Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Nissan Pathfinder has 133 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
133
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | A coolant hose leaked in transmission and shorted tcm causing total transmission failure and totalin... |
| Oct 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Crack in defective radiator allowed coolant to mix in with transmission fluid. Coolant caused transm... |
| Jun 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Bought vehicle I’m second owner it was sold as is from a dealership with airbag lights on after a c... |
| Jul 16, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle down... |
| Nov 23, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING, FROM A STOP, A LOUD CLUNK OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. ... |
| Oct 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PLACING HER VEHICLE INTO... |
| Sep 27, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | JUST BOUGHT AND CHECKED THE ANITFREEZE TO FIND A THICK SLUDGE IN THE RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW. SMELLS L... |
| Sep 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT BEING LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION HOUSING CAUSING FAILURE OF TRANSM... |
| Jul 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STUMBLE FOR A SECOND, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN FELT LIKE IT HAD AL... |
| Mar 6, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO ANTIFREEZE COOLANT CROSS CONNECTION INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYST... |
| Nov 27, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE ROUGH SHIFTING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN WENT TO A SAFETY MODE AND WONT START ANYMORE. APPARENTL... |
| Nov 12, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | RADIATOR LEAKED AND MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION OIL LOOKS LIKE STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE. GEARS... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TAMARA RECALL. VEHICLE IN MOTION 60MPH JUMPED FROM 2WD TO 4WD AUTOMATICALLY. VEHICLE THEN LOCKED IN ... |
| Aug 20, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN FIRST GEAR. HAS WHEN INTO LIMP MODE MANY TIMES. HAVE HAD THE FLUID CHA... |
| Jun 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | RADIATOR FLUID AND COOLANT ARE MIXING. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE BUSTED. CAR BROKE DOWN WHILE DR... |
| May 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, TOOL TO MTN VIEW NISSAN CHATTANOOGA TEN & THEY REPLACED THE FLUID & ANTI F... |
| Apr 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED.... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN PATHFINDER 2008 ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 3 CHILDREN'S WHEN I NOTICED HIGH VIBR... |
| Dec 18, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED AT 123,000 WAS RUNNING GREAT TILL 6 MONTHS LATER AT 138860 MILES ALL OF A SUDD... |
| Sep 5, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO FU... |