2007 Nissan Pathfinder Engine

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I JUST FELT MY CAR`S ENGINE IS HAVING A HEART ATTACK, - A MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION. THEN IT STARTED CHOKING MINUTE BY MINUTE. BY THEN I KNEW MY SILVER 2007 PATHFINDER IS TURNING BLUE. GOTTA CALL THE CODE BLUE TEAM. I AM A NURSE SO THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXPLAIN WHAT I THINK WHAT'S GOING ON RATHER THAN MECHANICALLY. THE CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD, ALWAYS USED PREMIUM GAS, USE SYNTHETIC OIL ON IT, ALWAYS TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK UP AND MAINTENANCE, ONLY 63,000 LESS MILEAGE, I'M THE SOLE DRIVER. GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, GOT DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC AND TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM IS SCREWED, AND EVENTUALLY DAMAGED THE PISTONS, THEN THERE WAS SOME LEAKAGE....THEY ASKED ME $4,100 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST IS VERY UNEXPECTED AND NOT MY PRIORITY RIGHT NOW CAUSE I HAVE OTHER MORE IMPORTANT TO SPENT IT WITH. AND READING "NISSAN NORTH AMERICA NAMED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGING FAILURE TO DISCLOSE DEFECT IN TIMING CHAIN SYSTEMS WHICH RESULTS IN PREMATURE FAILURE". NISSAN NEVER ISSUED A RECALL AND NOW THE CONSUMERS HAS TO PAY COSTLY REPAIRS. I PAID $4,480 SOMETHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM AND VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW VALVE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

AT 35,500 MILES THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER SHOES FAILED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4.0L MOTOR. THIS REPAIR IS $1000 AND NOT COVERED BY ANY REMAINING WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE PART IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS WOULD BE DANGEROUS IF THIS FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING SLOW ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY PATHFINDER RECENTLY STARTED GRINDING INTO 4TH GEAR AROUND 40 MPH AND IS NOW LURCHING FORWARD (AS IF HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME ENGAGING IN 1ST GEAR) AFTER BEIN STOPPED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, MY ISSUE EXACTLY FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF SCORES OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM PATHFINDER OWNERS OF 2005-07 MODELS WHO HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS' DEFECT OF A COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CALLED THE NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS AND REGISTER MY OWN, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS TEST I ORDER TO REGISTER THE COMPLAINT FURTHER. I WAS TRANSFERRED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE RESEARCH: IF MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MILKY REDDISH IN COLOR (WHICH IT IS), THEN RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO TO TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS LIKELY ( FROM THIS SERVICE REP'S EXPERIENCE) THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3500-$8000. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM AT HIS DEALERSHIP, HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE BUT BECAUSE OF THE PERCENTAGE OF CARS AFFECTED THAT IS KNOWN IS SMALL IN COMPARISON TO THE NUMBER SOLD IN THOSE YEARS, A RECALL WAS UNLIKELY. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE (107000) MADE IT EVEN MORE UNLIKELY THAT NISSAN WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. *JS

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 4TH GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. HAD TO GET OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. HAD TO DRIVE IT OFF ROAD AT 20/30 MILES PER HOUR IN BUSY TRAFFIC. HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT INFORMING US OF THE PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT MONTHS AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,600.

A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MODESTO CALIFORNIA AND MY WIFE WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST 1,300 TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS OR MORE IF THE TIMING CHAIN(S) WERE BAD. THE CAR HAS 71, 000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. MY WIFE WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RISK OF FURTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES WHERE TIMING CHAIN COMPONENTS FAIL JUST BEYOND THE MANUFACTURE'S STATED WARRANTY. THE ISSUE HAS HAD A TSB SINCE JULY OF 2007 #07042A. I HAVE HAD ALL OF MY SERVICE DONE AT THIS DEALER AND I HAD NEVER BEEN ADVISED ABOUT THE TSB OR THE NOISE. THE TIMING CHAIN NOR THE TENSIONERS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 70,000 MILES. I ALSO HAVE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WITH NO ALIGNMENT ISSUES. VEHICLE=LEMON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE MADE A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE TIMING CHAIN. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

