2007 Nissan Pathfinder: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Dec 20, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 107,000 miles · CO

I bought my 07 pathfinder in july and the dealership had done repair on the radiator at their expense, and replaced the coolant and tranny fluids and stated there was no cross contamination. However, the vehicle stopped shifting properly and we couldn't tell if it was the tranny, ABS, or 4wd getting caught. As of yesterday the tranny wouldn't change gears. Restarting the car helped. But since there was no recall there is no history of any other work. All maintenance was kept up with the same dealership for the majority of the vehicles life. After the vehicle has been at a stop, and moved to accelerate it wouldn't go into gear/drive then all of a sudden would ?catch? And would launch.

Filed Aug 19, 2016 · Transmission · 175,000 miles · TN

Check engine light came on and truck wouldn't shift into overdrive. Pull code p0717 indicating the transmission sensor or computer was out. Took to shop and they said the transmission cooling line in the radiator cracked, the transmission fluid was then mixed with antifreeze, and it fouled the transmission parts and knock out the computer. Transmission had to be replace and the shop noted that nissan wouldn't warranty the transmission without replacing the radiator, which they knew had to be done anyway. They said they've seen sooo many of these it's ridiculous. $4,225.43 repair that could have been avoided if we'd just known to replace the $200 radiator.

Filed Oct 1, 2015 · 146,000 miles · GA

As many of the other complaints filed, my transmission has to be replaced damaged by the flow of other fluids. Without warning, after starting my vehicle attempting to drive off, my vehicle would barely drive, transmission would not shift.....o/d off light onand would not go off. After taking it to the mechanic I was informed that the transmission as well as the radiator would have to be replaced as other fluids has flowed over into my transmission, therefore damaging it.......seemingly the way the vehicle was built.

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 May 19, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 100,250 miles · LA

I bought the vehicle a year ago at 79,000 miles. In january of 2015, I hit the 100,000 mile mark and almost immediately started having transmission problems. Loud and jerky shifting and smelling foul in the air conditioner. Nissan dealership said that there was an issue and since I was out of warranty, (100,000 miles) that they weren't liable. He said I could drive it because it shouldn't break down for another few thousand miles. So I just parked it. I would only drive it if I absolutely had no other choice. Friday, may 15 2015 I was coming home from a doctors appointment and the vehicle completely broke down. The transmission went out and I was in the middle of a busy road with my 4 year old in the car with me. At 40 MPH, the RPM was at almost 5,000. I pulled over to call my husband and when we put it in reverse to back out of the parking space, it wouldn't go into reverse. I had to tow it home and it's completely broken down. I don't have 4,000 to spend on a transmission and radiator.

Filed Jul 23, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 99,200 miles · NJ

About 2 weeks ago I was driving my 2007 nissan pathfinder (automatic), when I try to accelerate a bit the vehicle show signs that the speed-gear will not shift properly. When I am at a red light also for example once the light change to green the car take a few seconds to accelerate to the proper speed making it an inconvenience for other cars behind me since the speed will not pick up on time. Sometimes also it tend to " shot" making a weird not before resuming proper speed and this happen mostly on local roads.

Filed Jun 27, 2013 · Transmission · 92,800 miles · PA

Vehicle was hesitating when shifting gears. Daughter pulled car in driveway, there was a burning smell. Then all of this fluid leaked on to the driveway and the car would not go into gear. Pathfinder at dealership now to be repaired. Will cost me $3000 for a known defect. Doesn't seem right that the consumer has to pay for the mistakes of the manufacturer. There should be a recall with this issue - and nissan should be the one responsible for paying the entire amount.

Filed Apr 10, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 98,000 miles · MD

The radiator fluid is leaking into the transmission fluid and causing significant "rumbling" noises. The vehicle does not shift correctly.

Filed Nov 10, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · 84,000 miles · CO

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.

Filed Oct 15, 2012 · Transmission · 24,500 miles · CO

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.

Filed Sep 10, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 160,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Jul 24, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · MO

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.