2005 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSIONS AND AS A RESULT, BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 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 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AT 60,000 MILES MY ENGINE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. NISSAN REPLACED THESE COMPONENTS. SHORTLY AFTER... WINTER 2010-2011 CAR WOULD NOT HEAT WHILE IDLE. HAD COOLANT REPLACED. SUMMER 2011 ACCELERATION POWER ISSUES/SHAKING. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP (NORTH POINT NISSAN IN LITTLE ROCK). REPLACED RECALLED PART (RELAY SWITCH) BUT REFUSED TO EXAMINE POWER/SLIPPAGE/HEATING ISSUES BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED I HAD A BAD BATTERY. DID NOT PLACE ONE OF THEIR BATTERIES INTO MY PATHFINDER TO FIND PROBLEM BUT SENT ME ON MY WAY TO GET A NEW BATTERY. ALSO TELLING ME THAT BAD BATTERIES CAUSE CARS TO DO CRAZY THINGS AT O'REILLY'S AUTO STORE THEY TESTED MY NEW BATTERY AND IT TESTED FINE. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME ALL OF THE SIGNS MY CAR WAS EXHIBITING WERE THE TELL TELL SIGNS OF THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION DEFECT. I AM STILL UNSURE WHY THEY DID NOT PICK UP THE SYMPTOMS AND PROPERLY DIAGNOSE MY AUTOMOBILE. PROBLEMS PERSISTED... THE NEXT WINTER SAME ISSUE... MORE COOLANT. IN JUNE 2012 MY PATHFINDER WOULD NOT START...DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION RADIATOR ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS HAVE EXPERIENCED. NISSAN SENT A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO MOST OWNERS OF PATHFINDERS. MY PATHFINDER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS EXTENSION ...???? FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY BELIEVED THIS DEFECT DID NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN BATCHES. HAD NISSAN SENT ME A WARRANTY EXTENSION I WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED. AS IT STANDS NOW MY PATHFINDER SITS WAITING.. PLEASE HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

CAR EITHER STALLS OUT, TURNS OFF, OR RAPIDLY DECELERATES AT RANDOM TIMES. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING OR STAYING IN GEAR PROPERLY CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS ON SEVERAL ACCOUNTS, STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, ETC... MECHANIC SAID COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN COOLANT SYSTEM. SEEMS TO BE TRIGGERING MULTIPLE MECHANICAL FAILURES CODES FROM TRANSMISSION, TO MISFIRES, TO O2 SENSORS. AFRAID TO DRIVE. IT'S BEEN SITTING PARKED FOR MULTIPLE MONTHS VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SAFELY DRIVEN HOME AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,804.

IN 2009, AT 74,000 MILES, I NOTICED THE CAR "BUCKING" WHEN DRIVING. STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN OFFERED NO HELP OR RECALLS DESPITE THE FACT THAT HUNDREDS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. SHORTLY AFTER MY VEHICLE PASSED 80,000 MILES, NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL ON ONLY THE RADIATOR WHICH DOESN'T HELP ME. I IMMEDIATELY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR TO TRY TO AVOID COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, BYPASSING THE TRANSMISSION COOLER PART OF THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE DROVE BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT RANDOM TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 30,000 MILES. LAST WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT WILL COST ME $6,000 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ADMIT THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I LOVE NISSANS (THIS IS MY 3RD) BUT AFTER THIS PROBLEM I MAY NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. *TR

