Radiator Problems of Nissan Pathfinder - part 2

Radiator fan assembly failed and needed replacement as indicated by several Pathfinder owners from 2014 up to the present.

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At 48,800 miles radiator fan failed. As was explained to me by service advisor at Nissan dealer, a mounting part failed and caused the fan to rub against the shroud when in operation. Many reports of failure on various websites for model years 2014 -2016, most occurring in the 50,000 mile range.

I would like to report a problem with the radiator and condenser fan malfunctioning. I was looking online and I'm not the only way there are thousand of people complaining the same. Looks like they did it on purpose as they all seem to failed around the same mileages. 40k to 50k. And for a pc of plastic it is really expensive. Just the part itself is 288. 00 dollars. That is more than the cost of a regular window ac. Please look online for the problem you will see multiples forums complaining of this. Sometimes people are trying to fix them irreplaceable them on their own as Nissan charge more than 1000 thousand to fix this. Repeat looks like they are doing it on purpose. They know about this problem since 2014. And still using the same fan and design until this year model. Thank you.

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We were driving our Pathfinder home in the winter the ecsessive amount of salt on the road caused our main water flow to corrode and stall the engine and caused the radiators thermostat to break and the car overheated.

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Engine coolant (antifreeze) is mixing with transmission fluid. When going to add transmission fluid and checking all other fluids, I realized that the radiator is filled with a yellow milky colored sludge, and my transmission fluid is bone dry. Further research into this problem revealed that this is a very common issue associated with a defective radiator in 2005-2010 Pathfinders.

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Tl the contact owns a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. While driving approximately 5 mph, the radiator made a loud noise. The contact opened the hood and noticed that the fan blade shook and struck the fan shroud. The contact called bill ray Nissan at 407-831-1318 (located at 2724 us-17, longwood, FL 32750) and was informed that the failure was common with the make and model vehicle. The dealer also stated that the part was on backorder. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

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Car begin having issues while shifting, made clunking sounds while driving, not shifting correctly both on highway and city driving. We took it to a repair shop where they discovered coolant from the radiator had leaked into the transmission and caused it to fail. Repair shop quoted us for radiator replacement and transmission service but warned if the transmission was too contaminated it could need a whole replacement of that as well. Upon searching online for this issue we found it is a known problem for Nissan Pathfinders of this age and with this radiator type. It can cause the transmission to seize up while driving and render the car unable to be controlled.

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Radiator defect, started to leak inside the transmission . . . There is no way of knowing this till the transmission is fully done.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vehicle failed to accelerate and loss power. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact looked under the hood and notice oil in the radiator fluid. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where informed that water was in transmission. The vehicle was was taken to the local dealer mossy Nissan national city 2700 national city blvd, national city, CA 91950 619-474-7011 where diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage 97,697. Ap.

I am having issues with the car slipping gears. I took it to a reputable transmission repair shop where I was informed there is a "crack" in the cooling part of my radiator and my radiator and transmission and both need replaced. Also that the radiator fluid and the transmission fluid are mixed together.

I bought the car from a used car dealership with 109,000 miles on it. Not even a month after buying it, the intercooler line cracked causing the transmission fluid and coolant to mix. This completely destroyed my radiator, which I had to replace, along with flushing the entire cooling system. It also caused my transmission to fail. To repair my car will cost me about $5,000. I went to Nissan about this and was told they could not help me because the car has over 100,000 miles on it. I was able to temporarily fix it, but now my transmission is completely junk and I can't afford to fix it or give it back to the bank. All of these issues occurred while I was driving the vehicle.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the "over heated" warning indicator illuminated while driving approximately 25 mph. The following day the vehicle did not start. The vehicle was towed to an unknown independent mechanic, they determined that the radiator failed causing coolant and transmission fluid to mix, transmission control module failed also causing vehicle not to start. The engine had to be rebuilt. And a new radiator installed. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 87,270. Bp.

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My problem is with the radiator and transmission fluid contamination. . Some hoses inside the radiator that carries transmission fluid and coolant cracked and contaminated both the radiator and transmission. This problem has caused my vehicle to lock into 4 wheel drive and contaminated both my radiator and transmission this problem will need to be repaired before the vehicle can be driven. It will be a costly repair that should be covered by Nissan on a recall according to all the complaints I have read about.

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In the last 4 years I've replaced emissions system brakes rotors air conditioning system exhaust system radiator and transmission. Car was vibrating shaking cutting out leaking exhaust fumes and emissions system failed.

