2007 Nissan Pathfinder: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Apr 26, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 109,000 miles · VA

Lost motive power lots of shuddering and hard shifting.

Filed Jul 1, 2015 · Engine · 92,000 miles · KY

Beginning in november 2014, the heater would not blow out warm or hot air if the car was not traveling on the interstate. At speeds below 50mpg, only cool or cold air would blow out of the heater vents and at an idle, only cold air would be emitted. The radiator was flushed three times in an effort to remedy this problem. Our mechanic thought there could be a blockage in the line due to the age of the vehicle. Once flushed, the heat would work for about 45 days. There were months of my driving to work without any real heat in the winter of 2014. After fluid changes and radiator flushes, the 2007 nissan pathfinder now has 111,000 miles on it. The air conditioning is working this summer, but towards the end of may 2015, the transmission started "jumping". This usually occurs around 40-45 MPH. The engine will rev at a high RPM while traveling down an incline or a hill. The transmission feels as though it is "going out" and upon reading reviews on your site, this seems to be a common problem with this make and model of vehicle. There are times when you can hear the transmission "clunk" into gear when starting or stopping the engine.

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 88,000 miles · PA

Transmission on the pathfinder was very rough shifting from 3rd to 4th gear. We returned it to a dealer, who said it needed a new transmission. It seems that this has been a very common problem, and it seemed the company should have done more to remedy the problem than just hoping the newest extended warranties ran out before the cars needed repairs.

Filed Jan 14, 2014 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · CT

At approx 50k miles there was a clunking sound when putting into gear, short time period later a coolant smell. Then the transmission was slipping. Finally there is a heavy vibration when shifting or accelerating and the car does not warm up when sitting idle.

Filed Oct 12, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 104,000 miles · GA

Radiator failed (product defect, no accident or external causes) and leaked into the transmission, effectively destroying it. Had to get both radiator and transmission replaced. Symptoms started with shuddering during shifting, which LED to rough shifting, gear slippage, check-engine light, and eventually the car not even starting.

Filed Sep 15, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 68,000 miles · OH

This is all after the vehicle was serviced (by nissan dealer) for the known radiator leaking coolant into the transmission fluid. Repair back in may 2013 with approx. Mileage 68000. Now vehicle has about 75000. Driving home from dinner with wife in moderate traffic. Herd a clunk and car would not accelerate. Barely made it home. I let vehicle cool down and removed the radiator cap and found thick cream like fluid which is a definite sign of oil based fluid contaminated with water / glycol. Seems to me that nissan did not replace or fix the leaking radiator. Driving a vehicle that behaves in this manner can not be safe to drive. Back to the shop (dealer) tomorrow.

Filed Jun 26, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 92,378 miles · AL

2007 nissan pathfinder le - 92,000 miles est. - I bought this vehicle new in 2007 and have been very pleased up until the past two weeks. My story is the same as others - transmission started getting rough, particularly around 45-50 MPH and on inclines. There is an audible and jolting clunk moving from neutral to drive. While driving in the above range, the vehicle sounds just like driving over a rumble strip on the highway. I haven't even taken the vehicle in to the dealership yet, and I already know what the problem is. This car has been babied for years being that it is the sole automobile that my wife and kids drive in. I'll be [xxx] if I'm going to pay a $3000 deductible for a defect that nissan has had full knowledge of for years now! To[xxx] with the settlement that left most of us out in the cold while padding the pockets of the attorneys! It is time for the federal safety agency to step up and make the only right and safe decision that nissan refuses to make! These cars are not safe to drive on the road in this condition! Mine will remained parked in the drive until nissan is forced to recall every vehicle with these faulty radiator/transmission issues. This is my complaint. I hope that nissan does the smart thing here. They have lost me as a customer for life, and I've owned or driven over a dozen nissans in my time. It's a shame that this company will sit back and let these complaints mount up until truly forced to do something about it. They should be disgraced knowing that right now there are mothers & children driving in vehicles that could suffer complete transmission failure at any point leading to injury and death. My advice to all is to bring this to their doorstep. Technology offers us the ability to bring the fight to the top of the food chain. I'll be bombarding email addresses and voicemail boxes until this is resolved. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 24, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 87,800 miles · NJ

Radiator failed, leaking antifreeze into transmission. This mixing of antifreeze and transmission fluid caused transmission to fail. The violent vibrations and rough shifting is a safety hazard and nissan should recall all models with this radiator. I had to pay $2500.00 to have this defect repaired.

Filed Apr 29, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 106,000 miles · NC

After a 90k mile check-up and full service in spring 2012, I understood that my pathfinder was running well. Never was there a mention of issues with the radiator / transmission, nor was the connection between these elements replaced to prevent an issue (to my knowledge.) at 101k miles, the heat went out in the rear section of the car (I did not realize this until two months had gone by and I was arguing with my freezing child in the back seat that I had his heat as hot as it would go - he was clearly correct and the rear blowers were blasting him with icy air.) there was a "clunk" upon shifting the car into reverse, and between 40 and 60 MPH the transmission lagged and sounded like it was grinding and working hard. At 106k I brought the pathfinder to the nissan dealer where I had originally purchased the car. This was the same dealer who had done the 90k service, as well. They determined that the radiator fluid had mixed with the transmission fluid and that my car needed both a new radiator and transmission for $9,000.00. (my truck is maybe worth $15,000 at this point - really?) after deliberating with the service supervisor, he offered an alternate option of only changing the radiator and flushing the transmission several times to eliminate the contaminated fluid. I gave the ok for this service option at $600. Since the service, my transmission is still lagging between 40 and 60 MPH and the "clunk" still happens during a slow reverse. I am now investigating my options for a new transmission as the vehicle is still in beautiful shape, other than its engine issues. It is my belief that this issue is wide-spread enough that the transmissions and radiator should be recalled and replaced by nissan - or paid for by nissan since it's their faulty parts that cause the problem.