2005 Nissan Pathfinder: engine failure

Filed Jun 9, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 90,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that there was a leak underneath the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be inspected. The contact was informed that the was coming from the brake lines. The contact was also informed that the brake fluid leak damaged the battery. The mechanic repaired brake line and replaced the battery however, the failure recurred with the battery. The vehicle was towed to the same independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the second failure. The vehicle was then towed to anderson nissan (3842 az-95, lake havasu city, az 86404) who diagnosed the vehicle with a loose electrical connection with the battery relay. The vehicle was repaired and returned to the contact however, the failure recurred the next day. The contact had the battery replaced once again however, the battery failed for the third time. The contact had the vehicle towed back to the same dealer where they discovered a defective radiator which caused fluid to leak into the transmission. The vehicle was then diagnosed with engine failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Filed Oct 7, 2016 · Driver assistance, Engine · 16,000 miles · KS

My nissan pathfinder 2005 stall and wont acclerate I put a new engine 3500 a new gas pump350 a vale body 2000 now they want put another part 1600

Filed Feb 9, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 158,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the transmission seized and the check engine warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the radiator fluid leaked into the transmission, which caused the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 158,000.

Filed Feb 5, 2014 · Engine · 148,000 miles · CT

The vehicle engine timing chain had made a slight "whirring" sound for many months - nothing really loud enough to cause alarm, but noticeable. Then when idling the vehicle in my driveway, the engine began to whine loudly, and then all of a sudden the engine lost power and began to emit a loud slapping/ clunking sound. The problem is that the timing chain has failed and the chain is slapping around inside of the timing cover. I was lucky that the vehicle was idling in my driveway at the time! There are thousands of reported incidents to be found on the internet where nissan owners have reported that timing chains have failed, and some owners in california have filed a class-action lawsuit to force nissan to acknowledge this factory defect. Nissan knows about this problem - there are factory service bulletins to repair this problem, but no recall. This engine defect is dangerous - engine failure on busy ny / nj / ct highways can be life-threatening!! Why is the nissan timing chain defect not deemed a mandatory factory defect recall?? As a former mechanic, I can say with confidence that modern vehicle engine timing chains can be reasonably expected to last the life of the engine! Timing chains are not considered a regular maintenance item! Not only does timing chain failure put the vehicle passengers in extreme danger, but is very expensive to repair. Why should consumers have to bear the financial responsibility to repair a factory defect? At this time the vehicle is sitting "dead" in my driveway - I do not have $2000 required to repair the factory defective timing chain assembly! Please force nissan to recall and repair their defective timing chains!!!

Filed Mar 25, 2013 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · OK

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the transmission seized and the check engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the radiator and transmission were both replaced due to coolant leaking into the transmission and causing internal damage. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Mar 17, 2012 · Transmission · 136,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed May 21, 2010 · Transmission · 82,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Oct 2, 2009 · Engine · 77,000 miles · CA

This complaint relates to a widespread manufacturing defect in nissan pathfinder and frontier models in production and sale prior to 2008. The issue is the failure of timing chain mechanisms due to inferior quality plastic guides that have failed on a huge scale worldwide. Nissan's recognition of this problem was reflected in tsb nos. Ntb07-042 and ntb07-042a. Recognizing the design flaw, nissan changed the parts in 2008 and forward. Outside of warranty times, nissan refuses to repair or replace the relevant parts and, apparently, has not notified customers of the potential problem of catastrophic engine failure that could result in accidents involving serious injury or death as a result of sudden engine failure. As documented on the internet, many failures of these components are occurring post-warranty and most consumers have no knowledge of the impending dangers because nissan appears to have not publicly acknowledged the problem. For those customers who do become aware of the problem post-warranty, they are facing repair costs of approximately $2500.00 which is an economic burden placed upon them by nissan emanating from nissan's own internally-recognized design flaw. Request is hereby made that this situation be investigated and that nissan be held responsible and accountable for the economic and safety dangers it has perpetrated by its admitted design flaws. Our own 2005 nissan pathfinder is facing this problem at the present time. At a minimum, nissan should be required to advise all owners of the relevant vehicles about the need to avoid engine failure, especially for the large number of affected parties who are post-warranty and unaware of the problem. The federal safety agency should also determine the number of parts failures pre- and post-warranty.