Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2006)

837 consumer complaints on file.

#10246447October 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. DTE READS-----. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245824October 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL TANK WAS ABOUT 1/2 FULL AND NOTICED THAT MY DTE READ ---- FROM THAT POINT ON IT EITHER READS 0 OR ---. AT TIMES IT EVEN FLUCTUATES THE MILES LEFT ON THE DTE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW REMAINS ON. UGH. MY CARE ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT. I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244950October 9, 2008
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A FRONT IN CAR ACCIDENT GOING AROUND 45-50MPH AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244135October 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK INTO I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE DTE WERE READING IMPROPERLY. I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK FULL AND THE GAUGE WAS READING EMPTY AND THE DTE HAD ALL -------. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER SEARCHING HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241941September 12, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR GAUGE NOT WORKING, INCORRECT READINGS WILL SHOW EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. 2006 PATHFINDER, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS HAD FOR YEARS AND HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238311August 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP, FUEL GAUGE READS 1/4 FULL AND DTE GIVES READING OF ----. HAPPENS EVERY TIME REFILL FOR THE LAST MONTH. VEHICLE HAS 46K MILES. FRIEND HAS A 2006 XTERRA THAT HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WERE TOLD TO REPLACE SENDING UNIT MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232955July 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, MY DTE GAUGE READS ---- WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE GETS DOWN TO 1/4 OF A TANK AND MY GAS LIGHT IS ON EVEN WITH A FULL TANK. CODE REGISTERED ERROR CODE PO463 AND THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201623August 31, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR NEEDLE REMAINS ON THE EMPTY SYMBOL, EVEN WHEN FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWO WEEKS LATER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS A SHORT IN THE CLUSTER AND THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM PUERTO RICO. THE PART ARRIVED A WEEK AND A HALF LATER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUSTER. ONE WEEK LATER, THE ODOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY THE INCORRECT MILEAGE. THE ODOMETER WAS LATER REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AS SOON AS IT WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TENSION BELT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT, BUT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BELT WAS REPLACED AGAIN, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNSURE IF THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, SPEED, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,566 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 693.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200470August 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, IT PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE STREET AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. ROSSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED CASE NUMBER 070703509. NISSAN SENT AN INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE TOW YARD TO THE DEALER. THE INSPECTOR FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND NISSAN STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,013.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10188498April 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE, EQUIPMENT
FOR ALL THOSE REPORTING THE SWAYING ASSOCIATED WITH THE 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER, I HAVE A NISSAN TERRANO WHICH LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE THE PATHFINDER. I EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SWAYING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 40 MPH. I HAVE TRIED EVERY MECHANIC I KNOW, CHANGED MY SHOCKS, AND YOU NAME IT...LATELY, I WOULD HEAR A THUMP IN THE REAR WHEN I PULLED OFF FROM STOP POSITION. THE THUMP ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I RUN OVER A SHORT SPEED BUMP. WHEN I CAME HOME ONE EVENING, I WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE TO CONDUCT A VISUAL INSPECTION TO SEE IF I WILL FIND ANYTHING. LO AND BEHOLD, I FOUND OUT THAT THE BUSHINGS OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE WORN OUT TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE BREAKING UP(THE BUSHINGS) WHICH ALLOWS METAL TO RUB OR HIT ANOTHER METAL AND THAT EXPLAINS THE THUMP THAT I WILL USUALLY HEAR. IN MY OPINION THE WORN OUT BUSHINGS ALSO EXPLAIN THE SWAYING THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE REAR BECAUSE JUST FIGURE IT OUT, THE BUSHINGS OF THE ARMS THAT LINK THE REAR AXLE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE ARE WEAK, BUT THIS WILL NOT CAUSE SWAYING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND EVEN IF IT DID IT WILL BE UN-NOTICEABLE. THIS SWAYING AT HIGH SPEEDS IS DIFFICULT TO TELL SOMETIMES IF IT IS COMING FROM THE REAR OR FRONT. MY ADVISE IS TO CHANGE ESPECIALLY THE BUSHINGS OF THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS, THERE SHOULD BE FOUR OF THEM, TWO LONG ONES AND TWO SHORT ONES. IT MAKES SENSE TO ME AFTER ALL THE VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD! ALSO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF THOSE CONTROL ARMS ARE BENT. FEEL FREE TO SEND ME A QUICK EMAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175535December 7, 2006
