2005 Nissan Pathfinder Complaint Log

AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED TWICE (3/12 AND 10/12) AS I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON, CAR DIED. I HAD NO POWER AND SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SLOWING FOR THE LENGTH BETWEEN TWO EXITS UNTIL I COULD STEER INTO GUARDRAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CAR WAS SMOKING, COOLANT SYSTEM MECHANIC THINKS LET GO AND ENGINE CRACKED, NISSAN REFUSES TO BUY BACK CAR THAT WAS A LEMON IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY DID NOT FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT INCORRECTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR THAT WAS ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE ALSO CRACKS IN THE HOSES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE BOTH REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ENGAGE IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO TO THE TRANSMISSION AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IN WASHINGTON D.C, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO MOVE. SOME KIND PEOPLE HELPED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS LATER TOWED TO MY HOME. I LATER SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. AFTER CHANGING THE RADIATOR THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED INOPERABLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENT ON THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I CANNOT DRIVE IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE PATHFINDER AT 45MHP IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND SLOWED DOWN EVEN WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL DOWN... FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE ON.. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF... IF WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEEDS IT COULD OF BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE RADIATOR IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE SENT NISSAN A LETTER REGARDING HIS CONCERNS ABOUT RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS UNTIL THE LEAKED DEVELOPED. *JB

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RECOMMENDED THAT FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT BE REPLACED AND REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING AN INCORRECT READING. HE EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY ONE-QUARTER TANK OF FUEL, WHEN IN FACT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. HE ALSO POINTED OUT TO THE MECHANIC, THAT DUE TO THE INACCURACY AND ERRATIC MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL GAUGE READING, IT COULD STALL, AT ANY TIME A RESENT AN UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE AND COMPROMISE THE LIFE AND SAFETY OF HIS PASSENGERS. AFTER A CAREFUL REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY THE NISSAN TECHNICIAN, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONING, WHICH WAS DISCOVERED EARLIER BY NISSAN, IN WHICH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED. NISSAN DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST TO HAVE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN HAS SINCE ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND EXTENDED THE PRIMARY WARRANTY.

TRANSMISSION STALLS WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT DECIDE WHEN TO SHIFT AND TRIES TO DOWNSHIFT DURING DECELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO RESPOND. *TR

THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION IN TURNED DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. SHORTED THE SAFETY FEATURE IN THE TRANSMISSION TO WHERE IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VECHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A 100K AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I RUINED MY CREDIT AND 2 YEARS LATER I AM STILL HAVING MY CHECK GARNISHED FOR THIS HORRIBLE RECALL.. THEY REPOED THE VEHICLE AND SOLD IT FOR SCRAP AND LEFT ME HOLDING THE BILL BECAUSE I COULD AFFORD A $7000 FIX!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE HORRIBLE RECALL

TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKED COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION AN TRANS STARTED SLIPPING NOW I NEED A TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER CONTINUALLY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED CORROSION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: COOLING UNIT AND LINES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

RADIATOR CRACKED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. I DID SOME RESEARCH, THIS HAPPENS TO ALL 2005-2010 PATHFINDERS. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