OUR RADIATOR IN OUR VEHICLE BEGAN MIXING FLUID WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS CAUSED ERRATIC DRIVING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND POOR AND VERY SHAKY ACCELERATION. WE WERE LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SEIZE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THIS WAS DIAGNOSED AND THEY TOLD US THE ENTIRE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN USA, BUT IT WAS DENIED. THE TIME FRAME FOR THE WARRANTY WAS COVERED, BUT WE HAD SLIGHTLY EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE WARRANTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES OF THE SAME TYPE AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS CURRENTLY PENDING. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AWARE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY NISSAN FOR THE PROBLEM AS THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WITH EXTREME HESITATION AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DUE TO BEING A SATURDAY AND ALSO A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MPH WAS 40 AND OUR SUV SUDDENLY LURCHED VIOLENTLY FORWARD. THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND HAS FAST REFLEXES AND IS A VERY GOOD DRIVER AND MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE CAR OR THERE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN BAD CONSEQUENCES DUE TO WHERE WE WERE. WE ALSO REALIZED THERE WERE OTHER SIGNS THAT SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG AND HAD IT TAKEN TO A NISSAN SERVICE SHOP. THIS IS FROM THEIR NOTES: "THEY FOUND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO AUTO TRANS COOLER WHICH IS INTERNAL PART OF THE RADIATOR LET GO, REMOVE RADIATOR AND PERFORM ENGINE/COOLANT FLUSH TWICE FLUSH OUT TRANS LINES TWICE AND REPLACE AUTO TRANS WITH FACTORY REMAN UNIT AND RADIATOR." THEY TOOK THE SUV JUNE 6TH AND WE DID NOT GET IT BACK UNTIL AUG 6TH DUE TO NISSAN HAVING TROUBLE FILLING ALL THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS BECAUSE OF SO MANY OF THE SAME TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FAILURES AND WE WERE TOLD THIS BY THE NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN. PAYING THE ALMOST $6000. AND LOSING OUR SECOND VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS WAS FRUSTRATING BUT THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE, ON TOP OF THE MANY SURROUNDING VEHICLES AND DRIVERS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WHEN THE SUV WENT OUT OF CONTROL LURCHING FORWARD AS IT DID IT IS SHOCKING TO US THAT NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT THE MONEY. WE ARE GRATEFUL WE CAME OUT OF IT SAFE. FROM SO MANY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME DANGEROUS SYMPTOMS OF THE WELL KNOWN PROBL

THERE'S A TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE THAT RUN IN THE RADIATOR TO COOL THE FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE CRACKED INSIDE THE RADIATOR CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INSIDE MY TRANSMISSION. IT DESTROYED MY TRANSMISSION CAUSING A $5,000 REPAIR BILL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

ON 9/5/2008 I TOOK MY PATHFINDER TO GILES NISSAN IN LAFAYETTE, LA BECAUSE I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. THERE WERE ALSO OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL WHEN THE GAS PETAL WAS PUSHED, ESSENTIALLY THE ENGINE WOULD "REV" UP BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. GILES NISSAN KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR SIX DAYS AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AT THE TIME, MILEAGE WAS AT 51,425, WHICH WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN COVERED UNDER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THIS POINT, AND IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED RIGHT THEN. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, IN APRIL OF 2009, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED, AND I NO LONGER FELT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AS IT WOULD STOP ACCELERATING ALTOGETHER, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK THE CAR TO LEBLANC NISSAN IN BATON ROUGE, WHERE THEY INFORMED ME I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR, AND BY THIS TIME I WAS OVER THE 60,000/5 YEAR WARRANTY. THE ESTIMATE WAS APPROXIMATELY $7,000, AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD AFFORD TO PAY THIS MUCH MONEY, SO I TOOK MY PATHFINDER TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSION WORK. HE SUGGESTED THAT HE COULD REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUSH THE RADIATOR ALTHO

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-95-N NEAR EXIT 7 AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A CRACK(FAULT )IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY UNIT. AS I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE WHILE LOSING SPEED, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. EVENTUALLY, AFTER COASTING DOWN HILL TO AN INTERSECTION OF CENTER OF NEW ENGLAND/ NEW LONDON TURNPIKE, HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH THE VEHICLE WITH HELP FROM OTHER PERSONS TO NEAREST SERVICE STATION. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON RADIATOR ASSEMBLY UNIT TO 8YR/80,000. I HAVE 6YRS+/92000, TOOK EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND AM NOW BEING TOLD I NEED TO PAY $6,500.00 TO FIX VEHICLE (WHILE I STILL OWE $12,000.00). SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED (IF NOT ALREADY) AND /OR THE WARRANTY SHOULD BE OFFERED FOR AT LEAST 120,000 MILES. WHAT A POOR ATTEMPT TO COVER UP AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, WHILE TRYING TO HIDE FROM THEIR OBVIOUS LIABILITIES FOR THIS SITUATION.

