Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2007)

561 consumer complaints on file.

#10474726September 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS TOTALED $ 3,399.10. *JB UPDATED 11/05/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474068September 6, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY HUSBAND AND I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE WERE TOWED FROM THERE TO THE MECHANIC WHO EXPLAINED TO US THAT THE INTERNAL RADIATOR HAD LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE TO BOTH. SINCE OUR WARRANTY WAS OUTDATED WE ARE NOW OUT 6000$ AND ARE STRUGGLING TO FIX THIS. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAD OUR CHILDREN WITH AND I AM VERY GLAD THAT WE WERE NOT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION OR INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474158September 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 8TH GRADE SON AND HIS BASKETBALL TEAM TO MIDDLE SCHOOL GAME. SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH, WHEN SHE FELT THE CAR JERK AND THEN START TO LOSE SPEED, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR HAD SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. SHE HAD NO POWER AND LUCKILY SHE HAD ROOM TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION. WE REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND COOLANT LINES AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON LAST MONTH, WE TOOK IT IN AND NOW THEY TELL US THAT WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN PATHFINDER, FRONTIER AND XTERRA. IT SEEMS TO BE MORE AND MORE OF A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN OWNERS AND NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO REPAIR THIS VERY SERIOUS AND COSTLY PROBLEM. I JUST GOT AN ESTIMATE ON TUESDAY (9/4/12) FOR $9459.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM NISSAN, AND IT NOW HAS 110,502 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473811September 4, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS THEN STRUCK BY A SECOND VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE FUEL PUMP BEGAN TO LEAK. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A POLICE REPORT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF A HEAD TRAUMA. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AT THE CRASH SCENE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10473229August 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE, I ENCOUNTERED A HESITATION OF TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONALITY WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS TWO LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AS I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE LEFT TURN, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP AND WOULD NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL AUTOEXPRESS TO HAVE THE ODB-II CODE RETRIEVED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT READ IT AS IT WAS A DEALER SPECIFIC CODE. I LEFT AND WENT RIGHT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT A PART OF THE RADIATOR HAD BROKEN AND THE CAR WAS NOW MIXING ANTIFREEZE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY INFORMED ME THAT BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $9200.00, THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I CALL NISSAN AS I WAS JUST 2000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. AFTER COUNTLESS CALLS TO THE CALL CENTER IN THE PHILLIPINES AND THE REGIONAL OFFICE IN OHIO, I WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME, THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECORDS OF MAINTENANCE BEING DONE AT THE SELLING DEALERSHIP, I WAS OUT OF LUCK. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND IT IS A FULLY LOADED MODEL. THE PLAN WAS TO DRIVE THIS TO THE 200K MILES THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN PITCHED TO COMMONLY ACHIEVE. INSTEAD, I HAVE A CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY THAT I CANT DRIVE, I STILL OWE $4700 ON IT, AND IT WILL COST ME $9L JUST TO MAKE IT USEFUL AGAIN. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. IT WILL NOT BE UNTIL SOMEONE DIES THAT ANY RECALL ACTION WILL HAPPEN. NISSAN HAS CHASED AWAY A LIFE-LONG LOYAL CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473065August 30, 2012
STEERING
ON OCTOBER 20TH OF 2011 I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE OF TONELLE AVE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ AS I DECIDE TO PASS A BUS IN FRONT OF ME I WAS PROBABLY DOING 25 MPH AND PEAK THE SPEED TO 35 MPH AS I PASSED THE BUS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER ALMOST PULLING ME AGAINST THE TRAFFIC, THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AND GET BACK IN TRACK OTHERWISE I WOULD CRASH AGAINST THE TRAFFIC, CURRENTLY I HAVE 88000 MILES ON MY CAR, AS OF TODAY THE STEERING WHEEL STILL HARD TO MANEUVER, AND I DON'T KNOW IF NISSAN WOULD BE ABLE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE AT NO COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472864August 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS ON BUSY 495 HIGHWAY IN MARYLAND WITH MY FAMILY, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND THERE WAS A BIG TRUCK BEHIND ME ON HIGH SPEED, MY WIFE AND KIDS STARTED SHOUTING WHEN THEY SAW THE BIG TRUCK ALMOST RAN US OVER. I HAD TOWED THE NISSAN PATHFINDER TO THE DEALER, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT'S A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND MIGHT COST ME MORE THAN $6,000 TO FIX. I GOT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM NISSAN IN 2007, AND ONLY HAVE ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT. A USED CAR THAT I BOUGHT WITH 105,000 MILES ON IT, AND TOPPED IT WITH ANOTHER 65,000 MILES, MAKING IT 170,000 MILES IS STILL RUNNING GOOD! SOMEONE OUT THERE NEEDS TO SHOUT OUT THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES BEFORE THEY WASTE PEOPLE'S LIVES VIA ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472915August 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WIFE FIRST NOTICED A VIBRATION ON HER WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH OUR DAUGHTERS. BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. I HAD TIRES, BEARINGS, ETC CHECKED. NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH ANY OF THOSE. LOOKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A LOT OF PATHFINDER OWNERS WERE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CHECKED COOLANT AND FOUND THAT IT HAD IN FACT MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. I SWITCHED THE LINES FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO TRANS COOLER AND RADIATOR TO PREVENT FURTHER CONTAMINATION, AND FLUSHED RADIATOR/REPLACED COOLANT. ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED/FLUID CHANGED. THE VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT, AS I DON'T HAVE $5000 + FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472386August 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
START HAVING PROBLEMS IN MID JULY OF 2010. TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING IN GEAR. RADIATOR BROKE DOWN, ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. ALSO BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGE. UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED, DUE TO LIMITED INCOME. VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE PASSED EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470520August 14, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR. IN JUNE, MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $1500 AFTER I REPORTED A JOLT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I BROUGHT IT BACK 08/10/2012 AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY SAID THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION PRESENTING A FINANCIAL BURDEN AND A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 09/13/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469187August 4, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE REFUSED TO GIVE CORRECT INDICATION. LEAVING US STRANDED AS IT INDICATED WE HAD FUEL BUT THERE WAS NONE IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468455July 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN
STARTED NOTICING IN MARCH 2007 A NOISE LIKE RUNNING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP FOR BRIEF PERIODS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE EITHER OUR NEW TIRES OR ROAD SURFACES. LATER WE NOTICED IT STARTED GETTING LONGER AND IT SEEMED LIKED IT HAD A HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS. WE TOOK IT TO OUR NISSAN DEALER WHO INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A LEAKAGE BETWEEN THE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IN TIME WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM,BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. NOW THEY TOLD US EVEN WITH AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80K WE WERE PAST THAT AT 81K. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE FORCED BACK TO UP THEIR KNOWN DEFECTS AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468317July 30, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE FUELING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READ AN INACCURATE READING AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468621July 27, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROX 80K MILES WHEN HEAT STOPPED WORKING AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD. I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT COOLANT HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT NISSAN. WE REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND FLUIDS. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION IS INOPERABLE AND NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. MY MECHANIC AT MIDAS OF RICHMOND VA INFORMED ME THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME AND THAT NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING. CLEARLY, NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND HAS REFUSED TO TAKE ANY ACTION DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A KNOWN DEFECT ISSUE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ALLOWED TO INSTALL A MAJOR VEHICLE COMPONENT WITH A KNOWN DEFECT AND FOR THE CUSTOMER TO HAVE NO RECOURSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467762July 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FILTER RADIATOR CAUSED THE COOLING TO LEAK, WHICH DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TYPE OF FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,875.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467776July 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNER (05-07) HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FAILING DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. I NOW HAVE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $7000+. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467255July 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AC ON, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO BLAST OUT HOT AIR THROUGH THE VENTS AND OVERHEAT. MY CAR HAS NEVER RAN HOT BEFORE, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE I'VE HAD IT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND LET THE CAR COOL DOWN. MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP AND NOTICED A MILKY LIQUID IN THE RADIATOR. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY NOTIFIED US OF THE RECALL ON THE NISSAN (2005-2010 MODELS) RADIATORS. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING WHERE THE COOLANT MIXES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS AND CAUSE A MAJOR REPAIR PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION KIT, THROTTLE, VIAL BODY, AND TORQUE CONVERTER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL PETRIFIED TO KNOW THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS EXISTING PROBLEM BUT REFUSED TO HAVE THESE ISSUES REPAIRED RATHER THAN TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. WE BOUGHT OUR TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WE ALSO PAID FOR THE 5YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK FOR 5 YRS AND 2 MTHS, SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. WE THE CONSUMERS HAVE TRUSTED THIS BRAND FOR MANY YEARS AND WE DEPEND ON OUR VEHICLES ON A DAILY BASES. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HARMED IN A HIGH RISK SITUATION. WE HAD THE 90,000 MILEAGE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE RADIATOR, CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION, & ETC. AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. MY HUSBAND HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR TIMELY MAINTENANCE AND NO ONE HAS EVER MENTIONED THE RADIATOR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467576July 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
AT FIRST STARTED NOTICING HESITATION IN TRANSMISSION AT 40 MPH, CONFIRMED BY 2 MECHANICS TRANS FLUID IS MILKY COLOR AND CHANGED FLUID AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION THAT HAD TO GO TO NISSAN AND GET THEIR TRANSMISSION FLUID TO FINISH JOB. NOW BACK TO MILKY TRANSMISSION FLUID, HAVE TO TAKE OVERDRIVE OFF BECAUSE GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT, I ALSO CARRY GALLON OF WATER BECAUSE AT ANY TIME RADIATOR FLUID LEVELS CAN BE LOW; HAVE TO TURN AIR OFF AT LONG STOP LIGHTS SO TEMP GAUGE DOESN'T GO UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464460July 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PAHTFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE RADIATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR THERMOSTAT, AND TRANSMISSION WERE DAMAGED DUE TO LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED BOTH FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462423June 20, 2012
ENGINE
MY PATHFINDER RECENTLY STARTED GRINDING INTO 4TH GEAR AROUND 40 MPH AND IS NOW LURCHING FORWARD (AS IF HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME ENGAGING IN 1ST GEAR) AFTER BEIN STOPPED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, MY ISSUE EXACTLY FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF SCORES OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM PATHFINDER OWNERS OF 2005-07 MODELS WHO HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS' DEFECT OF A COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CALLED THE NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS AND REGISTER MY OWN, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS TEST I ORDER TO REGISTER THE COMPLAINT FURTHER. I WAS TRANSFERRED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE RESEARCH: IF MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MILKY REDDISH IN COLOR (WHICH IT IS), THEN RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO TO TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS LIKELY ( FROM THIS SERVICE REP'S EXPERIENCE) THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3500-$8000. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM AT HIS DEALERSHIP, HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE BUT BECAUSE OF THE PERCENTAGE OF CARS AFFECTED THAT IS KNOWN IS SMALL IN COMPARISON TO THE NUMBER SOLD IN THOSE YEARS, A RECALL WAS UNLIKELY. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE (107000) MADE IT EVEN MORE UNLIKELY THAT NISSAN WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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