Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2005)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10446047January 31, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SHOWS PARTIALLY FULL TANK ALL THE TIME AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE DID NOT REALIZE IT AND RAN OUT OF GAS AND ENDED UP STRANDING MY FAMILY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON THEME AMONG ALL 2005 - 2009 NISSAN PATHFINDER, XTERRA AND FRONTIER OWNERS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERVICE RECALL FOR THIS! I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS FORUMS AND THIS SENSOR HAS FAILED ANYWHERE FROM 40K MILES ONWARDS AND COSTS ANYWHERE FROM 400 - 600 DOLLARS TO FIX. PLEASE ENSURE THAT NISSAN TAKES CARE OF THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443372January 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
A CRACKED RADIATOR CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ONCE THE COOLANT (ANTIFREEZE) ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION IT KILLED THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER AND RENDERED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443380January 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
8-9-2010 I BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING MY CAR TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CROWDED HIGHWAY, MY CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH, AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. WHEN I FINALLY FOUND A SPOT TO PULL OVER AND PARK, A LARGE PUDDLE OF FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE GROUND. I WAS ALONE, IN AN AREA I DIDN'T KNOW, AND NEARLY GOT REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IT WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS, AND THE TRANSMISSIONS WAS RUINED. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED, BOTH TOTALING THOUSANDS OF $ I DON'T HAVE. I BORROWED MONEY TO HAVE IT REBUILT. WITHIN 2 WEEKS, I STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP, THE TECHNICIAN SAID RADIATOR COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED AGAIN. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, APPROXIMATELY 5/2010, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WILL STILL BE FUEL IN THE TANK. SOMETIMES IT WILL STICK TO MID-FULL WHEN THERE IS NO FUEL. ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, WHEN I START THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO WARM IT UP, IT WILL ONLY BLOW COLD AIR, NEVER WARM NO MATTER HOW LONG IT RUNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443038January 5, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
KNOW ISSUES BY NISSAN NOT BEING ADDRESSED... RADIATOR/OIL LEAK - WARRANTY EXTENDED BUT DOES NOT COVER OUR VEHICLE. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE IN NISSAN VEHICHLES - NO WARRANT EXTENSION COVERED. MORE INFO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. LETTER SENT TO NISSAN ON 1/15/2012 DETAILING ALL OF THE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442243January 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BOTHER WERE RUINED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS COST $5000+ THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON TOP SHELF INTERNET WEBSITES INCLUDING EDMUANDS.COM AND OTHERS. MANY FOLKS ARE UNDER POWER WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS, AT ANY SPEED.. NISSAN IS NOT OFFERING RECALL. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS UNDERWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT (COOLING THE TRANSMISSION VIA THE RADIATOR) AND PEOPLE MAY BE INJURED OR WORSE. MAYBE IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO SOME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441436December 28, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNVISOR WAS MADE WITH A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY AND WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE SUNVISOR WOULD FALL AND BLOCK THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,695. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441116December 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR HAD 1/4 FUEL, I FILLED THE TANK TO FULL, THE GAS GAUGE DO NOT SET THE CAR TO FULL TANK, I READ THE BOOK AND MADE THE INSTRUCTIONS BUT THE GAUGE DO NOT CHANGE, WHEN I RUN THE CAR FOR 2 HRS. AND I TURN OFF, IT BEGAN TO CHANGE TO FULL TANK. THE OTHER ISSUE WAS WHEN I HAD A 1/2 TANK OF GASOLINE...I STOP FOR 5 MINUTES AND I LEAVE THE CAR ON, WHEN I RETURNED SAW THE GAS GAUGE IN EMPTY... ACTUALLY I HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR SOME DAYS AND OFF FOR THE OTHERS DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440852December 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
VIBRATION FROM REAR WHEEL BEGINS AT 40 MPH AND INCREASES WITH VEHICLE SPEED. TIRES AND U JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED - PROBLEM PERSISTS. IDENTICAL TO TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR ISSUES DESCRIBED IN SEVERAL CONSUMER FORUMS. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440291December 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NOTICED THAT FUEL AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES WOULD NOT REGISTER FUEL OR OIL LEVELS CORRECTLY, THE MILES TILL EMPTY WILL NOT WORK. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, STARTED GETTING WORSE, THAN NOTICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSE, TURNED OUT THAT BOTH THE FUEL AND OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PATHFINDERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THESE ISSUES. THIS REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY AND IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING WITHOUT THE FUEL AND OIL SENDING UNITS. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS? PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440050December 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR MAKE A NOISY WHEN SPEED AND SMELL VERY BAD ,AFTER THE NOISY STARTED INCREASE MORE AND MORE. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE THEY GOT THE SAME AN EXACTLY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439909December 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. SAFETY ISSUE IS IT CAUSES DELAY IN FORWARD PROPULSION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN WELL NOTED ON NISSAN PATHFINDERS BUT NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439300December 11, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WENT TO CLOSE DOOR AND WOULD NOT SHUT. IT WAS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION, COULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY FOB. GOT DOOR SHUT, GOT TO DESTINATION AND COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH KEY FOB AND HAD TO GET OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437826November 30, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 PATHFINDER WOULDN'T GO IN GEAR INTERMITTENTLY AND I HAD TO MANEUVER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE ROAD AND THEN WAS UNABLE TO BACKUP NO REVERSE! I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND I WAS THEN ABLE TO TO DRIVE HOME AND PARK THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY WHEN TAKING IT TO OUR MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC HAD ISSUE OF THIS WHILE TEST DRIVING. RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIR. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN ABOUT A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR ISSUE AND OVER TIME LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS REFUSED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR THEIR CONSUMERS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CONTACT NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP WITH REPAIR. NISSAN REFUSED TO ASSIST OR REPAIR THE ISSUE THAT STARTED WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. I AM ASSUMING BY THE RESPONSE RECEIVED FROM NISSAN THAT THEY ARE OK WITH A CONSUMER THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE WITH AN ISSUE THAT IS FROM A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART HAVE TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES IN DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK SAFELY UNTIL THEY CAN MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. THANK YOU NISSAN. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437296November 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR CORE IS CRACKED, WHICH IS CAUSING THE RADIATOR TO LEAK. IT IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME IF ANY ANTIFREEZE HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE ON A FEW OCCASIONS EXPERIENCED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATING ERRATICALLY (E.G., DOWN SHIFTING OR NOT SHIFTING INTO PASSING GEAR WHEN UNDER FULL POWER). THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE ITS RADIATOR REPLACED ON 11/30/2011, AND AT THAT TIME, I WILL HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ANALYZED TO DETERMINE IF ANY ANTIFREEZE HAS ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION. I PRAY IT HAS NOT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436874November 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A FREEWAY ON RAMP THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND STOP IN TRAFFIC. AFTER CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM AT THE INTERSECTION, TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND ON RAMP WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I HAD JUST HAD OUT PATIENT SURGERY AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. WE FIND OUT LATER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM NISSAN AND THEY WON'T DO A RECALL. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD BEEN A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FARTHER DOWN THE ON RAMP AND TRYING TO MERGE INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS FAILED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436276November 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE DISMANTLED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EXACT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435652November 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP! THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD. SINCE HAVING THE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS FIXED ON MY PATHFINDER(2005) I AM NOW FACING AN ISSUE OF IT RUNNING SLUGGISHLY, HIGH RPM'S AND LESS GET UP. THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS WHEN WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK, I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE. I FELT COMFORTABLE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WITH MY 4 CHILDREN I KNEW WE HAD POWER ON OUR SIDE. THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CONSTANTLY ( 1X A WEEK) SETTING OFF THE TPMS, THEN THERE IS THE SQUEAKY BRAKES AND OTHER RATTLING, VIBRATING NOISES. THE OTHER THING IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT RANDOMLY COMES ON FOR SOME REASON THEN WILL MYSTERIOUSLY BE GONE A FEW MILES LATER. WE BOUGHT NISSAN THINKING IT WAS STILL A STABLE RELIABLE COMPANY THAT MADE A STRONG PRODUCT AND STOOD BEHIND IT...WELL WERE WE EVER WRONG! NEVER AGAIN!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435663November 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SHUTTERED EXCESSIVELY WHEN DECELERATING FROM THE INTERSTATE AND FROM THAT POINT FORWARD HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, THEY DISCOVERED THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTERS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR WERE NOT COMMUNICATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434841November 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION SLIPPING DURING ROUTINE DRIVING. I HAD THE FLUID LEVEL CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 3,2011 WHILE DRIVING ON TO A HIGHWAY RAMP, I STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST MADE A HIGH PITCH SOUND AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SEVERAL CARS WERE BEHIND ME AND I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE EMBANKMENT TO AVOID BEING HIT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SHOP, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR OF THE NISSAN THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF THE RADIATOR ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATING IT. THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE RADIATOR. WHEN I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON RECORD TO DATE. THE COST OF MY REPAIRS WAS $2,500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433838November 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND RUNS VERY SLUGGISH. MECHANIC CONFIRMED COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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