While driving, the car vibrates and if you stop at traffic light and try to proceed driving it acts as if it has no power and it doesn't want to pull. Took the car to nissan and they said the radiator had leaked coolant into the transmission, and both has to be replaced about $7000. There was no prior warning of this problem.
2006 Nissan Pathfinder engine complaints
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When I try to accelerate, my vehicle shakes and the speed does not increase. I had the vehicle looked at and I was told the transmission fluid is mixing with the radiator. There is a purple slime under the radiator cap and there is corrosion under the cap of the overflow. This will cost thousands of dollars to fix which I can't afford. Trying to merge in with traffic is dangerous since the vehicle doesn't always accelerate.
It started feeling like I was driving over the bumps on the side of the road. I took my 2006 nissan pathfinder to the dealer and I had the radiator leaking into the transmission problem. I was told this is a common issue with nissans and they are not recalling the problem. They extended the warranty to 80,000 miles; unfortunately, I have 95,000 miles on my truck. It would have cost me approximately $1,000 to fix the radiator, more than 5000 to fix the transmission.
Fuel sending unit ..... Tank reads 1/4 to 1/3 to empty on panel and runs out of gas ....while driving gauge fluctuates to full half and none after filing up and continues to do so no matter how much fuel ...... Digital reading says 0 to 30 to 120 to 300 miles after filling up ... Check engine light is on giving a error code for fuel sender.... There was a recall on the 2006 nissan pathfinder for this issue but nissan states that my vehicle does not fall in the recall ...... Vehicle was manu 05/06... And has the same issue as the recall for 80,000 other nissan vehicles made the same year...nissan wants me to pay 98.00 for a diagnostic when I've had one done by a auto shop and the code matches the fuel sending unit.... Nissan states they are unsure if they will cover the fuel sender or assist in repairdue to the fact my 06 pathfinder wasn't included in the recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle was resistant to acceleration. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they advised the contact that coolant leaked into transmission and the fluid from the transmission leaked into the radiator. The radiator and the transmission would both need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 92,200. Updated 04/27/12
The radiator colling pump cracked causing the cooling fluid to leak into the transmission and mix with the transmisssion fluid in return a new radiator drive unit and transmission needed to be replaced as well as the torque converter.
The cooler radiator opened and allow the coolant and transmission fluid to mix, causing damage to the transmission unit..
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the radiator was leaking fluid onto the transmission. The dealer was notified and diagnosed that the vehicle would need a new transmission. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 93,000. Updated 03/06/12*lj updated 03/08/12
Transmission and radiator fluids mixed and caused a major lock up and overheating in the car. The transmission was destroyed and the radiator needed to be replaced. Nissan is aware of the malfunction but failed to notify or do anything about the issue. This is not only a safety risk, but a mechanical risk to the owner and nissan should at least notify the owners of this potential risk.
Heard a thud in the rear. Took it to get looked at by a mechanic. Before the mechanic even looked at it he knew what was wrong. I told him I think something is wrong with my transmission. The mechanic already knew what was wrong hooked it up to the computer. Didn't show anything he explained to me. The computer was not working on the car it had burned out due to the design of pathfinder. The transmission oil the radiator and all of the cars fluids are mixed. The radiator looked like vasoline.he told me I need a transmission cooling system and computer. Hr would charge 5,000 dollars he suggested taking it to nissan.he said he has fixed several pathifinders with the same issues he said nissan is well aware of the problems.I took it to my dealer in bradenton fl. Where I purchased my car they quoted me 8,000 dollars to fix it. Since my truck isn't under warranty. I asked my dealer about all the problems.he told me to call nissan to make a complaint there isn't any thing he can do. Then I researched and found thousands of pathfinders with my same problem im appalled by this. And need to know what I can do????
About 10,000 miles ago I noticed a vibration at 40 and 60mph. I took it to a local dealer who replaced two u joints and sent me on my way. Well, vibration is back, not only that now that it is winter, my vehicle wont warm up from an idle. It never blows hot air. These are a couple of symptoms that going forward show the radiator leaking into the transmission causing damage to the gaskets, seals,gears, torque converter. Please help the radiator obviously need replacing but not only that the transmission is messed up and stalls out now from time to time. It is really expensive to replace and should be covered under a recall program so it forces nissan to recall just the radiators beofre they start leaking.
Radiator failure caused transmission failure leading to lurching and difficulty handling.