When the car was put in reverse or park the gear change started to become delayed and rough this later progressed to a lack of power while driving. These problems hinted to there being a transmission problem. Took it into a shop and was told that the coolant was mixing in with the transmission fluid therefore damaging both the radiator and transmission.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving they pulled over the vehicle did not restart. The vehicle was towed to a Nissan dealer heritage Nissan 1500 veterans memorial hwy ne, rome, GA 30161. The dealer stated that a leakage in the coolant and radiator system leaked into the transmission causing the vehicle not to start. The contact had the vehicle towed to a an independent mechanic who made the repairs . The manufacturer was contacted and never called back. The failure mileage was 107,859. Tf.

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The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, there was a loud abnormal noise coming from the engine. The temperature gauge illuminated. The contact coasted over to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted the failure recurred and started to overheat. The vehicle was driving to the contact residence and later was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the radiator fan motor assembly failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,212. Aw.

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The vehicle started vibrating very roughly and loudly during acceleration, then suddenly the transmission completely failed while my daughter was driving it on a very busy frontage road to the highway. She was able to steer it onto the shoulder before it stopped coasting; and several people stopped to help her push it into safety in a nearby parking lot. After having it towed to a repair shop, the mechanic informed us that the radiator fluid had leaked through cracks into the transmission fluid, causing irreversible damage to the transmission. Upon researching the problem, we discovered this was a known and acknowedged problem with 2005-2010 Nissan Pathfinders, but neither a recall nor a warning was ever issued. We are now beyond the warranty coverage in time and in mileage, so Nissan will not cover any of the expenses to repair.

The radiator fan and shroud assembly and I cannot find replacement parts at any dealer, auto parts store nor junk yard due to so many people needing these parts replaced. I was told they are on backorder and dont know when they will have replacement parts. I was told by a certified mechanic that the car could overheat and stall if these parts are not replaced.

All 4 of my catalytic converters have had to be replaced (or need to be replaced - I've already replaced bank 1. Now bank 2 is bad) in the past 12 months or so and now my radiator is leaking into my transmission. I discovered there was a class-action lawsuit on the radiator/transmission issue, but I'm outside of the warranty period. With respect to the catalytic converters, I occasionally smell exhaust, but the check engine lights stay on. With the transmission, it started out as gear slipping, causing rough driving (which the dealership told me was the catalytic converter). Then, it started running slow out of first gear and hard shifting. I took it to a transmission place that pulled transmission codes and when they dropped the pan, the fluid looked like a milkshake. The rough driving/gears slipping didn't matter - it could be on the highway or in the city. I don't know the exact date in 2018 that I had the issue, but I've been dealing with this issue for a year.

This particular year and make of vehicle has a known manufacturers defect that causes the transmission fluid to mix in with the radiator, which in turn ruins your vehicle and causes about $5,000+ in repairs. A class action lawsuit was settled regarding this, and all Nissan did was extend their warranty. Unfortunately, this defect doesn't always breakdown prior to the warranty ending, in my case, it happened shortly after the warranty was up. So now I'm stuck with a vehicle I purchased 2 years ago, that doesn't work, and I still owe money on it, all because of this known defect.

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer (melloy Nissan, 7707 lomas blvd ne, albuquerque, nm 87110, (505) 545-6420) for a routine oil change and inquired about failures with the transmission; however, the dealer found no failures. The contact stated that the vehicle's transmission malfunctioned and would not shift gears. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer and was informed that the radiator was cracked and the fluid seeped into the transmission fluid. The repair cost would exceed $5,000. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 81,957.

Driver's side radiator fan wobbles and makes noise when compressor for defroster or a/c is turned on.

In 2007, I purchased a new Nissan Pathfinder, unaware of any defects. In 2011, I began having problems with my truck not producing heat while it was idle. Nissan stated that the coolant looked dark and advised me that their was air in the line. Once again, I'm having trouble with the heat and now I'm being told the transmission and coolant fluids are intermixed, and that it would cost between $7 and 8 thousand dollars because I need to replace both the transmission and the radiator. When I took my truck to Nissan in 2011, and they knew the coolant was dark, I should have been made aware of the defect with the radiator assembly because my issues most likely had already started, and now, it's gotten worse. I was never advised of this problem until now.

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.

The radiator was cracked where the transmission fluid is and it mixed with the antifreeze which caused both the radiator and the transmission to have to be replaced. The engine was on and vehicle was stationary when we noticed the temperature increased greatly and rapidly until it maxed out. The vehicle was leaking a mix of antifreeze and transmission fluid. We replaced the radiator but the damage was done already to the transmission. The vehicle was in motion when the transmission failed.