VEHICLE REFUSED TO ACCEPT GASOLINE; SHOWING FULL WHEN ACTUALLY AUTO OUT OF GAS; FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED. FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT CAUSED FUEL GAUGE TO INACCURATELY DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. FUEL GAUGE NOT READING FULL WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED. *TR

INTERNAL FAILURE OF CAM/CRANKSHAFT SENSOR CAUSING CAR TO SHUT UP WITHOUT WARNING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC; CAR MAINTAINED SPEED; PRAYER TO AVOID CRASHING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I WAS HEADED ON THE 15 NORTH UP A SMALL HILL AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT PULLED OVER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I HAD IT TAKEN TO THE SHOP TO CHECK WHAT HAPPENED, THE COOLANT HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT KILLED IT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM NISSAN AND THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO ONLY 80,000 MILES. MINE HAD 84,000 WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I AM OUT OF LUCK. NISSAN GAVE ME A QUOTE OF AROUND $6000 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT WAS A DESIGN FLAW!!! THEY WOULD NOT EVEN WORK WITH ME TO GIVE ME A DISCOUNT AS IM SO CLOSE TO THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. SOMETIMES A COMPANY SHOULD DO WHATS RIGHT... NISSAN IS NOT ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES. *JS

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. *JS

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER'S FUEL LEVEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON A LONG DISTANCE TRIP. THIS CAUSED US TO PULL OVER ALONG A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE PROBLEM. WE LATER LEARNED THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT NISSAN CREATED AND IS NOT WILLING TO FIX. AS A FULL TIME LAW STUDENT LIVING OFF OF STUDENT LOANS (AND UNABLE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS HUGE ISSUE FIXED), MY FAMILY HAS BEEN FORCED TO RESET THE MILEAGE EVERY TIME WE FILL UP ON GAS IN ORDER TO KEEP TRACK OF WHEN WE ARE LIKELY OUT OF GAS. NOT THE MOST IDEAL SITUATION FOR A MOTHER OF 4 YOUNG CHILDREN DRIVING AROUND IN THE ARIZONA HEAT. WE THOUGHT WE WERE BUYING QUALITY WHEN WE PURCHASED A NISSAN, HOWEVER THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A NORMAL HWY SPEEDS, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL FORWARD SPEED AND BEGAN TO SLOW. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, ALTHOUGH, THERE WAS NO PROPULSION TO THE REAR WHEELS. HAD PATHFINDER TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER ( BANKSTON LEWISVILLE, TX) WHERE IS WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION FAILURE. OPENED CASE NUMBER WITH NISSAN REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR. AWAITING A RESPONSE, HOWEVER, WAS TOLD THAT "IT DID NOT LOOK GOOD" AS WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF SERVICE HISTORY WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE OWNED 8 NISSANS OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS AND OBVIOUSLY LOYAL TO THE BRAND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FAILURE, OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE DEADLY. *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION.CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO NOT ACCELERATE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I AM JUST GLAD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER. TERRIBLE ENGINEERING, TERRIBLE VEHICLE, MY LAST NISSAN. *TT

DRIVING AT APROX. 55 MPH MOTOR LOST POWER TO MOVE THE UNIT DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ERROR CODES P1757 AND P1759. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

RADIATOR CAN FAIL AND ALLOW TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX EVENTUALLY DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION. IVE CHECKED THE COOLANT AND IT HAS TURNED A MILKY PINK COLOR. APPEARENTLY, THERE ARE ALOT OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED TOGETHER DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NOW NOT EVEN START BECAUSE OF INLINE COMPUTER INSIDE TRANSMISSION.

RADIATOR CRACK AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING DAMAGE. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN. *TR

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION, WITH CROSS CONTAMINATION INTO THE RADIATOR AT 96,000 MILES. THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF RADIATORS FAILING FROM THE INSIDE, LEAKING COOLANT, THUS RUINING THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN EXTENDED RADIATOR WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES BUT MOST FAILURE IS BETWEEN 80K-120K. I HAD RADIATOR REPLACED AND A TRANSMISSION FLUSH FOR $900. I FEAR THE TRANSMISSION IS RUINED. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ALL OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM RATHER THAN IGNORING IT. *TR

FAILED EMISSIONS TEST BECAUSE OF FAILED FUEL LEVEL SENSOR,CAN SUDDENLY RUN OUT OF GAS ON FULL GAUGE OR OVERFLOW WHEN GAUGE SAYS EMPTY WHEN FILLING UP TANK. *TR

FAULTY FUEL SENSOR GAVE ME IMPRESSION I HAD MORE GAS CAUSING ME RUN OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER NISSANS WITH THIS SAME FUEL SYSTEM AND NISSAN NEEDS RECALL THIS SYSTEM. I FILLED THE TANK AND NOW THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. *TR

THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR UPON FILLING UP THE TANK FROZE AT ONE HALF A TANK MARK ON THE INDICATOR. THE NEXT TIME THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED UP ON 5/3/2012, THE TANK INDICATOR WENT FROM HALF A TANK LEVEL READING TO A EMPTY TANK READING WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED UP. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, AS DID THE SERVICE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON EVER SINCE. SINCE THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR NOW SHOWS AN EMPTY TANK, YOU COULD VERY EASILY THINK THAT YOU WERE GOING TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, WHEN IN FACT YOU HAVE A FULL TANK OF FUEL. TO A DRIVER WHO DID NOT FILL UP THE VEHICLE, THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ATTEMPT TO FILL UP A TANK THAT WAS ALREADY FULL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER.WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE WAS CRACKED. TH VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED.THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR APPEARED TO STAY IN LOW GEAR. TOOK IT TO NISSAN THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FOR $5,000! I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON GOOD FAITH KNOWING NISSAN IS A QUALITY PRODUCT AND THIS IS NOW HAPPENING. NISSAN APPARENTLY KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH A LEAK STARTING IN THE RADIATOR, AND LEAKING FLUIDS INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR TILL 80,000 MILES KNOWING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT AFTER DOING RESEARCH EVERYONE HAVING THE PROBLEM IS OVER 80,000 MILES! NISSAN WILL NOT DO A RECALL! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. I PAID VERY GOOD MONEY FOR THIS CAR, AND NOW HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $5,000 TO REPAIR, WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WILL NOT COVER. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE, SINCE THEY DO NOT APPARENTLY CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND MY TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKED INTO MY RADIATOR CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO TOTALLY REPLACE MY RADIATOR AND I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION FLUSHED BUT IT STILL DAMAGED MY TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE ERROR BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO PAY BECAUSE IT HAD OVER 80,000 MILES. I HAVE THREE NISSAN IN OUR FAMILY BUT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER. I ALSO AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS IN BOTH MY 2005 AND 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THE CONTROL QUIT WORKING IN BOTH!!!! SO DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN!!!! *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. TOOK OFF OUT OF PARKING GARAGE, CAR LOST POWER (WOULDN'T ACCELERATE) AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO INDEPENDENT SHOP WHO ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER CODE THEY WERE RECEIVING FROM THE CAR WAS A MANUFACTURER CODE AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS TO MIX, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. RECOMMENDED REPAIR WAS REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $5,200. I BOUGHT CAR AT 48,000 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS A NISSAN-CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS INCLUDING REPLACING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AS WELL AS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CAR HAD 115,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND I CONTACTED NISSAN TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS BUT WAS DENIED ANY HELP. *JS

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR STALLED OR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AFTER THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR AND WERE ADVISED TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND ALSO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION TO REMOVE ANY RADIATOR FLUID. PAID OVER $1000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON 4/11/12. ON THE EVENING OF 4/12/12 THE CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AGAIN WHILE IN DRIVE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ($4700 REPAIR). HAVE NOT MOVED FORWARD WITH THE REPAIR BUT FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPING TO PARTICIPATE IN A LAWSUIT TO AVOID THIS ISSUE FOR OTHER OWNERS IN THE FUTURE. ON MARCH 26 APPROX. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE WE WERE HAVING WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD JUMP AT THE START AS IF IT WERE IN DRIVE. THE ISSUE COULDN'T BE FOUND BY HE SERVICE TECH SO THEY ADVISED US TO GET A TUNE UP. WE PAID OVER $500 THAT WEEK FOR A TUNE UP. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT THAT SERVICE VISIT BUT NOTHING WAS MENTIONED OR NOTICED ABOUT THE RADIATOR. WE WONDERED HOW THIS CATASTROPHIC BREAKDOWN COULD APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AFTER THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND INSPECTED. *TR