TIRES
TIRE FAILURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS LESS THAN 7,000 MILES. THE TIRE SHOWS CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE TIRE NOT JUST ON THE SPOT OF FAILURE. THE OTHER TIRE HAD THE SAME VISIBLE CRACKS BUT THE TIRE RETAILER CLAIMED THAT TIRE FAILED DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4X4. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONGTRAIL T/A, P265/70 R16 111T M+S. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173644November 16, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE WERE STOLEN. IN ORDER TO FUEL THE VEHICLE, ALL THE LOCKS MUST BE UNLOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170305October 9, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BACK WILL NOT HOLD A CONSTANT POSITION. THE SEAT GRADUALLY MOVES FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND IS NEVER IN THE SAME POSITION WHEN YOU GET BACK IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SEAT NEEDS READJUSTED EVERY TIME YOU SIT DOWN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW SWITCH 4 WEEKS AGO AND CLAIMS THAT IT IS OWN BACK ORDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169839October 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARD, A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. IT ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CLIPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. A PASSENGER HAD A MINOR INJURY TO THE ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10168824September 21, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
ON JULY 6, 2006 > 5 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY BRAND NEW NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TIGHTEN. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS BECOMING HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION TO CHANGE LANES. WHICH WAS SCARY BECAUSE I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. I WAS ABLE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND BY THE TIME I GOT THERE I COULD BARELY TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO TURN IN. WHEN THEY EXAMINED THE CAR THEY FOUND THE UPPER BEARING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHEARING AND HAD COME APART. I WAS LUCKY I WAS CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM HOME OR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WERE I COULD NOT PULL OVER. THEY HAD MY CAR IN THERE OVER A WEEK AND A HALF WHICH WAS A BIG INCONVENIENCE BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS LOCATING THE PART AND I WAS GETTING A RUN AROUND ABOUT IT. I WOULD CALL AND THEY WOULD NOT CALL ME BACK FOR A DAY OR TWO. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY WERE AWARE THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THIS HAPPENING TO THE NEW PATHFINDERS AND THEY HAD MADE A NEWER PART FOR IT THAT WOULD NOT COME APART. SO THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN WITH A NEW ONE AND SO FAR IT HAS DRIVEN GREAT. IT WAS A BIT UPSETTING TO GET A BRAND NEW CAR THOUGH AND IN ONLY 5 MONTHS I WAS ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157568May 15, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
I BOUGHT MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE NEW FROM THE DEALER. WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT FELL OFF. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WERE BROKEN CLIPS. THEY ORDERED A NEW SEAT-BACK AND INSTALLED IT. A WEEK OR SO AFTER THIS, THERE WAS A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR AIR WAS ON FULL-BLAST. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED A FINISHING CLIP AND RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. DURING THIS VISIT TO THE DEALER, I ALSO POINTED OUT HOW THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. BEING THAT THIS "LOOSE" STEERING WHEEL WAS BECOMING ANNOYING, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS WITH THE STEERING. A TECH CONFIRMED MY COMPLAINT AND ARE NOW ORDERING A NEW STEERING COLUMN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153850March 27, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I GOT THIS VEHICLE FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 3-11-2006. THIS DEALERSHIP DID FRAUD. FIRST OF ALL THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO MILES ON IT BUT IT DID HAD MILES ON IT AND PLENTY OF THEM. THEY GAVE ME THE WRONG CAR. THE CAR THEY SHOWED ME THAT I WAS GOING TO RECEIVED IS NOT THE CAR I RECEIVED. WHEN I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS TOO LATE. THIS DEALERSHIP IS A COMPLETE LIAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT GETS BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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