2006 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE CAR STARTED SHUDDERING / JERKING WHEN IT WAS TRYING TO UP OR DOWNSHIFT. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT TOO NOTICEABLE HOWEVER THAT CHANGED RELATIVELY FAST AND HE JERKING WAS MORE APPARENT. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS FOUND TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACK WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING INTERMIXING BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COOLANT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. SINCE MY VEHICLE HAD BETWEEN 80000 AND 90000 MILES I WAS IN THE $2500 COPAY RANGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND NEED TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, THEN DEALER DIAGNOSE, THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID, COOLER LOCATED IN DE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID,RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. *TR

RADIATOR FAILED COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS ISSUE. IF I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE HAD RADIATOR REPLACED. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I AM SURE MORE SIMILAR SITUATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNTIL THERE IS AN OFFICIAL RECALL. WHO LOSES? THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL AND THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO RADIATOR AND VICE VERSA (ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION). CAR RUMBLES REALLY BAD AND SHIFTS HARD. HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION SO ABOUT $600 FOR A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR AND FELT AN INTENSE VIBRATION CAUSING MY CAR TO START SHAKING AS IF I WERE ON THE RUMBLE STRIPS IN THE MEDIAN. I DROVE THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD MY RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION DESTROYING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO HELP ME AS WELL AS I HAVE BEEN DENIED BY AN AFTERMARKET WARRANTY THAT NISSAN PERSUADED ME TO PURCHASE. *TR

STARTED SHUTTERING AND NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, FOUND TRAN FLUID IN RADIATOR, WHAT'S SAD IS IM WRITING THIS IN VAIN CAUSE NOTHING WILL COME OF IT, ITS SAD THAT IF THEY'RE HAD BEEN MORE KNOWN BEFORE HAND MY WIFE WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT, INSTEAD SHE HAS 3.5 MORE YEARS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS INTENDED TO LAST ATLEAST TIL SHE GOT IT PAID FOR, BUT NOW SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE BANK AND MAKE ANOTHER LOAN, AND TRY TO MAKE TWO PAYMENTS INSTEAD OF ONE, TO SAY THE LEAST IM NOT HAPPY WITH NISSAN TRYING TO KEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG WITH THE REST OF THE DIRT. *TR

I HAVE THE 06 PATHFINDER, THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF, UNTIL I START SEARCHING AFTER THE CAR HAVE ACCELERATING ISSUE THAT ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, ANYWAY I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NISSAN ONLY COVER U TO 100000 MILES. OUR IS 15000 MILES OVER, THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTED RADIATOR AND THAT LEAK COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD COST US $7600 TO REPAIR IT , AND WAY OVER OUR BUDGET . I START CHECK ONLINE AND THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUES. HOPE MY COMPLAINTS HELP US AND MANY OTHERS THAT HELP SAME MISFORTUNE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK CONTINUOUSLY AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED IN A JERKING MOTION ONCE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL SEAL WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ...UPDATED 05/08/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE REVERSED ITSELF WHEN NOT IN REVERSE GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/20/2013 *JS

I HAVE A PATHFINDER 2006 WITH 110,000 MILES ON JANUARY 9, 2012 I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS SHAKING ONES I DROVE OVER 60 MPH THE DEALER DID A MULTI- POINT VEHICLE INSPECTION AND THEY DETERMINED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK EXCEPT FROM THE FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE CHAFF JOINT GOT EXCESSIVE PLAY AND REPLACE IT FOR NEW ONE AND YESTERDAY MARCH 7, 2013 I TOOK MY PATHFINDER 2006 TO ROYAL PALM NISSAN AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX]ESTATE IT THAT MY CAR RADIATOR IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THOUGH THAT I HAD TO REPLACE IT FOR A NEW ONES AND IS GOING TO COST ME $6400 AND HE STATES THAT THAT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PATH FINDERS SO IF IT'S A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY DO AN EXTENDED WARRANTIES WISH THERE ARE NO GOOD TO NO BODY HOW CAN THEY SPECT A COSTUMER TO PAY 6400 FOR A PART THE THEY SHOULD RECALL I'M SURE I'M NOT ALONG ON THIS ISSUE AND JUST HOPE THE SOME BUSY LIKE YOU GUYS CAN MAKE THEM DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THANKS SO MUCH FOR REVIEWING THIS LINES I APPRECIATED AND I HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU GUYS THANKS EVER SUCH LOTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

