The radiator is mixing anti-freeze and transmission fluid together and cycling it threw the whole engine
2007 Nissan Pathfinder transmission complaints
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My SUV was diagnosed with a manufacturing defective transmisson and now has issues with the transmission cooler pipes splitting causing cross contamination between the radiator coolant & transmission fluid. Which resulted in a failure to the automatic transmission. The cross contamination had to have a new transmission, transmission cooler hoses & radiator replaced.I called nissan corp and they are refusing to take responsibility I told them that they are putting familys in a dangerous situation. I also explained to them when I purchased my vehicle they where well aware of the situation but concealed that information from me and I let them know that I was pregnant at the time with our 4th child and needed the 3rd row thats why we traded, so I did not appreciate that information being concealed from me and putting my children in a unsafe vehicle. Nissan has caused me to almost wreck 3 times this has caused so much stress on me and my family.I have reached out to nissan corp several times with they refused to fix it or return it and give me my money back.and also I delivered my baby 10 days later after I purchased the pathfinder and the patherfinder had about 70,000 miles on it already so the transmisson could had easily went out at any time since it had known problems that were concealed from me and caused a very dangerous situation for me and my baby because when I bought the vehicle they concealed the information knowing that it could happen at anytime and refused to let me know even though my husband and I both asked if anything was wrong with the vehicle and they told us no they check the vehicles before they sale them by their mechanics.something needs to be done before someone gets killed. My pathfinder only has 123,000 miles on it.
In april 2016 while driving on the highway the vehicle began to lose power. Suv managed to make another 10 miles or so until the slipping was to bad to continue driving. Stopped the car and allowerd it to cool. Opened the radiator cap and discovered that the trasmission flud and radiator fluid had mixed. The SUV is now at a repair shop and will not be covered due to be over the extended warranty mileage. I also own a 2008 nissan frontier that is also succeptible to the same problem.
In october of 2015, while driving down the interstate, the vehicle lost power. It has happen 3 times since (the most recent being march 22, 2016). An independent repairman has look at the vehicle 3 times, but has not been able to identify the problem. Spoke with the nissan dealership where purchased and they were not able to determine the issue over the phone. We did discuss the transmission/engine coolant mixing. Taking the vehicle to the dealership for further evaluation. They said it is not covered by warranty or recall. There was a class action lawsuit but our vehicle already had too many miles to be included.
Fluid has leaked from the radiator into the transmission causing corrosion in the transmission. Transmission stalls and shutters while driving it. This causes a safety hazard, due to lack of power and possible loss of transmission during driving. This is a known defect in nissan pathfinders.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact heard a popping noise coming from the transmission and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission sensor failed. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who diagnosed that the radiator coolant was leaking into the transmission. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the warranty had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 129,000. The VIN was unknown.
Radiator cracked and leaked fluid in to the transmission.
My car start to slip up so I done some research and found out that my transmission have coolant mix in it also open radiator cap and found milky looking coolant. My car have only 114000 miles.3/2016
"takata recall" out of the clear blue I was driving my 2007 pathfinder and the airbag light came on, I took it to the dealership immediately that day and it passed per service manager louis castillo at baker jackson nissan in houston texas, 2 days later the light came back on and once again I went to the dealer ship and was told that the sensors and other parts needed to be replaced the cost is $1500. I called nissan corp and they are refusing to taking responsibility even though they stated all 2007 pathfinders in other states would be given a 10 year warranty. My truck was also affected with the radiator flulid mixing with the transmission fluid, during the years of 2010-2012 I constantly took my truck to baker jackson nissan and the service manager then larry just topped off my truck himself and never made a record of it. He kept assuring me that he was saving me money. My transmission failed but because of the mileage in 2012 nissan was able to deny fixing my transmission via the class action lawsuit. I ended up spending $4800 for a new transmission. In 2010 nissan convinced me to replace my train for $1600, I never knew it was a recall until today. Another caveat to this mess is that baker jackson changed their computer system and has no record of me replacing my train. I have a bank statement to prove it if necessary.