The issues with the vehicle began at 133834 miles. When driving, at times it would vibrate out of nowhere. After a stop, it would shift up hard or fail to downshift and then hit hard when it finally would go in to gear. Once I took it in to a mechanic, the following codes came p1731 - 1st gear logic error, p0430- cat efficiency bank 2, p0455- evap system leak large. The recommendation was "tear down". In the end, I had to replace transmission, radiator, torque converter, valve body, valve body solenoids, catalytic converter bank 2, exhaust gaskets, oil pressure sensor, and oxygen sensor. With a total cost of $4,824. 65. I will upload the services my Nissan Pathfinder had to have.

While driving the vehicle temperature gauge pegged out at the high side and there was a burning metal smell. I was told by two different mechanics that the radiator failed and leaked into the transmission. The vehicle is beyond the extended warranty that Nissan gave and they never contacted me to let me know that there even was an extended warranty.

Takata recall im writting this complaint in regards to my 2005 Nissan Pathfinder se. On 10/2/2017 my vehicle gave me some issues of not wanting to turn on. After talking to several mechanics and all giving me the same diagnosis and advising me to take it to town north Nissan in austin texas. The service agent (luis cruz) also gave me the same diagnosis (the module ipdm) needed to get changed. They gave me a price on the cost and told me the date my truck would be ready for pick up. My truck was in their shop since 10/25/2017 and they told my my car would be ready 10/31/2017 after 12:30 pm. So I called to get an update so I could pick up my truck. After all this time (luis cruz) told me that my truck actually needed a new transmission. That the transmission fluid and the radiator mixed totally ruining my engine. And that I would have to pay ($5,900) to fix it. I did some research and came across and article that says that the nccc has received several complaints in regards to the same issue with the same vehicle I have. I need some help on how to approach Nissan in regards to this problem. Because if this is something that Nissan really knew about they have to be liable for the repairs of my car. Please help. . . . Read more...

My hose s from the radiator to the heater core exploded while I was driving in the city and trow some kind of gunk that the dealer says it is transmission fluid mixing with the antifreeze causing the hoses to become weak also my transmission start slipping and not working properly the dealer says it is a extended warranty on it but my car has 108000 miles and the extended warranty it is only until 100000 {with a 3000 dollars out of pocket for the owner of the vehicle } but they never send me a letter to fix that problem even do I have done more than 2 services on a Nissan dealer that warranty or problem was never mentioned to me.

I had noticed fluid leaking from under the front /right portion of my vehicle after I parked. I opened the hood and the reserve cap to the radiator had come loose. After letting my vehicle cool, I inspected both the reserve tank and radiator and noticed the fluid was now a milky/frothy substance. After some detective work, I learned that this is a common issue with Pathfinders from 2005- through 2010 that Nissan has ignored to fix. The transmission fluid cooler in the radiator assembly "fails" causing contamination to the internal transmission components ,and damage to the internal transmission computer. There are no warning signs up to or just prior to the failures. After contacting Nissan and receiving a denial to fix our truck under a warranty, I am stuck with a vehicle with several "thousands of dollars" in repairs all due to Nissan ignoring a known defect and not issuing a recall on all vehicles in the "known" year bracket with these issues. I'm sure nothing will be done regarding this issue due to there not being a major loss of lives involved, I. E. Takata airbags,but I find it is my duty to add my name to an already hefty list of other Nissan Pathfinder owners that have experienced this same problem.

Radiator coolant leaked into the transmission $4000 car 10 years old however I had high mileage due to many road trips.

Radiator coolant leaking into transmission, causing transmission failure. Dealership has informed me because I am over 100,000 miles there is no coverage and will cost me upto 8,000. My current mileage at diagnostic was 104,000 miles. My Pathfinder is in great shape and has a lot of driving left in it. I feel let down by Nissan that they have known about this defect and will not stand by the fault to keep customer loyalty and satisfaction. I do not trust Nissan and never will again, they have proven to me they do not care about their customers and do not stand behind their product. I am in a position as a single mother with 3 kids that I cannot afford 8,000 dollars to fix this known problem. I could not believe that they were prepared to do nothing. . . . . . .

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. When the vehicle was taken to the alhambra Nissan dealer in alhambra, CA for a routine oil change, the contact was also advised to have a transmission oil change. The technician performed an oil change on the transmission and the transmission failed eight days later. The vehicle was towed to the alhambra Nissan dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission and the radiator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not serviced due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was old in age and out of warranty. The manufacturer did not offer further assistance. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.

Defective radiator failed causing coolant and transmission fluid to mix that irreparably damaged the transmission.