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Thanks for all of your suggestions, but I don't have the time or patience to fight any further. Legally I can't prove that their negligance caused the other breakdown, especially since they've had it for 2 weeks and did God-knows-what to it. I will be picking up my Maxima on Saturday, so I will be officially moving on in a few days. Actually, today my wife just collected a $200.00 refund of the $900.00 that we originally spent for the torque converter from the transmission place because they felt bad about what happened. It makes me angry because they know that they screwed up, but at this point I just need to get this whole ordeal behind me. It's honestly driving me nuts. If I put anymore negative energy into thinking about it I'll totally lose it. I put so much work into this truck that it makes me sick to thinkabout giving it up, but I have to to keep my sanity. It's hard to believe that a car as great as the Pathy is can have such a disasterous weak spot. I took all of the precautions, and a problem still developed without any warning. Automatic transmissions suck! -alcohol-

My name is not Aaron, but I don't fit into any of those groups either. You need a whole new category for people that did install tranny coolers, but that still had transmission problems. I'm beginning to think that the automatic transmissions on these usnits just stunk. I installed a tranny cooler at 95,000 miles and at 111,000 miles the Torque Converter was stripped. After a shabby repair and a rapid fluid evacuation, my Tranny burnt up. My life sucks -alcohol-

I just wanted to say goodbye to all of those who have been helpful during the past two years, it's been fun! Long story short is that my Pathfinder is being put to rest. Max's Transmissions in Philadelphia, PA is not honoring their warranty and I am not paying to rebuild my Pathy's tranny so I am putting the Pathy to rest with only 111,000 miles. I feel a real sense of loss, but rebuilding the Tranny with a timing belt and water pump change looming is just more money than I want to throw into a 15 year old car. I really feel like killing someone at Max's for basically destroying my car, but my therapist says that I just need to let go before anger consumes me! You guys will be happy to know that I am moving onto a '92 Maxima for the time being so I am staying in the Nissan family. Anyway, thanks for your help through the years! Anyone interested in a '91 Pathfinder with 111,000 miles with a burnt up tranny??? New Tires, Muffler, Shocks, Brakes, and many more extras... pssd

I need some serious help. Last week I suddenly lost all gears in my '91 Pathfinder (111,000K) and had my Torque Converter repaired by a local transmission shop to the tune of $850.00. After it was replaced, the shop said it was fine and that all was well. 1 Day later while driving down the AC Expressway, the I heard a clunk, the RPMs revved to 4000K and it felt like I couldn't shift out of 2nd or 3rd gear (lack of fluid?). I continued to drive to the nearest rest stop and the Pathy then begin to smoke as the Tranny warning light came on and Tranny fluid began to eject out of the car. After barely making it to the rest stop and calling a tow truck, I noticed that the there was burnt (brown and runny) Tranny fluid on the spare tire carrier in the back. When the tow truck came, I had no gears (reverse, drive, etc...) and the Pathy had to be pushed onto a tow truck. Did I totally destroy the transmission? Is the shop responsible for this repair? What should I do? Is there a place to get a quality used transmission? Is there a place that anyone knows that will do a quality install? I believe that the local shop is going to try to screw me when I think it's obvious that they didn't put everything back correctly or they didn't refill the fluid to the proper level. I also noticed that the gear shifter inside the car was slightly out of allignment after the shop returned the car to me. I've put so much into this car, but I fear that it may be time to move on. I've contacted my credit card company to dispute the original charge while I wait for word from the shop. Anyone have any suggestions? :help:

My '91 Pathifinder SE (110,000 miles) took a crap on the road last Thursday and left me stranded for the first time in 2 years. While going up a slight incline there was a brief skidding noise and then the dreaded revving of the motor (as if in nuetral) while in drive. I thought that I blew the whole tranny up, but it turns out that it was just my Torque Converter and it was totally stripped. I took it to a local tranny shop and I am being charged $800.00 for a replacement including the tow and labor. Is this a good deal? How easy or hard is it to change out the Torque Converter? Is it a DIY job? I knew that the Pathfinder Tranny is prone to failure, but is the Torque Cnverter a common failure? Do they usually go out without any warning like mine did? All comments, concerns, & suggestions are welcomed. Thanks

My '91 Pathfinder w/ 109,000 Miles is due for a Timing Belt at 120,000 Miles. I'm getting kind of itchy about it because I bought my pathy at 93,000 miles and don't really know when it was last changed. I am assuming that the previous owner had it changed at 60,000 miles. I also don't feel like doing the work. I guess I'm asking what's a fair price to pay to have the Timing Belt and Tensioner changed and the water pump replaced? I got a quote from my local Nissan Dealer for $650.00 Is there anything else that should be done then too?

Yep, you are getting ripped off! I just had to replace my entire exhaust from the Catalytic Converter back a few months ago. I got a replacement muffler from Bosal for $132.00 a $2.00 gasket from Pep Boys, and did the job myself. However, before I did it, I called Midas and Mieneke in Philly, PA for a quote, and even they only quoted me $286.00 to do the job. I think Mieneke may have been a little higher at $300.00. $450 seems a little extreme.

After a hellacious day yesterday, everything is now back to normal. My Pathy's battery died on the way to work yesterday and I was able to push it into a Firestone who confirmed my bad Alternator and wanted $398.14 to replace it. I quickly paid them the $26.49 cents for the electrical test and had Triple A tow my Pathy for $47.00 to my father In law's auto body shop where I ordered an alternator from a local parts dealer for $155.00 and installed it all afternoon. Total paid out (47+26.49+155) = $228.49 I guess I'm happy that I saved $169.65, although I had to take 1/2 a vacation day from work. Hopefully this Alternator lasts longer than the month that the other one lasted. Shouts out to Tom's Foreign Auto Parts on EBAY that refunded my money for the Alternator that blew in 30 days (it was only $50, I had to take a shot!). I also want to yell at Nissan for the location of the Pathy's Alternator. It's only 3 bolts, but getting to them stinks! It's like working blind in there.

I am going absolutely crazy!!! I cannot seem to put this issue to rest! After a month and a week of trouble free driving, here we go again! I started my '91 Pathfinder on Saturday night and the dash warning light indicators (Brake, Battery, and A/T Oil lights) stayed on the whole ride home. The dash voltage guage read 10 Volts instead of the 13 Volts it normally reads while under load. Thought it may be a fluke, but drove the Pathy yesterday and today, and the same thing happened. The dash lights stayed on the whole entire ride into work. Does this mean that the "new"/"used" Alternator that I got off of ebay is bad? Why would it work for a month, and then quit? I checked the belt and the connections and everything seems fine. Has anyone else had a problem like this? Could these dash lights signify that something else may be wrong? How much does a place charge to check the charging system on a vehicle? Any suggestions before I take the Alternator out and replace it again?

I have a '91 Pathfinder with 109,000 miles, and I have a noticeable high pitched squeel coming from my front wheels. I changed the brakes and rotors about a year ago and I don't think that's the culprit. Also, the squeel doesn't go away by applying the brakes. What are the signs that the wheel bearings are going? At what mileage do they normally require service?

Well, I'm back again. This is becoming quite the saga. I just replaced my Alternator on Saturday with a new/used unit from a wrecker off of Ebay. Only paid $50.00 including the shipping, so I figured may as well go ahead. Now I have a new Alternator and a new Battery. On Saturday, everything was well after the change over and there was no sign of anything wrong. Sunday went by and everything was fine. I went out and started the Pathy this morning and all of the warning lights stayed on for like a minute after start up. In addition to the warning lights, the voltage dash guage on the read like 8 volts while the engine was idling. After about a minute of letting the engine idle I put her in drive and pulled off and then the warning lights went off and the voltage guage jumped to 13 volts and everything ran normally. Any suggestions? Should I chalk up this morning as a fluke? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

Good Morning All, I replaced the battery in my '91 Pathfinder SE and I am still getting the same symptoms as before. When turning the key to the start position without cranking, the new battery reads low, like only 8-10 Volts. After starting and while under load, the battery reads around 13 Volts, but shortly thereafter 3 inutes or so, the dash indicator lights start flickering and flashing and the Voltage drops to somehwere between 6-10 Volts. Then after a minute or so under load the voltage spikes back up to 13 Volts. Usually it stays up around 13 Volts for the rest of my 35 minute commute. I changed the battery, so does this sound like a bad alternator, or a bad cable somewhere? Also, would a bad cable cause the fluctuations that I am getting. I don't want to go out and replace the alternator just to find out that a bad cable is causing the trouble. Also, when replacing the battery, I looked at the cables and they seemed fine. Is there a usual spot on the cable that goes bad that I should check? Thanks in advance for all of your help

Good Afternoon All, For the last few days my '91 Pathfinders SE with 108,000 has been starting normally, but a few minutes after driving, the lights for my dash indicators (Brake, AT Tranny, Oil, and Battery) have been flickering on and off briefly. It doens't feel like the car will stall out or shut off, but I am a bit worried about it because I don't want to get stranded anywhere. I think it may be the battery about to go because it looks really old (it's one of the old fill w/ water kind). Battery voltage is reading a shade less than 10 Volts. Anyone else have any sugeestions before I replace the battery? Could it be the alternator, I've seen guages flicker when they are about to go? Could it be a short in the ground or Wire Harness problem? Anyone had a problem like this?

I have a '91 Pathfinder SE and I am seeking more HP and better gas mileage. I came by an advertisement for a Turbonator and it supposedly does the following: "Turbonator is a non-moving vortex generator that goes inside your air intake hose, right after your air filter. The Turbonator's airflow dynamic is designed to produce a swirling, fast-burn effect in the combustion chamber to create finer particles of atomized fuel, allowing better flame propagation and more complete combustion." Has anyone had any eperience with this product? Does it really work? For $69.00, I'm willing to try anything that will bring even a slight improvement, but I don't want to totally get ripped off. Any suggestions???

Does anyone know where I can get some replacement Exhaust Hangers & Mounts for a '91 Pathfinder? My exhaust pipe is rattling up front ahead of the catalytic converter and the noise is almost unbearable. It looks as if the old mounting spot and hanger rusted off. Has anyone got a detailed fix for this?