would have notified customers back in 2005 or before when they knew about this, we could have taken care of it. It's sad when they won't fix their mistake but they will tell you to not replace it with the same year Nissan has said replace with a 2012. What does that tell you! This is sorry of Nissan & I'll never buy another & I'm not going to let it die either. Might have to pay for their mistake but they won't forget me!

2005 nissan pathfinder - Whenever the gas gauge reached the mid-section, it would drop to empty and show the empty light, plus the check engine light comes on. After a while the tire light comes on every time I drive it in the highway, the tire pressure comes on. I took it to the nissan dealer and I was told that I should bring it in when the problem light comes on. After another while the jerking and shaking starts. At first it was mild and as the days goes on the jerking and shaking becomes more noticeable. It feels like there is a mild earthquake going on.

Radiator, transmission, body and underside rust, a.c. heater control, lower oil pan leak, emission control, middle exhaust converters.

I have a Nissan Pathfinder 1996. I was driving with my son and it just stop running, all lights came on and it wont start again. Checked engine code said EGR replaced, still won't start. Replaced the ignition wire, still won't start. Please help me.

2005 pathfinder - I think a lot of you are getting robbed on transmission replacement. My Pathfinder would cut out as if it had a bad case of water in the gas. Sometimes would completely die. $25 crank position sensor and 10 minutes work, and it was fixed. It wasn't the tranny, just a faulty sensor. Now trying to figure out the engine braking which is a standard feature, not a faulty feature. There has to be a way to shut it off. This is extremely dangerous in winter conditions.

I purchased my Pathfinder new. It developed a noise in the front left side. I took my vehicle multiple times to Nissan however the noise persists. I researched and found service bulletin which describes the issue to a tee. I brought it to the service managers attention. Still the noise is still there after several 30 mile trips to the dealer and multiple parts being replaced. I decided to contact Nissan Direct and actually received a message from a gentleman stating he was too busy and would give me the direct number to Noel regional consumer affairs specialist in reference to case **.

Noticed while traveling that my '05 Pathfinder won't accelerate quickly at slow speed. Later stopped for a break, and the car won't start. The key turns and all lights come on but engine won't crank. Any clue? Help desperately needed. Thanks.

My husband and I bought a preowned Nissan Pathfinder SUV 2005 for 3 years in a Nissan agency. A few months bought started getting letters Nissan Agency where we were told that the model I bought had dated manufacturing defects and we ordered about that. Went directly to the agency to inquire Nissan these letters and informed it was only in the event that our van had already been a failure. Earlier this year we received a "claim form" from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. We ignore this "claim form", since we had no problems with our van.

I have been fighting this problem for two and a half years and, trust me, it isn't worth it. Nissan finally admitted they had a problem in I believe 2013. You have too many miles on your Pathfinder to get anything from Nissan or the dealer at this point. Just yesterday, the third transmission went out on my Pathfinder. It has 134,000 miles on it. It is now a big paperweight sitting in my driveway. The last thing I would do is have another transmission put in the car. $8,000 later, I wish I had junked it two years ago.

I own a 2005 Nissan pathfinder with only 114k on it. I do my regular maintenance on my vehicle. I was driving my vehicle about 2 months ago and realize that I was losing power and it was making this funny sound (do you know that rough sound you get when pulling off on the shoulder of the freeway?) so I decided to go and have my mechanic check it out, and he said (even without looking at the vehicle) that Nissan pathfinders and frontiers have a recall problem whereas the radiator and transmission is messed up. Then after he looked at it he told me that he was right and that is exactly the problem. Can somebody give me any solid advise as how to go about getting this problem settled by Nissan?

The Bose radio in my 2002 pathfinder works but plays no music through the speakers. The radio will turn on and play discs but no sound will come through my speakers. Please tell me what could possibly be the problem.

I have a 2008 Pathfinder with 80k miles on it. The gas gauge recently quit working. I will fill it up and the gauge is accurate until it hits halfway empty, then it goes straight down to empty and won't read anything. Then, the "check engine" light comes on until a few starts when it reads that I do have gas in the car. I saw online there was a recall for this specific problem so I contacted Nissan, and was told my VIN doesn't meet the criteria required for the recall and I am not eligible. I then called the dealer to see what it would cost to fix this common problem and they obviously deal with it a lot b/c they knew off the top of their head, about $450 to fix it.

2005 Nissan Pathfinder. My wife and I were on a major interstate – accelerating up hill in the middle lane… the power just shut down. When depressing pedal – tachometer revved up but still no power. In the meantime – a tractor trailer was barreling up behind us!! I was lucky enough to just get out of its way by coasting through two lanes and into the breakdown lane. My wife hasn’t slept in three days – she keeps recalling the truck coming down behind us and how close we were to being killed.

At 17,000 miles, the driver side window stopped working. It got stuck down in 5 degree weather. Dealer fixed it by lubricating it and says it happens. In 53 degree weather, same thing. 4 more times and now filing Lemon Law. This is an ongoing problem with this model. Nissan needs to do something. I have had Nissans for 22 years! Customer Care did try to help.

