general problems of the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder - part 1

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to immediately restart. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The dynamic control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to voluntary recall campaign: pc068. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.

Transmission began to fail suddenly, resulting in a situation where the car would not accelerate in busy traffic.

While driving on us 95 in DC, MD and NJ, when the traffic became stop and go, my SUV could not get into 1st gear to go. The engine revved, the car shook and made noises. Several times I came close to being rear-ended. This problem also occurs when starting after a red light, when accelerating on a highway (usually 3rd or 4th gear), and when turning left on a green arrow. Not only has it caused many close calls with being rear-ended, but it has also incited road rage in people who are driving behind me. Now I'm told I need a new transmission and also a new coolant system which leaks due to a fault in the system known by Nissan, and pollutes the transmission. This is a terrible safety threat and Nissan should own up to it and pay for the repairs.

Over heats, coolent leaked into transmission causing transmission to go out.

Started up drove fine then when I stopped it would not accelerate. Turned off went through gears couple times and had to do that 3 times before it would accelerate and shift. I drove 50 miles home next day it did same thing after driving 1/2 mile. Goes into reverse but will not go over 5 miles per hour moving forward.

Radiator internally failed causing fluids to mix. Coolant was run through the transmission causing it to fail.

I bought the vehicle having no idea of this issue, I didn't investigate because this is our 7th Nissan and they have been good cars. I was driving 75 mph to work at rush hour and the trans started letting loose and shuddering so bad I had to pull over onto the should and that's just as safe as driving this thing. Paid a lot of money to have it sitting in the driveway. But everyone that asks why I tell them because Nissan doesn't care about their loyal customers. We intended for our 14 y/o to drive it but no way in the world would I let that happen.

Complete loss power and transmission problems shop, the diagnose was a failed transmission fluid cooler integrated into the radiator that allowed engine coolant to mix with and contaminate the automatic transmission fluid. The vehicle did not report any warning signs before the failures other than a sudden loss of ability to move the vehicle. My Pathfinder is 2005 with only 81000 because I am in the military and I did not drive it, and I have no report of a recall.

Coolant damage transmission. The car lost power in motion.

Transmission went out while with 2 small children in the SUV. I had only had the SUV for 4-6 months. Transmission was repaired by dealer service department . Shortly after the radiator needed repair. It was repaired, and Nissan helped with partial cost. Recently (02/19/2018)transmission went out again while yielding in a busy intersection to go on the highway. Transmission went out a second time on 02/22/2018 again. I was stopped at a light, the light turned green and I began to push on the gas to make a left hand turn in a busy intersection and once again, the SUV only coasted. I took the vehicle to Nissan service department, paid 110. 00 for a diagnostic test and was informed once again the transmission needs to be replaced. A 6,000. 00$ job. The transmission has only been about 4-5 years old presently. I am out of a vehicle.

Traqnsmittion oil in coolant had to have shop flush out raiadiator and coolant system and replace oil cooler transmition seems to be sliping.

The radiator cracked where the transmission line runs through it. This caused the tranny fluid and coolant to mix and ruin the transmission. I noticed a severe vibration at 40-60 mph which almost caused me to get into an accident. These are very dangerous to drive on the highway with this issue and may lead to severe accidents. The radiator and transmission should be recalled.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. While driving 55 mph with the cruise control activated, the rpms accelerated and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart on the first attempt, but the gears failed to shift. The vehicle was towed home. It was diagnosed that the transmission was flooded with water and the radiator needed to be replaced. The radiator was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 179,000.

Takata recall.

Radiator coolant leaked into the transmission rendering useless. Corroded and destroyed whole interior of transmission .

At almost 70,000 miles, I started getting a vibration when accelerating at or above 40 mph. I was told by the Nissan dealership that it was coolant intermixed in the radiator and transmission and they needed to be replaced at a cost of $6800. Nissan knew about this problem back in 2007 and didn't notify owners. Not happy!.

Driving and came to a light and the car would not move forward or reverse.

2005 Nissan Pathfinder 92,000 , vehicle won't start and had it towed, was told it was due to the radiator leaking into the transmission. After having spent $800 @ vadan Nissan, because my car would jerks and stop whilst driving, was told it was a coil problem, and a sensor issue, nothing was ever said to me about this huge problem the 2005 to 2010 Pathfinders are having, totally disgusted with Nissan.

Transmission shutters repeatedly while picking up speed. It is increasingly getting worse. Now, once the vehicle has been driving awhile- the transmission shifts hard and doesn't want to go past 20 mph once you stop and then go again. It sounds like I am in neutral while trying to accelerate. Once it cools, the process starts over.

Pathfinder 2005 has only 73,000 miles and now has a problem of cross contamination between transmission and radiator fluids. Requires replacement of transmission. Very expensive - requires to replace transmission and wash radiator. Transmission does not shift properly. Problem confirmed by the dealer shop as well as am independent car shop.

I needed to change all sensors because check engine light and the dvd and slip light stayed on. Now it will not start all the time and if it does it will die in the middle of traffic. It had to be towed to dealer.

Vehicle would barely pull out in drive, just stopped pulling. Checked fluid in transmission and its a milky color. Radiator coolant is milky brown.

