Heater Core Went Out

2005 Nissan Pathfinder

This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Nissan dealer.

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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005-2007 Pathfinder appears to have a widespread defect where coolant leaks into the transmission, causing transmission failure around 90,000 miles. Repair costs are typically upwards of $3,500.

According to the New York Times & a class action lawsuit, the defect actually extends through 2010 model year. More info here.

6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
89,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replace heater core (1 reports)
2005 Nissan Pathfinder AC / heater problems

AC / heater problem

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2005 Nissan Pathfinder Owner Comments

problem #1

Nov 292012

Pathfinder LX V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 89,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Complaint #2 - The heater core went out on this thing. I'm not even going to pretend that I know what a heater core is, but it went out and when I took it to Ted Russell Nissan in Knoxville,TN, they replaced it and fixed something else to the tune of 400.00.

- Chris M., Knoxville, TN, US

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