Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2005)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10332675May 28, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY COULD INSTALL A PLATE ON THE LIFTGATE TO PROTECT THE DOOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
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#10332487May 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND FUEL TANK LEVEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO START. IT STARTED ON ITS OWN. *TR
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#10332546May 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN DEC. '09, NOTICED REAR END VIBRATION AND CLINKING SOUND. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. PURE COINCIDENCE-BROUGHT IT TO DEALER FOR COOLANT FLUSH WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS TRANS FLUID IN MY RADIATOR. CALLED MY TRANS REPAIR PEOPLE (NOT NISSAN). THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. TOLD ME THAT RADIATORS IN PATHFINDER 2005'S WERE DEFECTIVE. COOLANT LEAKED THROUGH ONE OF RADIATOR TRANS COOLERS, INTO TRANS. AND TRANS FLUID LEAKED BACK INTO RADIATOR, RENDERING BOTH IRREPARABLE. NEEDED NEW TRANS AND RADIATOR. TOLD DEALER AND NISSAN. THROUGH SEVERAL PHONE CALLS/NEGOTIATIONS,, NISSAN AGREED TO DO THE $5,000-7000 REPAIR FOR DEALER LABOR CHARGE OF $450. TOLD ME I WOULD GET MONEY BACK IF THERE WAS A RECALL. DEALER DID REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE RADIATOR AND/OR TRANS CAN FAIL WHILE ON THE ROAD. COUNTLESS PATHFINDER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. NISSAN GETTING AWAY WITH A MAJOR DEFECT THAT COULD PROVE DANGEROUS. *TR
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#10332002May 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE IS NO LONGER WORKING. THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE CANNOT READ IF ANY FUEL IS IN THE TANK IN TURN LIGHTING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THIS IS A GREAT CONCERN AS THE DRIVE DOESN'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF A STALLED VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. *TR
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#10331882May 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDER GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS FAILING OR HAS FAILED. WILL CONSISTENTLY FLASH DASHES OR REPORT "0" FOR THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY INDICATOR AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOW RESPONDING SIMILARLY. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR INJURY AS OF YET, BUT I AM APPALLED THAT NISSAN HAS THE 2005 ARMADA (SIMILAR DESIGN) AND THE 2006 PATHFINDER LISTED FOR THE RECALL, BUT CLAIMS THE PATHFINDER IS NOT COVERED BY THIS, WHEN A QUICK SEARCH OF FORUMS WILL OFFER UP OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR NUMEROUS PARTS OF THE PRODUCT LINE AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN DUE TO FAULTY INFORMATION OR RUNNING OUT OF FUEL DUE TO INACCURATE READINGS. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE FOR OWNERS THE REPAIR FOR THIS RUNS UPWARD OF $600 FOR AN ADMITTED FAULTY PART. CAN THE DOT AT LEAST LOOK INTO THIS AND CONSIDER RECTIFYING THIS SITUATION? I AM HAVING A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT A COMPANY COULD JUST OVERLOOK THIS PROBLEM AND SIMPLY GET AWAY WITH IT. PLEASE HELP US WHO ARE HAVING A HARD ENOUGH TIME MAKING ENDS MEET EVERY MONTH SINCE THIS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN BEGAN AND ARE LOOKING AT UNEXPECTED VEHICLE FAILURES THAT ARE BLATANTLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT (EVEN ADMITTED TO) BUT NOT COVERED BY SOME WEIRD ECONOMIC CHOICE. IF I'D THOUGHT I'D BE GOING THROUGH THIS, I WOULD'VE BOUGHT BOTH SMALLER AND FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. YOU CAN BET THAT CURRENTLY I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY AMERICANS THEY EMPLOY. *TR
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#10331773May 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE PATHFINDER STARTED TO PULSATE WHILE GAINING SPEED...DEALER PERFORMED TRANS SERVICE, FIXED PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS. PATHFINDER STARTED PULSATING AGAIN, EVEN WORSE. DEALER ADVISED TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD..SECOND OPINION MECHANIC ADVISED RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANS, AND TRANS FLUID LEAKED INTO COOLANT. COOLANT DESTROYED TRANSMISSION. LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PATHFINDERS FOR YEARS, THERE IS A WELD INSIDE THE RADIATOR THAT FAILS AND THE TWO LIQUIDS TRANSFERS. WHY WOULD THE COMPANY DESIGN A RADIATOR THAT HAS TWO LIQUIDS INSIDE THAT CAN CONTAMINATE EACH OTHER. *TR