I was driving my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder when it lost power and stopped driving. When putting it in drive, it said 4. I managed to get home and had to tow it to the Nissan dealer to fix it. (Note: we have been going there over 3 years, when the car was under 80k miles!) The week before we got a service, there were no transmission issues. Then the mechanic calls and says we need a $4,400k new transmission. I googled online and found out about the class action lawsuit. An 8 year old car stops working in the middle of the freeway! What a disappointment. I am so angry. I serviced this for over 3 years at Nissan and they never alerted me to this fact and the other day I asked the mechanic if he gets this issue and he says yes all the time!!! So why didn't they tell us 3 years ago when we could have done something about it, when it was under warranty?

I have 2008 pathfinder that I bought in 2007 and have 118k miles on it. I've been having transmission issues for the past month or so, slipping and losing power at highway speeds. Changed the tranny fluid a couple of weeks ago, seemed to improve than got worse. Dropped it off at the transmission shop and was told the transmission and radiator need to be replaced at a cost of $4,450.00. I was told it's a common problem w/ pathfinders but probably won't get reimbursed from Nissan due to mileage etc. I've been reading reviews and understand there was a class action suit in 2013; seemed to have missed the boat on that. This really stinks. Going to call dealership to see if I can file some type of complaint and get reimbursed for something, probably to no avail! Help!!!!

I also have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. This is my 4th Pathfinder and I just finished paying the car off. I bought it in 2008 used. In 2011 I also had the transmission/radiator issue but luckily that was covered under the extended warranty because it was over 8 grand in repairs. In 2013 my fuel pump went which cost around $900.00 to fix. Right after that in March 2013, I took it to Nissan for a whining buzzing noise in the engine... I had it serviced and they said it was caused by an aftermarket oil filter and a belt tension issue. That was $367.

In several occasions back in 2012, our 2007 Nissan Pathfinder transmission would not respond (skip) while on freeway driving at over 65 mph. In several occasions we had to pull over until full power on tranny was recovered... We also noticed some weird noise but we thought it was associated with our tires and road. Our SUV had below 80,000 when those symptoms were noticed... We ignored it thinking it was something minor since our SUV was only 6 yrs old with less than 80K miles. In mid-2013, our SUV lost complete power as my wife was pulling out of the freeway with two of my kids.....

I just purchased a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder SL. I was so disappointed with the bluetooth feature of the vehicle. Although I was able to pair my cellphone with the vehicle's phone system, I couldn't download my phone book. So if I needed to phone somebody using the hands-free system I need to pick-up my phone and do it on my phone which doesn't make sense. The owner's manual says different with what the actual buttons on the vehicle has. I phoned Nissan CS and after 3 days I was told that that function only works with the Pathfinder model with navigation which is really frustrating.

I have a Nissan Pathfinder 2007. The gas gauge is not working. I called Nissan to ask if there was a recall on my car. They said there was one. When I went to the dealership they said my car did not have a recall. I called Nissan and after many attempts they said that they had the wrong VIN number on my case and my car was not under recall.

Nissan knew they had a problem and they simply stayed silent and failed to notify their customers about the great potential of radiator leakage into the transmission. Had they given some of us a head's up, we could have saved thousands of dollars in repairs, including the gas tank/gauge issue and now the cheap catalytic converter which needs replacement. My car had radiator, trany and gas gauge system replaced all at about 110,000 miles. The gauge failed at 85,000 miles. They took my name and information telling me they would help with the repair in "good faith" even though I told them the truck had more than 100,000 miles. Just over 2 weeks later, they told me that they would not provide any assistance on repairing their known design flaws. My wife's car is a Honda with 220,000 miles and three years older than mine. Still running as new and she still gets recall letter for the smallest possible issues. Nissan has a poor design and worst customer service. They didn't even offer me a discount on my next Nissan vehicle. I probably would have been happy with that kind of help. I got NO CUSTOMER APPRECIATION OR LOYALTY REWARD. Nissan-Never again. Bottom line Toyota and Honda and Ford are far superior in quality and more than that, in customer satisfaction.

Nissan 2007 Pathfinder Transmission Issues - I am having the same issues as everyone else who posted with the transmission needing to be replaced and I also have an issue with the gas gauge that doesn't work. I bought my car new and it has 140,000 miles, so I couldn't qualify for any recalls. I want to know why there isn't a class action suit to help all the Nissan customers who are getting ripped off? It shouldn't matter if your car has 140,000 miles or 80,000 miles. We're all going to have the same problems. What can we do about this, nothing? People have these cars sitting in their driveways, can't drive them and are still paying on them. Seems to me Nissan should take some responsibility here. We're trying to decide what to do with our car. It's paid off, but it's sitting in our driveway, not moving. I also think Nissan is ripping off the customers who qualify for the class action suit by charging them a large amount of a "co-pay". I won't buy a Nissan again and I hope they go out of business. They deserve to.

Picked up my Pathfinder today from the dealer to be told that I need to replace my transmission and radiator due to coolant leaking into the transmission at the cost of $7,800. Wth... was told that it's common with the Pathfinders, however no recall by Nissan so I would have to pay out of pocket.

