Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2006)

837 consumer complaints on file.

#10291581November 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291086November 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR VEHICLE "SHAKING" AT 40 MPH AND AGAIN AT 60 MPH. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT BUT AFTER REPLACING U-JOINTS, SOME OTHER ITEMS AND PUTTING NEW TIRES ON OUR VEHICLE IT DIDN'T GET BETTER. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR PATHFINDER HOME ONE NIGHT WITH OUR DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING. SHE THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY SHE WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS ALTHOUGH IT WAS SHOWING A 1/4 TANK BUT WE HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE WHEN WE WOULD FILL THE VEHICLE UP (SOMETHING THAT WE NOTICED OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE MENTIONED AS WELL). SHE STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD US THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND WE WERE GOING TO NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND NEW TRANSMISSION. WE ARE OVER OUR MILES AND OUR WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN BUT WERE TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX ANYTHING OR PAY FOR ANYTHING SINCE WE DROVE OUR VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF OUR WARRANTY AND HAVE PUT TOO MANY MILES ON OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND WE ARE THINKING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SAME CASE FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 ONCE THE MILES GET TO ABOUT 60,000. WE HAVE HEARD THAT NISSAN HAS PUT OUT A BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM AND ARE AWARE OF IT BUT AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER TOLD US, THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX OR PAY FOR ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE AND STILL THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO MAKE GOOD ON A PRODUCT THAT HAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I'M SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING THIS AND HAVE PROBABLY HEARD IT BEFORE, BUT WE WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT AND WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE LET AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN KNOW THAT NISSAN DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289432October 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE INACCURATE. SHOWS EMPTY TANK EVEN AFTER I FILL UP. WORKS LATER THAT DAY UNTIL FUEL FALLS TO 1/2 FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287192October 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE GAS GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK ON MY WAY TO WORK WITH BABY IN CAR, RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD 1/4 TANK. BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. AT A RED LIGHT LAST NIGHT WITH 1/2 TANK (ACCORDING TO GAUGE) ALL OF THE SUDDEN GAS LOW LEVEL LIGHT FLASHES AND DTE READS---- APPARENTLY DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO WHAT THEY SAID THEY DID OR PROBLEM LIES ELSEWHERE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED PLAIN AND SIMPLE! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287092October 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. INCONSISTENT. FAULTY PART APPEARS OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM SOMETIMES WORKS PROPERLY AND OTHER TIMES REPORTS EMPTY TANK ALTHOUGH GAS TANK FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285787September 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE ENTIRE BRAKE PEDAL FELL OFF MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NO WAY TO STOP VEHICLE - HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR THAT RUNS THE BRAKE PEDAL DIED AND IT ADJUSTED ITSELF OFF COMPLETELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285887September 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 PATHFINDER WITH 49K MILES, THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE DTE READ ------ AFTER I FILLED THE GAS TANK COMPLETLY.THEN MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS GAUGE AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES MOVED UP TO 1/2 TANK, BUT SERVICE LIGHT IS STILL ON. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069A , WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL MODELS, INCLUDING XTERRA'S. I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND PULLED THE CODE PO463 WHICH CONFIRMED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS THE ISSUE. NOW TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THEY APPARENTLY WON'T COVER IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285290September 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE MESSING UP...CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. HUGE READING LOW WHEN FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284268September 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS ON MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER(I HAVE TO YOUNG KIDS). IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 3 YRS AND WITH AROUND 57K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. PAID $300 FOR THE REPAIRS." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282999September 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A NISSAN PATHFINDER (2006) AND AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG AROUND 50MPH, EVERYTHING DIED. THE GAUGES, BLINKERS, LIGHTS, ETC WENT DEAD. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN, EVERY TIME I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 15 MILES. THERE IS ALSO A BURNING ODOR AND WHEN EVERYTHING DIES, THERE IS A HIGH-PITCHED STATIC SOUND THAT COMES THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. THE SCARY PART IS, I LOOSE ALL POWER FROM THE VEHICLE AND IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE OR TURNING IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IT COULD BE FATAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280699August 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY WIFE WENT TO FILL UP OUR 2006 PATHFINDER AND WHEN SHE FINISHED THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED ONLY HALF FILL. SHE WENT TO ANOTHER GAS STATION TRIED TO FILL IT UP BUT IT ONLY TOOK ANOTHER DOLLAR. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED UP NISSAN WHO SAID IT WAS THE SENDING UNIT IN THE GAS TANK AND WOULD BE APX $600 TO FIX. I SAW OTHER LOGS OF XTERRAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL. OUR CAR WAS JUST PAST THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. IF THIS WERE THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR I'D PAY TO GET IT FIXED. BUT I'VE HAD ANOTHER BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF ROTORS AND I'M ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK BROKE AND TO BE BROUGHT IN TWICE, AND THE BOSE SYSTEM HAS A CD STUCK WHICH I CAN'T GET OUT. THIS HAPPENED ONLY AFTER WE OWNED IT A FEW MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276536July 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE OF MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WILL NOT REGISTER A CORRECT AMOUNT AND THE SES LIGHT COMES ON AFTER I FILL THE TANK. THEN THE GAUGE DROPS TO 0 AND THE LIGHTS START TO FLASH THAT THERE IS NO GAS. AFTER AWHILE THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES, BUT IT WILL NOT RETURN TO FULL AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS THERE IS IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276318July 10, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 51,000 MILES THAT HAS JUST ENCOUNTERED AN BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT. ERROR CODE P0463. SINCE IT HAS PASSED THE 3YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY, I AM GOING TO BE PAYING ABOUT $500 TO GET IT FIXED. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY LATER NISSAN MODELS WITH THE SAME FUEL SENDING UNIT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274737June 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR AND CRACKED. THIS RESULTS IN THE MIXTURE OF ANTI-FREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. SO THE ENDING RESULT IS ANTI-FREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING THEN FAILS.......THERE IS A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS AT THE EDMUNDS CAR WEB SITE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?ED_DISPLAYMAKEMODELRELATEDDISCUSSIONS@@.EF14C39!MAKE=NISSAN&MODEL=PATHFINDER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274610June 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2006 PATHFINDER AND BASED ON RESEARCH DONE ONLINE, IT'S APPALLING TO SEE HOW MANY FOLKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE. I FILLED UP MY TANK ON 6/19, BUT FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T MOVE FROM HALF TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SOON CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THE DEALER, IT'S GOING TO COST ABOUT $600 TO FIX THIS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ON THE PATHFINDERS, XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS. THE ISSUE IS A FUEL SENDER SENSOR THAT CAN REDUCE OR STOP GAS FROM FLOWING INTO THE ENGINE. THIS IS A PART FAILURE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN BEFORE ANYONE IS INJURED OR RESULTS IN DEATH DUE TO VEHICLE STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. TO READ THAT MOST FOLKS ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE FINANCIAL IS JUST AS FREIGHTING, BUT I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT. WHY SHOULD ANYONE HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN AND DEFECTIVE PART ON A VEHICLE THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH LITTLE OVER 40K MILES. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS, GOING BACK TO 2000. NISSAN FINALLY RECALLED THE 2000 THROUGH 2004 MODELS. THEY NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE 2005 THROUGH 2009 MODELS. IN THIS SITE ALONE THERE ARE OVER 45 COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 PATHFINDER. THAT IS ON 2006 MODEL YEAR ALONE. SEARCHING THROUGH OTHER FORUMS, THE COMPLAINTS LITTER WEB PAGES ON THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS THE NATION. SOMEONE OFFERED A SOLUTION TO PULL THE NEGATIVE WIRE FROM THE BATTERY WHICH WOULD RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TURN IT OFF. THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, IT PROLONGS IT AND GIVES A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273935June 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE
2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS STOPPED 3 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, CAR WILL NOT RE-START, HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP ALL 3 TIMES. FUEL SENSOR REPLACED, IN THE SHOP NOW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE THIRD TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273951June 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT 2006. IN 2008 WITH APPROXIMATELY 53,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN MY GAS GAUGE NOT READING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMING ON. MASSACHUSETTS WILL NOT PASS FOR INSPECTION A VEHICLE WITH A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. NISSAN STATED THAT WHILE THE FUEL PUMP IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE FIX WAS TO BE OVER $400 TO THE NISSAN DEALER. AFTER WRITING TO MR GOSHEN, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA PRESIDENT, IT WAS EVENTUALLY COVERED. I HAVE KIDS AND WITH THE GAS GAUGE NOT READING, I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, DESPITE MY BEST ATTEMPTS TO TRACK MILES DRIVEN AND RELATE IT TO THE GAS LEVEL. NISSAN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE A RECALL AS THOUSANDS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. SOMEONE WILL BE HURT OR WORSE BY THEIR NEGLECT OF CONSUMERS.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273878June 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAGE INDICATION WENT FROM 1/2 TANK TO EMPTY INDICATION AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATION WENT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272682June 2, 2009
STEERING
APPROXIMATELY SEPT OF 2008, THE STEERING WHEEL OF OUR 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED BECOMING EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT TURN. I WOULD DREAD HAVING TO MAKE A TURN. THEN A GRINDING SOUND STARTED AND A CLICKING, AND HAS SINCE GONE AWAY. NOW, OUR STEERING WHEEL CAN MOVE UP AND DOWN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. IT IS VERY LOOSE AND IS BECOMING A HAZARD. THE CRUISE ALSO SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO 2 NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED - BUT NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE THIS OR HELP WITH THE COST - AROUND $800 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD US THERE IS A SAFETY BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT A RECALL, YET. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN, SHOULDN'T THIS BE REPLACED BY RECALL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED? WE HAVE REQUESTED IN WRITING FROM NISSAN THAT THEY (NISSAN) IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THIS PART. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF BUT IS UNWILLING TO RESOLVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270183May 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 TO 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER MANY, MANY,OWNERS ARE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR GOING BAD BETWEEN 35K TO 45K AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, WHICH MUST BE A DEFICIT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT WILL POSSIBLY STOP THE FUEL PUMP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING THAT HAPPEN WITH THE NISSAN XERRA SUV WHICH WAS A RECALL IN 2000 TO 2004 MODELS. THE REPAIR FOR THIS FUEL SENDING UNIT COST APPROXIMATELY $600 DOLLAR TO REPAIR AND THEIR IS NO GRANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN OR IF ITS A UPGRADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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