First issue started while trying to accelerate onto the interstate. The car/engine started shaking between 40 and 50 MPH and would not accelerate. I was nearly rear-ended when I had to merge into traffic. Other issues were similar, car shaking at 40 to 50mph, like driving over a washed out road. Unable to accelerate initially, this would last for several seconds, before finally responding, shaking would go away when speed would exceed 50mph. Final safety issue occurred when accelerating after a stop light onto a highway ramp. At 40mph the transmission completely went out, the car would not shift into gear and would not accelerate. I had just started to merge, I had to swerve back onto the ramp lane and stop in the middle of the road. I was nearly hit by the highway traffic and almost rear-ended by a car going back into the ramp lane. Cars were forced to slam there brakes to avoid hitting my dead car, it also made it very difficult for other cars to merge onto the highway, several cars narrowly avoided an accident. Car was taken to shop, transmission and radiator had to be replaced. Radiator defect had caused the transmission to fail.
2007 Nissan Pathfinder transmission complaints
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It was november 2011, I was driving my nissan 2007 at that time I was 9 months pregnant. My daughter who was 5 years old was with me. I was entering the freeway when my car started to shake,make noises and it started to slowdown on its own. I presses the speeding pedal but it kept loosing power. My daughter was crying because she was scare. I was crying too I did not know what to do I was in a dangerous situation because it happen when traffic was at its pick. I could not stop because cars where behind me and I could not speed because my car was loosing power and it smell like something was burning. I manage to get off the freeway with the emergency lights and stop the car at the moment the car die(no power). A tow truck had to take as home. Nissan would not fix the problem because of the miles/warranty whichever comes first rule that they have. They would fixed for a lot of money anyway I took it to a shop an I was told it was the radiator which damage the transmission. I had it repair and a few days latter all the emergency lights on the car turn on and went crazy and the car stop at ones this time it was the gas tank. It scare me so much that I call my husband and told him, "this car is going to kill me and my children" nissan pathfinder is dangerous and something must be done or someone is going to get kill. It is a safety issue please help us. Do something we need help pathfinders are dangerous nissan won't fix this factory problem with out getting pay. Please a recall needs to get done. I beg you do something this is the USA or not? I know at list 3 more people that had the same problems with this cars and all the mechanics agree that it is a factory problem. I will never buy a nissan it is a lemon! First radiator linkage then liquid in transmission then replace transmission than it will be the gas tank what is next?
Vehicle jerks violently at 50 MPH and 70mph. Multiple incidents where vehicle has lost all acceleration power in freeway. Near missed accidents. Valve body is flooded and vehicle does not start anymore.
While driving on the highway, I felt my transmission seem to shift very roughly into overdrive, and usually occurred between 40 and 50 MPH. Over the course of about a year, it continued the behavior off and on, until it began to do it daily and I took it to the shop. It was diagnosed as having had antifreeze leak into the transmission due to the oil cooler lines cracking, a common problem with nissan pathfinders, and other nissan vehicles of my model year. There was metal in the transmission pan which signifies that a rebuild is inevitable, all due to the mixing of antifreeze in the transmission. The radiator must also be replaced due to the mixing of transmission fluid, as the mechanics found the "milky" substance, typically associated with the mixing of water and transmission fluid in the radiator. So far, I have been quoted approximately 6,300 dollars for a repair job on this vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk and shimmy abnormally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the radiator malfunctioned and leaked anti-freeze into the transmission. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis where they also advised that the radiator failed and was leaking anti-freeze into the transmission. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages was 122,123.
After pulling out of the driveway, I felt the transmission acting sluggish. Thinking it was glitch, pulled into a 50mph street and almost got hit from behind due to the vehicle not picking up speed. Took it to the dealership to have it checked out and they informed me that the transmission and radiator needed to be replaced. Because I had exceeded my warranty they wanted to charge me $9,900 dollars to repair. I looked online and saw that other people had a similar problem. I called the ed hicks nissan dealership back and informed them of this research. They stated that my problem was a different one so the nissan extended warranty they offered would not cover it. This is clearly a defect that nissan should pay for, as I have done all scheduled maintenance.
2007 nissan pathfinder radiator defect causing leak of coolant into transmission fluid and resulting in transmission/radiator complete damage, undetected by dealer service for 30,000 miles. Problem detected with opening of investigation. Nissan requires co-pay of $2,500 even though complaints occurred previous to 80k miles and when problem detected, was 414 miles over requiring a significant amount of money for a known defect.
I was driving at 30 MPH and the nissan pathfinder 2007 start making a noise in the motor like when you have the car in 1 but it was on drive, then the service engine soon alarm appear. I parked the car but when turning on again it didn't. The dealer said that the radiator coolant damage transmission and the computer because was damaged. The estimated cost of the repair was $9,400.
A vibration occurs at about 1500 RPM. At the time my car had about 24000 miles on it. I took the car to a transmission shop and they told me my torque converter was going out. I took the car to a nissan dealer and they told me that there was something wrong but that they could not figure out what it was and therefore it was not covered under the power train warranty. It is now 54000 miles and the car would not go into reverse very easily. I again took it to a transmission shop and they told me the transmission oil was as black as motor oil. They said the transmission needed to be replaced. I then took it to the dealer and, same story, they said it needed to be replaced but it is out of warranty by three months. They again said there was something wrong with the transmission but they could not determine what it was. Even though I made the complaint almost two years ago, they told me it was not covered by the powertrain warranty as the vehicle is now out of warranty. There is quite a litany of complaints on the internet about transmission failures from nissan products. I am obviously quite upset and dissatisfied. I will never buy another nissan product.
The transmission slips at various speed levels. The dealership inspected and determined that the transmission cooler failed and damaged transmission through cross contamination. The vehicle manufacturer knows that this problem exists but the warranty is only extended to 80,000 miles but the problems in most cases show up after 80,000 miles.
I started having a sudden jerking in my 2007 nissan pathfinder when driving down the highway. When I took it into a nissan dealer they diagnosed the problem as a failure with the radiator internally and externally which allowed leaking coolant into my transmission fluid causing both radiator and transmission failure. The dealer now states that I need to replace both items or trade it in. .... Come on nissan you have a major problem. We need a recall.......
Radiator defect leaked coolant into the transmission caused transmission to fail; will need a new radiator and transmission because of this known defect in the radiator. Also, engine timing chain defects in 2005-2010 pathfinders. Repairs are set to be $12,000 - which is more than the value of the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the vehicle began to make a rumbling noise. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who replaced the universal joint. Two days later the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated that the transmission and the radiator needed to be replaced due to a hose that malfunction mixing fluids coming from both. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 104,000.
I was driving on the freeway when all of a sudden I heard a thud and lost power, had to go over 2 lanes without being hit.... I took it to the shop and the mechanic new excactly what the problems was. Radiotor fluid getting into the transmission causing it to fail... Hundreds of nissan pathfinder owners are having this problem. Tell nissan to recall this now before someone gets killed.. Shouldnt have to pay $8000 for nissans crappy work..
Nissan has extended the warranty on this issue (transmission and radiator} and when I contacted them they said it had to be checked by a nissan dealer. I had to have it towed 250 miles away to the nearest dealership at my own expense, wait 2 and a half weeks for them to tell me because I bought it used (not new} they decided that they can not cover it under the warranty. So a used vehicle has no warranty? Now I have to pay the dealership and have it towed back at my expense another $375, this is wrong on all levels and should be covered they should not be allowed to take advantage of people like this. There has been so many complaints about these vehicle's losing power in traffic, on the highways and how they barely avoided getting into major accident's. I know that the new york times has done up an article about this and I think if we can bail out the auto industry even though nissan did not take a bail out we should make them accountable for their defects or do we have to wait till someone dies because of these defects before someone makes them accountable. I paid a lot of money for this pathfinder, first gm burned me very badly and now nissan. Please please.... Someone needs to do something about this. "pleading for your help" thank you
My pathfinder was should have been slowing from the speed of as I was braking and letting off the gas, but it kept moving forward and shaking. If there was a car in front of me I would have hit them hard. My transmission would not shift down to slow down, due to radiator leaking into transmission. The cost of my repair of both radiator and transmission is over $5000.