RECEIVED WARRANTY EXTENSION ON MY 2007 PATHFINDER RADIATOR TO 80,000. RADIATOR HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE WHICH LEAKS INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHY NOT A RECALL. CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY FIX THE KNOWN DEFECT AFTER THE FAILURE WHICH OF COURSE LEAVES YOU STRANDED SOMEWHERE. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE AN UNRELIABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY ON LONG TRIPS. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION COOLER DEFECTS, TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER DEFECT, AND THE FUEL GAUGE INOP DEFECT. THESE ARE ALL MAJOR DEFECTS IN WHICH NISSAN GOT OFF EASY BY WARRANTY EXTENSIONS AND NOT PREVENTATIVE REPAIRS OF KNOWN DEFECTS. *TR

LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IN OCTOBER 2009, WITH 48,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP, SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE VERY ABRUPTLY, AND VIOLENTLY. ALSO, WHEN I WAS AT A CRUISING RPM OF 1500-2500 RPM, IN OVERDRIVE, THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE VERY VIOLENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, AND FORTUNATE FOR ME, IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 6,000 MILES LATER, IN FEBRUARY 2010, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. ONCE AGAIN, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY STATED THAT THEY FOUND ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO CONTACT A NISSAN REP FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. 3 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL STATING THE PROBLEM (ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINES FROM INSIDE THE RADIATOR, AND IT NEEDED REPLACED), AND THEY SAID THAT NISSAN WOULD COVER THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT THE RADIATOR. WHEN ASKED THE PRICE OF THE RADIATOR, THEY QUOTED ME 650 DOLLARS! THE RADIATOR ENDED UP COSTING ME 677 DOLLARS AFTER TAXES, AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH THEY STATED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT, SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE RADIATOR. I SEE THAT THIS WAS NOT JUST A FLUKE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED OVER THIS MATTER, FOR IT IS A SAFTEY ISSUE, AND SOMEONE IS BOUND TO GET INJURED, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE OVER THE LEAKING AND MIXING INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR, LEADING TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TODAY, ON AUGUST 24, 2010, I LEARNED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL NOW NEED REPLACED. A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 64K MILES, ON ITS 3RD TRANSMISSION, NEW RADIATOR, AND NOW WILL NEED A TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT FAULT FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

A HIGH PITCHED HUMMING/WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND IT WOULD BE $935.00 TO REPAIR. I ASKED THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOULDN'T IT BE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT SINCE I HAD 65,000 MILES I MISSED THE DEADLINE BY 5,000 MILES AND IT WAS O.K. TO KEEP DRIVING AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THEY HAVE HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN (NTB07-042A) OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE APRIL, 17,2009. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN A FEW TIMES SINCE THE BULLETIN CAME OUT AND FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE PAID FOR ANOTHER BULLETIN ISSUE REGARDING THE FUEL GAUGE(REFERENCE SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B) THAT COST ME $395.00. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP IS NEGLIGENT IN ADVISING MY WIFE TO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TO GO AHEAD AND DEAL WITH IT LATER. IT APPEARS THAT THEY WANTED MORE MILEAGE TO PLACED ON THE VEHICLE SO THEY WOULD HAVE A STRONGER CLAIM DOWN THE ROAD TO NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MENTIONED ON A BULLETIN FIVE MONTHS PRIOR -WHICH MEANS THAT ISSUES HAVE EXISTED LONG BEFORE THIS TIME FRAME FOR A BULLETIN TO BE ISSUED. I LIVE IN ATLANTA, GA., A MAJOR METROPOLITAN CITY AND I FEEL THAT THE DEALERSHIP PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK BY ADVISING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE OFF THE LOT BECAUSE WHENT HE TIMING CHAIN GOES THE CAR LOOSES THE CAPABILITY TO FUNCTION - WHICH IS NOT SAFE ON THE BUSY MAJOR INTERSTATE SYSTEM. I HAVE SEEN A FEW INTERNET THREADS THAT MENTION SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. REGARDING THE FUEL GAUGE ISSUE (NTB07-069B), THIS SERVICE BULLETIN CAME OUT AUGUST 12TH, 2009 I HAD TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE ON 04/24/2009 AND IT COST ME THE $395.00. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE IN AND REPAIRED AT MY COST FOR SERVICE BULLETIN (NTB07-063)...ANOTHER BULLETIN I DISCOVERED TODAY. THE MAIN POINT IS A TIMING CHAIN SHOULD NOT GO OUT AT 65,000 MILES...VEHICLE = LEMON. *TR