Major Problems with 2006 Nissan Pathfinder Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Nissan Pathfinder

2006 Nissan Pathfinder AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 170000 miles

2006 Nissan Pathfinder FRONTAL Victims: 2 Mileage: 500 miles

2006 Nissan Pathfinder ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 46000 miles

Browse 2006 Nissan Pathfinder complaints by category

Problems with POWER TRAIN, ENGINE and ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Pathfinder owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. while the vehicle was parked and the key was removed from the ignition...	404 ~ 101418 miles
ENGINE as has been reported by many our 2006 pathfinder has been found to have antifreeze in the transmission and we...	142 ~ 100301 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. upon purchasing the vehicle the contact noticed that the check engine light was...	137 ~ 94867 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2006 nissan pathfinder my dte gauge reads ---- when the fuel gauge gets down to 1/4 of a tank and...	97 ~ 61635 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM after filling my vehicle up with fuel the gauge still read one quarter tank and it took most of the...	69 ~ 87551 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i got this vehicle from nissan dealership on 3-11-2006. this dealership did fraud. first of all they told me that...	41 ~ 76853 miles
AUXILLARY TANK > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. while driving 30 mph the contact noticed that the fuel gauge was not...	38 ~ 46202 miles
STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. while proceeding to place the vehicle into drive and accelerate the steering column...	37 ~ 106119 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the driveway a popping noise was heard. while the vehicle...	37 ~ 85845 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated she was driving at 50 mph when the heater...	32 ~ 103800 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have a nissan pathfinder (2006) and as i was driving along around 50mph everything died. the gauges blinkers lights...	30 ~ 98318 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER check engine light is illuminated and fuel gauge reads empty when full. dte reads-----. *tr...	24 ~ 69264 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i have a nissan pathfinder (2006) and as i was driving along around 50mph everything died. the gauges blinkers lights...	14 ~ 103558 miles
AIR BAGS i was in a front in car accident going around 45-50mph and my airbags did not deploy. *tr...	12 ~ 73773 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the transmission cooler is located in the radiator and cracked. this results in the mixture of anti-freeze and transmission fluid....	11 ~ 50409 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was rolling into a spot off the paved road on to a graveled space (pine needles rocks and dirt)...	6 ~ 76674 miles
SUSPENSION my vehicle started (mar 2010) to vibrate at between 45 and 65 mph it felt like i was going over...	5 ~ 78065 miles
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. upon purchasing the vehicle the contact noticed that the check engine light was...	5 ~ 42839 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE car began to make a knocking and "whoom whoom" sound that got louder and louder. when i merged onto the...	4 ~ 83150 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i had my nissan pathfinder recommended serviced at the nissan dealer performed on june 26 2010. they advised me my...	4 ~ 96625 miles
SEAT BELTS the driver seat belt will not unlock and sometime the fuel gauge do not work. *tr...	4 ~ 93125 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL my wife was driving a 2006 nissan pathfinder on 12/24/08. road condition was wet with some slush. the traction light...	4 ~ 86556 miles
EQUIPMENT for all those reporting the swaying associated with the 1996 nissan pathfinder i have a nissan terrano which looks very...	4 ~ 30225 miles
COLUMN > STEERING i bought my 2006 nissan pathfinder se new from the dealer. within the first two months of owning the vehicle...	4 ~ 43000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM after filling up fuel gauge reads 1/4 full and dte gives reading of ----. happens every time refill for the...	3 ~ 122700 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES dt*: the contact stated while refueling the vehicle the contents inside the vehicle were stolen. in order to fuel the...	3 ~ 34333 miles
STRUCTURE water entered transmission fluid due to faulty valve. *tr...	2 ~ 140500 miles
WHEELS car began to make a knocking and "whoom whoom" sound that got louder and louder. when i merged onto the...	2 ~ 101000 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. while having the vehicle inspected the contact was informed that the catalytic...	2 ~ 79500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC about a month ago my wife went to fill up our 2006 pathfinder and when she finished the gas gauge...	2 ~ 79000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS my wife was driving a 2006 nissan pathfinder on 12/24/08. road condition was wet with some slush. the traction light...	2 ~ 23250 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES service engine soon light popped on. read owners manual. advised to open and re-close gas cap. did that. light did...	2 ~ 95450 miles
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the instrument panel fuel gauge displayed the incorrect...	1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. while driving 2 mph the steering wheel seized and the traction control...	1 ~ 85000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder equipped with michelin latitude tour tires size: p265/65r17. the contact stated that...	1
LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT 2006 nissan pathfinder. consumer is questioning why her vehicle isn't included in nhtsa recall# 10e019000. *kb ...	1
VISIBILITY/WIPER driving down interstate 95 and a truck sent bud in the air went to clean windshield and ran out of...	1 ~ 41118 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. while driving approximately 70 mph the vehicle exhibited a bouncing motion with a...	1 ~ 73000 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. while driving approximately 20-30 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact...	1 ~ 52024 miles
VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated the fuel gauge failed. in addition the driver side...	1 ~ 36500 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN -1st incident: at 79500 miles fuel gauge dropped to empty once level below half a tank. nissan technician diagnosed as...	1 ~ 79500 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated she was driving at 50 mph when the heater...	1 ~ 118000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC the entire brake pedal fell off my 2006 nissan pathfinder while driving. i had no way to stop vehicle -...	1 ~ 30900 miles
TANK VALVE/GAUGE > LPG SYSTEMS > RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER 2006 nissan pathfinder has stopped 3 times in the middle of the road while driving down the street car will...	1 ~ 50000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION for all those reporting the swaying associated with the 1996 nissan pathfinder i have a nissan terrano which looks very...	1
SPINDLE > AXLE > REAR for all those reporting the swaying associated with the 1996 nissan pathfinder i have a nissan terrano which looks very...	1
TIRES tire failure. this is the second tire failure on this vehicle and it has less than 7 000 miles. the...	1 ~ 6845 miles
POWER ADJUST > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS the driver's power seat back will not hold a constant position. the seat gradually moves forward on its own and...	1 ~ 7000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT defective fuel tank sending unit failure occurs every day fuel gauge would have false readings having either no gas nor...	1 ~ 6042 miles

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