In the middle of 2013, the dealer recommended a transmission flush for my 2007 pathfinder. I gave them the go ahead. Only a few weeks later, the transmission started to jerk and shift violently into gear. Eventually, the transmission stopped working altogether. The dealer said it would cost $6k to replace the transmission and basically told me that I should just get a new car. I took the car to an independent shop and they informed me that the radiator, transmission cooler would need to be replaced and the transmission overhauled. The work was quoted at $3,500 which was a lot better than $6,000 so I went ahead with the repair. Shortly thereafter, I was involved in an accident that would require the radiator and transmission cooler to be replaced again, the repair was executed by the dealership in late 2014. Then in mid 2015 the transmission started acting up again. Same symptoms as before. I am just waiting for the truck to die on me any day. Recently I came across some information about a class-action suit that was settled against nissan in 2013 over this exact problem. The dealer should have known about this settlement and should have offered me the option to get my car repaired under the terms of that settlement - but they did not. Further, I understand nissan has fixed the problem with a new part but I suspect that the dealer used the old type of parts when my vehicle was in their body shop and this is the reason my transmission is once again exhibiting signs of an impending problem. This is just not good for consumers and it is definitely not good for nissan's reputation. I will never again buy nissan.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the vehicle would not change gears from drive into reverse. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was unable to be driven and was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the transmission was defective and caused the vehicle to jerk and lose acceleration while driving. The engine light also illuminated while the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the radiator fluid leaked into the transmission, which caused the transmission to fail. The transmission was not replaced. The manufacturer advised that the extended warranty would not cover the entire cost of the transmission replacement. The failure mileage was 95,000.
After hearing a lot of about this problem I decided to make a complaint because it is not fair for anyone to go through this. My 2007 pathfinder suddenly lost complete power and it wouldn't start at all after having a mechanic check it he gave me a diagnose that it was the transmission which I didn't believe I said what does the transmission has to do with power but it has a lot to do after I did some research it comes to this. The coolant on the vehicle gets inside the transmission and mixes with the oil causing the TCM (transmission control module) to fail and not to sent signal so the vehicle will start. So now I have to repair the transmission and the radiator cost will be more than 3000 dollars. I been the only owner of this car and have take good care of it as much as I can I just pay off this car 2 years ago and I don't think is fair for us that had has this problems to paid for it I think nissan america should do a recall on this and help us the consumers.
1) about 2 years ago the cruse control stopped working. Have not repaired this problem. 2) in july 2015 the air bag warning light on the instrument panel started flashing. Have not repaired this problem. 3) on dec 21, 2005 after pulling out of my drive way the transmission would not advance to the next higher gear. Stopped and put it into reverse but the SUV would not go backwards. Slowly drove it around the block back home. Transmission shop reported that coolant leaked into the PCM compartment causing this problem. Repairs have been made, cost was 3645 us dollars.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the vehicle was being serviced for an oil change, when it was diagnosed that the radiator fluid was leaking into the transmission. The dealer stated that the radiator and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,789. The VIN was not available.
Transmission control module fried due to contamination from the radiator fluid. Nissan was aware of contamination in transmission through the radiator and this contamination causes the control module in the transmission to short. Every time I want to start my vehicle I have to replace a 10amp fuse under the hood that will always blow every time I start it. Repair cost for a new control module are exceeding $4000 every place I go. Nissan should be responsible for repairs of their faulty design. Due to this defect my family was stranded, I had to leave my work and pick them up in below 30 degree temperatures.
At first, the car wouldn't start occasionally. I replaced the battery and fuses. This helped temporarily. Now, the car won't start unless I place a new ecu fuse each time I attempt to start it. Changing the fuse will start the car, but it lacks power and is quick to stall out. When I took it to the mechanic, he discovered coolant in my transmission. After reading information from several websites, I realized this is an ongoing issue with this make/model of car.
Coolant leaked into transmission causing damage to transmission. Vehicle is in shop with estimate of $5000 for repairs. Mechanic stated it is difficult to find rebuilds and that this is one of the most expensive transmissions he has priced. He did some research and found that this is a common problem and makes is more difficult to get rebuilt transmissions. I initially had the coolant leak fixed and replaced the radiator. The transmission would shift rough and in three months time from coolant leak repairs, started to not shift from 2nd to 3rd gear. Car in not safe to drive and was taken to mechanic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact attempted to reverse and shifted the gear shifter into reverse but the vehicle failed to move backwards. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who stated that there was automatic transmission contamination due to anti freeze from the radiator. The technician also diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000.
Radiator failure allowed coolant to leak into the transmission both the transmission and radiator now need to be replaced. Nissan has known about this problem for a long time and has failed to issue a recall. Our vehicle dropped into 1st gear while driving and nearly resulted in us getting rear ended.