My brand new timing chain failed, destroying my engine and costing me over $8000 in repairs in addition to the cost of the timing chain ($1100).
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle began to vibrate with hesitation. The vehicle was able to remain in operation. The contact later inspected the vehicle and detected the transmission fluid was a brown color and the radiator coolant leaked into the transmission. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 71,867. The VIN was not available. Updated11/29/11 *bf updated 12/14/11
2006 nissan pathfinder experienced transmission slippage at @ 85,000 miles and now no heat. Car is maintained perfectly and now transmission and radiator need to be replaced, nissan says that it is not covered.
Auto failed to start or if started failed to run with computer coordinated power production. Engine misfiring and powerless and immobile. Check engine light on. Garage said there have been several of these failures on nissan autos and expect a recall to replace defective part failing with increasing regularity. Ipdm failure diagnostic is complete engine power failure and stop after extremely rough idling, even when accelerator engaged. The problem is without warning, instant and erratic onset with no preventative maintenance protocol. This is a part failure which will strand the driver wherever it happens until the part (ipdm) is replaced , after which the various computers on the car will perform as normal and auto functions normally. This part should be improved, recalled and reinstalled with defect free replacement to avoid further damage and stranding of other nissan drivers. Nissan has not recalled the part as yet but the repair cost me $910 for diagnoses and replace the defective and failed ipdm on the 2006 nissan pathfinder and perhaps other nissan vehicles. The records of nissan should show the spike in orders for this part as other vehicles fail to function due to failure of the ipdm. A recall should be initiated to repair this defective essential and expensive part which cannot be maintained -just replaced when it fails.
Nissan issued an extended warranty to replace faulty radiators and transmissions affected by these faulty radiators yet did not increase the warranty by the normal 12mo 12,000 mile instead they increased it to 96months and only 80,000 miles not 96,000 miles simply because most failures happen over 80,000 miles. They also claimed this was not a safety recall. When the radiator affects the transmission and the vehicle can stall during driving. How is this not a safety issue. This is from their letter informing consumers: "in vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, a crack in the radiator assembly might occur at higher mileages leading to internal leakage of engine coolant. While the majority of vehicles will not experience this issue, nissan is extending the warranty as it applies to the radiator assembly to demonstrate our commitment to stand behind our products and our customers. Nissan is extending your vehicle's new vehicle limited warranty as it applies to the radiator assembly and its component parts from 36 months/36,000 miles to 96 months/80,000 miles, including damage, repairs, replacement, and related towing resulting from this issue."a crack in the radiator is caused from thermal schock. Which nissan knew about before installing the original radiator in my vehicle. I know this because they applied for a patent on jan 24,2006 which was published sept 2006 therefore they knowingly installed radiators that would undergo thermal shock ie crack. See the entire publication where they are filing for a patent recognizing the existing problematic radiators: vehicle cooling system,publication number us20060196634,application number us/11/337437,assignees nissan motor co ltd calsonic kansei corporation,inventors sato yousuke ishikawa takayuki iwasaki mitsuru filing date 24 jan 2006publication date 07 sep 2006. Make nissan replace all defects.
At 86,000 miles my transmission started to stutter. I took it to nissan dealership in fairfax va and they just said I needed a new transmission for $7500. They mentioned nothing about a potential radiator problem causing this, they basically played dumb about it. If I were to have them fix it with a new transmission, I would have had the same problem all over. The service manager said I might want to "punt" on this one and let someone else deal with the problem. I decided to take it to aamco and they told me that there is a problem with this model where the radiator fails and fluid is cross-contaminated with the transmission. I paid $5000 to have this fixed. Nissan should fess up to this problem. I've been doing my research and it turns out that this problem has happened with numerous pathfinder owners. Something needs to be done about this well known, documented issue. This type of issue could lead to a major accident if the transmission were to fail on the highway or a major personal safety issue if failure were to happen on back roads.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate to accelerate while driving. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the radiator fluid was leaking into the transmission. As a result, both the radiator and transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 120,235. Updated 09/30/11*lj updated 3/29/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while accelerating, the vehicle would stall once it reached a speed of 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that there was a hole in the radiator allowing radiator fluid to leak into the transmission. As a result, the transmission failed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 104,000.
