2005 Nissan Pathfinder: jerking or lurching

Filed Nov 9, 2017 · Electrical · 165,000 miles · GA

Without any warning and sporadically as I am driving the vehicle it will jerk and then shut off, leaving me with no control over the steering or brakes. Sometimes it will be hard to start but will eventually start and this is also a random occurance. My main concern is it shutting off while driving and leaving me with no control.

Filed Sep 22, 2016 · Transmission · GA

2005 nissan pathfinder 92,000 , vehicle won't start and had it towed, was told it was due to the radiator leaking into the transmission. After having spent $800 @ vadan nissan, because my car would jerks and stop whilst driving, was told it was a coil problem, and a sensor issue, nothing was ever said to me about this huge problem the 2005 to 2010 pathfinders are having, totally disgusted with nissan.

Filed Sep 9, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 160,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact mentioned that the vehicle jerked before resuming acceleration. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission fluid leaked into the radiator and caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Aug 22, 2015 · Transmission · 114,699 miles · OH

The vehicle does not always go into gear from a starting position, or from one gear to the next. Also, it will suddenly lurch into gear. It's a consistent issue that happens every time the car is driven. I took the vehicle in for an inspection and was told it was an issue with the coolant leaking into the transmission and vice versa. I researched the issue and discovered that it had been reported to the federal safety agency and is under investigation.

Filed May 14, 2015 · Airbags, Engine · 100,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle jerked and felt as if it would stall without warning. The air bag light also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a nissan dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the air bag failure, but the failure recurred along with the jerking failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Apr 24, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · IL

I started having issues with my 2005 nissan pathfinder at approximately 100,000 miles. I first noticed the problem with the heater. When I was parked the truck would not heat up only cold air with come out. Next problem was when I would step on the gas pedal the truck would jerk alot and it would vibrate when I would speed up. It was very scary, it actually felt like it was going to cause me to get into an accident, that's how terrible it felt. I took it to the nissan dealer where I bought the truck for them to check it and they immediately knew that the problem was coming from the transmission. The coolant mixed into the radiator causing for that to go bad too. I called the nissan headquarters after finding out that this issue was experienced by so many other owners of 2005 nissan pathfinders. This job cost me over $4000.

Filed May 18, 2014 · Transmission · 20,000 miles · CA

I started feeling weird shaking and jerking movements whenever I went on the freeway going around 65 MPH about a year after I bought the vehicle. I took it to the nissan dealership (dirito brothers, walnut creek, ca -- the place from where I bought the car) to check it out, and they told me the car was fine but I was still feeling this same shaking. I took it back to the shop for the same thing about two more times, and I got the same answer. The car only got worse and worse. At the last visit, when the transmission was almost broken, they told me about a cooler system crack and they recommended I replace my transmission with a new one. I told them I had no money for it, so what they did was fix the crack, flush the transmission, and clean it as much as possible inside. After a while, my transmission broke down completely and after my car was over 100,000 miles, that's when I received a letter from the dealer telling me about a factory failure -- I didn't qualify because they only fixed cars with less than 100,000 miles on them. This isn't fair because I've been complaining about this issue since long before the car had 100,000 miles on it. I was wondering if you could help me with this issue. I would appreciate the help. Sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Filed Mar 3, 2014 · Transmission · 90,400 miles · IL

Vehicle hesitation/shaking at 40-45 miles per hour. Transmission jerking.

Filed Jan 10, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 106,500 miles · PA

Vehicle revved erratically, then jerked then cut off . Took vehicle to dealer who diagnosed the problem as "radiator full of oil and transmission fluid and smells burnt-fluids mixing-need transmission.

Filed Dec 16, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 123,007 miles · FL

Transmission just out of no where starts jerking and over heating took to the dealership and they told me that coolant/transmission fluid cross contamination due to internal radiator/transmission fluid cooler failure to fix the problem it will cost 4700.00 after doing some research have found that there is more nissan owners having this very issue please nissan you need to do a recall on these transmissions if not ill never buy a nissan ever again. I mean who has that kind of money to spend on a part that is internal and not able to be maintenanced how do we know its going bad? Oh yea it just stops working I have a family of 5 and we travel the interstate alot im glad I wasn't on the interstate at this particular time. Could have been very tragic if some one hit us because of a malfunction like this.

Filed Nov 26, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 90,000 miles · NC

Nearly got into an accident on the interstate when my car started jerking out of control and then slowed down drastically to less than 30 MPH miles away from an exit ramp. My pathfinder had to be towed to the dealership I purchased it from. Less than 100,000 miles and still under extended warranty. When I called to ask the service department to confirm what needs to be replaced, they said the my transmission has to be replaced from the damage by the coolant. A flush would be a patch fix that may not work, and only last a month best. My radiator has to be replaced- my car is overheating because of the failure. And my engine has to be completely flushed out- if not totally replaced because of the coolant flowing into the engine as well. Over $4000 possibly as high as $8000 according to the dealership. They said they can't even repair it because its so bad my car has to be sent off. Warranty company denied the claim because the issue is caused by faulty part "transmission cooler" which everyone is aware of and not covered under warranty. I paid $20,000 cash for my vehicle a year ago! Nissan lost a class action law suit earlier this year for thousands of dollars in damages, and I am too late to file. I can't believe the government hasn't forced a recall on this. Thousands of people and vehicles are affected and quit honestly its dangerous! I almost got killed on the interstate with my children in the car when everything failed. This happened on multiple years and the government is okay with this? The dealership and warranty company refuse to cover my claim. Someone needs to hold nissan accountable. This is unacceptable!

Filed Nov 18, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 98,000 miles · PA

I was driving from work to pick up my kids from school and felt my vehicle begin to jerk, my service engine light came on so I pulled into a gas staion near by. When I got out of my vehicle I saw a huge puddle of radiator fluid gushing out. I called my local nissan dealership and they told me to bring it in but keep my eye on the h & c gauge and make sure it doesn't reach up to h by any means. So I go and pull out of the gas station and go about 2 blocks away and immediately the gauge was rising to h quickly, so I pull over and shut the truck off and called a tow-truck to have it towed to the dealership. After nissan looked at my truck I'm to replace both radiator and transmission! I looked up my problems with my truck and found out that like I, many of other american people are having or had the same problem and nissan doesn't want to acknowledge that this is a serious problem for any nissan owner and issue a full recall on these specific problems. Instead I'm stuck paying a $3,000 co-pay of a warranty that doesn't help me out at all.... I can't come up with that type of money spontaneously. My vehicle is my lifeline and now I'm without that due to on-going issue with nissan pathfinder trucks. Something has got to give seriously if I would've known that this was eventually going to happen (and it does happen) I would've never bought this truck plain & simple... I advise the consumers to stay away from nissan unless they don't mind all the repairs and driving hasards nissan has to offer.