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#10331573May 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IT ALL STARTED WITH THE RADIATOR AND THE ONLY REASON I EVEN KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS THAT MY GEARS WERE SWITCHING WEIRD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GET A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION B/C MY RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THEY QUOTED ME AT $6000. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO GET A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH, IT HELPED A LITTLE. MY CAR FINALLY GAVE OUT 2 WEEKS AGO. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET, THENALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SWITCH GEARS. I TRIED PRESSING THE GAS TO GO AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, HOWEVER I COULDN'T GRAB ANY GEARS TO GO. I GOT IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY RADIATOR FLUID IS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION WHICH MADE MY TRANSMISSION LOCK UP. THEY TOOK MY TRANSMISSION APART TO LOOK AT PARTS AND APPARENTLY EVERYTHING IS RUSTY TOGETHER, NOT TO MENTION THE "COMPUTER" IN THE TRANSMISSION IS FRIED. YOU WOULD THINK THAT NISSAN WOULD RECOGNIZE AN ISSUE WHEN THEY SEE THAT SAME PART IS ON BACKORDER B/C I AM WAITING ON A PART. WHILE READING OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, SOME HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE SEEING AS IF DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS YOU COULD POSSIBLY GET REAR ENDED BADLY. I ALMOST GOT REARENDED WHILE ONLY GOING 45MPH. *TR
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#10331604May 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHAKING AT 40-45 MPH. IS CONSTANT UNTIL TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS. NISSAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR A FEE. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE NEW TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES THE SAME SYMPTOMS. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. PATHFINDER IS IN SERVICE AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. READING THE COMPLAINTS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
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#10331607May 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1) THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING/INDICATION ON A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AROUND THE 82K MILE MARK. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED LESS THAN 1 MONTH AND 1K MILES PREVIOUSLY. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY AT THE TIME AND FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO FULLY ACCELERATE. I BASICALLY COASTED IT OFF THE ROAD AT THIS POINT. ALTHOUGH AN ACCIDENT WAS AVERTED ONE COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. 2) FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP ENTIRELY, AND ALL OF THE FLUIDS DRAINED OUT ENTIRELY. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, HOWEVER IT CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO INSTANTLY BE "DEAD IN THE WATER". 3) THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE U-JOINT AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED (NEW) FOR A ROUGHLY 7200 TOTAL PRICE TAG THAT FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY ULTIMATELY COVERED (MINUS THE DEDUCTIBLE) AFTER MUCH BACK AND FORTH / INSPECTIONS OVER 6 WEEKS. *TR
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#10331631May 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE HESITATES DURING OVERDRIVE AT SPEED OF @ 40-50MPH. VIBRATION OCCURS AND GEARS DO NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE. FAILURE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE RADIATOR LEAKING FLUIDS INTO TRANSMISSION. NISSAN INSTALLED DEFECTIVE RADIATOR IN 2005 PATHFINDER. THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM LEADING TO DAMAGED TRANSMISSION! *TR
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#10331473May 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HAD A VIBRATION IN MY VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AS IT WAS GETTING WORSE. LONG STORY SHORT..A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR. CAUSED MY ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN MY RADIATOR. MECHANIC SAID ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE, AND WE NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, AND FLUSH EVERYTHING OUT. TOTAL COST ~$1500. 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER ~ 85,000 MILES. *TR
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#10331188May 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2005, 59K MILES - EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AND SHUTTERING OF THE VEHICLE DURING ACCELERATION, TOOK IT INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE COOLANT LINE CRACKED CAUSING THE FLUID TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION CREATING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT BY THE CONSUMER! HOPEFULLY NISSAN WILL ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR WORSE, IT WOULD BE PRETTY SAD IF IT HAD TO COME TO THAT. EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE TRANSMISSION BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE RADIATOR $950.00. *TR
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#10330933May 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE 6 CYLINDER STARTED SHOWING ERRATIC FUEL LEVEL AT 45,000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY/FULL OR LOW AFTER FILLING TANK OR SHOW ERRATIC LEVELS WHEN CLOSE TO EMPTY. I HAVE TO WRITE THE MILEAGE AFTER EVERY FILL UP AND PROJECT MILEAGE FOR NEXT FILL UP. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR ALTHOUGH THE 2006 MODELS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART IN THE FUEL TANK ARE BEING REPAIRED OR RECALLED. ESTIMATE COST OF REPAIR $450-$500. REPLACEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP PARTS STORE. THEY ARE BEING USED FOR THE RECALL OF THE 2006 AND NEWER MODELS. THIS IS AN ISSUE DURING LONG TRIPS AND REGISTRATION. *TR
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#10330472May 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS 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 CAN NOT RELY ON MY GAUGES TO GIVE AN ACCURATE READING OF MY FUEL AND/OR HOW MANY MILES I HAVE UNTIL I AM EMPTY. NOW I HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WHERE MY OIL PRESSURE NEEDLE ALWAYS SHOWS HIGH. THIS DID NOT FIX ITSELF. IT APPEARS THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006 AND YOUNGER MODELS FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT MY 2005 PATHFINDER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS EXACTLY WHAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OTHER RECALLS. *TR
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#10329892May 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR SHOWS ERRONEOUS AMOUNT OF FUEL IN GAS TANK. CONSEQUENCE: THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THIS FAILURE IS 100% OF THE TIME 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER XE, NISSAN CURRENTLY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS SENSOR ON 2006 AND 2008, HOWEVER SINCE A SIMILAR ISSUE IS PRESENT ON 2005 THEY EITHER MISSED MY YEAR OR THEY DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
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#10329425May 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO ENGAGE. IT HAS FAILED AT TIMES WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP. IT PLACES THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE FORWARD AND YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. OUR VEHICLE HAS 65000 MILES ON IT, JUST OVER THE WARRANTY LIMIT. WE RECENTLY TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. A $6000 REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS GIVEN TO US. FROM WHAT INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND BY MY OWN RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF BUT REFUSES TO RECALL. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHICH HAS BEEN A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. *TR
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#10328913May 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND SHAKING WHEN DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED ON ANY ROAD, HOWEVER; WHEN DRIVING WITH OVERDRIVE OFF THE VIBRATION AND SHAKING IS NO LONGER PRESENT. WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MIXING WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT AND VICE VERSA. UPON DIAGNOSIS OF THIS PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $6,000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AND FLUIDS. LUCKILY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THIS. I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F177B6C/0 HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/PATHFINDER/2005/TRANSMISSION/COOLANT_LEAKED_INTO_TRANSMISSION.SHTML FOR PROOF OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
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#10328773May 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE TAKEN MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO MY DEALER ,BECAUSE OF A RUMBLING SOUND;THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE RADIATOR HAS A INTERNAL DAMAGE AND CAUSE THE ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK TO THE TRANSMISSION. I DO HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THE DEALER ALSO REFUSE TO TAKE BECAUSE THE RADIATOR IS NOT COVER BUT THE TRANSMISSION IT IS,BUT THEY STILL WILL NOT REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10328226April 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE INCORRECT READINGS AND WOULD INDICATE THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK WHEN IT WAS EMPTY; WHEN FULL, IT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RELATED RECALLS. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000. UPDATED 07/01/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS, EVEN THOUGHT HE TANK READ 1/2 TANK FULL. UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB
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#10328010April 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER FUEL SENSOR DEFECTIVE. NISSAN DON'T WANT TO RECALL ANY CAR THAT 2005 N EARLIER. I NEVER SEE ANY OTHER CAR THAT FUEL SENSOR GO BAD WHEN IT REACH 40000 MILES. I HAVE TO KEEP MY GAS MORE THAN HALF EVERYTIME CAUSE OF THAT PROBLEM. I'M NOT THE ONLY 1 WHO OWN A 2005 PATHFINDER COMPLAIN ABOUT THESE PROBLEM. IF I HAVE A CHANCE I WOULDN'T BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR
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