2005 Nissan Pathfinder transmission problems
139 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 139 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 135 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 41 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 40 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 25 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 135 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
2005 nissan pathfinder with 93,000 miles. Had original issue with transmission in 2009 a slight shimmy and once the transmission slipped, as soon as it slipped I took it to the dealership. The service manager at the dealership told me coolant had leaked into transmission and would have to replace: radiator, and transmission at ~$6,500.
At around 56,600 miles noticed car shaking vigourously when driving over 50 MPH. This mileage typically occurring on highway and steering wheel shakes and vibrates and car gears feels like it keeps slipping until you slow down below 40MPH. I bought my car brand new, 2005 nissan pathfinder se and have seen several complaints about a defective radiator in these vehicles which cracks and causes fluids to leak into transmission and destroy it.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
- Drivetrain & axles 452 complaints
- Engine 342 complaints
- Fuel system 283 complaints
- Cooling system 96 complaints
- Electrical system 66 complaints
- Cruise control 31 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints