Radiator coolant leaked into the transmission resulting in transmission failure.
2005 Nissan Pathfinder transmission complaints
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Our 2005 pathfinder lost all power while driving on a local highway in our town to take our daughter to school. It has an automatic transmission and would not change out of first gear. We live up on a slight hill, and it honestly felt like I was pulling a semi behind my vehicle just to get it back home without requiring a tow. Needless to say we had to keep both of our children home from school that day because this is the only vehicle we own. It angers me that nissan refuses to make a recall on this issue!! This transmission issue has caused us to be without a vehicle for almost a month now!! It's not always easy to find people that are willing to help you out long term!! This is a huge inconvenience to our family, & we don't have the money to pay out of pocket to get this fixed. A local mechanic near where we live said he has seen this issue tons of times, and has fixed numerous amounts of nissan vehicles due to the crack that causes the antifreeze & transmission fluids to combine and mess up everything in the transmission over time. With this being an issue on nissan's part, I feel that they should pay to have the problem resolved!!! My husband is out of work due to an injury and will be out for an undetermined amount of time. I work part time at a local bbq restaurant in our town, and don't bring home very much each week. I pray the corporation will do the right thing and finally recall all the vehicles affected by this. $3500 dollars is the best we can find & when it gets fixed, the person we have spoke with said they will bypass the radiator when the transmission gets reinstalled making sure we never have this problem ever again!!!! Sadly we don't have the money for the repairs or I would not be making this complaint. If anyone knows of any information that I don't know of please let me know!!! I am desperate to get my vehicle back!!! We have no one to help. Thx
I needed to change all sensors because check engine light and the dvd and slip light stayed on.now it will not start all the time and if it does it will die in the middle of traffic.it had to be towed to dealer.
8/31/2016 - check engine light came on during normal driving, I brought it to my local mechanic for inspection which showed the transmission has failed. This is due to the radiator and transmission intermix problem is how nissan notes it and validated by my call to the local nissan dealer. The car is outside the nissan extended warranty period for this issue which is 10 years but well under the 100,000 miles as it has 80k miles at time of event. Nissan is unable to offer any financial assistance so the out of pocket cost to repair ($5-$6k) makes it not worth the repair so I'm stuck with a car that to date I have maintained very well. There was not warning signs and I am sure this problem has been going on for some time as it does not happen overnight. Very disappointing that nissan does not take ownership of the problem that has plagued hundreds of nissan pathfinder owners.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the radiator failed and caused coolant to penetrate the transmission. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer to have the manufacturer warranted radiator replacement performed; however, the repair did not correct the failure. The radiator coolant penetrated the transmission and caused the engine to overheat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the radiator and the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. While driving 25 MPH, a burning odor emitted from the vents. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 134,000. Updated 12/01/16*lj
Vehicle would barely pull out in drive, just stopped pulling. Checked fluid in transmission and its a milky color. Radiator coolant is milky brown.
When driving about 40 most speed limit it felt as if I was driving on safety strips on the highway like strudder.
When operating my 2005 nissan pathfinder le the transmission starts to slip at speeds of 40-50 MPH in motion on street's and highways.
Water in transmission oil due to bad trans cooler wich is a known problem w/ these vehicles by nissan but was never recalled.
Contamination of transmission fluid on 2005 nissan pathfinder. Color of coolant is purple and cloudy in overflow and radiator. Transmission has started shuttering between 35 - 45 MPH. Symptoms began at 130k miles.
Coolant and transmission fluid are mixing! The transmission is starting to skip and the coolant is milky/ creamy looking and I added 3 quarts transmission fluid 7days ago and now have to add more. The coolant is being pushed out of the overflow do to the transmission fluid and coolant mixing together.
The dreaded coolant leakage from a faulty oil cooler causes failure of transmission and radiator.
Transmission
2005 pathfinder drives great at lower speeds, but occasionally sounds and feels like I'm going over rumble strips at speeds higher than 40 MPH. Took it to nissan and was told that we have the well known issue where the radiator cracks and leaks into the transmission, ruining both. The car has 95,000 miles on it and nissan will do nothing to help. The nissan dealership wanted $6,500 to fix. Now I'm reading that this could have been avoided with a work around. This should have been recalled, or at the very least, information given about the work around to fix prior to the trans going out.