OBSERVED MILKY PUDDLE UNDER RADIATOR AND THICK MILKY PINK FLUID IN RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW RESERVOIR. OBSERVED DURING THE LAST 3000MILES INTERMITTENT VIBRATIONS SIMILAR TO HITTING THE "WAKE-UP" STRIPS ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY SHOULDER OR WASHER-BOARD ROAD TEXTURE. VIBRATIONS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS TIMES BETWEEN 1250 TO 2250 RPM AND 50 TO 60MPH. TIRE BALANCE WAS RULED OUT AS A CAUSE OF VIBRATION BY MECHANIC. DEALER DIAGNOSIS VERIFIED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER IN THE RADIATOR SPLIT APART. A MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE DAMAGE THAT WOULD BE CAUSED TO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE CROSS CONTAMINATION WOULD INCLUDE SEVERE CORROSION. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS IMMINENT BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE LEAKAGE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS ALSO SUDDEN, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE EVEN WITH THE PRESENCE OF A LEAK. REPAIR OF THIS CONDITION REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND FLUSHING THE COOLANT SYSTEM. I WOULD NOT WANT TO REPLACE A FAULTY RADIATOR WITH THE SAME, BUT OUR MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THE NISSAN REPLACEMENT RADIATOR HAS BEEN BE CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL PART NUMBER. THEREFORE, NISSAN HAS REVISED THEIR RADIATOR BUT NOT ISSUED A RECALL. NISSAN DEALER QUOTES FOR REPAIR WAS $9983. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY AND THE RPM'S WERE REVVING VERY HIGH BEFORE A SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH ON 12/22/12.THE FLUID SEEMED TO BE SPECKLED WITH A DARKER LIQUID. THE FLUSH SEEMED TO DO THE TRICK, BUT JUST THIS WEEK I NOTICED BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 RPM AT 25-35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY JERK UNTIL I ACCELERATE AND CHANGE GEARS. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING A VIOLENT VIBRATION AT AROUND 50MPH. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS ARTICLES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. ALL INFORMATION I FOUND INDICATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE COOLENT LINE. WHEN I CHECKED MY RADIATOR LEVEL, THE COOLENT WAS LOW, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE INDICATORS THAT HIS WAS MY PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM, LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH 75,000 MILES, THEY TELL ME THAT THE WARRENTY ONLY COVERS VEHICLES WITH LESS THAT 80,000 MILES. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE ISSUE, ONLY THAT THE PATHFINDER WAS A SOLID, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VIHICLE. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY $3,000 CO-PAY. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ, INDICATES THAT THESE ISSUES RARELY EVER START BEFORE 80,000 MILES. THE FACT THAT THE INDUSTRY IS LETTING THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS IS DISGUSTING TO ME. I HAVE A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN RIDING AROUND IN A FAULTY VEHICLE WITH A WELL KNOWN ISSUE I CAN'T AFORD TO FIX. *TR

WE TOOK OUR 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER INTO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THAT WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE OIL IS MIXING WITH THE FLUID IN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. WAS ESTIMATED AT $10,000.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

THE RADIATOR COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I AM A MOTHER OF TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. I DRIVE THEM TO AND FROM SCHOOL EACH DAY. DURING THESE TRIPS AND OTHER DAILY ERRANDS, MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT RANDOM THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE. THIS CAUSES ME TO BE FEARFUL OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN. THE STEERING WHEEL VISIBLY SHAKES AND THE VEHICLE FEELS AS OF WE ARE RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A GOOD MAJORITY OF NISSAN VEHICLES NOW, AND THAT IS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR THEM TO BE ON THE ROAD . I FEEL A RECALL IS NEEDED TO SAVE A LIFE. *TR