MY WIFE NOTICED ACCELERATION DECREASING AND THEN WHEN SHE CHANGE THE GEAR TO DRIVE THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. THEN, IT FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE. WE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAPPENING FREQUENTLY WITH OTHER NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THEREFORE, WE CONTACTED 1-800-NISSAN1 TO SEE IF WE COULD GET SOME KIND OF HELP. I TALKED TO A REPRESENTATIVE NAMED [XXX] FROM A COMPANY THAT CREATES A CASE WITH THE HOPE THAT NISSAN WILL COVER THE COSTS. AFTER TWO AND HALF WEEKS A DECISION WAS MADE NOT TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR DUE TO THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED AND IT IS OVER THE 80,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF IT IS A DEFECT, ISN'T THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY THE CONSUMER AND IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA WITH OVER 230,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL PRODUCING. I LOVED NISSAN CARS UP UNTIL THIS VERY MOMENT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN, BUT AFTER THIS MY MIND HAS CHANGED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON ME WHILE TRAVELING WITH FAMILY ON HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS NISSAN HAS PLACED ON THE PATHFINDER. MY FINDING TO THE PROBLEMS NOT ONLY INCLUDED TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT ALSO OTHER DEFECTS IN WHICH THEY ARE UNWILLING TO PAY FOR. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO DIE FOR THEM TO GET THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. AMERICANS ARE IN DANGER DUE TO THIS COMPANY AND IT'S CARS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH OR ABOVE, THE ENGINE WOULD FLOOD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR UNLESS THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED BY A DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE ISSUES IN THE PAST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE FUEL SENSOR READS INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS AND HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE IT WAS DRIVING. I HAD TO WALK IN THE COLD TO THE GAS STATION TO GET A CONTAINER TO FILL MY CAR UP. THE SENSOR READS "-----" AND THE GAUGE SHOWS AN EMPTY TANK. THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THE 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER BUT THEIR IS NO RECALL FOR THE 2005 PATHFINDER WHEN IT COMES TO THE FUEL SENSOR. THIS IS SHAMEFUL CONSIDERING THIS IS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING AS NOTED BY THE RAVES ONLINE. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELPING THEIR CONSUMERS AND KEEP THE OWNERS SAFE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED AND THE VIBRATION WAS CORRECTED TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING IN TO RADIATOR. *JS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING . VDC OFF AND SLIP LIGHTS COME ON IN DASH BOARD HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME IN LAST FOUR WEEKS . NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR NINE DAYS AND COULD NOT RECREATE PROBLEM WHEN PICKED UP FROM DEALERSHIP VEHICLE DIED ON WAY HOME .CONTACTED DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO WITHOUT THEM WITNESS THE PROBLEM. NOW VEHICLE SITS USELESS IN CARPORT. *KB

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION SEIZED WHILE DRIVING UP A LARGE HILL WITH MY FAMILY HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME ON VACATION. SPENT $250 TO TOW TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER WHERE THE CONFIRMED THE ISSUE STATING IT WAS A FAULTY RADIATOR COMPONENT CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING IT TO BE DESTROYED. THE SERVICE CENTER SUGGESTED A REPAIR BILL OF $5,000 FOR REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION, AND THIS DID THIS WITHIN 30 MINUTES, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ODD. ONCE I MADE IT HOME I AM FINDING THIS ISSUE IS RUNNING RAMPANT, NO WONDER THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE SO FAST! NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A FULL RECALL AND COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR ALL OR AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, DESPITE THE CONTACT APPLYING THE BRAKES.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,030 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,629.

OUR TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUTTERING, PULLING, AND LAGGING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE AND EVENTUALLY FAILED. AS A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT AND DESIGN FLAW, NISSAN FAILED TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. INSTEAD OF SENDING A LETTER OUT TO ALL NISSAN OWNERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY DECIDED TO OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 2013 OR 80,000 MILES. SINCE MOST OF THE CARS WILL HAVE PROBLEMS WELL AFTER 80,000 MILES AND NO OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY, CONSUMERS WERE LEFT UNAWARE AS NISSAN EVADED THE PROBLEM. AS OUR ONLY FAMILY CAR, THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH IF THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TRIED TO GET ANSWERS FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, BUT THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME BECAUSE I AM PAST THE 80,000 MILE MARK AND THAT I AM NOT A LOYAL ENOUGH CUSTOMER. I HAVE OWNED THREE NISSANS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD POSSIBLY BE MORE LOYAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH MY NISSAN TITAN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHICH NISSAN DENIED TO FIX EVEN WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITH A FACTORY RECALL LONG BEFORE I HAD THIS ISSUE. NOW I AM FACING A REPAIR BILL FROM NISSAN FOR $5,380.00. LEAVING CONSUMERS WITH THIS KIND OF BURDEN AND HAZARD MAKES ME WONDER IF NISSAN IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE FROM THIS VERY COMMON AND INEVITABLE OUTCOME FOR MOST NISS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING OF FUEL LEVELS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT OVER TIME, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK) THAT BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 03/22/12 *BF PER THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WHO PERFORMED THE DIAGNOSTIC, THE FAILED COMPONENT WAS THE EXACT COMPONENT THAT WAS COVERED IN THE CAMPAIGN 10V07500 RECALL FOR THE 2006-2008 MODEL YEARS. THE CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS BEYOND THE LEVEL OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. UPDATED 04/13/12