I too like many have ended up with the high cost of replacing the radiator and transmission. I bought my 2007 Pathfinder from a dealership in May 2012 and the transmission problem happened in January 2014. The car had 98,000 miles when I bought it and nothing was ever said about a transmission problem. At 112,000 the radiator and transmission went out. It is in the shop now being repaired and I'm trading it as soon as I get it back. I know it was over the 100,000 mile mark but since it's a Nissan defect that has caused all this seems like they would stand by the repairs for the lifetime of the car. How was I supposed to know? I bought it from a used car lot. This is my first Nissan and will be the last. I was told that there was not an actual "recall" for this problem. Nissan just extended the warranty to 100,000. There was also nothing on the Carfax about it. I can't believe there's nothing that can be done to Nissan for this. I'm paying out over $4000 to fix a problem they created......... geeezzzzzz.

We purchased a 2006 Nissan about 2008. I presently has 99,000 miles on the truck. About 2 yrs ago my truck was putting out heat. We brought it to our mechanic who said we were low on antifreeze - they flushed it and added more antifreeze. Well this became a common practice - continually flushing and adding anti-freeze. The mechanic could not find where it was leaking from - we brought it to 2 mechanics (If I remember correctly, we also brought the truck into Nissan at one point). A couple of weeks ago, I brought the truck back in because my transmission did not feel right. While my mechanic was checking that out and also giving me an oil change he discovered where my antifreeze was going and said that I may have a bigger problem on my hands.

In 2005, I purchased a fully equipped Nissan Pathfinder LE from Victory Nissan. I returned there in 2006 and purchased a 350Z Touring Convertible. The combined total for both vehicles was well over $120,000. Both vehicles were excellently maintained. I purchased the platinum warranty on both vehicle. In November of 2013, I began to experience problems with shifting in the Pathfinder. I took the vehicle to Pence Nissan to have the problem diagnosed. I was told by Katy **, the service manager that the coolant and the transmission fluid was mixing and that my transmission needed to be replaced. The total cost of the repair was $7,867.00. I was also told that my timing chain required replacement and the cost of that repair was included in the above total.

In 2006, my wife and my sister-in-law both bought two new Nissan Pathfinder. I gave them the advice to buy Nissan because I had good experience with that brand in the past. I bought 6 Nissan starting 1984: 210, Sentra, Altima, Pathfinder, Maxima, Van. I had very good experience with them except the van, it caught on fire. I recommended Nissan to all my families. We have bought a lot of Nissan. They called us the Nissan family. Now, with the two 2006 Nissan, we have all kinds of problems. My sister-in-law transmission gone, the fuel gauge of my wife Nissan did not work plus other little problems.

I have called Nissan after 3 failed attempts to reproduce the issue with the dealership - I took someone's advice and emailed all of Nissan!!! What a joke this has turned out to be. I had an appt with a "specialist mechanic" (they had to cancel the day before at 4pm) - we are rescheduled - but the Nissan contact for this does not seem to give me a warm and fuzzy on fixing this issue. I have had pieces falling off my car - its a cheap car with an expensive price tag!!! Trust me I wish I could trade it in but the value is crap!!! Basically they tell me they have to reproduce the issue or they cannot fix it.. This issue does not occur all the time... its random!!

I have a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder purchased in 2008. Unfortunately I have been a victim of the transmission and now the catalytic converter issue. It is very unfortunate that you are locked into paying for these vehicles for years and when issue arise, Nissan has nothing to do with it. As many customers have mentioned I will never ever, ever purchase another Nissan vehicle due to their unwillingness to take any kind of responsibility for the issues with their vehicles. When you search the internet and see there of thousands of others with the same problems and Nissan still won’t budge it's pretty disgusting. My question is who does Nissan answer to. Apparently no one. I too have told everyone of my issue also and hope that someday Nissan answers for all of the consumers that have basically been ripped off.

In December of 2012, my wife was telling me her car wasn't driving correctly. I took it into my mechanic. He told me he had 3 more, 2-Pathfinders and 1-Xterra sitting in front of his shop all having the same issues. There was a coolant leak from the radiator into the tranny and was causing both to go. It cost out of pocket $6000+ to repair, including a rental car for over a month. The mechanic told me to save all receipts, that there will be a recall for this!!! I did save and filled out the paperwork when it came out. This was February of 2013. In November of 2013, just before Thanksgiving, I received a letter from Nissan telling me my request for refund was denied due to I had 130,000 miles on the vehicle. I was upset!!! I started calling Nissan just 3 days after I read the letter, explaining my story to who ever would listen.

I bought a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder in August 2013 as a birthday gift for my husband. What a huge mistake. We have taken this car for service three times in 3 and a half months for the same problem which was extreme jerking when the car travels between 20 and 30 mph. We are getting the same answer from Nissan which is they see nothing wrong. I am in the process of calling the dealer in the morning. I will let you know what transpires.

Three separate times I pressed the brake and car didn't stop. The last time I hit somebody from behind. Nothing is physically wrong with brakes so far.

I would like to know how many 2005 pathfinder owners never received a recall for your suspension. Well I didn't and almost lost my life. The suspension broke while I was driving on a highway, guess what I broke. I crossed 4 lanes, crashed into 2 guard rails and was heading on the highway in the opposite direction. I then get a free ride in the med chopper into Boston. I would like to hear from other who didn't receive the recall and almost paid with your life.