Our 2005 Pathfinder lost all power while driving on a local highway in our town to take our daughter to school. It has an automatic transmission and would not change out of first gear. We live up on a slight hill, and it honestly felt like I was pulling a semi behind my vehicle just to get it back home without requiring a tow. Needless to say we had to keep both of our children home from school that day because this is the only vehicle we own. It angers me that Nissan refuses to make a recall on this issue!! this transmission issue has caused us to be without a vehicle for almost a month now!! it's not always easy to find people that are willing to help you out long term!! this is a huge inconvenience to our family, & we don't have the money to pay out of pocket to get this fixed. A local mechanic near where we live said he has seen this issue tons of times, and has fixed numerous amounts of Nissan vehicles due to the crack that causes the antifreeze & transmission fluids to combine and mess up everything in the transmission over time. With this being an issue on Nissan's part, I feel that they should pay to have the problem resolved!!! my husband is out of work due to an injury and will be out for an undetermined amount of time. I work part time at a local bbq restaurant in our town, and don't bring home very much each week. I pray the corporation will do the right thing and finally recall all the vehicles affected by this. $3500 dollars is the best we can find & when it gets fixed, the person we have spoke with said they will bypass the radiator when the transmission gets reinstalled making sure we never have this problem ever again!!!! sadly we don't have the money for the repairs or I would not be making this complaint. If anyone knows of any information that I don't know of please let me know!!! I am desperate to get my vehicle back!!! we have no one to help. Thx.

When driving about 40 most speed limit it felt as if I was driving on safety strips on the highway like strudder.

Contamination of transmission fluid on 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. Color of coolant is purple and cloudy in overflow and radiator. Transmission has started shuttering between 35 - 45 mph. Symptoms began at 130k miles.

Coolant and transmission fluid are mixing! the transmission is starting to skip and the coolant is milky/ creamy looking and I added 3 quarts transmission fluid 7days ago and now have to add more. The coolant is being pushed out of the overflow do to the transmission fluid and coolant mixing together.

Water in transmission oil due to bad trans cooler wich is a known problem w/ these vehicles by Nissan but was never recalled.

The dreaded coolant leakage from a faulty oil cooler causes failure of transmission and radiator.

2005 Pathfinder drives great at lower speeds, but occasionally sounds and feels like I'm going over rumble strips at speeds higher than 40 mph. Took it to Nissan and was told that we have the well known issue where the radiator cracks and leaks into the transmission, ruining both. The car has 95,000 miles on it and Nissan will do nothing to help. The Nissan dealership wanted $6,500 to fix. Now I'm reading that this could have been avoided with a work around. This should have been recalled, or at the very least, information given about the work around to fix prior to the trans going out.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the transmission was slow to engage and the contact was unable to drive the vehicle over 50 mph. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Transmission was damaged due to coolant leaking in from a cracked radiator.

Transmission radiator ruptured. Coolant flooded transmission and destroyed transmission. This ruptured occurred while vehicle was in motion traveling on interstate.

On 12/11/2015 at approximately 6:00 pm, I was driving down a city street when my vehicle's engine shut off as I was driving at approximately 35 miles per hour. The brakes locked and I had to force the gear stick into park in the far left turning lane and nearly ran through a red light. I tried to start the vehicle and the engine stalled for about 40 seconds before re-starting. After I got the vehicle started, the "vdc off" and "slip" lights came on. The warning lights are still one and the engine has been skipping. This is the 3rd time in the past 2 weeks that I have been driving and the vehicle has just shut off. The other two shutoffs happened on highways while driving at night and approximately 60 miles per hour.

The vehicle will at times not accelerate from a stop light, or will feel like it is laboring and barely move. The shop retrieved codes p1754 and p0744, and cleared codes, which returned in short order. This condition can occur when making a left turn, or where we live, strand the car on a railroad crossing (we have had 2 young ladies killed at rail crossings in the last 2 years here). When a driver expects the vehicle to accelerate, and instead it flounders, the results can absolutely be deadly. The car has had the radiator replaced (a known defective part causing costly damage), but the transmission is now being fingered as the culprit after cross contamination of coolant and trans fluid alters the transmission function to be erratic. Ours is not an isolated case, and it seems like it is becoming increasingly typical for a manufacturer to cover-up known defects even when life and death safety concerns are obvious. The suggested remedy is a very expensive transmission replacement, costing thousands more than on other vehicles. This is not acceptable. Please help.

This is the same as another complaint (# 10777718) filed through this site on 9/25. I took my truck in because of the service engine check light and the tech reported catalytic converter, heater hose vacuum & valve, power steering hose, and tire gps. We have taken the truck in for the 3rd winter season and now they are saying it cost $725 dollars to repair the issue. For 3 years we have taken it in and they flushed the system, replace a sensor, and now this? also the catalytic converter costing $1380 and power steering hose at $305. I noticed 4 recalls that we were never contacted about with the engine, and we have taken the truck in numerous times for these issues and they never mentioned the recalls. Our issue with the catalytic converter is exactly the same as the above mentioned issue filed in September. We also purchased an extended warranty, and none of this is covered. I wonder who else is having the same issue with the catalytic converter?.