Vehicle has service engine light came on. Vehicle would not shift gears properly while in traffic and occur sporadically. Diagnostic code revealed p1754 a known issue with transmission and radiator.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle vibrated roughly. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission and the radiator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.
The coolant from the radiator leaked into the transmission in turned destroying the transmission. Shorted the safety feature in the transmission to where it would not start. I was still making payments on the vechicle when this happened. Nissan told me that it was a 100k and there was nothing they could do about it. I ruined my credit and 2 years later I am still having my check garnished for this horrible recall.. They repoed the vehicle and sold it for scrap and left me holding the bill because I could afford a $7000 fix!!! Someone needs to be held accountable for the horrible recall
Approx. 1 year ago I noticed that my engine coolant had trans fluid in it so I looked online and found the extended warranty. I then took the pathfinder into hamilton nissan in hagerstown md. They replaced the radiator and installed a rebuilt transmission. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that the pathfinder was not shifting into overdrive. Now the transmission will not shift into overdrive and now slips in and out of 2nd and 3rd gear. This is very dangerous. I was almost t-boned this morning because the pathfinder would not go into gear while the trans was in drive, which is why I am submitting this complaint.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. While driving 40 MPH, there was an abnormal vibration to the vehicle. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the radiator fluid leaked into the transmission. The contact was informed that the radiator, transmission, and transmission cooling lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000. The VIN was not available.
Transmission was damaged due to coolant leaking in from a cracked radiator
Transmission failed. Design also caused need for new radiator.
Ecm replaced under recall. Radiator/transmission replaced @ 96k miles under "extended warranty." transmission replaced 2nd time 1 year later. Transmission hoses replaced twice (during same time period). Now - 103k miles - check engine light came on: vias solenoid valve, bank 2 catalytic converter, & oil pressure sensor switch all need replaced (possibly related to ECM relay issue)
Transmission radiator ruptured. Coolant flooded transmission and destroyed transmission. This ruptured occurred while vehicle was in motion traveling on interstate.
Transmission failure just bought truck for about 3 months for daughter never drove it first putting on the highway truck stop moving in the middle of traffic in the fast lane cause two accident get it pull home then found out its the transmission an alot of people having the same problem once it cools off it will drive till the transmission gets hot then it stops working again
On 12/11/2015 at approximately 6:00 pm, I was driving down a city street when my vehicle's engine shut off as I was driving at approximately 35 miles per hour. The brakes locked and I had to force the gear stick into park in the far left turning lane and nearly ran through a red light. I tried to start the vehicle and the engine stalled for about 40 seconds before re-starting. After I got the vehicle started, the "vdc off" and "slip" lights came on. The warning lights are still one and the engine has been skipping. This is the 3rd time in the past 2 weeks that I have been driving and the vehicle has just shut off. The other two shutoffs happened on highways while driving at night and approximately 60 miles per hour.
Apparently there was a known issue regarding a radiator leaking fluid into the transmission causing the transmission to fail. I bought my vehicle a year ago with 117k miles and no one bothered to mention the issue to me. I did buy the extended warranty, but according to them, I'm out of luck because the warranty doesn't cover the radiator and the warranty doesn't cover "corrosion". I am disgusted by the way I've been treated and I feel like I've been scammed
The vehicle will at times not accelerate from a stop light, or will feel like it is laboring and barely move. The shop retrieved codes p1754 and p0744, and cleared codes, which returned in short order. This condition can occur when making a left turn, or where we live, strand the car on a railroad crossing (we have had 2 young ladies killed at rail crossings in the last 2 years here). When a driver expects the vehicle to accelerate, and instead it flounders, the results can absolutely be deadly. The car has had the radiator replaced (a known defective part causing costly damage), but the transmission is now being fingered as the culprit after cross contamination of coolant and trans fluid alters the transmission function to be erratic. Ours is not an isolated case, and it seems like it is becoming increasingly typical for a manufacturer to cover-up known defects even when life and death safety concerns are obvious. The suggested remedy is a very expensive transmission replacement, costing thousands more than on other vehicles. This is not acceptable. Please help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle began to downshift independently and caused the vehicle to lose power. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled on previous occasions when attempting to make turns. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission and radiator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Drove vehicle out of parking lot and lost power in transmission. Transmission was damaged by coolant contamination from a cracked transmission line in the radiator. Resulted in a $6000+ repair at local repair shop
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