TUESDAY MORNING AFTER DROPPING MY CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL, I HAD JUST MADE A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 45 MPH WHEN BAM!....MY CAR ALL BUT STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME, I COULD BARELY GET THE CAR TO STEER AND HAD TROUBLE GETTING ENOUGH JUICE TO PULL IT OVER SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I SEE THAT NISSAN RADIATORS ARE DEFECTIVE; THEY RUPTURE AND ALLOW THE COOLANT TO SPILL OVER INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM IN TRANSMISSION, CONTAMINATING BOTH AND RUINING BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE COUNTLESS STORIES OF PEOPLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC OR COMPLETELY LOSING ENOUGH ACCELERATION POWER IN A VERY ABRUPT MANNER THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET VERY HURT, IF NOT DIE. WHAT IF MY KIDS HAD BEEN IN THE CAR WITH ME? WHAT IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES? THE THOUGHT OF THIS MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE AFTER WHAT HAPPENED. NISSAN AND YOU ALL NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A REAL SAFETY RISK EXISTS HERE. A RECALL MUST BE DONE! SICKENS ME TO THINK OF THOSE WHO WILL EVENTUALLY LOSE THEIR LIVES. HOW CAN GOING FROM A FULL FUNCTIONING SPEED TO NO SPEED AT ALL IN THE MOST ABRUPT, NERVE-JARRING MANNER POSSIBLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MANEUVER YOUR VEHICLE NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE? PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. OH, AND AS IF IT ISN'T ENOUGH THAT NISSAN OBVIOUSLY HAS NO REGARD FOR THEIR CONSUME

WITHIN A WEEK HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION STARTING SKIPPING. FOUND FLUID TO BE STRAWBERRY COLORED IN TRANSMISSION. STOPPED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS CAUSED PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. BASICALLY HAVING TO BUY THE CAR ALL OVER AGAIN OR CUT MY LOSSES AND SEND IT TO THE SCRAP YARD. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. THE NEAREST DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OBVIOUSLY POINTED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. I DID THIS ON 29 FEBRUARY 2012. THEIR ANALYSIS WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT HAD INTERMIXED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEIR ESTIMATE IS $5000. THEY ARE AWAITING DELIVERY OF A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND BEEN GIVEN A FILE NUMBER, 7392063, WITH NO FURTHER FOLLOW UP AS OF TODAY, 4 MARCH 2012. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS AGO, MY SON HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH AN IDENTICAL PATHFINDER. HE DRIVES MORE THAN I DO AND REACHED THE 90000 MILEAGE SOONER. HE REPLACED HIS TRANSMISSION FOR A SIMILAR COST. BASED ON SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING, NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW BUT HAS NOT SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED IT. IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COMPLAINT I HAVE EXAMINED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THIS LEAKAGE OCCURS AFTER 90000 MILES. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M COMING TO A STOP I'LL JUMP FORWARD. THE DEALER SAID THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHY WOULD DO RADIATOR AFFECT A TRANSMISSION. NISSAN KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A RADIATOR LEAK INSIDE TRANSMISSION. THEY SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATE I GOT TO REPAIR IS $5200 DOLLARS. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS PERMANENTLY STUCK SHUT. CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, OR OVERRIDE THE MALFUNCTION. POWER DOOR LOCKS AND MANUAL PRESSURE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE REAR PASSENGER SEATING IS NOW VERY UNSAFE AND I WILL NOT TAKE AND PASSENGERS IN THE BACK. *TR

I TOOK IN MY PATHFINDER THIS WEEK AFTER WEEKS OF HEARING A DEEP NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AROUND 2000 RPM. TURNS OUT THE RADIATOR WALL CRACKED AND CAME APART ALLOWING THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX TOGETHER. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN PATHFINDERS, ESPECIALLY THE 2005 MODEL. I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED (TOTAL COST $1,671.61) BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS PROBABLY A BAND-AID FIX BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR