The Nissan Path

Those seem to be the only certainties right now....lol
Took the 06 in this morning with 83k on the clock for a diagnosis.
It was just as I suspected....
What a great first post huh?

Is this from the cooler failure in the radiator?

if it is from the cooler in the radiator, Nissan is paying for most of it, right?

Yes....It's a radiator failure combo.
I'm on the hook for $2500 plus tax since I'm over the 80k "extended" warranty.

Well that sucks. Did dealer offer to try to get more covered given how close you are to 80k? They have the power....or you could try calling Nissan and beg.

This entire thing stinks big time...they're driving the resale value of these rigs though the floor and destroying owner loyalty.

no shit right? I've pretty much conceded to driving it forever, they're a great deal used if you fix the issue past 80k.

BattleWagon wrote:no shit right? I've pretty much conceded to driving it forever, they're a great deal used if you fix the issue past 80k.

Yup. I normally don't keep a vehicle this long...(over 90k at the moment) but I haven't found anything I like that's better. I dropped $450 on an OEM radiator as a precaution and plan to drive it for quite awhile longer.

I've always wondered... what's to keep someone with 78,000 miles from dumping coolant into the transmission to speed the process? Since it's gonna happen, why wouldn't someone help it happen within the extended warranty?

I wouldn't have the balls... just wondering.

Now I'll hate to get rid of this thing.
The exterior is still in awesome shape. Tires with around 8k on them..
Brakes will be due this summer but that's no biggie.
I'm afraid it will start to nickle and dime me to death. The interior plastic parts are breaking (cupholders, latches etc..)
Oil pressure sending unit on the blink
Fuel reading is hit or miss....
Ugh.

DanJetta wrote:I've always wondered... what's to keep someone with 78,000 miles from dumping coolant into the transmission to speed the process? Since it's gonna happen, why wouldn't someone help it happen within the extended warranty?

I wouldn't have the balls... just wondering.

Probably could work. I'd still rather keep the transmission I have (which I know works perfectly) in stead of risking a rebuilt unit. While it should be "like new" there's always a risk of making your life even more miserable at some point.

speedi65 wrote:Now I'll hate to get rid of this thing.
The exterior is still in awesome shape. Tires with around 8k on them..
Brakes will be due this summer but that's no biggie.
I'm afraid it will start to nickle and dime me to death. The interior plastic parts are breaking (cupholders, latches etc..)
Oil pressure sending unit on the blink
Fuel reading is hit or miss....
Ugh.

I would be more worried if I owned an '05/'06 which seem to have a lot of problems. So far mine has been pretty much flawless and the interior has held up great. I didn't mind spending a few bucks on prevention at this point. If it starts to nickel/dime me....I may look for something else. I'm doing 25k miles a year and need something reliable.

skinny2 wrote: but I haven't found anything I like that's better.

Yeah, I hear you on that. I may end up keeping this far longer than I expected simply because the options out there are few in number & nothing will give me anything more than what I have now.