Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2008)

328 consumer complaints on file.

#10825175February 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DEFECTIVE RADIATOR CRACKED AND THE FLUID WENT INTO MY TRANSMISSION RUINING BOTH. KNOWN DEFECT ADMITTED BY NISSAN, BUT LIMITED WARRANTY BEING AWARDED PER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS IS PREVALENT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY 3,000 DUE TO THEIR PRODUCTION OF A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT IT WOULD STUTTER WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, AND SOMETIME NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, VERY DANGEROUS AS MOM DRIVING WITH 4 SMALL CHILDREN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824860February 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READ 1/4 OF A TANK OR EMPTY AFTER BEING COMPLETELY FUELED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED OVER A HALF OF A TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824026February 3, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT GO ANY LOWER THAN A QUARTER TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE TOOK AN ABNORMALLY LONG TIME TO SHOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000....UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ALWAYS DISPLAY AT LEAST 1/4 TANK OF GAS, EVEN WHEN IT WAS EMPTY. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. UPDATED 06/09/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823525February 1, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT WITH A QUARTER OF TANK OF FUEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GAS STATION, REFILLED THE TANK, AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT THE QUARTER TANK LEVEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER ALL OF 2015, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823553February 1, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND HAD 0 MILES LEFT TO FUEL ONCE THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASED TO THE HALFWAY POINT. THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A HALF TANK OF FUEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONCE THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASED TO HALF FULL POINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819769January 12, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE NOISE WOULD GET LOUDER WHEN MAKING A TURN AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, THE HOUSING AND THE BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816554December 28, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AT JUST OVER 100K MILES (101406) MY RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR AT ALL BECAUSE I AM 1406 OUT OF THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. SPEAKING WITH THE LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE FROM THE SERVICE SIDE TO PREVENT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816314December 27, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TAKATA RECALL, I'VE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL TIMES THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WAS RECENTLY IN ACCIDENT WITH MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. I REAR ENDED AN SUV IN THE BROOKLYN BATTERY TUNNEL. MY SPEED WAS APPROX 15-25MPH. MY BUMPER COVER, GRILL, RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION COOLER, FAN, FAN SHROUD, HEADLIGHT,S HOOD, ETC HAVE TO BE REPLACED, I'VE ATTACHED A PICTURE. IT SHOULD BE PRETTY CLEAR THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811791December 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
CAR BEGAN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. REPAIR SHOP REPORTS TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT INTERMIXING, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808706December 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE MADE A VIBRATING MOTION. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807587November 30, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2008 PATHFINDER'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MY FUEL GAUGE IS SHOWING EMPTY WHEN I WOULD FILL UP CONSTANTLY, THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS APPROX. 105,000. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR THAT NEEDED REPLACED, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INFORMS ME MY VIN ISN'T COVERED IN THE NHTSA REFERENCE #10V075000 RECALL OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR THAT BEGAN MARCH 2010, I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED AFTER THE RECALL WAS INITIATED. DUE TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDING REPLACED ($600), I WAS NOT ABLE TO PASS MY EMISSIONS TEST IN CO ($25), AND AM NOT ABLE TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE ($200). SO IF I HAVE TO PAY FOR MY OWN REPAIRS I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE A PART THAT NISSAN IS AWARE HAS AN ISSUE, GET A SECOND EMISSIONS TEST AND PAY ANY LATE FEES ON TOP OF MY ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE. I BELIEVE THAT IF NISSAN IS AWARE OR THIS ISSUE THEY SHOULD REPAIR MY VEHICLE AT NO COST TO ME AND/OR IF A RECALL WAS INITIATED THEN THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE EXPLANATION AS TO WHY MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789779November 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR. FAULTY DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION LEAD TO FAILURE, RESULTING IN COOLING FLUIDS IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR. OCCURRED AT 110K MILES BUT NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE & REPAIRS ARE $5770. BEGAN WITH VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND THEN NOT GETTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. TURNED AROUND & DROVE THE 1/2 MILE BACK HOME TO DISCOVER VISCUS EMULSION IN RADIATOR RESERVOIR. INVESTIGATED & DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON NISSAN PATHFINDERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789484November 10, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL BEFORE SUDDENLY DECREASING TO EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789140November 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
ON NOVEMBER 6, 2015 AROUND OR ABOUT 7:00PM MY V6 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE IN FIRST GEAR IN MOSTION; THE SUV ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TURNED OFF HAD NO BRAKES AND HAD A FENDER BENDER WHILE IN MOTION , HAD THE SUV TOWED HOME AND CHECKED THE CODE ON THE OBD AND IT READ CODE: U1000 CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN) COMMUNCATION LINE SIGAL MALFUNCTION.DID A VISUAL CHECK INSIDE RADIATOR FILLER PORT, ELECTRICAL FUSE (10AMP FUSE TO THE TRANSMISSION BLEW WHICH ATOMCTICLY TOLD ME A COMMUNICATION HARNESS IS OPEN OR SHORTED; OR A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE(ECM))AND ALSO CHECKED THE RESIVOR FILLER PORT, FOUND RED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND GREEN ENGINE COOLENT FLUID INCORPORATED IN RADIATOR (CONTAMINATION) ,ALSO CHECKED TRANSMISSION DIP STICK TO SEE IF TRANSMISSON FLUIDS LOW BUT INSTEAD FOUND RUST AT THE END PART OF THE DIPSTICK INSIDE THE TRANSMISSON INDICATING ENGINE COOLENT CONTAMINATION (WATER) ALL INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION.WHO KNOW HOW MUCH RUST IS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL A FULL TEAR DOWN AND THOROUGH INSPECTION IS PERFORMED.....CAR IS STATIONARY AND WILL NOT START
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788263November 4, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL TANK DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788296November 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787132October 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
OUR PATHFINDER SEEMINGLY LOST POWER AND CONTROL, ALMOST RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROACHING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ALMOST REAR ENDED WHILE TURNING INTO SHOPPING PLAZA. COASTED TO SIDE WHILE SMOKE AND YELLOWISH/ GREEN LIQUID POURED OUT FROM THE HOOD. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. MECHANICS ANALYSIS WAS RELATED TO CONTAMINATION FROM COOLANT / RADIATOR / TRANSMISSION. COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AND CROSS CONTAMINATION OF ALL RELATED PARTS. POSSIBLY $6000 TO $8000 REPAIR COSTS. TOTAL LOSS TO US, AND WE STILL OWE FOR FINANCING, TRUCK IS PROBABLY NOT EVEN VALUED AT THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783399October 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS FAILING, CAUSING ERRATIC OR INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATES. NISSAN HAS RECALLED 2006 - 2008 VEHICLES FOR THIS FUEL GAUGE ISSUE. RECALL ANNOUNCED: MARCH 03 2010 NHTSA REFERENCE: #10V075000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 80,689 SUMMARY: NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. CONSEQUENCE: THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO BOTH NISSAN AND THE NHTSA...AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY IN MY FAMILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766513September 21, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE AT 85 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER COMPLETELY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN MY VICINITY. COASTED OVER 2 LANES TO BREAKDOWN LANE JUST BARELY OVER THE LINE. GAS GAGE READ 1/4 TANK SO FIGURED I STILL HAD GAS. TRIED TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES BUT CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TRUCK AND ASKED TO BRING GAS JUST IN CASE. CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AFTER MECHANIC PUT GAS IN TANK. ALTHOUGH THIS ISSUE IS A RECALL1 NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR FOR FREE. SAY MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IT WILL COST ME $450. RECALL SUMMARY:NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. HAZARD:THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763928September 15, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I PULLED OUT IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC MY CAR REVVED BUT DID NOT GO ANYWHERE. MY 5 YEAR OLD WAS IN HIS BABY SEAT WITH CAR AND TRUCKS HONKING AND SWERVING AROUND MY TRUCK TO AVOID US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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