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. NOTICED THAT CAR SHUDDERED WHEN I ACCELERATED, BUT THEN IT STOPPED AS I SPED UP. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HIGH TRAFFIC. NEARLY REARENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. CARS HAS TO SWERVE TO MISS HITTING ME. THE RPMS WERE HIGH WHEN I APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 10 MPH. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC NEARBY. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ADVISED TO HAVE THE CAR MOVED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION BUSINESS FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NOTICE AGAINST NISSAN FOR THE VERY MAKE AND MODEL SUV I OWN. AT THE TIME, I HAD NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE WELL. THIS VERY COSTLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CAME ON SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNINGS, WHICH I READ IS TYPICAL OF THIS NISSAN DEFECT. I BELIEVE THAT THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND ALL EXPENSES PAID FOR BY NISSAN AS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE RADIATORS. NOT ONLY ARE THE COSTS TO THEIR CONSUMERS UNACCEPTABLE ($6,000 REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WITH LITTLE OVER 100,000K MILES), BUT THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY ALTHOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP12004 MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT ROUGHLY 96,000 MILES ON 2/1/2013. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHAKE AND RUMBLE WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-55 MPH. THE CAR HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE IN THE 2 WEEKS THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING. I TOOK MY NISSAN FOR REPAIR AT BERLIN CITY NISSAN IN PORTLAND, MAINE ON 2/19/2013 AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE KNOWN ISSUE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH HOW THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE INTEGRATED TOGETHER. IN SUMMARY WHEN THERE IS A CRACKED ATF LINE IN THE VEHICLE, THAT ENGINE COOLANT WILL RUN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE AND REQUIRING THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE QUOTE I GOT TODAY TO GET THE ITEMS REPAIRED IS $6,700. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND RATHER THAN HAVING A RECALL THEY INCREASED THE WARRANTY DURATION TO 80K MILES. FROM READING ON-LINE, IT APPEARS THAT MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE (LIKE ME), EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AFTER 80K MILES. THEREFORE, NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. FROM READING ON-LINE AND TALKING WITH THE NISSAN SERVICE STAFF, THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE AND ULTIMATELY PRESENT A DRIVING HAZARD. I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION SOON WHETHER TO MAKE THE COSTLY REPAIR OR GET A NEW VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CAR FAILING PUTTING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS AT RISK. *TR

DRIVING CAR STARTS HARD SHIFTING UP AND DOWN.I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE MADE IT HOME IF I WASN'T SO CLOSE. AFTER A LITTLE ONLINE RESEARCH I CHECK RADIATOR AND SEE THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID IS INTERMIXING WITH RADIATOR FLUID. THE WORSE PART IS NISSAN NEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND HASN'T DONE A RECALL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A NISSAN DEALERS PREOWNED WITH 86,000 IN 2009. TO ME THEY NEW IT WAS A PROBLEM AND STILL SOLD ME A CAR IN WHICH I HAVE LITTLE RECOURSE, BUT TO FIX MYSELF. *TR

I NOTICED MY RADIATOR RESERVOIR WAS GETTING LOW, SO I FILLED AGAIN, A WEEK PASSED AND THE SAME THING, I TOLD MY BROTHER IN LAW WHO HAVE SOME MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE AND WE BOTH CHECK THE RESERVOIR UNIT, AND THEN THE RADIATOR CAP, AND FOR MY SAD SURPRISE, THERE WERE A OILY BROWN RESIDUE, WHICH MEANS THAT MY TRUCK HAD MIXED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTI-COOLANT, WOW WHAT A DOWNSIDE !!! NOW THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS AROUND $3000+ DOLLARS AND OF COURSE I CHANGED THE RADIATOR ALREADY, DUE TO THE FACT OF THAT PART BEING DEFECTIVE, AND OF COURSE AFTER THAT HAPPENED I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN EXTENDING THE WARRANTY OF THE RADIATOR, ONLY IF I HAD LESS THAN 80K MILES ON MY TRUCK, SO GUESS WHAT? I AM NOT COVERED BUT THAT WARRANTY !!!! BECAUSE I HAVE MORE THAN 130K ANYWAYS, 2 WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGAINST NISSAN !!!!! YEAH !!! *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LAST EVENING MY TRANSMISSION JUST BLEW OUT. THE RPM'S WENT HIGH AND I WAS THROWN INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR IN AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE. I HAD TO WEAVE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. THERE WAS NO WARNING. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN THIS MORNING AND I AM BEING TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THERE ARE REPORTS, CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS, AND OTHER COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ON THE EXACT ISSUE (RADIATOR FLUID IS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING IT FAILURE) AND NOTHING IS BEING ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS HANDLED?? HORRIBLE BUSINESS ON THEIR PART. I KNOW HAVE A TRUCK THAT SHOULD BE WORTH $10,000-12,000 THAT HAS A $6,000 FIX BECAUSE OF A FACTORY DEFECT AND IT IS MY PROBLEM?? THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.... *TR

RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHUTTERS AT CERTAIN SPEEDS CAUSING DIFFICULTY WITH ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT AFTER SOME RESEARCH HE DISCOVERED THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WAS 2000 MILES OVER THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND THAT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENTS UNDER WARRANTY (WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $3,000?). INSTEAD IF I WANT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $7,000-$8,000 WHICH I FIND VERY UNETHICAL BECAUSE AS A PREGNANT MOTHER DRIVING AROUND 2 SMALL CHILDREN THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO DRIVE IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REPLACE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMERS, CONSIDERING THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN BUILT AND THE CONSUMERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL ISSUES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 45MPH AND THE RPM WENT UP TO 6-7 RPM'S AS MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER OVER TO THE MEDIAN, BUT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO EXIT AND CHECK THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 65-70MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TOWED TO COGGIN NISSAN IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AT MY EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE RUPTURED INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR ALLOWING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX AND CROSS CONTAMINATE. THEY SUGGESTED I GET A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE SAME DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THE TRUCK AND A WARRANTY BY FIDELITY WARRANTY SERVICES. THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT IS A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF THE DEALERSHIP OWED BY SOUTH EAST TOYOTA (SET) DENIED MY CLAIM SAYING TO ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE RADIATOR. FELT LIKE THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SINCE SET OWNS THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE ASKING YOUR BOSS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING. CONTACTED NISSAN AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. ALL NISSAN OFFERED WAS INFO ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH DIDN'T HELP SINCE THIS FAILURE IN THEIR ENGINEERING OF THE VEHICLE DIDN'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 107,710 MILES WAS PUT ON MY VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY 93,844 MILES ON IT, AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. I STILL OWE $10,000 AND THE DEALERSHIP, WARRANTY COMPANY, AND NISSAN HAVE ALL FAILED TO HELP FIX A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN.

SUDDENLY MY PATHFINDER BEGAN TO LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING HOME . I BARELY MADE IT HOME.THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LEAKED OUT RED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN TO SMOKE AT THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE. THE PATHFINDER WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER THAT SAME DAY. NISSAN DEALER REPORTS THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED,COSTING APPROX 8000.00 DOLLARS. *TR

AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE I WAS RUNNING OVER THE EMERGENCY LANE VIBRATION STRIPS AND LOST POWER. I WAS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. I HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL, COAST A LITTLE THEN PRESS THE PEDAL AGAIN UNTIL IT SHIFTED INTO A HIGHER GEAR. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A DEALER AND TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. A PROBLEM THAT MANY PATHFINDER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT IN THEIR PATHFINDERS AND INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE VEHICLES THEY EXTENDED A WARRANTY THAT LEAVES THE OWNER PAYING A $3,000 CO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED JERKING INTO GEAR AROUND 45-55 MPH. I HAD NO IDEA OF THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR ISSUE AT THAT POINT. IN MID-DECEMBER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE REVVED BUT BARELY WENT FORWARD AT ALL. THANK GOD I WASN'T AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT!! THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RPM SHOT UP. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE VERY SLOWLY INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THERE IT SAT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL WE COULD BRING IT HOME. IT HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR A MONTH AND A HALF B/C I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS DEFINITELY CONTAMINATED. A FEW WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT CLAIM FORM REGARDING THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, MY LOVELY VEHICLE HAS 119,081 MILES ON IT...THEREFORE, I AM OVER THE MILEAGE AND OUT OF LUCK! NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND HAD A RECALL BEEN ISSUED YEARS AGO THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR MUCH LESS MONEY! I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS DOING ME ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 PATHFINDER BEGAN SLIPPING, CAUSING VIBRATIONS TO THE POINT THAT MY WIFE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER WITH OUR CHILD IN IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID THE $3000 CO-PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FIX THE COOLANT PROBLEM. I FIND THIS VERY DISAPPOINTING DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. HAD I KNOWN OF THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE EARLIER, I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND SAVED THE $3000 CO-PAY...WHICH WE REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY! I HOPE THIS ISSUE BECOMES A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!! *TR