I purchased my 07 Pathfinder new. Right away I noticed a slight clunk sound when I would shift into reverse when parked in driveway. I reported this but was told nothing wrong. I don't know if this had anything to do with the SERIOUS PROBLEMS I had later but I should have gotten rid of this car way sooner. I do a lot of driving so my miles added up quickly. In Feb 2011 at approx 90000, I took to my mechanic (since it was well past the warranty). I can't recall what prompted me to take in but found By my mechanic that TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO RADIATOR!!!! I replaced my radiator and transmission fluid was drained at a cost of $489.

Same story as everyone except I think I got more mileage out of my 2005 Pathfinder. The transmission didn't fail until almost 160,000 miles. Tranny started acting up with sudden hard shifts between gears last year. I had transmission serviced (drained, cleaned, refilled) in March and it went out three weeks ago. While driving with most of my family (5 kids another adult), it started slipping and motor revving high during the slip. Then it would shift back into gear until we came to another hill (we live in the mountains) then it would slip again, rev really high and lose momentum.

Bought 2010 Pathfinder NEW. Now 50k later making noise running. Garbage... truck makes knocking/rattle noise and the tech from dealer is telling me it's okay... Wtf... New truck makes... they don't know what it is... Smh. I paid $30k for this truck. Had a 4Runner (which I drove to 94k) and never had any problem with it. Nissan is putting junk cars on road... not fair to me.

I purchased a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder about a year ago. This vehicle was purchased for my wife as we had our 3rd child on the way and felt we needed more space for the children. Even though the monthly payment was quite high we figured it was worth it for the kids. Recently the Pathfinder started to shudder at or around 40 mph. So I took the Pathfinder to Aamco to check the transmission which ended up costing $250.00. Their diagnosis was that the transmission needed to be rebuilt and possible repaired torque converter and possible radiator replacement. The estimate was $2700.00 just to pull out the transmission and repair hard parts with the torque converter and radiator replacement would be additional cost. My wife and kids are now stuck without transportation. The truck is currently in the driveway as we continue to make monthly payments for the vehicle. As we cannot afford to repair it.

My 2005 Nissan Pathfinder which I bought new in 2005 started to have slight slippage problems when I was backing up and changing gears in park about 5 months ago. I then thought it was fuel injection, and/or something else. I had the transmission and radiator serviced. The problem got worse. Two months later, it's now having acceleration issues (feels revvy and gear shift into second is junky) problems and I heard a pop yesterday in the transmission. It now has 85,600 miles. I started to do research and found all this info on radiator/transmission contamination problems on this.

Same story as every other Nissan Pathfinder....coolant leak into the transmission. Now I am out $5300! Virtually no warning either, just some minor vibration for a few days heading into the 40 mph range.

I have a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder with approximately 82,000 miles. As of two three months, the fuel gauge has not been marking the appropriate amount of gas. In actuality it shows full when the gas tank is filled but after 100 miles the needle drops to empty. My car stalled twice on the expressway and the entire car locked. It was very dangerous and I was able to maneuver the car to the curb. I took it to a family friend who indicated that the floating device was not working and suggested that I look up any recalls for this defect on the Nissan website.

I just picked up my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. I keep my vehicles maintained and never had any issues with Toyotas or BMWs. This is the first time I have had a bad experience with a vehicle. I will never buy a Nissan again because I don't want to spend $3000 on repairs for a manufacturer defect. Please know that when you buy a vehicle and they say 6 years or 60,000 miles bumper to bumper warranty, they are pulling your chain. The average a vehicle is driven is 15,000 a year. You do the math.

We had to drop off our Pathfinder today at the local automotive shop. My 2.5-yr-old, 6-month-old and I were driving and the car wouldn't accelerate. The auto repair place said we had to replace BOTH the radiator AND the transmission. Not what we were expecting... Needless to say that is about $5,000. After a bit of Google.com research, we found out that there are several class action suits for this EXACT problem. Except that even though Nissan is clearly accepting responsibility by offering a co-pay. I think it is ridiculous to expect people to pay any money especially $3000 to fix an 8-yr-old car whose damage is completely the manufacturer's fault. We have had 3 Nissans and were planning on purchasing another this spring. Here we come, VW, Chevy, or Audi!!!

The car (2008 Nissan Pathfinder) is 4 years old with 70K miles. This summer, the paint on the front fender and hood started to peel off in chunks. I went to the dealer to see why this was happening and they told me they never saw this before. I contacted Nissan and they said the car was too old to be covered and they would not pay for it. The repairs cost me $600. Nissan refused to pay for the defect. There was no damage to the car for this to occur.

We brought in our 2006 Pathfinder for 90k mile service. Was told that the transmission fluid was contaminated by the radiator fluid and would be a $7800 to fix. The dealer is doing it for $3000 but still seems like it was a known problem. They said that they wouldn't be giving the better price if the mileage was over 100k. Still leaves a bad taste in my mouth that they could have warned us of the failure and maybe we could have avoided the issue.

I brought a 2013 Pathfinder in May and it's been in the shop twice. Once for the jerking it did when it was in auto. I was told by the dealer to drive my truck in 2wd instead of leaving it in auto. And most recently, I had braking issues. The truck was in the shop and the master cylinder was replaced on the truck. I do know this, if one more thing happens to this truck, I will be replacing it.

I also have issues with my 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. It had 5 miles on it when I bought it and it shakes all the time when I expectorate. It is unable to shift gears properly. At first, they thought it was a faulty torque converter but when I picked it up from the dealership after being "fixed", it shook the whole way home. I brought it back in and now they are replacing the whole transmission. The first time it was in the shop, I didn't have it for a little over a week. This time, it has been a week and they aren't even going to check back in with me for another 8 days, and that is just a check in. I could be without my car for a month! I have a rental and when I ask how long I'll have it, they say, "Let's just consider this a long term rental." I've processed the paperwork to have Nissan buy back my car but I'm worried I'm going to really lose out on this whole deal between the excise tax I paid, to the car payments I'm still making even though I don't get to drive my car, to the glass coat protection and all weather mats I bought. The car I traded in was owned by me and had no payments... I fear the pickle I've found myself in after upgrading to a larger car after having a baby. Not the reliable situation I was hoping for.

We bought a 2005 used Nissan Pathfinder last year. I had an extended warranty on it. At the time I had cash to pay out the vehicle but the salesman persuaded me to get the warranty which turned out to be totally useless. Now my transmission is out. It won't switch gears and needs a new module. I have it in the shop. It has been in there one month and ten days. Nissan refuses to release their parts to non Nissan dealerships. If I had a Ford I could have had it in days. I will never get a Nissan again. It is in the hottest part of the summer. I don't have a good vehicle for future hurricane evacuations or taking care of my children's needs. I have never bought a vehicle that a mechanic couldn't handle. The dealership wanted to charge me for the complete transmission which was 8000. I am not stupid. The car is not worth that much. I want to tow it in their lot and set fire to it.. Buyers beware.

I have experienced the exact same issues! I too felt my brake move closer to the floor and at times it accelerate on its own. My transmission has completely gone out because of the radiator leaking into the transmission. Nissan refused to help with the over $6,000 repairs. So I have a SUV I'm still paying on but can't drive! This whole situation has depressed me to the point I can't sleep. I still owe over $16,000 on this vehicle. And with the repairs needed, it's worth less than half of that. Nissan doesn't realize how they are ruining lives.

My boyfriend and I purchased a used 2005 Nissan Pathfinder in August 2006. Our car was running fine until it hit about 72,300 miles. I took it to a dealership and was told that the Pathfinders had a recall on it but because I was over 72,000 miles I was no longer covered. I told them I was only over by about 300 miles but they refused to help. I continued to keep it up to date on its maintenance. Then I moved to Arizona temporarily and when my car was at 119,656 miles and it began to shut down on me in the middle of the road. Luckily, I was near an AutoZone and they helped me with a couple of things including a diagnostic check. They told me that the fuel level needed to be replaced and that was the only reading they were getting; everything else checked out fine.

I just bought a used 2006 Pathfinder. Not even a month after I bought it I was at the park with my daughter and a random guy came up to me as I was leaving and asked if I was or had any trouble with my transmission. I said, "Not that I know of because I haven't had it that long." So he went on to tell me that the transmission was cooled by the radiator by an ATF line which cracks and causes the coolant and transmission fluid to mix which cause both to fail and need replacement. He told me that there were a lot of complaints on the internet, to have my husband look it up when I got home. So I did. He read up on the many, many complaints filed all over the internet on different sites. Afterwards he went to check both fluids and of course our radiator was full of transmission fluid. So now we have to pay about $6,000 for repairs which is not too much under what we still owe. The dealership is well aware of the faulty part and the damage it causes and yet will not fix the problem. I can't believe companies that make so much money off of their customers can't do right by them and fix the problem.

I have a 2006 Pathfinder with 140k miles. As with the others, the transmission started to act up. It wouldn't shift, shaking at 60 mph, and there’s a loud clunk when dropping out of hill assist gear. The mechanic says the coolant leaked and the internals are shot. I’m calling Nissan. This is my 3rd Pathfinder and 5th Nissan - probably my last.

My 2006 Nissan Pathfinder experienced sudden, catastrophic transmission failure. Complete loss of motive power and needed to be towed 75 miles for repairs. Mechanic diagnosed the problem as a failed transmission fluid cooler located in the radiator assembly that allowed coolant to mix with and contaminate the automatic transmission fluid, resulting in damaged internal transmission components and a damaged internal transmission computer. No warning signs leading up to or just prior to the failures. After numerous phone calls to various Nissan divisions, including the claims administrator, I was told by Nissan that they would not cover any repairs.

The Morley Co. wanted to buy my car at Kelly Blue Book because my 2000 Nissan Pathfinder was not repairable because of the front driver's side strut tower housing had corrosion damage. They wanted to give me Kelly Blue Book and what I spent on it in the last year, except oil change. They sent me an offer letter to sign within 5 days, counting weekend. If I did not sign their offer to buy it back within the time limit, the offer would be off the table - take it or leave it offer. I had to sign that Nissan would not have any claims (known or unknown, past, present or future) on the car or campaign. There was supposed to be negotiating, but there was none. It was cut and dry. Either I take the offer in writing and mail it back within 5 days and/or the offer is off.

I also have had the same issue as many others with the radiator leaking coolant into the transmission. I bought our vehicle from a dealer 5 months ago. We wanted to take the vehicle to our own mechanic but were assured that the dealer had already had their own mechanics review and service the vehicle and no issues were found. Within 2 months of owning this vehicle, my husband noticed we had little heat and researched the issue online. He took our vehicle into our trusted mechanic and was told that we had the same design issue as TOO many others reported with the coolant leak into transmission. He repaired the leak flushed the transmission and recommended that we drive for a few days and bring back to re-flush which we did.

I have a Nissan Pathfinder 2005. I purchased the extended bumper to bumper warranty. I needed some service for the driver side window switch or its function, which would not work correctly. When the "auto down or auto-up" is selected, the window would not work, intermittently. I took the vehicle to a dealership and explained the problem. I had to coordinate off time at work to get the vehicle in for service. I received a call that it needed a window motor, and it is covered by warranty. I approved the repair and some other repairs that were covered by warranty. When I picked up the vehicle, I signed for it and paid a deductible for which I was told is my requirement. A few days later, the same issue with the window occurred. I called and asked about it to the rep. I was told to bring the vehicle back in.

I have a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. The vehicle started vibrating about a month ago or so. I just took it into the dealer, come to find out the radiator coolant leaked into the transmission and ruining it. The dealer said the vehicle’s extended warranty just ran out at 100,000 miles. The vehicle has 101,800 miles .The dealer nor the warranty department agreed to fix this problem. I was given a quote of $7,000 to fix the problem. I was given the 1-800 Nissan1 number to call as well as the radiator department at 1-877-208-9275. Apparently, there’s a class action lawsuit pending. I hope to see the claim form in 5 to 10 business days.

I have an 05 Pathfinder that is starting to have transmission problems. The transmission is shifting hard and I believe this is just the start of my problems. I have taken it to a transmission repair shop and it is a result of the radiator leaking into the transmission. This will cost me about $5000! Nissan has extended the warranty to 10 yrs/100,000 miles but mine is at 102,500 miles! Nissan knows about the problem with the radiator fluid mixing in the transmission causing the transmission to fail and is still refusing to recall the radiator. I will never buy a Nissan again!

2005 Nissan Pathfinder - Yes, we, too, are recipients of the dreaded "Coolant in the Transmission" problem. The transmission problems started showing up around 70,000 - 80,000 miles. We knew nothing of the problem and continued to drive with it lurching. Finally, we took it to our mechanic and he pulled transmission fluid and found the coolant. Of course, this was after the 80,000-mile warranty. So, we had it flushed and that helped (about $1,600 later). Now, the transmission is beginning to completely fail. We are going to trade it in and buy a Toyota as soon as possible. Too bad, we really like the vehicle and the towing capability. Unfortunately, the new Pathfinders have reduced the towing capacity and they seem to be having lots of problems also. We would have bought another Nissan, but not now.

I just bought a new, over $40,000 cost, for a 2013 Pathfinder 4x4 three weeks ago. The problem I have is that it will not stay engaged in 4-wheel drive in the lock position. You can drive between 2 to 4 miles and it will revert back to auto. I have to come to a complete stop before it will lock back in the 4x4 position; then it will again revert back to auto as before. I am told this is a gas saving feature; no, this is a faulty sensor or something that is a safety hazard. You cannot safely stop on the interstate in traffic just because you have to put your vehicle in 4x4 because of sudden drifts of snow that have blown across the road.

My husband and I bought a 2013 Pathfinder 3 weeks ago and our vehicle has been in the shop twice! First time was on Feb. 4th due to our vehicle jerking back and forth while we were driving with our kids in the vehicle. At first, Nissan said they couldn't figure out what was wrong; then they said it was a sensor and it was fixed. My kids and I have been sick so we didn't drive the car again until Feb. 10th in which the vehicle again was jerking back and forth and now making a very loud knocking sound. I took the vehicle again to Nissan today and it has been there since 9:30 a.m., just to be told, "We don't see anything wrong with it," 6 hours later. It is so sad that you waste over $40,000 on a vehicle that is already having problems the first 3 weeks and you can't get anyone to help you! I regret buying this vehicle and I will tell everyone I know to never deal with Nissan again!

I brought my Pathfinder in Anderson Nissan for strut corrosion recall. They took pictures and submitted a claim to Nissan. Nissan had the pictures for 3 weeks but made no decision. Anderson Nissan closed the claim without any repairs being made. Nissan has made a brace to repair/reinforce this damage. Anderson Nissan told me they were waiting on Nissan to authorize repair; the claim went nowhere. The 3rd picture shows what will happen when the seam breaks completely; the wheel well smashes up into the steering column, and the master brake cylinder is causing the loss of steering and brakes.

I have now had two instances of pulling into a parking space with my 2007 Pathfinder, where I was clearly applying the brake and the engine would then rev and accelerate. Unfortunately, both times the vehicle sustained considerable damage to the front end. I have done some research and see where other people have had issues with other model years. The other thing I have noticed is when my foot is on the brake, for instance at a stop light, sometimes I can feel the brake pedal moving closer to the floor like the system was losing pressure. I was wondering if anyone else has had issues like this. I do intend on contacting Nissan directly with this issue, but trying to gather more information.

We recently bought a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder with 115K miles. After driving it for a few weeks, we noticed the transmission would constantly downshift/upshift during city driving. Going on a short trip, the transmission failed, could not accelerate, and move forward or backward. We had the vehicle towed to a mechanic we trust. After looking at the Pathfinder, he determined the cause of the transmission failure was contaminated transmission fluid. The contamination was caused by faulty transmission cooler lines in the radiator that rupture and allow the coolant and transmission fluid to mix. The mechanic recommended I call Nissan, since the ruptured radiator coolant lines had been an issue for 2005-2010 Nissan SUVs (Pathfinder, Xterra, and Frontier).

In Aug. 2011, I brought my SUV to the dealer. The truck was vibrating a lot. The dealer said that the radiator and transmission fluid were mixing in. The dealer fixed the problem for free because I still have warranty. But lately I'm feeling the vibration again.

I just got my class action settlement papers in the mail and couldn't be happier. I spent so much money on a new radiator, flushing, and then the transmission rebuild, and Nissan wouldn't help us a darn bit. Now we can all collect what we're owed! Yea! I was beginning to think it would never happen!

I purchased a used 2005 Nissan Pathfinder from a Nissan dealership in Michigan. This has been one of the worst purchases I have ever made. The sensor issues, on top of the radiator issue that eventually ruins the transmission, are not being covered by a recall from Nissan. The estimated cost to repair all issues associated with the sensors and radiator/transmission are approximately $8,000. This is not an expense one would expect to pay when paying $20,000 plus for the vehicle. For Nissan not to own up to the defects and not provide a recall for each of the issues tells me I will never do business and/or buy another Nissan product. I would caution anyone from buying a Nissan vehicle.

My 2005 Nissan Pathfinder radiator leaked into the transmission, causing major problems. My vehicle is being repaired right now. It has 105,000 miles so no warranty. It's costing me a new radiator and a transmission.

Twice this weekend I experienced my Pathfinder accelerating when I press the brake. Once while leaving a convenient store parking spot, I pressed the brakes to put the car in reverse and the throttle revved up while I was clearly on the brakes. Tonight returning from my trip, while at an intersection on my brakes, the vehicle throttle revved up again. I'm concerned that my 2005 Pathfinder, which my wife and children are in more than I could be seriously injured or seriously injure someone else. The vehicle temperature gauge kept going up and down, hot to cold, but it never overheated. I plan on calling the Nissan recall center 800-647-7261 to report the incidents. I wonder if anyone else is having these issues with this year and model? Our road trip this weekend was the first time we experienced issues.

My 2006 Pathfinder, also has the same transmission problem. Without any prior warning, it vibrates and shakes severely when accelerating slowly from 40 mph to 55 mph. But if I accelerate fast, it does not make the "clank" sound nor vibrates. But it does vibrate again when I reduce speed and try to regain speed. Loss of power also occurs. If I accelerate slowly, it also makes a strong sound or "clank" at 15 to 20 mph. Pathfinder owners are not responsible for manufacturing flaws. Nissan HQ knows of the leakage of the coolant to the transmission. It is not an owner responsibility. That is why they issued an extended warranty to the radiator to 80,000 miles but not many owners ever received the letter. But there is no way for us to notice coolant entering the transmission. File a formal complaint to the National Highway Safety Administration and the BBB, send letter, e-mails, call your local Nissan Distributor and Nissan HQ. Also be aware of motor oil leakage in the area where the oil filter is installed. It leaks through the bolts and gaskets. Make yourself be heard. Pathfinders are cheap.

Transmission started slipping in April 2012. Mileage was 156,831. I had the transmission rebuilt with rebuilt torque converter to the tune of $3000. At 169,886 km (13,055 miles later), transmission started slipping - high RPMs, slow speeds, and hesitant take offs. Work was under warranty and had it taken back to shop. Mechanic stated that coolant was leaking into transmission, tried to repair with no success. Too dangerous to drive and don't want my kids in it! Now we are stuck with it, because I couldn't sleep at night if I sold it to someone.

My radiator on my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder got damaged and made the coolant and water mix. It damaged my transmission. When it happened, it had 77,800 miles. I put a new radiator but I definitely have to replace or fix my transmission which I can't afford. And it's not fair to be making car payments plus having to pay for a damage which Nissan knows about the defect problem. Well, a few weeks later, I found out that my Nissan had warranty when all this happened. But because when I notified Nissan, my SUV had 80,356 miles. They do not want to pay in full for the repair. They want me to pay $2,500 and warranty will cover the rest. I really think that I should not have to be paying any money. Please help me!

Let me start by saying I used to love Nissan. Notice I said "used to". I currently own a 2006 Pathfinder. This is my 4th Nissan and my second Pathfinder. Nissans are all I've ever owned ever since I started driving. I've always known them to be reliable, great cars that you can drive well beyond 100,000 miles. I had the same transmission issue happened to me that everyone is describing. I had no clue that it was going on until the repairman mentioned it to me. Google Nissan transmission and you will find similar woes.

2005 Nissan Pathfinder radiator leaked into transmission causing major problems. My vehicle is being repaired right now. It has 108,000 miles so no warranty. I have heard this is a major problem with this model. It's very expensive to repair.

2007 Pathfinder has 104,000 miles, coolant in trans. They told me at Alexander Nissan it will be 10,140 dollars to fix. I'm still paying on the car. This makes me sick. Shame on you, Nissan.

Transmission Failure at 83,000 miles - So like everyone else, our 2005 Pathfinder for shaking at 40 mph. I took it into dealer and was told that there was an internal transmission failure. Ridiculous! We maintained the truck with oil changes, maintenance, etc. It is a disgrace to see so many other Nissan owners with the same problems. Nissan needs you be made to take care of their poor vehicle design.

I own a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder, have always taken care of it and had it serviced at my Nissan dealership. Due to its faulty radiator, my transmission is now ruined and it will cost me close up to $6,000 to repair. I filed a claim with Nissan and they say they understand my concern but there is no way they can assist me. It is ridiculous to me that so many Pathfinder owners can have this problem and Nissan does not issue a recall. I had no warning to this issue, no light came on in my dash. One day I had a great vehicle, the next, it's ruined. I'm very disappointed in Nissan.

It's thousands of dollars for repairs and Nissan knows this is a defect! My 2005 Pathfinder randomly stalls out, turns off, or rapidly decelerates at random times. Transmission is not shifting or staying in gear properly causing near collisions on several accounts, stalling in the middle of intersections, etc. The mechanic said coolant is in the transmission and transmission fluid in coolant system (ruining both). It seems to be triggering multiple mechanical failures codes from transmission, to misfires, to O2 sensors. I'm afraid to drive it. Nissan dealership is obviously trained to "skirt" the issue on this one, but one of the mechanics told me (off the record) that this was a major problem. I filed a complaint with Nissan and they said the issue was VIN specific and didn't include my VIN. Whatever, obviously it should. It's been sitting parked now for multiple months while I make the payments and keep it covered on insurance. It's very dangerous!

We have a 2006 Pathfinder with a bad radiator that leaked into the transmission like everyone else. I'm having it repaired at the cost of $4000. Nissan should be held liable for the company that makes the radiator.

I bought a Nissan 2006 Pathfinder in 2011 and in 2012, the transmission had failed. I noticed many people had the same complaint so I contacted Nissan. Their solution to the problem was to extend the warranty to 80,000 miles. Unfortunately, I had 81,900 miles. Nissan’s answer was to cover half of the $8,000 transmission replacement. So I was out $4,000. And I am amazed at how many others are in this situation. What a terrible move by Nissan. I don't know that I would ever buy another Nissan as much as I like the Pathfinder. Too risky.

I also had to have my fuel sensor replaced. Nissan quoted over $800, which included a $99 diagnostic. When I explained to them I knew the problem and didn't need a diagnostic, they said it was mandatory. I went to another shop that replaced it for less than $400. I also had an ongoing discussion with Nissan that lasted well over 6 months. By the time they agreed to offer me the extended warranty, I was no longer within the warranty parameters although I had been dealing with this for several months. Apparently, because I didn't open up a case file, there was no record. Now my dashboard lights are coming on, my check engine light is coming on and my 4WD won't engage. Apparently, I need to change the IPDM, which of course is costly and it seems to be a problem among a lot of Nissan owners. Of course, there is no recall for this part either. This is my 3rd Pathfinder and it will be my last Nissan product ever.

I purchased my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder in Nov 2011 and noticed on the way home that it had a vibration. I had it checked out and found coolant from the radiator mixed with my trans fluid. My mechanic took the radiator out and flushed it, changed out the trans fluid and the vibration stopped for about 500 miles. I then went back to him and had the trans fluid changed 2 more times after around 1,000 miles.

My 2006 Nissan Pathfinder transmission failed too. Add one more to the long list of people that are having the same problems with what Nissan knows and has known of their defect. All regular scheduled maintenance was done on this vehicle and the transmission failed with very few miles on it. Nissan might get this one back the hard way, through the front glass of the showroom.

In the past 2 years, I have dealt with Consumer Affairs on a few different occasions. I am dissatisfied that they let me know, my vehicle repairs is my problem. I have spent approximately $6,000 getting the various sensors, radiator (twice), secondary timing chain, ECM relay, and other things repaired on this vehicle. There is no excuse for one person to have this much trouble with a car.

My vehicle (2006 Pathfinder) began to stutter and shake violently at approximately 50-65 mph. If this is not a dangerous concern, I’m not sure what would be at that speed. Anyway, apparently the radiator leaked into the transmission and caused the vehicle to overheat the following day. I called Nissan, scheduled an appointment and had the car towed in.

I am writing about my recent experience with Nissan regarding a recall on my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder, which I purchased in May of 2008 as a pre-owned vehicle. The recall with the NHTSA Campaign ID Number of 10V075000 involves a flaw with the fuel sending unit. I never received a notice from Nissan regarding this recall, which Nissan states is an extended warranty. I noticed that there was a problem with the fuel gauge sometime ago. Three weeks ago, I was doing research online to try and find a solution to the problem. That was when I discovered the recall. I immediately contacted Orr Nissan in Bossier City, Louisiana at 318-752-3000, since that is the dealer where I purchased the Pathfinder from.