2007 nissan pathfinder. Consumer writes in regards to transmission and radiator problems *tgw the consumer stated the repairs totaled $ 3,399.10. *jb updated 11/05/12
My wife was driving my 8th grade son and his basketball team to middle school game. She was on the freeway going 65 MPH, when she felt the car jerk and then start to lose speed, the engine was still running but the car had slipped out of gear. She had no power and luckily she had room to coast to the shoulder. We took the car to the dealer the next day they diagnosed the problem as transmission failure due to radiator fluid in the transmission. We replaced the radiator and coolant lines and flushed the transmission, and it ran fine for a few months. But the check engine light came back on last month, we took it in and now they tell us that we have to replace the transmission. Please investigate this issue with the nissan pathfinder, frontier and xterra. It seems to be more and more of a common issue with nissan owners and nissan is not doing anything to repair this very serious and costly problem. I just got an estimate on tuesday (9/4/12) for $9459.00 worth of repairs to the transmission and the radiator. I bought the car new from nissan, and it now has 110,502 miles.
While driving down the highway my husband and I experienced loss of power and had to pull onto the side of the road. We were towed from there to the mechanic who explained to us that the internal radiator had leaked fluid into the transmission causing failure to both. Since our warranty was outdated we are now out 6000$ and are struggling to fix this. I am very frustrated and disappointed in the vehicle. We had our children with and I am very glad that we were not at a busy intersection or interstate.
While driving my 2007 nissan pathfinder se, I encountered a hesitation of transmission functionality while making a left hand turn across two lanes of oncoming traffic. As I proceeded to accelerate through the left turn, the transmission seemed to slip and would not get out of first gear. Subsequently, my service engine soon light came on. The next day, I took the vehicle to the local autoexpress to have the odb-ii code retrieved, I was informed that they could not read it as it was a dealer specific code. I left and went right to my local nissan dealer who informed me that a part of the radiator had broken and the car was now mixing antifreeze with transmission fluid. They informed me that both the radiator and transmission had to be replaced at a cost of $9200.00, the dealer suggested that I call nissan as I was just 2000 miles over the warranty. After countless calls to the call center in the phillipines and the regional office in ohio, I was basically told that there was nothing they could do for me, they stated that because there were no records of maintenance being done at the selling dealership, I was out of luck. We purchased this vehicle brand new and it is a fully loaded model. The plan was to drive this to the 200k miles that nissan has been pitched to commonly achieve. Instead, I have a car in the driveway that I cant drive, I still owe $4700 on it, and it will cost me $9l just to make it useful again. Nissan should be ashamed of themselves. It will not be until someone dies that any recall action will happen. Nissan has chased away a life-long loyal customer.
Wife first noticed a vibration on her way home from school with our daughters. Became progressively worse over time. I had tires, bearings, etc checked. No problems found with any of those. Looked online and discovered that a lot of pathfinder owners were having transmission problems. Checked coolant and found that it had in fact mixed with transmission fluid. I switched the lines from the transmission to trans cooler and radiator to prevent further contamination, and flushed radiator/replaced coolant. Also had transmission flushed/fluid changed. The vibration is still present, as I don't have $5000 + for a new transmission/radiator.
I was on busy 495 highway in maryland with my family, all of a sudden my 2007 nissan pathfinder stopped accelerating, and there was a big truck behind me on high speed, my wife and kids started shouting when they saw the big truck almost ran us over. I had towed the nissan pathfinder to the dealer, only to be told that it's a transmission problem and might cost me more than $6,000 to fix. I got this vehicle brand new from nissan in 2007, and only have about 75,000 miles on it. A used car that I bought with 105,000 miles on it, and topped it with another 65,000 miles, making it 170,000 miles is still running good! Someone out there needs to shout out that nissan needs to recall their vehicles with transmission issues before they waste people's lives via accidents.
Start having problems in mid july of 2010. Transmission was jerking in gear. Radiator broke down, allowing fluid to leak into the transmission. Vehicle is inoperable. Also been having problem with fuel gauge. Unable to get vehicle repaired, due to limited income. Vehicle became inoperable passed extended warranty.
I have maintained my car. In june, my nissan dealership charged me $1500 after I reported a jolt in the transmission. I brought it back 08/10/2012 and they said the transmission needed replaced. I took it to another shop and they said the radiator fluid had leaked into the transmission and ruined the transmission presenting a financial burden and a huge safety issue. *tr updated 09/13/12
Started noticing in march 2007 a noise like running over a rumble strip for brief periods that we thought were either our new tires or road surfaces. Later we noticed it started getting longer and it seemed liked it had a hard time shifting gears. We took it to our nissan dealer who informed us that there was a leakage between the cooling system and the transmission which in time will cause the transmission to fail. We also found out they were aware of this problem,but we were never notified. Now they told us even with and extended warranty to 80k we were past that at 81k. I feel they should be forced back to up their known defects and issue a recall.
This vehicle has approx 80k miles when heat stopped working and transmission started shifting hard. I was informed by my mechanic that coolant had mixed with the transmission fluid and that it was a known problem at nissan. We replaced the radiator and fluids. A few months later the transmission is inoperable and nissan has refused to acknowledge the issue. My mechanic at midas of richmond va informed me that he sees this problem all the time and that nissan is doing nothing. Clearly, nissan knew this was a problem and has refused to take any action due to the high cost of the repair. This is clearly a safety issue as well as a known defect issue. I cannot believe the manufacturer would be allowed to install a major vehicle component with a known defect and for the customer to have no recourse.
I understand now that nissan pathfinder owner (05-07) have experienced issues with the transmission failing due to defective parts. I now have to have my transmission and radiator replaced to the tune of $7000+. Why has there been no recall for this problem?
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the filter radiator caused the cooling to leak, which destroyed the transmission. The dealer was notified who stated that he was not familiar with the type of failure and offered no assistance. The manufacture was not notified. The failure and current mileage was 75,875.
At first started noticing hesitation in transmission at 40 MPH, confirmed by 2 mechanics trans fluid is milky color and changed fluid at a local service station that had to go to nissan and get their transmission fluid to finish job. Now back to milky transmission fluid, have to take overdrive off because gears will not shift, I also carry gallon of water because at any time radiator fluid levels can be low; have to turn air off at long stop lights so temp gauge doesn't go up.
While driving with the AC on, my vehicle started to blast out hot air through the vents and overheat. My car has never ran hot before, I haven't had any problems since I've had it. I was able to pull over safely and let the car cool down. My husband removed the radiator cap and noticed a milky liquid in the radiator. We had to have the vehicle towed to a mechanic shop and they notified us of the recall on the nissan (2005-2010 models) radiators. They said that it was a common problem that they have been seeing where the coolant mixes with the transmission fluids and cause a major repair problem. We have been told that the radiator, transmission, transmission kit, throttle, vial body, and torque converter will have to be replaced. I feel petrified to know that nissan knew about this existing problem but refused to have these issues repaired rather than taking the easy way out and extending the warranty. We bought our truck brand new from the nissan dealership and we also paid for the 5yr/100,000 mile warranty. I have had my truck for 5 yrs and 2 mths, something should have been done about this. We the consumers have trusted this brand for many years and we depend on our vehicles on a daily bases. My family and I were all in the vehicle when the incident happened we could have been seriously harmed in a high risk situation. We had the 90,000 mileage maintenance completed where they flushed the radiator, changed the transmission, & etc. And everything was fine. My husband have always taken my car in for timely maintenance and no one has ever mentioned the radiator issues.
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