RADIATOR COOLANT GETTING INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE SHORT CIRCUIT, TRANSMISSION COMPUTER IS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING REPLACEMENT, RADIATOR REPLACEMENT, THERMOSTAT AND COMPUTER SENSORS REPLACEMENT. COST FOR REPLACEMENT IN THIS PATHFINDER APPROX. $5,500 - $6,000 AND THE REMAINING LOAN ON THE PATHFINDER IS ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT! ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS IS A MAJOR DEFAULT OF NISSAN AND A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MORE COMPLAINTS THAN THEY THEMSELVES CAN COUNT. THIS PATHFINDER BELONGS TO AN 83 YEAR OLD MAN WHO USES THIS TRANSPORTATION TO TRAVEL WITH HIS 80 YEAR OLD WIFE TO AND FROM 90% MEDICAL USE, NOW HE CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIRS AND TO NO FAULT OF HIS AND DUE TO NISSAN'S DEFAULT AND WILL NOT AGREE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE PATHFINDER CAN NO LONGER BE USED AND THE LOAN PAYMENTS ARE STILL COMING IN. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR HAS GONE UP IN MY TRUCK. IT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2012. I CANNOT TELL WHETHER I HAVE GAS IN THE TRUCK OR NOT. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AS I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHER 2005 PATHFINDER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN MARCH OF 2011. HAD DONE GREAT FOR AWHILE. REPLACE A EXHAUST SENSOR IN AUGUST OF 2012. ALWAYS SMELLED HOT AFTER BEING DRIVEN, LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BUT COULD NEVER PINPOINT IT. THEN AROUND NOVEMBER 2012 NOTICED A DELAYED REACTION IN ENGAGING WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE AND A SLIGHT HESITATION COMING OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE. DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AT TIME. BUT HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE, SHUTTERS FROM TIME TO TIME DRIVING, AND HESITATES MORE OFTEN. I CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY, JAN 24, THE MANAGER THERE TOLD ME I SHOULD CALL THE NISSAN CONSUMER OFFICE BECAUSE THE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. SO I DID. THE FIRST PERSON I STARTED TALKING TO HUNG UP ON ME AS SOON AS I MENTIONED MY VEHICLES MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED BACK GOT SOMEONE ELSE, ALTHOUGH SHE DIDN'T HANG UP ON ME, SHE WAS NO HELP. SHE SAID BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 100000 MILES, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. SO I GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT FOR ME AS WELL. THIS IS WRONG THE WAY NISSAN IS TREATING PEOPLE. IF THEY TRULY WANTED GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WOULD VOLUNTARILY RECALL THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND MAKE IT RIGHT. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT OR RECOMMEND THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED INTERNAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAD EXCEEDED THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,720.

WE OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT MY WIFE DRIVES DAILY UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT THE TRANSMISSION GAVE UP ON US AT EXACTLY 100298 MILES. SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AROUND 50 MILES AN OUR AND THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SUV JUST QUIT AND IT WOULD NOT GO NO FURTHER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS BEHIND HER BECAUSE OUR DAUGHTERS WERE WITH HER AT THE TIME. SO NOW I HAVE A PATHFINDER THAT DOES NOT RUN BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD THE SIX GRAND THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME BECAUSE I WENT OVER 298 MILES. *TR

I WAS GOING TO WORK A USUAL SO I HAVE TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY. EVERYTHING WAS PRETTY NORMAL THEN AS I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES I FELT LIKE HESITATION FROM THE SUV. I WAS IN FIRST LAME SO AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE FURTHER IN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS DECELERATING. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER. IT RETURNED TO NORMAL THEN 5 MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THE CAR STARTED JERKING AS WELL. I TURNED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD IT SMELLED LIKE COOLANT LEAKING AND THE SUV DIDN'T SAY THAT IT WAS OVERHEATED.I TRIED TO TURN IT ON IT DIDN'T LET ME AND THE DASHBOARD WASN'T DISPLAYING THE N,D,R...ETC. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND SAID THE SUV HAD INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF THE RADIATOR AND IT MESSED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS TYPE AND YEAR OF SUV HAD FAULTY RADIATOR THAT CAME LIKE THAT. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR 8 MONTHS AGO AND THAT IT CAME WITH A WARRANTY FOR THESE TYPE OF CAR FOR LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. WELL I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER WITH MORE THAN 100,000 MILES .NOW AT THIS POINT TO FIX THE CAR RANGES FROM 3,000-6,000 DOLLARS. SHAME ON NISSAN DEALERS FOR SELLING THESE TYPE OF CARS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD. *TR

