CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005-2007 Pathfinder appears to have a widespread defect where coolant leaks into the transmission, causing transmission failure around 90,000 miles. Repair costs are typically upwards of $3,500.
According to the New York Times & a class action lawsuit, the defect actually extends through 2010 model year. More info here.
Car started having problems heating up while idling. Became a real problem when trying to warm up before work in the winter or taking kids to the bus stop and having to shut off the engine so as to not blow cold air in the car. Had it fixed by my own mechanic which worked for about a year. Now it's happening again and will have to bring back in to get fixed. I have 139,000 miles on the car and time to get rid of it.
Nissan worked on it 3 times and it is 2015 and it still doesn't work. It has gotten worse now that the transmission is messed up due to the faulty radiator issue!!!
- Cynthia L.,
Elizabeth City, NC, US
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Car started having problems heating up while idling. Became a real problem when trying to warm up before work in the winter or taking kids to the bus stop and having to shut off the engine so as to not blow cold air in the car. Had it fixed by my own mechanic which worked for about a year. Now it's happening again and will have to bring back in to get fixed. I have 139,000 miles on the car and time to get rid of it.
- ronpnj, Allentown, NJ, US