Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Nissan Pathfinder has 285 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
285
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Aug 31, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Transmission oil cooler line in radiator broke causing coolant and transmission oil to mix and car i... |
| Jul 17, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | .Transmission failed do to coolant in transmission. .got stuck in traffic and couldn’t go anywhere ... |
| Mar 18, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING A LITTLE LET FOR US WHEN I START FROM THE STOP SIGN OR FROM A DEAD... |
| Aug 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION ISSUE DUE TO LEAK MIXTURE OR RADIATOR FLUIDS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM |
| Jul 11, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS DUE TO COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY RUINED TH... |
| Jan 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND I WAS DRIVING TO THE DOCTOR AND THERE WAS A SHUDDER. I DIDN'T KN... |
| Jan 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TO ADD TO MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT MY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOMS FRIEN... |
| Sep 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | EL VEHICULO COJE LA REVERSA PERO NO EL DRIVE Y NO QUIERE ARRACAR NO LA PUEDO USAR NI MOVER HACIA FRE... |
| Jun 5, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THE CAR SHUDDERED AS IF GOING OVER ROUGH... |
| Mar 23, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION IS FAILING QUICKLY. I HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE IT CRACKED. T... |
| Mar 18, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING LEAK OF RADIATOR FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO AUT... |
| Aug 26, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THERE IS A SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 05-10 NISSAN TRUCKS; PATHFINDER, FRONTIER, XTERRA. THE RADIAT... |
| Jun 21, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO HAVE A DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED, AND THEN ... |
| Jun 16, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | CAR OVERHEATED/NO START, HAD SUV TOLLED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP WAS TOLD BY TECHICIAN WAS TOLD THE FOLLO... |
| May 21, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATION.. SOME HOSES INSIDE THE RADIAT... |
| Apr 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT DUE TO FACTORY DEFAULT THERE'S A RECALL ON THE EXACT ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING... |
| Apr 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | RADIATOR MALFUNCTION CRACKED TRANSMISSION LINES, MIXING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINES, CONT... |
| Mar 6, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURE DUE TO CO-MINGLING ATF AND COOLANT AT 136,000 MILES. ... |
| Feb 24, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE RADIATOR HAS BROKEN AND LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM. ... |