MY NISSAN QUIT DUE TO A FAILED TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING WHEN I ACCELERATED IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. IT OCCASIONALLY WOULD DO A HARD SHIFT WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS OR INCREASING SPEED. I BEGAN TO SMELL A FOUL ODOR COMING FROM THE HOOD AND ALOT OF SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAD GIVEN NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED, OIL CHANGED...ETC ON REGULAR BASIS. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9TH I LEFT WORK AND MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. THE NISSAN DEALER I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAS INFORMED ME THAT A FAULTY RADIATOR TANK BROKE DOWN, LEAKED COOLANT INTO MY TRANSMISSION, CORRUPTING MY TRANSMISSION AND ALL THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS THAT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO IDENTIFY MY TRANSMISSION & GIVE THE VEHICLE/TRANSMISSION ABILITY TO START. IN ADDITION THEY INDICATE IT CAUSED CORROSION AND HAS DESTROYED MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NISSAN KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM/EXACT ISSUE BUT INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE RADIATORS, THEY "OFFERED" AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST): NO CUSTOMER CO-PAY; AFTER 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST) UP TO 9 YEARS/90,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST): CUSTOMER CO-PAY IS $2,500; AFTER 9 YEARS/90,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST) UP TO 10 YEARS/100,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST): CUSTOMER CO-PAY IS $3,000. I THINK ITS ASININE THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH NOT RECALLING ALL OF THESE AND TAKING CARE OF A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT WITHOUT PUTTING A HUGE BURDEN ON ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH UP A HILL. THE CAR MOST ABILITY TO CLIMB HILL AND SPEED DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. I WAS CONCERNED OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AS TRAFFIC WAS GOING FASTER AND HAD TO GO AROUND ME. THERE WAS NOT A PLACE TO PULL OVER. I MADE IT (BARELY) OVER THE HILL AND PULLED OVER. THE ISSUE IS A FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL RADIATOR COOLANT HOSE LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN ADMITTED AND PREVIOUSLY NOTED AND DIAGNOSED BY NISSAN, BUT THEY HAVE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. PRETTY SCARY WHEN THE CAR FAILS AT SPEED AND YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE IN APRIL 2012 HAD TRANSMISSION GO OUT FIXED THAT WITH WARRANTY COMPANY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN IN LESS THAN A MONTH COMES TO FIND OUT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED SENDING ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO MY RADIATOR DESTROYING MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. GOT THAT FIXED CAMSHAFT SENSORS THEN WENT BAD COST ME MORE MONEY. AFTER THAT THE RADIATOR WAS STILL MESSED UP HAD IT REPAIRED AND FLUSHED SYSTEM COMPLETELY. THE SHOP ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BACK FLOW RESERVE CAP AND THERMOSTAT FOR BEING BAD. THE VEHICLE WORKED FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS AND HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE FOR OVERHEATING AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS FAN CLUTCH WAS WORKING NEED TO REPLACE FAN CLUTCH COMPLETED THAT. NOW NOV. 8TH TWO DAYS LATER AFTER BEING FIXED STILL OVERHEATING. DO KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE??? *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SUFFERED A RADIATOR LEAK WHICH LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING AT A HIGH RPM WHILE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO DRIVE DESPITE THE CAR RUNNING AND THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THEN THE TRANSMISSION "KICKED IN" AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD UNTIL THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE CAR COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN ON THE ROAD. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO A ROAD,FOR CHARITY, WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, THE MORE YOU GAVE IT GAS THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A TEST RIDE, THE SAME THING HAPPEN,AT THE STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD RAVEUP.AND TAKE OFF LIKE A .ROCKET. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS GOING TO COST A LOT TO FIT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A BUSY STREET DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR, AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED RUNNING AND WENT TO A CRAWLING SPEED (AROUND 1-2 MPH). CARS BEHIND NEEDED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO AVOID COLLISION, AND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER, THE CAR BLOCKED TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEIR FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY, AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE AROUND $2400 FOR THE REPAIR. THREE DAYS LATER, AFTER LOOKING AT IT, THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WITH A COST OF REPAIR OF $7400. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR LEAKING INTO FLUID MY TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN RUINED. I HAVE 140 K MILES ON MY 2005 PATHFINDER AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY NISSAN ABOUT THE FAULTY RADIATOR AND THEREFORE THIS DAMAGED OCCURRED. ESTIMATE TO FIX IS $5600.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DIGITAL PANEL THAT DISPLAYED WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN ALSO WENT BLANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE MODULATOR. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR AND MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE THAT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING. HIS WIFE FELT A JERKING MOTION WHEN SHE PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. HIS WIFE PULLED OVER, WHEN SUDDENLY ANOTHER MOTORIST INFORMED HER THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ONCE SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM NOISE, WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE BATTERY EXPLODING. WITHIN IN SECONDS, THE UNCONTROLLABLE FLAMES LITERALLY ENGULFED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. AN INVESTIGATOR BELIEVED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

NISSAN ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL IN SEPT. 2013 COVERING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY FOR SEVERAL MODELS NOT INCLUDING THE PATHFINDER. IN OCTOBER 2012 AND DECEMBER 2013, MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND IN SOME CASES STALLED ON THE ROAD. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO REGAIN ACCELERATION, ONLY TO LOSE IT AGAIN SHORTLY. THE VDC AND SLIP LIGHTS CAME ON IN THESE CASES EVEN THOUGH THE ROADS WERE DRY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION. BOTH TIMES, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. DUE TO THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE, I AM REQUESTING THE NTSB REVIEW MY INCIDENT AS WELL AS OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS TO INSTRUCT NISSAN TO EXTEND THIS RECALL NOTICE TO INCLUDE THE PATHFINDER. *JS

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT IS COMMON TO THIS MODEL AND INVOLVES THE INTERMINGLING OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO THE FAULTY DESIGN INVOLVING THESE SYSTEMS. THE RESULT IS RUINATION OF BOTH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR, IN ADDITION TO VARIOUS ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. PLEASE, COMPEL NISSAN TO ISSUE A FULLY-COVERED RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND THE FACT THAT THE CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY FORCED TO BEAR THE SIGNIFICANT BURDEN OF THE SUBSTANTIAL RELATED REPAIRS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. *TR

MY VEHICLE QUIT DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT WOULD ONLY IDLE WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY RADIATOR HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK AND THE COOLANT WAS MIXING WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO SHUT DOWN. I WAS NOTIFIED WHEN SEARCHING FOR A RADIATOR, THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES AND IS DOCUMENTED WITH COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I AM CURRENTLY A NURSING STUDENT, AND I DO NOT THINK IT IS FAIR THAT I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE NOT MY FAULT WHEN I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR AND I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE OUT A LOAN TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED SO I WILL HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL. *TR

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CASE COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. PER NISSAN, THE COST TO FIX IS $5900 AND REQUIRES A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. FIRST SYMPTOM WAS LACK OF ACCELERATION. *TR

I HAD EXPERIENCED SOME SLIGHT JERKING AROUND 60-70 MPH AND DISMISSED IT AS THE TRANSMISSION JUST TRYING TO DECIDED BETWEEN GEARS. LAST NIGHT, WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD THEN I HEARD A SLIPPING NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULDN'T MOVE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDST OF CROSSING AN INTERSECTION WITH MY PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND AND A 5 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE VEHICLE TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD, BUT SEEMED RATHER CLEAR COMPARED TO FLUID I HAD SEEN IN THE PAST. I HAD EXPECTED IT TO AT THE LEAST, LOOK DIRTY. AFTER READING REPORTS OF ISSUES ONLINE, MY GUESS IS THE ISSUE MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED OF COOLANT MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I'M HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

RADIATOR FLUID AND WATER WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION BOX. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND CAN LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOSS OF DRIVING ABILITY AT ANY TIME. GOOGLE SEARCHES INDICATE AS SUCH, AND THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND JERKED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE JERKING AND DECELERATION INCREASED WITH GREATER FORCE AND THE DEALER RE-INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, ADVISING THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD PENETRATED THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,800.

THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WHICH SEEMS TO BE A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID THAT I MUST PAY THAT OUT OF POCKET. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT NOT ONLY DOES THE PATHFINDER HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT SO DOES THE XTERA. NISSAN IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SO THEY SHOULD FIX IT. *TR

AFTER STARTING OUR PATHFINDER IN A PARKING LOT AND PLACING IT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HAD LOST ALMOST ALL ACCELERATION IN FIRST GEAR. AFTER SLOWLY CLIMBING INTO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND LURCH ALMOST CAUSING OUR SUV TO STRIKE SEVERAL PARKED CARS. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WERE TOLD AFTER CAREFUL INVESTIGATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE LEAKING OF COOLANT AND WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION COOLER. EXTENSIVE RUSTING AND DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ($4000) THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED US TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD WE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 PATHFINDER IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 WITH 76K MILES. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT IVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSON THAT HAVE SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE. I WENT AND GOT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT 98K MILES AND NOW IT HAS LEFT ME SIT. STILL OWING OVER 19K ON THE VEHICLE AND PAYING OVER 400 DOLLARS A MONTH ON A PAYMENT AND NOW NISSAN WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN THEY HAD ON A VEHICLE. NOT CHEAP EAITHER, APPLE NISSAN OF YORK PA ESTIMATED OVER 6K TO FIX THE PROBLEM. COMPLETE BS. THIS NEEDS TO STOP NOW AND THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE FREE OF CHARGE AND RECALLED ASAP!! I WILL GO AS FAR AS GOING TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IF NEED BE. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND WOULDN'T DRIVE. TAKEN TO SHOP AND SAID DEFECT IN RADIATOR ALLOWED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION RUINING BOTH COMPONENTS. THIS IS A KNOWN COMPLAINT WHICH NISSAN FAILS TO ADDRESS. THEY UPED THEIR WARRANTY WHEN PROBLEM WAS SEEN BUT MOSTLY HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. I SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND SHE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM MY HOME IN SANFORD, FL TO CLERMONT, FL TO VISIT MY MOM AT THE NURSING HOME. WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY 408 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND BOG DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SLOWED DOWN ABRUPTLY ALMOST CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT. I WAS TERRIFIED. I SLOWLY MADE MY WAY OFF THE EXPRESSWAY ONTO STATE ROAD 50 THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO AT ALL. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE TOLD ME TO PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN TRY AGAIN. THIS WORKED BUT I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 20 MPH, HOWEVER THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 50 MPH. AT ONE POINT I WAS ON A HILL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS ALMOST CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NURSING HOME WHERE I PARKED THE VEHICLE THEN MY HUSBAND CAME AND TOWED IT BACK HOME WHERE IT NOW SITS, WE HAVE TO HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FLAWS. IT'S NOT FAIR THAT MY LIFE, MY CHILD'S LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHER DRIVERS WERE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF NISSAN'S IRRESPONSIBILITY. I WANT THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

WAS DRIVING ALONG AND VEHICLE STOPPED PULLING. TOO IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY MASTER MECHANIC AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT IS WAS ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION IN WHICH THERE IS A RECALL. AND THEN WAS TOLD BY CORPORATION THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE SPEED DROPPED TO ZERO. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A DAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATH FINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 80,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/10/12*CN UPDATED 10/11/12

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I CANNOT REMEMBER THE DATE OF THE FIRST INCIDENT. MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY FAMILY WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND WE WERE LEAVING A PLACE OF BUSINESS, WHICH WAS KIND OF ON A HILL AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, BUT STARTED TO GO BACKWARD. I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AND WE WERE OFF AND GOING, UNTIL WE WERE ON THE ROAD AND IN TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 45MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL, AND WE HAD TO GET OURSELVES OUT OF TRAFFIC. I GT THE VEHICLE GOING AGAIN AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO GO FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN ON SEPT 15 I WOKE EARLY TO TAKE A FAMILY MEMBER TO A WEEKEND CLASS, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE 2005 PATHFINDER I ROLLED MY WINDOW DOWN TO HEAR THE SOUND AS I WAS LISTENING THE SOUND WENT AWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL, I WAS PUSHING ON THE GAS AND IT WOULD NOT GO, THE LIGHT WAS GREEN AND I HAD CARS BEHIND ME. I HAD TO TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND TRY TO GET MYSELF OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO SAFETY, ONCE I DID I HAD TO PARK MY VEHICLE IN A BUSINESS PARKING LOT AT A SHOPPING CENTER THAT IS CLOSE TO MY HOME. AT THIS POINT MY VEHICLE IS PARKED DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. I HAVE TALKED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION FLUID MIX AND THIS SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WITH MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER, AND THAT IT IS COSTLY TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE COST IS ULTIMATELY LEFT UP TO ME, AND I FEEL AS IF THIS IS A NISSAN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME FOR SOME OTHER NISSAN CUSTOMERS THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL AND NISSAN SHOULD BE FIXING THIS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *TR

WE HAD STARTED TO NOTICE SOME ROUGH SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS PAST WEEKEND MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO DRIVE WITH OUR KIDS IN ATLANTA FREEWAY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AT SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO BUCK AND LURCH AND IT WOULD KILL THE ENGINE. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC BUT WAS BEHAVING LIKE A MANUAL IF SOMEONE DIDN'T PUSH IN THE CLUTCH WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS WAS VERY HAZARDOUS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A 10+ LANE FREEWAY. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING BECAUSE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT HE HAD SEEN A NUMBER OF NISSANS WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT $4,000. THAT IS BETTER THAN HAVING THE TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, MONTOYA'S NASCAR TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP SENDING HIM INTO ONE OF THE JET DRIERS AT THE TRACK CAUSING A FIERY COLLISION. HE HAD NO CONTROL AT THAT TIME AND HE IS A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER. NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. I NOW KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND THAT TOO MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE MADE THIS COMPLAINT AND NISSAN WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ON MAIN ROAD AT RUSH HOUR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK FOLLOWED BY HESITATION AND LIGHTS ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING ON. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GOING EVEN 20 MPH AND MOTORISTS BEHIND ME FELT I WAS GOING UNREASONABLY SLOW, THINKING I WAS DOING THIS ON PURPOSE AND EVEN TRYING TO PASS ME. I LIMPED ALONG TO THE NEXT STREET WHERE I COULD GET OFF SAFELY AND CALLED FOR HELP. BROUGHT THE CAR TO CLOSEST DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATION. MY CAR WHICH WAS FINALLY PAID OFF NOW FACED CERTAIN DOOM. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO FIX ANY OF THIS SO NOW THE CAR MUST SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL YOU ISSUE A RECALL. NISSAN KNEW OF THIS ISSUE LONG AGO AND ISN'T TAKING MEASURES TO WARN ANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THESE RADIATORS NEED TO BE CHANGED IN ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND THOSE WHICH SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE PUT BACK ON THE ROAD AT THEIR EXPENSE.HOW MANY MORE DRIVERS NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS PAINFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FAILURE? *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GAIN SPEED AS IT WOULD NORMALLY. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT SEEMS TO PERFORM NORMALLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE JUMP/BUMP. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY RUSTY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES. AT THIS POINT HE IS ESTIMATING BETWEEN $2,500 AND $3,000 TO REPAIR. VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 108,000 MILES. I WOULD LOVE ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO BE REIMBURSED FROM NISSAN. *TR

RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED. INTERNAL RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. IT IS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND IT CAN BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE. I HAVE CHOSEN TO LET MY VEHICLE SET. I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE A FATALITY TO MYSELF OR MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP NOT TO LET NISSAN GET BY WITH THIS. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 01/02/13