2007 Nissan Pathfinder: transmission slipping

Filed Jul 24, 2020 · Transmission · 147,000 miles · NC

The transmission began to slip. Slow moving . Then vehicle would not start. Engine code u1000. Had the vehicle towed to a repair shop. They replaced the started. I paid them 400.00. I got in the vehicle it would not start. The mechanic replaced a 20a fuse in the fuse box for the ecu. Drove vehicle home, then would not start again. Researched online stumbled onto article about defective nissan transmission being a ticking time bomb. Check transmission fluid, strawberry milk shake. Radiator fluid dark. Thanks nissan , I bought this vehicle used, found out the engine was bad, spent 8000.00 replacing the engine and now the transmission and radiator are bad. I will never purchase another nissan. Why wasn't there a recall for the radiator ???

Filed Aug 13, 2019 · Engine · 108,000 miles · KY

I was driving down the highway with my kids when the vehicle started to overheat and when I pulled over the vehicle started to smoke and shut down. The vehicle was then towed to my house. I had a family mechanic look at the vehicle and was told the radiator cracked. I ordered a radiator and it was put it. Then found out that water had gotten into the transmission fluid. Went and bought the transmission fluid j specifically for nissan and was going to flush the transmission fluid and add more it was then that the transmission started slipping and white smoke was coming out of the exhaust. Where I was told the head gasket is cracked. I am still making payments on this car and have no vehicle to drive to work or school.

Filed Jan 23, 2017 · Transmission · 139,000 miles · CO

I purchased a 2007 nissan pathfinder about 6 months ago. The vehicle has 139,000 miles. The transmission has begun slipping, and I took it to a transmission repair place, and they told me it would be at least $3500 minimum. They said coolant from the radiator has leaked into the transmission destroying the transmission.

Filed Nov 16, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 83,200 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. While driving various speeds, the transmission slipped and the vehicle overheated. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who would not diagnose the vehicle. The contact then took the vehicle to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a cracked radiator that caused fluid to leak into the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 83,200.

Filed Jun 13, 2016 · Transmission · NJ

Coolant has leaked into my transmission. My vehicle currently has 88000 miles and my transmission has started slipping. I took it to my mechanic who checked the transmission fluid and he said "yeah, it's a mixer". Referring to the coolant that leaked into the transmission. According to him im not the only person who has brought in their nissan with this issue.I went to nissan but they said there is no recall. After checking online it seems there was a class action suit brought against nissan back in 2012 but it seems like I can't be part of it since the deadline has passed. I hope there is a recall soon so I can get my truck fixed.

Filed Jun 2, 2016 · Transmission · 106,000 miles · MA

Vehicle started vibrating at 40mph took it to a mechanic they advised that the radiator needed to be replaced and that the radiator and transmission fluids mixed, replaced the radiator flushed the transmission vehicle was at 90,000 miles drove the car another year with slight vibration still at 40mph now it is at 106,000 miles transmission is slipping when it warms up won't come out of 2nd gear looking at having to rebuild the transmission for 4500.00, the radiator was 400.00 plus an outside cooler for the transmission an additional 200.00. Had I been made aware of a potential problem I may have been covered because under 80,000 miles I had an issue with the vehicle not heating up when idol the heat would only work when I drove the car and the service engine light was on but the diagnoses was a fuel cap 3 gas caps later the engine light is still on and I had a heating element replaced but it seems that the heating issue is a sign of the transmission issue. Nissan should have made it's customers aware of the issue I purchased the vehicle in 2010 with 13.000 miles on it they were well aware of the problems. I contacted nissan and there response was what would you like us to do I don't think the class action suit was fair to the consumer I don't qualify due to the cut off date and now the mileage but I would rather give a transmission shop 3500.00 rather than give nissan 3500.00 I feel that I already paid them enough and for them to know of this issue and not notify the consumer is terrible I have 3 children I drive on the highway in fact I had my 2 year old in the vehicle when the transmission wouldn't come out of 2nd gear it slowed from 60mph to 30mph luckily I was able to pull into the breakdown lane and switch into neutral and back into drive to get it to shift so I could make it to the nearest exit.

Filed May 6, 2016 · Transmission · 122,000 miles · AZ

Problem started when transmission started to slip while driving back and forth to work.. Had transmission flushed did not help...learned about the inter-cooler defecate so checked the radiator to find tranny fluid.. Car is over 100k miles so left with all repair cost and a sorry about your luck.....

Filed Apr 15, 2016 · Transmission · 113,500 miles · ME

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.

Filed Sep 19, 2015 · Transmission · 100,120 miles · NC

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.

Filed Sep 18, 2015 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · NY

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!

Filed Sep 18, 2015 · Transmission · 144,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed Aug 29, 2015 · Engine · 118,000 miles · MI

The transmission on my 2007 nissan pathfinder started slipping so I had it looked at and found out the coolant leaked into the transmission. I have 118,000 miles on it and unfortunately it looks like I am out of luck. I an very disappointed in nissan since they know the failure does not occur until about 90,000 miles.