Vehicle coming to a complete stop when the transmission control module failed due to an electronic short resulting from a radiator cooling line rupturing and flooding the transmission. This is a 2006 nissan pathfinder. I checked on line and was surprised (amazed) at the number of individuals who have had the same problem. There are even class action lawsuits pending related to nissan knowingly aware of a defective radiator cooling line that breaks mixing into the transmission. My vehicle has been diagnosed by a nissan dealership quoting $6,500 to replace the transmission and radiator. Nissan also extended the factory warranty to 80k miles when it was discovered that there was a defective part. Thank you. But, they never notified me that there was a problem. And, you don't know there is one until it fails and creates the problem. This is very dangerous. As the car will die if the module shorts out. It is the same module that tells the electronic ignition system that the vehicle is in park. My opinion, nissan being aware of the defective part, in collusion with a vendor who provided the part. Is darn near not only fraud but conspiracy. I pinged several dealerships who openly advised of the defective part and the number of vehicles they have fixed. I asked the dealer how long to get a transmission. I was advised that the one required to fix the 2006 nissan had 148 transmissions on back order. I should expect 4 to 6 weeks to get one. But, of course. My warranty is expired. I was also advised that the line that ruptures normally does between 90 and 110k miles. This is not only a safety issue. It is down right fraud and deceptive practices. Deceptive, because of not notifying owners. Fraud by knowingly having a defective part on a vehicle.
Nissan used bad radiators in 2005-2006 that break, leak into transmissions, and require users to purchase both a new radiator and transmission. This happened to mine, and then I found countless complaints online. Nissan knew that the radiators were faulty, but didn't perform a recall, which put a lot of cars on the road with transmission failures that are dangerous.
Radiator leaked water into transmission causing transmission failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle violently jerked into gear. The check engine light also began to illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the radiator fluid was leaking into the transmission fluid, causing the failure. The contact was also advised to replace the transmission. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, who recommended the same repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 98,000.
2006 nissan pathfinder. Consumer states fluid is leaking through to the transmission *tgw the consumer stated radiator fluid leaked into the transmission fluid.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH approaching a traffic signal and when driving from the complete stop the transmission began to hesitate in a jerking motion. In addition, a significant amount of steam emitted from the radiator and the thermostat increased rapidly to hot which resulted in the engine overheating. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road and towed to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician detected that the radiator exhibited a crack and fluid leaked into the transmission which caused extensive damage. The transmission was completely destroyed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 07/20/11*lj updated 08/19/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The vehicle stalled without warning numerous times while driving at any speed. The service engine light illuminated after the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test that located failures within the catalytic convert, the camshaft sensor, and the electronic control module. The dealer replaced all of the defective parts, but the failure was not corrected. The vehicles continued to stall without warning while driving at any speed. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for further examination. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer filed report 7134302. The failure mileage was 45,000 and current mileage was 47,000.
I purchased a 2006 certified nissan pathfinder in 2008. I was guaranteed 100k engine and power train warranty. I currently have 96,426kmiles and the transmission gave out about 1 month ago in saline ks. I took the car to the nissan dealer in kansas and was told that it would be covered. However after waiting over a month for the part nissan stated that the transmission gave out because of the transmission cooling system leaking therefore the transmission is not covered. I have contacted nissan corp directly and have received the same answer. This is hazardous because the transmission gave out without warning during a snow storm. Likely the car managed to coast to the side of the road. I had my car shipped back to my home in clarksville tn. And was informed by the delivery driver that the parts were in the back of my car. So now I have a car that was taken apart but not fixed with a bunch of parts in the cargo area and about $2000 in debt for a rental car and shipping the car back too clarksville. Since I have had this problem I have found out that the transmission and cooling systems have been malfunctioning since 2004.
2006 nissan pathfinder. Consumer requests that warranties be applicable to his vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the fuel sending unit was operating sporadically. The consumer was informed his vehicle was not included in the recall and the vehicle was over the warranty miles. The consumer received a warranty notification in the mail which stated his vehicle was included in 80,000 miles or less warranty. On march 24, 2008 the vehicle was taken to the dealer, because there was an odor of anti-freeze coming from the vehicle. They determined there was a leak in the radiator and it was fixed under warranty. In april 2008, the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer twice, because he continued to smell anti-freeze. They checked the vehicle both times, but did not find anything wrong with the radiator and could not find any leaks.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while attempting to place the vehicle in gear the vehicle did not accelerated over 20 MPH. The contact mechanic inspected the vehicle, the failure was located at the radiator water penetrated the transmission. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 71,000.
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