AFTER HAVING THIS PROBLEM ALREADY 9 MONTHS EARLIER, I WAS ALREADY BEYOND FRUSTRATED. ON THIS GO AROUND, MY PATHFINDER JUST SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. NOTHING WORKED. IT WOULDN'T START, NO LIGHTS, NO HORN, NO ALARM...NOTHING! I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SAME REPAIR SHOP THAT REPAIRED IT INITIALLY. (BY THE WAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO PUT MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP). PRIOR TO HAVING IT TOWED, I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE. I FOUND SOMETHING ON YOUTUBE THAT DESCRIBE ALL OF MY VEHICLE'S SYMPTOMS TO THE EXACT. HE EXPLAINED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSANS THAT THE COOLANT FLUID LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO GOOK UP IN THE RADIATOR. SURE ENOUGH, I LOOKED IN MY RADIATOR AND SAW THE GOOK THAT WAS DESCRIBED. I MENTIONED ALL OF THIS TO THE MECHANIC. HE HAD MY TRUCK FOR 5 1/2 WEEKS AND WITHIN THE 5TH WEEK, HE TELLS ME THE SAME EXACT THING I TOLD HIM IN THE BEGINNING. LUCKILY THE T.C.M. PART HAD A WARRANTY AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH NO EXPENSE. I STILL HAD TO PAY $264 FOR LABOR. I JUST GOT MY TRUCK BACK YESTERDAY AND NOTICE THIS GOOK STILL IN THE RADIATOR. I WAS TOLD, THE MECHANIC SHOULD HAVE FLUSHED THE RADIATOR. ANYWAY, I REFUSE TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE BACK TO THIS GUY. I'M JUST PRAYFUL THAT I'LL BUYING A NEW CAR SOON AND TRADE THIS THING IN A.S.A.P.

Nissan's so called extended warranty for the famous transmission issue on the 2007 Pathfinder is a joke. They should be held accountable for this known issue.

We noticed the shuttering, tough shifting and lack of heat early in 2015 with around 89,000 miles and had it looked into. In December, the truck gave out and is no longer operable. It is currently in the Nissan Dealership Garage to be fixed. We are looking at a substantial co-pay of $3,000. I am making sure they fully fix the issue including replacing all hoses and flushing all systems the coolant flows through.

Last. Nissan. Ever.

I bought this car new with 96 miles on it on February 26, 2007. after the transmission in our 2002 Honda Odyssey failed. On 2/27/2015 (ONE DAY after the warranty expired), I noticed a rough ride in the cabin (it felt like going over a rough strip, like the ones in front of toll booths), trouble shifting, and the heat only working while the vehicle was in motion. Then, on 3.5/15, the car would not go into drive. I had it towed to the Nissan dealership, only to find the warranty EXPIRED! They told me that the coolant leaked into the transmission, and they even showed me the "milkshake" mix of the antifreeze. I had to pay $2,000 OUT OF POCKET! Then, the dealers saw that I was starting to regret ever choosing Nissan, so they gave a smashing $1,500 off a brand new 2015 Nissan Pathfinder! I'm the kind of guy who gives second chances, so I took it! Guess what? Now BOTH cars are experiencing transmission problems! I WILL NOT fall for that trick EVER again, just like I won't EVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN EVER AGAIN!

Update from Nov 18, 2015: The 2015 Nissan Pathfinder was totaled in a rollover accident. I'm planning to replace it with a Chevrolet Traverse. All my previous cars (with the exception of the Yugo, of course) were Japanese, so I'm going to get my first American car. Hopefully it's better than my Pathfinder!

The car was running fine then we heard a strange "clunk" noise when it was accelerating. We brought it into a mechanic who could find no problems. Two days later my wife was driving home at night and the car dropped into 1st gear. We brought it to another mechanic who informed us that it is due to a known problem with Nissan's where coolant leaks into the transmission and destroys it. We need to replace our transmission and radiator. Nissan has extended their warranty for this situation but is requiring a $3,000 co pay! Absolutely ridiculous since they have known about this for years and should have done a recall to fix the radiator issue before it got to this

It all began with a vibration when I accelerated at about 1800rpm's...I knew something was wrong. About a week into it while waiting in line to put gas, I noticed my car was over heating. I quickly turned it off and waited as soon as it cooled off I drove it home. My husband checked the radiator and he said I had no water. I had already been checking the internet for common problems.

So, at this time my car is at the mechanics and they are in the process of repairing the radiator...the mechanic says that they will flush my transmission twice but after reading all the reviews I have my doubts that this will take care of my problem. I'm still financing my car and about to go more in debt and requesting a personal loan to get this fixed.

Nissan should really do something about this since its common on most all of their SUV's. What other ways will they listen?

WHEN I LEARNED THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, I ALREADY EXPECTED AN EXPENSIVE BILL. THEN I GOT THE DIAGNOSIS AND WHAT IT WAS GONNA COST ME AND I CRIED. THE PART ALONE COST $700. I HAD TO COME UP WITH THAT FIRST. AND THEN LABOR COST WAS AN ADDITIONAL $600 PLUS. IT WAS MONEY I DIDN'T HAVE TO SPARE.

BUT WHAT REALLY ANGERED ME WAS WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PARTICULAR PART AND THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES, SPECIFICALLY THE SUV'S, I REALLY GOT MAD. I READ THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND HAS OFFERED LITTLE TO NO RELIEF; NOT TO MENTION THEY'RE STILL MAKING THESE VEHICLES AND EVEN THE NEW ONES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS AWFUL.

I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN ANYTHING!!!!

This is my second Nissan Pathfinder that this has happened too. The last vehicle had it happen twice. Car was in an accident. I was told that problem went only to the 2006 Nissan Pathfinders. So I purchased another one 2007. Had over 75,000 miles at purchase. Had it for a couple of years, and first felt like the transmission was slipping had it flushed and it was working ok for about two week. Now it seemed to overheat and spew antifreeze and transmission fluid all over the place, and stops on the road without notice.

I'm posting this complaint online because Nissan doesn't stand behind their product and this will be the last Nissan car I purchase.

Pretty sad to have this problem and the expense comes at a bad time. Even sadder that Nissan didn't give us a warning about it. Nissan Canada says that we will be responsible for $3000 of the repairs. We had issues getting it towed to the Dealer. Dealer now reports that it will be 4-6 weeks just to get the new transmission, as they are back-ordered. I can't believe a replacement vehicle isn't supplied. GM supplied us with a replacement vehicle when our ignition recall was going on. Any others care to share there thoughts?

From researching online, Nissan knows about the problem and will not offer much in terms of a fix. They offer a weak payoff that only applies if you are under a certain number of miles or year. Who owns a vehicle (that is their primary or only transportation) and only drives an average of 10k a year?!?!? For an issue that's known and acknowledged by a manufacturer, this should be fixed at their expense, not the consumer's. It's completely wrong, and that they can get away with it is equally wrong. I loved my truck up until the breakdown; would never buy or recommend Nissan based on this. Not because it happened - but because of how they chose to ignore the consumer, leave them stranded, and not offer real assistance in such a circumstance.

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED LEAKING ANTI FREEZE AND ONCE I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN I WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR HAD CRACKED AND THAT OIL HAD MIXED IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE SHOP INSTALLED A NEW RADIATOR AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. 5 MONTHS LATER I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD WATER IN MY RADIATOR AND IT WOULD COST $3500 TO REBUILD A NEW TRANSMISSION I NOTICE THIS IS A TREND WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD TAKE SOEM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTS. I INVESTED $10,000 TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE NO MEANS TO TRANSPORT MY CHILD WHO HAS SPECIAL NEEDS TO HIS THERAPY AND APPOINTMENTS. I AM FURIOUS AND FEEL NISSAN SHOULD MAKE RECALL THE MANY VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE.

I have been experiencing transmission problems. It slips when accelerating and some times won't 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 reservoir and radiator and both had oil 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.