I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION NISSAN INSTALLED IN THE 2006 PATHFINDERS. THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE PATHFINDERS AND AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I AM SEEING THAT I AM NOT ALONE. *TR

DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THEN CONTROLS ON THE CARS WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SMOKE STARTED EXITING THE ENGINE. CALLED DEALERSHIP THEY IMMEDIATELY STATED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST.....SAME THING HAPPENED IN 2010 THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE STATING THAT A HOSE WENT OUT AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT... THE SERVICE TOLD ME IT NEEDED REPLACING WITH EVER PHYSICALLY INSPECTING MY CAR... *TR

WAS UNAWARE OF KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND SAID THAT THE VEHICLE JUST WOULDN'T GO. HER SPEED DROPPED AND SHE WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF A DARK BUSY ROAD. WE GOT THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY GAVE A US A QUOTE AND THEN CALLED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GAVE ME A QUOTE. BOTH QUOTES ENDED UP BEING AROUND THE SAME. I WASN'T AWARE THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND AM UPSET THAT IT HAPPENED TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE AND I WASN'T MADE AWARE OF IT AND THAT NISSAN ONLY PUSHED OUT THE WARRANTY DATE INSTEAD OF MAKING A RECALL. *TR

I FILLED MY TANK OF GAS, BUT THE GAS GAUGE STILL READ EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. FROM THAT POINT ON I COULD NEVER KEEP TRACK OF MY GAS. IT'S EITHER FULL OR EMPTY. SOMETIMES IT GETS STUCK BETWEEN HALF TANK & QUARTER TANK. I CANNOT KEEP TRACK OF MY MILES TRAVELED BECAUSE ONCE IT REACHES HALF TANK THE FUEL LIGHT GOES ON & THE METER STARTS BLINKING. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION, GAS GAUGE SHOWS INACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK. CANNOT PASS DEQ TEST UNTIL FIXED. APPEARS TO BE ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL OF VEHICLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EXTENSION ON THE RECALL, VERY EXPENSIVE TOO FIX. PROBLEM #2 SEVERE TRANSMISSION VIBRATION AT 50-70 MPH, CANNOT OPERATE IN OVERDRIVE WITHOUT HAVING TRANSMISSION CAUSING SEVERE JERKING OF VEHICLE. VERY SCARY NOISE ESPECIALLY WITH LITTLE KIDS IN CAR. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO A FULL RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND EMITTED A STRONG COOLANT ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND CAUSED COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROPERLY DISPLAY THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. THE LOW FUEL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY FILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDEN LOSE OF SPEED DIFFICULT TO DRIVE MANAGE TO GET IT HOME HAVEN'T RAN IT SINCE AFRAID OF LOSING THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DID NOT NO OF THIS ISSUE TILL IT WAS TOO LATE I HAVE 2 CARS BETWEEN ME AND MY 3 SONS AND NOW DOWN TO ONE CAR TILL THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVE, CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET IM HOPING NISSAN WILL BE TAKING SOME RESPONSIBILITY I'VE OWN 5 NISSANS A STANZA, SENTRA, A PATHFINDER, MAXIMA, AND NOW 06 PATHFINDER IM HAVING ISSUES WITH. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING DOWN MAIN HIGHWAY IN MASSACHUSETTS MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR , JERKED REPEATEDLY AND THEN CAUGHT AGAIN SURGING FORWARD. THIS PROCESS REPEATED ITS SELF FOR THE FOLLOWING 5 MILES UNTIL COULD SAFELY GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

THE ENGINE STARTS UP BUT WILL NOT SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. *TR

IN JUNE 2012 WE TOOK OUR CAR TO BE SEEN FOR STALLING AND SHAKING. NISSAN STATED "WE CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" INSTEAD THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR. NISSAN STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING, BUT NEVER TOLD US THERE WAS A RECALL. NOW DEC WE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SHAKING OF THE CAR. TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN AND ONCE AGAIN THE SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I MENTIONED THAT I HAD READ ABOUT TRANSMISSION POSSIBLY BEING AFFECTED BY RADIATOR LEAKS ON OTHER PATHFINDERS. NISSAN SAID I CAN'T ALWAYS BELIEVE WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET. NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION FOR US. I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE JUST WAITING FOR MY CAR'S WARRANTY TO BE UP. I FEEL HELPLESS AND SCARED THAT ONE DAY I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND NISSAN NEVER HELPED MY FAMILY OUT. *TR

RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION RUINING TRANSMISSION. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. PROACTIVE REPLACEMENT (RECALL) OF KNOWN DEFECT IN RADIATOR WOULD HAVE BEEN INEXPENSIVE AND PREVENTED VERY COSTLY TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. *TR

ON 12/7/12, WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON BUT WITHIN HALF A MILE WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN. ON 12/9/12 AT 10:45 P.M. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 65MPH, THE ACCELERATOR DROPPED LESS THAN 40MPH, RPM NEEDLE BEGAN TO GO FROM 1 TO 3 RAPIDLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE FOR THE FIRST 10 SECONDS AND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 30MPH. AFTER HALF A MILE, I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED, AFTER A MILE OF "NORMALITY" THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER ANOTHER MILE, I WAS ABLE PICK UP SPEED BUT IT FELT AS IF THERE WERE PRESSURE IN THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HOME THAT NIGHT. TOOK MY PATHFINDER INTO CERRITOS NISSAN ON 12/11/12 AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE ISSUE. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED WITHIN 24HRS. ON 12/17/12, WHILE DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR JERKED, ACCELERATOR STALLED, RPM NEEDLE WOULD GO FROM GEAR 1-2 RAPIDLY, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS... I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN 3 MILES (ONCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCUR. ON 12/18/12, I RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK TO NISSAN CERRITOS SERVICE DEALER FOR ANOTHER LOOK, THEY ARE CLAIMING EVERYTHING IS FINE WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, I'VE

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHILE CLIMBING A SLIGHT GRADE AT ABOUT 35-40MPH. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM IS WITH TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT MIXING IN THE RADIATOR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ACCORDING TO NISSAN. I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY A $2500 COPAY TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT SINCE WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE IS CATASTROPHIC. MY REASON FOR COMPLAINT IS THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. INSTEAD THEY OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH COPAYS. I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY THE $2500 IF THIS WAS A RECALL OR THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE 80000 MILES. I URGE YOU TO FORCE NISSAN TO ISSUE THE RECALL AND REIMBURSE THE COPAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. A WARRANTY LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM NISSAN TO REPAIR THE RADIATOR CRACK ASSEMBLY FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 3/19/13 *CN UPDATED 3/29/2013 *JS

MY WIFE DROVE THE SUV TO TOWN. IT STARTED ACTING FUNNY (TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY). AT THIS TIME THE SUV ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF DRIVE AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. SHE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH IT. THEY CALLED HER LATER THE SAME DAY AND TOLD HER THAT HER TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE IN THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN LONGVIEW, WA. TOLD US THAT WE HAVE TO PAY $2500.00 IF WE WANT OUR SUV REPAIRED, AND THAT IN OCTOBER 2012 THEY HAD SENT A LETTER STATING THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING OUR SUV IN BECAUSE OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. WE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS SO CALLED LETTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEN VEHICLE REACHES APPROX 50 MPH, CAR STARTS SHUDDERING. OVER TIME THIS SHUDDERING NOISE BECOMES WORSE EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS 20-30 MPH. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER. THE WORST THING IS NISSAN IS CHARGING A CO-PAY OF $2,500. THEY SHOULD COVER ALL THE CHARGES INCLUDING THE CO-PAY SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

TOOK MY 2006 PATHFINDER TO A SHOP FOR POOR HEAT, AND A SLIGHT TRANSMISSION SHUTTER AFTER CHECKING THE FLUID NOTICED THE ANTI-FREEZE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MILKY FROM THE ANTI-FREEZE. ONLY HAVING 88,000 MILES ON CAR I STARTED LOOKING FOR REASONS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO SWAP FLUIDS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SHOP OWNER HE BELIEVES IT WAS CAUGHT EARLY SO THERE IS AN OFF CHANCE THAT A GOOD FLUSH AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE WILL CORRECT THE SHUTTER, HOW EVER I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, ALL FLUIDS AND THE HOSE ASSEMBLY THAT CONNECTS THE REAR HEAT ( BECAME BRITTLE AND CRACKED FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID) FOR A COST OFF $2000 PARTS. *TR