When driving home on the freeway doing about 60 MPH our vehicle suddenly slowed down when I was about 3 or 4 miles from home around 8:40 pm. I stopped on the side of the freeway. The engine sounded ok but the car did not want to go very fast. Since I had no phone and I am handicapped and unable to walk very far and had a lot of perishable food to carry and my wife and 9 year old daughter. I tried to drive home since we don't have another vehicle. I barely made it to the driveway where the car sits until I can get a loan to fix or buy another car. I only have 145,000 miles on the car, I usually get 300 to 400 thousand miles before I get rid of them.. I was never notified of a recall and I bought the vehicle new from a dealership. I am pretty sure it's the transmission but until I get funds I cannot put it in the shop or replace it.this is friday the day after the breakdown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle violently jerked forward without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission fluid and anti freeze mixed together and the transmission and radiator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000.
Coolant aft cross contamination in the transmission and radiator.
My pathfinder broke down due to the transmission failing while driving. I was just pulling into my housing development and had to kill and restart the truck to get it to make it into the driveway. Apparently this is a known issue by nissan, where there's a crack that allows the radiator coolant and transmission fluid to mix, causing the transmission to fail. This is extremely wrong that a consumer must pay out of pocket for a known and acknowledged flaw in the manufacturer's design.
My wife was taking the kids to school and while driving in the drop off line heard a loud "thunk". We had to get it towed to the nearest dealership and pay the $99.00 diagnostic fee to find out that the radiator leaked coolant into the transmission, which caused transmission failure. Apparently this is a common problem that nissan is not addressing.
I bought this vehicle new in 2007 as our 2nd new nissan .our first was a 2005 frontier with no problems and now this. I have been experiencing transmission problems. It slips when accellerating and somtimes wont down shift properly. So due to the problem I did a web search and found this cracked transmission line allowing coolant leak in to the transmission, so I checked the resevour and radiator and both had atf contamination. I then called the nissan dealer and they claimed to have no idea what I could be talking about. The class action lawsuit filed in late 2012 stated that all dealers were notified. I was never notified and now have over 100,000 miles on my pathfinder which opts me out of anything. This is rediculous and nissan needs to be held accountable! They never even admited there was a problem just offered some extended warrenty coverage absolutely absurd! Now im stuck with a vehicle I cant even drive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the rpms increased rapidly and the engine warning indicator illuminated. In addition, the transmission slipped and failed to shift into the reverse position properly. The failure recurred two times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was awaiting diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.
I was driving my 2007 pathfinder with my 3 children in the back when the tires suddenly seemed to be slipping. I wasn't sure what was going on until I was on a big hill and car suddenly wouldn't go into gear. The transmission had blown on me, almost instantaneoulsy with little to no warning signs. The car started rolling backwards on the hill and luckily nobody was behind us. I hit the breaks and stopped the car. It had to be towed and I was stunned when my mechanic said the transmission was dead and it would cost around 3k to fix! "there was only 85k miles on the car and the transmission just blows like that," I asked him? He told me that this was a problem very common with some nissan cars. I immediately went online and found out that this is known problem with nissan pathfinders and xterras, due to fault manufacturing and a lawsuit was brought up against them (a few years before this happened to me). I feel it's outrageous that these cars can still be sold by the dealer (we bought it used with 60k miles on it) without some sort of warning label on it. Thank god my kids didn't get hurt somehow, because it was quite a hazardous situation when the transmission fails suddenly at the top of a big, long hill! If my kids had gotten hurt, I probably could have sued them for a billion dollars, but since I acted quickly, nobody was hurt, and thus, nobody at nissan seemed to care when I complained. They should be held accountable for fault manufacturing! No car's transmissions suddenly break down for no apparent reason with less than 90k miles on it!
Radiator leaked anti-freeze into the transmission which destroyed the transmission and the entire coolant system. Nissan has known about this but never issued a recall.
As I was about to enter the highway my vehicle lost power, I was fortunate to be able to get off the on ramp and back to the frontage road before my car came to a complete stop. Took to a repair station where it was found the radiator failed and allowed fluid to mix with the transmission fluid. Transmission is a complete loss, although the cost of repair ($5200) is troubling, the fact that moments later my family and I could have been injured or caused someone else to be injured is the bigger issue. I have seen numerous complaints about this defect and feel the federal safety agency should take a better look into making this a safety issue. At some point someone is going to die from this. Nissan has made a very un-reasonable attempt to address this issue.
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